Truly beautiful!
"Knock, knock..."
A servant brought in some fruit, quietly placed it down, glanced at Jiang Nuan, and quickly retreated.
Apples, grapes, oranges, green dates, and strawberries – several kinds of fruit, but Jiang Nuan had no appetite.
She glanced at Mu Jiuchen, who was sitting opposite her. The top two buttons of his casual shirt were undone, revealing smooth, sexy abdominal muscles. He seemed to be seducing her. She didn't have strong feelings about romance, but she was very drawn to such a handsome man.
Looking at his long, alluring legs and the bulging muscles in his arms, Jiang Nuan finally understood what it meant to drool.
Having endured myriad worldly trials, she had now entered hell.
Downstairs, two or three maids were gathered, gossiping.
"Heavens, they say Ninth Master has always been proud and aloof, never letting any woman come within half a step of him. But today I saw a little vixen enter Ninth Master's room. She's simply too beautiful, a fair-skinned, pretty little vixen."
"As if you were the only one who saw her. We saw her too. This little enchantress came before. Who knows what her relationship with Ninth Master is?" another maid said enviously.
"Judging by her attire, she seems very ordinary. She probably isn't from a wealthy family."
"Alas, women like her will be kicked out sooner or later. Let's wait and watch the show."
"Yes, let's wait and watch the show."
The maids all looked up at the second floor with mockery.
Upstairs, Mu Jiuchen watched Jiang Nuan stare at him blankly and didn't remind her, letting her look her fill.
If she fell in love with him while looking, that would be a good thing.
Jiang Nuan snapped back to reality and was startled by her own失态 (loss of composure). Her face instantly turned crimson.
"Um... tell me, what's the relationship between Xia Xia and Li Qing Shuo?" Jiang Nuan lowered her head after speaking. When she met Mu Jiuchen's playful gaze, she felt extremely embarrassed.
How could she be so infatuated?
Just then, Mu Jiuchen's phone rang, and he answered it.
Xiao Fan's anxious voice came from the other end, "Ninth Master, this is bad. Hurry over here. Young Master Li is fighting with someone, and I can't hold him back. I've also found the man who shot Miss Jiang last time. He's in this very club. I need to keep an eye on Young Master Li, but I'm afraid that man will escape."
After listening, Mu Jiuchen looked at Jiang Nuan. "Nuan Nuan, I have an urgent matter to attend to. You'll stay here tonight. Sleep in my bed. The bedding is all new. I'll send you back if I have time."
Mu Jiuchen finished speaking, stood up, and left quickly, seemingly in a great hurry.
Jiang Nuan: "..."
"What are you going to do?" she asked.
Mu Jiuchen looked back at her. "Li Qing Shuo has run into some trouble. I'm going to check on him. You rest here, and I'll be back as soon as possible."
Mu Jiuchen closed the door and left. Jiang Nuan abruptly stood up. She didn't want to wait alone.
But then she thought about how she would comfort Xia Xia upon returning. Since Li Qing Shuo was in trouble, she would wait and see what exactly happened.
She followed him downstairs. Mu Jiuchen had already left.
She wanted to go with him, but as soon as she stepped downstairs, her wound ached faintly.
She had no choice but to give up and sent a message to Meng Yuan from the top of the stairs.
"[Yuan Yuan, I'll be back late tonight. Keep Xia Xia company.]"
Meng Yuan: "[It's fine if you don't come back. Little Blackie is already resting. Don't worry. Xia Xia said she was tired and has gone back to her room to rest.]"
"[Big Brother Jiang received a call at home and said he was going out on a date.]"
Jiang Nuan: "[Okay! You sleep early too.]"
BuriedMeng Yuan: "[Peeking ~ You two sleep early too, and don't be too vigorous, or you'll have sore backs tomorrow morning.]"
Jiang Nuan: "[What kind of suggestive words are those?]"
Meng Yuan: "[Hugging ~ Everyone understands. If I say it more directly, you'll be shy. Hurry and bathe and change. Bye.]"
Jiang Nuan huffily replied: "[Shy, your big head! What are you thinking?]"
Jiang Nuan put away her phone and turned back to Mu Jiuchen's room.
Downstairs, several maids looked on with ill intent.
"See? She failed to seduce Ninth Master, and Ninth Master ran away scared. If she can't win Ninth Master over, she's sending messages to collude."
"Hmph! Wicked woman, our upright Ninth Master cannot be ruined by a woman like her. Little Li, you usually get close to Ninth Master. Go and drive that woman away."
Little Li hesitated upon hearing this. Ninth Master hadn't said anything when he left.
"I'm not going. Little Yang, you go yourself." She turned back to clean.
Xiao Luo was very pretty. Having grown up beside her chef father, she had learned good cooking skills.
She had worked hard to get hired here and was indeed a general maid.
She liked it the most when Mu Jiuchen was at home.
She had been working here for half a year and had never seen Mu Jiuchen bring any woman home.
Jiang Nuan was the first.
She looked at Xiao Yang and said, "Let's go together."
Xiao Yang looked at Mu Jiuchen's expression when he left; he did seem quite annoyed with Jiang Nuan.
After a moment's thought, she went upstairs with Xiao Luo.
Jiang Nuan had nothing to do and saw Mu Jiuchen's laptop on the table. She took off her shoes and sat on the spacious sofa, playing Gomoku on the laptop.
However, with something on her mind, she quickly lost two games. As the third game was just starting, the door was pushed open.
Jiang Nuan turned around and saw two maids enter. As expected of Mu Jiuchen's home, the maids were also beautiful.
Jiang Nuan didn't say anything and continued to play Gomoku.
Xiao Luo and Xiao Yang saw this and smiled as they walked towards Jiang Nuan. Reaching the opposite side of Jiang Nuan, Xiao Yang looked at Jiang Nuan condescendingly.
Xiao Yang's voice was sarcastic, "Miss, you can leave now. Ninth Master is extremely busy and needs to rest when he returns. If you have any self-awareness, don't make things difficult for Ninth Master. He's already working very hard every day."
Jiang Nuan looked at Xiao Yang with some confusion.
Her tone turned cold, "What do you mean by 'I'm making things difficult for Mu Jiuchen'?"
"Shut up. Is your kind of woman allowed to call our Ninth Master by his name?" Xiao Yang warned.
Jiang Nuan's brows furrowed slightly. The maids in Mu Jiuchen's house had such poor quality. She didn't want to dirty her hands with this matter.
She picked up her phone and dialed Mu Jiuchen's number. Seeing that Mu Jiuchen had answered, she said, "What kind of woman am I, is it your place to say?" Jiang Nuan felt her hands itching again; she wanted to hit someone.
Mu Jiuchen, who heard Jiang Nuan's words on the other end: "..."
Xiao Luo saw that Jiang Nuan had no temper, and her arrogance grew even more. "Hmph! You tried to seduce Ninth Master, and he left because he didn't like you, but you shamelessly stayed here. I've seen plenty of women like you who refuse to give up. Just leave, or don't blame us for being impolite."
"Look at your own status. Do you dare to aspire to Ninth Master?" Xiao Luo became more and more arrogant as she spoke.
Jiang Nuan suddenly stood up and walked towards her, her gaze clear and cold, making Xiao Yang and Xiao Luo a little scared.
"Who are you to dictate my dealings with Mu Jiuchen?"
Mu Jiuchen's eyes on the other end were gloomy and terrifying. He abruptly turned the car around at an intersection and drove home at extreme speed.