Around 10 p.m., Xiang Zhilan saw that the rain outside showed no signs of stopping, but instead was getting heavier. Helpless, she walked to the bedside and lay down. Seeing the extra silk quilt, she picked it up and threw it on the sofa.
She lay in bed, tossing and turning several times, but couldn't fall asleep.
Outside, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and inside the house, there were flashes of light. She covered her head in fear.
In his bedroom, Shen Muzhi listened to the loud thunder and saw the bright lightning. He couldn't help but sit up and take out the family's ******** from the bedside table.
He got out of bed and walked towards Xiang Zhilan's room. He hesitated for a moment outside the door, thinking that she should be asleep by now.
After hesitating for a moment, he opened the door and quietly went inside.
With the sudden flash of lightning, he saw that she was completely covered by the blanket, probably because she was afraid of the thunder and lightning.
He leaned down to look at her and saw that she was not moving at all, probably asleep and suffocating. He reached out and pulled her blanket down a little to let her breathe, and then took the blanket from the sofa and covered her with it.
After standing quietly for a while, he finally stepped out of the room.
As he walked out of the room, Xiang Zhilan opened her eyes.
Actually, she hadn't fallen asleep at all; she only pretended to close her eyes when she sensed someone coming in.
She wondered what Shen Muzhi would do when he came in, but he just covered her with an extra blanket. Could it be that he had ordered this blanket, just as Afang had said?
Haha, is he feeling guilty towards her now and wants to make amends?
Xiang Zhilan smiled sarcastically, turned away, and closed her eyes.
I was half asleep and half awake all night amidst thunder and lightning.
The next morning, she woke up very early. The rain was still falling outside, showing no sign of stopping, but the rain had lessened considerably. After washing up, she prepared to leave.
As I was going downstairs, I overheard Ah Chao talking to Butler Chen: "There's been a landslide on the mountain in front of us, and the road is blocked now. The other road is almost flooded, and the river is still rising. I'm afraid we won't be able to get out today."
Upon hearing this, Butler Chen frowned: "Is it that serious?"
"Not only that, if the river rises again today, the water might flood this place. Butler, we'd better make plans as soon as possible and move the food upstairs. If it really floods, we'll be trapped."
“You’re right.” Butler Chen called over everyone else in the house to help carry the ingredients and some valuable ornaments upstairs.
He was busy with his work when he turned around and saw Xiang Zhilan. He said, "Miss Xiang, you heard what happened just now. We can't take you out for the time being. We'll take you back after this downpour passes."
Xiang Zhilan frowned. She hadn't expected the rainstorm to come so suddenly and so severely, and that there was even a possibility of flooding.
Seeing a group of people bustling about, she felt too embarrassed to insist on leaving, so she could only nod and head upstairs.
As night fell, the torrential rain continued, and the water was in real danger of flooding the villa, so all the servants moved to the second and third floors.
However, this resulted in a shortage of beds, so Butler Chen made an emergency adjustment, assigning several people to one room.
“Miss Xiang, there aren’t enough rooms. Would you like to share a room with the gentleman?” Butler Chen said to Xiang Zhilan after making the arrangements.
Xiang Zhilan's expression changed slightly, and her body stiffened.
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