Chapter 210
I think I once saw the gods.
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Under the warm golden sun, a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses lowered his head, holding a dark gold fountain pen as he wrote in a notebook.
[The lady enjoys spicy food and dislikes overly sweet or greasy food.]
[The lady should turn off all light sources in the room when she goes to sleep.]
[The lady should not be exposed to drafts]
[The lady's medication must be carried with her at all times and changed every three months.]
[...]
[The lady wakes up at 6:30 am and goes to bed at...]
The man paused, pondered for a moment, and then wrote:
[It's best to go to bed before 10 PM. If your wife is too busy with work, you can try to persuade her a few more times, and she will go to bed on time.]
His gaze lingered on a page of paper—
[September 25th, Cloudy]
The lady's migraine did not flare up again; however, she was busy with company affairs and looked tired, so she went to bed at nine o'clock.
Jiang Du clipped the pen to his chest and tucked the notebook inside the butler's suit.
Then he looked up and stared intently at a bedroom on the third floor, where everything was hidden by curtains.
After the lady leaves the He family, she may not take him with her.
If that's the case, then this notebook should be handed over to the lady's new housekeeper.
Although he also wanted to leave with them.
[September 18th, Sunny]
The lady's fatigue had lessened considerably, but I noticed that there seemed to be fewer and fewer things about her in the villa...
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[9.20 Light rain]
The lady is not coming back.
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Heavy rain on October 20th
Madam lives in Jingyuan. I think I can ask for a day off tomorrow to go to Madam's company, or to Jingyuan, where Madam will definitely return, and give the notes to Li Zhenzhen so that she can pass them on to Madam.
The reason I didn't go to Li Zhenzhen's shop was because I wanted to see Madam one more time.
The last sentence, written in sharp, somewhat illegible handwriting, was taken by a man whose fingers trembled slightly.
I hope to see Madam.
He wanted to see if the lady had a new housekeeper, and also wanted to ask if she needed him by her side...
[October 21st, torrential rain] — This is what the man wrote in his notebook.
Because he wasn't a homeowner, he could only stand by the roadside outside the garden, holding a large black umbrella, watching luxury cars drive in one after another.
The wind and rain were raging, and his suit was damp, with water droplets even splashing onto his glasses.
Jiang Du wanted to take off his glasses and wipe the water droplets off the lenses.
After much deliberation, he was still worried that he might miss the lady's car, so he stared intently at the gate of Jingyuan through the halo of light shining through the water droplets.
The continuous autumn rains caused the temperature to drop sharply, and coupled with the strong winds, his body was forced to become completely damp.
His hand holding the umbrella was also starting to stiffen from the cold.
During this time, a security guard couldn't bear to see him like this and brought him a cup of hot water, which he accepted and thanked repeatedly.
But the security guard invited him to come in and sit down to warm up, which he declined.
As night fell, he finally saw the car he knew by heart.
A day's wait is nothing compared to how long this moment feels.
Before he could muster the courage to step forward and stop it, the luxury car came to a steady stop beside him in the pouring rain.
Despite the torrential rain, the driver's side window remained open, but he could hear the click of it unlocking.
Is the lady asking him to get in the car?
Has the lady found a new housekeeper...?
Jiang Du pursed his lips, glanced down at the wet sleeves on his wrists, then stepped to the driver's seat and held the umbrella over the car window.
Since that's the case, then forget it.
It wasn't that he didn't want to hear his wife's refusal, it's just...
He was soaked from the rain and was dirty.
Jiang Du's shadow fell on the car window, and he focused his attention and knocked on the window.
"Hello, I am the lady's former housekeeper. This is a record of the lady's preferences and methods for alleviating her illness. I'm sorry to have disturbed you and the lady."
Aside from the sound of the car window rolling down, the only other sounds were the loud thud of rain hitting the umbrella and the car.
Jiang Du dared not raise his head.
Because he was afraid to see the new butler's superior appearance, and also afraid to see the affection the new butler had for his wife in his eyes.
After all, no one can stop loving a woman after spending time with her.
But what he feared even more was that his unauthorized appearance would displease his wife; he was always afraid that his wife would show disgust towards him.
Jiang Du pursed his lips, took two steps back, but the umbrella remained on the car window. He bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, I disturbed you, Madam. I will..."
"Jiangdu, get in the car." The woman's gentle voice was as it always was.
Jiang Du's bent back stiffened, then he looked up in disbelief and saw the face revealed by the rolled-down car window—his wife, whom he would never mistake.
"It's raining heavily, hurry up and get in the car."
He was unusually stunned, and forgot everything else when he spoke, "But I'm so dirty..."
The woman's voice brooked no argument: "Get in the car."
Jiang Du did not hesitate this time, "Yes, Madam."
After a moment's hesitation between the passenger seat and the back seat, he decisively chose the passenger seat, but made sure to take off his damp suit jacket before getting in the car.
The white shirt underneath was half-dry and half-transparent, vaguely revealing his perfect abs and waistline.
He hadn't thought much of it; he just didn't want to get his wife's car dirty. But as soon as the seatbelt clicked on, he realized it.
So the heat that had been driven away by the wind and rain all day began to gradually rise from behind my ears, spread to my cheeks, and then to my entire neck!
Will the lady think he's there to seduce her...?
Isn't he being too frivolous?
In the security room, the security guards who witnessed everything were amazed, but their good manners kept them silent. They just glanced around, their eyes communicating with each other.
—It turns out that this incredibly abstinent man, who looks slim in clothes but has a muscular physique underneath, was there to seduce the beautiful female CEO.
Jiang Du, unaware of their thoughts, gradually clenched his hands on his lap.
Would a lady dislike a frivolous man?
"What are you so nervous about?" The gentle woman driving the car reversed into the parking space with one hand, tilting her head and asking him with a smile.
Jiang Du tensed up even more, his breathing becoming increasingly erratic, "Madam, I'm not..."
Lingwu parked the car and their eyes met. She saw that the usually aloof and ascetic butler was now blushing as a boiled shrimp.
"Get off the bus first."
"Oh...oh, okay!"
He hurriedly got out of the car, opened the umbrella, and went to the driver's seat to pick up his wife.
Under the umbrella, he remained silent, his mind racing as he tried to come up with an explanation.
But all the explanations were rendered useless by a single sentence the lady uttered after entering the house.
"May I take a look at that notebook?"
Under his gentle gaze, though he found it somewhat difficult to speak, he nodded nonetheless, "Yes, madam."
He handed the notebook over with both hands, his back still as straight as a green bamboo despite his bowed head.
The sound of pages turning brought him back to the shadow of his father, his mother's weeping pleas, and his own wounds from his childhood.
As the sound of turning pages ceased, his thoughts finally settled on the dawn emanating from the word "Madam."
"Madam, may I request to become your sole personal butler? My salary can be lowered, or I can forgo it, after all, it is because of you that my mother and I are able to..."
Lingwu stopped him before he could finish speaking, saying, "What's past is past."
Jiang Du pursed his lips, then looked down in disappointment.
The lady was rejecting him.
"I'll still pay your salary. Would you like to come and stay with me?" Ling Wu asked.
The man in the semi-transparent white shirt looked up, and the light in his eyes added a strong, intense allure to the piety on his ascetic face.
His heart couldn't help but leap with joy.
It turns out that the lady didn't want to see him reopen his wounds.
"Wherever Madam is, Jiangdu will be there."
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