Three years later.......
A woman walked around the bookshelves in the library accompanied by the librarian listening to the books recommended in the Romance section. She listened diligently, choosing the ones she wanted and handing them to her maid to carry.
In the other part of the city, some guards came out of three black cars rushing to take positions of defense around the dark red car in the middle parked in front of a magnificent and elegant building. A man stepped out of the dark red car slowly, earning people's attention. Someone handed him some documents to hold but he was distracted by the warmth of the sun on his skin. It gave him lethargic feelings.
The woman in the library suddenly paused. She starting walking, tracing her footsteps to the window in front of her. She fondled with the lock carelessly and eventually managed to open the window. She felt the sun rays warm her cold and empty heart.
Both of them closed their eyes and sighed.
Both of them said. "The light of the whole universe converges here."
The trance was broken. Chunlan opened her eyes and called out. " Su Yin."
Su Yin rushed to ȧssist her, holding her hand as they paid the librarian and walked out of the library. Chunlan's stomach growled making her chuckle. "Let's head to the bakery and get some hot baozi to eat."
Su Yin's eyes flashed with irritation, she subconsciously gripped her mistress's hand with force. "But we have already eaten in the coffee shop this morning. We should head back and rest."
Chunlan frowned lightly at her tone. "I promised the twins I would buy some when I get back."
Su Yin sneered. Ever since the First Mistress went blind, she had been idling all day giving up all her ambition. It was pathetic and embrassing!
She wished she had more luck, maybe she would have been serving one of the twins. Then, naturally she would have more benefits and connections instead of visiting libraries and doing charity work!
But she was only a maid so she conceded. "Yes, First Young Mistress."
Chunlan was infuriated when she realized that Su Yin was in front of her, dragging her along like a rag to the car. She retrieved her hand angrily and said coldly. "On a second thought, it is best that you return home instead. There is no need to accompany me."
Su Yin was relieved that she could finally go home. She decided that immediately she arrived home, she would request for a transfer. It was against the rules but she was sure she would be able to pull some strings here and there.
By the time she snapped out of her reverie, she saw Chunlan enter the car and slam the door shut. Before she could say anything, the car drove away leaving her standing speechless.
How was she supposed to return home?!
Chunlan gripped the books she had taken from the library tightly. She knew she had to get find another companion to ȧssist her. Again. Since she had passed down the affairs of the company to her little sisters, she had spent her time in peace and tranquility, enjoying the simple things of life that she wasn't able to in her past life. It was very refreshing.
When they arrived at the bakery, the driver guided her to sit on a chair. He said politely. "Please sit here, Young Mistress. I will go and buy the desserts instead."
She stretched her legs and put her retractable cane beside the table, humming happily. The aroma of freshly baked bread from the oven always made her and her stomach happy.
A man sat opposite her dropping some documents on the table. He unbuttoned the first two buŧŧons on his shirt, revealing the pale skin on his neck. Several girls giggled and whispered, sending flirtatious glances towards him.
Chunlan could feel his gaze but chose to ignore it. If she could see the rude person, she would have poured the hot tea she knew was customarily served on the table on his whole body.
But she couldn't.
So she continued to inhale the scent surrounding her and patiently waited for her beloved cake. Soon, she sensed that the man had moved closer, planting his face above hers.
She turned to face him. "Who are you?"
She didn't get any response.
She sighed. "Do you know how rude it is to sit beside a person without an invitation?"
His lips curled up into a smile.
She continued. "How old are you? Are you here because you are hungry too? Do you want me to buy you some?"
His ȧssistant wanted to retort back was forced to keep quiet when he saw his boss draped his hand around the woman's chair with an blank expression. This was the first time he was seeing his boss being inappropriate towards a woman.
Chunlan tried to move away from him when she realized what he had done but it didn't bulge. She reached for her cane but also found out that it wasn't there either.
Just who was this rogue pestering her?
Who had the nerve?!
She turned sideways and clamped her teeth around a piece of flesh. She chuckled when she heard him grunt and finally moved away.
"Serves you right." She commented.
The man was about to speak when he saw Chunlan's driver returning. He stood up and walked away soundlessly like a phantom drifting away.
The driver delivered the package in her hands and helped her walk back to the car. She was smiling happily, feeling the copper taste of blood in her mouth.
Men like that deserved such treatment!
She entered the mansion to hear voices arguing with each other. She knew she wouldn't need eyes to know the culprits involved. All these years, she still couldn't figure out why Chunhua was so hostile to Honglin.
The last time he visited, she released the compound dogs on him, sending him to the hospital .
She shivered in horror at the memory and quietly walked past them to her room, hoping they wouldn't notice her presence. Unfortunately, Honglin walked to her and wrapped his hands around her waist, delighted to see the ugly expression on Chunhua's face.
He wanted to give her a kiss on the lips but ended up planting it on her cheek. "My dear, we need to talk."
He tried guiding her to the room so they could enter inside but she wouldn't bulge but instead blocked him from the entrance.
She removed his hand from her waist.. "Then talk."