Chapter 4

Butler Li felt a pang in his heart when he looked at him.

This young master's presence in the Huo family is very special. If he is important, his relationship with Mr. Huo is not that good. If he is not important, he is at least the young master of the Huo family and Huo Yuyan's cousin.

It's just because of the situation at home...

So he had to live in Mr. Huo's house and seek shelter.

This person has almost nowhere to go and is an eyesore wherever he goes.

Only Huo Yuyan, who was seldom at home, could allow him to stay.

Because of this, the young master silently endured Shen Yuntang's temper and repeated harassment and never resisted.

Many times, his presence is barely felt.

Butler Li couldn't help but feel sympathy for him and asked him, "What's the matter?"

Boys aged sixteen or seventeen are at their most sensitive and lack love. Coming from a family like that to Shen Yuntang, he must have suffered a lot.

Huo Xihuai looked at him, his quiet and silent eyes did not move. After a moment, he shook his head and whispered, "Ms. Shen... has she really changed a lot?"

Butler Li was stunned for a moment, and then he mistakenly thought that Huo Xihuai meant that Shen Yuntang would really not lose his temper so easily in the future?

He looked at him sympathetically and said, "Although I'm not sure, Miss Shen is indeed a completely different person now."

He patted Huo Xihuai on the shoulder and told him not to worry.

I was stunned when I touched him. His shoulders were too thin and the bones hurt. Looking at his complexion, he didn't look like a normal and healthy boy. He was too pale and looked sickly.

After Butler Li passed by, Huo Xihuai's eyes became unclear.

Shen Yuntang is different now.

He suspected that she might also be reborn.

…Will it be like this?

After being reborn, you don’t want to experience the suffering in the future, so you changed your attitude?

Huo Xihuai pursed his slightly pale lips.

He decided to observe for two more days.

If she was reborn, she would be exposed sooner or later.

He would not let his brother who took him in be deceived by her, nor would he let himself fall into that situation again.

…

With Shen Yuntang's suggestions, Chef Ji Liang prepared the following meal which was unexpectedly sumptuous.

The entire long table was filled with plates from left to right. As soon as Butler Li saw them, a few words came to his mind - Cixi's birthday is coming.

"Ms. Shen, look, these are the crepes and cod in tomato sauce you ordered." Ji Liang opened the lids one by one with great enthusiasm. The one on the left was hazelnut walnut brownie, crispy pork belly, pasta with Italian meat sauce, and braised beef ribs; the one on the right was Western-style stir-fried mushrooms and cauliflower, lotus root tofu, Japanese dashi oden, and mashed potatoes.

Even Butler Li was shocked.

How come he didn't realize that Ji Liang was such a talented person?

Shen Yuntang was not surprised at all, but she thought that this chef was okay and he managed to cater to her preferences.

After entering the book, the grievance I felt finally eased a little.

But how does it taste, we have to try it first to tell.

The beef shank bone was stewed until soft, the meat was attached to the tendons, and the braised sauce was very thick, and it could be easily peeled off the bone stick with one bite. The meat was tender and the sauce was rich and fragrant, which was very good.

The brownie is soft and slightly sweet, with the flavors of dark chocolate and nuts complementing each other. It is paired with the powder that is mixed evenly and each piece is covered with meat sauce. It is so delicious that you can't stop eating it.

Shen Yuntang also tried the crepe and cod in tomato sauce that she ordered.

One sweet and the other salty, so happy that it makes people sigh.

She just smiled a little, and Ji Liang was already flattered and at a loss.

Butler Li sniffed and swallowed quietly.

This guy is such a good eater! He's so greedy that his saliva is watering all over the floor.

It’s so happy to be Shen Yuntang!

"This pork belly is still a little undercooked." Shen Yuntang wiped the corners of his mouth elegantly and said to Ji Liang proudly, "There's too much fat in the skin, it's not enough to relieve the greasiness, and it doesn't complement the meat. Let's continue next time."

