Before leaving, Leng Chuanjin still took away the two bowls, not afraid of soiling his hands.
Watching his somewhat uncomfortable back, Xia Sanghuan buried half of her face in the quilt and snickered.
She wondered if Second Brother had ever taken care of his sick siblings like this.
Thinking like this, she gradually fell asleep.
After walking out of Xia Sanghuan's bedroom, Leng Chuanjin's originally gentle face instantly turned back to his usual cold look.
"Call Leng Wanqing to my study," he ordered Wang Fu. His voice was so cold that the butler couldn't help shivering.
The butler shrank his neck. He thought that the second young lady was in for a scolding tonight.
After giving the order, he turned to leave. Before leaving, he didn't forget to stuff the bowls into the butler's hands.
The butler had no choice but to ask someone to wash the bowls while hurrying to Leng Wanqing's bedroom, secretly praying that the second young lady, who had been woken up from her sleep, wouldn't blow the roof off the house.
Finally, after the butler's persistent knocking, Leng Wanqing got out of bed. She opened the door angrily and shouted at him, "Are you crazy? Disturbing people in the middle of the night!"
"Miss, I'm very sorry to disturb your rest, but the eldest young master asks you to go to his study now..." the butler replied tremblingly, not daring to look into Leng Wanqing's eyes.
No matter how arrogant and domineering Leng Wanqing was, she didn't dare to disobey Leng Chuanjin's words. Hearing that it was her elder brother's order, she had to go back to her bedroom, put on a coat, and walked towards her elder brother's study with a resentful look on her face.
The antique wall clock ticked steadily. The night outside was already deep, reminding the people in the room that it was already past eleven o'clock.
Leng Chuanjin was half - lying in the office chair in the study, with his long legs crossed. His posture was elegant yet a bit wild.
There was only a dim table lamp on the desk, which couldn't clearly illuminate his face.
Since he and Xia Sanghuan had taken the Black Bone Spiritual Treasure, Leng Qiuhua was getting restless.
In the past few days, Leng Qiuhua had been secretly transferring funds from the Leng family's general company right under his nose. He thought he had pulled the wool over everyone's eyes, but in fact, he couldn't escape Leng Chuanjin's sight.
But Leng Qiuhua wasn't stupid enough to transfer the funds and offend him for no reason. Did he have another plan?
Leng Chuanjin sighed. There was a shadow between his eyebrows.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the study door.
He put his long legs down from the table, adjusted his sitting posture, and resumed his usual cold look.
"Come in," his deep voice carried an indelible chill in the thick night.
Leng Wanqing pushed the door open timidly. As soon as she entered, she saw her elder brother sitting there like a cold - faced Yama. For a moment, she was so scared that she stood still.
Leng Chuanjin looked up at her.
"Sit across from me."
Seeing his imposing manner, Leng Wanqing regretted it so much that she could chew her own intestines. She thought that she shouldn't have provoked Xia Sanghuan tonight.
She pouted and reluctantly sat across from her elder brother.
"Reflect on your actions," Leng Chuanjin got straight to the point.
"I shouldn't have stayed up so late. I shouldn't have been rude to the guests. I shouldn't have..." Leng Wanqing hesitated for a moment, "shouldn't have lost my temper with Miss Fu."
Leng Chuanjin sat upright across from her. "I sent you abroad back then to train you and make you tone down your young - miss attitude.
"I didn't expect your temper to get even worse after you came back.
"If word gets out that you've been so rude to the guests, where will the Leng family's face be?
"Right now, the Leng family can protect you, but what about in the future? Will you grow up to be like that ungrateful wretch from the Fu family?"
No matter how much resentment Leng Wanqing had, it was scared away by her elder brother's scolding.
"I'm wrong, Brother. Don't be angry. I won't do it again."
Leng Chuanjin snorted. "I don't believe this promise of yours."
Thinking of her past misdeeds and countless apologies, he decided not to tolerate her anymore.
"I'll find a school for you in the next few days. If the Leng family can't teach you, let the school do it!"
"Brother!"
Leng Wanqing stood up from her chair in a hurry. She walked over to him, grabbed his arm, and said anxiously, "Brother, I'll listen to you from now on. Don't send me to school!"
Leng Chuanjin pulled his arm out of her hand. Facing his younger sister's plea, he remained unmoved.
Seeing that her elder brother completely ignored her, Leng Wanqing was both angry and anxious. She turned around and was about to go back to her bedroom.
Just as she reached the door, Leng Chuanjin called her back.
"No matter what Uncle says or does to you in the future, come and tell me directly. Don't believe him, and don't follow his words."
Leng Wanqing stood with her back to him, silent.
"Did you hear me?" Leng Chuanjin raised his voice.
"Yes!"
With a tearful reply, Leng Wanqing slammed the door and ran out of his study.
Leng Chuanjin sighed. He really didn't know how to deal with his younger sister.
They said that daughters should be raised in luxury and sons in poverty. But Leng Wanqing, who had been pampered since childhood, was becoming more and more excessive.
He turned off the table lamp and walked towards his bedroom.
...
Early the next morning, Leng Chuanjin went to the company. Before leaving, he told Wang Fu not to wake Leng Wanqing up for the time being.
This little girl must have cried in the quilt all night last night.
Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he hesitated for a moment and added, "Don't wake up Miss Fu either. Let her rest a bit longer.
"If she asks, tell her it's my idea."
The butler nodded and watched him leave.
He thought to himself that the eldest young master treated Miss Fu differently. He seemed to care more about her than his own younger sister.
But then he thought that Miss Fu was well - behaved and well - educated. Who wouldn't like a well - mannered girl?
Xia Sanghuan slept until she woke up naturally. She sat up in bed and groggily touched her forehead.
It was smooth and slightly cool. The fever had completely subsided.
Only her weak body reminded her that last night's fever wasn't a dream.
Then it wasn't a dream that Second Brother had carried her all the way home from the car either.
Thinking of this, Xia Sanghuan's ears turned slightly red.
She was in a daze for a while. Suddenly, she woke up with a start. She grabbed her phone beside her and checked the screen.
It was already past ten o'clock!
She immediately bounced out of bed, grabbed the clothes in the basket and put them on. While dressing, she rushed into the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face.
It was just ten minutes later when everything was done.
She didn't even have time to apply the lotion, emulsion, and cream that her third sister had repeatedly told her to use. Xia Sanghuan just wiped her face randomly and rushed out of the door.
While taking out her phone to call Professor He, she said to Wang Fu who was walking towards her, "Uncle Wang, why didn't you send someone to wake me up this morning?"
Normally, she would wake up before the alarm rang. Even if she couldn't wake up, Uncle Wang would send someone to wake her up at the scheduled time.
What was going on today?
Thinking about the research progress she had missed, she was extremely anxious.
"I'm terribly sorry, Miss Xia. It was the eldest young master's idea not to send someone to wake you up," Wang Fu bowed slightly to her and replied a bit sheepishly.