Mu Nanxun and Yi Yi also looked in the direction of the sound and were startled.
She...isn't she Xia Bingqing? When did she become a maid in the house?
"It's burning hot!" Xia Bingqing exclaimed, tears streaming down her face.
Aunt Zhang brought an ice pack from the kitchen and quickly applied it to Xia Bingqing's face, scolding, "Didn't I tell you to be careful? What's wrong with you? You broke things and disturbed the young master and young mistress."
“Aunt Zhang, this is Xia Bingqing. The old man let her live in the backyard…”
Before Yi Yi could finish speaking, Xia Bingqing knelt down with a "plop".
Yi Yi's forehead was covered in black lines. Was it really necessary? What did she say that made Xia Bingqing kneel down? It made it seem like she was the one who had been insulted by her.
"I'm sorry, Yi Yi. Please don't blame Aunt Zhang. It was me. I felt really bad about eating and living here for free, so I asked Aunt Zhang to let me do some chores. Who knew I was so clumsy and couldn't even do something this simple? I'm so... so useless..."
Xia Bingqing spoke with heartfelt sincerity. It wasn't a big deal to begin with, but she made it sound like she had committed some heinous crime.
Xia Bingqing used to be like this: arrogant and conceited, looking down on everyone, and prone to crying and playing the victim at the slightest provocation. Therefore, Yi Yi had never liked her. She had thought that after experiencing so many dangers, Xia Bingqing would have changed, but she remained the same.
Yi Yi silently rolled her eyes in her mind, "Don't be like that, no one is blaming you."
"I know, I know you're kind-hearted and generous, Yi Yi. I blame myself, I blame myself for being so useless, I can't even do such a small thing right... Waaah... How could I be so useless? No wonder, no wonder Brother Xun doesn't like me..."
"Stop!" Yi Yi could no longer tolerate it.
Mu Nanxun frowned, his face showing displeasure. "You are not a servant in my household, so you don't need to do these things. Yi Yi and I have agreed to take you in, so just stay in the backyard and don't come to the front unless necessary."
“I…I’m scared…I live alone in the backyard, and I’m terrified. I’ve never lived alone before.”
Yi Yi asked in confusion, "Why do you live alone? Aunt Zhang and the others clearly live in the backyard."
"Aunt Zhang...Aunt Zhang and the others are very busy during the day, and they only come back to the backyard at night when they need to rest. I'm alone in the backyard during the day, and I'm so scared. I'm always worried that some bad people will kidnap me. A few days ago, because...because I lived alone, bad people took advantage of me and almost sold me to the countryside. Waaah..." Xia Bingqing continued to sob, which was annoying to watch.
"So what do you want?" Yi asked, arms crossed.
Upon hearing this, Xia Bingqing's eyes darted around, and she replied, "How about... how about I move into the front yard and stay with you? Anyway, this yard is quite big, I only need a small room."
If you think I'm in the way, Yi Yi, then... then I'll stay in my room during the day and not come out. I'll also wait until you've finished eating before I come out to eat, so I won't disturb you and Xun-gege.
I really... I really have no other choice, Yi Yi, please, for the sake of me saving Brother Xun, help me this time, okay...?
Yiyi: "..."
They're bringing this up again. But Xia Bingqing did indeed save Mu Nanxun, and that's an undeniable fact.
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