Chapter 17 - Oh my god, this is really frustrating

Ling Xuejiu, out of spite, hadn't eaten and ended up dozing off after browsing through a heap of books in her room. She had just been awoken by her growling stomach, hungry enough that it kept making noise. She thought about enduring it, but the discomfort was too much, so she rationalized to herself, "Why should I? He's just a servant, after all. Starving myself because I'm mad at him is just being foolish. Humph!" So, she opened her door and walked out, clad in a very loose white satin nightgown with sleepy eyes.