The issues that had never bothered her before were now cropping up one after another.
At some point, Jiang Sui had begun to worry more and more.
Would her underhanded tactics really make Lu Yunze fall for her, and would she be able to keep his heart firmly in her grasp? For example, what if Lu Yunze started messing around behind her back?
At first, Jiang Sui thought that as long as she was careful enough, she could keep him under strict surveillance using every means possible.
But as time went on, she realized she couldn’t nip all potential sins in the bud.
Neither of those thoughts was acceptable to Jiang Sui. This was a problem she had to solve.
As a wealthy young master, Lu Yunze could easily attract gold-diggers just by throwing around some money. For money, they would willingly offer up their bodies and let him do whatever he wanted.
And then Lu Yunze would surely sink into a hell of women, completely forgetting about the kind maid who treated him so well.
If that really happened, those damn women would be too despicable.
I was here first. How dare they compete for my man? Don’t they know their place?
Thinking this, Jiang Sui took a deep breath and calmed herself down.
“Don’t rush. None of that has happened yet, right?”
Lu Yunze’s personality was ultimately different from a playboy young master. He wouldn’t easily do something like that.
For example, right now, even though some clueless woman had come up to hit on him, Lu Yunze definitely wouldn’t fall into her trap so easily.
Because of the angle, Jiang Sui couldn’t see Lu Yunze’s expression, but she could imagine him turning her down sternly.
Faced with that unknown stinky woman’s provocation, he would slap her hard and say seriously:
“Shut up, you worthless thing. Stop yapping in front of me!”
Yes! That’s how it should be! That’s what a male lead ought to do!
Jiang Sui excitedly stomped her foot, poked her head out again, and froze on the spot.
Lu Yunze didn’t immediately teach the woman a lesson. Instead, he moved to a different position, and she could clearly see the smile on his face.
Lu Yunze was smiling. Why?
It must be “playing hard to get,” right?
Jiang Sui bit her nails, her expression turning bitter.
Hurry up and shake her off, Lu Yunze. What are you dawdling for?
The next scene almost made Jiang Sui’s heart stop.
She saw Lu Yunze talking to that woman, and then he walked straight toward the cake shop.
Jiang Sui felt like she had fallen into an icy abyss.
In that instant, multiple images flashed through her mind, all of Lu Yunze and that woman.
They would eat cake together, go shopping together, have meals together.
And eventually, they’d end up in bed together.
It seemed she couldn’t just sit and wait any longer.
To buy the newly released flower cake, Lu Yunze had spent a long time in line. After ordering, he had to wait in the shop. In total, it took two hours.
When he came out carrying the cake, the woman who had been waiting at the door for a long time greeted him with a beaming smile.
“Thanks, Lu Yunze. I knew you were someone I could count on…”
Just as she was about to take the cake, something hit Lu Yunze in the face.
A ball hit me?
It felt strange—soft, and somehow familiar.
At first, Lu Yunze thought some kid had hit him. He was about to get angry, but when his gaze shifted to the person, all his aggression died down.
Cold.
Cold.
The little maid picked up the cake, examined its contents, and wore a cold expression.
“Young Master, since you were gone so long, I was worried about you.”
“Jiang… Jiang Sui? What are you doing here?”
Lu Yunze couldn’t help but laugh at her words.
“What are you talking about? I’m not a kid. I…”
Before he could finish, he noticed Jiang Sui’s expression. It was extremely—no, nine parts off.
She was smiling.
But perhaps because she was backlit by the setting sun, her entire smile was cast in shadow, making it look eerily unsettling.
Alert!
All of Lu Yunze’s alarms were blaring—the highest level of alert!
“Jiang… Jiang Sui?”
“Young Miss, I’m here.”
“Are you in a bad mood?”
“I’m perfectly fine.”
Jiang Sui cupped her face with both hands, cheerful to the point of madness.
“Seeing that the Young Master is not only safe and sound, but also able to play the guardian knight for such a pretty young lady, I couldn’t be better. I’m flying high.”
“That doesn’t sound fine at all.”
Lu Yunze took a deep breath.
“Lu Yunze, who is this?”
The snake-wind beauty also spoke up, her expression displeased, probably because Jiang Sui had taken her cake.
“She’s a servant who came with me to Donghai City.”
“Oh, I see. A guest from afar.”
The snake-wind beauty smiled, but Jiang Sui couldn’t.
Lu Yunze coughed twice and continued:
“I think you’ve misunderstood something, Jiang Sui.”
“Have I? Isn’t the Young Master just being a good samaritan, buying cake for someone?”
Jiang Sui held up the cake with one finger, her tone oddly rhythmic.
“Come to think of it, I’ve known the Young Master for so long, but he’s never queued for two hours to buy me a cake. Instead, I’ve always been the one buying him snacks and midnight meals.”
