Take Responsibility

This person was not one of hers.

But she knew why he was doing this.

The Jin Family...

They were offering her a gesture of goodwill.

It seemed she really had displayed power that moved these important figures, prompting them to step forward of their own accord and help her deal with her trouble.

It was not because of her previous life.

In this life, it was simply because the proposal had caused her trouble.

So they wanted to ruin Jun Jingyi's reputation as a warning!

Though it would offend the Jun Family somewhat, if that was all, it was no great matter.

After all, the Jun Family was not part of their camp to begin with.

And in their eyes, she was now a divine physician.

Win over a divine physician and offend a family that was already their enemy-was there even any need to think about it?

She looked toward Jun Jingyi, who sat quietly cracking melon seeds in the pavilion.

Her feelings were rather complicated.

This guy...

He was her enemy from her previous life, the one who had personally sent her to her death.

But in this life, as soon as she had woken up...

And now this guy sat there quietly, like an immortal untouched by the mortal world.

As though everything in this world had nothing to do with him.

In her previous life and this one, was he really the same person? She truly could not understand it.

She was the one who had revealed that he bought poems.

It was a secret she had learned in her previous life, and in this one, she would make him start repaying his blood debt by losing his reputation and standing.

Watching the furious scholars march toward the pavilion, Bai Ruoli slowly withdrew her gaze, picked up the tea soup on the table, and began to drink.

She slowly calmed herself.

"???"

Looking at the crowd of young men before him, all bristling with fury, Jun Jingyi was utterly baffled.

Wait... sure, he was a villain.

But lately, he did not seem to have done anything, had he?

Especially today. He had come straight here after entering, cracking melon seeds and pondering life. How had that made them all angry?

Why?

Was it because he had taken their spot?

With that thought, Jun Jingyi got up and prepared to leave.

Though he had nothing to fear as a member of the Jun Family, he was the sort of person who disliked trouble, all right?

"Jun Jingyi, stop right there!"

A young man in black suddenly stepped out in front of him and shouted angrily.

"Hm?"

"And you are?"

Looking at the furious young man before him, who wore an expression as though Jun Jingyi had killed his entire family, Jun Jingyi searched his memory for a long time.

Only then was he certain.

Though he was a villain, he definitely had not seen this man recently, much less harmed him.

"My name is Li Ran!"

The young man spoke in a fury.

Before Jun Jingyi could react, an uproar broke out around them.

"So you're Li Ran!"

"No wonder you know about Jun Jingyi buying poems."

The people around them chattered heatedly.

Jun Jingyi frowned and thought over the name again. Judging by their reactions, was he famous?

But why had he never heard of him?

After thinking it over, he shook his head. "Don't know you!"

"You..."

Li Ran's chest heaved. He gritted his teeth and roared, "I'm the one who wrote poems for you!"

"You wrote poems for me?"

Jun Jingyi's expression changed drastically.

That was not something to joke about. He was straight!

This was the Yunying Poetry Gathering, after all. The poems written here were usually about love, exchanged between men and women.

"Impossible!"

Jun Jingyi immediately shook his head.

He absolutely could not admit to that.

At the same time, he frantically searched his memories. Could the old Jun Jingyi have been gay?

Surely not?

"You... you dare do it but not own up to it?"

Li Ran was about to explode with anger. He truly had not expected someone of the Jun Family young master's status to deny it to the bitter end.

How was his plan supposed to proceed now?

According to his plan, shouldn't Jun Jingyi have been surprised first, then angry?

"I..."

Jun Jingyi: ...

He dared do it but not own up to it?

Oh, fuck off. So the old Jun Jingyi really was gay?

Fuck, I'm so unlucky. It's bad enough that I transmigrated into a minor villain, but this fucking...

"You dare say you didn't buy your poems?"

Li Ran shouted again.

Jun Jingyi: ???

"You say you don't know me, but do you dare say you really didn't know you bought your poems from me?"

Li Ran pressed him again!

Jun Jingyi: ...

He rolled his eyes.

Instantly relieved, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Oh, that's what he meant. Looks like I misunderstood. Damn, he scared me!

He shook his head and looked at Li Ran, finally understanding the reason for all this.

Indeed, part of the old Jun Jingyi's literary reputation had been earned at the Yunying Poetry Gathering, but the poems he wrote were terrible.

So he had bought most of the poems that made him famous.

The seller's come knocking to start a fight?

The thought gave him a headache.

The old Jun Jingyi really could not do a thing right, but never left a scrap of food behind!

He could not even handle a little matter like this properly.

He shook his head helplessly. "Mm, I remember now. So, what do you want to say?"

"Hiss..."

The sound of people sucking in cold breaths rang out all around them.

The young attendees of the Yunying Poetry Gathering all looked at Jun Jingyi with complicated expressions.

"He really did buy them?"

This was a huge piece of gossip!

"Hmph, good. It's good that you admit it."

Li Ran nodded, relieved. The matter was finally settled.

"Mm, I admit it. And then?"

Jun Jingyi looked at Li Ran curiously, his gaze thoughtful. He found Li Ran's behavior very strange.

At the same time, he felt a trace of wariness.

Something was fishy about today's events.