Chapter 366 Not Rare
No matter how she dressed up, Lu Youming did not show any particular joy.
Looking back now, with that petite and thin figure, all that glamorous makeup was just a mockery of myself.
In this life, Gu Shuyan travels light, abandoning those tedious and complicated makeup and dressing up, which ironically attracts the attention of others.
Thinking of Luo Hao, whom she had personally plotted to kill, Gu Shuyan still couldn't understand how she had managed to attract his attention.
What Gu Shuyan didn't know was that Luo Hao actually preferred petite women. The women in his courtyard might not be plump or have good figures, but they all had one thing in common: they all looked petite.
When Gu Shuyan first returned, her appearance was much smaller than his backyard. In addition, Gu Shuyan had an organized figure, so Luo Hao was naturally attracted to her.
Now, Gu Shuyan has not only grown taller by more than half a head, but she has also matured considerably. After being dressed up, even Gu Shuyan was momentarily stunned.
"Miss, someone from the Yun family has arrived."
A maidservant came in to report.
"Let him in."
Gu Shuyan assumed the visitor was Zhong Lin and agreed without thinking.
But to everyone's surprise, it wasn't Zhong Lin who entered; instead, it was a woman dressed as a maid.
"Miss, I have come to deliver the hairpin on my master's orders."
The woman spoke coldly, her face maintaining only one expression from beginning to end. She was tall and of above-average appearance, exuding an air of dominance.
Looking at the brocade box in the woman's hand, Gu Shuyan raised her hand to let Mingyu step forward to take it. But the woman simply stepped aside and personally unfolded it in front of Gu Shuyan.
"My mistress said that I should put this hairpin on you myself."
The woman was not one to smile easily, and when she spoke like this, it was hard not to feel a sense of fear.
Gu Shuyan stared at her, the smile in her eyes never fading. The woman reached for the hairpin, but before she could move, two maids stepped forward and blocked Gu Shuyan's way.
"Please give me the hairpin, young lady!"
Mingyu stared intently at the woman. Although the aura emanating from the woman frightened her, Mingyu still stood tall and straight in front of Gu Shuyan.
"I told my master..."
Before the woman could speak, Pearl interrupted, "This is the Marquis of Yi'an's residence. If you don't know the rules, then take your hairpin and leave!"
Pearl's clenched hands were trembling slightly, but the words she spoke were anything but weak.
The woman clearly hadn't expected the two maids to protect her like this, and just then, Gu Shuyan slowly stood up.
"Put your things down and get out of here right now."
Acting so arrogantly on her own turf, as if this is some kind of place for her.
"Young Miss, I am here on my master's orders to deliver your birthday gift."
The woman's expression was already cold, but she became even colder as she spoke. Especially given the dangerous aura emanating from her, if Gu Shuyan's guess was correct, this woman was no ordinary maid, but an assassin.
"Is that so? Then I really don't care for this birthday gift. Show the guest out!"
As Gu Shuyan spoke, she shouted towards the door, and Xu Feng, who was guarding the door, immediately came in.
Seeing Gu Shuyan's firm attitude, the woman glanced at Xu Feng, then slammed the brocade box on the table and turned to leave.
Gu Shuyan looked at her arrogant attitude and sneered, "Tell Xu Yunzhi that if you want to give a gift, you should enter through the front door openly. How old are you to still play these tricks? Don't you find it childish?"
As soon as Gu Shuyan finished speaking, the woman's face twitched, and she was about to leave again when Gu Shuyan spoke up once more.
"Also, tell him that I don't want to see your face, or I'm afraid I won't be able to eat."
Gu Shuyan's words successfully enraged the woman, who turned around and glared fiercely at Gu Shuyan before leaving the Marquis's residence.
"Miss, is this young master Xu?"
Mingyu and Zhenzhu couldn't understand how Gu Shuyan knew that this person wasn't sent by Yun Yichen.
"Um!"
Gu Shuyan nodded. "If it were Brother Yun's person, he wouldn't be so rude to me. Besides, Brother Yun doesn't have any close maids around him. For such an important matter, even if he didn't send Zhong Lin, he wouldn't send such an arrogant maid."
There was one more thing Gu Shuyan didn't mention: she sensed a dangerous aura emanating from this woman, a murderous intent that was about to erupt.
Although the woman had concealed her murderous intent very well, she still couldn't escape Gu Shuyan's intuition.
As for why Gu Shuyan didn't guess anyone else, it's naturally because, apart from Xu Yunzhi, no one else would dare to come to the Marquis of Yi'an's residence under Yun Yichen's name.
"I see. I was wondering why this maid looked so well-behaved. It turns out she's not a maid from the Yun family at all. Although there aren't many maids in the Yun family, they are still very well-behaved."
After a sudden realization, Pearl's gaze involuntarily turned intently to Gu Shuyan.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Gu Shuyan got goosebumps from her gaze. Could this girl have gone insane just from seeing a female assassin?
"Miss, you are so smart, I admire you so much."
Pearl's fangirl-like expression left Gu Shuyan speechless, and Mingyu even tapped her on the head.
"What nonsense are you thinking about all day! Our young lady is naturally the smartest person in the world, why would she need your admiration?"
Mingyu's words were even more exaggerated than Zhenzhu's. Gu Shuyan glared at the two of them, then quietly slipped out the door without inviting them.
The woman had only intended to dampen Gu Shuyan's arrogance, but this woman was utterly useless, yet she always managed to get her master's attention.
But she never expected that Gu Shuyan, a young lady who had returned from the countryside, would speak so unpredictably.
If it were an ordinary person, shouldn't they obediently let themselves be manipulated? But she was different; not only did she not give her any face, she also spoke of her master as if she were a god.
This was intolerable! The woman vowed that she would kill Gu Shuyan to vent her anger.
In her rage, the woman paid no attention to Gu Shuyan's words. In fact, when she returned to the courtyard and reported to Xu Yunzhi, she repeated Gu Shuyan's words verbatim.
“Master, this Miss Gu is arrogant and disrespectful. Most importantly, she dares to look down on you. In my opinion, it would be easier to just get rid of her.”
The woman spoke her mind. In her opinion, what difference was there between Gu Shuyan's words and humiliating Xu Yunzhi? Given her master's personality, he would surely consider her suggestion.
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