After being reborn, I became the big boss's darling.

When Shen Ceyan walked down the stairs, Lin Cheng was already waiting at the bottom of the stairs.

"Bring them both up." His voice was as cold and sharp as if it had been tempered with ice, sending chills down one's spine.

"Ok sir."

……

The man crossed his legs and casually leaned back on the sofa, his deep, cold eyes fixed on the person in front of him. He spoke in a low voice, "Tell me, why did you do such a thing?"

"No, sir, we've been framed! We didn't do anything! Please believe us!" Fang Lan and Fang Qing knelt on the ground, trembling.

"I don't want to hear this nonsense. Before my anger reaches its peak, just confess." Shen Ceyan frowned, his cold and piercing eyes like a sharp sword.

"What's going on here?" Ji Nianci appeared at the bottom of the stairs and slowly walked down.

Shen Ceyan immediately got up and walked over, his voice softening slightly: "Why didn't you rest upstairs? Why did you come down?"

"I heard you talking up there, I was just curious." She smiled slyly.

Shen Ceyan took her hand and led her to sit down on the sofa.

"Are these the two people who locked me in the bedroom that day?"

"Correct."

Ji Nianci's gaze swept back and forth between the two of them several times before she slowly spoke: "I don't remember doing anything to wrong you. Tell me, I also want to know why."

Fang Lan, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly raised her head and glared at her fiercely, her eyes blazing with anger that seemed about to burst forth: "It's all because of you! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have to be a lowly servant here. You ruined my life!"

In memory of Ci:?

The bodyguard next to her quickly squatted down and pinched Fang Lan's mouth shut: "Shut up, don't be rude to Madam!"

"Let her speak." Ji Nianci was a little angry. She had been inexplicably lectured right from the start, and she wanted to hear what else she had to say.

"That day I made a late-night snack for my husband and was about to go into his study when you suddenly appeared next to me and told me to take it in. You dismissed me with just one sentence."

"If I had successfully entered Mr. Shen's study that day, would all these things have happened? Even if I hadn't become Mrs. Shen, Mr. Shen wouldn't have treated me unfairly. Would I still need to be your servant here?" Fang Lan spoke with heartbreaking intensity, as if she wanted to pour out all her resentment and bitterness.

No, this is her husband! What is this person so resentful about?

Although Ji Nianci was speechless at this inexplicable person, she still managed to sort out some things.

She had been wondering why there was a discrepancy between her past and present lives. This hadn't happened in her past life, but it had in this one, leaving her unprepared. It turned out it was because she had accepted the late-night snack from Fang Lan this time.

It was one evening shortly after her rebirth. Ji Nianci had been waiting for him in the master bedroom, but he hadn't returned to sleep, so she went to the study to look for him. At the door, she saw a maid carrying a bowl of late-night snacks and thought she'd take it inside. She was puzzled at the time, wondering why the girl was wearing such… revealing pajamas; she naively assumed it was because the weather was too hot that day.

As for her past life, Ji Nianci completely ignored him, let alone cared about late-night snacks. So she must have taken it inside. Ji Nianci only vaguely remembered that Shen Ceyan punished a young servant for some reason.

In that case, everything makes sense.

Seeing that no one paid attention to her, Fang Lan became even angrier: "When the sir was hiring, he didn't choose those with seniority and experience, but chose me, a recent graduate. Do you dare say that he didn't hire me because he liked my face?"

Shen Ceyan: ?

Upon hearing this, Ji Nianci almost burst out laughing. She never expected that even the dignified CEO Shen would have such a humiliating day.

At this moment, Ji Nianci suddenly had an idea. She immediately distanced herself from Shen Ceyan, crossed her legs, clasped her hands, and adopted a composed posture before speaking leisurely: "Speak, Shen Ceyan, what's going on?"

Shen Ceyan: ...

Seeing that the girl was getting playful, he played along: "I brought them in because they're about your age and can keep you company by chatting and keeping you entertained. They might also occasionally make some of your favorite desserts. That's all. As for what she thinks, that's none of my business."

Suddenly, he thought for a moment and added, "In my eyes and in my heart, there is only room for you."

The sudden sweet talk made Ji Nianci a little shy. Although she knew that Shen Ceyan was just playing along with her, she still couldn't help but blush and her heart was pounding.

Seeing the two of them so affectionately together, Fang Lan completely broke down, shouting recklessly, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Haven't you always been at odds? I don't believe it! How dare you treat me like this!"

"Take them away and hand them over to the police." Shen Ceyan frowned imperceptibly, his impatience evident in his eyes.

Fang Qing, who had been silent all along, finally panicked and hurriedly begged for mercy, "Mr. Shen, please don't hand me over to the police, I beg you, I didn't do anything, he forced me to do it all, I didn't want this to happen, I was forced, please, have mercy on me, I was forced..."

"Get out of here! Have you no shame? We did this together, and now you're saying you were forced? Fang Qing, let me tell you, no way! We're in this together now, if we die, we die together, and nobody gets away with it!"

Fang Lan was already devastated, and then her own younger sister suddenly turned against her and bit her. She started to go crazy, and the two sisters completely broke off relations.

However, before the two could finish speaking, they were dragged away. Both tried desperately to break free from the bodyguards' restraints, but to no avail.

"What, did I scare you?" Shen Ceyan saw that Ji Nianci was staring at them without blinking, and gently stroked her cheek.

"No, I just wanted to laugh a little. The two of them locked me in the bedroom for such an absurd reason. And it's quite impressive that these two sisters could take things to this extent. I admire them."

Shen Ceyan gently patted her head with a hint of pity: "It's all over now, it's alright."

After lunch, the two went to the massage room on the third floor.

When Ji Nianci entered, Shen Ceyan was adjusting the water temperature of the shampoo bed.

The man was dressed in a white cotton loungewear set and gray casual trousers. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing a pair of strong, muscular arms. He bent slightly, carefully adjusting the water temperature. His serious profile softened some of his sharp features, exuding a gentle and refined air—the very image of a devoted, domestic man. Beside him lay her toiletries, which he had already prepared.

For the nth time, Ci sighed in her heart: meeting this man must have been incredibly lucky in her past life.