“Of course, engagement is no trivial matter. What aspects would you like to consider, baby?”
Huh? Wen Qiansu just wanted a few days to think it over, hoping Mr. Huo might change his mind.
Little did she expect him to press on relentlessly, and she found herself being led along:
Once engaged, marriage naturally follows.
She longed to get married.
Especially after returning from the sanatorium and losing her mother, she had desperately wished to marry Lu Xiaoting.
She wanted a home where she was loved wholeheartedly.
But Lu Xiaoting couldn’t give her that.
What if Mr. Huo also…
The girl’s little head drooped dejectedly: “Can I have a trial period?”
“If Mr. Huo turns out to be as scummy as Lu Xiaoting, I can end the engagement anytime and not marry you.”
“If I’m not good enough, Mr. Huo can also dump me anytime.”
Huo Zhanxing hadn’t expected her to already be thinking about marriage.
Happiness came too suddenly.
The man’s heart was leaping with joy.
His warm, large hand gently lifted the girl’s soft, tender face. His heart surged, his eyes filled with tenderness: “I won’t dump you. You’re perfect just as you are.”
Wen Qiansu trembled abruptly.
Mr. Huo… it almost seemed like he was flirting with her?
Did he really like her?
No, no, no.
She couldn’t let herself become lovesick so easily.
Wen Qiansu quickly added another condition: “During the trial period, we can’t, we can’t…”
The girl blushed.
The man’s heart stirred restlessly.
“Can’t sleep together?”
Wen Qiansu buried her head and softly hummed in agreement.
A wolf-like glint flashed in Huo Zhanxing’s eyes.
Not allowed? A delicious piece of meat right at his lips, only to be looked at but not eaten—how could Mr. Huo possibly agree to that?
His scorching breath slowly drew closer to the girl:
“You and Lu Xiaoting never slept together either?”
“No!”
She hadn’t!
Wen Qiansu suddenly raised her eyes, her flushed cheeks utterly captivating.
Huo Zhanxing’s throat went dry.
He restrained himself fiercely, suppressing the urge to pull her into his arms and love her madly.
He smiled gently: “What a good baby you are.”
“Alright, I promise you. Before the trial period ends, I won’t share a bed with you. Unless you allow it, I absolutely won’t touch you, won’t kiss you, and won’t do anything more inappropriate to you. Is that acceptable?”
With each sentence the man uttered, Wen Qiansu’s face grew redder.
Even though it was a serious and detailed promise, why did it sound inexplicably suggestive coming from Mr. Huo’s handsome mouth?
The girl, her face flushed crimson, agreed.
Huo Zhanxing’s smile widened: “Then, baby, how long should the trial period be?”
Wen Qiansu tilted her head: “What do you think, Mr. Huo?”
The man extended three slender fingers.
Wen Qiansu: “Three years?”
Huo Zhanxing: “Three months.”
Three years would be the death of him.
Wen Qiansu: “…But three months seems a bit too short?”
Huo Zhanxing: …It’s not short. Any longer and he’d explode from frustration.
Wen Qiansu: “Six months.”
That was her bottom line.
Huo Zhanxing: “Alright.”
Whew, Wen Qiansu breathed a sigh of relief: “Then we both have to keep our promise, okay?”
Huo Zhanxing: “Of course, I guarantee it.”
The butler nearby silently recited scriptures.
The master was lying through his teeth; there was no way he’d keep that promise.
Miss Wen was still too naive.
Once a wolf has a piece of meat in its mouth, how could it possibly let go?
It’s practically dying to devour you completely.
And you foolishly think the hungry wolf is a good person.
If the master has any decency, he shouldn’t sneak into Miss Wen’s room at night.
Sigh, what a beast. A real beast.
To a certain beast, no, to a certain Mr. Huo:
“Since the probation period is set, let’s also decide on the date for the engagement.”
“I think next Saturday is perfect. What do you think, baby?”
N-next Saturday?
So rushed?
Today is Wednesday, and there are only nine days left until next Saturday.
If it weren’t for the engagement ring, dresses, and wedding gowns needing time to prepare, Huo Zhanxing would have wanted to get engaged tomorrow.
He smiled and said, “Everything must be done quickly, accurately, and decisively.”
