Chapter 5

“Master! Mistress! I’ve brought Miss back!”

As I led Shen Yushu into the mansion, tears streamed down my face.

Not from pain, but from excitement. The Shen Family had not only been exonerated but had also achieved great merit, restoring their former glory.

And I, a mere maid, was no longer the same!

After the Master and Mistress showered Shen Yushu with kisses and hugs for quite a while, they gratefully came over to pull me aside.

The tug on my lower back wound made me wince in pain, “Hiss…”

“What happened?” the Mistress asked anxiously.

With a pale face and cold sweat on my temples, I replied, “It’s nothing, Mistress.”

Shen Yushu clung to my sleeve, refusing to let go, and said honestly, “Big brother hit sister. Does it hurt, sister? Yushu will blow on it for you.”

The young man stood to the side, his voice indifferent, “I didn’t recognize her and thought she was going to harm my little sister, so I was a bit heavy-handed.”

I had gambled correctly.

Although I had never met the Eldest Young Master of the Shen Family, I had heard that he had a mole under his eye and was as handsome as a jade tree, standing out like a bright pearl in a crowd.

In that moment when he struck me, I quickly weighed the pros and cons and put on a show of a loyal servant protecting her master.

That kick was worth it!

The Master and Mistress were heartbroken and immediately wanted to scold Shen Yunian.

I lowered my eyes and shook my head in fear, “I am just a servant. It’s alright to be beaten or scolded. Please don’t blame the Eldest Young Master.”

“Yuan Qiao is a girl from a good family, our benefactor! How could you hit her so recklessly, Qirong?”

“If it weren’t for her, your sister would be dead!”

I thought they were going to give me money, but instead, the Master and Mistress adopted me as their adopted daughter on the spot.

“A life-saving grace is akin to rebirth. From now on, you are Yushu’s sister!”

“You are a Miss of the Shen Family!”

I knelt on the ground, kowtowing loudly, tears of excitement falling, this time not feigned. This unexpected fortune had finally come to me!

As I wiped my tears, I inadvertently glanced at Shen Yunian. He was looking at me, his face as dark as water.