Chapter 006: It's Her Again

Watching the little boy run to the door in a flash, he pulled it open and disappeared without a trace. Qingluo was left pale with fright.

"Madam, the young master has run away!"

"If he's gone, he's gone. Do you expect me to hold him back just to pay for that bowl of porridge?" Gu Caiwei sat down calmly and started to sip her soup.

Qingluo choked. "Madam, that's not what I meant. I was just wondering... aren't you worried that he might go to Lord Hou to complain?"

"So what if he does? I've already had a falling out with Lord Hou. Even if he goes and adds fuel to the fire, will it make our relationship any worse?" Gu Caiwei said indifferently, continuing to enjoy her soup.

In fact, she wouldn't mind if their relationship got worse! That way, they wouldn't be able to go on like this, and it would be for the best!

"True," Qingluo nodded after giving it some thought, "but it's a pity for you, Miss. After arguing with three people in one day, Lord Hou probably won't come to see you for a long time."

That's exactly what she wanted! Gu Caiwei thought to herself.

That man, cold and stubborn, was completely different from the gentle and refined image he presented to the outside world. Just thinking about his gaze made her shiver.

If she could, she wouldn't want to have anything to do with him ever again!

But... sigh!

This man was the master of this Hou Mansion. If he ordered her not to step out of the mansion, she wouldn't be able to leave without his permission! What was she going to do?

It's all because of that hateful Gu Caiqin! Look at the husband she picked for her!

Gu Caiwei couldn't help but curse in her heart.

As soon as she finished cursing in her heart, she immediately—

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Her nose itched, and she sneezed several times in a row.

Gu Caiwei, with tears in her eyes, finally realized—she was now Gu Caiqin. Cursing Gu Caiqin was like cursing herself, wasn't it?

Sigh! What kind of world is this!

The more she thought about it, the more depressed she felt. She quickly finished the fish soup, handed the empty bowl to Qingluo, and said, "There's still a bowl left in the pot. You drink it! I want to be alone for a while."

Qingluo opened her mouth to say something, but seeing Gu Caiwei's despondent look, she wisely kept quiet and went out with the empty bowl.

At this moment, Du Junqing finally walked out of the room of his concubine, Liniang.

He looked at his wrinkled outer robe and directly threw it to the servant. "Burn it."

Then, he noticed a young boy of about ten years old peeking around not far away, and his expression immediately turned serious. "Azong, come here."

The boy immediately came forward. "Lord Hou."

"Has the young master fainted again?" Du Junqing asked in a calm voice.

Azong nodded, then shook his head.

Du Junqing frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Well, I don't know how to say it," Azong hesitated, "but just now the young master went to see Madam, and they argued behind closed doors for a while. Then suddenly there was no sound from inside. We were about to barge in to check, but the young master came out on his own! And he ran back to his room and locked the door, and he still hasn't come out."

Gu Caiqin, it's her again!

Upon hearing this, Du Junqing furrowed his handsome brows tightly.

He immediately waved his sleeve. "I'm going to check on Ayi."