"Madam, you don't know. Young Master Huo was just locked up for a day. The next day, the master, together with the eldest young lady and the second young master, stormed into Young Master Huo's room aggressively, saying they wanted to confront him. If the mistress hadn't been in Young Master Huo's room and stopped the master in time, Young Master Huo would have been locked up in the dungeon."
The young maid became more and more sad as she spoke. She looked as if she was even more miserable than Huo Cheng.
"Why? What does the loss of the Huo family's treasure have to do with Huo Cheng?" Gu Sisi was very confused. This was all so sudden.
"Is it because the Huo family suspects that Huo Cheng stole the treasure?" Gu Chenfei asked from the side.
Gu Chenfei knew about this matter. The loss of the Huo family's treasure was such an important thing that she naturally got to know about it. This was also the reason why Gu Chenfei didn't want to tell Huo Cheng about all the troubles Gu Sisi had been having at home recently.
Presumably, Huo Cheng was already in a difficult situation. Gu Chenfei felt that she had already guessed the outcome.
"Yes, yes, Miss Gu, you're so smart."
"You know me? You know who I am?"
The young maid was a bit flustered. Being suddenly questioned by Gu Chenfei, she was instantly in a daze.
"This... I was just calling Miss Gu. I'm sorry, sorry. I was just too sad for a moment."
"It's okay. Let's get to know each other again. I'm Gu Chenfei, a friend of Gu Sisi and Huo Cheng. May I ask who you are?" As Gu Chenfei spoke, she looked in the direction of that so - called girl.
The maid obviously panicked for a moment. A faint smile curled up on Gu Chenfei's lips.
"Hello, Miss Gu. I'm an ordinary maid in the Huo family. My name is Xiaolian." The maid said timidly.
"Xiaolian, hello. But how did you, a little maid, know all these things? And why were you the one who came out to ask for help?" Gu Chenfei asked with feigned "curiosity".
"I... I. It's like this. I was once helped by the young master. When something happened to the young master this time, I inquired more about it. Feeling that something was wrong, I managed to run out to find help to save the young master." The maid murmured, looking pitiful.
"Really? You've really worked hard. You're so pitiful." Gu Yangtao suddenly spoke up from the side. Then she received a look from Gu Chenfei as if she were a fool. When she turned her head, she saw Ji Ling looking at her like that too.
While being in a daze, Gu Yangtao also realized that she had said the wrong thing.
Forget it. It's better to shut up. Gu Yangtao thought silently. But somehow, she began to worry about Gu Sisi. She looked even more dazed than herself.
She seemed to be in a trance, completely out of it.
"Xiaolian, thank you for coming to tell me these things. But can you tell me how Huo Cheng is now? Please?"
Seeing Gu Sisi asking Xiaolian with a worried face, Gu Chenfei was a bit helpless. This woman was really carried away by worry and didn't notice the loopholes in Xiaolian's words.
"Madam, it's not good. Young Master Huo is still locked up in his own room, but I heard that the master will soon lock him up in the dungeon. I heard that the dungeon is such a terrifying place." When Xiaolian said this, there was even a sob in her voice. She looked really pitiful and it was hard to doubt her.
For example, Gu Yangtao was almost touched by her and thought that Xiaolian and the young master had a deep master - servant relationship.
"Xiaolian, you're really good to your young master. How did he save you back then? You've remembered it for so long." Gu Yangtao asked curiously while wiping her tears.
"Ah? Miss... this miss, let's talk about the young master's matter first. The young master's matter is more important now." Xiaolian looked into Gu Yangtao's eyes and said rather "seriously".
"It doesn't matter. Xiaolian, since you said that Huo Cheng saved you and was kind to you, why don't you tell us what kind of kindness it was? Let our Mrs. Huo hear it too. Otherwise, Mrs. Huo might get jealous."
Gu Chenfei suddenly interrupted, with a faint smile always on her lips, which made Xiaolian feel a bit creepy.
"This... this, okay." Xiaolian seemed to be in a difficult situation.
"If you don't want to say it, then don't. Let's talk about Huo Cheng's matter first." Gu Sisi didn't understand Gu Chenfei's hint. It was no wonder. When she heard the news about Huo Cheng, she was already flustered.
Suddenly being undermined by Gu Sisi, Gu Chenfei was very helpless. Seeing a flash of pride on Xiaolian's face, Gu Chenfei felt that there was something even more wrong.
"Hey, Xiaolian, you'd better say it. Some things need to be made clear. Otherwise, how do we know if it's just some random person pretending?" Gu Chenfei persisted, and her words became even less pleasant.
"What do you mean, Miss Gu? Are you suspecting me? It's really a joke. Our young mistress hasn't suspected me, but you, an outsider, are the first to suspect me. Who are you from the Gu family to suspect someone from our Huo family like this?"
As Gu Chenfei expected, Xiaolian flew into a rage.
"From the Gu family? How do you know I'm from the Gu family? Didn't you say you didn't know me? Now why are you saying I'm from the Gu family?" Gu Chenfei's gaze turned cold and she locked her eyes on Xiaolian.
"This... I just suddenly remembered that I do know you, Miss Gu. But you haven't come to the Huo family very often recently, so I just forgot for a moment." Xiaolian was obviously flustered, and Gu Sisi also noticed it.
"Humph, forgot? I think you're just lying, Xiaolian." Gu Chenfei sneered, and her gaze at Xiaolian became even colder.
"Oh no, I should call you Xialian, Xiaolian." Gu Chenfei looked at her leisurely.
Xialian was obviously panicked. Big drops of sweat rolled down, and her eyes were darting around. She couldn't help it. Gu Chenfei's intimidating gaze was just too terrifying. Xialian felt completely under control, as if she was exposed in the sunlight and had nowhere to hide.
"What do you mean, Miss Gu?" Xialian endured the pressure and instead questioned Gu Chenfei.
Oh~
If she heard correctly, Gu Chenfei laughed. Gu Yangtao looked up with a shocked expression as if she had seen a ghost, while Ji Ling looked like he was watching a good show.
Gu Chenfei was an unpredictable person, but one thing was known to those who were familiar with her.
That was - whenever Gu Chenfei laughed like this, it meant someone was going to be in trouble.
Ji Ling looked at Xialian, shook his head and sighed. Alas, such a nice girl was probably going to fall into Gu Chenfei's hands.
Tsk tsk tsk.
The girl being "worried" about by Ji Ling didn't realize what she had done. She kept challenging Gu Chenfei's bottom line.
"Miss Xia should know better than I do what I mean." Gu Chenfei looked at Xialian gloomily, her eyes cold and terrifying.