Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Second Old Master Gu and the four Gu Brothers threw the same look at Shen Qianshu.
Shen Qianshu felt so awkward that she wished she could dig a hole in the ground and hide in it.
Tong Hua was really calm. âZhong Ran, you canât even hang a painting well. Did it drop again? Itâs so noisy!â
Shen Qianshu looked at her son.
Nice one, son. Youâre so quick-witted.
Zhong Ran replied. âYes, Young Master. Iâll fix it right away.â
Fourth Brother said, âWeird. A painting can make such a huge noise.â
âItâs a famous masterpiece,â Tong Hua said.
âIndeed. Super huge famous painting that takes up half the wall. It just got delivered here a few days ago. We were just putting it up today. I guess theyâre too clumsy and didnât hang it well.â Shen Qianshu went along.
She lifted her hand to wipe the beads of cold sweat forming on her forehead.
Second Old Master Gu said, âAll of you are really fine?â
âFine!â Tong Hua and Shen Qianshu said in unison.
âLies,â Gu Xie said.
âGuilty.â Gu Yuanli added.
âSomethingâs wrong.â Fourth Brother Gu concluded.
âSpeak up,â Fifth Brother Gu asked.
Shen Qianshu said, âBrothers, Pa, nothingâs wrong. Really.â
Tong Hua said, âYeah, we have been doing really well lately.â
Second Old Master Gu asked, âWhy is your medical team in the Castle?â
Shen Qianshu said, âMaster had a relapse of his old illnesses. I also wish to observe the object in my stomach and see if it can be retrieved. We were too lazy to visit the hospital, and the medical team happened to have all the necessary tools, so we just decided to monitor my health condition at home.â
Fifth Brother Gu said, âWhy is Rose Castle furnished like a hospital?â
Tong Hua said, âMaybe someone often injures himself, and itâs inconvenient for him to visit the hospital.â
That was a really official explanation as a response.
Even Shen Qianshu would believe it.
A strange sound came from upstairs again. It sounded as if someone was growling.
Shen Qianshu was really anxious.
âThe painting dropped again?â Gu Yuanli asked.
Fourth Brother said, âSeems like your helpers arenât very competent.â
âCanât even hang a painting properly. Let me go up and take a look,â Gu Xie said.
Shen Qianshu stood up immediately and stopped Gu Xie. âNo. You guys are only allowed to roam around the first floor. If you want to get into the second floor, you have to come back to Rose Castle again another time. Master would chase all of you out.â
Tong Hua nodded as if that was the truth. âPapa is really fierce!â
Really!
Super fierce, very scary!
âPapa?â Fifth Brother was really sensitive. âHavenât you always called him Daddy?â
Tong Hua said, âRecently, I felt that calling him Papa sounded nicer.â
They were all speechless.
Gu Yuanli jumped. âNonsense. Where is Ye Ling?â
âHe has something on,â Shen Qianshu said. âHe has some work matters to handle in the study room. Heâs been very busy lately.â
Second Old Master Gu said calmly, âI have some matters to discuss with him. Can you get him to come down?â
He was really worried about his daughter and also serious about wanting to meet Ye Ling. That was why he came to Rose Castle. The people who were usually steps away from Shen Qianshu were nowhere to be seen this time. That was really strange.
âPa, tell me what you want to say. Iâll pass him the message later on. He is discussing a very important matter with Ye Tingjun, and he cannot leave at the moment. There are many people at the video meeting.â Shen Qianshu made up the story.
Tong Hua cursed inwardly. Damn, lying through oneâs teeth seems to be in the genes in our family.
Second Old Master Gu thought about it. âNo way. I have to meet Ye Ling and discuss this face to face.â
âPa. Another day,â Shen Qianshu said. âNot today.â
Second Old Master Gu and Gu Yuanli made eye contact. They could sense the doubts they each had.
Somethingâs wrong.
Zhong Ran peeked his head out. âMaster has already said that if you have anything to say, itâs the same as telling Miss Shen. Miss Shenâs words can represent his words. Right, he had also said that if you have something to say, shoot. Otherwise, leave!â
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