Chapter 48 - Unknown Fear
Yin Jiujin…
She actually dared to call Master Nine by his name! Even in the capital, not many people dared to call Master Nine by his full name!
Facing such a Yan Jinyu, Qiu Jian felt an inexplicable fear, especially when she met Yan Jinyu"s smiling but clear eyes.
Not only Qiu Jian, everyone present, including Feng Yuan, was shocked by Yan Jinyu calling Yin Jiujin by his name.
Luo Yikun"s eyes flickered. Was Yan Jinyu fearless because she was ignorant? Or was she always so bold? Or did Master Nine not mind her calling him by his name?
If it was the first two, his earlier plan was obviously feasible and wouldn"t take him too long. A person who was too innocent and didn"t know what fear was, was far from being a match for a rich young lady like Qiu Jian. If it was the latter, then it was best to cancel his plan just now. He didn"t have the ability to s.n.a.t.c.h someone from Master Nine.
However, he was unwilling to let such a rare beauty go.
He would wait and see first.
Suppressing the inexplicable fear in her heart towards Yan Jinyu, Qiu Jian sneered, "Engagement? Do you really think that you can successfully marry into the Yin Family with the engagement, Miss Yan? Let me give you a piece of advice, Miss Yan. You should know your limits. Don"t think about things that you aren"t worthy of!"
"Oh? So, in this case, you can even make the decision for the Yin Family?" The smile on Yan Jinyu"s face didn"t change. Even Yan Jinyun couldn"t tell if she was happy or angry.
Even if Yan Jinyun were to hear others, especially a completely unrelated person, criticizing her arranged marriage like this, she would probably lose control of her anger right then. However, Yan Jinyu was able to hide her emotions so well.
Once again, Yan Jinyun felt that Yan Jinyu was an unfathomable person.
"Make the decision for the Yin Family". These words had frightened Qiu Jian.
She had the guts to spout nonsense in front of Yan Jinyu, but she didn"t dare to boast that shamelessly. Even if the Qiu Family had some status in the capital, it was completely insufficient compared to the Yin Family. Furthermore, the Yin Family had a ruthless character like Master Nine that they couldn"t afford to offend.
"I… I didn"t say that! I just wanted to advise Miss Yan to have self-awareness. There are many daughters in the capital who are more suitable to marry into the Yin Family than Miss Yan. Does Miss Yan think that she"s more outstanding than the daughters of those respectable families in the capital? It"s best if Miss Yan takes the initiative to cancel the engagement with the Yin Family so as to avoid making a fool of herself."
The smile on Yan Jinyu"s face widened slightly. She slowly took two steps forward and looked down at Qiu Jian, "So, Miss Qiu, not only do you want to decide for the Yin Family, but you also want to decide for me?"
After being trapped on Ghost Slaughter Island for so many years, the thing Yan Jinyu hated the most in her life was others meddling in her affairs. Qiu Jian"s actions had already violated her taboo.
"Miss Qiu, do you know what happens to those people who want to decide for me?"
Her smiley words were already giving Qiu Jian a lot of pressure. With her standing and Qiu Jian sitting, the two of them were only separated by a gla.s.s coffee table. For a moment, Qiu Jian felt like she was suffocating.
She was shocked.
However, it was obvious that Yan Jinyu"s threat had no basis. After all, anyone could say harsh words, but not everyone could say such unfounded and frightening words.
This Yan Jinyu…
No, no, no. Yan Jinyu grew up in a rural orphanage. She was just bluffing. She couldn"t scare herself like this!
Even though she had mentally prepared herself, when she looked up and met Yan Jinyu"s eyes, Qiu Jian still felt a little guilty, "W-What happened to them?" Forget it. As if she was cheering herself on, she shouted "What kind of outcome can there be!"
"What could possibly happen to them? Miss Qiu, do you want to try it out?"
For some reason, a voice suddenly shouted in Qiu Jian"s mind. No, she doesn"t want to!
If she really shouted that out, how could she face anyone?
She braced herself, "…Don"t scare me. I"m not someone who is easily frightened!" However, she couldn"t understand why Yan Jinyu, who was clearly innocent and harmless, would give her an indescribable sense of fear.
How would she know that Yan Jinyu had climbed up from a pile of countless dead people? Countless people had died at her hands. Even if she didn"t deliberately reveal it, there would still be an invisible killing intent that was hard to detect.
Not wanting to be suppressed in terms of presence, Qiu Jian tried to stand up. Unexpectedly, just as she was about to stand up, Yan Jinyu laughed softly.
