Elbowing the "Little Cockroach" Young Lady, the Second Hurdle in the Head Maid's Life

The head maid looked on in disbelief, her gaze darting back and forth between Ming Tian and Ye Cheng's faces.

She seemed to be pondering something.

The heart rate monitor next to them kept rising, steadily climbing, almost surpassing the "Mount Everest" peak from her previous fit of rage.

What a joke, did someone actually print a name like "Grandpa Cow" on a business card?

The most outrageous part was... Ye Cheng actually had a business card?

What kind of decent person prints this on their business card?

The scope of Ye Cheng's business was unbelievably broad, making the head maid doubt her own existence. Most people might just talk a big game for a laugh, but Ye Cheng actually dared to do it, and... it looked like he was doing pretty well?

Although the head maid didn't play games much, because of Xia Tongxin, she was quite familiar with the games on the market.

Over ninety percent of the services listed on Ye Cheng's business card were games their Miss liked to play; their Miss played all the mainstream games out there.

Moreover, Ye Cheng's titles were all top-tier. If he wasn't bragging, then his gaming skills were exceptionally high...

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed their Miss was completely crushed by Ye Cheng in a one-on-one duel before she...

The head maid: "..."

If Ye Cheng wasn't talking big and the things on his business card were true, then their Miss definitely didn't lose unjustly. With Ye Cheng's skills, even professional players would have a hard time dealing with him.

Ye Cheng handed his phone over. "Transfer the money first. Small business, no credit. Of course, I'm talking about the 100,000 upfront payment. The subsequent boosting fees will be calculated separately, with no low discounts."

The head maid: "..."

So calculating, he really looked like a good man who knew how to live frugally!

Left with no choice, the head maid could only transfer the money first, otherwise Ye Cheng would definitely turn around and run. She took out her phone and scanned Ye Cheng's Green Bubble to send over 100,000.

"Beep!"

"Green Bubble received 100,000 yuan!"

"Woohoo!" Ye Cheng happily hugged his heavily modified, elite-status phone, grinning foolishly, which left the head maid beside him speechless.

Now that Ye Cheng's matter was settled, it was time to talk business, to talk about their Miss. The head maid put her phone away, pondered for a moment, and spoke.

"I need you to help me."

"Who are you? Are we close? You think I'll help you just because you tell me to?" Ye Cheng, who had been grinning foolishly just a moment ago, instantly quieted down. He put on an ugly expression, looking at the head maid with eyes full of disdain.

The head maid: "..."

"I can pay you." The head maid chose to offer money without hesitation. Bickering with Ye Cheng was a very stupid thing to do; the chances of winning were too small. Not only were the odds low, but it was also a waste of time.

It was better to just offer money directly.

"Friends should always help each other out. Tell me, what is it?" Ye Cheng's face changed instantly. His previously ugly expression suddenly became "handsome," looking like a true champion of justice!

"Date our Miss." The head maid took a deep breath, trying her best to make her tone sound calm.

Ye Cheng: "..."

That single sentence completely crashed Ye Cheng's brain. The wrinkles on his brain were almost smoothed out, nearly forcing his cerebellum to take over the thinking process, requiring a hard reboot.

Ye Cheng pointed at his temple and drilled his finger into it. "Is there something wrong with you up here?"

The head maid: "..."

"Is that little cockroach of yours even an adult yet, and she wants to date? Pfft, hahaha, I can't, my stomach hurts from laughing, hahaha..." Ye Cheng clutched his stomach and laughed, tears almost streaming down his face.

The head maid: "..."

"Is it that funny?" the head maid asked back with a calm face.

"Our Miss is already an adult. She's almost twenty-one..." The head maid scrolled through her phone looking for proof of her Miss's adulthood, seemingly wanting to dispel Ye Cheng's concerns.

"Alright, alright, considering your brain isn't working right, I won't hold it against you. Hurry up and eat the boxed lunch I bought you, or it'll get cold. Oh, right, remember to transfer me the money for the lunch."

Ye Cheng ignored the head maid and turned around to start cleaning up the "battlefield."

Many of the parts dismantled from the phones were still new and could be sold online for a good price, or used the next time he heavily modified a phone...

The head maid sat on the hospital bed, recalling the words her Madam had said earlier.

...

"Xiaoyu, what do you think?"

"Madam, I think we should cut our losses."

"Cut our losses? Are you saying this whole thing was a mistake from the beginning?"

"..."

"Alright, actually my thoughts are similar to yours. But Tongtong most likely won't listen to these words. That little guy is quite good-looking, but unfortunately... he's a bit too scheming."

"This is fine too. Tongtong needs to grow up a bit..." The noblewoman's tone suddenly became profound.

A giant question mark appeared above the head maid's head; she didn't quite understand what the noblewoman meant by "grow up a bit."

"Then let her continue making mistakes. When Tongtong realizes she's wrong on her own, she'll have grown up." The noblewoman swirled the red wine glass in her hand, her red lips curling into an alluring smile.

After pondering it over and over, the head maid seemed to understand what her Madam meant. After a moment of silence, she spoke.

"But Madam... won't the Miss..."

"Yes, she will indeed be very heartbroken. But this way, she won't be so naive towards outsiders in the future. Gulp..." The red wine was swallowed in one go by the noblewoman, her throat bobbing.

The noblewoman looked at the empty wine glass. "That day will come sooner or later. I can watch over her while I'm here, but what if I'm not?"

"Madam, I will always watch over the Miss," the head maid, who had been silent on the side, spoke up.

