At this moment, Zhang Mama brought a plate of fruit over. "Miss Yusha, you've been busy all morning. Have some fruit to moisten your throat," she said.
Before Li Yusha could say thank you, Zhang Mama whispered, "Miss Yusha, can I talk to you for a moment?"
Li Yusha looked up at her and understood what she meant. Seeing another servant working nearby, she stood up and said, "Zhang Mama, take the fruit to the garden. I'll eat there."
"Okay."
Zhang Mama followed Li Yusha with the fruit and they came to a corner of the garden where there was no one around. Zhang Mama felt sorry for her and said, "Miss Yusha, you are suffering. In the past, you didn't have to please the master and the madam like this."
Li Yusha lowered her curled eyelashes, which covered her sadness, but not her overall melancholic atmosphere.
In fact, she didn't want to do this either, but in this household, Qingyan's status would only become more important, and she would become more and more insignificant...
For now, she still had a chance to catch up...
"Miss Yusha, these are all imported fruits. I've cut some of each for you. You should eat them quickly. You didn't eat much this morning..."
Zhang Mama was very sorry. "Oh, by the way, I asked you to come here to tell you that while the Li family has not yet announced the identity of the sixth miss, outside of the family, your engagement to Mr. Si still counts..."
Li Yusha's eyes instantly lit up.
Yes, Si Yechen, she still had Si Yechen...
What did it matter that she was a rich miss of the Li family? As long as she married Si Yechen, she could step on the whole world!
"Miss Yusha has grown up with Mr. Si since childhood. Although they have rarely met, they have still met more times than the sixth miss has! The sixth miss has never even seen Mr. Si in person!"
"Zhang Mama, what do you mean?" Li Yusha guessed what she meant, but didn't dare say it. She couldn't say it.
"I know some people on Mr. Si's side. They work in the master's villa. I heard that the master has been fasting and taking no medicine these days to force Mr. Si to show up. He almost died in the hospital!"
"What did you say?" Li Yusha covered her mouth and was obviously taken aback.
"But fortunately, he was rescued in time and survived! He's now hoping that you and Mr. Si will come to see him together. Doesn't Miss Yusha have Mr. Si's contact information? Why not invite him yourself?"
"But..." Li Yusha hesitated.
"Mr. Si runs such a large corporation, he must be very busy, but no matter how busy he is, he is still a normal man with blood and flesh! Seeing such a beautiful girl like you taking the initiative to invite him, he will surely be moved."
"Madam Zhang pledged firmly, 'Even if Mr. Si is slow in matters of love and currently has no plans to get married, there's no rush. Miss Yu Sha can spend more time with him, build a deeper connection. Once you and Mr. Si have a strong emotional bond, what does Miss Liu matter?!'
"'Mr. Si's grandfather has always wanted to arrange this marriage. As long as you gain his approval...why worry about not becoming his granddaughter-in-law?'"
Li Yusha's desire to become a phoenix was completely ignited by Madam Zhang's words, but reason kept suppressing her.
"Madam Zhang, the Li family and the Si family have an engagement, we both know this. The engagement ultimately belongs to my sister...I'm just an adopted daughter."
"But what if the person Mr. Si likes is you?" Madam Zhang spoke decisively, "Mr. Si's grandfather only wants him to be happy and to hold his great-grandchild as soon as possible. To him, it doesn't matter who his granddaughter-in-law is, what matters is whom Mr. Si likes and wants to marry!"
Li Yusha was somewhat persuaded by her words.
"Now is the best time, the Si family doesn't know Miss Liu's existence yet. Miss Yusha, take action, this is your best opportunity!"
Madam Zhang had watched her grow up over the years and didn't want to see her end up destitute.
As long as she climbed this tree, not only could she walk horizontally in Beijing, but also in the entire country!
"Miss Liu is noble and will never worry about not marrying into a good family. But you are different!"
"You don't have parents, no prominent background, you're just an adopted daughter of the Li family. Who knows if the Li family will still recognize you in the future?!"
"You know about high society, it's difficult for an adopted daughter to marry someone with excellent conditions! If you don't marry Mr. Si, you'll be suppressed by Miss Liu for the rest of your life! Suppressed to death!"
Under Madam Zhang's persuasion, Li Yusha took out her phone and finally found Si Yechen's WeChat. She opened it and saw the messages she had sent before.
They were all messages like "Did you sleep?" "Are you busy today?" "Goodnight," but Si Yechen didn't reply to any of them.
The last time they contacted was yesterday when she had just returned to China and asked if he was there, but he didn't reply.
"Miss Yusha!"
Madam Zhang said more words, and Li Yusha finally broke down, sending several messages in a row.
"A'Chen, are you there?"
"I heard your grandfather is sick and hospitalized, let's go visit him?"
"When are you free today? Can you come pick me up?"
"If you can't, I'll have the driver take me there. Don't bother yourself."
On the second floor,
Qingyan walked onto the spacious balcony and admired the garden scenery in front of her. As she looked around, she noticed two figures in the distance who seemed to be discussing something...
Though she was too far away to hear the content, she could tell that the two people were Li Yusha and Zhang Ma. Li Yusha sat on a white wicker chair while Zhang Ma stood bent over beside her, seemingly trying to persuade her of something...
Qingyan paid no heed and after watching the scenery for a while, she went back inside, leaving only the two people in the garden, staring nervously at their phones.
Unlike before, Li Yusha's phone screen lit up quickly.
Li Yusha's heart almost skipped a beat, and upon taking a closer look, it was indeed a message from Si Yechen!
Si Yechen had finally replied to her message!
But there were only two icy words: "No need."
Li Yusha's heart felt as though it had just been splashed with a bucket of cold water, instantly chilled to the bone.
Under Zhang Ma's urging, Li Yusha sent a few more messages, expressing her genuine concern for her grandfather who was ill and that he surely wanted someone to visit him, and that she was only representing the Li family to care for the elderly.
By the end of lunch, Li Yusha had still not received a reply from Si Yechen.
She knew that Si Yechen on the other end probably wouldn't reply.
Meanwhile, Qingyan sat on the couch, holding her phone and lightly tapping on the screen, giving her orders.
"Help me look up the cause of the fire at the Sanjiang Hospital on September 10th, eighteen years ago."
Dabai: "Boss?? Are you joking with me? Sanjiang Hospital??"
That place was built at the intersection of three cities with a large and complex population, and due to the changes of the times, it no longer existed.
Dabai: "Boss, what are you looking this up for? Does it have to do with your background?"
Qingyan: "Hmm."
Qingyan had always felt that the fire was somewhat suspicious. The hospital had been perfectly fine, so why did it suddenly catch fire?
According to her mother, it was a rainy night. If someone accidentally ignited something, the fire shouldn't have spread so quickly.