Chapter 31: Chapter 31: She Left the Imperial Garden
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Little Snowball saw Ming Yao carrying a luggage bag and really about to leave, it scurried back into the master’s bedroom.
Gu Siting was about to take a shower, Little Snowball bit his trouser leg, dragging him towards the balcony.
“Meow meow meow~” Did you see momma is leaving?
Gu Siting glanced at the anxiously revolving Little Snowball, then at the woman walking out of the villa’s main gate.
She slung a luggage backpack over her shoulder, hands in her pockets, embodying a bit of wildness and independence in her stance.
Perhaps hearing the meows from upstairs, she quickly slouched her shoulders, appearing as though she had been wronged.
Gu Siting frowned his sword-like eyebrows, feeling this maid was rather odd.
Paying no attention to Little Snowball’s meows, Gu Siting walked towards the bathroom.
…
Ming Yao arrived at the duty room at the gate.
The duty officer from last night saw her, his face full of surprise, “Gu Fuzhen, why are you crying?”
Ming Yao hadn’t really cried, only a drop of eye drops in her eyes along with a look of great grievance on her face, which made it seem as though she had cried.
Ming Yao bit her lip, her eyelashes trembling as she flawlessly portrayed a damsel in distress.
“Big Brother Shen, from now on I won’t be able to work at Imperial Garden. Thank you for your help last night.”
Shen Li frowned, “What happened?”
“Last night I was afraid Fourth Master would vomit again, so I fell asleep next to his bed. Then I somehow ended up on his bed while sleeping, and when Fourth Master woke up, he accused me of climbing onto his bed and fired me!”
Shen Li’s eyes widened.
Although he had only worked with Gu Fuzhen for a few days, she had made delicious desserts and shared them with their gatehouse.
She wasn’t exactly beautiful, but she certainly had a good character!
“Big Brother Shen, perhaps we’ll meet again.” Ming Yao raised her hand to wipe the corner of her eyes, then turned and quickly left.
She hadn’t explained right away in front of the tyrant because she knew that even if she had, with his arrogant and self-conceited nature, he wouldn’t easily believe her.
But if Shen Li conveyed the message, the effect would be different.
Arrogant and self-conceited people aren’t necessarily all that bad at heart.
From his behavior towards Mu Chengjin, one could tell that the tyrant was indeed quite loyal and sentimental.
If he knew that he had wronged a little maid who had wholeheartedly taken care of him, he would surely feel a twinge of guilt!
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In the bathroom.
Cool water cascaded down from the showerhead, tracing paths over the man’s pale skin and spreading out across his broad frame as he stood with closed eyes, his eyebrows drawn together, face angular, with wide shoulders and a narrow waist, exuding a masculine aura that permeated the space.
He tilted his head back slightly, allowing the water to flow down his chiseled features, making his handsome face appear even more stark and alluring.
Suddenly, he opened his dark, deep eyes.
After turning off the water and drying off, he slipped on a bathrobe.
There stood Shen Li in the bedroom, having boldly come to find him.
Under normal circumstances, the duty officers at the gate were not allowed in the master’s bedroom.
Seeing the cold edge reflected in the man’s black eyes, Shen Li’s face paled with fear, and after taking several deep breaths, he dared to speak.
“Fo-Fourth Master…”
Gu Siting spoke coldly, “What is it?”
“Fourth Master, I’ve come to plead Gu Fuzhen’s innocence.”
Gu Siting remained silent, but the chill around him grew even more intense.
Shen Li dared not look into Gu Siting’s eyes; mustering his courage, he blurted out, “Last night, after you vomited all over Gu Fuzhen, she cleaned the bathroom and called me over. It was me who helped you change your clothes after you bathed.”
“If Gu Fuzhen had wanted to do something, why would she call me over while you were bathing and changing?”