The noblewoman nodded.

"Yes, with you here, I am naturally at ease. It's just... she has to grow up eventually."

...

Ultimately, the result of their discussion was to let Xia Tongxin experience the sinister nature of the human heart, be ruthlessly backstabbed, and run back home heartbroken.

From then on, she would keep her guard up whenever interacting with people.

Xia Tongxin's mind was too pure. The noblewoman also wanted Xia Tongxin to stay happy and carefree like this forever. She had already paved the way; even if Xia Tongxin was ignorant and incompetent, it would be enough for her to be happy for a lifetime.

Whether it was the children the noblewoman sponsored and adopted when she was young, or the properties under her name, all of it was for her.

Xia Tongxin only needed to be responsible for enjoying herself. With the Madam watching, and the head maid always keeping an eye on things by her side, they could prevent ninety-nine percent of the things that could harm Xia Tongxin.

But... there was still that remaining one percent. There would always be ones that slipped through the net.

Even the noblewoman hadn't expected that in just a few days, their Tongtong would fall for a trap, fighting to get a taste of the "bitterness of love." Without even thinking about it, one could tell she had been deceived.

An ending that could be seen from the very beginning.

This incident also made the noble lady realize something. She couldn't protect her forever. No matter how many backup plans she arranged, accidents would eventually happen. It didn't need to happen many times; just one successful attempt would be enough for a tragedy, given Tongtong's personality...

Sure enough, the girl needed to grow up a bit on her own. Even if she didn't fully mature, simply gaining a bit more street smarts would be good.

For this plan to proceed smoothly, Ye Cheng absolutely could not leave!

Ye Cheng was the very soul of the entire plan. If Ye Cheng ran away, where on earth would the head maid find someone who could make their young miss experience the sinister nature of the human heart?

And someone who could do it so naturally, without ever blowing his cover?

Ye Cheng was arguably the most despicable guy she had ever met. He was money-grubbing, entirely mercenary, petty, and hardly acted like a human being... His only redeeming quality was that his looks were quite passable.

And it just so happened that this single advantage was enough to lull their young miss into a false sense of security.

To make their young miss experience the sinister side of human nature and thereby grow up, the crucial step was to make her feel like she liked him and experience the feeling of being in love, only to be ruthlessly dumped or backstabbed later.

Well... although this method of forced growth was a bit ruthless, the results would be the best, and the speed would be the fastest. Most importantly, with the natural identity of Grandpa Bull in the mix, the growth effect would be super multiplied!

Their madam had already told her that Ye Cheng seemed to have a girlfriend?

It just... felt like things didn't quite line up. That girl felt even more... well, than their young miss.

The head maid was thinking of the little secretary, while the noble lady was talking about the eldest miss. The two of them had their wires crossed during their chat, but the conclusion remained correct: they had at least confirmed that Ye Cheng had a girlfriend on his end.

Having a girlfriend made things much easier. It guaranteed that their young miss would definitely grow up. The only downside was that it was a bit cruel.

Sorry about this, Miss!

Whether it was the head maid or the noble lady, both would eventually pay a heavy price for this decision. She did grow up, indeed, but... it was not at all the kind of growth the two of them had imagined. Of course, that is a story for later...

"You can't leave!" Seeing that Ye Cheng was about to run away, the head maid lunged directly from the bed.

And then...

"Hahaha, trying to ambush me? I dodge!" Ye Cheng seemed to have anticipated this. He laughed heartily and executed a phantom leap to evade her. The head maid smacked onto the floor, flattening into the shape of a pancake.

Ye Cheng: "..."

Wait.

Wasn't he supposed to catch her?

Ye Cheng fell slightly silent. He stepped forward and used his finger to poke the head maid, who looked like she might have died. "Um... is it too late for me to catch you now?"

The head maid: "..."

She knew it. Ye Cheng was her absolute kryptonite.

She never could have imagined that a woman of her caliber, an eight or nine out of ten in beauty, throwing herself at him in such a manner, would result in Ye Cheng simply playing a dodge card.

Normally speaking, shouldn't he have caught her?

Whether it was to take advantage of the situation, to feel a secret thrill, or simply out of sympathy for a patient... he should have caught her.

Instead... he dodged.

This guy wasn't human at all...

The head maid had just encountered the second greatest hurdle of her life since birth, the kind that made her doubt her very existence. The first great hurdle was being born in a slum as a child, unable to study, unable to change her destiny, struggling like a baby bird trapped in the mud...

And now... to think that today, twenty years later, she was actually facing another tribulation?

She suddenly remembered a time when she was studying abroad and happened to visit a fortune-telling tent. They told her that a few years down the line, she would face a major hurdle in her destiny...

Come to think of it, this hurdle was definitely Ye Cheng.

"Auntie, are you okay?" Ye Cheng squatted on the floor and poked the head maid's ear.

The head maid: "..."

If she had sinned, please let God or the law punish her. Don't let Ye Cheng stand here watching her lie on the floor with no intention of helping her up, only to poke her from the side and ask if she was okay...

Did she look like she was okay right now?

Just as the head maid was about to unleash some long-suppressed profanities and trash talk at Ye Cheng, a flurry of hurried footsteps echoed from the corridor outside. Judging by the sound... there were at least ten people heading straight for this room!

"Eldest Miss, slow down. Sister Xia Yu will definitely be fine..."

"Yes, Eldest Miss..."

The head maid: "!!!"

"Quick, quick, help me up!" the head maid blurted out frantically, grabbing onto Ye Cheng's pant leg.