"I slept upstairs for too long. I was a little confused when I went out. When I came downstairs, I missed the step. You happened to come over when I called someone. Didn't I disturb you?"
She said innocently.
The housekeeper shook his head: "Miss Shen Hua, what you said is out of touch."
Shen Hua said nothing and let the housekeeper help her downstairs.
The butler poured her a drink and left quickly.
Shen Hua looked at the butler's back as he left in a hurry, his face darkened slightly, and he put away the smile on his lips.
The housekeeper hurried to the study and told Mrs. Leng what had just happened.
Mrs. Leng asked with some confusion: "Didn't she hear anything?"
The housekeeper shook his head and said, "Well, probably not. I didn't see anything unusual about her."
"That's good. It seems like she didn't find anything. But we should be more careful in the future. If she finds out, we will be in trouble."
Shen Hua sat in the living room, holding a cup and taking a sip of water.
She looked into the distance, and Mrs. Leng's words rang in her mind: "If she doesn't want to, there's no need to keep it."
Was she her pawn from the beginning?
A chess piece that is at the mercy of others will of course be discarded if it is not willing to be manipulated by others.
But she, Shen Hua, has never been someone who can be manipulated by others.
She gently put down the cup in her hand, put away the smile on her face, turned and walked towards her room.
As soon as she returned to the room and before she sat down, she heard a knock on the door.
Shen Hua turned around and opened the door.
When she saw the person standing at the door, she was stunned for a moment.
Shen Hua calmed down and said, "Mrs. Leng."
Mrs. Leng nodded with a smile on her face, and then said: "Shen Hua, Auntie has something she wants to discuss with you."
Hearing this, Shen Hua looked at the person in front of her with some confusion.
Shen Hua stood at the door without moving.
The housekeeper said from the side: "Miss Shen Hua, don't you invite my wife to come in and sit down for a while?"
Only then did Shen Hua come to her senses: "Auntie, please come in."
Mrs. Leng went in and looked at Shen Hua's room, and then said: "Shen Hua, it's like this. The bedroom you live in is the room closest to Leng Yu's room. Auntie wants to arrange for Fang Jingli to live in this room. This makes it easier for Leng Yu and the others to communicate about work matters."
Shen Hua: "..."
Yes, she has never had a hand in Leng Yu's work.
She is not like Fang Jingli who can be his right-hand assistant in his career.
Is she just so anxious?
Can't wait even a day?
She was thinking this in her heart, but said very calmly on her face: "Auntie, I follow your arrangement."
"Well, you can pack up and go to the guest room on the second floor."
"good."
Shen Hua simply packed up and turned to leave.
The moment she turned around, she didn't look as innocent as usual.
She put away the smile on her face and walked towards her room very calmly.
She returned to her room, stood on the balcony, opened the curtains, and overlooked the imperial capital.
The night in the city is so charming, full of lights, feasting and bustling.
Every night at ten o'clock in the evening, Shen Hua looked at the thousands of families in the city and couldn't help but sigh that there was no place for her in this city.
She felt like she was just a passerby in this city.
When she was fifteen years old, Leng Yu took her back to the Leng family. It was the first time she felt the warmth of home after her parents' accident.
She thought this warmth would always be with her, but she didn't expect it.
If nothing had happened to her parents at that time, and she was also the eldest daughter of the Shen family, maybe Mrs. Leng wouldn't reject her so much, right?
Shen Hua fell into deep contemplation.
Suddenly Leng Yu's figure broke into Shen Hua's sight.
She couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Fang Jingli was seen standing next to Leng Yu. She was wearing a royal blue skirt. The skirt was studded with tiny diamonds, sparkling under the light.
Shen Hua remembered this skirt. She had seen it once when Leng Yu brought it home.
She didn't say she wanted it, and Leng Yu didn't give it to her.
However, she didn't expect that this skirt was now worn on Fang Jingli.
Maybe Leng Yu has always liked her?
Otherwise, why would you prepare clothes for her in advance?
The two of them were talking about something.
Shen Hua was a little far away and couldn't hear clearly what they said.
They were probably discussing work matters, right?
After all, the Fang family and the Leng family have always cooperated. As the eldest lady of the Fang family, it is normal for Fang Jingli to discuss some cooperation with Leng Yu.
Leng Yu kept a calm face and listened to what Fang Jingli was saying, looking completely businesslike.
Despite this, Shen Hua still felt a little sad.
After all, she couldn't help Leng Yu much with his work.
She really wanted to be by Leng Yu's side, to be happy with him and sad with her.
Seeing their interaction, Shen Hua's face turned as red as a bloody kite.
…
Shen Hua remembered that before her parents went on a mission four years ago, they bought her her favorite doll and took her to eat her favorite hot pot.
When she got home in the evening, her mother reviewed English with her and prepared clothes for her to wear to school the next day.
Shen Hua thought about her eyes falling on the doll on the bed.
This she had just brought out of her room.
When Mrs. Leng asked her to pack her things just now, she didn't bring out anything but the doll, which was the only thought her parents left for her.
She remembered that before her parents left for the mission, they said that this mission was very simple and they would be back in a few days.
Because it was approaching her birthday, she remembered clearly that her father told her to take her to ride the Ferris wheel on her birthday.
She had wanted to ride the Ferris wheel for a long time, but her parents had been busy.
Maybe they felt guilty that the child wanted to accompany her to ride the Ferris wheel on her birthday.
After her parents left, she went to school on time every day. She hoped that she could be a good child and not let her parents worry about her.
She counted on her fingers and waited for her parents to come back.
She counted the time, that day should be the day when her parents would come back.
She went to school early, and after just two classes at school, her family's driver took her home.
As soon as she got out of the car, she felt that something was not right about the atmosphere at home.
Because when she left home in the morning, the servant at home sent her off with a smile on her face.
But now it is lifeless.
The servant brought her to her father. When she saw his father covered in blood, she couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears.
At this time, a flash of lightning flashed in the sky and it began to rain heavily.
She looked up at the gloomy sky outside the window.
At that time, she didn't know what happened, but she knew it was definitely not a good thing.
She lay on her father's body and cried bitterly.
After a long time, she realized that she had not seen her mother. She asked her father with tears in her eyes: "Where is mother?"
