Returning to the Tang family guest house, Tang Buqi seemed to have disappeared, but a steward greeted: "Master Zhao, the young master has gifted you a maid. He was unclear about the name, so let me see who it might be. Ah, it turns out to be Sisi..."
Zhao Changhe interrupted, "The so-called transfer of service, you needn’t bother me with it, just tear it up and be done."
The steward said, "She might become disobedient then."
Zhao Changhe patted Dragon Sparrow, "I have a knife."
"..." The steward looked at Sisi sympathetically, thinking to himself that she would have been better off staying in the Tang family, at least it would be more refined.
Sisi kept her head low, not daring to face the steward directly, and murmured, "I’ll go fetch water for the master’s bath."
Seeing Sisi run off, Zhao Changhe lowered his voice and told the steward, "Go check every corner of your guest house to see if someone has been tied up somewhere, and don’t let them starve to death. Consider rescinding her service as an apology."
Zhao Changhe patted his shoulder, "If you find anything, keep it quiet, and if you don’t understand, ask your young master; he’ll know."
The steward took his leave. Zhao Changhe turned to watch Sisi busily working in the distance, then stretched and went back to his room.
Unexpectedly encountering Ji Chengkong and from his statement that "going to Yangzhou and coming to Gusu were both to find someone," the previous doubts were mostly resolved. The maid was undoubtedly the fake Heavenly Girl. Ji Chengkong was searching for her; otherwise, such a coincidence wouldn’t occur.
This girl had a devious nature, probably never even considering the welfare of the true maid she impersonated, as tragic as the previous Heavenly Girl. Fortunately, once he confirmed her identity, he immediately remembered to save the real maid first.
He couldn’t figure out what her motive was for infiltrating the Tang family this time. But until he understood her goal, he had to find some ways to teach her a lesson...
Then again, either her appearance was similar to Yue Hongling’s, or she had the face of a common maid. He had yet to see her real face... Looking back, the only similarity between the two faces could be the lively sparkle in her eyes, shimmering like stars.
Her skill in disguise far surpassed Chichi’s previous attempts to conceal her femininity, a trick he was quite eager to learn, as it would be very convenient in the Worldly Society.
You have designs on me; could I not have designs on you?
"Master, the water is ready." Sisi commanded two servants to bring hot water buckets inside and quickly sent them away, offering a smile, "Sisi will assist the master with his bath."
At the Cui Family, Zhao Changhe had always sent maids away, but this time he stood motionless, smiling knowingly as he watched how Sisi would proceed.
Blushing, Sisi hesitantly stepped forward and began to undo his clothes, starting naturally with the knife, "Master, this scabbard hangs on you even in water, isn’t it heavy..."
"Actually, my school bag in elementary and junior high wasn’t any lighter. Growing up being lackadaisical isn’t without reason."
While talking, Sisi finally removed the knife, it dropped in her hands as she nearly failed to hold it, inwardly astonished - the sheathed sword must weigh forty or fifty pounds. With one hand, how could he swing it as effortlessly as an ordinary sword?
She dared not show too much interest in the sword and awkwardly set it aside to shyly proceed with untying Zhao Changhe’s belt.
As the belt loosened, his shirt fell open, revealing a muscular chest and abs. The strong visual impact made Sisi’s breathing turn heavy, her hands trembling as she undressed him.
It couldn’t be denied that such a physique was truly tempting... Not just men react to the sight of a female body, women too, aren’t they the same?
Sisi felt as if her head wasn’t as broad as his chest.
Comparing herself, she wondered if her chest was that big... Definitely rounder in shape, but perhaps not in terms of sheer volume...
Standing before such a physique naturally felt like an overwhelming pressure and helplessness, as if she could never resist his overpowering presence.
"Hey, how much longer will you touch? The water will cool soon." Zhao Changhe’s voice, half teasing, half mocking, reached her ears.
