Milady's Fine Gentleman

Teng Man Rui dozed off out of exhaustion. When she woke up from her slumber, her room was pitch-black.

It was around eight in the evening.

She found herself alone in her room, in her own nudity, in the middle of disarray.

Having been reminded of what had transpired during that afternoon, she felt her soul abandon her. Teng Man Rui cupped her two hands on her mouth in a silent gasp, eyes flickering with discernment.

Lifeless, Teng Man Rui dragged herself towards the bathroom and decided to clean herself in the tub. In the mirror, she could distinguish clearly the marks of that afternoon's desecration. She averted her eyes as a strong feeling of disgust reeled her into feeling as if she would have wanted to throw up.

For hours, she submerged herself in the lukewarm water. It somehow soothed her weary soul.

She leaned her head onto the edge of the tub and closed her eyes.

'How am I going to face Zhu Li Qiang?'

Eyes still closed, her brows met together in a frown.

'I'm cursed.'

Somehow she got tired of crying. No tears were left unshed.

'I want to sleep forever.'

'Can I just sleep forever?'

'I'm tired.'

As she was immersed in her thought bubble, her body sunk deeper into the water until she was completely lying on the tub's bed. Uncaring, she stayed in that position for a long time.

Only stillness remained in the bathroom. No movement nor sound broke it until a faint knock was heard against the door.

"Young Miss, are you there? You have a visitor downstairs, Miss." The maid relayed the message and patiently waited for her acknowledgment or answer.

Nothing came.

She knocked again. She opened the bedroom door gingerly and took a peek through a small slit. "Sorry to intrude, Young Miss. I was just tasked to let you know. I'll get going."

The maid was baffled because Teng Man Rui wasn't the type to snob them even if there was a vast difference in their status. After all, they were just maids. The young miss always treated them kindly and would always respond to them even with a simple grunt or hum.

The maid scratched her head. There was certainly something unusual yet she could not point out what specifically. 'Maybe it's just the room. The lights were off as if there's no one here. 'Oh, it feels eerie in here.'