“Young Miss, we’ve arrived at school.”
The car came to a stop, and the driver’s voice carried a respectful tone.
“Mm.”
An Qing nodded, put away her phone, opened the car door, and stepped out.
An Yu’s behavior—whether in this life or the previous one—had far too many incomprehensible points. An Qing couldn’t figure it out, which was why she had kept running into dead ends.
Whether she could understand it or not, time kept moving forward, and she had to keep moving too.
The campus was the same as always. An Qing didn’t dislike the repetitive daily routine, but she felt irritated by it all the same.
She always felt like she no longer had time for these things.
Going to school, attending classes, getting out of school, resting.
This seemingly ordinary daily life was pushing her farther and farther away from An Yu with every passing second.
That was why An Qing was becoming more and more impatient.
She didn’t want to reach the end still completely in the dark.
An Qing kept her face cold, her smile gone entirely, even after she had entered the campus grounds.
Pretending no longer seemed to have any meaning.
“An Qing.”
Hearing the voice, An Qing paused and immediately stopped in her tracks.
A white-haired girl.
“It’s you?”
An Qing frowned. She remembered this person—the one who had come to deliver gifts, Chen Yu’s maid.
Why was she at their school now, and wearing a school uniform?
Was she a student here too? An Qing had no recollection of her at all.
“It is me.” Huang Ke Ling said coldly. “Looks like your eyes have opened.”
“Hah? What does that mean?”
A trace of annoyance flashed in An Qing’s eyes. This maid was even more inexplicable than An Yu.
“Nothing.”
Huang Ke Ling shook her head. She was simply using what little goodwill she had to remind the girl in front of her not to actually develop feelings for Chen Guang.
However, it seemed her reminder was unnecessary at the moment.
Huang Ke Ling lowered her gaze to the phone An Qing was holding, a mysterious glint flashing in her eyes.
“Let me give you a piece of advice: don’t touch someone else’s prey.”
In an instant, An Qing felt Huang Ke Ling’s aura change, becoming incredibly dangerous.
“Threatening me?”
An Qing narrowed her eyes slightly, her crimson pupils carrying a hint of chill. Although she didn’t understand what that meant, Huang Ke Ling clearly knew something, or she wouldn’t have threatened her like that.
When had An Yu gotten involved with Chen Yu’s maid again?
Could it be that from the very beginning, the reason she had gotten tangled up with Chen Yu was because of the maid before her?
An Qing’s brows knitted tightly, a trace of hostility gradually appearing in her eyes.
There were far too many girls around An Yu—like cockroaches, popping up one after another in places she wasn’t aware of.
And the number kept increasing.
Now another maid whose situation she didn’t understand had appeared.
“Hm?”
Watching the change in the girl before her, Huang Ke Ling frowned—a rare occurrence.
She had only given a routine reminder, but she hadn’t expected An Qing’s reaction to be so intense.
It seemed… there really might be something going on this time.
Huang Ke Ling nodded slightly, a strange color flashing through her silver eyes.
If she was an enemy… she had to be eliminated.
No matter how important An Qing was to Chen Yu.
“You… what is your relationship with An Yu?”
An Qing spoke slowly. Her crimson eyes were utterly hollow, as if seeking final confirmation.
However, the moment An Qing’s words fell, the imposing aura around the white-haired girl before her vanished completely. Instead, she blinked in a somewhat dazed and cute manner, as if something had taken her by surprise.
“An Yu?!”
“Don’t play dumb. What exactly is your relationship with An Yu!” An Qing gritted her teeth, growing even more irritated.
First it was Ning Wanciu, then that Cheng Shimumeng, and now this inexplicable maid.
None of them were easy to deal with.
“Hm?” Huang Ke Ling nodded slightly, seeming a bit hesitant. “An Yu… I don’t know her.”
“Hah?”
An Qing was stunned, her face full of disbelief.
She had personally come over to warn her, and after the warning, she said she didn’t know An Yu.
“I think there might be some misunderstanding between us.” Huang Ke Ling lowered her head slightly, adopting an apologetic look. “Just pretend I never said what I said earlier.”
“What exactly do you mean?”
An Qing frowned, unsure why Huang Ke Ling had suddenly apologized.
“I mean, the An Yu you mentioned—I don’t know her, and nothing has ever happened between us.”
Huang Ke Ling, who normally had little patience, was now explaining to An Qing.
She really had no relationship with An Yu. The last time they met, it had only been a warning—for the same reason as the one she had just given An Qing.
The girl before her would absolutely never be interested in Chen Yu.
Because she had eyes similar to her own.
“Let me reintroduce myself. I am Huang Ke Ling, a normal, ordinary maid.”
Huang Ke Ling gave a slight curtsy, lifting an imaginary skirt and performing a maid’s greeting.
An Qing frowned in confusion. The way she phrased it made it sound like she herself wasn’t normal.
“Up until now, I should still be able to count as your ally.”
After the greeting, Huang Ke Ling straightened up and returned to her icy expression.
“In any case, congratulations on your success.”
With that, Huang Ke Ling turned and left, heading to her class to report in.
An Qing was left standing there alone, staring blankly as the white-haired girl walked away.
In the end, she didn’t know what to say.
This maid was too inexplicable. She suddenly came over to warn her, then changed her attitude the moment she heard An Yu’s name, and even claimed she didn’t know her.
An Qing watched her back in confusion, even forgetting the irritation she had felt earlier.
However, perhaps it was just her imagination, but she couldn’t help wondering what Huang Ke Ling had come here for.
She felt like she had heard that name somewhere before.
But she just couldn’t remember.
“…So inexplicable.”
An Qing shook her head.
Never mind, it wasn’t important. She had more important things to think about.
Not far away, Huang Ke Ling was hiding alone in a corner, a cold smile on her face.
Her phone displayed a familiar-looking scene.
If Chen Yu were here, he would recognize it as his own room.
At some point, Huang Ke Ling had planted a hidden pinhole camera in Chen Yu’s room.
“Sigh… Young Master, this is your fault too. It was that happy look on your face earlier that made me misunderstand An Qing.”
Huang Ke Ling had already seen Chen Yu’s delighted expression through the surveillance feed.
Although she didn’t know why he was so happy, she knew it was because An Qing had added him as a friend.
That was why she had specifically sought out An Qing to give her a warning.