Mr. Satan, let's meet tonight!

Yin Xiu nodded slightly. "Yes, these were all transferred from the back."

"Those from before?"

"died."

Shang Xi was taken aback.

Seeing her confusion, Yin Xiu explained with a smile, "They disobeyed the master's orders and were dealt with this morning. Miss Shang, rest assured, these people are absolutely loyal and will definitely not be manipulated by Butler Hall."

No wonder I heard some very pitiful screams when I woke up this morning.

It must have been the last words spoken by the maids who were executed.

Dinner, a late-night affair, proceeded slowly amidst the clinking of cutlery and plates.

Yin Xiu wasn't good at dealing with women, let alone his husband's women, so he felt a bit indigestion during the meal.

"When I went downstairs today, I heard Mrs. Mu say that Young Master Mu was shot?"

"Yes."

"Who hit me?"

"gentlemen."

Shang Xi was stunned once again.

Recalling the man's unusually gentle attitude towards her this morning, she couldn't help but think about it herself, "Is it because of...me?"

"Yes." Yin Xiu did not hide anything and answered truthfully, "Young Master Mu coveted Miss Shang, but the gentleman was kind and remembered his past life-saving grace, so the bullet did not hit a vital spot."

To covet.

This word made Shang Xi's hand holding the knife and fork tremble inexplicably.

A sense of joy, like being reborn after a disaster, kept spreading in my heart.

Without even the slightest hesitation, she blurted out, "Yesterday, Mu Sichen... didn't touch me?"

Hearing this, Yin Xiu was also taken aback.

Almost instantly, he understood why the other person had been so down all day.

So that's why.

He couldn't help but chuckle, explaining somewhat awkwardly, "Yesterday, Mr. returned just in time. After dealing with Young Master Mu, he stayed with Miss Shang until dawn before going downstairs."

"..."

"Didn't Miss Shang realize that she woke up in Mr. Shang's bedroom this morning?"

Shang Xi's lips twitched, and she shook her head.

When she woke up in the morning, all she could think about was how she would tear Mu Sichen to pieces in the future, and she didn't even notice this detail.

Besides, Si Tingye went back to the company after getting off the plane yesterday. She never expected that he would come back so quickly to save her and even stand up for her.

At that moment, all the bad memories I had of men seemed to vanish.

It seems like it's been many years since anyone has treated her this well.

Contractual relationships don't seem to be as vulgar as one might imagine.

At least, apart from in bed, she has never suffered a loss anywhere else.

With that thought in mind, Shang Xi finally showed her first smile of the day.

Yin Xiu subtly raised an eyebrow.

Suddenly remembering something, his expression turned somewhat serious.

“Miss Shang, after Mr. Mu injured you yesterday, he also said something harsh. I think... given Mr. Mu’s personality, he must already hold a grudge against you. So in the future, you’d better not meet with the Mu family.”

"I understand." Shang Xi put down her cutlery and suddenly asked in a somewhat casual tone, "Mr. Si, are you going back to London to personally rescue Miss Mu?"

Yin Xiu hesitated, as if he had something difficult to say, and did not answer immediately.

Upon seeing this, Shang Xi's red lips curved slightly, and she smiled faintly.

"Although I haven't been by Mr. Si's side for long, I've come to know him a little. If I'm not mistaken, that phone call this morning must have been... from the old man, right?"