The richest woman committed a crime with her child - Chapter 14

Housekeeper Liu walked in from outside and respectfully said to Xu Shuntian, “Sir, the young lady lost track of time while riding horses with her friends in the northern suburbs. She just had the guards send word that she won’t be coming back tonight.”

“Which friend?” Xu Shuntian asked.

Shen Youting paused his hand that was picking up food.

“It seems his last name is Wu,” Butler Liu recalled the name of that frail figure, saying, “His name is Wu Mengying. Recently, he has been getting close to the young lady. This morning, she even specially brought over freshly steamed buns for him.”

Shen Youting’s dark eyes glinted with coldness, but in an instant, he continued to pick up food with his chopsticks.

Xu Shuntian put down his chopsticks and asked, “What does this person do?”

Housekeeper Liu replied, “In the past, he always read scripts with some literati and scholars. I heard that he recently took over a tavern, so he is considered a young man with ambition.”

Xu Shuntian nodded, stood up, and returned to his room.

“Sir, aren’t you going to eat?” Butler Liu caught up and asked.

Xu Shuntian waved his hand and said, “Mei’er isn’t here, I don’t have an appetite.”

“Then I’ll have the guard inform the young lady to come home early tomorrow.” Butler Liu understood the master’s intention—this young lady was the joy of the household. Although she often lost her temper, without her, the house was too quiet, lacking any fun, and even meals lost their flavor.

“I’m going back to my room,” Chen Jingjing broke the silence at the dining table and said softly to Shen Youting.

Shen Youting lowered his deep gaze and helped her up.

After Butler Liu settled Xu Shuntian, he came out of the room and happened to see the two leaving. He hurriedly caught up and said, “Young Master Shen, the master is worried about the young lady. Could you please go check on her in the northern suburbs?”

“She’s already grown up, what’s there to worry about?” Chen Jingjing snorted, “If my father is worried, why doesn’t he go see for himself? And there are so many people at the Xu residence, including you, Butler Liu, why don’t you go see?”

“Jingjing,” Shen Youting interrupted her softly.

Butler Liu smiled apologetically and said, “Miss, the master has not been feeling well lately and cannot ride a horse. Although the other servants and I are more than willing to come and fetch you, you wouldn’t return with us. You only listen to Young Master Shen, so I can only ask Young Master Shen to do it.”

Chen Jingjing was about to say something, but was stopped by a single glance from Shen Youting.
Shen Youting politely said to Butler Liu, “I understand. Butler Liu, you go ahead with your work.”

“Ok. I’ll have someone prepare a horse for Young Master Shen.” Butler Liu ran out of the main hall and instructed the servant outside to bring the fastest horse for Young Master Shen.

Over here, Chen Jingjing pushed Shen Youting away, saying, “I can walk by myself.” With that, she stubbornly limped ahead.

Footsteps came from behind, and before she could turn around, she was pulled back.

Chen Jingjing pushed his hand away, “Don’t touch me.”

“What are you making a fuss about?”

“You think I’m making a fuss, then I’ll make a fuss.”

Shen Youting’s patience wore thin; he picked her up by the waist and strode towards her room, showing no reaction to her pushing.

***

Room.
After Shen Youting left, Chen Jingjing spread out the fragments she had recorded over the past two months on her desk, anxiously searching through them. Soon, she slammed the table in anger, saying, “Even if I don’t have tonight’s memories of my past life, Xu Mei won’t have it easy.”

She picked up a piece of rice paper filled with the character “D” and sneered, “And you, just wait and see, all your storybooks will be mine.”

Live again, everything she wanted in her past life will be hers in this life.