This Young Master, Have We Met Before? (Part 2)

"We're already standing here."

"Doesn't your side think it's rather impolite to keep your guests waiting at the door?"

The woman at the door remained remarkably patient, like a gray wolf coaxing a child to open the door—gentle, yet concealing an almost imperceptible killing intent.

Jiang Yuheng knew she was telling him that if he didn't open the door soon, they would force their way in.

To prevent the situation from worsening and make things easier later, Jiang Yuheng adjusted his mindset slightly, put on the mask he had worn before, and opened the door.

"Who are you?" Jiang Yuheng saw Ju Zi deliberately ask in confusion.

"Just a passing woman. No one around here was willing to lend me some water, so I thought I'd come here and ask."

"Come to think of it, you really are one of the few kindhearted people in Mingdu." Ju Zi spoke unhurriedly.

She was clearly a pregnant woman with a swollen belly, yet she gave off such a relaxed air, as if it were all an intentional disguise, removing every last bit of her guard in front of someone she liked.

"If you're willing to praise me like that, I'm willing to accept it. If you only want a drink of water, please wait a moment."

Jiang Yuheng spoke politely and turned to go inside for the water, but he never expected Ju Zi to walk in of her own accord.

The personal guards behind her had also disappeared at some point, as if they had never been there.

"There are only the two of us here. Can we talk?" Ju Zi said as though she were talking to herself, then turned and sat down in a chair.

"Even if I refuse, you clearly won't leave. Since that's the case, why ask