It had only been a few days, but the way she addressed him had changed. Feeling her alienation and unfamiliarity, he said in a deep voice,"Young Master? Servant? Xin 'er, it's only been a few days, and we're already so distant?”
Xin 'er lowered her head and did not look at him from the beginning to the end. She said,"You are the respected young master of the Ye residence, this servant is just an insignificant servant. Young master, please have some self-respect and let go of this servant.”
These words finally angered Ye Wenxuan. He held her thin shoulders tightly and forced her to look at him." Where did these words come from? Xin 'er, you're not like this. Who taught you to say these words?"”
"This servant is only stating a fact. No one taught this servant to speak. This servant has a different status from the young master. In the past, this servant was insensible. Please forgive this servant's rashness in the past.”
"Xin 'er!" When he heard her calling him "servant" and "young master", he finally couldn't help but shout, exasperated,"Alright, is there a difference in status? Very good. From now on, as a servant, do you have to listen to me for everything I ask you to do?”
"Young Master, this servant is the maid in First Madam's room. But if Young Master has any instructions, this servant will do her best.”
"Alright, Xin 'er, listen up. In the future, you are not allowed to call this Young Master' Young Master', and you are also not allowed to call yourself 'Servant'. This is an order, understand?"
"Young Master, this servant cannot do as you command.”
"Why? You're a servant, and I'm the young master. How dare you disobey my orders?”
"Young Master is asking this servant to break the rules. Aunty Mei said that as a servant of the Ye family, you have to abide by the rules of the Ye family. The master is the master, and the servant is the servant. So, please don't make things difficult for this servant. If you don't have any other instructions, this servant will leave first.”
Ye Wenxuan did not let go of her, so she had nowhere to run. When he heard her say " Aunt Mei " just now, how could he forget that other than his father, there was another old-fashioned person in the residence. That was his mother's dowry maid, who later became the other steward of the Ye residence other than the butler.
"Aunty Mei? So she was the one who taught him those words. Xin 'er, do you agree with her rules?”
"This servant grew up in the mountains and has not seen much of the world. In the past, grandfather only taught this servant to be kind, but he never taught this servant how to be a servant. Now that Aunty Mei is leading me, she will teach me many things. I have no reason to disagree.”
"Xin 'er, do you want to be a servant for the rest of your life?”
"I, no, this servant, this servant doesn't know. This servant has never thought about what will happen in the future. This servant only knows to do what is right now.”
Ye Wenxuan could not do anything about it. No matter how angry or crazy he was, she always lowered her head and responded coldly. Knowing that it was useless to continue pestering her like this, he let go of her.
Xin 'er, who had regained her freedom, immediately bowed and said,""Thank you, Young Master. This servant will take her leave!"
Ye Wenxuan didn't say anything. He just looked coldly at Xin 'er, who was estranged from him. He was frustrated, but he had nowhere to vent. If he had known that Xin 'er would become like this, he would not have let her stay as a servant girl.
Aunt Mei had served his mother for many years and was like an elder to him. Although he was the young master of the Ye family, he had to give in to her in front of Aunt Mei, so he could not argue with her. The only way was to make Aunty Mei agree to let Xin 'er stay in his room and be his personal maid.
On a sunny afternoon, Ye Wenxuan moved a huge stone and placed it on the rockery in the back garden. He knew that Xin 'er would pass by today to get dried petals for his mother.
He was drenched in sweat on the fake mountain. Finally, Xin 'er walked over. He called out to her happily,"Xin 'er, Xin' er!"”
Xin 'er looked up and saw Ye Wenxuan sitting on the fake mountain with a large rock in his arms. He seemed to be holding the rock with both hands to prevent it from falling.
"Young Master, the weather is so hot. What are you doing up there?" Xin 'er asked in confusion.”
"Xin 'er, do me a favor. Come up and help me drag this stone.”
"Oh, okay, wait a moment. This servant will come up immediately.”The innocent Xin 'er immediately climbed up the rockery, not suspecting that this was a trap set up by Ye Wenxuan.
Looking at Xin 'er, who had taken the bait so easily and even spent a lot of effort to climb up the rockery, Ye Wenxuan couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth and smile cunningly without leaving a trace."Xin 'er, help me hold it back. Just stabilize it and don't let it fall. When I go down and tell you to let go, do you understand?”
"I don't understand. Young Master wants to put it down. Why don't you just put it down?”
"I'm afraid it will break. I have a use for this stone.”
"Oh." Xin 'er nodded and reached out her hands to help him stabilize the stone.
