"Ah, I told you not to follow me here! Don’t you have something else to do?" "Not to mention, I already expressed my stance to you last night, yet you still treat the people I meet this way." "How can I trust you?" A man and a woman dressed in luxurious garments walked into the Drunken Moon Tower. It was Zhou Xingcai and the young man accompanying her. The young man, whose name was unknown, had a look of fear and reluctance in his eyes. "If you’re fond of some powerful and noble figures, I can understand that." "But the little thief from last night is clearly not worthy of you." "I definitely can’t let you be fooled!" the young man said anxiously. The one with the surname Yuchi from last night was clearly trying to take advantage of Zhou Xingcai. If Zhou Xingcai got deceived, he’d really have to help raise a child. So even if he didn’t have the chance to have a child with her, he still had to help her choose the child’s father, right? "It’s none of your business. I can do whatever I want. Who in the whole Jiangzhou City can order me around?" "Also! I lost a maid last night. This maid has been by my side serving me for many years!" "She was almost completely trained by me, but she didn’t return last night!" "So was this your doing? Otherwise, this maid wouldn’t have the guts to leave my side!" "She doesn’t even have a travel pass, so she couldn’t leave Jiangzhou City!" Zhou Xingcai was quite displeased, looking sharply and sarcastically at the young man next to her. The young man didn’t need to say anything to make her remember Yuchi. Yesterday, she really wanted to experience some excitement. Engage in a romance full of twists and turns, maybe get lucky with a pregnancy. But it was interrupted. Can’t she have a chance to pursue love? The young man hurriedly shook his head and said, "I definitely didn’t do such a thing. My love for Cai’Er is as evident as the sun and moon!" "I would never betray you at any time." "Don’t you know what kind of person I am after all these years?" "It must have been that guy with the surname Yuchi from yesterday!" "He deceived you and then took your maid away." "It must be him. I could tell he was no good at first glance!" The young man directly shifted the blame. "Ha ha ha, did you even think when you said those things?" "You said before that youngster was a waste and not worth mentioning." "And then you said my maid named Feng Dongran was taken away by him?" "How could he possibly take her away?" "This is Jiangzhou City, after all, such a maid couldn’t escape!" Zhou Xingcai was already quite bored and was not willing to say another word to the stammering young man. Her eyes scanned the lively Drunken Moon Tower, looking to see if there were people she knew. She went to socialize. Unexpectedly, her eyes brightened instantly. A young man in a black brocade robe was mingling and chatting with other important figures in the crowd?! Yuchi?! Oh my luck has arrived! Ignoring the young man beside her with his head down and looking heartbroken, she hurriedly ran forward. Her bracelets and jewelry jingling loudly. "It’s already well into autumn today, Cai’Er, shouldn’t you wear more clothes?" "Don’t catch a cold." "And don’t start running, or you might twist your ankle." "It would hurt my heart." The young man quickly began to chase after her. While chasing, he kept thinking about what happened last night. Things were just as Zhou Xingcai said—a maid named Feng Dongran went missing. Maidservants were viewed like dogs by them, and even a dog would find its way back home. So normally, even when they got lost, they would always find their way back home. But this time was different. The maid had been missing for a whole night, and searching efforts this morning yielded no results. It was as if she vanished into thin air within Jiangzhou City. In some towns, this could be understandable, but entering or leaving Jiangzhou City required a travel pass. Without a travel pass, one couldn’t leave Jiangzhou City, and the city guards were formidable. A maidservant might want to escape, but simply had no opportunity to do so. They had no identity. "Adding to that, the guy from last night was definitely just another waste." "So, where did this maid go?" "Did she mysteriously hide somewhere?" It didn’t make sense, he thought, finally getting within four or five steps behind Zhou Xingcai. He lifted his head from his thoughts and looked ahead. He was suddenly standing there dumbfounded. The young man, smiling as he calmly chatted with Zhou Xingcai... Isn’t that the same person from last night?! "How does he qualify to be in a place ? Aren’t all the people here big figures today?" "I’m only able to enter the Drunken Moon Tower because of Cai’Er!" "So how did he blend in?" The young man was starting to panic. Did he accidentally offend a big shot last night? And when he heard Zhou Xingcai mention "Chairman Yuchi," all color drained from his face. "He didn’t just sneak in; this midday gathering was actually organized by him!" "Chairman Yuchi? The Chairman of the Xufu Town United Commerce Association?!" "Is this person really that young?" "He still looks like a youth with a semblance of adolescence!" The young man’s heart was filled with intense shock; he honestly didn’t know what to do now. Did I misjudge the situation last night? Could it be that Cai’Er knew his identity and was negotiating business with him!? Was I overthinking? No wonder Cai’Er didn’t like me today; it was because I inexplicably disrupted her business yesterday. "Cai’Er! I realize my mistake..." "If you really have a child with him, I’m willing to help you raise the child with all my heart!" "Just give me a glance, give me a glance of fondness." "Perhaps if you give me a chance to choose the father of the child, I would be satisfied!" The young man was moved by his own words, standing in the back, not daring to say much more as he watched the few people gathered in front. The middle-aged man beside Chairman Yuchi, isn’t he the Shopkeeper Liu from the Treasure Pavilion? And the woman behind, she’s the head of the Zhang Mansion. That old man, from the Instrument Department! The burly man is the head of the Eighteen Weapons Shop! And the one from the Demon-slaying Bureau... Xun Yu from the Defense Department! Xun Xian is also here! The Chen family from the Celestial Capital Department... People from the Imperial Decree Department... As for Cai’Er, she’s one of the top behind-the-scenes figures in Jiangzhou City’s clothing trade. So he is surrounded by top-tier big figures! Why are these people giving him such face? It seems it’s because of Xun Yu from the Defense Department who issued the invitation! So why would Xun Yu help this young man? Could they have a very good relationship? Who did I unknowingly provoke last night?! The young man now just wanted to rush up to Yuchi and say, "Young man, are you thinking about having a child?"