Butler Li was stunned. They had clearly finished the whole dish, so how could they still be so picky?

However, listening to her comments, Ji Liang's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he became more and more excited: "Yes! I will definitely satisfy Miss Shen next time!"

Seeing his enthusiasm as if he had met his mentor, the butler shook his head in confusion.

It's a two-way fight, so forget it.

Thinking of the unfinished phone call, he thought about it and decided to leave a message for Mr. Huo.

"If you have time, please come back, sir."

Attending Master Charles's perfume tasting session was a big deal, and it was not something he could handle alone.

Mr. Huo didn't seem to want to listen to him talk about Shen Yuntang on the phone. If he left a message to him, he might not read it carefully. It was so difficult to be caught between this couple.

…

Shen Yuntang has very high requirements for the quality of life. Since she will be living in the Huo residence for a year, the environment must be the best and there cannot be anything that would make her unhappy.

Once Shen Yuntang is unhappy, no one can coax him back.

At this moment, looking at the grass in the Huo's garden, she felt dissatisfied again.

"Why are there no flowers in your garden?" She frowned and asked the housekeeper, "What's a garden without flowers?"

The housekeeper was very alert to her mood and immediately said, "I will leave a message for the gentleman and ask if I can ask someone to plant a batch of flowers in."

"He dares to disagree?" Shen Yuntang was surprised, "We have to plant it sooner or later, why don't you clean up the yard first?"

Butler Li secretly groaned, and said with a stiff upper lip, "Yes, Miss Shen is right. I will ask someone to clean up the yard right away."

But what I was thinking was that it was time to pull out the weeds, so I could get through this difficult time first.

Shen Yuntang was finally calmed down.

But he was very dissatisfied with the fact that he had to consult "sir" on everything.

He is not at home, so why should we listen to his opinion on everything?

Doesn't her word count?

Seeing that Shen Yuntang was unhappy, everyone in the Huo family began to be cautious and tiptoe, for fear of angering her.

Shen Yuntang sat under a parasol in the yard, lying on a recliner, wearing sunglasses, and holding a small fan to blow the air.

The others were stared at by her and their movements suddenly became very agile. Their waists and legs were no longer sore and they no longer dared to touch the fish.

Soon, Shen Yuntang noticed the young man standing aside in a gloomy manner, the one who put shoes on her. He was tall and thin. His bangs were a little too long, covering his eyes, so his expression could not be seen clearly, but he exuded a temperament of "I am very depressed, don't come near me", like a ghost behind him.

She pointed at the young man and said in a tender voice, "Hey there, what are you doing? Come over here and give me a leg massage."

After standing for more than an hour, my legs were sore.

The young man froze, slowly concealed his complicated expression, lowered his head and walked over.

Shen Yuntang lowered his head and played with his phone without even glancing at him.

Huo Xihuai squatted down beside her and remained silent for a moment.

It seemed like Shen Yuntang was really just ordering him around.

Is it just...ordering him around?

Nothing else?

This was so different from his previous life that he couldn't help but suspect that Shen Yuntang had also been reborn.

Huo Xihuai lowered his eyes, paused, overcame his psychological barriers, and really started to massage her legs.

After just two hits, Shen Yuntang frowned and made a "hiss" sound. Huo Xihuai stopped immediately, feeling calm in his heart. It turned out that she wanted to use this excuse to get angry.

Shen Yuntang has become smarter and she can find excuses now.

Huo Xihuai was tense all over, and had already started thinking about how to take revenge on Shen Yuntang, but he heard her say in a dissatisfied and coquettish tone, "You hurt me."

…

Yes, act coquettishly.

Her voice was soft and sweet. She didn't scold him, nor did she throw anything sharp in his face. She just complained coquettishly and glared at him.

Even that glance had no offensive power.

She looked angry, but this temper tantrum was carried in the way a little girl would be.

There was no overwhelming malice like he had felt before.

