The Mischievous Eldest Daughter Is a Master Flirt, and the Obsessive Heir Falls Hard

“Miss Ji, you want my help investigating the case, yet you’re also going after the second son of the Liang family?” Cui Heyin gripped Ji Zanxue’s wrist and put on a mocking smile. “You even gave Lord Wu of the Court of Judicial Review a jade hairpin!” “Investigations call for all the help we can get.” Ji Zanxue smiled as her cool fingertips touched his lips. “Yesterday, who was it that disguised himself as a servant, snuck into the Liang estate, and shielded me from that pot of scalding tea?” The tips of his ears turned faintly red. “Since you meant to sit back and watch, Heyin, why lose your composure? Besides, didn’t you deliberately leave clues so I could help you break the deadlock?” “You have to let His Majesty see that the ‘Cui family’s dog’ bares its teeth at the traitors to protect him, loyal to the end. After the Qingzhou case is solved, we can part amicably as husband and wife. That would make a lovely story…” Ji Zanxue stepped back and was about to leave. Cui Heyin’s gaze darkened, and he suddenly pulled her into his arms. “Miss Ji, you’re quite the schemer. Why not guess who this ‘Cui family’s dog’ will bite tonight?” [A sharp-witted, theatrical young lady × a Duke’s heir who plays the pig to eat the tiger] He’s a handsome, wolfish young man in public, but a pure-hearted, puppyish sweetheart in private. The husband-chasing crematorium trope, with a touch of male rivalry.