I became a concubine in the palace and cured my master's hidden disease.

Chapter 141 Why is it so difficult to choose?

Zhao Yuan's heart ached like a knife. He clenched his fists tightly, trying to suppress the anger in his heart. His face became extremely gloomy, and his eyes flashed with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, they will never bully you again. After a while, I will help you arrange a mansion. With my protection, you can live in peace in the capital." His voice was full of firmness and determination, as if he was willing to carry all the suffering on his shoulders.

"Brother Yuan, do you think all I lack is a mansion?" Wu Yue asked Zhao Yuan.

After hearing this, Zhao Yuan felt a pain in his heart, but he still suppressed his emotions and said, "Let's settle down in a mansion of our own first!" He knew that Wu Yue wanted more than just a mansion, but this was the only way he could comfort her now.

After hearing this, Wu Yue's eyes flashed with disappointment and sadness. She murmured to herself, "I didn't expect that you would change so much over time. Is it possible that the feelings between us in the past have not remained at all? Or were your feelings for me in the past all fake?"

Zhao Yuan was silent after hearing this. He didn't know how to answer this question. He thought of the good times they had spent together. Those memories came flooding back to his mind, making him feel extremely painful.

"I'm struggling to survive over there, not for anything else, just to renew our relationship with you. Don't you even give me this little chance?" Wu Yue said with tears streaming down her face.

Zhao Yuan looked at the woman in front of him, his heart filled with guilt and helplessness. He knew he had let her down, but he couldn't go back to the past. He took a deep breath and said slowly, "The feelings we once had were sealed on the day I took you to escape marriage. It took me a full ten years to get over that relationship. How can you say I have no feelings for you?"

After hearing this, Wu Yue's tears welled up again. She knew Zhao Yuan was right, and their relationship had long since become a thing of the past. But she still couldn't accept this fact, and she hoped to start over.

"Then why did you chase me away?" Wu Yue asked excitedly, tears already welling up in her eyes.

Zhao Yuan took a deep breath and said slowly: "We can't always stay in the previous relationship. In the past ten years, you have your life and I have a new relationship to rely on. Why bother with the past? Now that you are back, start over and find a new relationship that belongs to you." His voice was calm, but it revealed an unspeakable sadness and helplessness.

After hearing this, Wu Yue's tears flowed like a dam breaking. She held Zhao Yuan's hand tightly and cried, "No, Brother Yuan, I love you. No matter in the past, present, or future, you are everything to me." Her voice was full of stubbornness and persistence, as if declaring her love for Zhao Yuan to the world.

Zhao Yuan looked at the woman he once loved deeply, and felt bitter in his heart. He knew Wu Yue's deep affection for him, but he already had a new lover, Lin Yan. Although Lin Yan was usually carefree and docile, she actually had a strong rebellious spirit deep in her heart, and no one could really understand her. If he agreed to Wu Yue, he would lose Lin Yan forever.

However, when he thought about losing Lin Yan, his heart felt like it was torn apart, and he couldn't even breathe. Although he knew clearly that Lin Yan's heart did not completely belong to him, he just couldn't leave her and let go of this relationship. As long as Lin Yan was by his side, even if they often quarreled, he still felt sweet in his heart. This feeling made him deeply trapped and unable to extricate himself.

"Defu, send Princess Wu Yue back to Xianyue Courtyard." Zhao Yuan waved his hand and said.

Wu Yue had no choice but to leave temporarily, with an expression of grievance and weakness on her face.

Lin Yan changed her clothes and was about to go out with Green Tea when Zhao Yuan walked in.

When she saw Zhao Yuan, Lin Yan immediately frowned. Without even looking at him, she walked straight to the bench and sat down.

Zhao Yuan sniffed hard, put on a flattering smile, and handed the thing in his hand over: "Here you go."

Lin Yan glanced at it casually and felt that it looked familiar, but she couldn't remember what it was. When she took it and looked at it carefully, she was so surprised that she almost jumped up - it turned out to be the deed of Juyifang! She panicked and didn't know whether she should accept this gift.

Zhao Yuan was a straightforward person. Seeing her hesitation, he stuffed the money into her hand and asked, "What business are you going to do?"

Lin Yan took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and replied, "Of course I'll open a gambling house."

Zhao Yuan's eyes widened in astonishment. "How can a woman like you open a gambling house? Are you going to be there in person? Are you good at gambling?" He couldn't imagine that this rebellious woman was actually planning to run a gambling house herself. Although she never seemed to lose when playing cards with them, Zhao Yuan always thought that it was just because Lin Yan was just better at the game than them. At this moment, he couldn't help but start to doubt whether his perception of Lin Yan was completely wrong.

"Who said I have to go there in person? Isn't it enough to hire a shopkeeper?" Lin Yan said. When she saw the spider web in Juyifang that day, the lost memory in the depths of her soul awakened. It turned out that she was a gambler in modern times. She won 100 million in Las Vegas, but was cheated and reborn into the body of Lin Yan.

"You think it's really simple. There are hundreds of gambling houses in Beijing, big and small. All the owners are experts in gambling. Ordinary shopkeepers are simply not qualified for the job."

"I don't know where Jordan, the former owner of Juyifang, is now. I think he should hire him back to be the manager." Lin Yan said.

"Oh, this is a good candidate. I'll help you find him. But his reputation is very bad now. Once he comes back to bet, many people will definitely look for him to bet. In this way, the gambling house will lose money very quickly."

"Don't worry, he just needs to stay put and prevent anyone from cheating. Does he want someone to join him in betting? That's his own wish, we won't force him, but other people can't force him either." Lin Yan had already planned to open a deluxe casino like the one in Las Vegas.

Zhao Yuan was puzzled: "Some people come here with bad intentions to mess up the place. It's impossible for the host not to show up to accompany them."

"What you are talking about is an ordinary gambling house. According to my plan, the gambling house will be renovated, and the owner will not participate in gambling at all, and let the gamblers gamble among themselves. We only charge the handling fee, and we don't care whether you win or lose."

Listening to Lin Yan's words, Zhao Yuan's eyes seemed to light up.