The butler?!
Why on earth would the butler run off to the countryside? Not right, he was clearly still in the dining room this afternoon!
That white powder was what kind of thing?
The live streaming room was in an uproar, with everyone discussing the South Butler’s true intentions, and, who the anonymous person who initiated the broadcast actually was?
Just as everyone fell into endless speculation, a wave of commotion broke out in the livestream a few minutes later, followed by the roaring of several men and the sound of bones fracturing as bodies crashed to the ground.
[What on earth is going on! Butler, did you fall into a cesspit?]
[His phone is turned off, looks like he really fell in, oh my god, hahahahaha…]
[Don’t gloat so fast, didn’t you hear such obvious sounds of fighting?]
[What?! Our high-and-mighty butler actually got into a fight with someone and ended up in a cesspit! Help me, ahhhhh!]
The livestream was exceptionally lively.
Actually, everyone had guessed more or less that the butler must have offended the Second Young Master or Jason somewhere, and the white powder he sprinkled earlier definitely was not anything good. This guy always loved bossing people around by stepping on others, and now look at him; having done wicked deeds and getting exposed live on air, the bodyguard brothers were doing a fantastic job dragging him out to beat him up, he completely deserved it!
After a round of mockery, everyone shifted the topic back to the anonymous person.
[That anonymous brother, who are you? Come out quickly and accept some praise!]
[Is the hero afraid of retaliation? Don’t be afraid, he got caught by Jason, and if he did wrong, the Second Young Master will definitely deal with him.]
[So shy, could it be a sister? [Starry eyes]]
[Big sister, come out quickly, don’t be shy! I made a pretty cake today, I’ll share it with you.]
The head butler, who had acted tyrannically in the South Manor for several years, was suddenly captured, which was undoubtedly news as momentous as a fallen disaster star, and the entire manor fell into an extraordinary atmosphere of joy, though unfortunately, everyone ultimately failed to find out who the anonymous hero was.
As for the identity of this anonymous hero, aside from Gu Qingjiao herself, only Shi Lijin and Jason knew.
After capturing the South Butler, Jason took charge of arranging for all the fruits and vegetables to be cleared out and sent for testing before deciding how to deal with him.
In the study, Shi Lijin had not stepped out an inch, yet he already knew the entire course of the event.
He stared at the tablet, watching Gu Qingjiao turn off the livestream, and then open a comedy movie to watch.
What kind of person was this anyway, not wanting to soak up even a shred of the glory?
Shi Lijin remained silent for a moment, suddenly recalling that the dilapidated house on the edge still held the swing she had made with her own hands.
That night, he thought his words had been expressed clearly enough, yet unexpectedly, Gu Qingjiao treated such a heartless tactic as childlike innocence.
How truly interesting.
On the map, Gu Qingjiao’s location was somewhere in the East Courtyard farm.
Shi Lijin furrowed his brows deeply; why did she always like running to the farm lately?
When Shi Lijin arrived at the farm, he found her leisurely lying on a high fruit tree watching a movie, with a black dog running around her under the tree, looking nothing like someone who had just done a good deed and emerged victorious.
Gu Qingjiao also noticed Shi Lijin standing in the distance.
She put down her phone, turned her head to look at him calmly, and secretly let out a breath.
This day had finally come.
He was going to start sharking her.
The original text stated that Shi Lijin would ruthlessly throw Gu Qingjiao to the ground and watch her die in agony with his own eyes.
Gu Qingjiao shifted her gaze downward, looking at the distance of more than three meters between her and the ground, and silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Shi Lijin walked over to stand still beneath the tree. “What are you doing climbing up so high?”
Gu Qingjiao rested her right elbow on the tree branch beside her, looking at him with alluring grace. “Naturally, it is to wait for you.”
“Wait for me?”
Gu Qingjiao gave a brilliant smile and hooked her finger at him. “Come over here and carry me down.”
The afterglow of the setting sun filtered through the top of Gu Qingjiao’s head onto him, and Shi Lijin merely looked at her for a few extra seconds before his cheeks felt scorching hot from the sunlight.
Shi Lijin said in a low voice, “I cannot carry you.”
“Why can you not carry me? Is there something wrong with your body?”
Shi Lijin chuckled softly and changed the subject. “That was quite a show you put on in the gym today, why did you stop acting? You might have even scammed a windfall of cash.”
Gu Qingjiao stroked her belly with profound meaning and sighed. “As long as your body was up to it, I would not have had to act. Why don’t you try harder next time, and we can split the windfall fifty-fifty?”
Shi Lijin could not keep chatting.
With a dark face, he brought over the wooden ladder and motioned for her to climb down along it.