“Otherwise, if we drag it out until who knows when, how will we make that scumbag regret it? Naturally, the sooner, the better.”
Wen Qiansu thought it made some sense.
“But the preparations…”
“Everything will be arranged by me. You just need to wait at ease.”
Wen Qiansu, feeling dazed, was escorted back to her room by Mr. Huo.
She suddenly felt the world had become so bizarre.
She was actually going to get engaged to a man she had only known for a day.
Wah, could she be getting scammed?
But what kind of scammer would give her a black card to spend freely?
And promise her that he wouldn’t touch her before the probation period ended?
Wen Qiansu suddenly ran to the door and locked it with a “click.”
Shu Fei, who had come upstairs to deliver fruit:…
“Sorry, sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
Wen Qiansu caught a glimpse of her through the crack in the door the moment she closed it.
She quickly opened the door and apologized.
Shu Fei smiled respectfully, “It’s fine, miss.”
She knew Miss Wen wasn’t guarding against her.
“Miss, have some fruit. Later, you’ll need to take your medicine. The family head will bring it up to you personally.”
Wen Qiansu: “That’s too much trouble for Mr. Huo.”
He is the esteemed head of the Huo family, after all.
He must be incredibly busy.
And he still has to prepare for the engagement ceremony.
As for the medicine, she could just go downstairs to take it herself or ask Sister Shu Fei to bring it up.
But Shu Fei said, “The family head doesn’t trust anyone else to handle the medicine. Please don’t feel sorry, miss.”
Wen Qiansu tilted her head in confusion.
“Does Mr. Huo brew the medicine I drink himself?”
Shu Fei: “Of course. The family head’s medical skills are exceptional. Most people can’t even get him to take their pulse.”
Really?
And he practices traditional Chinese medicine?
A hint of admiration flashed in the girl’s soft, beautiful eyes.
She wondered if Mr. Huo could treat her tear incontinence condition.
Because of this condition, she couldn’t help but cry often.
Every time, her eyes would turn red from crying. It was too uncomfortable and too embarrassing.
Should she ask Mr. Huo about it later?
“By the way, Sister Shu, was it you who helped me change my clothes last night?”
Shu Fei was taken aback: “Ah… yes, yes, I helped you change.”
It definitely wasn’t the family head secretly taking advantage of Miss Wen.
“Just call me Shu Fei.”
How could she dare to be called Miss Wen’s sister?
Wouldn’t that make her the family head’s sister-in-law?
The family hierarchy would be completely messed up.
Wen Qiansu: “Oh, okay, Sister Shu Fei. Could you bring my clothes over, please?”
She only had that one set of clothes.
Because she had changed, she had been wearing pajamas downstairs today, which was too impolite.
Since she was going to get engaged to Mr. Huo and would temporarily stay at his house, she needed to buy some clothes and necessities tomorrow. She couldn’t go out wearing pajamas.
“Of course, miss. Please wait a moment. Just call me Shu Fei, really.”
What Shu Fei brought up wasn’t just the clothes Wen Qiansu had changed out of last night but also a clean set of underwear.
“They’re all new, pre-washed and dried. You can wear them with confidence, miss.”
“Mhm, mhm.”
Wen Qiansu nodded… Huh? Where did the new ones come from, and they were pre-washed and dried?
Shu Fei let out a sharp, hissing breath.
Her mind raced.
—Because there’s a guest, so she prepared in advance?
—No, no, the master said that it’s rare for such a cute and pretty guest to come to the house, definitely never happened before.
—Then…
“Actually, I prepared them ahead of time. The master doesn’t know about these things, so I have to think ahead. Otherwise, how could I be a qualified maid in such a vast Huo residence?”
“Is that so?”
Wen Qiansu felt that even the servants in Mr. Huo’s home were more attentive, considerate, and responsible than those in the Wen family.
With a good master, it’s no wonder the people under him are so thoughtful.
But the underwear Sister Shu Fei prepared was surprisingly similar to the style she liked.
If she didn’t know better, she’d think she had bought it herself.
Shu Fei left Miss Wen’s room without daring to breathe too loudly.
That was terrifying!
She almost exposed the master’s little secret of peeking into Miss Wen’s privacy.
Otherwise, she’d probably be shipped off to Africa overnight, never to return for the rest of her life.