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Chapter 632, Step by Step, Heart-Stopping

Yinzhen picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip. Only after he had eaten and drunk his fill did he come back to his senses. He looked up at Yinzhen and asked, "Ninth Brother, did you tell Ninth Sister-in-law about my birthday celebration at Eighth Brother's residence this year?"

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen's body trembled violently. He then stared intently at his tenth brother, who was staring straight at him with wide, blinking eyes. After a long while, he managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Uh... I forgot!"

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen was speechless, thinking to himself, "Well, judging from this, it seems he hasn't accomplished anything! His Ninth Brother is really getting more and more...useless!"

Seeing his younger brother's expression, Yinzhen became somewhat embarrassed and angry, but out of consideration for their relationship, he couldn't lash out. So he stood up abruptly, shoved Yinzhen forcefully, and muttered, "I have important matters to attend to at my residence. You should go home now!"

Before the words were even finished, the person had already reached the door.

Then, a muffled thud was heard, and the door was slammed shut.

At this moment, Yinzhen outside the door first grimaced at the tightly closed door, expressing his strong dissatisfaction;

But soon his attention shifted to the few thin silver notes in his hand, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly—hehehe, so Ninth Brother still cares about his younger brother, huh? Today's trip was not in vain!

Meanwhile, on the other side, Lin Jiu did not see her beloved son as expected, but instead saw Yin Tang's wronged face again.

She sighed helplessly and asked, "So, what brings you here this time?"

Yin Tang remained silent, only glancing around and focusing his gaze on the servants attending to him.

Lin Jiu immediately understood what he meant, and couldn't help but roll her eyes, secretly thinking that this guy was really too proud to admit it.

Nevertheless, she waved for Granny Zhao and the others to leave for the time being.

After everyone left, Yinzhen's tense expression vanished instantly, replaced by a fawning smile.

He quickly walked up behind Lin Jiu, gently massaging her shoulders while pleading pitifully, "A-Jiu, it's all my fault, please don't stay angry and ignore me anymore!"

Hearing this, Lin Jiu felt a surge of tenderness in her heart.

However, it only lasted for a fleeting moment.

Recalling this person's series of outrageous actions, my heart, which had just softened, instantly hardened again.

She replied coldly and indifferently, without changing her expression: "You didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary, it was me who was wrong!"

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen immediately panicked.

He frantically pulled a washboard from under the bed, placed it in front of Lin Jiu without hesitation, and then knelt down without even blinking.

The entire movement was fluid and natural, clearly something he was used to, and his skill was almost painful to watch—there was no doubt that this was definitely not the first time he had done this.

Lin Jiu was so angry she laughed. This person was always like this, his act of playing the victim was so skillful. She really wanted to show the outside world how they feared the venomous snake kneeling on the washboard.

However, she ultimately held back, after all, there was no need to make matters between husband and wife so embarrassing that everyone would know about it.

Lin Jiu lowered her eyes slightly, silently waiting for Yin Tang to give a reasonable explanation.

Yinzhen knew perfectly well that if he couldn't satisfy Ajiu today, there might truly be no future for him.

So he quickly put on an extremely sincere and solemn expression and said, "Ajiu, I know you don't approve of me getting involved in the succession struggle. But Eighth Brother and I grew up together, and our relationship is very close. We're like grasshoppers tied to the same string, there's no way to break free! I'm thinking... what if Eighth Brother really succeeds..."

He had barely finished speaking when he noticed Lin Jiu staring at him expressionlessly. Startled, he shuddered and quickly changed the subject, saying, "No 'what if'! We'll break up! I'll cut ties with Eighth Brother as soon as I find the right opportunity! I'll never get involved in their affairs again! Ah Jiu, you have to believe me~"