After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Lou Xiao snapped out of his daze and placed the peeled shrimp from the plate into Lu Sijian's bowl. "Ah Jian, eat some shrimp..."

"Senior, this braised beef ribs is delicious." Another voice drowned out his words.

Before Lou Xiao could react, Sheng Yunchao picked up a piece of beef rib and placed it in Lu Sijian's bowl.

Lou Xiao's chopsticks froze in mid-air.

Sheng Yunchao slowly withdrew his hand, his posture elegant. He smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, senior sister is too thin. She should eat more. I hope President Lou won't mind."

Then he waved the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm using serving chopsticks."

Lu Lingbai subconsciously glanced at the chopsticks in Lou Xiao's hand. Lou Xiao had just used his own chopsticks in his haste...

Oh no, I feel like there's saliva on it!

Lou Xiao's face turned dark.

Sheng Yunchao seemed not to notice, and smiled amicably: "Actually, several of us old classmates wanted to visit our senior, but we were worried that President Lou wouldn't agree, and we were afraid of causing trouble and inconvenience to her, so we haven't dared to come..."

Lou Xiao put down his chopsticks and said coldly, "Young Master Sheng is overthinking it."

Sheng Yunchao said good-naturedly, "Yes, yes, it was my fault. We were being petty and judging others by our own standards."

Lu Sijian lowered her head and desperately tried to suppress the upturned corners of her mouth.

[Tsk tsk, taking a jab at Lou Xiao while simultaneously praising himself, what a fine tea~~]

[As expected of a top-tier green tea b*tch, wearing an innocent face while secretly sowing discord.]

However, she still wanted to maintain her persona: "It has nothing to do with Brother Xiao. He was just trying to help me and wanted me to focus on my recovery without being disturbed."

Lou Xiao's expression softened considerably; he knew that A-Jian was on his side.

"Jian, eat the shrimp to get more nutrition."

Lu Sijian tugged at his sleeve, looking somewhat embarrassed, "Brother Xiao, I'm full..."

Lou Xiao followed her gaze and saw the pile of beef ribs in her bowl; his expression darkened.

"It's alright, don't eat anymore if you're full, so you don't get indigestion." He immediately stopped insisting.

Sheng Yunchao looked away, smiling nonchalantly, but his fingers under the table slowly tightened, clenching into a fist.

She was always gentle yet firm towards those around her, but she was extremely cold and ruthless towards him.

But soon, his gaze fell on the plate of peeled shrimp, and the corners of his lips slowly turned up again.

She didn't eat the beef ribs she picked herself, nor did she eat a single bite of the shrimp that Lou Xiao had painstakingly peeled.

In the past, she would definitely finish eating before leaving the table, never disappointing Lou Xiao's kindness.

Should we let him poach our employees?

The young man smiled gently; he would take those words as encouragement from her.

-

Lu Sijian went upstairs to her room.

Aunt Ye and two maids were tidying up the room.

She was meticulous in her work, not only changing the sheets but also placing beautiful flower arrangements and incense, making the room warm and vibrant.

When Wang Ma came over from the balcony and saw the incense, she immediately became displeased. "Why are you using this incense? Didn't I just tell you not to use it?"

Aunt Ye: "But this is the young lady's favorite incense, and she's always used it..."

When Lu Sijian was discharged from the hospital and returned home, Lou Xiao made a list, recording all her preferences.

The servants in the house all did what was written on the list, and Wang Ma knew that, of course.

“The past is the past, and we can’t change things.” Wang Ma was getting impatient; she hated this dismissive attitude of hers the most.

"The young lady clearly told us in front of both of us that this incense made her want to vomit and that it needed to be changed."

Aunt Ye said softly, "Miss was probably just feeling unwell at the time, it wasn't the incense that caused the problem. This incense was specially made by Young Master Lou, it contains calming herbs, it's impossible for it to make someone feel nauseous."

The other two servants chimed in.

"Sister Ye consulted with Young Master Lou about today's arrangements, and he said there were no problems before we followed his advice."

"Luckily, Sister Ye was cautious, otherwise we would have been forced to redo the work."

Wang Ma was absolutely furious! It happened again!

No matter what the young lady says, they ignore her and act self-righteously, using the young master of the building as a shield!

"you……"

"Knock knock," Lu Sijian raised her hand and knocked on the door.

The people in the room turned around and saw her, and their expressions all changed.

The two maids were clearly not as bold as Aunt Ye. When Lu Sijian glanced at them, they immediately lowered their heads and dared not utter a sound.

Aunt Ye's expression remained unchanged: "Miss, the room has been arranged according to Young Master Lou's requirements. We won't disturb you unless there's something else."

She was completely fearless. Did Lu Sijian dare to object to Lou Xiao's arrangements?

That dignified and elegant persona would be impossible to maintain.

Wang Ma: "Wait a minute, what's with your attitude...?"

"Wang Ma," Lu Sijian called out to her.

Watching Aunt Ye's departing figure, Wang Ma grew increasingly angry: "Young Miss, she did it on purpose!"

"I know."

Lu Sijian stepped forward, glanced at the incense, and said, "Throw it away."

She found the smell unpleasant and felt irritated deep inside, and couldn't help but want to... make others feel uncomfortable too.

“You don’t need to tell her these things, it’s pointless,” Lu Sijian said.

She said she wanted to settle accounts, but of course, those accounts haven't been settled yet.

Just like Sister Ye, once she's done it, she'll definitely have something to hide, and she's probably already tattling on others.

Wang Ma didn't quite understand, but she still took the incense out and threw it away.

-

Lou Xiao ran into Aunt Ye in the corridor, and she raised her hand to block his way.

"Miss has something to attend to, would you like to wait a moment?" Aunt Ye seemed to be trying her best to cover something up.

Lou Xiao's brow furrowed slightly: "What exactly happened?"

Aunt Ye wouldn't stop him for no reason; there must be something going on.

He soon found out the answer: Wang Ma took the incense he had made and threw it into the trash can in the corridor.

"Miss didn't know it was made by you personally," Aunt Ye quickly explained on Lu Sijian's behalf.

Lou Xiao: "I understand. Thank you for your hard work. You can go now."

Since they weren't after him, they must be after Sister Ye.

Just like how I refused to eat the fish balls that Sister Ye made at the dinner table.

She pretended to be generous on the surface, but secretly she kept holding onto the matter.

Lou Xiao waited a while longer before walking over and knocking on the door with his finger.

Wang Ma turned around, saw him, and exclaimed happily, "Young Master Lou!"

She was itching to complain, "Sister-in-law Ye..."

Lu Sijian glanced at her, and Wang Ma immediately shut up, went out, and closed the door.

The young lady probably didn't want to worry Young Master Lou, so she could only keep quiet.

-

[Wang Ma is too impatient. Complaining now is just walking into a trap.]

Lou Xiao frowned, but didn't say anything more.

He came to say goodbye to Lu Sijian.

Lou Xiao is going on a business trip soon; this was a pre-arranged trip and can't be changed.

He had already turned down many business trips in order to spend as much time as possible with her.

With so much work piling up, he had to take a business trip.

"Jane, I'll try to finish work within half a month and come back to be with you as soon as possible."

Lu Sijian immediately perked up.

[Setting another flag? Don't be silly, what if half a month turns into a month, and you even miss trying on wedding dresses? Wouldn't you be contradicting yourself then?]

Lou Xiao: "..."

He took a deep breath and spoke again, "Jane, do you know? I once swore an oath before Buddha—"

"As long as you can wake up, I am willing to forgive everything in this world and do good deeds for the rest of my life."