Chapter 104: Is He Bullying You?

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Shen Chutang didn't notice anything unusual about Lu Beiqin. She had just stepped out of the bath when she saw the video call from her master, and she answered immediately.

"Master!"

Yin Fengmian looked at her through the screen. "Little girl, where are you?"

Shen Chutang laughed. "I just finished my bath and you called—what a coincidence!"

"In your room, about to sleep?"

Shen Chutang nodded. "Yes."

"And your man?"

Oh no, so this was what he was really after!

Shen Chutang quickly said, "He's outside. I'll go get him right now!"

Fortunately, Lu Beiqin wasn't in the bedroom, but standing on the balcony smoking. Shen Chutang went up, looped her arm around his neck, and pulled him down to face the phone screen. "Master, he's right here. We really are together, so why don't you believe me?"

Lu Beiqin finally turned his gaze to the screen. "Greetings, Master."

Yin Fengmian stared at him. "What are you doing? Why aren't you inside keeping Tangtang company?"

Shen Chutang quietly signaled to him from the side, letting him know to fool her master.

"I couldn't help but smoke a cigarette just now. I was afraid the smell would bother Tangtang, so I came to the balcony."

Yin Fengmian's aged eyes gleamed with shrewdness. "Is that so? Then why do I feel like I didn't see any of your things in the room just now?"

Shen Chutang's eyes widened. Good heavens, her master was pulling this trick too!

She held the phone, a little embarrassed. "Master, you're being way too nosy... Of course Ah Bei and I live together."

Yin Fengmian bit on a stalk of grass and chuckled. "I know exactly what kind of scheme you little girl are cooking up. Now, point the phone at the bedroom. I want to see what your bedroom looks like."

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Shen Chutang froze. How could her master be so unscrupulous!

Lu Beiqin took the phone, a faint smile on his face. "Of course, no problem. Tangtang, your phone is about to die—go charge it. Let me—"

Before he could finish, Lu Beiqin decisively hung up the call, then switched the phone off.

"You now have five minutes to figure out how to deal with your master."

Shen Chutang silently gave Lu Beiqin a thumbs-up. "You're something else. Quick! Move your things and clothes into my room first!"

Lu Beiqin blinked. "What did you say?"

Shen Chutang rarely looked this flustered. "You agreed before that you'd help me deal with my master! You can't back out now!"

Lu Beiqin suddenly wondered whether the sharp-witted Shen Chutang from moments ago and this clumsy Shen Chutang in front of him were even the same person.

"Lu Beiqin, come on, is it okay or not?"

Shen Chutang pressed her palms together in a pleading gesture. Lu Beiqin finally relented. "Fine."

Soon, everything from Lu Beiqin's wardrobe had been moved into Shen Chutang's room. She hurriedly hung up the man's clothes. "How many minutes are left?"

"Thirty seconds."

"Throw your pajamas onto the bed. Quick!"

Lu Beiqin glanced at Shen Chutang's bed—a simple light-colored bedsheet printed with little strawberries, which clashed rather noticeably with his black pajamas.

Shen Chutang turned on the phone, and sure enough, Yin Fengmian's call came right in.

"Master, the phone just died, and I've only just plugged it in!"

Yin Fengmian looked at her. "You didn't rig something at the last second just to deal with me, did you?"

The old fox was still the cleverest!

Shen Chutang immediately shook her head. "Of course not. The phone really did die just now. Master, this is the wardrobe I bought. Look, is it pretty or not?"

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She deliberately swept the camera across the man's clothes and her own, confident she could pull the wool over her master's eyes.

Yin Fengmian clearly still wasn't convinced. "You're with this boy—does he bully you?"

"No, he treats me very well."

"What does he usually like to eat? And drink? Does he snore at night?"

Shen Chutang was still thinking about how to answer when, suddenly, a pair of large hands settled around her waist.

Lu Beiqin looked at Yin Fengmian and said, "Master, Tangtang and I are about to turn in for the night. Is there anything else?"

Shen Chutang had just bathed and was wearing a thin nightgown. Through the flimsy fabric, she could feel the scorching warmth of the man's palms, and she couldn't help but blush slightly.

Seeing the little girl like this, Yin Fengmian finally believed it. "Fine, you two rest well. Oh, and Tangtang, I've had someone send over your wedding gift. It should arrive in the next couple of days."

"Is it the Thousand-Year Spirit Herb? Or the Hundred Herbs Atlas I've been pestering you for all this time?"

"You'll know when it arrives."

"Alright, thank you, Master!"

After hanging up, Shen Chutang finally let out a breath of relief. She looked at Lu Beiqin with some embarrassment. "I'm really sorry for all the trouble."

Lu Beiqin glanced at her. "No trouble."

With that, he picked up his clothes and headed for the door. Shen Chutang opened her mouth, but in the end, nothing came out.

Two days later, the wedding gift her master had mentioned arrived as promised. She opened it excitedly—and froze on the spot.

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