Ye Wenxuan slowly let go and asked with concern,""Can you stabilize yourself alone?"
Xin 'er nodded and said,"Yes, Young Master, you may leave."”
"Okay, then I'll go down. Hold on a little longer."
Ye Wenxuan jumped down in two or three steps. He looked up at Xin 'er who was doing her best to help him stabilize the stone. He suddenly felt a little guilty, but for the future, in order to make Xin' er not resist and stay away from him, he hardened his heart and decided to continue his plan.
"Xin 'er, I'm ready. You can let go now.”
"Young Master, can you catch such a big rock by yourself?" Xin 'er asked worriedly. Do you need help?"
"There's no time. I need it urgently. Xin 'er, don't worry, let go. I can catch it.”
"Alright, this servant will count to three and let go. Young master, be prepared.”
"Yes."
"One, two, three…"
After a loud thud, a wail was heard.
"Ah…"
"Young Master!"
When Xin 'er heard the scream, she knew that something had happened. She immediately came down from the fake mountain. However, because of her panic, the fake mountain was uneven and she accidentally fell down. His knees and arms were bleeding. She gritted her teeth and endured the pain as she crawled to Ye Wenxuan's side. He was unconscious and one of his feet was crushed by a large rock.
"Young Master, Young Master!" Xin 'er called him a few times with a sobbing tone, but he did not respond. Tears flowed uncontrollably. That was the first time she had cried so sadly since she was born. She was not even that sad when her grandfather passed away. Amidst all this sadness, there might be her regret, because she was the one who had turned him into this.
"Brother Ye, wake up, Brother Ye, wake up, Ye Wenxuan!”She laid on top of him and shook him vigorously, but Ye Wenxuan didn't react at all like a dead man.
"Someone, someone, is there anyone?”Because she was injured, Xin 'er could only call for help. However, at this time, the sun was shining brightly. After the torment just now, coupled with the fact that she was punished by Aunty Mei for not eating breakfast because she took the wrong basin, Xin' er finally lost her strength and fainted on Ye Wenxuan.
"Xin 'er, Xin' er!"
Ye Wenxuan sensed that something was wrong. He opened his eyes and saw Xin 'er unconscious on top of him. Actually, his leg was only pressed by a rock. The pain was not enough to make him fall unconscious. He just wanted to see Xin' er's reaction. Feeling Xin 'er's nervousness, he was so excited that he forgot that Xin' er had fallen from the rockery and hurt herself.
That " Brother Ye " and " Ye Wenxuan " sounded more pleasant than ever. At that time, he thought that he still had his own heart in Xin 'er's heart.
However, he did not expect that Xin 'er would faint because of his unconsciousness.
"Xin 'er, Xin' er!"
He wanted to get up and carry Xin 'er back, but he found that one of his legs was still pressed down by the stone and he could not move at all.
Damn it! If he had known that Xin 'er would be hurt, he would not have set up this trap.
"Men! Stone!"
This time, it was Ye Wenxuan's turn to shout. Fortunately, not long after, someone ran over to them.
Ye Wenxuan ordered Stone to invite a doctor to treat Xin 'er first. The doctor said that Xin' er was malnourished, overworked, frightened, and had a heatstroke. She would be fine after recuperating for a while.
"Malnutrition? Overworked?" Ye Wenxuan turned around and glared at Aunty Mei, asking angrily,""Aunty Mei, aren't you going to explain?”
Aunty Mei's eyes were a little evasive, but then she said righteously,"Young Master, Xin 'er is just a servant girl. How is she worth your concern? The most important thing now is to let the doctor take a look at your leg.”
"Aunty Mei, you are the most caring person around my mother and I have always respected you as an elder. However, this doesn't mean that I have to ask for your permission for everything. From today onwards, Xin 'er is in my room. Other than me, no one else has the right to order her around.”
"Young Master, I'm afraid that's not appropriate."
"What's wrong? Xin 'er was originally meant to be my personal servant girl. I just want a servant girl to serve in the room. Aunty Mei doesn't allow it?”
" Young Master wants a servant girl, how can I not allow it? It's just that Master and Madam…"
"Aunty Mei, you don't have to worry about this. I'll ask the two elders for instructions.”
Aunty Mei glanced at the unconscious Xin 'er with disdain. However, she could only give up because Ye Wenxuan was present. He bowed to Ye Wenxuan and walked out.
Who set up a trap for whom? Who was the one who fell into the trap? No matter who was in charge of everything, it was all for the word "love". Who said that those who were trapped by "love" and became hateful were all pitiful people in the world?
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