Chapter 50

But reason often yields to emotion—she simply felt miserable.

Perhaps in her heart, she had long since regarded Jiang Sishui as her own possession.

Now that her "home" had been stolen, someone had cut in ahead of her—tantamount to snatching away something that should have belonged to her. It would be strange indeed if Huang Rong could feel happy about it.

"Hmph! Took an aphrodisiac poison? And just happened to run right in front of him so he could detoxify you—does such a coincidence even exist in this world?!"

The more Huang Rong thought about it, the angrier she got.

Jiang Sishui didn't know of the diary copy's existence—the player is blind, as they say—but they, as onlookers, saw clearly.

Huang Rong didn't even need to think hard to know that some diary-copy owner had staged this whole performance themselves.

"What happened last night… Zhao Qiying… who was near Zhao Qiying last night?"

Following this lead, Huang Rong used the Kunji Seal to investigate and quickly locked onto her target.

"This little whore! Aaaargh! I'm furious!"

Huang Rong clenched her silver teeth tightly—she had committed the other party to memory.

……

In a room not far from Jiang Sishui, Zhao Qiying's face had also gone pale.

With trembling hands, she poured herself a cup of tea, took a small sip, and gradually calmed the surging emotions within her.

At this moment, she finally understood why Jiang Sishui had seemed a little off today.

So after she left last night, something like that had happened.

Zhao Qiying's heart ached with a pang of sourness.

Then another thought surfaced: "What if… last night I hadn't refused him, then…"

Thinking of this, the tips of Zhao Qiying's ears grew hot, and two flushes of crimson rose on her cheeks.

A maiden's instinctive reserve made her blush furiously at her own bold thoughts.

Pressing her palms against her burning cheeks, Zhao Qiying's emotions gradually settled; a flicker of hesitation crossed her eyes, then gave way to resolve.

At this moment, she made the most important decision of her life.

054 Bai Feifei: I want to be the first!

In fact, those feeling disgruntled were not only Huang Rong and Zhao Qiying—some women who harbored designs on Jiang Sishui were equally jealous.

But their relationship with Jiang Sishui had not progressed at all; even if they lined up to be jealous, it wouldn't be their turn, so their reaction wasn't as intense as Huang Rong's and Zhao Qiying's.

【I got up early this morning and found she had already left】

【Although last night she was the one who took the aphrodisiac poison and I was saving her life, the fact remains indisputable that I took her body and ruined her innocence】

【I must take responsibility for this!】

【But I clearly intended to cherish her well—why did she not even give me the chance to express my feelings before quietly slipping away?】

【But it doesn't matter, I will go find her】

【She is my first woman—even if I have to search every corner of the world, turn the entire Central Domain upside down, I will definitely find her!】

【Although she didn't tell me who she was, the moment I saw that face of hers, no less beautiful than a heavenly fairy, I had pretty much guessed her identity】

【Bai Feifei, Ningxiang, Shui Shui Furong】

【It can only be one of these three】

Phantom Palace, Suzhou outpost.

Bai Feifei held the diary copy, looked at the contents above, and the corner of her mouth curved into a smug, self-satisfied arc.

The one who had spent that spring night with Jiang Sishui was, naturally, her.

Bai Feifei was unlike other women. After learning of Jiang Sishui's uniqueness and the many marvels of the diary, she had taken an interest in him and rushed to Suzhou at the first opportunity.

Especially after Huang Rong obtained the Kunji Seal, she—who had come to understand the meaning of "Kunji"—connected many dots.

Unable to give up the diary copy, yet powerless to resist the diary's miraculous force, she thought the entire night through.

In the end, she made a bold decision: rather than wait for Jiang Sishui to come knocking and pick and choose, she would strike first!

She would turn passivity into initiative!

She would seize Jiang Sishui first, while all her rivals were still in the stages of hesitation, shyness, and waiting to see!

Take his first time!

The reason for doing this?

Naturally, a "first time" often carries an extraordinarily special meaning, one that is etched into the bones and remembered for a lifetime.

Only this way could she forever occupy a place in the deepest depths of Jiang Sishui's heart.

As long as she succeeded, even if Huang Rong became the mistress of the inner palace someday, she would not fear her in the slightest.

She could even stand on equal footing with her!

To be frank, Bai Feifei's doing this was not because she had any deep feelings for Jiang Sishui; it was more from the angle of self-interest—securing more for herself as early as possible.

The brutal slaughter at the valley crossroads yesterday was her handiwork—she had incited several local powers to fight among themselves.

And the difficult stretch of road afterward was also sabotage she had arranged in advance.

The purpose of all this was to delay the escort convoy's journey, so they couldn't stay at an inn and had no choice but to lodge in that abandoned grand estate.

Then, she had her subordinates from Phantom Palace enter the grand estate to draw everyone's attention, while she herself slipped into the place where Jiang Sishui was staying.

And to make the effect more realistic and avoid arousing Jiang Sishui's wariness and suspicion, she had indeed, in truth, taken the aphrodisiac.

As for why she didn't stay by Jiang Sishui's side afterward—that too was deliberate on her part.

The purpose was to make Jiang Sishui keep thinking of her and missing her, to firmly imprint her in his heart.

When the time was ripe, she would deliberately let him find her; then, having lost her and regained her, Jiang Sishui would surely dote on her and cherish her a hundredfold.

This was Bai Feifei's scheme.

And clearly, judging from the diary's contents, she had succeeded!

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