Chapter 48: Chapter 48: She rested her head on his shoulder
Ming Yao looked terrified of Gu Siting.
“I just wasn’t thinking straight and went to extremes. Aunt Zhong, rest assured, I won’t lose my senses anymore!”
Aunt Zhong, seemingly triggered by a thought, audaciously glared at Gu Siting once again.
“Fourth Master, if you hadn’t wronged Fujin, she wouldn’t have nearly come to the brink of throwing herself off a cliff.”
Gu Siting’s brows nearly knitted together into one.
Perhaps he had never seen a maid who thought of suicide after just a few words.
His jawline tense, he stared at Ming Yao for a few seconds before speaking in a husky voice, “Sorry.”
Ha ha ha——
Ming Yao laughed wildly in her heart.
The high and mighty Tyrant Gu had actually apologized to her, a little maid.
Geez, probably the news of her near-suicide had deepened his sense of guilt a bit more!
Who knew Tyrant Gu was so easy to deceive!
Ming Yao lowered her head, barely holding back the laughter that was about to spill out, “It’s not Fourth Master’s fault. It was my own lack of inner strength. From now on, I will dedicate myself to serving well in Imperial Garden.”
Look how understanding and empathetic she is!
Instead of blaming the person who wronged her, she still intends to work hard for him.
Where else could you find such a maid?
The lie was successfully maintained, and, unexpectedly, she gained an even deeper sense of guilt from Tyrant Gu. It had been a pretty good night.
Exiting the alley, the group got into a Bentley.
Steward Zhong drove, Aunt Zhong sat in the passenger seat, and Ming Yao could only sit in the back with Tyrant Gu.
Once in the car, Ming Yao stayed close to the door, fearful of offending him.
Gu Siting noticed her small movements, his brows furrowing.
Was he that frightening?
To become so scared just by sharing a car ride!
Gu Siting released Little Snowball from his embrace, and the moment the cat was freed, it immediately jumped into her owner’s lap.
Gu Siting, “……” Really an ungrateful creature!
Driving smoothly toward Imperial Garden, Aunt Zhong occasionally struck up a conversation with Ming Yao.
But due to Gu Siting’s presence, their talk remained casual and brief.
Little Snowball nestled into Ming Yao’s embrace and fell fast asleep.
Leaning against the seat back, Ming Yao began to smell a refreshing and pleasant cold fir scent emanating from the man.
Sleepiness slowly overcame her.
Gu Siting heard the even, shallow breaths of one person and one cat, and he turned his head for a glance.
The woman was leaning against the seat back, her profile thin, lips slightly pursed, sleeping soundly.
Just as Gu Siting was about to look away, the car suddenly braked sharply.
Seeing that the woman’s head was about to hit the window, Gu Siting quickly moved closer, extended his hand, and caught her in time.
With such a commotion, the woman didn’t even wake up.
Little Snowball opened its blue eyes, glanced at him, and recognizing who it was, quickly fell back asleep.
“Fourth Master, I’m sorry. Suddenly, someone ran a red light.”
Aunt Zhong and Steward Zhong turned to look at the back seat.
Seeing Gu Siting holding Ming Yao’s head, both were startled for a moment, then their eyes twinkled with amusement.
Having been around Fourth Master for many years, they always knew that he was a man with a cold exterior but a warm heart.
After the car settled into a smooth ride, Gu Siting withdrew his hand, but the next second, his shoulder felt heavy.
The woman’s head had leaned onto his shoulder.
Steward Zhong, the driver, was taken aback when he saw Ming Yao lean her head against Gu Siting’s shoulder and instinctively stepped on the brake.
Sensing that Ming Yao was about to fall, Gu Siting quickly clasped her wrist and steadied her.
But in that moment when he gripped her wrist, a strange and wondrous feeling swept through him.
The wrist of the little maid was thin, soft, seemingly boneless.
The sensation of holding her felt oddly familiar, as if he had held it somewhere before.
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