After finishing a day of cultivation, Dong Yun’er had been waiting at the door early, since Lin Huanhuan said it wouldn’t take much time.
But no matter how hard she racked her brain, she couldn’t understand why Lin Huanhuan had only gone to Formation Peak and yet brought a woman back with her.
‘Is she Miss’s new flame, or a new target?’
Dong Yun’er quickly assessed Huyan Yazhi’s appearance in her mind and immediately dismissed the idea.
‘No, that can’t be. This woman’s looks are barely passable. Even if Miss were desperate, she wouldn’t take a liking to her.’
‘Or maybe she’s a new servant Miss found, using the excuse of helping me with my workload?’
Although Dong Yun’er was extremely nervous inside, the moment her gaze shifted to Lin Huanhuan, she instantly concealed those little thoughts and revealed a smile as warm as the spring sun.
“Miss, welcome back. You’re a little later than I expected.”
“I ran into a small matter and took care of it on the way, so I’m a bit late.”
Lin Huanhuan explained with a smile.
She keenly sensed something off about Dong Yun’er. Although Dong Yun’er appeared normal, she could still tell.
At first, she wasn’t sure of the specific cause, but that wasn’t hard to figure out. By considering Dong Yun’er’s personality traits and what she had been doing, she could roughly deduce the answer.
Lin Huanhuan had made plenty of preparations to fully tame this nasty yandere maid. As long as Dong Yun’er didn’t hide things too well or leave no clues, Lin Huanhuan was confident she could find out.
Thinking this, Lin Huanhuan smiled, stepped closer, and reached out to pat Dong Yun’er’s head.
A pleased expression immediately appeared on Dong Yun’er’s face.
Lin Huanhuan couldn’t help but smile knowingly.
‘She’s a bit like a kitten. And she secretly bristles often, which makes it even more fitting. How is this any different from keeping a jealous pet?’
She proactively introduced them.
“This is Huyan Yazhi. You could call her my friend. She owes me a considerable favor, so she’ll be helping me out for a while.”
“And this is Dong Yun’er, my personal maid.”
As she spoke, Lin Huanhuan looked up at Dong Yun’er.
Seeing Dong Yun’er staring with bright, sparkling eyes and an expectant expression, she quickly added,
“She’s very close to me. I entrust all important matters to Yun’er, and she’s very reliable.”
Hearing this, Dong Yun’er remained outwardly calm, but inside she was shouting.
‘Whoa! Is Miss asserting her dominance? Or is she defining the relationship between us? I haven’t even said anything, and Miss is already being so bossy. Not that I hate it, though.’
Lin Huanhuan noticed the corners of Dong Yun’er’s mouth twitching uncontrollably and knew she had Dong Yun’er completely under control. She nodded with satisfaction.
She even started daydreaming.
‘At this rate, even if I tell Yun’er about my plan to win over You Yuelan, she probably won’t get angry and bristle, right?’
Of course, she only thought about it and didn’t dare actually do it.
The reason she kept this matter from Dong Yun’er wasn’t just because she was afraid Dong Yun’er would get angry, jealous, or even lock her in the basement.
If it were only that, it would be easy to handle—escaping would be a breeze.
The main issue was that Dong Yun’er’s love for her was too twisted. She wanted to know everything about her, even every inch of her flesh and soul.
If Dong Yun’er didn’t know that Lin Huanhuan was targeting You Yuelan, that would be fine. But if she did, and since they spent every day together, Dong Yun’er would be aware of all her plans. She would quickly deduce that Lin Huanhuan wasn’t truly sincere about going after You Yuelan.
Although the chance of Dong Yun’er guessing the whole truth was very small, it wasn’t zero.
It had happened before. Dong Yun’er might still come to a conclusion that Lin Huanhuan had a special reason for doing this.
If she pushed further back in time and thought about her attitude toward Ye Jinxi, then things would get messy.
If her biggest secret were known by others, what would happen?
After all, Dong Yun’er barely appeared in the original work, with only a few brief records. Her ending was unknown.
In other words, even if Dong Yun’er were struck dead by heavenly thunder the very next second, it would have no effect at all.
She didn’t dare gamble on that possibility.
At the very least, until she had enough strength, she absolutely had to keep this hidden.
‘Thinking about it so much is useless. I still need to focus on improving my strength.’
Lin Huanhuan sighed inwardly and said with a smile,
“I’m going inside to handle some matters. You two get acquainted here for now.”
“Huyan Yazhi will be staying here for a while. If you want to take a look around, Yun’er can show you. It’s quite big here; wouldn’t want you to get lost.”
“Don’t start a fight, though. That would be troublesome.”
Before going inside, Lin Huanhuan made a joke.
As soon as she disappeared from sight, the peaceful and warm atmosphere immediately changed.
When Dong Yun’er heard that Huyan Yazhi was only an ordinary friend of Lin Huanhuan’s, her wariness toward her decreased significantly.
Since Huyan Yazhi had to work for free for a while, she naturally couldn’t be rude.
‘Perfect. I can pry out of her what Miss did at Formation Peak.’
Dong Yun’er immediately put on a bright smile and said,
“Miss Huyan Yazhi, hello. I am Miss’s personal maid, as Miss just introduced.”
“Since you’ll be staying here for a while, if there’s anything you need help with, feel free to ask. I’ll do my best to help.”
“I’m very happy to meet you. I hope we can get along well during this time.”
Huyan Yazhi didn’t answer right away. Instead, she looked Dong Yun’er up and down.
Then, combining that with the fact that Lin Huanhuan had just introduced Dong Yun’er as only a personal maid, she made her judgment.
‘This woman might be Lin Huanhuan’s personal maid and seem close, but no matter what, she’s just a maid, a servant.’
‘And even though I have to work for Lin Huanhuan for a while, I just reached a cooperation with her and tied our interests together. At worst, I’m only one step below her.’
‘That means this maid named Dong Yun’er is far beneath me in status. No need to hold back.’
With that in mind, Huyan Yazhi put on a contemptuous expression, gave Dong Yun’er a casual glance, and said flatly,
“You’re called Dong Yun’er, right?”
“You’re so disrespectful to me? Bow and pay your respects immediately. How are you handling things?”