Gu Qingjiao was quite cooperative as well, and seeing that he really could not save face, she asked him to help steady the wooden ladder. When she climbed down to the fifth rung, playing a petty trick, she first flashed a smile at him and then lunged forward into Shi Lijin’s arms.
Caught off guard and without thinking too much, Shi Lijin reached out and caught her securely.
His mind was unsettled and his nerves tense, while she landed as she pleased, acting delicately in his arms, and her two hands conveniently hooked around his neck, while her alluring lips moved close to his ear. “Didn’t you say you could carry me?”
Shi Lijin’s earlobes turned red from the warm breath, and only then did he realize he had been conned, so he quickly pried this person off his body.
Right at that moment, a muffled sound of giggling hidden in the dark shattered the atmosphere.
Shi Lijin’s expression suddenly darkened.
The person peeking from the dark quickly noticed the situation and prepared to make a run for it, and the moment they tried to slip away, a white high-heeled shoe accurately struck them on the head.
With a chilling expression, Shi Lijin lightly patted the dust off his hands.
Gu Qingjiao, who had one of her shoes inexplicably thrown away: ?
The eavesdropper was not afraid of getting hurt by the hit, but was terrified of being caught red-handed by the Second Young Master, therefore, even while clutching their injured head and running away, they refused to let him see their true face.
Shi Lijin had no intention of giving chase, as he was currently reflecting on his own state just then.
Why on earth did he catch her?
She was a woman planted here by Shen Kewen after all.
He should have calmly watched her fall instead.
“Why did you throw my shoe away?” Gu Qingjiao asked, somewhat displeased.
Resuming his aloof and noble demeanor, Shi Lijin said in an icy tone, “I will compensate you for it.”
“Then since I am barefoot right now, does my fiancé plan to carry me back, or carry me on his back?”
With a dark expression, Shi Lijin took a deep breath. “Stay right here, I will find your shoe.”
Seeing him walk away, Gu Qingjiao immediately pinged the system: Is he not going to shark me today?
System: [If he doesn’t shark you today, he will shark you tomorrow; you can hide from the first of the month, but you cannot hide from the fifteenth.]
Oh, then what was the point of her acting, she might as well go back to sleep.
Gu Qingjiao picked up her remaining shoe, glanced casually at Shi Lijin’s retreating back, and after confirming that the person could not see her, she walked away barefoot.
After quite a while, Shi Lijin finally found the shoe that had been thrown far away, but when he turned back, he discovered that the entire farm was left with only himself and a dog.
Gu Qingjiao’s small detached courtyard was equipped with floor heating, making it warm all over the moment she stepped inside, and the bed inside was also large enough for her to sleep peacefully and comfortably. Therefore, no matter how much time remained or who would eventually end her life, it did not affect her ability to eat and sleep normally.
Holed up in her room sleeping groggily for two days, Gu Qingjiao was woken up by a servant’s knock on the door and told she had to go to Shi Lijin’s villa to attend a family banquet.
After some inquiry, she finally remembered that a few distant elder relatives from the North Manor were arriving today.
No way… Let’s be real, what did these two hypocritical families exchanging polite pleasantries have to do with her, Gu Qingjiao?
She continued pulling the covers over her head to sleep and waved her hand saying she was not going.
The servant reminded her with a straight face, “Miss Gu is the madam’s niece and the Second Young Master’s fiancée, you have to show your face when elders arrive.”
Additionally, the servant impatiently handed over a gift box, saying it was specially prepared for her by the Second Young Master.
When Gu Qingjiao opened it, she saw a pair of exquisite high heels lying inside, and their simple silver-gray elegance could not hide their ultra-luxury quality, while the uppers and edges were appropriately inlaid with numerous diamonds, and the size matched her perfectly.
Fine, since she could not shirk it off, she had no choice but to dismiss the servant and change her clothes.
Less than two minutes after the servant left, the latest chat dialogue appeared on Gu Qingjiao’s system screen:
[Alas, I also want to have such gorgeous high heels [Image]]
[Wow, so pretty! I think the Second Young Master has truly fallen for her this time.]
[Overthinking it, he’s just putting up a front for her, she surely couldn’t meet the elders wearing those shoddy shoes of hers.]
[She will definitely wear these shoes today, tsk tsk, that face paired with those shoes matches the Second Young Master’s aura quite well.]
Gu Qingjiao: Match?
No, no, no, I am not a match.
Ten minutes later, Gu Qingjiao walked out of her small cottage.
The servant at the door raised her head with full disdain, but after a quick sweep of Miss Gu’s outfit, she was completely dumbfounded.