After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Aunt Ye was always very sensible, so how could she not understand that her kneeling would only escalate the conflict and put her sister in a very difficult position?

She would only tell the servants in private when they made mistakes, saying she was afraid of hurting their self-esteem.

She's so understanding, how could she have lost her composure in this matter?

Unless... she did it on purpose.

Aunt Ye felt a little flustered. The second young master's expression seemed strange, but why?

How could she dare to kneel? "Second Young Master, Eldest Miss, I'm sorry, I was just too anxious."

"I get terrified just thinking about what happened back then." Her face was full of sorrow and helplessness, and she looked incredibly pitiful.

Lu Lingbo immediately dispelled his doubts.

That incident back then did indeed leave Ye's wife with severe psychological trauma.

For a long time after that, Aunt Ye lived a very cautious life. Several times he saw her cleaning her sister's room, kneeling on the floor to check for hair and dust.

I fear that if I make the slightest mistake, my father will complain and I will lose my job.

Thinking of those images, Lu Lingbai's heart hardened little by little.

“Sister Ye, sit down and talk.” He paused and then added, “Don’t be afraid. With me here, no one will dare to touch you today.”

Lu Sijian admired Sister Ye; she was quick-witted and adaptable, no wonder she had the last laugh.

[Is no one going to make a move? Well, I'm definitely going to make a move myself.]

"Miss, Attorney Zhuang has arrived." A servant led the lawyer, dressed in a suit and tie, into the room.

Lu Lingbai's eyes turned cold. She actually hired a lawyer?

He spoke in an icy voice: "Jian, don't be so domineering. You're the one who calls the shots in this family now!"

Lu Sijian didn't even glance at him: "Attorney Zhuang, please explain the situation."

Attorney Zhuang: "This is the employment agreement signed by Ms. Ye Fengling, which clearly states that she is employed as the young lady's personal nanny, and her salary is paid from the young lady's personal account."

Lu Sijian looked at Kong Can: "I'm sorry, my elder brother has no right to fire Sister Ye. Only Father and I can decide whether Sister Ye stays or leaves."

Kong Can's expression changed slightly. He had been careless, assuming that all the servants in the Lu family were signed with the same company.

But since Mrs. Ye signed the agreement, why didn't she mention this point?

Lu Sijian turned her head again and looked at Lu Lingbai. She didn't say anything, but her meaning was self-evident.

Lu Lingbai's face was so gloomy it seemed to drip water. He slowly clenched his fists, once again feeling that deep sense of powerlessness he had felt in his youth.

[Warning! Warning! Lu Lingbai's favorability rating is about to be reduced to zero!]

Lu Lingbai slowly loosened his grip again. No, he was no longer the helpless boy he once was.

He quickly calmed down, "It's fine if you want Aunt Ye to leave, but what about financial compensation..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Sijian's voice drowned out his: "Sister-in-law Ye, I never said I was going to fire you."

[You're probably thinking of getting a hefty compensation for Mrs. Ye, and then secretly getting her a job at the company, right?]

Do you think I'll grant your wish, mother and son?

[Beep, a change in character favorability detected. Lu Lingbai's favorability has been reduced to zero.]

Lu Sijian paused for a moment, then continued, "But Sister Ye, you have been assigning my personal driver to other people for a long time, which does violate the agreement. You signed a guarantee back then that if you do it again, you will go to the vegetable garden on the back hill to grow vegetables."

She previously said that it was true that Sister Ye asked Lou Xiao for help and that she did intend to let it go; the problem now is with the driver.

One of the Lu family's three drivers was hired specifically for the original owner of this body.

As a dedicated driver, I signed a separate agreement and received a higher salary, but I was required to be on call for the original owner 24 hours a day.

At first, the driver only served the original owner, but the three Lu brothers often needed the car and couldn't keep up with the demand, so the original owner felt it was fine to let the older brother use it, and gradually started to serve the three Lu brothers.

Over time, everyone forgot about the idea of ​​a personal driver.

However, the personal driver's salary was paid from the original owner's personal account.

Even though she was in a coma for three years, her salary never stopped. But the only time she wanted to use the car since she woke up, her personal driver was arranged to leave work early because of a favor from Aunt Ye.

Attorney Zhuang handed the employment agreement and guarantee to Lu Lingbo for review.

Lu Sijian said calmly, "Second brother, I know you can't bear to part with Sister-in-law Ye, so how could you fire her?"

[Surprised? Unexpected?]

Your sister begged for a long time before she finally got Aunt Ye to stay, on the condition that she sign this agreement.

From that time on, she had to pay Aunt Ye's salary independently, because it was the price she paid for standing up for others.

So, are it really that unreasonable for the terms to be a bit harsh?

Lu Lingbai stared at her blankly.

He had always thought that Sister Ye was able to stay because his elder brother pleaded for her, but it turns out that wasn't the case.

But deep down you probably think it's excessive, that it's oppressive, and that I'm hypocritical and scheming.

[Gardening the vegetable garden is hard work. Aunt Ye has been pampered for so many years, how can you bear to let her suffer?]

You must be angry and frustrated right now, hating me for using our father to pressure you again.

[Who told you to want Aunt Ye as your stepmother? You two can act like mother and son, fine; but you can't expect me to be your stepmother and ride roughshod over you.]

As long as Aunt Ye is in the vegetable garden, my father will forever remember how she mistreated me, and he will never be interested in her again.

Even if they are truly in love, they have to wait until I'm dead to be together!

Lu Lingbai: "Lu Sijian!"

What on earth is she thinking about?!

Why are you being so fierce? You hate me now, don't you? It's good that you hate me, because I had no intention of letting you off the hook either.

Lu Sijian's tears streamed down her face. "Second brother, are you still going to discipline me?"

When Wang Ma brought out the fruit tea, she saw Lu Sijian crying and panicked instantly.

"Young Miss! Why are you crying?"

Lu Sijian: "If Second Brother doesn't want to discipline me for the time being, then I'll leave first, so as not to annoy you."

After she finished speaking, she got up and left.

Lu Lingbai subconsciously raised his hand, but after realizing his gesture of trying to persuade her to stay, he curled his fingers back.

He watched her retreating figure and thought coldly, "Who are you trying to threaten? Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

I've put up with you all my life, but I was about to give up. I'm so happy you're gone.

But I felt empty inside, not as carefree as I had imagined.

Wang Ma wiped away her tears and looked at Kong Can, "Our young lady has suffered too many grievances these days, you must tell the young master!"

Now that things had come to this, she didn't care about offending the second young master anymore. "We must get the eldest young master to uphold justice for our young lady!"

After saying that, she turned and chased after him.

"I'll see Miss off," Kong Can said, and hurriedly chased after her.

He still doesn't understand how things turned out this way.

Aunt Ye stayed, while Lu Sijian ran away from home again, and both reasons were plausible.

He was in a terrible predicament. This was his mistake, and he was afraid that it would leave him with the impression of being incompetent in dealing with the young master.