Chapter 27: Previous owner, you left me in a pickle
The next morning, Steward Gu looked at the time before heaving a deep sigh. It was almost 9 am and given how punctual his master was, he must be coming downstairs at any moment.
Before he comes down for breakfast, the man decided to call Yu Mei first so that the couple won't start another war over something. The less they clash, the better it was for the rest of the organisms in the house.
As he walked upstairs, he knocked on the door to her room, "Miss Yu…" he called out but there was no response.
"Miss Yu…" He knocked again, considering whether he should open the door or not.
But just as he was about to push the door open, he hesitated at the last moment... After all, how could he, as a man, enter a girl's bedroom without her permission?
So, he knocked again.
Inside the room.
The constant knocking on the door woke her up. She grunted before pressing her palm on her ear.
"Stop it…" She whispered in frustration.
"Miss Yu…It's 9 am. Are you not awake yet?"
"It's only 9 am. What are you shouting for…" She mumbled softly, "Wait…What is the time?" As the realization struck her mind, she opened her eyes hurriedly only to find herself sleeping on the floor.
Her body has gone limp with her rigid sleeping posture. There were two consecutive knocks on the door again and she realized that the door was soundproof.
She squinted slightly to adjust her vision to the glaring sunlight. As she looked at the time, her eyes widened.
She stood up from the floor with the support of the wall. But just as she was about to open the door, something caught her attention.
The thick stench of blood in the room.
The white floor was a bloody mess. Even when she was sleeping near the door, there was a lot of dried blood near the bed.
As she looked down at her pajama, the left side of her body was drenched with blood, sticking closer to her body.
How did she not die after bleeding this much? It was the first question that came to her mind.
She raised her palm to look at her wound but her palm was crystal clear with no hint of injuries.
'Knock Knock.'
Taking a deep breath she opened the door but only half of her face was visible outside.
"Don't disturb me right now. I need some space," she calmly said.
Steward Gu was confused, "Miss Yu, why do you look so pale?" His nose twitched when it caught a stench that invaded his nostrils.
"I have not slept properly," She closed the door on his face, not letting him interrogate her further.
As she heard the sound of retreating footsteps, she leaned back on the door only to feel an obstruction.
Her brows furrowed and she slowly extended her hand toward the back of her waist. As her hand came in contact with the thing on her back, she could feel the soft and furry sensation on her palm.
She tugged at it trying to remove the thing that was clinging to her night suit but it only bounced back clinging closer to her body.
She unbuttoned her shirt hastily before holding it in her hand.
As she looked at the little creature sticking to her shirt, she staggered a few steps back.
As Jun Zixuan sat on the head chair of the dining table, Steward Gu walked towards the man.
"She didn't come?"
Steward Gu shook his head, "Miss Yu seems to be very unhappy about you moving in here. She even asked a servant to take her in as a tenant. She refuses to eat anything."
"Let her starve then. This is my house, anyways," Jun Zixuan said nonchalantly, feeling a little awkward at being treated like a virus for the first time in his life.
And that too, by the same woman who would do anything to get his attention.
"But Master, she didn't have her dinner yesterday…"
"Why?"
Steward Gu cleared his throat, "She said she doesn't give a damn about you. So, I think….she hates to see you. Master, I…I think I smelt blood in her room. But I am not sure…"
Jun Zixuan stood up from the chair, "Blood?" True enough, this woman would never spare her tricks.
He immediately made his way upstairs. He knocked on the door, "Yu Mei Zhen, open the door," His cold voice rang out on the first floor making all the servants curious.
But everybody continued doing their works rather than gathering there. Who knows if they will incur the man's wrath.
When there was no response from inside, Jun Zixuan kicked the door open before stepping inside the room.
Yu Mei was sitting on the bed with her head leaning against the bed rest as she casually read a comic book. This was the scene that greeted him.
The pleasant scent of Chanel perfume in the room could not be any more obvious.
He looked around but there was nothing amiss other than her deathly pale face.
She raised her head to look at him, "You seem to be lacking manners given that you barge inside a woman's room like that."
"I knocked," He narrowed his eyes, "You did not respond."
She closed the comic book before keeping it on the bedside table. Pushing the blanket a little higher, she looked at him, "Am I supposed to open the door when you want me to?" She smirked derisively, "Your voice makes me so sick that I'd rather not see your face and vomit to death."
He glared at the woman before taking a few steps towards her, "The sight of me makes you sick? You didn't say that when you were inclined to self-harming just to get my attention and affection."
She choked. Previous owner, previous owner, you left me in a pickle here!
"My eyes were pretty defective back then," She blinked her starry eyes at him, "I went to the ophthalmologist recently and my view of the world is clearing up right now.''