Startled back to reality, Sisi withdrew her hands as if electrocuted, coughed dryly, and said, "The, uh, trousers—would you mind removing them yourself, master?"
"I take them off, and you’ll watch?"
Suddenly, the room silenced.
At that moment, both Zhao Changhe and Sisi were a bit bewildered.
Both of them didn’t know whether a real maid attending a bath was supposed to go this far; neither had seen it...
Sisi’s mind was practically gone at this point, just looking at his chest muscles, abs, and biceps had already accelerated her heartbeat, let alone watching him take off his pants?
Zhao Changhe glanced at her, not knowing what she was thinking, but in any case, he saw her as a very unrestrained, cheeky little demoness who dared to kiss him after only meeting twice. So why care so much about the details?
It was just a bath and he had stood there long enough; had it not been for trying to figure out what exactly she was up to, he would have blasted her out long ago—such a waste of his time.
Zhao Changhe quickly splashed into the tub with a "plop".
Turning to look at Sisi, she was still spacing out, seemingly shocked by something.
"Hey!" Zhao Changhe waved his hand in front of her face: "Snap out of it, didn’t you say you were going to give a shoulder massage? What are you thinking about?"
"Ah? Ah..." Sisi shivered briefly, then almost scurried to his backside, obediently massaging his shoulders without saying a word.
It felt like an electric current was flowing through her hands as she touched his shoulders... That thing just now... It was good that they were interrupted that day; if it had really happened, would she have died right there? Could humans withstand such things? Perhaps it’s better left to Yue Hongling, with her formidable cultivation... But no, I wasn’t thinking about it...
Everything was a mess, Sisi no longer knew what she was thinking.
"Is this what you call ’Sisi’s shoulder massage is so comfortable’?" Zhao Changhe’s voice came: "Haven’t you eaten?"
Sisi came back to her senses and retorted, "I did, but I threw up."
"Besides, with your hard muscles, which woman could even massage them! Mr. Tang mentioned that you are familiar with Yue Hongling, right? Then you should just go and ask Yue Hongling to give you a massage!"
"Oh my, are these the words a maid should say?"
Sisi angrily said, "I don’t care, I’m not massaging anymore; my servant status is already torn up, right? I’ll scrub you a bit and that’s it, take it or leave it!"
The air turned silent again, Sisi’s eyes widened.
"..." Zhao Changhe intended to scold the little demoness, but unfortunately, teasing wasn’t really his strong suit, and now it just made things more awkward. After a pause, he waved his hand: "Forget it, either go eat something else or take a bath yourself, just do whatever you need to do, I’ll wash myself."
Sisi quickly retracted her hands, still pretending to tidy his clothes beside him, acting as if she was going to wash his laundry.
Zhao Changhe lazily said, "Stop fumbling around, I have my own luggage. Just throw away these old clothes when you’re done."
"Oh..." Sisi didn’t suspect he had something important hidden, but her eyes glanced back and forth on Dragon Sparrow, finally unable to resist, she touched it while pretending to tidy and asked, "What’s this knife called, my lord? It looks so awe-inspiring."
Zhao Changhe was facing away from her; seeing everything clearly behind his back, he decided to test her reaction upon hearing ’Dragon Sparrow’, so he directly said, "Dragon Sparrow."
Sisi paused, then muttered to herself, "You’re kidding, right? Is that name for the knife, or was it what you wanted me to scrub just now?"
Dragon Sparrow suddenly lashed out in fury, slashing towards Sisi’s face with sheath and all.
Despite knowing that the knife could move on its own, who would have expected it to suddenly go berserk? Sisi was caught off guard and nearly got a solid whack. Suddenly she felt someone grab her hand, then a strong force pulled her forward, and with a "bang", she toppled into the bath.
Her face wasn’t hit by the Dragon Sparrow outside.
But was hit by the one inside...
Sisi doubted her life in the water.
If there was a chance to redo life, she wouldn’t play this damn maid role even if she were killed.
PS: There will be an update at midnight.