"Ha."
That soft chuckle startled Qiu Jian and she fell back onto her seat.
Not to mention the others, even the person involved, Qiu Jian, could not believe it.
She actually fell back in shock from Yan Jinyu"s laughter!
Seeing that everyone in the private room was looking at her strangely, Qiu Jian felt utterly embarra.s.sed.
She actually lost so much face in front of so many people!
Everyone in the room was stunned by this scene.
Did they just witness Qiu Jian, who had been arrogant since they met, got frightened by a soft chuckle from the "country b.u.mpkin"?
But how was that possible?
P-perhaps, Qiu Jian lost her balance? Right?
Some people thought that way, but of course, there were also people who didn"t. For example, Yan Jinyun, who had seen Yan Jinyu act before, and Luo Yikun, who was sitting beside Qiu Jian. He also felt an inexplicable fear for Yan Jinyu for a moment.
Luo Yikun sat stiffly back with his back against the sofa. He didn"t dare to look at Yan Jinyu opposite him. He lowered his eyes and exhaled lightly.
It must have been his imagination just now, right?
"W-what"s going on with her? Did she lose her balance?" Xu Gui lowered his voice and asked Feng Yuan, who was beside him. He had asked aloud what most of the people in the room were thinking.
However, Xu Gui did not think too much about it. Regardless of whether Qiu Jian had failed to stand properly or if she was really frightened, she was really embarra.s.sed now.
He was happy that Qiu Jian lost face. Finally, he wasn"t so aggrieved anymore.
Serve her right for being so smug! Serve her right for looking down on the North City people!
Xu Xiaoxiao and Zhao Yue, who wanted to see Qiu Jian teach Yan Jinyu a lesson, were disappointed when they saw this. At the same time, they couldn"t help but sneer inwardly. They had really thought too highly of Qiu Jian.
"I… think so?" Feng Yuan stared blankly at Yan Jinyu"s back and replied with uncertainty.
Who would scare someone with a gentle laugh? The one who was frightened was even the eldest daughter of a well-known family in the capital. Even if there was such a person, she would definitely not be the innocent and easy-to-bully Jinyu.
Yan Jinyu didn"t care what they were thinking. She continued to look at Qiu Jian, who had fallen back and had a look of disbelief on her face. "Miss Qiu, the Qiu Family in the capital?"
Qiu Jian"s spirits were suddenly lifted when she heard her mention the Qiu Family in the capital
How could she have forgotten that the Qiu Family was behind her! This was North City, not the capital. Even the Yan Family, the number one family in North City, did not have enough status in front of the Qiu Family. How could she be frightened by Yan Jinyu, who was not even valued by the Yan Family!
"Don"t you think it"s too late to ask me which family I"m from?" She admitted that Yan Jinyu was indeed different from what she had imagined, but that was all.
She only had one purpose for coming to North City this time, and that was to meet Master Nine"s so-called fiancée and make the other party retreat. She didn"t want to make this trip for nothing.
She didn"t even dare to go after someone like Master Nine. Yan Jinyu was only the daughter of a small family in North City and one who had led a wandering life in an orphanage. She had only been in junior high school and didn"t receive much attention from her parents. What right did she have to be Master Nine"s fiancée!
There were more suitable candidates than her!
Not to mention others, her good friend was very suitable, be it her family background or talent! Unfortunately, her good friend was too timid and cared too much about rules. She clearly liked Master Nine to the point of death, but she hid it and didn"t dare to express it.
Since her good friend cared so much about Master Nine"s engagement, she would help to destroy it. This way, her good friend would not have to worry so much anymore.
Even without Yan Jinyu, she still had many love rivals in the capital. However, they were all easier to deal with than Yan Jinyu, who was Master Nine"s fiancée. At least, everyone had the same starting point. No one had the advantage.
Of course, this didn"t mean that she thought highly of Yan Jinyu. It was just that a big family like theirs valued legitimacy more. If they had this engagement, even if they could gain Master Nine"s favor, their reputation would suffer in the future, not to mention that their good friend was such a well-behaved girl.
"Did Miss Qiu misunderstand something?"
Qiu Jian was stunned.
Yan Jinyu chuckled, "I"m not asking that because I"m afraid of the capital"s Qiu Family. To be honest, I only found out today that there"s a Qiu Family in the capital. Miss Qiu, do you think that a mere Qiu Family like yours can scare me?"
