Love is as vast as the Milky Way, impossible to cross.

"Thank you, Aunt Wang. You can go and rest for a while longer. I'll prepare breakfast for Miss Qin."

Liu Shiyin said obediently,

"Alright, don't overwork yourself. After breakfast, Miss Qin, you can spend your time as you please. Go out and explore; young people should see more of the world."

Aunt Wang nodded and said kindly.

However, reality didn't unfold as Aunt Wang imagined. Qin Xiang didn't let Liu Shiyin off the hook, spending the entire day assigning her various tasks. Aunt Wang tried to stop her, but Liu Shiyin always managed to thwart her.

Fearing that Aunt Wang might be implicated, Liu Shiyin kept busy until late at night.

Exhausted from a long day, Liu Shiyin lay in bed but couldn't fall asleep. She didn't know why, but Huo Muchen's image kept popping into her mind.

She got up and went to the back garden. Seeing the blooming flowers, her worries seemed to disappear for a moment.

But at that very moment, the phone's ringtone pierced the tranquil night like a sharp sword.

Liu Shiyin frowned slightly, a hint of doubt rising in her heart. Who could be calling so late? She slowly picked up her phone, and the screen displayed an unfamiliar number.

She parted her lips slightly, her voice soft and gentle:

Hello, who are you?

Hello, are you there? Who is this?

Liu Shiyin paused slightly, noticing no one answered. She composed herself and asked again:

"it's me."

On the other end of the phone, Huo Muchen's voice came lazily, as if carrying a hint of laughter.

Upon hearing Huo Muchen's voice, Liu Shiyin felt a surge of inexplicable emotions.

"It should be past midnight back home by now, why aren't you asleep yet?"

Huo Muchen asked with some curiosity,

"I can't sleep, I'll try later."

Upon hearing Huo Muchen's voice, Liu Shiyin instantly felt at ease, and then drowsiness washed over her.

"Are you outside? I hear the wind,"

"Yes, I'm in the back garden,"

Upon hearing Liu Shiyin's answer, Huo Muchen's mind immediately conjured up images of Liu Shiyin in the garden every morning.

"Go to sleep now, don't catch a cold,"

Hearing Huo Muchen's words of advice, Liu Shiyin felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

"Okay, I'm going to sleep now."

Reluctantly, she hung up the phone. Looking at the number on her phone, Liu Shiyin saved it and added the note: Mr. Huo.

For several days in a row, Qin Xiang seemed to be deliberately making things difficult for Liu Shiyin.

She kept assigning Liu Shiyin all sorts of trivial tasks, regardless of whether these tasks were beyond Liu Shiyin's capabilities.

Although Liu Shiyin felt exhausted, she silently endured it and tried her best to complete every task.

That day, Liu Shiyin had just stopped to rest for a moment when Qin Xiang saw her.

Qin Xiang looked at her coldly and said:

"Make me a cup of coffee."

Liu Shiyin nodded and immediately got up to prepare coffee.

Thinking about Xiao Hong's claim that she seemed to have overheard Liu Shiyin and Huo Muchen talking on the phone late at night a couple of nights ago, and that they had also been talking during the day these past two days, she became furious.

Huo Muchen has been gone for almost a week and hasn't called her once. When she calls, he rarely answers, and even when he does, he hangs up after a few words. Thinking about this, Qin Xiang's disgust for Liu Shiyin only intensifies.

"Miss Qin, your coffee."

Liu Shiyin said softly, handing the coffee cup in her hand to Qin Xiang.

Qin Xiang took the coffee and had just taken a sip when Aunt Wang's sudden words exploded in her heart like a bombshell.

"Miss Qin, the young master instructed before he left that Liu Shiyin should have a few days off. Would that be alright starting tomorrow?"

Aunt Wang's voice was steady, but every word pierced Qin Xiang's heart like a needle.

A surge of inexplicable anger welled up in Qin Xiang's heart. She could not tolerate Huo Muchen's concern for Liu Shiyin, and she could not tolerate being ignored in this matter.