Yun Yiyi’s gaze flickered.
Unlike her foolish younger sister, she wasn’t ignorant about Ninth Master Bai at all. She had already gathered quite a bit of information from Bai Chengxuan.
Looking at the bathrobe on Yun Manxia, then at the expressions of the servants, she instantly understood what had happened.
She immediately asked deliberately, “Manxia, whose clothes are you wearing?”
Yun Manxia paused. Seeing everyone’s reaction, she suddenly realized.
In her previous life, Bai Hedu had indulged her too much. In Yujing Garden, there was nowhere she wasn’t allowed to go. His room wasn’t even considered off-limits.
So when the servant led her there just now, she didn’t think much and simply went in.
But she had forgotten—this wasn’t her previous life. She had just arrived at Yujing Garden, and she wasn’t even familiar with the man yet.
And he was someone with a strong sense of territory. Normally, even cleaning his room was only allowed for Aunt Wu!
Thinking of this, she felt a little uneasy, but pretended to stay calm as she walked downstairs and stopped in front of the man—
“Husband, I forgot to bring clothes after my shower, so I wore yours. Is that okay?”
Lin Shen: “……”
What did she just call Ninth Master? Were his ears broken…?
Silence fell.
The girl’s soft voice, like a coquettish murmur, scratched at the heart. Bai Hedu’s long fingers, which had been tapping on the armrest, suddenly stopped.
His deep eyes fixed on the girl before him, but he said nothing.
Yun Yiyi sneered inwardly.
How overconfident! Ninth Master Bai had seen everything—there was no way he would fall for this trick—
“Okay.”
The man’s low, magnetic voice sounded in the silence.
Everyone looked over in shock.
Relief flooded Yun Manxia’s heart. Her eyes curved slightly. “Thank you, husband!”
While feeling happy, guilt surged up again.
It was only the first day, yet he was already so tolerant of her. Did that mean she truly held a special place in his heart?
And yet, in her previous life, he had treated her so well, but she had believed rumors, feared him like a tiger, and in the end hurt him the most.
Suddenly, she noticed Yun Yiyi’s jealous gaze.
Her expression instantly turned cold as she turned her head. “Second Sister, why are you here?”
Yun Yiyi hurriedly concealed her expression and forced a smile. “I was a bit worried, so I came to check on you…”
“Really?” Yun Manxia tilted her head. “Then why did I just hear you say something about replacing me?”
Yun Yiyi’s expression stiffened. She glanced at the imposing man in the wheelchair, then suddenly pulled Yun Manxia aside, lowering her voice with a concerned tone—
“Manxia, what’s wrong with you? Didn’t I say I’d handle the rest of the trouble for you? Why did you come back?”
“Young Master Bai is still waiting for you. Are you really going to let him down? Later, we’ll beg Ninth Master Bai to let you go. Don’t worry—I’m willing to stay in your place. After all, we’re sisters. How can I just watch you jump into a pit of fire?”
Hearing these words, Yun Manxia almost let out a cold laugh.
Back then, she had been deceived like this—foolishly believing every word, even feeling deeply moved.
In the end, she hadn’t even been gone for a day before her family dragged her back, tied her up, and threw her in front of Bai Hedu.
As for Yun Yiyi, she had gone to recommend herself to Bai Hedu. Although she didn’t succeed in becoming Madam Bai, she gained the favor of the Old Madam Bai and received great benefits!
“Manxia, why aren’t you saying anything?”
After talking for so long and getting no response, Yun Yiyi grew anxious.
Yun Manxia concealed the darkness in her eyes, curled her lips slightly, and said calmly, “No need. You should go back.”
“What?” Yun Yiyi froze, then said urgently, “Are you really going to let Young Master Bai down? You—”
“I’m not even in a relationship with him. How is that letting him down?” Yun Manxia interrupted. “On the contrary, Ninth Master and I have had a marriage arrangement since childhood. Isn’t it only natural for me to marry him?”
