Hong Yan thought that he probably didn't study hard at all.

"Master Jin, I am Hong Yan, the personal maid of Miss Tang in the Prime Minister's Mansion. My lady asked me to come to you for something important."

“Squeak—”

The door opened, and Jin Wade, disheveled, looked at the maid at the door, who smiled politely at him. It seemed like he had never seen her before. He then remembered that it seemed like he hadn't seen Tang Ruozhi for a long time, and even her personal maid had changed.

"You are...you are Miss Tang's personal maid?"

Hong Yan bowed modestly and said, "Yes, I am the young lady's new maid. If you don't believe me, sir," and then she took out a jade pendant and said, "This is a gift from my young lady. She wore it before. Take a look, sir."

After just one look, he almost fell down.

This jade pendant was given to Tang Ruozhi as a coming-of-age gift.

She said she would treasure it forever. Is this how she treasures it?

"Mr. Jin, my young lady wants to see you about something. Would it be convenient for her to move to the Prime Minister's Residence?" Hong Yan looked very anxious.

"...I..." Jin Wade hesitated for a moment, "Why did your young lady come to me?"

If it's nothing important, he won't go.

"My young lady," Hong Yan said with a blushing face, "My young lady wants to see you."

Jin Wade looked up suddenly when he heard this, and there seemed to be a light in his dim eyes.

But when he thought of the past, he gradually regained his composure. Tang Ruozhi, she always used those sweet words to coax him, making him willing to do anything for her.

But he just happens to be the one who falls for it.

"Have you run into any trouble again..."

Hong Yan quickly denied it and said, "No, sir, the lady said that she just missed you."

"You said she misses me?" Jin Wade was even more excited this time. The difference between "want to see" and "miss you" was not that big, but he was like a big boy who had just fallen in love and received the confession of the girl he liked.

But a sense of loss also followed: "Who knows if she said this to trick me, I'd better not go." What if this was another prank of hers, then who would put an end to his expectation?

"No, Mr. Jin, the young lady told me this herself. I didn't lie to you." Hong Yan was so anxious that she almost cried. Why is this Jin Wade so stupid? Could he have become stupid from studying? "This is really what my young lady said in person. It's absolutely true. Now that the young lady is injured, she just wants to see you..."

"You said Zhizhi is injured?" Jin Wade was instantly emotional. He could torture Zhizhi in any way he wanted, but her injury was a big deal. "Where is she injured? Is it serious?"

As expected, when he was not around, Zhizhi would not take care of herself. She was a precious girl, how could she get hurt?

"Take me to see her!"

When Jin Wade left the General's Mansion with Hong Yan, he found that he had once again gone to the Prime Minister's Mansion out of control and ran to the woman he had been thinking about day and night but who had hurt him all over.

As expected, his concern could not be concealed. After hearing the news that Tang Ruozhi was injured, he subconsciously followed Hong Yan.

So what if she doesn't like me? Doesn't loving someone mean giving everything for her?

He was very familiar with the road from the General's Mansion to the Prime Minister's Mansion. He had walked it countless times since he was a child.

But it was the first time she entered Tang Ruozhi's room. After Hong Yan brought him in, she walked out and closed the door.

“Zhizhi…”

It had been so long since he had taken a good look at Tang Ruozhi. The person he thought about day and night was lying on the bed, his face pale and bloodless, as if he was still trying his best to endure the pain.

Jin Wade showed a look of heartache, but because of what she had said to him before and the words she had warned him, he did not dare to get close. He could only hesitate at a distance, not daring to move forward.

"Brother Jin, you're here."

Tang Ruozhi called him "Brother Jin". The weak voice floated into Jin Wade's ears, and he felt distressed immediately. She was such a proud girl. Even when she was beaten and scolded by her mother, she would not be so weak.

Who hurt her?

"Who hurt you?" The anger in his eyes was about to burst out. If anyone dared to hurt his Zhizhi, he would definitely teach that ignorant person a lesson.

"I don't know who it is..."

Tang Ruozhi lied again, but she knew that even if she lied, Jin Wade would forgive her.

Jin Wade wanted to ask more questions, but seeing her weak appearance, he couldn't open his mouth.

"Don't worry, I will definitely check it out for you!"

"Don't go!" Tang Ruozhi stopped him without thinking, but in return he got a puzzled look from Jin Wade.

Why did Zhizhi stop him?

"I just don't want to cause any more trouble. I want some water. Can you pour it for me?"

Tang Ruozhi avoided the topic and looked at Jin Wade with a questioning look. He immediately ran over, poured a glass of water and handed it to her.

Tang Ruozhi didn't take it, but just took a small sip from his hand to moisten his dry throat.

"How are you?"

Jin Wade looked at her and asked anyway, thinking that this sentence shouldn't be considered excessive. It was just a simple greeting between friends.

But I thought about it for a long time before asking.

Tang Ruozhi was stunned for a moment, blinking her tearful eyes, and looked at him with a wry smile, saying, "No, it's not good without you by my side. It's not good at all."

Jin Wade's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly had an urge to hold the person in front of him in his arms and tell her that he was the same. Without her by his side, his life was boring and worse than death. He missed her very much.

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