Suxin: “…”
She quietly stared at the man sitting upright on the sofa, reading documents.
“Young Master, our contract doesn’t state that I’m not allowed to step through the door with my left foot.”
Shen Dongjun raised his eyes.
It was somewhat mysterious. The moment he first saw Suxin, he had felt something inexplicable. The woman before him would bring unexpected changes to his life.
And those changes definitely wouldn’t be something he wanted to see!
After Han Qingzi had left him speechless yesterday, that feeling had become even more distinct after a night’s time.
He had decided to make Suxin leave!
He said coldly, “Everything in the Shen family is decided by me. Butler Suxin, I called Grandfather. Since the old man likes you so much, you can go back and work at the old residence. It’s all the same.”
[I have to send her away today!]
Suxin heard him say this in his heart.
She sighed and asked earnestly, “There’s really no room for negotiation, Young Master?”
Shen Dongjun opened his mouth. “Aunt Xu, see Miss Suxin—”
The rest of his words stopped at his lips.
More precisely, it wasn’t only the words at Shen Dongjun’s lips that stopped. Aunt Xu, who had heard the commotion and was anxiously hurrying over, stopped as well. Old Deng, who was watering the plants in the garden, stopped too. Even the mist of water froze in midair, refracting a rainbow-colored halo beneath the sunlight…
Everything had been pressed against a pause button. Invisible time had been seized by an even more unfathomable, formless existence and stilled at a single moment.
Only the black-haired girl standing in the hall and the pink ball of fluff on her shoulder remained beyond this frozen flow of time.
Barbara was completely stunned.
Suxin was a new employee who had just arrived. Wasn’t it also a novice system that had only just started working?
Even this mission world was a low-difficulty world for practical training!
It stared blankly at the Host’s fair, soft palm. At some point, an old, mottled brass pocket watch had appeared there, and it heard her mutter softly:
“I was going to discuss this with you properly. You’re the one being unreasonable.”
As her voice fell, her slender finger lightly flicked the watch’s rust-covered hand. It trembled and moved back one step.
The scene spun rapidly like flowing water.
.
Shen Dongjun sat on the sofa and picked up the document. His vision inexplicably went dark for a moment.
He pinched the bridge of his nose and thought that he must not have rested well the night before.
Light footsteps approached from a distance. The new butler, dressed in a black long dress, walked in with a natural expression. “Good morning, Young Master.”
She was slender, with curved brows and eyes and a relaxed, pleasant smile at the corners of her lips. Even though she was wrapped in a heavy, somber dress, no one would find her stiff or boring.
Shen Dongjun was not moved by her smile in the slightest. Instead, the inexplicable sense of danger in his heart grew heavier.
Moreover, he suddenly thought, somewhat dazedly: How did this person come in just now? Why did it seem as though he hadn’t even seen her movements clearly? He really must not have rested well.
He set down the document and said in a deep voice, “Butler Suxin, your smile is too radiant. It’s dazzled my eyes. Please leave my sight at once, and don’t come to work at the Shen Residence again.”
Suxin’s smile faded slightly. “Young Master, you’re being unreasonable.”
Shen Dongjun found those words laughable.
He said coldly, “In the Shen Residence, whatever I say is reason!”
He heard the person in front of him ask seriously, “Young Master, what do I have to do for you to be satisfied and not fire me?”
Shen Dongjun answered decisively, “No matter what you do, you must leave the Shen family today!”
This time, Barbara saw clearly: the little brass clock had been taken out of the Host’s dress pocket!
Was it an item?
An item capable of rewinding time?
Barbara immediately opened the System Mall. The products in the mall were arranged from top to bottom, with the prices increasing from low to high.
It flipped through many pages before finally finding abilities and items with similar functions.
A string of zeroes followed every number.
While the novice system was flipping through the mall, the overbearing CEO picked up the document beside him for the third time.
Before he could even read it, he frowned and squeezed his eyes shut hard.
He felt a little dizzy.
