Wan Xia finally had the time the sit by the table and massage her shoulders.

Xiao Yue ran over to help massage Wan Xia.

“Miss, His Highness’ women are so annoying!”

“Xiao Yue, watch your tongue.”

Wan Xia was genuinely exhausted, so she couldn’t help moaning when Xiao Yue massaged her. However, she continued to speak sternly.

“I was simply speaking the truth! Why wouldn’t you let me go on?”

Xiao Yue carefully rubbed Wan Xia’s shoulders and carefully attended to the stiff areas. Wan Xia felt so good that she stopped talking.

This time, Cheng Xiaoxiao stood on the same side as Xiao Yue.

Since she could not talk, she could only hope for Xiao Yue to say more on her behalf.

“Miss, all those women are just jealous of you in my opinion.”

“Why should they be jealous of me?”

Wan Xia clearly did not realize the high status she had. Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t help feeling disappointed by her obliviousness.

“They are just sore losers and are displeased that His Highness treats you so well.”

Xiao Yue spoke confidently and seemed proud that she had made such an intelligent observation. “You are a kind woman, so His Highness naturally likes you. Who do those women think they are?”

“I don’t know what you are thinking.” Wan Xia couldn’t resist laughing. She turned to keep looking at Xiao Yue until Xiao Yue turn her face awkwardly before Wan Xia finally stopped.

“His Highness merely sent me gifts for taking care of the cat.”

“His Highness keeps sending you stuff that you like,” argued Xiao Yue persistently.

“Most girls like those things.”

Wan Xia glanced at the lion cat nearby and studied her reaction before she looked at Xiao Yue solemnly.

“Haven’t you noticed His Highness sending food that the cat likes? I certainly don’t have a penchant for milk paste and fish soup.”

She deliberately spoke loudly without studying Cheng Xiaoxiao’s reaction, “In any case, it’s not like I don’t have fish or milk here. Why would he purposely send Xiaowu over every day?”

“But His Highness has been loitering outside your quarters every day as well.”

Xiao Yue recalled the gossip she heard from the servants in the residence and blurted it unintentionally.

“Has His Highness been hanging outside my quarters?”

Wan Xia did not seem happy. Instead, she stopped smiling as she looked into the distance in a daze.

Wan Xia had noticed his presence as well.

Wan Xia recalled how Chu Yunshen kept sending Xiaowu for punishment for the sake of the cat. Ever since Xiaowu had given the cat a scare, Chu Yunshen stopped letting him come within the cat’s proximity. Hence she had to be careful and never let her guard down.

However, Cheng Xiaoxiao was beside herself with anxiety.

Had Chu Yunshen fallen for Wan Xia?

Wan Xia was her pal while Chu Yunshen was her man.

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s little cat brain was incapable of coming up with a solution.

“I know what happened!” Wan Xia’s eyes lit up as she snapped her fingers loudly.

She had the unrestrained airs of someone from the pugilistic circles while she continued looking poised.

Although she was talking to Xiao Yue, she kept studying the lion cat’s every reaction and was worried that she might miss something.

“His Highness probably misses the cat. Otherwise, there is no reason to keep coming by for walks near my quarters.”

Wan Xia certainly made sense.

Cheng Xiaoxiao pushed her body up and stopped feeling dejected and wanted to hear what Wan Xia felt about the situation.

“In my opinion, His Highness probably got into a disagreement with the cat and told me to take care of her for a few days in a fit of anger.”

Wan Xia stopped letting Xiao Yue massage her shoulders. She stood up and walked in front of Cheng Xiaoxiao and pulled the cat into her embrace.

“Even though His Highness sent the cat away, he misses her a lot, but he could not bring himself to ask for the cat, so he acted this way.”

That made sense!

Even though they did not get into a fight, Chu Yunshen certainly blew her hot and cold a couple of days ago.

Perhaps she had genuinely offended him in some way.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was never a sensitive woman to begin with, so she did not know how she had provoked him.

Also, Chu Yunshen had a reserved personality, so she never knew what he was thinking.

The more she contemplated, the more she felt Wan Xia made sense.

Wan Xia could sense the cat’s previously tensed body easing up. She smiled as she told Xiao Yue to prepare the bathwater.

“Don’t come over! Don’t come over!”

The sudden commotion in the compound left Cheng Xiaoxiao trembling. She arched her body as she pricked her ears to listen carefully.

Since Cheng Xiaoxiao was entirely focused on the noise outside, she failed to detect Wan Xia’s change as she hugged the cat.

The moment Wan Xia heard the agonizing scream, she went stunned before she composed herself a few seconds later.

“Meow meow?”

What’s going on outside? Shall they go out for a look?

Cheng Xiaoxiao gestured to Wan Xia that she wanted to take a look outside.

Wan Xia surprisingly didn’t accede to her request. “Just ignore it. Xiao Yue will take care of it.”

Really?

The screaming outside didn’t stop and Xiao Yue didn’t show up either.

The screaming abruptly stopped. Just when Cheng Xiaoxiao and Wan Xia thought it was over, someone pushed open the door hard.

The night breeze gusted into the room while a woman dressed in white with her hair covering her face stood at the door barefooted.

In an instant, no one dared to say a word.

The woman stood at the door motionlessly and left Cheng Xiaoxiao so worried that she did not even dare to breathe hard.

