The Ger's Contract Marriage [BL]
Chapter 424: We Ride At Dawn?

Chapter 424: We Ride At Dawn?

*Midwife Lee’s Perspective*

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"Young Master! Young Master!" Xu Si called out half heartedly, her eyes heavy as she nudged randomly at every suspicious corner or object she passed. She was obviously interested in the search, but lacked much motivation.

"Young Master Da Long! Young Master Da Long!" Xu San called, careful and meticulous in her early morning search as in everything she did.

The voices of Xu Si and Xu San were loud enough to be heard by the demon beasts and half breeds in Blooming Courtyard, but not loud enough to wake up the rest of the barely stirring Nanshan Estate.

The servants of the estate were by no means slacking in the least, it was just that the main courtyard and some additions from Budding Courtyard had risen much earlier than those who usually rose before the sun.

The majority of its servants lay fast asleep, their weary bodies finding peace in the arms of a restful slumber as they savored the crisp chill of the late night air.

Before the first light of dawn even began to peek over the horizon, dreaming of casting a soft glow on the green landscape, the main courtyard stirred with a gentle awakening.

The rustling of leaves whispered secrets to the wind, while the distant chirping of birds was still just a distant thought that would eventually start the new day.

In the heart of it all, Midwife Lee found himself and his children included in the suspicious meetup between those from Blooming Courtyard and Master Xu Zeng himself.

For Midwife Lee, there was an unignorable underlying tension that lingered just beneath the surface. The arrival of fall had brought with it a sense of change, a shifting of seasons that mirrored the uncertainty that loomed on the horizon.

The midwife stood "calmly," nearly blending into the darkness of the pre dawn morning. On the surface he seemed calm and collected, but that was far from the truth deep down at his core.

A more thorough glance and one would find half moons ingrained into his palms forcefully.

Luckily the fall morning or late night air was cool and crisp keeping him from sweating profusely due to his uncertain nerves. Even as the two girls, Si and San, called out to the naughty eggs, Midwife Lee’s heart beat frantically.

’Was this some sort of test? Had he already failed from the start? Would his children be implicated?’ The thoughts in his head went wild, chaos feeding chaos.

Since he brought Master Xu Zeng the flowers the other day, several days ago, the atmosphere in Nanshan Estate had changed subtly. It seemed like the other servants were unaware, but those in Blooming and Budding Courtyards felt the change.

So was that enough proof this change was directed at him? Midwife Lee was so anxious. His heart was racing faster than a galloping horse.

Even the beautiful stallions of Nanshan Estate couldn’t keep up with his heart rate today.

If his forward advances toward Master Xu Zeng would truly be punished, Lee Hua just hoped he hadn’t implicated his children. He would take any punishment.

He had heard much village gossip when he was part of the crowd and even after becoming an outcast. It was widely gossiped that the nobles in the capital would cut out a servant’s tongue as a form of punishment.

Was this true or false? Lee Hua had no idea, and no way to know if the information was factual. Still, it seemed to live rent free in his brain.

As a child, this thought scared, him, but today Lee Hua would take the missing tongue willingly to stay in this new home. He was more scared now than when he needed to leave the Lee family home all those years ago.

That was a glass house, this place wasn’t comfortable to him yet, but it provided a stability he had never known before, not even as a child.

"Hmm," Xiao A clutched at Midwife Lee’s pants as she swayed drowsily from side to side. It was too early even for his little ones.

The girl was in one of her new night dresses, with a warm coat, stitched by Xu Si herself with modest but good quality fabric. It was still only lightly cold, not nearly as chilly as it would get in the winter, but the children were dressed more warmly than ever before.

They were never able to bundle up so completely even in the dead of winter. Yet even in her drowsy state, Xiao A showed a relaxed composure that was never possible before. Midwife Lee’s heart tugged once again.

He made the wrong choice, and he could bear it alone, he only hoped he hadn’t implicated his children.

Midwife Lee looked from the drowsy Lee An at his feet to the snuggled and cuddled up Lee Mo in the big man’s hands, so safe and secure, nice and refreshed with some meat to his face, and confidence shining through in both his children’s steps.

...When they weren’t half asleep.

Without paying the man in question—or not in question—any real attention, or taking him into account Midwife Lee felt horrible about that day’s events once again.

He should have backed down when he noticed the Master of the Bai Mansion was interested in Master Zeng as well. But he was reckless, thinking he needed to secure his spot as a bed partner to Xu Feng’s brother.

He would have shared nicely.

Even if Bai Mo wanted to be the main or only wife, Midwife Lee had no intention of interfering, he only wanted a spot in this estate, a place to belong for him and his children’s sake.

Since his bold actions, Master Zeng had never been alone with him in the last week. Either Xu Hu Zhe or Bai Mo always seemed to be present, and a mask was always on Xu Zeng’s face with the maximum distance between them.

Master Zeng wouldn’t even stand in close proximity to him, it was like he was a pariah again. His days back home were flooding back, but he refused... He didn’t want that life anymore.