“Ni Wei, Young Master His Blackstone asks you to come to the study.”
After breakfast, Ni Wei received His Blackstone’s message.
After delivering the message, Florin turned to attend to her own matters.
Ni Wei walked to the study and paced outside the door for a while.
‘Something feels… not good.’
‘Could it be that I was discovered last night when I sent Lila out?’
‘I clearly checked that there was no one around!’
‘No, no!’
‘So what if I was discovered?’
‘Lila herself said she couldn’t stand His Blackstone anymore.’
‘Helping her leave the Duke’s Mansion was the right thing to do!’
‘I did nothing wrong!’
Thinking this, Ni Wei took a deep breath, puffed out her chest, and pushed open the study door.
“Hey! What do you want from me?”
Ni Wei quickly walked to His Blackstone’s desk and placed her hands on her hips.
“Ho, now you don’t even knock before entering?”
Watching his little maid barge in so brazenly, His Blackstone couldn’t help raising an eyebrow.
“And aren’t you forgetting something?”
Ni Wei snorted.
“What?”
“As long as you work in the Duke’s Mansion, I am your master.”
His Blackstone quietly looked at Ni Wei, the corners of his mouth curling into his signature smile.
“You!”
Ni Wei’s face reddened, and she was about to say something when His Blackstone interrupted her.
“Back to business. Last night, did you help Lila run away?”
‘As expected, I was found out.’
“That’s right, I did it!”
Ni Wei lifted her chin and said righteously.
“She told me that you often bully her, and she can’t take it anymore. She never wanted to stay here. What’s wrong with helping her leave?!”
“Oh?”
His Blackstone’s tone was casual, as if he didn’t care much about the matter.
“You admit it quite readily. I thought you’d argue with me for a while.”
Ni Wei didn’t reply, still crossing her arms with a look of righteous indignation.
Seeing the girl’s expression, His Blackstone almost couldn’t help laughing.
“Very good. I like children who dare to act and take responsibility.”
His Blackstone stood up, walked around the desk, and approached Ni Wei.
“However…”
His Blackstone stopped in front of Ni Wei, looking down at the girl before him.
“After all, you caused me to lose a maid. Shouldn’t you accept some punishment?”
“Hmph, in your dreams.”
Ni Wei glared at His Blackstone, no trace of fear in her eyes.
“Didn’t you also say that you’re only my master as long as I work at the Duke’s Mansion? Then let me tell you… I quit! And not only that, I’m taking my sister and leaving this place!”
“Fine, I agree.”
Facing the girl’s angry accusation, His Blackstone nodded.
“Huh?”
Ni Wei was stunned. Clearly, she hadn’t expected His Blackstone to agree so readily.
Knock knock knock.
Just as Ni Wei was still frozen in place, a knock came at the door.
“Young Master His Blackstone, I’m coming in.”
Rafina Falier pushed open the door, carrying a tea tray.
“Hmm? Ni Wei? You’re here quite early today.”
Rafina looked at her sister, her tone curious.
After all, Ni Wei usually only came to the study in the afternoon for cleaning.
“I…”
Seeing her sister, Ni Wei clearly felt guilty.
‘Even though I’ve always wanted to take my sister away from this evil young master, she seems pretty happy here.’
‘I’ve never discussed leaving this place with her either.’
‘Now, in a moment of impulse, I resigned to His Blackstone. What if my sister doesn’t want to leave? Then…’
Thinking this, Ni Wei suddenly began to regret her earlier willfulness.
“You’re here? Just leave the tea here.”
His Blackstone stepped aside slightly to allow Rafina to place the tea tray on the desk.
“Thank you, Young Master His Blackstone.”
Rafina gave him a smile in return.
“Rafina, you’ve been working here for some time now, haven’t you?”
“Yes. What is it, Young Master His Blackstone?”
Ni Wei’s heart instantly leaped into her throat.
“Do you think you’re happy working here?”
“Of course. I feel very happy right now.”
Rafina put down the tea tray, turned to face His Blackstone, and replied with a serious tone.
“That’s good.”
His Blackstone patted Rafina on the head.
“Go ahead and attend to your duties. I’ll give you the day off tomorrow, and we’ll go to town together.”
Hearing His Blackstone’s words, Rafina’s eyes lit up with surprise.
“Yes, Young Master His Blackstone!”
After Rafina left, looking at Ni Wei, still frozen in place, His Blackstone sighed.
“About resigning—you’d better discuss it with your sister first before coming to me. If you really want to leave here, your sister definitely won’t let you go alone. But you should also consider her happiness once in a while…”
His Blackstone’s tone was persuasive, each sentence piercing the girl’s heart.
“I… I understand.”
Ni Wei lowered her head deeply.
‘She knew that the evil young master was right.’
‘In the past, her sister had sacrificed too much to take care of her.’
‘Now that her sister has finally found a life she considers happy, she has no right to make this decision for her.’
“So, you still intend to work here, right?”
“Mm…”
“In that case…”
His Blackstone’s face once again wore that unfathomable smile.
“Are you ready to accept your punishment?”
“Punish me then! Who’s afraid of you?!”
“Good, you have spirit!”
His Blackstone held up two fingers toward Ni Wei.
“I’ll give you two choices. First: deduct three months’ wages for you and your sister. Of course, I’ll also inform your sister about what you did last night.”
“Hey! If you’re going to punish me, punish me. What does my sister have to do with it?!”
“The rules are mine to set…”
“Alright, alright, what’s the second one?”
“The second one…”
As he spoke, His Blackstone returned to his chair behind the desk.
“Very simple. You get spanked.”
Ni Wei was taken aback.
‘Spanked?’
‘She remembered that when she was little, she saw adults in the neighborhood punish children who did wrong by hitting their palms with a wooden board.’
‘That’s nothing to be afraid of!’
“I choose the second one!”
Saying that, Ni Wei walked up to His Blackstone and without hesitation extended her right hand, palm up, with an expression of one ready to face death.
“Fine, you chose this yourself.”
Before Ni Wei could react, His Blackstone grabbed her wrist and pulled her onto his lap.
“You! What are you doing?!”
Ni Wei cried out in shock, using her hands to push against His Blackstone’s thighs to struggle up, but his hand firmly pressed down on her slender waist.
“What? Isn’t this what you chose?”
“Isn’t it a spanking on the palm?!”
“I never said that.”
Ni Wei’s mind went blank in an instant.
‘Wait!’
‘This position!’
‘No way?!’
“Hey! You! You’re not thinking of?!”
Smack!
A crisp sound echoed in the study, and Ni Wei’s body trembled violently.
His Blackstone’s palm, through her maid dress, landed heavily on her bottom!