A calculating look suddenly flashed across Ji Qingzhen's eyes. Although he didn't quite understand the meaning of the time reset, he knew it must have something to do with Zhai Cheng.
The fun was just about to begin.
He picked up the wine glass in front of him, swirled it twice, and gulped it down. Then he took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Take someone out."
Song Ge suddenly sneezed. She rubbed her nose. "Who's scolding me?"
Zhai Cheng tapped the tip of her nose. "It's me missing you."
"Such a smooth talker." Song Ge playfully punched Zhai Cheng in the chest. Even now, everything that had happened still felt like a dream to her.
Zhai Cheng hugged Song Ge tighter, resting his chin on her head. "Promise me you'll never leave me again, okay?" After a pause, he added, "If you run away, even if you go to the ends of the earth, I'll find you and bring you back."
"Don't worry. Even if you try to drive me away, I won't go." Actually, it had taken Song Ge a long time to make this decision. She used to think that it was all because of her that Zhai Cheng had encountered so many troubles. But now she had figured it out. No matter what the future held, she would stay by his side and face it together with him.
Zhai Cheng looked at her lovingly. "Remember your words."
"Okay."
The two of them leaned against each other in silence, enjoying this beautiful moment.
Hearing the soft breathing beside him, Zhai Cheng looked down and smiled. Song Ge had fallen asleep.
He didn't dare to move a muscle for fear of waking her up.
Suddenly, there came a knock on the door.
Zhai Cheng had no choice but to reply, "Come in."
The maid entered timidly. Seeing that Song Ge was asleep, she instinctively lowered her voice. "The food is ready, young master. When would you like to eat?"
Zhai Cheng looked at Song Ge. Seeing that she was still asleep, he let out a sigh of relief and waved his hand, signaling the maid to leave.
The maid tiptoed out. Standing at the door, she let out a sigh of relief. She knew what would happen if she woke Song Ge up.
Another maid in the villa walked over and whispered mysteriously, "What's going on in there?"
The maid who had just come out lowered her voice. "They're hugging each other. I guess they've made up."
Hearing this, the other maid got angry. "Why does Song Ge deserve such good fortune? She used to be so cold to the young master and kept saying she wanted to leave. But in the end, I don't know what she thinks of the young master."
The other maid quickly covered her mouth and subconsciously looked around. "Don't talk nonsense. You'll definitely be fired if you do."
The angry maid pushed her hand away. "I'm just telling the truth. I don't know what kind of spell Song Ge has cast on the young master."
Aunt Chen was standing not far away. She heard every word they said and walked over sternly.
The other maid saw Aunt Chen and tugged frantically at the angry maid's clothes.
"Don't pull me. I'm still going to say it. I just think Song Ge is not good enough for the young master. Unlike me..."
"Unlike you what?" Aunt Chen interrupted.
The maid was startled and lowered her head. "Aunt Chen."
Aunt Chen was a senior figure in the villa, and all the maids were in awe of her.
"I, I was just talking nonsense. Aunt Chen, please don't take it seriously."
Aunt Chen snorted. "You can leave. The villa can't accommodate a Buddha like you."
The maid immediately knelt down. "Aunt Chen, I won't dare to do it again. Please don't let me go." After all, the salary here was several times higher than in other places.
Aunt Chen didn't say anything else and just left. Soon, someone escorted the maid out and brought in a new one.
Zhai Cheng didn't know what was going on outside. He just looked at the sleeping Song Ge.
He couldn't help but reach out his hand, tracing her nose slowly and then stopping on her red lips.
Afraid of waking Song Ge up, Zhai Cheng just gave her a gentle peck and then withdrew.
He gently pulled out his hand, covered Song Ge with the quilt, then lifted the quilt and got out of bed quietly. He opened the door and closed it behind him.
After leaving the room, Zhai Cheng went downstairs. Aunt Chen was in the hall.
"Aunt Chen, find a maid to take good care of Song Ge."
"Okay, young master."
After saying that, Zhai Cheng headed straight for the study.
Aunt Chen immediately found a reliable and honest maid and told her to guard outside the room. She instructed, "If the young lady needs anything, prepare it for her immediately. Oh, by the way, the young master is in the study. Don't disturb him unless it's something important."
"Okay." The maid stood outside the room and kept guard.
The person on the bed stirred and instinctively grabbed the quilt. Her forehead was covered in sweat.
"Don't, don't."
"Let him go."
Song Ge mumbled in her sleep. Suddenly, she sat up in bed and looked around blankly. Then she remembered where she was. Subconsciously, she felt the empty space beside her.
She turned on the bedside lamp, but there was no one else in the room.
Song Ge suddenly remembered the dream she had just had, and a sense of unease welled up in her heart.
She got out of bed, opened the door, and was startled by the maid standing outside. "Why are you standing here?"
Afraid of being fired for scaring Song Ge, the maid immediately knelt down. "I'm sorry, I scared Miss Song."
Song Ge helped her up. "Who told you to be here?"
"Aunt Chen." The maid answered honestly.
Song Ge thought for a moment and guessed that it must have been Zhai Cheng who told Aunt Chen to do this. "Where's Zhai Cheng?"
It was already midnight, and the maid hadn't slept all night. Her head was groggy, and she instinctively shook her head. "I don't know. I haven't seen the young master."
Song Ge found it strange. Where could he have gone?
Suddenly, the maid remembered what Aunt Chen had said. "Aunt Chen said the young master is in the study." She thought for a moment. "But the young master has been in the study for a long time. We didn't dare to disturb him without permission, so..."
Song Ge nodded in understanding. Without putting on a coat, she headed straight for the study. She knocked on the door, but there was no response. The unease in her heart grew stronger. She pushed the door open and walked in.
Zhai Cheng was lying on the desk, seemingly asleep.
Song Ge let out a sigh of relief. Afraid of waking him up, she tiptoed over. Zhai Cheng didn't notice at all.
She picked up the coat beside him and draped it over Zhai Cheng.
For some reason, she felt that something was wrong. Zhai Cheng was usually a very vigilant person.
She gently patted Zhai Cheng's shoulder, but he didn't react at all.
"Zhai Cheng, Zhai Cheng." Song Ge called out anxiously twice, but Zhai Cheng still lay there motionless.
Song Ge panicked. She immediately lifted Zhai Cheng up. There seemed to be nothing wrong with his appearance, but she just couldn't wake him up.