Looking at Qiu Jian, who moved her lips and wanted to say something but couldn"t say anything for a long time, Yan Jinyu continued, "If you want to make decisions for me, not to mention you, even the entire Qiu Family isn"t qualified to."
"Why? Miss Qiu, you don"t believe me? It"s alright. If you don"t believe me, you can try to do something to harm me and see if your Qiu family can bear the consequences." She had said such threatening words with such a calm tone.
Other than Yan Jinyun, everyone else was a little frightened by her words.
What was she relying on when she said that?
Master Nine?
Yes, Master Nine personally picked her up. It was said that on the day Master Nine picked her up, he even personally accompanied her to the mall.
Did Master Nine really think so highly of her?
This was what everyone in the private room was thinking. Naturally, it was also what Qiu Jian was thinking.
Before she could reply, Yan Jinyu continued, "Oh, right. Let me remind Miss Qiu. Yin Jiujin is my, Yan Jinyu"s, fiancé. You all better not think about him. Otherwise, the consequences won"t be what you all want to see. Miss Qiu, you"re a smart person. You should know what I mean exactly. When you return to the capital, Miss Qiu, don"t forget to pa.s.s this message to others."
"Alright, Miss Qiu wants to see me and I"m here. I"ve said what I wanted to say so it"s time for me to leave."
Yan Jinyu wasn"t someone who would show mercy to her enemies. The reason why she let Qiu Jian off so easily was because she didn"t see too much hostility from Qiu Jian.
In other words, Qiu Jian was not her real enemy. She had been on the brink of death countless times, so she still had this instinct.
Since she was not her enemy, why would she bother to teach her a lesson? She would have alerted the enemy for no reason.
Her biggest advantage now was that these people—who treated her as a stumbling block—did not know where her trump card was. Wasn"t this more fun?
As for Qiu Jian, if she still didn"t know what was good for her in the future, she would deal with her when she interacted with those more challenging characters in the capital.
Furthermore, by keeping Qiu Jian alive, she could get her to send a message to the people in the capital who didn"t like her. It would also make them realize that Yin Jiujin was a person with a fiancée and his fiancée wasn"t a soft target that could be easily bullied. In that case, if someone came looking for trouble again, they probably wouldn"t be a dispensable character like Qiu Jian.
"Stop!"
Yan Jinyu stopped in her tracks and turned around, "Miss Qiu, is there anything else?" The smile on her face was extremely pure and harmless.
Seeing her like this, everyone present even suspected that she was not the one who had said those vaguely threatening words.
"Do you know what you"re talking about?"
"Miss Qiu, do you think I look like a fool?"
She chuckled softly, "Miss Qiu, you don"t have to worry. I have a good memory. Not only do I remember what I said, but I also remember what others said clearly. So, I"ve remembered what Miss Qiu said just now. It"s best if Miss Qiu doesn"t forget it because I don"t want to hear those words a second time. If I hear them a second time, Miss Qiu… No, I should say that your entire Qiu Family will probably be finished."
Staring at her in a daze, Qiu Jian felt a chill rise from the bottom of her feet and spread to her limbs.
What exactly was Yan Jinyu… relying on to say such words! Moreover, she had used such a smiling expression and tone that was neither too hurried nor too slow!
How dare she!
However, Yan Jinyu clearly didn"t have any backing, so why did she feel fear from the bottom of her heart?
Was it because of Master Nine? Could it be that her fear for Master Nine had reached such a terrifying stage? So much so that she was afraid of Yan Jinyu, who was just a woman that Master Nine treated differently, to this extent?
Qiu Jian couldn"t figure it out, and neither could anyone else.
However, what the others couldn"t figure out was why Qiu Jian would be so frightened by Yan Jinyu"s words.
Yan Jinyu walked to the door and looked at Feng Yuan, who was standing at the side in a daze. He wanted to size her up but was afraid that she would discover him. Yan Jinyu smiled faintly, "Aren"t you going?"
"…Go, Go, Go! Of course, we"re going!"
Xu Gui glanced at Luo Yikun and the rest in the private room and quickly turned back to shout, "Wait for me, I"m leaving too!"
Yan Jinyun didn"t say anything and simply followed.
"Since you"re already here, why don"t you play for a while before leaving? Yun"er, with our relations.h.i.+p, there"s no need for us to not greet each other at such an occasion, right? Speaking of which, I haven"t officially met your sister yet. Aren"t you going to introduce her?" It was Zhao Yue speaking.