I looked myself up and down, but didn't find anything wrong with it.
That's strange...
As Yi continued walking, things took an unexpected turn. Along the way, the servants she encountered would point and whisper at her cautiously, or run away as soon as they saw her, as if they had seen something unclean.
"Aunt Zhang—"
Yi called out to Aunt Zhang, who was about to slip away. Aunt Zhang was the oldest person in the villa and the head of all the servants; she should know what had happened.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang wanted to run away but didn't dare. After hesitating for a long time, she stood still and bowed slightly to Yi Yi, "Young...Young Madam...It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Aren't you all still awake?" Yi crossed her arms and looked Aunt Zhang up and down. "Am I that scary? Why does everyone run away as soon as they see me?"
"Really...really?" Aunt Zhang pretended not to know. "How could that be? Young Madam, please...please don't overthink it. Everyone...everyone absolutely didn't have that thought."
"No?" Yi Yi raised her thin eyebrows, her tone becoming somewhat stern. It was so obvious, yet she still wouldn't admit it.
Aunt Zhang visibly trembled when she saw her like this, and tried to back away. But because Yi was staring at her intently, she didn't dare to move, standing there blankly with her eyes darting around.
This behavior clearly shows that they treat her like a demon or monster, yet they claim they're not afraid of her.
"Aunt Zhang, I remember telling you on the first day we hired you that the most important thing in working for the Mu family is to be law-abiding and do your job well. As for the rest, don't ask too many questions, and don't spread rumors."
"Your behavior just now was obvious to anyone with eyes to be suspicious. If you insist on not telling me what happened, I won't force you. However, I will immediately go and tell Mu Nanxun how to handle this matter."
All the servants in the villa knew that Mu Nanxun hated gossips the most. If he found out, none of them would be allowed to stay. The loss of the generous treatment offered by the Mu family was secondary; the most important thing was that Mu Nanxun could easily spread the word and no one would hire them anymore.
Therefore, everyone in the villa was wary of Mu Nanxun.
As she spoke, Yi pretended to take out her phone and open her contacts.
Seeing that she was about to dial, Aunt Zhang finally mustered up the courage to speak up, "Young Madam, please...please don't tell the young master."
Yi Yi gave up dialing and stared intently at Aunt Zhang. "So, can you tell me what happened now?"
After a long while, Aunt Zhang finally hesitated and spoke, "Actually... it's not a big deal... everyone's just talking nonsense down there, young madam, please don't pay attention to them."
"Still not going to tell?"
Yi Yi was losing patience and quickly found Mu Nanxun's phone number and dialed it.
"beep--"
The phone rang with the sound of a connection being made.
Aunt Zhang was terrified and quickly waved her hands at Yi Yi. "Young Madam, please... I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?"
Just as Yi Yi was about to hang up, Mu Nanxun answered the phone, his lazy, magnetic voice coming through the receiver.
"Madam, you miss me again so soon?"
"I accidentally pressed the wrong button." Yi Yi made an excuse, hung up the phone, and looked at Aunt Zhang. "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Aunt Zhang mustered her courage, looked around, and then cautiously said, "Actually..."
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