"Did you hear that clearly, you woo woo woo..."
Xia Tongxin was incredibly arrogant, pointing at the eldest miss in front of her, ready to continue her mockery, when the head maid hurriedly rushed over from behind and covered her mouth.
"Children's words carry no harm, children's words carry no harm..."
The head maid was also frantically trying to patch things up with this "liability disclaimer."
"Children's words carry no harm" generally means not to take a child's words to heart because they are still young, but in Xia Tongxin's case, it had a double meaning, as the "child" in the phrase shared the same character as the "Tong" in Xia Tongxin.
To translate, it meant: don't take Xia Tongxin's words to heart.
Ye Cheng: "..."
Whose subordinate is this brave!
This is bad. If he didn't wake up now, he wouldn't need to wake up at all today. There was no better opportunity than now; the President had stepped out, and the little cockroach here had just elbowed the eldest miss.
If he didn't wake up soon, the little cockroach was going to be trampled to death.
"Cough, cough..."
Ye Cheng let out a "weak" coughing sound. The eldest miss, who had been glaring at Xia Tongxin, withdrew her gaze and looked at Ye Cheng. The head maid breathed a sigh of relief—thank goodness her teammate was reliable.
Otherwise, their young miss would have been finished off like a minion.
It would have been fine in Da'ao City, where speaking recklessly didn't matter since their people were everywhere. But not in Dahai City. Dahai City was full of ruthless people. No matter how strong a dragon was, it had to tread carefully in Dahai City. You never knew when you might bump into a "golden flood dragon" that had been slumbering for who knows how many years, and they wouldn't be intimidated in the slightest...
Whether they transformed into a true dragon or not was just a matter of a single thought for them.
And there was more than one such dangerous "golden flood dragon"—isn't that ridiculous?
Shen Qinghan ignored the pink-haired little thing and calmly looked at Ye Cheng, who was "slowly waking up" in front of her.
Ye Cheng's awakening even had a "wind-up animation," displaying the kind of "weakness" a patient fresh out of the operating room should have, leaving the head maid dumbfounded.
This guy was that good at acting?
The head maid made a mental note to be vigilant. With Ye Cheng's acting skills being this good, their young miss wouldn't be able to handle it.
Well, actually, the eldest miss couldn't handle it either...
Acting requires a genuine flow of emotion; to enter that state, you must first immerse yourself in it. A person cannot describe something they haven't experienced. Coincidentally, the same applied to Ye Cheng.
Ye Cheng had genuinely just come out of the operating room, it was incredibly real, it was just... he wasn't really that weak.
But it didn't matter, he just had to act it out!
Normally, he definitely wouldn't be able to bluff Shen Qinghan, but now, with the special status of a patient and looking so miserable, bluffing her was simply too easy!
Shen Qinghan didn't even consider the possibility that Ye Cheng was acting. She didn't believe that idiot would have the guts to deceive her with something like this...
Oh, eldest miss, my guts really are that big!
Ye Cheng mentally retracted a "Light Yagami covering his mouth and laughing maniacally"...
If he laughed now, he'd be beaten into a little bear biscuit. He couldn't celebrate too early; he had to appear weak, otherwise he wouldn't pass the President's test, and he wouldn't have the upper hand then.
It would turn into a "cut in half" situation again.
What, you ask what "cut in half" means?
Nonsense, is there anything else here that can be cut in half!
By then, Ye Cheng would become Ye—Cheng.
Two people each taking one character away.
Damn it!
After a long "casting wind-up," Ye Cheng finally opened his eyes groggily. His lips were pale and dry, his eyes filled with confusion as he looked around, and from his mouth came continuous wheezing coughs that sounded like a "broken blower" leaking air.
He looked as if he had one foot in the grave, tottering on the brink of collapse.
Shen Qinghan remained silent, saying nothing. Her hands, resting at her sides, subconsciously clenched into fists—a detail noticed by the observant head maid.
Hiss... so despicable!
The head maid gasped. Although Ye Cheng's "bitter meat trick" was cliché, it was the tactic with the highest damage output. It ignored defenses and dealt true damage directly. Too ruthless!
Even the underworld heiress in front of them couldn't withstand it, let alone their young miss. This guy only needed to use a little trick, and their young miss would be chased by Batman...
While marveling at Ye Cheng's "shameless" operation, the head maid pulled her thoughts back and glanced at their young miss.
Why did she suddenly become so quiet?
Xia Tongxin was like a fish that had just been caught and brought ashore, constantly thrashing about. Fortunately, she never exercised normally, so she was soft and weak; otherwise, the head maid really wouldn't have been able to hold her down.
Hmm?