In her previous life, she had been raised foolishly by her stepmother. Bai Chengxuan had approached her with ulterior motives from the very beginning, yet she never noticed.
He had never been willing to confirm their relationship, yet she didn’t realize he was deliberately stringing her along. Instead, she believed that scumbag had some kind of hidden difficulty.
Hearing her answer, Yun Yiyi was completely stunned.
—Didn’t Yun Manxia love Bai Chengxuan to death? What was going on?!
She wanted to persuade her further, but Yun Manxia looked at her suspiciously. “Second Sister, didn’t you say my happiness matters most? Now I want to marry Ninth Master. Why are you insisting on persuading me to elope with someone?”
Yun Yiyi faltered. “I just thought you liked Young Master Bai…”
“Who said I like him? How could he compare to Ninth Master? He’s the one who kept chasing me—I was just too embarrassed to reject him!” Yun Manxia said with a hint of annoyance.
Yun Yiyi: “……Is Young Master Bai not good enough for you?”
Yun Manxia let out a cold laugh.
The title “Young Master Bai” sounded impressive. People said he belonged to the Bai family, said he called Bai Hedu ‘Ninth Uncle,’ and many tried to curry favor with him.
But in reality, Bai Chengxuan’s father was nothing more than an unacknowledged illegitimate son of the Bai family!
Such a disgraceful background would only be admired in a place like Yangcheng, far from the capital.
“He’s worthy of me?” she asked in return.
Although the Yun family had declined after her mother passed away, she still wouldn’t lower herself to marry the son of an illegitimate child!
Yun Yiyi: “……”
Even after leaving Yujing Garden, Yun Yiyi remained unsettled.
That fool Yun Manxia—how had she suddenly become so difficult to deal with?
After sending Yun Yiyi away, Yun Manxia still had to face Bai Hedu. She was afraid he might believe Yun Yiyi’s words and grow distant from her.
Just as she was about to explain, Aunt Wu spoke first, questioning, “Madam, did you enter Ninth Master’s room?”
Yun Manxia paused.
Earlier, Bai Hedu hadn’t made an issue out of the bathrobe, but entering his room without permission was still a major taboo.
She blinked, putting on a well-behaved expression as she said, “I just went in to take a shower…”
“Why did you have to go to Ninth Master’s room just to shower?” Aunt Wu frowned harshly.
Wen Mian glanced at her. “Because there was no hot water in my room. I don’t know what went wrong.”
“Aunt Wu?” Bai Hedu lifted his eyes, his authority unquestionable—clearly asking for an explanation as to why the room she personally arranged had no hot water.
Aunt Wu’s expression changed slightly. Previous madams had also faced such minor targeting, but Ninth Master had always ignored it. She hadn’t expected him to speak up for this Third Miss Yun.
“I’ll have someone check it later. Perhaps it was my oversight,” Aunt Wu admitted quickly, but she still didn’t want to let Yun Manxia off easily. “Even if that room had no hot water, there were plenty of others. Why did Madam go specifically to Ninth Master’s bedroom?”
“Someone took me there,” Yun Manxia said.
Her gaze swept toward a servant nearby.
She had just been reborn and hadn’t reacted in time, but how could Xiaomei, who worked in Yujing Garden, not know Bai Hedu’s taboos?
Especially since no clothes were delivered to her afterward, forcing her to open Bai Hedu’s wardrobe—no matter how she looked at it, it was intentional.
Xiaomei’s face turned pale. Tears welled up as she suddenly dropped to her knees. “Ninth Master, I didn’t! I pointed Madam to the guest room next door. I don’t know how she ended up in your room!”
Aunt Wu said, “Ninth Master, Xiaomei is an honest child. She wouldn’t lie.”
Hearing Aunt Wu defend Xiaomei, Yun Manxia knew that punishing her today would be unlikely. After all, Aunt Wu held a special position in front of Bai Hedu.
So she gave up arguing further and looked directly at the incomparably handsome man, her voice tinged with grievance—
“I’m already your wife. Am I not even allowed to enter your room?”