Chapter 7 I promised to hug her and only her.
Qi Xunsheng woke up to a burst of noise. The ding-dong sound made her already painful head almost explode.
She threw the pillow towards the door in annoyance, but this did not bring peace to her ears.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw a light blue wall.
This is her room.
Her head hurt so much it felt like it was about to explode, and it took her a while to realize that she shouldn't be here.
Last night, I broke into Qi Zhao's Rose Manor with Shan Xianmin, and then Shan Xianmin disappeared. In order to find her, I had to agree to Qi Zhao's unreasonable request.
He drank half a glass of red wine and kissed her.
Thinking of this, her cheeks couldn't help but get hot. How could someone be so shameless?
She thought her coquettishness had reduced her drinking by half a glass, but she didn't expect Qi Zhao to be so kind and asked her to come to her again tonight.
She agreed without hesitation.
As for whether to go or not, that was her business. After finally escaping from that horrible castle, Qi Xunsheng said she would never go again no matter what.
wrong.
She seemed to be missing a memory. How did she get back home?
Qi Xunsheng thought about it for a long time but couldn't remember it. She only remembered that she met Shan Xianmin, and then she couldn't remember anything else.
Thinking of this, she called Shan Xianmin.
The person on the other end answered the phone quickly, but the person who answered the phone was not Shan Xianmin, but her mother.
"Minmin is still sleeping. I'll ask her to call you back when she wakes up."
After hearing what Aunt Shan said, Qi Xunsheng felt relieved. He was just happy to hear that Shan Xianmin had returned home safely.
The noise downstairs continued.
Qi Xunsheng washed up and went downstairs.
The servants were in a commotion, and only Aunt Zhang was sitting on the sofa, reminding them: "Stop making noise, stop making noise, don't disturb the young lady's sleep."
Unfortunately, no one listened to her and the noise continued.
Qi Xunsheng didn't know what had happened here that had caused so much discussion. She leaned against the spiral staircase and listened to the people below arguing:
"In terms of seniority, I came here earlier than all of you, so I'm the one who should go."
"I'm still young. No one can match my drive. Of course, I'll be the one to go."
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"Where are you going?" After listening for a long time without getting the point, Qi Xunsheng slowly walked down and looked at the group of people.
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd instantly quieted down and stood up straight.
This was the first time that Qi Xunsheng discovered that there were so many servants in the house. She roughly counted them and there were actually twenty of them.
But when Aunt Zhang asked people to clean the house, no one was there. She thought there were few people in the villa, but she didn't expect that they were all hiding.
"Miss, you can't blame us. After all, people always strive for higher positions." The servant who accompanied her in the car last time spoke first.
"So where are we going?"
"Miss, please don't stop us." The servant continued speaking.
She was just asking, not trying to keep him, and she didn't know where this person came from with all this drama. Seeing that she couldn't get an answer from them, Qi Xunsheng turned her gaze to Aunt Zhang, the only person she trusted.
Aunt Zhang looked at the group of people with dismay and explained to Qi Xunsheng, "This morning, Madam sent someone to say that Miss Su Jing is going to have a party and wants to borrow some help from here."
There are more people over there, so there's no need to borrow help.
She said she wanted to borrow some manpower, but in fact she just wanted to find an excuse to transfer all her people back.
Unfortunately, she had too many people and could not adjust them all at once, which caused internal quarrels.
"Miss, are you hungry? I can make you whatever you want to eat." Aunt Zhang asked her as usual, not affected at all.
"I want to eat noodles."
Qi Xunsheng knew that Lu Qinglian had looked for Aunt Zhang many times, but Aunt Zhang had always stayed by her side and never wavered. From the time her mother passed away until now, Aunt Zhang had become like a family member to her.
The servants in the house didn't care about her at all and even asked her for help:
"Miss, please tell my wife that I really don't want to be here anymore, considering my hard work."
Aunt Zhang brought some cakes and fruit, asking her to fill her stomach first. Qi Xunsheng leaned against the sofa, peeled a grape and put it in her mouth, saying casually, "Next."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and immediately someone came forward to recount his own merits and begged her for help.