While he was rubbing his temple, someone had already appeared silently in front of him.
Shen Dongjun was startled. Taking a closer look, he saw that the new butler had entered at some point. Her posture was straight, and her smile sincere but not overly warm.
“Young Master, good morning.” Her tone was neither light nor heavy, gentle and soothing. “Breakfast is ready. You may go and enjoy it.”
Shen Dongjun very much wanted to find some fault with her, but no matter how he looked, he couldn’t find anything wrong.
He gave a soft snort, thinking: Do I need a reason to fire a butler?
After steadying himself, he prepared to announce it.
Suxin suddenly spoke. “Young Master, I advise you to think it through carefully before you say anything.”
Shen Dongjun immediately found an excuse. “Who gave you the courage to speak to me like that? I declare that you are fired—”
Tick, tock.
Shen Dongjun picked up the document in his hand for the fourth time.
He saw Suxin.
He frowned.
He was just about to open his mouth and find fault when his vision suddenly went black, and he plunged headfirst downward.
“Young Master has fainted! Call a doctor, quickly!”
The Shen Residence instantly descended into chaos. Even Han Qingzi, who had been catching up on sleep in her bedroom, was disturbed and hurried downstairs.
Suxin watched as she anxiously sat beside Shen Dongjun, clutching his hand tightly, her face filled with worry.
At that moment, Han Qingzi’s mind was completely blank. She was flustered and helpless. The man who was usually so full of confidence now lay curled up weakly on the sofa.
Her entire body was trembling faintly.
Just then, someone lightly patted her shoulder.
Han Qingzi shuddered and looked up. Her clear, wide eyes were filled with helplessness.
Meeting those eyes, Suxin couldn’t help feeling a little guilty.
She consoled her softly, “Don’t worry. He’s fine.”
That didn’t sound very convincing, so she immediately added, “I know a little medicine. Really. Young Master is simply too tired normally. He’ll be fine after sleeping. Madam, you have to believe me.”
Naturally, that wasn’t the truth.
As the male lead of this world and the target of this mission, Suxin had discovered yesterday that Shen Dongjun’s soul perception—soul perception for short—was absurdly high.
If this had been a supernatural world, he would absolutely have been born with a physique that attracted ghosts.
Suxin had used the item to rewind time four times. The others hadn’t sensed anything at all, but Shen Dongjun was different.
He didn’t know exactly what had happened, yet he couldn’t remain completely unaware of everything that had occurred like the others.
Suxin had rewound time four times.
With no preparation whatsoever, Shen Dongjun had glimpsed a corner of a mysterious and boundless world and endured the impact of the torrents of time four times.
It wouldn’t cause any serious side effects. In fact, it would even benefit his soul perception considerably. It was just that… um… he would probably be unconscious for a few days, right?
The family doctor arrived very quickly. After a rough examination, he decided that there probably wasn’t any major problem. Naturally, to be safe, Shen Dongjun was soon sent to the hospital for a comprehensive examination.
Naturally, the examination produced no results.
Shen Dongjun woke up quickly, but severe symptoms appeared. Whenever he opened his eyes, what appeared before him was a huge, chaotic, strange world spinning at high speed.
“Urgh—”
The all-powerful Young Master Shen leaned over the side of the bed and miserably closed his eyes.
Naturally, he was taken away again for an even more comprehensive and detailed examination.
The results showed that he was perfectly healthy. No illness could be detected from a medical perspective.
In the end, the doctor could only speculate that Shen Dongjun might have been working too hard normally, resulting in these symptoms. He should ensure adequate nutrition and recuperate quietly for a period of time.
This was despite the examination report showing that Young Master Shen was robust and had absolutely nothing to do with poor health or any such thing.
Shen Dongjun remained unconscious for a full ten days.
He couldn’t open his eyes, so naturally he couldn’t handle any affairs, nor did he have the time to concern himself with the insignificant “nobody” Zhu Yin.
Butler Zhu Yin successfully kept her job.