Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Dong Jiafu never expected that Du Manting would barge in at this time. While her attention was on Qin Fangsui, she quickly put away the surprised expression on her face and lowered her head silently.

Qin Fangsui walked towards Du Manting with a smile, "Manting, why are you here?"

Du Manting looked at her in disbelief, "Are you the owner of this teahouse?"

"Manting, I didn't mean to hide it from you..."

"Then why didn't you tell me?!"

"I...I couldn't say anything after hearing what you said that day that belittled me."

She was talking about the day they hung out with Dong Jiafu and then went to Mingxin Teahouse.

"So why do you want to open a store exactly like Mingxin Teahouse?" Du Manting was very confused.

"I'll explain this to you slowly later." Qin Fangsui picked up the box on the table and handed it to Dong Jiafu. "This is the two hundred taels of silver you asked for as a deposit. Please count it to see if it's enough."

It was not advisable to stay here for long. Dong Jiafu just wanted to leave quickly and take the box.

"No need to order, I trust the boss. Since the boss has guests, I will leave first."

Dong Jiafu walked out holding the box, but she was stopped by Du Manting after taking just two steps.

"Are you the 'Future Visitor'?" Du Manting looked her up and down.

"What's the matter with this girl?"

"You wrote both "Sword Pointing to the Rivers and Lakes" and "The Fairy Sword"?"

Dong Jiafu remained calm and said, "It is indeed written by an incompetent person."

Du Manting was very disappointed to see the person she had admired for so long. This was not what she had imagined the future visitor to be like. But she could only accept reality.

"I like these two stories you wrote very much."

"It is my humble honor to be liked by a girl."

"Why do you always keep your head down? Can you let me see what you look like?" Du Manting was about to leave the capital, and she didn't want to miss the opportunity to meet someone she admired. She wanted to see clearly what the person she admired looked like.

"I am not very talented or good-looking, and I don't want too many people to know that I am the 'future visitor'. I hope you can forgive me, young lady."

"I'll just take a look. Don't worry, I'll be leaving Beijing soon and won't spread the news. I just like the storybook you wrote so much and have always wanted to meet you."

Dong Jiafu knew Du Manting's temper to some extent. She knew that if she didn't let her watch it today, she might not be able to leave the door and it would arouse her suspicion.

So Dong Jiafu raised her head slightly, not meeting her gaze, and then lowered her head again.

"Girl, can you let me go now?"

"You..." Du Manting suddenly frowned and walked towards her, staring at her face.

Dong Jiafu felt unsure when she looked at her, and stepped back unconsciously, "What are you doing, girl?"

Qin Fangsui beside him was also puzzled, "Manting, what's wrong with you?"

Du Manting acted quickly, grabbed Dong Jiafu's arm, and while she was stunned, tore off the beard stuck to her mouth.

Dong Jiafu quickly covered her mouth.

"Who are you and how dare you pretend to be a 'future visitor'?!" Du Manting said sternly.

"I...I am the visitor from the future..."

In order to avoid being exposed, Dong Jiafu specifically asked Xia Zhi to help her glue the beard firmly. When Du Manting tore it off so hard, her mouth immediately felt burning and tears welled up in her eyes.

"You're lying. You can't fool me. I've been dressed like a boy since I was a kid. You're obviously a girl!"

Qin Fangsui's face darkened. "Who are you? How dare you cheat me of my money?"

Dong Jiafu really wanted to cry. How could she meet such an enemy who ruined all her good plans?

Seeing that Du Manting was about to come over and pull her hand, Dong Jiafu resigned herself to letting her hand go.

Du Manting leaned closer and quickly recognized her.

"You, you are Dong..."

"It's me." Dong Jiafu simply raised her head to let her see enough, and then put the silver back on the table with a sad face.

Qin Fangsui was stunned, pointing at her and angrily said, "Dong Jiafu, you are playing tricks on me!"

Dong Jiafu pressed her hand down and said, "I am the 'future guest' you are looking for, absolutely."

Du Manting looked at her and then at Qin Fangsui, "One of you is the owner of Mingxiang Teahouse, and the other is the 'future guest' whom I have always admired. I treated you as my friends, but you all hid things from me..."

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect to make you so sad." Dong Jiafu said apologetically.

"Are you really the 'future visitor'?" Qin Fangsui still couldn't believe it.

"It's like this, do I have to lie to you?"

Du Manting said: "She is the 'future visitor', otherwise she wouldn't be so familiar with the plot in the dialogue book."

At this point, Dong Jiafu simply spoke out, "I learned that the owner of Mingxiang Teahouse wanted to pay me a high price to write a storybook. My second brother and I just wanted to know who was deliberately destroying our business, so we accepted the invitation and came here."

"As for why I disguised myself, firstly, it was for safety, and secondly, I really didn't want anyone to know my identity."

Qin Fangsui understood, "So, your promise to write a storybook for me just now was all fake. Isn't this just a joke?"

"Are you allowed to maliciously destroy my second brother's teahouse and bookstore, but we are not allowed to fight back?"

"I..." Qin Fangsui was speechless for a moment.

Dong Jiafu turned around and asked Du Manting, "Why did you tell me that I was a 'future visitor' when you saw me just now? You knew I was here? No, you should ask how did you know that a 'future visitor' was here?"

Du Manting sat down on the stool, picked up a cup, poured herself a cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp.

"It's all to help you!"

"That day you said the person behind Mingxiang Teahouse was very mysterious. After I went back, I secretly investigated and wanted to help you find that despicable person before leaving Beijing..." Du Manting spoke in a hurry and almost said the word "despicable person". When she saw Qin Fangsui, she quickly changed her words and said, "Help you find the person."

"This morning I heard that the owner of Mingxiang Teahouse was going to meet with the 'future guest' here. I was very happy at the time, thinking that not only could I help you, but I could also meet someone I always wanted to meet. Then I came, and that's how it happened."

Dong Jiafu was very surprised after hearing this. She didn't expect that she was secretly helping her.

Feeling even more apologetic, Dong Jiafu whispered, "Thank you, and I'm really sorry."

"Forget it, you are a 'future guest', you can let whoever you want know, and no one has the right to blame you." Du Manting said this, but she felt wronged in her heart.

Du Manting's unexpected appearance not only disrupted Dong Jiafu's plan, but also made her forget the time.

Half an hour passed and Dong Jialin still couldn't see Dong Jiafu coming out of the teahouse. He thought something had happened to her, so he called for help in a panic and rushed into the teahouse in a rage.

There were more than a dozen of them in the group, and as soon as they entered, they scared everyone inside.

The shopkeeper came over quickly and said with a smile: "Boss Dong brought so many people to drink tea, please come in——"