In the moment that Huo Xihuai was stunned, Shen Yuntang had already withdrawn his gaze and continued surfing the Internet.

In fact, he had been very careful in his movements, but Shen Yuntang was sensitive to pain and had delicate skin, so he would not tolerate any pain even slightly.

No matter how light and thin Huo Xihuai's hands were, he was still a boy in adolescence. If he wasn't careful, Shen Yuntang would not be able to bear it.

Is the Shen Yuntang he knows really like this?

Even if he was reborn and wanted to change his fate, with all the memories he had later, could he really order him around without any barriers?

If not, how could the original Shen Yuntang become like this?

Did he miss some key event that changed Shen Yuntang's temper?

Huo Xihuai was lost in thought for a long time, and when he looked up again, he found Shen Yuntang asleep with his eyes closed.

The sunlight shifted a few degrees, and a small part of Shen Yuntang's arm was exposed in the light, making her snow-white skin look exceptionally transparent and clear.

Huo Xihuai stared at the small patch of sunlight in a daze. When he came to his senses, he found that he had unknowingly pulled the quilt up to cover that patch of skin.

……how so?

Probably obsessive compulsive disorder.

Huo Xihuai quickened his movements to distract himself from this strange train of thought.

He kept massaging Shen Yuntang's legs from the time she fell asleep to the time she woke up. Shen Yuntang blinked and found that the little boy was still squatting there, working hard without complaint.

She stretched and sat up, casually touching his head, "Good attitude, give me a raise."

The little boy's hair was soft and smooth, and felt very nice to touch. She couldn't help but rub it twice more.

Huo Xihuai's hair stood on end the moment she touched him, but before he could be on guard, she touched his head like she was petting a dog, and he was stunned for a moment.

What is Shen Yuntang doing?

Did she touch his head?

Huo Xihuai was immersed in this horrifying news. He watched in astonishment as she got up and went back into the house, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Shen Yuntang had no idea that her casual move had brought such a huge shock to the young man. She was trying to think about where the younger brother in the article was.

When she saw the little boy, she wondered if he was the younger brother of the mysterious boss in the future, but he was too young, looking only sixteen or seventeen years old.

The key is...it also looks gray.

So pitiful.

He doesn't look like a young master from a wealthy family at all.

It’s more like he’s the young master’s follower.

Never mind, this person will show up sooner or later. Shen Yuntang quickly threw away this distracting thought and said to the housekeeper, "Is the garden cleaned up?"

The housekeeper, who was trying to call Huo Yuyan for the second time, shuddered all over, quickly covered the phone, and said, "Okay, okay, we can plant flowers as soon as the master agrees."

The male protagonist surnamed Huo hasn't agreed yet? It's been two hours.

Shen Yuntang's expression made the butler feel as if a disaster was about to happen.

He had a bad feeling and prayed secretly that Miss Shen would finish her question and go upstairs so that he could continue talking to Mr. Huo, who had been left hanging for a long time.

Sure enough, Shen Yuntang was unhappy.

"He hasn't agreed yet?" The girl's voice was delicate and coquettish, full of incredible anger. "What's the point of me being his wife? I can't even plant flowers?"

The housekeeper's heartbeat stopped, and he could clearly hear the silence of the pen stopping writing on the other end of the phone.

He broke out in a cold sweat and held the microphone even tighter.

Shen Yuntang said: "Let Huo Luyan come to see me and tell him that I am unhappy."

“…”

Feeling the dead silence, the butler said calmly: "...Yu, it's Yuyan, pronounced the same as Yu."

Shen Yuntang: “…”

Shen Yuntang: "I know, I'm happy to be called that."

What a crappy name! It made her misread it.

The housekeeper did not dare to refute. He almost knelt down to Shen Yuntang and wanted to hand the phone to her. He just begged her not to be the unlucky messenger!

However, what frightened him even more was that Mr. Huo on the other end of the phone sneered, put down his pen, and said, "I'll go back tonight."