Chapter 13: The Person Delivering Clothes

"Where do the clothes go?" Lin Huaxi saw Ji Ruoling turn around, took two steps inside, and then deliberately closed the door.

Hearing the door close, Ji Ruoling felt even more panicked and uneasy, and didn't pay attention to what Lin Huaxi said.

She hadn't expected him to be so cold on the surface, but actually so... that!

*Whimper whimper*, she was done for.

Just as Ji Ruoling was in "utter despair," Lin Huaxi asked again, "Where do the clothes go?"

Ji Ruoling sat in the bath tub, arms clutching herself tightly, but hadn't expected Lin Huaxi to suddenly ask such a question.

Ji Ruoling's head was a bit muddled, so she replied, "On the stool."

There was a stool next to the bath tub, specifically used for placing clothes.

Lin Huaxi glanced at the stool, walked over, and placed the clothes in his arms onto the chair.

The second she finished speaking, Ji Ruoling regretted it. The stool was right next to the bath tub; telling him was tantamount to letting him walk over.

Ji Ruoling turned her face to the side, glanced at the clothes on the stool, and realized... he really had just come to deliver clothes!

After putting down the clothes, Lin Huaxi left. He even carefully locked the door behind him, completely unaware of what a heavy blow his actions just now had dealt to Ji Ruoling's little heart.

Upon hearing Lin Huaxi's footsteps fading further away, Ji Ruoling finally let out a breath of relief.

After such a commotion, she no longer had the mood for a soak, so she hurriedly washed up, picked up the clothes on the stool, and put them on.

After dressing, she thought again that these clothes were delivered by Lin Huaxi, and her face instantly flushed red.

She originally wanted to call Lin Huaxi over and give him a scolding, but thinking of the embarrassment during her bath just now, she dismissed the idea.

After thinking it over, she decided it was better to call Xiaotao over first, to properly ask why the person delivering clothes had become Lin Huaxi.

When Xiaotao came over, she thought Ji Ruoling wanted her to pour out the bath water, and foolishly held a small bucket, preparing to pour it out.

Ji Ruoling stopped her, her face red for a long while, and asked, "Xiaotao, weren't you the one coming to deliver clothes? Why did it become... him?"

Xiaotao thought for a moment and said, "Miss, that's what you mean, right? I had something to do just now, and happened to see Amu, so I had him give the clothes to Xiaohua to bring in."

Hearing this, Ji Ruoling froze for a moment, then felt as if a bomb had exploded in her head instantly.

"You had Lin... Amu take the clothes to Xiaohua and have her bring them over?"

Xiaotao answered, "That's right."

"Never mind, you go pour the water out. And after you're done, call Amu over." Right now, besides anger, Ji Ruoling felt wronged. If it was really as Xiaotao said, then Lin Huaxi had taken the clothes but didn't give them to Xiaohua, instead bringing them over himself.

What on earth did he mean?!

"Okay." Xiaotao didn't notice Ji Ruoling's abnormality, and started pouring the water out again.

By the time Xiaotao finished pouring the water and called Lin Huaxi in, the sky had completely darkened.

Ji Ruoling sat on a chair, Lin Huaxi stood, staring at her the whole time.

"You... sit down." She pointed at the stool, motioning for Lin Huaxi to sit.

"Earlier, did Xiaotao give the clothes to you and ask you to give... give them to Xiaohua to bring in?" Thinking of what happened earlier, a blush rose on her face again.

"..." Lin Huaxi nodded slightly.

Seeing him admit it, Ji Ruoling's face turned completely red, unsure if it was from shyness or shame-induced anger.

"Then... then why didn't you give them to Xiaohua, but brought them over yourself?!" Her face burning hot, she pointed at Lin Huaxi and asked.

"Don't know her, too much trouble." Finished speaking, he stood up and walked straight out.

Ji Ruoling's hand remained raised until it felt stiff, then she lowered it back.

She had just been intruded upon while bathing, and the intruder actually left after a six-character explanation!

She hadn't even had time to get angry, and Lin Huaxi left?!

Ji Ruoling felt incredibly aggrieved. How did she end up bringing back such a thing?!

Lin Huaxi, this old lady won't let you off!

Does a mere "don't know her, too much trouble" allow you to barge in while someone's bathing? And she's a girl, too!

After this incident, Ji Ruoling summoned the four maids and three "manservants" of Ya Yuan together and had them introduce themselves one by one.

Later, Ji Ruoling learned from Xiaotao that the four maids had all introduced themselves, and Hou Mochen and Liu San had also introduced themselves, while Lin Huaxi, who refused to speak, had been introduced by Hou Mochen.

So Lin Huaxi's claim of "not knowing" didn't exist at all, unless he himself hadn't been listening carefully at the time.

Ji Ruoling originally wanted to keep Lin Huaxi back to give him a good lesson, but thinking of how aggrieved his words had made her just now, she suppressed the impulse.

In her heart, she made up her mind to trip him up in Ya Yuan from now on, making him do all the dirty and tiring work.

Ji Ruoling didn't know that this decision of hers today nearly worked Hou Mochen to death.

Every time there was dirty or tiring work, Lin Huaxi would accept it, then turn around and make Hou Mochen do it in his place.

Hou Mochen originally refused, but under Lin Huaxi's coercion, had no choice but to do it. In the end, Lin Huaxi only needed to give him a look, and he would immediately go do it, no coercion needed.

In Feng City, who dared make him do such things? Only Lin Huaxi dared. He resisted several times, but unfortunately lacked the strength; after being beaten down, he still had to crawl up and go work.

Lin Huaxi didn't feel at all that there was anything wrong with barging in while Ji Ruoling was bathing; he just felt Ji Ruoling's emotions were a bit agitated, and that was it.

Ji Ruoling spent several peaceful days. She saw Lin Huaxi a few times and got so angry her face turned red, but gradually adapted.

Life in Ya Yuan remained peaceful, but the Hou family was in chaos, the reason being Hou Mochen, the Hou family's eldest young master, running away from home.

The Hou family head, Hou Ming, was so anxious he couldn't sleep. He had only this one son; what would he do if something happened to him?

Hou Mochen had been missing for several days. Hou Ming had blocked all news of Hou Mochen's disappearance and secretly sent people to search, but they hadn't found him in days.

Just now, his eldest brother and third brother had come by, saying they hadn't seen Hou Mochen in a long time, missed him terribly, and wanted to have a meal with him.

Hou Ming politely refused.

These two guys showing up suddenly definitely had no good intentions. They either suspected Hou Mochen was missing, or he was in their hands; they just came to probe for news and see if he was anxious.

A servant came in to report: still no sign of Hou Mochen.

Hearing this, Hou Ming was so angry his eyebrows shot up. He flung his sleeve and said, "Increase manpower! I refuse to believe we can't find him!"

On the other side, in an exquisite and beautiful room, a girl wearing a pink gauze skirt, with a sweet appearance, sat on a chair, also listening to a servant's report.

"Still haven't found him? What do you eat for a living?!" A trace of ruthlessness appeared on the girl's face, utterly destroying her sweet features, making her look fierce and terrifying.