Chapter 43: Chapter 43: What, he doesn’t have the capital to let that maid tempt him?
Gu Siting sped his car back to the Imperial Garden.
Steward Zhong and Aunt Zhong stood at the villa’s entrance, craning their necks to look out.
Seeing Gu Siting return, Aunt Zhong still didn’t retract her gaze and kept looking outside.
It wasn’t until Steward Zhong reminded her that Aunt Zhong turned to look at Gu Siting, “Fourth Master.”
Aunt Zhong wasn’t as enthusiastic as usual, and she seemed to be harboring some concerns.
Gu Siting noticed something off about the two loyal servants and his sharp eyebrows furrowed slightly, “What’s wrong?”
Aunt Zhong hesitated to speak.
After Steward Zhong sighed, he said, “Fourth Master, Little Snowball hasn’t eaten anything all day. It won’t eat the cat food we bought, and it hasn’t drunk any water either.”
Gu Siting’s eyes darkened, “Is it sick?”
“We called a vet, and the doctor said that Little Snowball isn’t sick, it just doesn’t want to eat.”
Gu Siting pursed his thin, crimson lips tightly.
What, is it on a hunger strike?
Gu Siting strode towards the upstairs.
Aunt Zhong reminded him, “Fourth Master, Little Snowball is in Gu Fuzhen’s room.”
Gu Siting walked to Gu Fuzhen’s servant room with a dark expression.
Upon pushing the door open, Little Snowball was lying on a single bed.
The bed sheets and quilt were neatly laid, without a single wrinkle.
Little Snowball curled itself into a ball, its sapphire-like eyes devoid of luster, dim and lifeless.
Normally, the moment Gu Siting returned home, Little Snowball would meow incessantly, jumping into his arms, its favorite place was with its male owner.
But today—
Gu Siting approached the bed, and there was no response from Snowball.
It wasn’t that Snowball hadn’t seen him; on hearing footsteps, it merely lifted its eyelids, and gave him a listless glance.
That look seemed to carry a hint of deep resentment.
Thinking back to how Little Snowball had bitten his trouser leg that morning, leading him to the balcony, begging him to keep Gu Fuzhen, Gu Siting realized that its half-dead appearance was for the sake of Gu Fuzhen!
Gu Siting let out a cold snort from his throat.
With one hand on his hip, his face frosty, “She only took care of you for a few days, and you’ve already become devoted to her?”
Even going on a hunger strike, an ungrateful wretch!
Upon hearing Gu Siting’s rebuke, Little Snowball hung its head, quietly turned around, and presented its tail towards Gu Siting.
Gu Siting clenched his jaw, “Get up, come eat with me.”
The Little Snowball on the bed didn’t move an inch.
Gu Siting laughed out of anger, “You won’t eat, huh? Then starve!”
He turned and walked away.
Aunt Zhong, not knowing when she had arrived, stood at the doorway. Looking at Gu Siting, whose complexion wasn’t very good, she hesitated, but still said, “Fourth Master, regarding Gu Fuzhen’s situation, the duty guard Shen Li told me, and I can assure you, Gu Fuzhen is definitely not the kind of person who would try to take advantage by seducing the Fourth Master.”
Gu Siting, “…”
What, he didn’t have the allure to be seduced by a maid?
Realizing Gu Siting had misunderstood her, Aunt Zhong quickly waved her hands, “It’s not that Fourth Master lacks charm, but it’s because Gu Fuzhen is simple and kind by nature, she’s nice to everyone and always willing to help.”
“She came here to work as a tidying specialist, but she ended up doing multiple jobs, helping with cooking, laundry and even tidying the garden. A few days ago when my back ached, she gave me a massage! And let me tell you, her technique was amazing. After she massaged me, my back stopped hurting.”
“She’s only been at Imperial Garden for a few days, yet Little Snowball has developed a deep affection for her, so you can imagine how well she usually treats Little Snowball!”
“You also know, Little Snowball’s temper is just as bad as yours, and it’s proud too… tsk tsk tsk, I didn’t mean to speak of you like that, in short, Gu Fuzhen is truly a competent and responsible maid.”
“Most importantly, I’ve heard she has someone she likes, so it’s impossible for her to try and seduce you, Fourth Master.”
Upon hearing Aunt Zhong’s words, the Little Snowball on the bed shook its tail and meowed repeatedly, as if it was telling Gu Siting that Aunt Zhong had a point.