The housekeeper looked at Qin Zhi'ai, still motionless, fearing that the next second Gu Yu Sheng would turn his face, quickly leaned into Qin Zhi'ai's ear, and whispered in a voice that only two people could hear: "Miss, I know you're not comfortable in your heart, but if you keep arguing with Mr. Gu, won't you be the one to suffer in the end?"

  Yes, what the housekeeper said is correct.

  She was afraid of getting into trouble herself, so she tried every means to avoid him. But can't she still escape the fate of being in trouble now?

  No matter what she does, it's always a bad outcome for her. Why doesn't she just let herself be at ease? What's the worst that could happen, anyway? Just endure his anger once and let him have his way with her again?

  Thinking of this, Qin Zhi Ai suddenly became impatient and turned over, giving the butler a back, while pulling the quilt to cover her head.

  The housekeeper was so frightened by her reaction that she sat down on the ground with a thud.

  Miss, isn't this crossing Mr. Gu's bottom line?

  The housekeeper turned his head cautiously, took a swift glance at Gu Yu Sheng, the man's lips were tightly pursed, his eyes cold and frightening, as if he would pounce over and tear the frail woman on the bed to shreds at any moment.

  The housekeeper mustered up the courage to speak, stuttering: "Mr. Gu, Miss might not be feeling well, otherwise I'll make something for her when she's hungry tonight..."

  But before he could finish speaking, Gu Yusheng walked in from the doorway.

  The butler's heart was suddenly lifted to his throat.

  Mr. Gu, surely you're not going to hit the young lady? Is she going to intervene? But if she intervenes, won't innocent people get hurt?

  Forget it, never mind, Young Lady has always treated her well...

  The housekeeper gritted his teeth and was about to stand up to block Gu Yusheng, but before he could, Gu Yusheng reached out and forcefully pulled away the quilt covering Qin Zhi'ai. He bent down, scooped up the woman who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, and tossed a sentence at her: "Go downstairs and prepare dinner!" Then, still carrying Qin Zhi'ai, he turned around and walked out of the master bedroom without looking back.

  The housekeeper stared at this scene and suddenly widened his eyes.

  Mr. Gu didn't get angry, but instead carried Xiao Jie downstairs? Is he trying to show weakness in front of Xiao Jie?

  The housekeeper felt her heartbeat speeding up, as if she had received an incredible blow. After a while, she patted her chest and quickly ran downstairs.

  When the butler entered the dining room, Qin Zhi'ai and Gu Yusheng were already seated in their usual seats.

  The housekeeper brought up the dishes and asked: "Mr. Gu, miss, would you like to have porridge or rice?"

  "Rice." Gu Yu Sheng replied with two words, then glanced at Qin Zhi Ai who was sitting in her seat, eyes cast down and not saying a word, and added another sentence: "She's having congee."

  "Yes." The housekeeper replied and quickly served the main course on the table.

  At the end of Gu Yu's life, Qin Zhi'ai was exhausted and in pain. She had just barely recovered her energy, but she didn't have any appetite to eat anything. She stared at a table full of delicious food, but couldn't bring herself to pick up her chopsticks.

  Gu Yu Sheng picked up his chopsticks, took two bites, and then stopped when he saw her not moving. He turned his head to stare at her silent face for a moment before picking up a piece of fish meat and placing it in her bowl.