“What on earth are you doing?!”
An angry voice burst out from inside the room, startling the two little birds rubbing against each other on the treetop outside and sending them fluttering into the air.
Inside the room.
Lin Huanhuan sat on the bed, her long, slender, fair legs crossed neatly together. Her delicate face was clearly written with displeasure.
Standing before her was Dong Yuner. Her small hands fidgeted helplessly as she tried to explain herself, yet had no idea what to say or where to begin.
Lin Huanhuan was furious.
She had thought that after the last incident, her little maid had finally realized her mistake and would no longer entertain thoughts of kidnapping her.
But what had she just seen?
She had seen Dong Yuner hugging her quilt, wearing an intoxicated expression like a lovesick fool, twisting her body back and forth. If someone said she was “rewarding herself,” no one would doubt it.
Lin Huanhuan had long known that Dong Yuner harbored inappropriate thoughts toward her. She had originally planned to put the matter aside for the time being and make a decision later, when the timing was right.
But she never expected that in the shadows she could not see, Dong Yuner had already suppressed herself to such an extent.
When you find a single cockroach in a corner, it means the unseen corners are already crawling with them.
And now, it was exactly the same.
‘No. I absolutely have to teach Dong Yuner a proper lesson today. Otherwise, if this goes on, who knows when she might let desire cloud her judgment and drug me, drag me onto the bed, and toy with me. If it comes to that, it’ll be a real disaster.’
At that thought, a fierce glint immediately flashed through Lin Huanhuan’s beautiful eyes.
Dong Yuner felt that she was having terrible luck today.
She could not understand why she had been unable to restrain her desires this time. She had clearly known that Lin Huanhuan could return at any moment, yet she still could not hold back.
Normally, she only sneaked into Lin Huanhuan’s bedroom after making absolutely sure she would not be coming back, using this method to release her pent-up stress.
This time, she had been far too careless.
‘I have to remember this lesson. I absolutely cannot make the same mistake again!’
Resolving herself internally, Dong Yuner looked up and met Lin Huanhuan’s fierce glare. She immediately straightened her posture, her brows carrying a placating expression, fully committing to an attitude of obedience.
Lin Huanhuan snorted coldly and said, “Who gave you permission to enter my room without authorization? And to do something like this here? What do you think this place is?!”
Faced with the icy interrogation, Dong Yuner rubbed her legs together nervously, stammering without being able to give a coherent answer. “Well, um… how should I put it? Where should I even start?”
Gritting her teeth, Lin Huanhuan said, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re trying to do. You promised me last time that you wouldn’t do this kind of thing again, and now you dare to repeat it. I think you’re outrageously bold and don’t take me seriously at all!”
“Ah?”
Dong Yuner let out a small cry before lowering her voice. “Miss, didn’t I promise last time that I wouldn’t use improper methods on the people around you? I don’t think this kind of thing was mentioned at all, was it?”
Hearing that, Lin Huanhuan froze for a moment. Her small face flushed slightly as she hurriedly said, “Was it really not mentioned? I remember it was.”
Dong Yuner was certain she had not misremembered. “It really wasn’t, Miss. You might be remembering it wrong.”
‘Of course I know that myself, you tactless idiot!’
Lin Huanhuan shot her a sharp glare before saying somewhat petulantly, “Then I’m adding it now. You’ve violated it already, so what exactly do you want to do about it?”
Dong Yuner puffed out her cheeks and thought to herself, ‘Miss’s ability to be unreasonable has truly reached its peak.’
Even though she felt speechless inside, seeing Lin Huanhuan like this actually made her relax quite a bit.
She quickly responded with exaggerated respect, “Yes, Miss. I’ll remember it. I absolutely won’t do this again in the future.”
‘Next time I just have to be more careful and not get caught. That should count as not doing it, right? According to Miss’s logic, anyway.’
Only then did Lin Huanhuan’s expression soften somewhat. She nodded in satisfaction. Not bad.
She then added, “Besides this, there are other rules I haven’t explicitly stated that you also need to follow. You should use your own judgment. Understood?”
Dong Yuner nodded repeatedly. ‘If it wasn’t stated, then it doesn’t exist. I can just ignore it.’
After a few more words, Lin Huanhuan felt everything was firmly under her control.
“Oh, right. How many times has this been?”
Dong Yuner’s gaze drifted. “This was the first time. I didn’t expect my bad luck to get me caught by Miss on my very first try.”
Lin Huanhuan saw through the lie at a glance, her cheeks puffing out. “This is the last time!”
“Yes, yes, yes. Miss must be hungry, right? How about I go make breakfast first?”
“All right—wait, there’s still something else I want to ask you.” Lin Huanhuan nearly agreed out of habit, but fortunately reacted in time.
Dong Yuner halted in her steps and heard Lin Huanhuan say calmly, “You’ve been very off these past few days. So what exactly are you hiding from me? Hurry up and confess honestly!”
Thump—
Her heartbeat suddenly sped up so fast that Dong Yuner could hear it clearly.
She turned around in disbelief.
Lin Huanhuan’s face was now filled with gravity, her fingers lightly tapping on the table, producing a sound that unsettled the mind.
At that moment, even breathing felt unusually difficult. Cold sweat had unknowingly seeped down Dong Yuner’s back.
Forcing herself to stay calm, Dong Yuner smiled and said, “Miss, are you joking? How could I possibly be hiding anything from you?”
As soon as the words fell, Lin Huanhuan grabbed the teacup and drank all the tea in one go. Her eyes shone with a penetrating light that made Dong Yuner extremely uneasy, as though all the secrets in her heart had already been laid bare.
“You should know that if I weren’t truly certain, I wouldn’t ask like this. Answer honestly. That’s the only thing you should do!”
Under Lin Huanhuan’s relentless pressure, Dong Yuner swallowed, her hand tightening around the hem of her clothes as she continued to argue, “There really is nothing, Miss. You have to believe me. If there were, I would have said it long ago.”
Lin Huanhuan narrowed her eyes. “Do you really want to force me to spell it out? Let me be blunt. We’ve lived together for so many years that I even know what color undergarments you wear every day. And you think you can pull this on me?”
“All right.”
Dong Yuner sighed. “There is indeed a tiny little matter. But it’s my own business, so I won’t trouble Miss with it.”
“I order you to say it!” Lin Huanhuan said forcefully.
“Miss really doesn’t understand how ordinary girls think. No wonder you failed when pursuing Ye Jinxiu before. How can things like this be forced?”
“I really don’t understand ordinary girls,” Lin Huanhuan said coldly, “but I understand you. Now talk.”
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