Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 142 - 71 Coldly Entering the Door_2

Chapter 142: Chapter 71 Coldly Entering the Door_2

Lan Xiang hurriedly said, "Everyone is here! Xiaochun, Xiaoxia, and both Mrs. Zhang and little Mrs. Zhang are still serving in our courtyard. I, this slave, seeing that there was nothing pressing, have sent them off! Miss, the meal has been delivered from the kitchen, would you like to eat now?"

Gu Fangzi sneered, "So you’ve left me some servants! I thought you would have taken the chance to dispel all the people from my courtyard!"

After a moment of thought, she lifted her eyes and asked, "And what about the young master? Why hasn’t he come to keep me company?"

Lan Xiang’s face changed slightly, and she lowered her head before finally saying softly, "I, this slave, I do not know..."

She would not dare to say at this time that the young master had already come but left upon hearing your shouting and scolding.

"Go and invite him over!" Gu Fangzi grew indignant again, stomping her foot, "Hurry and invite him! He must come to see me today, he must come."

"Miss, please, maybe you should eat first!" Where would Lan Xiang dare to go? Steeling herself, with a forced smile, she said, "After tossing and turning all day, you must be tired, aren’t you—"

Meeting Gu Fangzi’s cold, glaring eyes, Lan Xiang cut off her sentence and hastily added with a smile, "This slave—will go right now!"

"Hurry! Just say, I am waiting for him to come to eat!" Gu Fangzi nodded.

Seeing Lan Xiang leaving to invite Shi Fengju, Gu Fangzi’s mood lightened somewhat. She took a long breath, sneered slightly, and murmured, "Demeaning me, are you? You should see if you’re even worthy! I may not be able to deal with you, but let’s see if the young master will ask you! Grandma Shi!"

Gu Fangzi sat in front of the vanity mirror, hoping to apply some cosmetic and touch up her appearance, only to find that all her makeup was gone, and she cursed under her breath twice. She could only slightly tidy up her hair bun, and was about to call for someone to bring water for washing her face, but thought better of it and held back, purposely loosening her hair a bit to make herself look inexpressibly pitiful.

That’s fine! Just like this! When the young master sees me, he will surely stand up for me!

Gu Fangzi snickered, while silently figuring out how to phrase her words once Shi Fengju arrived.

Unexpectedly, Lan Xiang did not bring Shi Fengju back.

"The young master said you’ve been through the exhaustion of travel recently, you should rest first. He will come visit you in a couple of days. He also said if you need anything, go report to Grandma Shi at Ningyuan, she will take care of it..." Lan Xiang twined her fingers anxiously, her voice getting lower and lower.

An oppressive aura approached, turning Gu Fangzi’s complexion ghostly white with terror, her eyes nearly bulging out, her fierce expression coupled with her plain white dress and the starkly empty room made her appear all the more frightening.

"What did you say?" Gu Fangzi almost spat out the words between clenched teeth, one by one.

"Miss..." Lan Xiang instinctively took two steps backwards, hunched her shoulders and bowed her head, not daring to make a sound.

"Go again!" Gu Fangzi, having lost all reason to consecutive displeasures, pointed towards the door and ordered in a lowered voice: "Go invite the young master again! Tell him, if he doesn’t come, I won’t eat!"

Lan Xiang couldn’t help but be moved, and couldn’t help but steal a glance at Gu Fangzi with a speechless look, thinking to herself, Miss, oh Miss, I can see that the situation is not right now, why are you still using old tricks?

Thinking to herself, Lan Xiang nevertheless didn’t dare to speak her thoughts in front of Gu Fangzi, and with hardened resolve, she agreed and turned to go out again.

Gu Fangzi’s lips curled into a smug smile, planning in her heart to settle accounts with him when he comes. Unexpectedly, it was only Lan Xiang who returned.

Gu Fangzi found it unbelievable! How could this be possible? He never used to be like this, this trick always worked in the past!

Under Gu Fangzi’s wide, incredulous eyes, Lan Xiang said in a small, strained voice, "The young master said that if you have no appetite then rest well, presuming you must be exhausted today, when you feel like eating, you can eat then..."

"Did he really say that? Did you really see him, you’re not lying to me?" Gu Fangzi glared at Lan Xiang.

Lan Xiang’s heart chilled with a rueful smile: Miss, you actually doubt even this slave!

"This slave wouldn’t dare to deceive the miss, the young master truly said this!"

Gu Fangzi’s heart plummeted to the abyss, a shiver of coldness running through her!

He had changed, he had truly changed! This was exactly what she had feared these days, and now the nightmare had become reality!

Gu Fangzi bit her teeth in futile consolation, fortunate that she entered this door today; otherwise, it was uncertain whether she would have had another chance!

She lifted her head, observing everything in the room. It may be simple, but all the furniture, the bedding, and drapery were of fine quality, far better than the dilapidated houses of the Gu Family. For this alone, she had no regrets about entering this door today.

The future is long!

Gu Fangzi silently told herself.

"Go to the study one more time," Gu Fangzi took a deep breath, and slowly said to Lan Xiang, who almost looked like she was about to cry, "Just say it’s my fault, I’ve been irritable recently and shouldn’t have thrown a tantrum or been willful. I shall rest now, and visit the young master tomorrow to pay my respects to aunt and my sister. Please tell the young master to rest early too and not to stay up too late, as it’s not good for his health! Go now!"

Lan Xiang was taken aback, then nodded vigorously after a moment, "Yes, this slave will go now!"

The study? She originally thought the young master might be in the study, but it turned out he was in Ningyuan! However, at this moment she didn’t dare to add fuel to the fire by mentioning this to Gu Fangzi.

Gu Fangzi’s lips slightly turned up, her half-closed eyes flickering with a fierce flame. She thought it was over? No, this was just the beginning!

After the meal, Gu Fangzi went to bed, and for once, the night was incident-free. This greatly disappointed Mrs. Li, who had been eagerly anticipating the drama.

Even though she had accepted the facts, it did not mean she agreed with them. On the day Gu Fangzi’s sedan chair entered the household, Sang Wan, though composed as ever and efficiently instructing the servants on their tasks, felt an inexplicable sense of emptiness and loss deep down.