The masters of the Chen family do not like to keep pets, fearing that cats' claws will scratch people, so no one keeps cats, and consequently the servants of the Chen family do not like cats very much either.

Sifu watched his clumsy second brother awkwardly flirting with girls from a tree in the distance and was amused. However, he didn't dare to laugh out loud. They were in the Chen residence, with guards patrolling below and imperial guards passing through the streets regularly. He didn't want to be discovered and arrested as a thief.

But seeing his second brother's clueless and foolish appearance, Sifu was really worried for him. If his second brother continued like this, he wouldn't be able to meet Miss Chen even by dawn. It seemed that he would have to come up with a solution for his second brother.

After waiting for a while and hearing no more meowing or crowing from the rooster, the three people in the house stopped paying attention, assuming the cat had run away on its own.

Suddenly something shot in through the window, extinguishing all the candlelight and plunging the room into darkness. Miss Chen and her two maids screamed in alarm.

"Why did the candle suddenly go out? I'll go find a tinderbox." One of the maids got up to look for it, but couldn't find it inside the room, so she had to go outside to look elsewhere.

"Miss, don't be afraid, I'm coming right now." The maid who was left behind was afraid that Miss Chen would be frightened, so she quickly groped in the dark to go to her side to protect her.

After Chen Siqing screamed at first, she froze for a moment before regaining her senses. Then she heard the maid grumble, "Xiao Zhu, what's wrong?"

She called out but no one answered. Sensing something was wrong, she was about to scream for help when a large hand covered her mouth and nose. A tall figure appeared behind her, and a warm breath enveloped her.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. I just wanted to come and see you." Zhou Erfu had been outside when he saw the candle inside suddenly go out. Worried, he jumped in through the window without thinking.

But not wanting to be discovered by the maid, he knocked her unconscious.

Feeling the person in his arms nod slightly, Zhou Erfu said in a low voice, "I'll let go, but you can't shout, or people will think I'm a thief and arrest me."

"You were a thief to begin with," Chen Siqing thought, but she still obediently nodded.