Chapter 225 She’s His Destined One

Chapter 225: She Is His Fated One

Xie Liuzheng was not angry either. He said seriously, "I'm telling the truth. I'll provide the shop and startup funds, and you provide the recipe and ingredients, Princess Ye. It's a win-win for both of us."

"Princess Ye, just consider it. We'll split the profits sixty-forty."

"Sixty for you, forty for me, how about that?"

Ji Yuntang smirked slightly. "Heir Xie, that's not a bad proposal, but doing business isn't as simple as just talking about it. There's a lot involved."

"Moreover, the money of the Duke Rong residence is with your parents. Even if you truly want to cooperate with me, you must first obtain their consent and then discuss the details of opening the shop. What if our barbecue restaurant doesn't suit the public's taste and loses money instead of making a profit? How will you explain that to Duke Rong?"

Ji Yuntang's meaning was clear: opening a shop is no small matter, and doing business comes with the risk of profit or loss.

If their cooperative barbecue restaurant lost money, and Duke Rong blamed Ji Yuntang, wouldn't that damage the relationship between the Prince Ye residence and the Duke Rong residence?

She didn't want to offend the Duke's family for nothing.

Xie Liuzheng got the hint. He smiled and said, "Princess Ye, rest assured. I'll handle my parents. I will definitely convince them."

When he said this, he was actually unsure of himself.

All along, he had been a carefree playboy, good at fighting and goofing off, but learning business was way too hard.

The Duke Rong residence had many shops and fields, but Duke Rong had never let Xie Liuzheng take charge because he was too unreliable.

Duke Rong was also afraid that Xie Liuzheng would lose every single coin of their assets.

It was precisely for this reason that when Luo Qingge suggested Ji Yuntang open a barbecue restaurant, Xie Liuzheng thought of partnering up with her.

He also wanted to prove to his parents that he wasn't useless, that at least he could do business and make money.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the sky had darkened. Ji Yuntang suggested that Xie Liuzheng escort Luo Qingge back to the palace.

After all, she had only brought one maid, Linglan, and it was really unsafe for two young women to head home alone.

Xie Liuzheng had no objection; to him, it was no big deal.

But Luo Qingge had reservations. She furrowed her brows slightly.

"Third Sister-in-law, a man and a woman being alone like this—letting him send me back, doesn't that seem a bit inappropriate?"

Ji Yuntang laughed. "What's so inappropriate about it? You have Linglan by your side, and Heir Xie has Meng Fan. As long as there are others around, you're not alone. Who would dare start rumors?"

Hearing this, Luo Qingge couldn't argue with that, so she agreed.

After Xie Liuzheng and Luo Qingge left, Luo Sinian curiously asked Ji Yuntang.

"Third Sister-in-law, the Prince Ye residence has so many guards. Why did you want Heir Xie to send Ninth Sister back?"

"I could send her back to the palace myself as her brother. I doubt anyone would say anything."

Ji Yuntang glanced at him, took a sip of tea, and said.

"Haven't you noticed Heir Xie has a thing for Qingge, and Qingge has also warmed up to him a lot?"

"Both of them are so strong-willed. When will they finally spit it out? I'm just giving them a push."

Luo Sinian suddenly understood.

He had noticed earlier that Xie Liuzheng paid excessive attention to Luo Qingge, but he hadn't thought much of it at the time.

Now that Ji Yuntang brought it up, he realized the reason.

But suddenly, Luo Sinian thought of something else. He lifted his robe and sat down.

"Does Third Sister-in-law know that Heir Xie has a special condition and hasn't been able to come near women for ages?"

"Whenever he touches a woman, he vomits; in bad cases, he throws up on her."

Ji Yuntang's eyes widened in surprise. "Really? I've never heard of that."

Luo Sinian nodded. "Absolutely true. I saw it with my own eyes seven years ago. Whenever Heir Xie touches a woman, or a woman accidentally touches him, he vomits."

He and Xie Liuzheng were close, having grown up together as brothers, so he knew the other's secret.

Luo Sinian thought that Ji Yuntang was also trustworthy; the three of them had been through life-and-death situations together and had forged a bond. So he told her this secret.

Xie Liuzheng did not know that Luo Sinian had betrayed him.

Thinking of this, Luo Sinian asked Ji Yuntang, "Third Sister-in-law, do you think his illness can still be cured?"

Ji Yuntang rubbed her chin, thinking carefully. This kind of condition does exist in medical science.

Actually, it's pretty common overseas.

Either the person was highly sensitive to smells, or he went through some trauma as a kid that made him uncomfortable around women.

Of course, whichever it was, it probably has something to do with why Xie Liuzheng turned into a playboy.

Ji Yuntang suddenly asked, "Since Heir Xie can't touch women, what about men?"

Luo Sinian replied, "He can touch men without any problem. I can't figure it out either."

Ji Yuntang smiled, her eyes sparkling.

"Then that means Qingge is probably his fated one!"

"Third Sister-in-law, why do you say that?" Luo Sinian asked puzzled.

"Last time at Flower Pavilion, Heir Xie publicly grabbed a man and ran off with him. Did you hear about that?"

Luo Sinian looked at her with a complex expression. "I heard about it, but the person he grabbed was just a man. What's wrong with that?"

He had also heard rumors that Xie Liuzheng didn't like women but liked men, but in Luo Sinian's view, that was just ridiculous.

He knew Xie Liuzheng's personality well; there was no way he could like men.

However, regarding the Flower Pavilion incident, the rumors spread fast and died down fast, as if someone was deliberately keeping them down. Within three days, they vanished without a trace.

Luo Sinian never asked Xie Liuzheng about it.

Ji Yuntang's lips curled into a beautiful arc. "That's not just a rumor. The person Heir Xie pulled that day wasn't a man at all; it was someone who..."

"What?!"

Luo Sinian was startled and immediately stood up, looking at Ji Yuntang in disbelief.

"Third Sister-in-Law, are you saying that the person Heir Xie ran off with at the Flower Tower that day was actually a woman in disguise?"

Ji Yuntang glanced at him, picked up the teapot, and poured him a cup of fruit tea.

"Why are you making such a fuss? Sit down and have some fruit tea to calm your nerves."

If Ji Yuntang hadn't understood before why Xie Liuzheng had asked Luo Qingge to be his attendant for a day and taken her to a brothel, now she finally understood.

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