However, this woman's temper was indeed exceptionally troublesome.
Not only was she capricious, but she also had a penchant for married men.
That's right, from the very first encounter, Le Mei Jun had set her sights on Zheng Wei.
After two more visits, she had even vowed to make Zheng Wei her subordinate.
It's unclear where her confidence came from, but she boasted that she would capture Zheng Wei within a month, and that Zheng Wei's wife, Shen Xiao Yan, would be swept out of the door.
This proclamation naturally caused quite a stir.
Some busybodies even started placing bets on when Zheng Wei would be captured.
Yes, these people were all convinced that Zheng Wei would eventually be captured; their only debate was the timing.
As for why they were so certain, it was quite easy to understand.
While Zheng Wei and Shen Xiao Yan appeared to be a perfect match in the eyes of outsiders, both man and woman fair and handsome, they were, after all, ordinary people.
For two ordinary people to be so outstanding was more of a curse than a blessing.
Even if Zheng Wei wasn't caught by Le Mei Jun, he would eventually be noticed by others.
This Sheng Ling Continent wasn't so particular; as long as one had the power, it was not uncommon for women to pursue men, or even for men to pursue men, or women to pursue women.
For an ordinary person like Shen Xiao Yan to compete with Le Mei Jun for a man was, in everyone's opinion, no different from seeking death.
As Le Mei Jun walked into the pavilion, she went directly towards Zheng Wei. Glancing at Shen Xiao Yan, who was sitting beside Zheng Wei, she raised an eyebrow and said, "Bitch, why aren't you standing up?"
Shen Xiao Yan looked up at Le Mei Jun and asked, "Who are you calling a bitch?"
"I'm calling you a bitch."
Shen Xiao Yan burst into laughter. "Yes, you are calling me a bitch."
This infuriated Le Mei Jun, her chest heaving violently.
She finally took a deep breath to calm herself and then said, "Zheng Lang, can't you see Le Mei Jun's sincere heart for you? As long as you nod, I will immediately make you my Grand Husband, and from then on, in my Le Manor, you will be the second most powerful person, and you can walk sideways even throughout Ying Cheng."
If it were an ordinary man, hearing Le Mei Jun's words, they might have been tempted.
Unfortunately, this was Zheng Wei. Let alone the conditions offered by Le Mei Jun, even if he were made the lord of Ying Cheng, he wouldn't bat an eye, much less be moved.
Seeing that Zheng Wei remained unmoved, not even opening his eyes to look at her, Le Mei Jun's face turned red. Even through her makeup, one could see her flushed skin.
She loved Zheng Wei precisely because of this stoic demeanor, so she naturally wouldn't vent her anger on him.
However, she wouldn't be so polite to Shen Xiao Yan.
For the past month, she had been restraining herself, trying to melt Zheng Wei's icy heart with her sincere affection, and thus had not taken it out on Shen Xiao Yan.
But who would have thought that after a month, Zheng Wei's attitude towards her hadn't changed one bit? Not to mention being moved, he wouldn't even glance at her.
All of this was because of that bitch Shen Xiao Yan. If it weren't for Shen Xiao Yan, Zheng Wei would have been hers long ago.
With this thought, Le Mei Jun's gaze towards Zheng Wei was like a sharp knife for the first time.
She took a few steps back, sat on the only empty stone bench, and said in a deep voice, "Le Jia, Le Yi, Le Bing, Le Ding, teach this woman a severe lesson."
Only the most loyal and strongest guards of the Le family were bestowed with the surname Le.
This was an ultimate honor for the guards of the Le Manor.
And these individuals were also graded, their ranking indicating their status.
Le Jia, Le Yi, Le Bing, and Le Ding were the four most outstanding among all the guards.
When Le Mei Jun summoned these four to teach Shen Xiao Yan a lesson, it meant that she intended to take Shen Xiao Yan's life.
Though the words were not spoken explicitly, everyone present understood.
Wu Shuai's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Miss Le, it's been a long time. You've become even more graceful."
