Su Qing stayed in the villa until seven in the evening and took her dinner to her room to eat.
After seven o’clock, a group of the villa’s servants were allowed to rest.
However, Su Qing was not part of this group; she hadn’t worked in the morning and needed to work until nine o’clock at night before she could rest.
Mo Yunchen returned to the villa at eight-thirty, aware that Mo Yuchu and Mo Yuyan would not be home today, which is why he worked until eight-thirty before coming back.
In March, by eight-thirty, the sky had turned completely dark. Mo Yunchen’s Rolls-Royce Phantom glided into the villa.
Su Qing and Xiaolan, who had been working with her that afternoon, were tidying up the trash at the front when Xiaolan, hearing the familiar sound of a car, stopped what she was doing, hidden behind a large tree, stealthily watching the tall and slender figure emerging from the vehicle.
Under the dim lights, only a vague silhouette was visible, a long and muscular build radiating an aura of elegance and nobility.
After finishing with the trash, Su Qing saw Xiaolan standing under a large tree, staring into the distance.
With a puzzled look, she stood up and walked behind Xiaolan, who seemed not to notice, still fixated on the tall, muscular figure walking towards the villa.
Su Qing followed Xiaolan’s gaze, but could only make out the shadowy, noble figure under the streetlights as it walked towards the villa.
Su Qing felt an urge to run forward to get a clearer view of the figure.
Her head began to throb slightly. The figure seemed familiar, but she couldn’t recall where she had seen it before.
Leaning against a nearby tree, Su Qing rubbed her slightly aching head.
Xiaolan, looking disappointedly away from the figure, glanced at Su Qing and asked, "What’s wrong with you?"
Su Qing shook her head to indicate nothing was wrong. Xiaolan, not particularly concerned, nodded. She had only asked casually. Ever since Lee Yue came here, they had hardly spoken; Lee Yue was such a dummy that Xiaolan found it impossible to connect with her.
"Master Mo is so handsome, it’s a pity that such a handsome man will be forever. How great it would be if he fancied me."
Xiaolan looked again towards the brightly lit villa, muttering to herself with a look of yearning. In fact, it was just a thought, as she knew that Master Mo’s heart belonged only to his wife. Having been at the villa for several years, she was well aware of Master Mo’s and his wife’s story. But ever since the mistress passed away, Steward Wei had forbidden anyone from mentioning her. A slip of the tongue had led to some being overheard by the young master and mistress, resulting in those servants being dismissed, and since then, no one dared bring up the mistress again.
"Did Master Mo really love his wife that much?" Su Qing asked in a low voice, mimicking Lee Yue’s tone.
Was the figure she had just seen the Master Mo they spoke of, the one reputed to love Qin Qin with all his life? And what did he truly look like?
Xiaolan glanced around and said coldly, "How dare you mention the mistress; have you forgotten that it’s forbidden to do so in the villa?"
Lee Yue had only been here for about a month, she was so introverted. Why would she suddenly ask about the mistress today?
"Just tell me, Xiaolan."
Xiaolan shook her head, "I can’t say. If someone heard and I were to be found out, I would definitely be driven out of the villa."
She didn’t want to leave the villa. The salary was exceptionally high, and the benefits were good; no one wanted to leave.
Su Qing glanced at Xiaolan and pulled out a few hundred bills from her bag. Xiaolan’s eyes brightened, "What are you doing?"
"If you tell me about the mistress, this money is yours."
Xiaolan’s eyes shifted around, checking her surroundings, and, after making sure no one was paying attention to them, she snatched the money from Su Qing’s hand, leaned in close, and said with a smile, "I had no idea you were such a gossip, but out of the kindness of my heart, I’ll tell you."
"I’ve been in this villa for several years, and I know everything."
"Speaking of the mistress, she was the envy of everyone, to have Master Mo’s love, such an outstanding and beautiful man, how envious everyone was."
With a look of longing on her face, Xiaolan spoke; the mistress was the envy and the jealousy of all women in Jingdu City, that peerless beauty with exquisite medical skills who also knew fortune-telling.
Listening to Xiaolan’s slow narrative, Su Qing learned just how much Master Mo loved the woman named Qin Qin, how they had met, known, and loved each other. Qin Qin was Mo Yunchen, Master Mo’s life. Originally when Qin Qin was disfigured, Master Mo had chased her for thousands of miles to bring her back. Later, when Master Mo was in trouble, the mistress had tried to save him and ended up losing her life, leaving behind two young children.