Zishu Sui nodded, as if belatedly realizing the danger, and a look of vigilance covered her small face again. “Cousin, can you not hate me?”
She had said this once before.
It was in her room.
That day, she had just arrived, speaking with hope and anticipation for the future.
But today, her face was full of vigilance, and there was a strange feeling of surviving a disaster, as if she was a person who had been miserably bullied, begging the superior not to target her.
The difference between the two caused Xiao Bi’an to inexplicably swallow the anger that arose from being “deceived.” Perhaps it was because he felt guilty about the body search the previous night.
Xiao Bi’an reached out and picked up the jade pendant placed on the table.
The slender hand that held the jade pendant was wrapped in several layers of white gauze, and the bloodstains were no longer visible.
“Cousin, how did your hand get injured? Is it serious?” Zishu Sui’s gaze fell on his hand, and the questioning voice was innocent.
It would have been better if she hadn’t said anything, but as soon as she said this, the air around Xiao Bi’an seemed to freeze.
The gaze he cast at the young lady was like a needle, piercingly sharp.
He chuckled coldly, “I was scratched by a wild cat. Don’t worry about it, cousin. You can go back!”
Xiao Bi’an stood up, but the young lady in front of the table didn’t get up for a long time. Her eyes were almost glued to the plate. He frowned, “What, do you still want to eat before you go back?”
Zishu Sui looked up at him, as if she couldn’t hear the sarcasm, and her voice was full of joy. “Can I?”
“…” Xiao Bi’an was silent for a moment, and then couldn’t help but ridicule, “Did you come out of a pigsty, wanting to pick up what others have left over?”
After speaking, he saw the young lady swallow her saliva, lower her head, and her gaze seemed to fall on the plate again. Her voice was sad and melancholy—
“I’m not even as good as the pigs in the pigsty. They eat vegetables every day.”
At this time, Xiao Bi’an realized that in just a few days, the young lady seemed to have lost a lot of weight compared to when they first met.
She was already weak, and now she looked even more like a frail woman who was about to be blown away by the wind.
A quarter of an hour later.
Zishu Sui was full and satisfied in the study, and was genuinely happy.
At that time, Xiao Bi’an was on the second floor.
He only heard the young lady’s soft voice from downstairs—
“Cousin, you’re so nice. I’m leaving.”
Xiao Bi’an’s expression didn’t change, and he couldn’t help but think that she was really easy to satisfy.
The sound of the door closing was also very light, which showed how careful the person closing the door was.
Thinking of this, Xiao Bi’an straightened up, and his eyes inadvertently glanced out the window.
On the bridge corridor, the young lady who had eaten her fill had the strength to jump a few steps.
Compared to her previous appearance of not being able to stand still, she looked much more energetic.
Suddenly, the young lady seemed to feel the gaze from above. She suddenly turned her head, and when she saw him, a bright smile spread across her small face.
It was as if she had obtained some treasure.
Was it possible to smile so happily with something so simple?
Xiao Bi’an’s eyes darkened, and he turned his head back.
In the next moment, he closed the window.
A meal of “leftovers” could make her so happy.
What kind of abuse had she suffered?
Over there.
The two annoying young ladies from before had already left.
After Zishu Sui left the study, she saw Yinxing looking nervous. At this moment, Yinxing saw her walking out unharmed and finally breathed a sigh of relief and greeted her.
“Miss, are you alright? This servant saw that you hadn’t come out for a long time and thought that the young master had lost his temper again. It’s good that you’re alright.”
Seeing how worried she was about her, Zishu Sui also felt a little warmth in her heart. She wanted to say that Yinxing was silly, but when she caught a glimpse of the guard standing by the side, she suddenly changed her words. “Cousin is kind-hearted. How could he lose his temper randomly! He specially allowed me to have a meal before coming out.”
After Zishu Sui finished speaking, she saw Yinxing’s expression freeze.
See, putting the word “kind-hearted” on Xiao Bi’an was something that no one would believe.
However, Zishu Sui’s tone was particularly serious.
She said these insincere words in front of the guard, betting on whether the guard would convey what he saw and heard to Xiao Bi’an.
If he didn’t, she wouldn’t lose anything.
If he did convey it, then it would make Zishu Sui’s harmless and innocent image even more deeply rooted.
The two of them walked away together.
Yinxing was still worried. “After Miss entered the study, the Second Miss and Miss Shen’s faces turned green. Miss clearly just came to return a jade pendant, but they had to say that you were seducing the young master.”
“This servant is afraid that they will make things difficult for you in the future,” Yinxing said with a sad sigh.
Zishu Sui knew that she was worried about her and patted her shoulder. “It’s okay.”
She would deal with whatever came her way. The more things that happened, the more room she would have to play.
The young lady’s voice was soft, but Yinxing felt that she was putting on a brave face.
After all, the young lady was so weak. Just being targeted by the young master was already very pitiful.
If a few more people targeted her, how difficult would the young lady’s life be?