Qi Xunsheng's villa is relatively remote, with few people living nearby and inconvenient transportation. More importantly, the servants' expenses are all paid by Lu Qinglian, and the salary allocated to her villa is small. It would be different if she stayed in the Su family. Not only would the salary be high, but she could also meet wealthy aristocrats.
It's much better than staying in this wilderness with her.
She had also thought about using money to win people's hearts before, just like Lu Qinglian did.
Later I found out that these people were only worth this price.
Lazy, greedy, and ambitious. Lu Qinglian saw these people's bad behavior and used it to deceive her.
Qi Xunsheng chewed a grape and listened to the servants' words, muttering, "From this point of view, the Madam must value you very much and specially transferred you over."
The servants, unaware that the other party was also an undercover agent, nodded in unison.
The noodles were already cooked, emitting the aroma of food. Qi Xunsheng was already feeling hungry and didn't want to bother with them anymore. She pointed outside and said, "I'll make a phone call. You guys wait outside and I'll call you in."
It was noon and the sun was very strong. The people walking in front took a look and retreated.
Qi Xunsheng laughed: "If you don't listen, I won't mention anyone."
Everyone then left. The sun was scorching, and some people started gossiping as soon as they left.
"Do you think she'll really let us through?"
"Of course not. If we leave, who will help her clean such a big villa? Don't worry, even if she doesn't let us go, she will definitely give us a raise."
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Qi Xunsheng couldn't hear what the people outside were saying, but she could tell from the way they poked their heads in that they were saying bad things about her.
"Miss." Aunt Zhang hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong?" Qi Xunsheng stirred the noodles and smiled, "Aunt Zhang, your cooking skills are getting better and better."
Aunt Zhang smiled along with her, looked at the people outside the door, and then looked at Qi Xunsheng: "Who are you going to let go, Miss?"
"Who should I let go?" Qi Xunsheng stirred the chopped green onions into the soup, picked up the poached egg and took a bite. "You should ask me who I plan to keep."
Aunt Zhang changed the subject after hearing this: "Who does the young lady plan to keep?"
Qi Xunsheng's mouth was full, and he mumbled, "Of course it's you."
Since her mother passed away, Aunt Zhang has been by her side. No matter how Lu Qinglian tempted her with benefits, she has never wavered. Everyone in the family will side with Lu Qinglian, and only Aunt Zhang will stand by her.
As for the others, they are just code names to her. She can't remember who is who, and there is no need to remember. They are not sincere and will leave anyway.
Aunt Zhang was moved and immediately said, "I won't leave you, miss."
Qi Xunsheng chuckled twice, suddenly paused in chewing noodles, looked up and asked her, "How did I get back last night?"
"You got out of a black car."
"Am I alone?"
She originally wanted to ask Shan Xianmin if they were in the same car, but she didn't expect Aunt Zhang to be silent for two seconds after hearing this, and seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if she didn't know whether to say it or not.
Qi Xunsheng had never seen Aunt Zhang look so troubled before. She felt an inexplicable unease in her heart and asked, "What's wrong?"
"You were carried out of the car."
Qi Xunsheng was stunned, and even the movement of opening his mouth to ask questions paused. After a long while, he finally asked, "Who?"
Aunt Zhang was embarrassed: "I don't know her, she's not your friend, but she's very, very beautiful."
Aunt Zhang knew almost all of Qi Xunsheng's friends, and after hearing her description, she understood that the person who sent her back was Qi Zhao.
She didn't expect that this man was so gentlemanly and knew to send people home.
"Did she say anything?" Qi Xunsheng asked.
"She told you to remember your promise," Aunt Zhang asked mysteriously. "What promise? Is she your girlfriend?"
To her, Aunt Zhang was like her elder, and she couldn't help but be curious when a strange woman suddenly appeared to take her home.
As for the promise, she never wanted to see that shameless man again, and would never go to Rose Manor again tonight no matter what.
Qi Xunsheng felt guilty when she stared at him, and quickly denied: "She's not my girlfriend."
Aunt Zhang was a little disappointed: "Oh, I thought she was your girlfriend and could take care of you in the future."
Having been with her for so many years, Aunt Zhang understands Qi Xunsheng better than the rumors. She knows that she is simple-minded and not as arrogant and domineering as people say.
Her biggest wish is that Qi Xunsheng can find his own backer.