"You…"
Chapter 28: Fellow concubines of the same king
As Jun Zixuan's gaze turned colder at her words, she smiled at him, "Wanna strangle me? You will hurt your mother if you do that. After all, I am her favored daughter-in-law," Although she said that, she could not help but wonder how would a mother be so cruel to her own son.
Why would she want him to marry the previous owner who had such bad reputation.
Jun Zixuan pursed his lips, "She won't like it if you try to commit suicide again."
"Commit suicide?" She repeated in disdain, "For you? Do you think you are worth it?"
Narrowing his eyes, he looked at the comic book lying on the table, "Seducing my bossy husband in bed…Aren't you learning tricks from here? It won't work."
Her lips twitched slightly. She casually picked up the book to act normal. Little did she know it would turn out to be so controversial.
"After our divorce, I am planning to get married to one of my old flames," She sighed, "But, a long time has passed. I don't know if he still feels the same for me. So I'd try to seduce him by learning these."
And is it something you should be discussing with your current husband?
Jun Zixuan took a breath to control the urge of strangling her right there, "Why is the floor wet?" He asked coldly.
"I accidentally stepped on a cockroach so had to clean the whole floor."
He took a few steps towards her before looking straight into her eyes, "Why is your face so pale?"
She averted her gaze, "At thought of living under the same roof with you, I could not sleep for the whole night."
"I'm not interested in living with you. So, you should bother yourself with your nonsensical imaginations," When she didn't look at him, he lowered his body to her height and pinched her chin tilting her head upwards, "Between us, nothing will ever happen. Our relationship will always be an illusion to the outsiders. When they see us as a happily married couple, it will be nothing more than a…pretense."
Her starry eyes looked at the man deeply.
'Thump!' His heart skipped a beat.
That pair of eyes.
He loosened his grip on her chin before standing straight.
Her gaze was intense as she spoke, "Whatever you said today, do remember it well."
"I will."
"What about our divorce?" She asked coldly.
"We'll talk about that after having breakfast," With that he turned around and starting walking towards the door.
"Lock the door," Her voice made him pause but he didn't turn around.
Without speaking a word, he locked the door and left the room.
As soon as he left, Yu Mei leaned back on the headrest of the bed weakly for a few minutes before pushing herself out of the bed.
She opened the drawers of the bedside table and took out the wet towels that she used to wipe the floor. She even used the perfume to cover the blood stench.
She removed the silk robe from her body, revealing the blood-soaked pajamas.
Her body felt numb all over but she let out a sigh in relief.
The moment Steward Gu left, she already knew the situation might turn out to be like this and the man did prove her right.
But luckily Jun Zixuan had the decency to not check her room or else she would have been done for.
She walked towards the mirror and looked at the reflection. Her face was deathly pale but even with this amount of blood loss, she did not suffer any extreme consequences except for a little weakness.
Any normal person would die after bleeding for one whole night. She glanced at her palm, there were no thorn pricks from yesterday.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath and entered the walk-in closet before picking up a pink trench coat. She dug her hands inside the pocket and took something out.
She intently looked at the thing.
In her palm, there was a small silver thing that resembled a furball but the face was long. It had a tail that was a little larger than its body, somewhat like a fox. The tips of the silver tail were crimson red.
There was a tiny red lotus mark on its forehead.
But foxes can't be this tiny…she thought to herself.
Moreover, where did it come from?
"My condition…has it got something to do with you?" She murmured and poked its furry but the creature's eyes remained closed.
…
'Beijing issues a rare blizzard alert, which is the lowest in the capital's four-tier warning system. The snow which began hitting southwest Beijing at around 4 am is predicted to cover the whole city at around midnight according to Beijing Meteorological service….'
The news headlines caught her attention as she descended the stairs. She glanced at the television in the living room before walking towards the dining table.
While Jun Zixuan sat on the head chair of the table, she walked towards the other end before taking a seat.
She sipped her orange juice before glancing around the mansion, "Where is Steward Gu?" she casually asked.
Jun Zixuan paused his movements but did not reply. He chewed his food properly and picked up the glass of water before drinking a few sips.
Compared to his ever so elegant actions, she kept on stuffing the food inside her mouth. Shi Luo has said that her overweight might be related to other health conditions.
So, the last few days of starving herself were all in vain. Right now, she was feeling somewhat weak and extremely hungry so she didn't want to play along with her own rules anymore.
"I heard you were dieting?" The man who was silent till this moment, spoke up at this point just as she stuffed another piece of butter-spread bread in her mouth.
She choked on it before breaking out in coughing fits...
She forcefully gulped it down before drinking water, "You…Were we fellow concubines of the same king in our previous lives? Why would you always pick on me?" She glared at him.
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