17 – Chapter 17
What is this woman’s background?
This feeling is quite strange—she seems to be having her monthly period…
A flicker of embarrassment crossed A Tao’s face. She glanced down at the pale gray nightgown she was wearing and noticed obvious bloodstains on the back, with a tendency to spread further!
This…
A Tao froze completely, sitting stiffly on the man’s lap… because any significant movement would only make the flow heavier.
Fortunately, the man was wearing black pants, so even if blood stained them, it wouldn’t be visible.
But someone as perceptive as Duan Yuan couldn’t possibly miss the unusual state of the girl in his arms. Soon, a look of astonishment flashed across his face. His lips parted as if he wanted to say something, but no words came out, leaving him with a peculiar expression.
“Let go of me first. I need to go to the bathroom…” A Tao said woodenly.
“Mm, I’ll carry you there…” Duan Yuan quickly regained his composure, lifting the girl as he stood up. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, “How come someone your age still wets their pants?”
“Ah!!” Is this man an idiot? How could he mistake it for wetting herself? A Tao kicked Duan Yuan’s thigh in protest, “No, it’s a woman’s monthly…”
“Good heavens!” The sharp-eyed middle-aged servant in her forties noticed the bloodstains on A Tao’s gown and hurried over, standing before the two with a furrowed brow and an expression of stifled frustration. She pointed at A Tao and exclaimed, “What’s going on here? How could you get your period and stain our young master’s clothes?!”
“Period?” Duan Yuan repeated the word softly, his thin lips parting. Suddenly, he realized that A Tao did carry a faint scent of blood. However, with her soft, warm body in his arms, his senses had dulled slightly, and he hadn’t paid much attention to it earlier.
The middle-aged servant noticed Duan Yuan’s stunned expression and thought to herself that this unattractive yet seductive young woman—who knew where she came from—was finally about to face the consequences. After all, her young master was extremely fastidious. Getting blood on him was like touching his reverse scale, and she might not even know how she ended up dead.
Did she think she could rise to prominence just by scheming her way into a wealthy man’s life? Her young master wasn’t someone anyone could easily latch onto!
Feeling more confident, the servant spoke with a sarcastic tone, “You’re dirty and still thinking about such things? You little girl… It seems your parents didn’t teach you properly, did they? Our young master isn’t the type to be casual—”
Before she could finish her sentence, Duan Yuan lifted his foot and kicked her squarely in the chest, showing no mercy whatsoever.
The woman instantly fell to the ground two meters away, her features contorted in pain, her eyes filled with terror and unease!
Little did she know that Duan Yuan hadn’t even minded when he thought it was urine, let alone anything else.
As she struggled to get up from the ground, intending to say more, Duan Zheng, who had been standing nearby, pulled her away.
“Wu Ma, what the young master does or whom he wants is not for us to decide. You only took care of him for a short while when he was a child. Don’t overestimate your importance, or you might not even know how you’ll end up dead.”
Duan Zheng’s tone was severe. Wu Ma realized the situation was more serious than she had thought and nodded repeatedly, still unable to resist asking, “What is this woman’s background? Is she worth the young master treating her like this…”Duan Zheng glanced at Wu Ma, whose expression was shifting and clearly still hiding some ulterior thoughts, and replied, “Your future mistress.”
“The young master hasn’t had a woman by his side all these years, how could he suddenly…”
“Is that something you should be asking?” Duan Zheng looked again at Wu Ma, who could barely stand steadily, and warned, “The young master was holding someone in his arms today and might be in a good mood, so he only kicked you and didn’t make me go further… If you know what’s good for you, keep your head down. These matters are not for you to pry into!”
“Yes…” Wu Ma was, after all, deeply afraid of Duan Yuan and finally shut her mouth without another word.
Meanwhile, A Tao, being carried in someone’s arms and moved around a couple of times, felt the pain in her lower abdomen intensifying and instinctively squirmed a little. Sensing this, Duan Yuan sat back down on a chair by the dining table, still holding her.
His face showed no trace of disgust; instead, his movements became even more gentle, as if he were afraid of bumping or hurting the young girl in his arms, treating her like a fragile porcelain doll.
“Your clothes are dirty? There are no suitable clothes for you at home. I’ll have someone prepare mine for you.”
After saying this calmly, Duan Yuan turned his head to call for Duan Zheng but was pulled back by A Tao tugging on his arm.
“Your clothes got dirty because of me too. Aren’t you angry?” A Tao asked.
“Why should I be angry?” Duan Yuan countered.
“Don’t you think it’s a bit dirty? A bit uncomfortable?”
“Do you feel very uncomfortable?” Duan Yuan’s brow furrowed. “Where does it hurt? You can tell me everything. I’ll help you.”
“How can you help me?” A Tao was speechless and tugged at Duan Yuan’s arm a couple of times. “Just put me down on the chair beside you. Otherwise, your pants and clothes will get dirty too.”
“If they get dirty, so be it. The chair is too hard; you won’t be comfortable sitting on it.” Duan Yuan held her tightly in his arms, showing no intention of letting go.
A Tao couldn’t help but grumble inwardly: Actually, you’re pretty hard too.
Feeling the warmth flowing again, A Tao fell silent. Duan Yuan turned and called for Duan Zheng.
Duan Zheng, having finished reprimanding Wu Ma, had been waiting nearby for orders. He watched as his young master, with a calm expression, spoke as if he were very concerned about Second Miss Lin, saying the chair was too hard.
In reality, his hands were gripping her waist, kneading and rubbing it, clearly indulging in taking liberties and reluctant to let go. Duan Zheng couldn’t help but complain inwardly: What a hypocritical man! Who would have thought the young master, who had never touched a woman before, would be so skilled right from the start? He really didn’t know what to say.
“Duan Zheng?”
“Ah, young master, I’m listening!” Duan Zheng immediately straightened up and became serious upon hearing Duan Yuan’s voice. “You said you wanted to prepare something for Second Miss Lin?”
“Do I need to repeat myself? Don’t you know what to prepare?”
Duan Zheng was stumped. As a man, how would he know what to prepare for a woman?
This was the first time in his 14 years of serving the young master that he had encountered such a situation, and it involved a woman’s issue, making it unavoidably awkward.
But at this moment, how could Duan Zheng dare to disobey? He quickly picked up his phone and began searching frantically. “Yes, young master, I’ll prepare it for you right away!”
“Wait, don’t go yet.” Duan Yuan stopped him, then leaned down and gently asked A Tao by her ear, “What do you want? I’ll have them prepare it for you too.”
“Hmm… This is my first time dealing with this too. I don’t know.” A Tao shook her head.She’s still just a young girl after all. A faint smile lifted the corner of Duan Yuan’s lips. She appeared bold enough to confess to him at the hospital and even tried to flirt with him, but in reality, she understood nothing at all.