Even if Qi Xunsheng didn't say it, she could still see that no one would not envy others for having a backer.
Every time the annoying stepsister brought up Su Tongming and Lu Qinglian, Qi Xunsheng pretended not to care, but he still cared in his heart.
Of course, what she cared about was not these two people, but she felt lost because she thought that others had people to protect them, but she didn't.
In order to protect himself, he pretends to be indifferent to everything, and when necessary, he will use a bad temper to cover it up as rumored.
In Aunt Zhang's heart, no matter how bad others say about Qi Xunsheng, he is still the best child in her heart.
"Can't you take care of me?" Qi Xunsheng didn't want to hear such words. Whenever she heard such words, she felt that the other person was going to stay away from her.
She always remembered that before Qi Yushuang passed away, she tried hard to teach her how to survive and told her to learn to take care of herself.
Not long after, Qi Yushuang died unexpectedly, leaving her to live on her own.
"Of course," Aunt Zhang smiled. "Is she your friend? How did she bring you back?"
"I drank a little and got drunk, so she sent me back."
"She didn't bully you, did she?"
When Aunt Zhang heard that she had been drinking, her expression immediately became serious and she looked her up and down.
"It's okay, it's okay," Qi Xunsheng waved his hands, not wanting to make her worry, "Did anyone see it yesterday?"
Normally, there would be a few servants staying at home at night. Some of them liked to be lazy and skip work. I don’t know if anyone saw it last night.
"There are a few." Aunt Zhang became worried. "Will they go out and talk nonsense?"
"It's okay," Qi Xunsheng smiled, "It doesn't matter if you say it."
It would be best if it could reach Su Jing’s ears.
Seeing her indifferent expression, Aunt Zhang thought she had heard too many rumors and didn't care about it, so she sighed with heartache.
The servant who had been outside in the sun for a while couldn't help but come in and ask her, "Miss, are you ok?"
She had long known that almost everyone in this group of servants had bad habits. Laziness and greed were just minor issues, but she was afraid of their bad behavior that was unknown to others, so it was a good thing to send them away early.
"I just called, and she said she wants all of you," Qi Xunsheng smiled, "Go quickly."
Aunt Zhang was shocked when she heard this and subconsciously asked, "Why did you give it all away?"
"He was never one of ours." Qi Xunsheng didn't care.
"Having said that, they are all lazy, but there are more people and more people, and even small things will be done."
"Isn't it better to be quiet? Besides, I usually stay in school. I just wronged you to take care of yourself."
Aunt Zhang was touched, but she was not concerned about herself. She was worried that the villa was too deserted and she would be lonely.
But seeing that she had made up her mind, it was inconvenient to dissuade her any further.
The servants happily packed their bags, imagining they could go to the Su family and live comfortably with generous salaries. After all, when they arrived, Lu Qinglian had promised that as long as they kept a close eye on Qi Xunsheng, she would transfer them back to live comfortably with pay.
Good days are coming so quickly, who can not be excited.
But after a while, the villa became quiet, and someone even greeted her before leaving.
Qi Xunsheng stood on the windowsill on the first floor, holding his chin and looking at the sky outside the window. To them, this was a signal of loneliness and reluctance.
However, Qi Xunsheng was thinking about something else.
Of course she wouldn't be stupid enough to see Qi Zhao again.
There was a weird feeling about this person. Although she was not a ghost, she was scarier than a ghost, and her Rose Manor was also scary.
Night is the time when it is easiest to encounter unknown creatures, but unfortunately, she has not seen any unknown creatures since entering the Rose Manor. Even if she saw insects, she could not hear them talking.
After realizing it, she began to calculate when the symptoms began.
It seemed that she had not seen ghosts since returning from Beilu Village. She could still hear the sounds of animals then, but she couldn't hear them yesterday.
"Little Huang, Little Bai——"
Qi Xunsheng walked towards the backyard. She had brought back many stray dogs from outside. They were usually kept in the backyard and let out at night to guard the house. The backyard was spacious enough, so she would occasionally take them for a walk.
——"I'm here, I'm here."
——"Master, Master, you finally remembered us."
After hearing these two voices, Qi Xunsheng breathed a sigh of relief. It was not that she could not hear the voices of animals, but she could not hear the voices of the animals in Rose Manor.