Le Mei Jun then noticed Wu Shuai was also present. Earlier, her attention had been entirely focused on Zheng Wei.
However, upon hearing Wu Shuai's words, Le Mei Jun rolled her eyes again.
What did he mean by "more graceful"?
Was that a description for a woman? Let alone for a woman of her unparalleled beauty and charm.
This Wu Shuai was truly uneducated.
And his voice, like a drake's, dared to call her by her name, which was a humiliation to her.
If it weren't for her consideration of his status, she would have wanted to cut out his tongue right now.
Rolling her eyes again, Le Mei Jun said, "So it's Young Master Wu who is also here. It's been many days, do you have any advice?"
Wu Shuai smiled, "I wouldn't dare. We are all here to purchase Immortal Vegetables. If Miss Le is going to trouble Madam Zheng, doesn't that seem a bit unreasonable?"
Shen Xiao Yan subtly glanced sideways upon hearing this, never expecting Wu Shuai to speak up for her.
Whether it was out of consideration for the supposedly powerful expert behind them or for these Immortal Vegetables, his intervention was beyond Shen Xiao Yan's expectations.
Le Mei Jun clearly hadn't expected Wu Shuai to speak up for such a reason.
"Is Young Master Wu standing up for a beauty? That's understandable. How about this, if you take this beauty back with you, I will stop bothering her. What do you say?"
Wu Shuai was astonished by this.
What did Le Mei Jun mean by this?
Was she treating him as someone like herself?
This was an utter humiliation for Wu Shuai.
He, the young master of the illustrious fort's manor, could have any beauty he desired. Why would he need to snatch a married woman?
With this thought, Wu Shuai said coldly, "Miss Le misunderstands. Wu is not that desperate. The reason I spoke up is that I don't want Miss Le to disturb our purchase of Immortal Vegetables."
Le Mei Jun truly didn't expect Wu Shuai to say something like this.
The implication of Wu Shuai's words was clearly that she, Le Mei Jun, was a slut, which was why she was snatching another man's husband.
"Even if they are just selling Immortal Vegetables, to put it nicely, they are sellers of Immortal Vegetables, and to put it not so nicely, they are just a few cheap whores selling vegetables. It's a shame you all fawn over them and queue up. I say, we should just arrest them, interrogate them severely, and I'm sure we can find out the origin of these Immortal Vegetables. Then, our families can split them up, saving us the trouble of running back and forth, wasting time."
Le Mei Jun's words were not finished, but one could guess that the unspoken part was about wasting crystal coins.
Purchasing these Immortal Vegetables cost more than just a few crystal coins.
Moreover, Shen Xiao Yan and the others had been selling Immortal Vegetables for a month. Even if they didn't know the exact quantity of spiritual vegetables sold, they could imagine it was a considerable fortune.
Just looking at the nearly full courtyard gave one a glimpse of this.
In such a situation, if Zheng Wei and the others were arrested, wouldn't it be possible to recover the crystal coins their families had spent? What a wonderful deal, why not do it?
Most importantly, this way, Zheng Wei would be hers.
As long as Shen Xiao Yan, this woman, was out of the picture, she believed that it wouldn't be long before Zheng Wei would fall at her feet.
Then, she would torment this man in every way possible, just to see how proud he could be.
She had lowered herself to this extent, and yet he wouldn't even glance her way, which truly infuriated her.
Shen Xiao Yan could see the joy in Le Mei Jun's eyes as she fantasized.
"Young Master Wu, what do you think of my suggestion? If you think it's good, we can start right away."
After speaking, Le Mei Jun looked intently at Wu Shuai, waiting for his answer.
In Le Mei Jun's heart, Wu Shuai would surely agree, as it was a great temptation for anyone.
But to her surprise, she saw Wu Shuai shake his head firmly. "Would Wu do something so wicked and cruel?"
Le Mei Jun truly felt she had misheard.
What did Wu Shuai just say?
She was wicked and cruel?