Baby, you look absolutely stunning today.

Both of them were dressed in men's attire, but Bai Yan kept wriggling into Jiang Chengyan's arms, making the two of them look somewhat ambiguous together.

Jiang Chengyan did not offer the young girl much explanation; instead, he personally led her inside the brothel.

With night fast approaching, the brothel was bustling with lively activity. Jiang Chengyan directly secured a costly private room and brought Bai Yan inside.

Being a premium suite, the room was well-appointed with all kinds of amenities. Upon seeing a spread of fresh fruit on the table, Bai Yan reached out to grab one, only for her little paw to be nearly swatted away by Jiang Chengyan.

"My little darling, come here." Jiang Chengyan seated himself in a chair and beckoned to Bai Yan.

Bai Yan blinked her wide eyes at him, then scampered over in a flurry of small steps and landed right in his embrace, settling down comfortably and securely. Jiang Chengyan handed the cloth pouch he had been carrying to Bai Yan. When she opened it, she found it filled with freshly washed fruits and sheep's milk.

"You are not allowed to eat random things here, understand?" Jiang Chengyan pinched his young bride's cheek.

Bai Yan nodded obediently, then sat in his lap and began to nibble on a fruit.

The young couple's actions were entirely natural, showing the ease of long-established habit.

Just as Bai Yan was munching on her fruit, the door to the adjacent room seemed to open. Judging by the commotion, the festivities inside were already underway.

"Master, am I pretty today, Gardenia?" A woman's sweet, coquettish voice suddenly rang out, as melodious as an oriole's song. Bai Yan raised her head in a daze, glanced toward the direction of the neighboring room, and then lowered her head to continue eating her fruit.

"You're gorgeous, my precious is truly stunning today."

"You really are the apple of my eye."

"Such an adorable sweetheart, how can you be so pretty?"

"..."

From the opposite room, a string of sweet Nothings tumbled out. At first, Bai Yan listened with great enthusiasm, but the more she heard, the more confused she became.

"Husband, he's praising someone, isn't he?" Having never witnessed such a scene, Bai Yan was thoroughly bewildered.

"Mm, he is praising someone," Jiang Chengyan replied, holding Bai Yan with a calm expression as he explained, "However, praising someone is just a prelude to devouring them. These are the sweet words of men."

"Is that a bad thing?" Bai Yan asked.

Jiang Chengyan nodded. "Naturally it's bad. First, they feed you sweet words, and then they devour you. Would you say that is good or bad?"

Gradually, Bai Yan began to understand. "Bad. I get it now. It's bait. Praise is the bait."

"Mm." Jiang Chengyan stroked the rabbit's little head with satisfaction. The two of them continued eavesdropping.

However, the scene next door seemed to take an abrupt turn. Before Bai Yan could even finish her fruit, she heard a man's voice from the neighboring room exclaim in pleasant surprise, "Gardenia, these two white rabbits of yours are truly large!"

Bai Yan: "!!!!"

She immediately turned her head and reported to Jiang Chengyan as if lodging a complaint, "Husband, you heard that? He really is going to eat rabbits!"

Jiang Chengyan pinched the bridge of his nose. Looking down at the young girl, he asked, "Do you still find sweet words pleasant to hear?"

"Not at all." Bai Yan's mind was now entirely occupied by the thought that someone was plotting against rabbits.

The sounds drifting from next door grew increasingly inappropriate. Covering Bai Yan's ears, Jiang Chengyan led her straight out of the room.

Naturally, as they left, he did not forget to mentally chalk up a score against Shen Dongliang. If not for that man's malicious schemes, he would never have had to bring a rabbit into a place like this.