But the more this happens, the weirder it feels.
Qi Xunsheng rubbed her temples and felt her head still hurt, so she decided to go back and sleep for a while. What promise? Now that she was back, she would not keep it.
On the other side, a group of people rushed into the Su family.
Lu Qinglian was stunned when she saw a group of people standing in a row outside the door. She asked the housekeeper, "What are they doing?"
The housekeeper glanced at Su Jing standing beside him.
Su Jing lowered her head guiltily. Lu Qinglian then realized that this was related to her daughter, so she asked, "Isn't this Qi Xunsheng's servant? Why is he back?"
Su Jing then told her what had happened, observing her expression as she spoke, ready to call for help at any time.
"You kid!"
As soon as Lu Qinglian uttered the words in anger, the man in front of her covered his head with his hands and shouted into the house: "Dad——"
Su Jing has been spoiled since she was a child. Her parents dote on her sister and give in to her. Even if she makes a mistake, she will not feel any remorse.
However, Lu Qinglian was already used to cleaning up her mess. Although she was angry after hearing this, she still helped her solve the problem.
It turned out that the person who was asked to pass on the message was Su Jing. The more she thought about what happened in the past two days, the angrier she became. She felt that Qi Xunsheng had probably forgotten his own situation and was living too comfortably, so she asked someone to tell the servants in Qi Xunsheng's house that she didn't have enough manpower to hold a party.
Her original intention was to lure the servants to leave Qi Xunsheng's house and create some trouble for her, but she didn't expect that these servants were so soft-hearted that they all came as soon as they heard her message.
Su Jing, who was being protected, had no idea that all the servants in Qi Xunsheng's house were Lu Qinglian's people.
Lu Qinglian couldn't blame her for having good intentions but doing something bad, after all, Su Jing didn't know about this.
Lu Qinglian had been scheming all her life, but she didn't want her little daughter to follow in her footsteps, so she protected her with a glass cover. Even so, she was unwilling to blame Su Jing.
After calling Su Tongming, the two discussed and prepared to send everyone back.
After hearing what the two were saying, someone expressed dissatisfaction: "Are we just objects? We can take them when we want and return them when we want?"
"That's right, you asked me to go to Qi Xunsheng..."
Before the man could finish his words, Lu Qinglian interrupted him: "Isn't it enough to give you a raise? Go back and take good care of Xunsheng. Don't make me, as a mother, worry too much. Do you understand?"
The voices of resistance in the crowd finally died down.
Only when everyone was about to leave did Lu Qinglian ask the housekeeper to clean the outer courtyard.
"Madam, I know a secret. Can you let me stay?" The three people who stayed said in unison.
Hearing the word "secret," Su Jing walked over, biting the freshly washed apple in her hand, and answered for Lu Qinglian in advance: "Tell me about it."
This caused Lu Qinglian to glare at her.
Su Jing looked away guiltily. The secret she could reveal in exchange must be related to Qi Xunsheng.
Of course she would listen.
The person outside the door whispered, "Miss Xunsheng came home very late last night, and she was even carried out of the car by a woman."
"Woman? Carry her out of the car?" Lu Qinglian pondered over these words. Although she had always been keen on "publicizing" Qi Xunsheng's character outside, she had never actually seen her get close to anyone other than Shan Xianmin.
Being able to be carried out of the car, the relationship between the two must be closer than ordinary friends.
"Yes, yes, they both looked very close, and the woman seemed reluctant to leave."
"Then do you know who it is?" Su Jing's eyes lit up.
The two people who were talking fell silent, and the other person immediately spoke up: "I've seen her on the news!"
news?
"That's Qi Zhao."
Qi Zhao.
Wait, could this be the Qi Zhao she knew?
Su Jing, who had been listening attentively and thinking, turned green in an instant. She kicked the iron door in front of her and said to the housekeeper, "Get this nonsense out! Get him out!"
How could it be Qi Zhao!
Qi Xunsheng was so evil that he bribed the servant to lie to her.
She almost believed it.
If Qi Zhao really shows up, he can only appear at her party, and if he wants to hug someone, he can only hug her. Qi Xunsheng can forget about it!
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