Union

Chapter 33 I Listen to Your Argument

Looking at the Second Master's cold expression, Yunying's heart trembled even more. Her best-case scenario was simply to leave the box behind and walk away. The Second Master was so busy; he wouldn't have time to look at the contents of the box later, and she would have successfully gotten away with it.

But who would have thought that she couldn't leave, and the box needed to be opened now? This was truly the worst-case scenario she had anticipated.

Yunying, who was now overwhelmed with troubles, clearly did not expect that something even worse could happen.

The box was opened, and Chen Yanzhou looked at the plain clothes inside. Because the stitches were all hidden inside, it was impossible to tell at a moment whether the clothes were of good or bad quality.

However, it's true that this maid was opportunistic.

I was promised a full set of clothes, but all I got was an outer garment. Ha, I could fill a whole basket with all that little scheme.

Chen Yanzhou: "Pick up your clothes so I can take a look."

Yunying reluctantly gave an "oh" again.

The clothes were lifted up, and that gave them away.

Putting aside everything else, the buttons were all haphazardly fastened; and the collar had huge, gaping holes from the needlework. Looking at the other seams, well, it was really just simple stitching. Chen Yanzhou, this young master from a noble family, had finally seen something new.

He opened his eyes and closed them again, but the clothes in front of him were still in the same state. Chen Yanzhou was so angry that he laughed.

Yunying: "Second Master, please don't laugh. I'm scared when you laugh."

"You know what fear is? I bet you're incredibly bold, you'd be ready to fly to the heavens."

"No way. Even if you gave me a ladder to heaven, I couldn't climb it. It's too far. I'd fall down halfway up."

"How dare you talk back?"

Yunying shut her mouth and said nothing more.

Chen Yanzhou held back for a long time, finally swallowing his anger. Clinging to the last glimmer of hope, he said, "Give it to me, I'll try it."

Yunying wanted to say, "Let's not try it. It looks quite tiring to the eyes. If you try it, you might hurt your health."

But before she could finish speaking, the Second Master had already turned around and taken off his exquisitely embroidered royal blue round-necked blouse.

He turned around wearing only his undergarments, stretching out his arms to wait for Yunying to serve him.

Helpless, Yunying could only lift the clothes in her hand and put them on the Second Master.

But things went wrong right from the very first step.

There isn't a hard and fast issue like one sleeve being longer than the other, but it's not much different from this problem.

That is, the area under his armpits was a bit tight, and his clothes were tightly constricting his deltoid muscles, making him look very improper.

Yunying wanted to tuck the Second Master's arm completely into his sleeve, but in her haste, she grabbed it with her own hand. But as soon as she touched it, she noticed that although the Second Master looked thin, he had a thin layer of muscle. This muscle was thin, yet strong and powerful, almost tearing his clothes when taut.

Yunying couldn't help but pinch it twice, but as soon as she made the movement, she heard a cold voice and her arm was pulled away.

The second master frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

Yunying: "I..."

She didn't know what had gotten into her, daring to touch the Second Master's muscles. Not only did she touch them, she even pinched them! She really didn't know what she was getting herself into.

But if she told the Second Master that her actions just now were simply to tuck his arm into her sleeve, she wondered if that would lessen or increase his anger. Yun Ying stood there innocently. Chen Yanzhou glanced at her taut sleeve, then at Yun Ying's guilty-looking bright eyes, and he could easily guess what she was thinking.

He couldn't help but sneer again, and asked Yunying in a harsh tone, "Is this the clothes you're wearing to apologize? Didn't you ask Aunt Ding for her size beforehand?"

"I'll take it." Yunying answered the question with confidence, but she couldn't explain why the clothes would be made so ill-fitting according to the measurements. In the end, she could only attribute it to, "Didn't the fabric shrink?"

Chen Yanzhou was so angry at Yun Ying that he sneered. He had probably never seen a woman whose hands were as stupid as her feet. He pointed at Yun Ying and tapped her twice before uttering, "I'll listen to your excuses."

Second Master was furious and grabbed the clothes he was wearing, which were only half-on, to tear them off. But just as he made his move, a sharp "rip" sound rang out.

With that sound, Yunying's eyes widened, and she fell into a deathly silence. The Second Master, even more incredulous, stared down at the fabric torn into pieces in his hands…

The second master's thick eyebrows were furrowed tightly, and the muscles in his jaw twitched slightly on his handsome face. His lips were pressed tightly together, and his upright back showed a hint of stiffness.

The second master stared sharply at Yunying, as if he wanted to skin her alive.

What kind of junk is this?!
Second Master has truly broadened his horizons!
She even felt wronged.

What is she feeling wronged about?
They said they would make him a set of clothes, but instead they took a shortcut and only sent him an ordinary-looking outer garment.

To say it's ordinary is a waste of those words. This garment, this outer robe, even a beggar wouldn't bother wearing it!

……

Today, in the backyard of the county government office, there's a hot topic trending at the top of the list: Has Yunying delivered the clothes to Second Master yet?

No one can say for sure.

After all, it was obvious to everyone that Yunying and her maid had entered the courtyard where the Second Master was handling official business, and even stayed there for a long time.

This is enough to prove that Yunying met the Second Master today, and even made her presence known to him for a long time.

But since you saw the Second Master, why did you bring the clothes back? Did the Second Master find the clothes poorly made and return them?

Perhaps this is the only thing that can offer some solace.

But then they thought about how the Second Master treated the other three in the backyard with cold indifference, yet repeatedly made exceptions for Yunying, and Qiu Ning and the other two were so angry that they tore their handkerchiefs to shreds.

Mu Jin glared at Yun Ying, sobbing, "I'm not much less attractive than you, so why won't Second Master see me? This is so unfair."

Qiu Ning said with a hint of sarcasm, "What's the use of being good-looking? A seamstress like you can't even be presentable. You don't even know how to please people. How can you be so stupid?"

Ruizhu was quite "thoughtful," saying, "Let's not even talk about Sister Yunying; she's probably feeling bad right now."

This feeling of distress specifically refers to the devastated look on Yunying's face when she came out of the front yard. She walked along the road in a daze, looking completely lost. If Sui'er hadn't pulled her back in time, she would have bumped into a tree.

So, even though Yunying met the Second Master today, she certainly didn't get a good reception from him.

The specific reason why things didn't turn out well lies in that pile of tattered clothes.

Ruizhu glanced at the tattered man's outer robe with a subtle look in her eyes, her gaze deepening, and she gripped the handkerchief in her hand even tighter.

The three of them stayed with Yunying for a while before leaving.

Yunying sat silently, her mind replaying scene after scene from the study. Especially the sharp look on the Second Master's face as he pointed at her and told her to wait patiently—just thinking about it sent shivers down her spine.

(End of this chapter)