Gently kissing her forehead, he quietly got out of bed, put on his clothes, and went downstairs.
Despite the madness of the night, he had not forgotten about her injury.
Downstairs, the head of the bodyguards was speaking in a low voice with Will, their expressions serious. Hearing footsteps, both men turned to look, catching sight of Huangfu Jue descending the stairs. The bodyguard took a deep breath and approached with his head bowed.
"What happened?" Huangfu Jue asked, his voice cold and displeased.
He had been away from home for only half a day, and she had been injured, a fact that certainly displeased him.
The bodyguard cautiously glanced at his face, "Miss said... not to tell you. I think she was worried... it would trouble you."
Huangfu Jue’s blue eyes narrowed slightly, "Speak!"
The bodyguard did not dare to delay, immediately recounting the incident of Nancy’s horse charging into the estate in full detail.
"Nancy Locke?" Huangfu Jue frowned unhappily, his gaze falling on Will, "Make a call to the Duke, tell him to discipline his daughter properly. I do not wish for such an incident to happen again. Also, remind him that this time, because Littleyuan interceded, I will let it pass. But let him remember, he owes Littleyuan a favor!"
Of course, he wouldn’t truly care about the fence incident; it was a warning, alerting the other party that he knew about the matter and was very angry.
"Yes, sir," Will hurriedly replied.
Huangfu Jue rose from the sofa, his gaze once again falling on the face of the bodyguard leader, Charlie.
"This is the last time, I won’t allow her to be hurt again."
"Yes, sir," Charlie quickly replied.
Morning arrived as expected.
On the table, the phone buzzed with vibration.
Huangfu Jue reached for his cellphone, and on the other end was Will’s cautious voice.
"Sir, it’s quarter past seven, you have to leave at nine."
The man who is never late, still not appearing at this late hour, forced Will, who had no choice, to muster the courage to call him.
Muttering under his breath, Huangfu Jue hung up the phone and turned to look beside him, only to find that Gan Yuan wasn’t there.
He reached out to test the temperature of the blanket on her side; it was already cold, indicating she had been up for quite some time.
So early, where could she have gone?
Worried, Huangfu Jue threw off the covers and got up, not bothering to shower. He grabbed a robe and wrapped it around himself, then headed to the bathroom, which was empty.
Striding out of the bedroom, he encountered a maid who immediately stopped and curtseyed upon seeing him.
"She’s in the kitchen."
Huangfu Jue raised an eyebrow; the naughty girl must be hungry.
Relieved, he returned to his room, took a quick shower, and changed his clothes before going downstairs.
Entering the dining room, he saw Gan Tang sitting at the table looking towards the kitchen. Next to him stood Will, the butler, and several cooks.
All their gazes were fixed towards the kitchen, clearly filled with concern.
Hearing footsteps, Will turned and greeted him with a smile, and the others immediately turned back with apprehension, bowing in greeting.
"Uncle Huangfu, good morning!" Gan Tang also joined the others in greeting him.
Huangfu Jue looked around, puzzled, "Where is Littleyuan?"