Since the woman simply stood at the door, Cheng Xiaoxiao calmed down gradually.

Initially, they just wanted to wait until Xiao Yue and the others came, but the sudden screaming outside the door left Cheng Xiaoxiao’s fur erect. She screamed uncontrollably as she closed her eyes.

Her voice came from nearby and kept reverberating around Wan Xia and Cheng Xiaoxiao.

“Why did you hit me? Why did you do it?”

The sound of breaking porcelain ware kept echoing in the air. Cheng Xiaoxiao could sense a warm fluid dripping onto her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao brushed aside her fears and took a close look.

The crazy woman had thrown porcelain ware all over the ground. Wan Xia’s face was slightly pale and she did not dare to move.

From the looks of it, Wan Xia seemed worried about angering the woman if they moved recklessly, so she stood stock still as she protected Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Something flew towards Wan Xia when it broke and cut her at the neck altogether.

Blood was trickling down her neck and a few drops had landed on Cheng Xiaoxiao when Wan Xia lowered her head to protect the cat.

Before long, all the porcelain ware in the room was broken. The crazy woman looked around but could not find anything else to break.

She finally remembered Wan Xia standing in the middle of the room.

Cheng Xiaoxiao watched as the crazy woman approached them gradually. She finally stood in front of Wan Xia and chuckled sinisterly before she started to cry and mutter something.

Cheng Xiaoxiao listened hard for a long time before she finally made out a few words.

“Miss, it hurts…”

“You killed someone…”

Who was the lady she was talking about?

“Xiao Qin, why did you come out?”

Xiao Yue finally came back with the water. She yelled before she saw all the broken porcelain on the ground and almost passed out.

The moment she saw the scratches on Wan Xia’s neck, she was so startled that she threw the basin of water away and wanted to come over.

The basin fell onto the ground with a clang leaving water everywhere and seemed to get the crazy woman’s attention.

“Miss, what happened?”

Why did she call Wan Xia “Miss”?

What did she mean by that?

Cheng Xiaoxiao was at a loss.

Xiao Yue had already deftly bandaged Wan Xia as she looked at Xiao Qin angrily while Xiao Qin stood by the side.

“Didn’t I say that you aren’t allowed to come out?”

Xiao Qin lowered her head as she rubbed her feet nervously.

Cheng Xiaoxiao noticed Xiao Qin standing out here barefooted and her feet had already turned red from the cold.

A lot of the broken porcelain ware had gotten onto her feet. Also, she stepped on them when she ran over. A small pool of blood quickly gathered beneath her feet.

Xiao Yue disregarded her situation and continued cleaning Wan Xia’s wounds before bandaging them carefully.

“Why don’t you check on Xiao Qin?”

Wan Xia patted Xiao Yue’s hand gently as she gestured for her to examine Xiao Qin standing there.

“Miss!”

Xiao Yue refused to behave and stomped her feet angrily.

“Do it!”

Wan Xia rushed Xiao Yue and urged her to watch out, “Be careful. There is a lot of broken porcelain on the ground.”

Xiao Yue had no choice but to go over and attend to Xiao Qin’s wounds.

Even though Xiao Yue spoke harshly, she could not help slowing down and being gentler when she saw the wounds on Xiao Qin and was worried about hurting her.

“Miss, how many times has she done this? Every time Xiao Qin goes nuts, she wants to hurt you.”

Xiao Yue felt indignant thinking about it and choked as she spoke.

“Don’t be upset. She doesn’t mean it.”

Wan Xia touched her neck and inhaled in pain, “Ow…”

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s heart trembled as she watched.

“You keep saying she didn’t mean to do it.”

Xiao Yue flung the medical kit so hard that its contents clanged loudly inside the box.

“You defend her all the time, but she keeps charging for you when she goes crazy. I really have doubts about her intentions.”

An imperceptible cold light radiated from Wan Xia’s eyes when she heard what Xiao Yue said.

“Really? I’m not sure either.”

“Of course she did it on purpose! I am heartbroken to see you get hurt all the time.”

Xiao Yue put the medicine away before she dragged Xiao Qin to another room.

Only Cheng Xiaoxiao and Wan Xia remained in the room.

Wan Xia touched the lion cat’s soft fur and sounded mesmerizing. “You must have gotten quite a scare, right?”

Although Cheng Xiaoxiao felt puzzled, she couldn’t resist comforting Wan Xia when she saw the jarring bandages on Wan Xia’s neck.

She stuck her soft pink tongue out and licked Wan Xia’s hand as she attempted to comfort Wan Xia.

“I’m okay. Xiao Qin is such a pitiful girl. Ever since she got hurt previously, she hasn’t been sound of mind.”

Wan Xia’s voice sounded intensely sad.

Cheng Xiaoxiao did not know how to comfort her since she was unable to speak.

Wan Xia was probably very sad about it since Xiao Qin was her maid. Wan Xia treated Xiao Yue like a sister, so she ought to feel the same way for Xiao Qin.

Sigh. It was so tragic for her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao rubbed Wan Xia with her body before she leaned against Wan Xia and tried to give her some warmth.

She hoped it would help make Wan Xia feel better.

Cheng Xiaoxiao started to doze off as she contemplated.

By the time she woke up, she found herself somewhere else.