Looking at the young miss in her arms, who was as quiet as if she had "passed away" for a while, a giant question mark appeared over the head maid's head.
This "despicable" bitter meat trick hadn't just affected the eldest miss; Xia Tongxin had fallen for it too. She had been thrashing around, but upon hearing Ye Cheng cough twice and seeing his miserable state, she immediately quieted down.
A purification spell had been cast.
Xia Tongxin's "great fury" status was instantly dispelled. She stared pitifully at the "incredibly weak" Grandpa Cow on the hospital bed, looking like she was about to cry.
"Sniff, sniff..." Xia Tongxin sniffled her little nose, looking pathetic, yet unusually quiet.
Head maid: "???"
No, miss, he's faking it, it's a lie, it's a scam, don't fall for it!
Well, if the head maid hadn't seen Ye Cheng jumping around lively before, she probably would have fallen for it too. It was hard to imagine that Ye Cheng could be this despicable, actually using such "underhanded" tactics to deceive women!
Actually, the head maid had previously agreed with this tactic, just with a skeptical attitude. After all, if this thing was exposed even a little bit, it would be ruined. It wouldn't just be awkward; it would ignite the fury of both sides.
But she didn't expect Ye Cheng's acting to be this effective!
Logically, the head maid should have been happy, but looking at her own young miss who was equally bewitched, the head maid couldn't bring herself to be happy.
Madam, we seem to have miscalculated...
The original plan of the noble lady and the head maid was to let Xia Tongxin experience the sinister nature of human hearts, to know the true face of a scumbag, so she would be more cautious when dealing with people in the future.
However, based on the current trend, Ye Cheng could hard-control even two such fierce eldest misses with ease... Handling their young miss would be simply too easy.
She figured that even after being scammed in the end, her young miss would still be muttering classic rebellious lines like, "You don't understand him at all!"—just like a good cabbage running off with a pig.
With the head maid here as a "safety mechanism," she could ensure that Xia Tongxin didn't get too deeply involved and could forcefully intervene when necessary. But now, the head maid herself was vaguely showing signs of being "corrupted"...
Her Dao heart was no longer as firm as before.
Even if she had to leave, she wanted to cure Ye Cheng's cancer before going. At the very least, she had to see that this guy was okay...
Having successfully set the mood, Ye Cheng finally began his performance.
"Eldest miss... cough, cough, why are you here..."
Shen Qinghan turned her head to the side, trying her best to avoid eye contact with Ye Cheng, looking as if she didn't care: "I just got here. Stop talking and get some good rest."
Ye Cheng: "..."
I've been handing out fan service for half the day, and you're telling me you just got here, Miss?
This won't do. The whole tsundere act is out of style these days; you have to take the initiative if you want a chance...
Ye Cheng wasn't quite tired of living yet, so naturally, he wouldn't say these things out loud. He merely looked around in "confusion." Here it comes, here it comes again, the emotional build-up is starting once more.
Sometimes, leaving things unsaid has a far better effect than spelling them out directly.
Especially for someone like the Eldest Miss, who had such a rich inner world... alright, someone who wasn't easy to fool and had a mind full of schemes. This kind of "blank space" technique worked exceedingly well on her.
Ye Cheng was a seasoned veteran, especially skilled at prescribing the exact right medicine for the illness. He was a top-tier master at this!
The room fell eerily silent.
The Head Maid was completely blown away by Ye Cheng's "god-tier move." Every single time she thought Ye Cheng was out of tricks, he always managed to pull some new fancy stunt out of his hat.
He was doing it again?
If the Head Maid had known earlier that Ye Cheng's "despicable" tactics dealt AoE damage, she never would have agreed to that plan just now.
The impact was way too strong!
Even a mafia princess wouldn't be able to handle it, so how was their Miss supposed to withstand it?
"Do I only have a few days left to live? Just tell me straight, Miss, I can take it... Hiss!"
Ye Cheng was just about to pull a "suppress before lifting" trick to stack up some more emotional resonance, but his exposed, heavily bandaged Teletubby-like finger was suddenly bent backward by the Miss!
A forced spell interrupt!
Ye Cheng: "???"
Bending fingers?
What a despicable move!
Shen Qinghan turned her averted head back around. Her slightly cold hands grasped and bent Ye Cheng's Teletubby-style finger. His fingers were the only uninjured parts left on his entire body, otherwise, the Miss would have absolutely unleashed her classic "thump thump thump" physical combo on him.
"You idiot..."
Shen Qinghan muttered. However, her tone wasn't nearly as icy as it usually was; in fact, it was noticeably gentler.
Head Maid: "???"
So despicable!!!
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