Chapter 11: Accepting the Maid

Bai Mei kowtowed to Lin Luochen, "Miss, I've told you everything! The four of us were all chosen by Aunt An to make things difficult for you. We were supposed to make you pass away within a month so that we could be promoted to first-class servants. But now that we've seen how formidable you are, we dare not!"

Baojing knelt down with a thud, "Miss, she's talking nonsense! I have no ill intentions towards you!"

Lin Luochen disdainfully ignored him and turned to Bai Mei, "You have rashes on your chest, back, and abdomen, don't you?"

"Yes! Miss is right!" Bai Mei, feeling more certain after hearing her words, realized that only Lin Luochen could save her.

"Come here! Let me take a closer look!" Lin Luochen ordered.

Bai Mei, overjoyed, hurried over. But Chunyue stopped her, "Miss, you can't! What if you get infected?"

"Don't worry! I've read some medical books and know a bit about pharmacology!" Lin Luochen said.

As Bai Mei approached Lin Luochen, the latter immediately confirmed that she was suffering from "drug hypersensitivity reaction syndrome" after taking a mixture of two drugs the previous night.

She reached out to touch Bai Mei's wrist and then consulted the intelligent medical database. The diagnosis came back – the patient had severe drug rash.

Lin Luochen took out some medicine and spread it out on her hand, "This medicine can save you!"

Bai Mei's eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to thank Lin Luochen. But Lin Luochen pulled her hand back and hid the medicine behind her back, "I can give you the antidote, but you must agree to a condition!"

"Okay, okay!" Bai Mei hastily agreed. At this point, she would accept any condition as long as she got the medicine!

"As for the condition, I will let you know later!" Lin Luochen was still brewing a big plan and needed help.

"Bai Mei will serve you with all her heart and soul until her last breath!"

This incident made everyone in the Lin Mansion realize that Lin Luochen was not someone to be trifled with. They had to understand the situation, or there would be greater danger ahead!

But Baojing didn't think so, "She saved you because she provided the medicine. I don't believe she can really cure the illness!"

Remembering the pain she had experienced, Bai Mei was very afraid, "I have resigned myself to fate. I don't seek promotion, I just want to live in peace!"

"Pathetic!" Baojing spat and suddenly remembered something, "Last night, when I went to fetch water, I seemed to have noticed a cabinet in her room!"

Bai Mei had no intention of discussing these matters and only advised, "Miss has already changed a lot. I advise you not to confront her head-on!"

"Don't worry about me! I still want to become a first-class servant!" Baojing said as he left.

That night, Lin Luochen sent Chunyue to summon Bai Mei to her room.

Bai Mei knelt down respectfully and kowtowed to Lin Luochen. Lin Luochen said, "Get up!"

When she stood up, Lin Luochen looked at her deeply, making her extremely uncomfortable, as if she were being scrutinized as if she were nothing.

"The request I made to you during the day is very simple – bring Baojing to my room."

Lin Luochen had noticed Baojing's keen interest in her cabinet the previous night, as if he had some ulterior motive.

"Okay!" Bai Mei didn't ask why, she just obediently followed the order.

"If you perform well, I will promote you and use you by my side. In this way, you will also become a first-class servant. Of course, I will also cure your rash!" Lin Luochen's statement surprised Bai Mei.

Upon hearing this, Bai Mei took a step back in excitement, knelt down and kowtowed three times solemnly, "From now on, my life is in Miss's hands. Whatever Miss asks me to do, I will do!"

"Good! Then I will accept you! But you have a probationary period. I will let you know when you can officially stay by my side!" Lin Luochen would not easily open her heart to someone. Subduing her was just a matter of mutual benefit!

After Bai Mei returned, Baojing came to her with the other two and asked, "What did Miss want from you?"

Bai Mei had already prepared her story on the way back and said, "Miss said that starting from tomorrow, I should guard her room every night and not allow anyone to enter."

"Why is that?" Baojing asked.

Bai Mei pretended to be puzzled, "I seem to have heard her talking to the nurse about something like 'living together in harmony' and asking if the secret passage in the cabinet could be used to go out."

Baojing was overjoyed, "Really?"

Bai Mei nodded but didn't dare to meet his gaze.

Excitedly, Baojing said, "I knew it! There's something fishy about that cabinet! It's better for you to keep watch at night. I will definitely go and take a look."

The next night, as Bai Mei had said, she stayed outside Miss's room all night.

After daybreak, Baojing found Bai Mei and asked, "You were guarding outside, did anything happen?"

"I didn't hear any movement inside!" Bai Mei shook her head.

"Could it be that she left through the cabinet?" Baojing suspected.

"I don't know. Don't overthink it. I'm going back to sleep!" Bai Mei pretended not to care and left.

Another night came, and Bai Mei continued to guard outside. As expected, after midnight, Baojing arrived.

At that time, Lin Luochen was conducting experiments in the intelligent medical database. Baojing said to Bai Mei, "Just let me in. Say that you were distracted by a cat and didn't see me enter!"

"Is that okay?" Bai Mei asked nervously.

"Don't worry! If I really complete the task, you will also be credited! I will make Aunt An recognize your contribution!" Baojing said.

After getting Bai Mei's permission, Baojing gently pushed the door open, only to find that the room was empty!

He was extremely curious. There was no one in the room, so had she really gone out? As he pondered, he faintly saw a faint light coming from the cabinet in the room.

He cautiously walked over and noticed a crack in the door of the cabinet. Pushing it open, he found many bottles and jars of unfamiliar styles inside.

"Who let you in?" Lin Luochen suddenly shouted, startling Baojing and causing him to fall to the ground.

"How did you come out of nowhere? I didn't see you!" Baojing asked in shock.

The intelligent medical library had a very comprehensive security alert system. When he pushed open the first door, the laboratory alarm went off, and Lin Luochen, who received the information, had already come out of the system.

"I..." Baojing stammered, "I just came to pay my respects to the young lady. Tomorrow, the third miss will come to visit you, and she has a bad temper. I'm afraid you might suffer."

This was not a bad excuse after all. Lin Luochen smirked mockingly, "I see! But don't let it happen again! You may leave now!"

Baojing breathed a sigh of relief, not expecting to escape so easily. He thought to himself that the young lady was just good at putting on a front, not as formidable as he had imagined.

Lin Luochen watched his retreating figure with disdain, sneering, "Ignorant fool, the real show will be tomorrow!"

Sure enough, the next day, just as Baojing had mentioned, the third miss, Lin Qiuying, arrived with a large group of people, heading straight for the Dusty Courtyard.