章 18: caught in someone’s arms.
The Blood lock town was very different from the slums, the shops were filled with a grandeur that Yin Zhu has never seen in the town closest to the slums. Every building was three floors high and the people walking around on the streets were wearing clothes that were so expensive that Yin Zhu couldn't help but blink her eyes as she tugged on the wrist of her sister.
" What is it?" Yin Xia asked as she turned her head to look at Yin Zhu. " Why are you tugging at my wrist like that?"
Yin Zhu leaned in closer and then pointed to the woman who was wearing a pink dress with pearls inlaid on it and whispered, " That woman seems to be wearing her entire month's budget on that dress of hers isn't she ?"
Yin Xia turned her head to look at the woman and chuckled before raising her hand and flicking Yin Zhu's forehead as she said, " That's nothing for the people living in this place, do you think that the residents of the Blood lock town will get broke if they buy a few dresses like that?"
" Oh," Yin Zhu pursed her lips as she turned silent but unbeknownst to her, some people of the Blood lock town seem to glance her way, despite being dressed in a dress that couldn't match the one that the young miss was wearing, she was still a sight to behold.
Some gazes that were locked on her were appreciative while some were filled with disdain as if they couldn't believe that someone from the slums dared to walk inside their noble town despite hiring countless betas as their servants.
The two sisters arrived at the mansion of the Situ family and on reaching the grand mansion, Yin Zhu couldn't help but suck in a breath as she looked at the building in front of her.
There was only one way to describe the palace in front of her and that was —— gloomy.
With many towers and turrets, the palace-like mansion stood tall in the middle of a garden that was half wilting, its several turrets were surrounded by many stairs rounding around the round turret as the entrance was several feet above the ground as if someone wanted to make it as hard as possible for their visitors to climb up the palace.
The many windows were glowing with a golden glow despite it being morning and Yin Zhu gulped dryly as she took a step back.
" Scared?" Yin Xia asked as she turned her attention to Yin Zhu who took several steps back in one go. Seeing her sister eye the palace warily, Yin Xia smiled calmly. " If you don't want to work here then you can go back and we will think of a way to send you to eldest uncle's house."
Yin Xia too didn't want Yin Zhu to work in a place such as this, it was too dangerous and her sister was a magnet that attracted all sorts of dangers.
" I will be fine," Yin Zhu replied as she hugged the umbrella she was holding in her hands, her fingers digging into the rough material as she drew in a deep breath and said, " I am ready, let's go."
" Very well…" Yin Xia walked up the narrow street that led to the Situ mansion followed by Yin Zhu who was careful not to fall on the narrow slope that was heading up towards the Situ mansion.
She didn't know who was the one behind the construction of this place but she already knew that they didn't have a single sociable bone in their body.
The entire palace screamed 'unwelcome', ' strangers turn around and leave.'
Why was her sister even working in this kind of place anyway?
" Good day, Miss Yin," the guard at the entrance of the Situ family smiled at Yin Xia. " You seem to be early today," he was still speaking when he noticed a petite woman standing behind Yin Xia and his brows rose an inch above their usual place as he looked at the younger woman and asked, " And this must be….?"
" My sister," Yin Xia introduced as she pointed to Yin Zhu. " Mister Zhao, this is Yin Zhu … and Yin Zhu, this is Zhao Bo, you call him Uncle Zhao or Mister Zhao."
" Ohho, it's the younger one," Mister Zhao smiled as he looked at Yin Zhu and bowed his head. "It's good to see you,"
"It's good to see you too, Mister Zhao." Since her sister was calling the old man Mister Zhao, she will continue to do so as well.
Mister Zhao wasn't willing to make Yin Zhu uncomfortable either, the two of them have met just now there was no need for him to speak any unnecessary words and make the first day of work awkward for the young lady speaking of awkward….
He looked around carefully before he motioned to Yin Xia and Yin Zhu to lean in closer.
The two sisters looked at each other before they leaned in closer to Mister Zhao to listen to what he was saying.
" The second young master and the third young master are in a really upset mood today, make sure that you two don't stumble in front of those two," he then glanced over his shoulder and added quickly in a hush manner. " Third young master has already killed two maids, if you see them today then you might as well pray to god to let you escape."
" God hardly ever listens, why would I pray to him? Shouldn't running away do the trick?" Yin Zhu scoffed and received another pinch from her sister who said, " Don't be so rude and how will you run? You can't take three steps forward without falling face-first on the ground."
" Of course, I can," said Yin Zhu as she walked in front to show her sister that she could walk three steps without falling and she did the task successfully but that was until she turned her head and looked over her shoulder to look at her sister as she said, " You see this? I can walk three steps without falling—— oh no."
No sooner did she say those words, she tripped. But then she was caught in someone's arms and saved herself some face.
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