The next morning, Gan Yuan woke up to find daylight flooding the room.
Upon opening her eyes and not seeing the little one nestled in her arms, her heart tightened. She immediately threw off the covers and got up, rushing out of the bedroom.
Outside the door, a maid was waiting. Seeing her, the maid quickly greeted her with a smile.
"Miss Gan, good morning!"
"The young master is having breakfast downstairs with sir."
She breathed a sigh of relief and headed toward the stairs.
"Miss Gan." The maid hurried after her. "The clothes for changing are all in the wardrobe. What would you like to wear today? I can prepare them for you now."
Gan Yuan paused to glance at her own clothes, noting the bloodstains on her trouser legs and the greenish grass juices, while her top was even more of a disaster, covered in various stains and even torn in several places by branches.
"No need, I can manage on my own."
She stopped and turned back to the bedroom; the maid hurried along, walking quickly to open the wardrobe for her.
"All of these are new, just simply washed for your health’s sake, so they don’t have tags."
Gan Yuan frowned as she looked at the loaded closet and pursed her lips.
How long was this guy planning on having her stay? Not just spring and summer clothes, there even seemed to be several coats, obviously meant for autumn wear.
"This side is for underwear."
The maid moved to another set of drawers, where in the neatly arranged compartments were folded undergarments, and on a rack on the other side, there hung several nightgowns, either with straps or made of semi-transparent lace and chiffon; there were even a few that were blatantly seductive...
Gan Yuan clenched her teeth in private, "Who picked these out?"
"This..." The maid hesitated for two seconds, "Mr. Will had them delivered."
Was he treating her as his bed partner?!
Gan Yuan curled her lip and reached for the most ordinary bra... The maid hurriedly took the clothes from her.
Once she had chosen her clothes, the maid immediately carried them to the bathroom and placed them on a rack. Gan Yuan followed her in, and noticing that the maid showed no signs of leaving, turned around.
"Do you need something else?"
"The butler instructed me to take care of you every step of the way," the maid spoke honestly, "He also said that if you’re not satisfied with my service, I should be dismissed." By the end of her statement, the maid’s tone carried a hint of pleading, "Miss Gan, if there’s anything wrong with my service, please don’t hesitate to tell me... I really can’t afford to lose this job."
Gan Yuan clenched the clothes in her hand tightly.
"Taking care of me every step of the way" was just a euphemism for having someone watch her.
She glanced sideways at the maid standing by, her face full of fear, and Gan Yuan waved her hand dismissively.
"I can wash myself; just wait for me outside."
Kindness wasn’t her attribute.
The only reason she did so was that this was between her and Huangfu Jue; she didn’t want to drag others into it.
"But what about your injury?!"
The maid looked worriedly at her leg.
"I’m not comfortable with others bathing me."
Gan Yuan’s tone was polite yet distant. Reading the refusal in her eyes, the maid nodded and left the bathroom.
"I’ll be right outside if you need anything."
After locking the door, she stripped off her clothes one by one, her eyes sweeping over her body in the dressing mirror. She leaned closer to the mirror, looking curiously at the red mark on her chest.
Goodnight [Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, thank you everyone for the rewards]