“Heh heh, isn’t that your job as a maid?”
“Yes, it’s my job. So the Young Master doesn’t need to care about my feelings. Do whatever you want.”
Jiang Sui sighed.
“Even though I gave myself to the Young Master, he’s ultimately free.”
Lu Yunze tried to interrupt, but Jiang Sui cut him off.
“As for the first time, sure, I initiated it, but I also gave you my second time. The Young Master probably doesn’t like my chubby body—he probably prefers the slim type.”
“Ah, that’s not the ‘first time’ you think…”
“Enough, Jiang Sui. Don’t say things that can be misunderstood.”
“What’s so misunderstood?”
Jiang Sui pouted.
“Aren’t I just telling the truth? I gave you my first and second time.”
“And I did it so that this new friend could get to know the Young Master properly.”
“Ahhh!”
Lu Yunze started screaming.
“She’s not a new friend.”
Lu Yunze suddenly turned serious.
“Huh?”
Jiang Sui froze for two seconds.
“Then she’s still an old flame…”
“What are you talking about?”
Lu Yunze was at a loss for words.
“She’s not my new flame or old flame. This is Luo Qiaoying.”
“Huh?”
This time, Jiang Sui was genuinely stunned.
Seeing both of them looking at her, Luo Qiaoying, who had been enjoying the show, paused, then smiled gently and said:
“Hello, nice to meet you. I’m the Luo family’s liaison in Donghai City—Luo Qiaoying.”
The atmosphere between them immediately solidified, forming a small, silent world beside the rumbling car engines on the road.
It took Jiang Sui a moment to react.
The woman standing before her was the Luo family’s eldest daughter!
Her mind immediately filled with rumors about her. It was said she was Luo Tianyu’s right-hand woman and had a natural “yandere constitution.”
Looking closely, the woman did seem a bit sickly. Her skin wasn’t as rosy as a healthy person’s.
She looked like an ancient noble lady confined to her boudoir.
“You understand now?”
Lu Yunze asked again.
“So the Young Master has already been involved with another Miss from the Luo family.”
“No, what are you thinking?”
Lu Yunze had no choice but to explain the truth.
He hadn’t expected Luo Qiaoying to come to him directly and ask for his help.
She had run away from home just to buy the cake that Ye Ganlan had forbidden her to eat.
But she was too frail to wait in line, so she had to ask Lu Yunze.
And they had agreed that once Lu Yunze bought the cake, she would obediently go back with him.
“Get it now?”
“I get it.”
Jiang Sui nodded slightly.
“It’s great that the Young Master hasn’t been fooling around.”
She was smiling, but Lu Yunze couldn’t laugh.
For no reason, his reputation had been ruined.
After watching their antics for a while, Luo Qiaoying finally spoke:
“Lu Yunze, I remember the last time we met, you were still this small. I didn’t think that after so many years, you’d be taller than me.”
“Haha, Sister Ying, you haven’t changed at all.”
“Well, this broken body of mine is what it is.”
Luo Qiaoying smiled faintly.
“But… you’ve not only ‘grown up,’ but you’ve also become more outgoing. I don’t want to interfere in your life, but having that kind of relationship with a maid at home—it wouldn’t look good for your reputation if it got out.”
The misunderstanding was cleared, and Jiang Sui returned the cake to Luo Qiaoying, but she still seemed a bit dismissive when Lu Yunze tried to talk to her, as if she hadn’t cooled down yet.
“Not at all, she lied to you.”
Just then, a shout came from afar:
“Eldest Miss! We finally found you!”
It wasn’t just Ye Ganlan—Luo Yao, Luo Heng, and others were with her.
Hearing that voice, Luo Qiaoying’s expression changed.
“Ganlan?”
“You really did come here!”
“Sis, do you know how worried we were?”
“I’m exhausted. I want to go home.”
Caught red-handed, Luo Qiaoying could only say sheepishly:
“I just came out to buy a cake. Surely you don’t mind, right?”
“Of course—we mind.”
Ye Ganlan snatched the cake from her hand.
“Eldest Miss, you can’t eat this right now. Wait until you’re feeling better.”
“How can you do this…”
Luo Qiaoying was about to cry on the spot.
Luo Qiaoying was taken away in the car that had been called, escorted home by Ye Ganlan.
As for the cake, it ended up back in Lu Yunze’s hands.
He chose to give it to Jiang Sui before getting in the car.
“What’s this? Something the Young Master bought for another woman—I wouldn’t dare accept it.”
“Consider it my apology. Don’t be mad.”
Jiang Sui didn’t want to acknowledge him, but she relented:
“Fine. But the Young Master has to promise me there won’t be a next time.”
“Is there even going to be a next time?”
“If there has to be—”
The girl took the cake, her smile returning to its usual playfulness.
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