Chapter Eighty-six: Might as well stay here then

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  The dull and piercing piano sound was ringing without a melody, making Yīn Téngyè feel anxious at all times.

  "Goodness, how can you be so clumsy? Playing the piano is that difficult for you? It really sounds terrible!" I've been patient in teaching, but still couldn't help feeling anxious.

  "Hey, it's my first day learning, I'm a beginner, of course I won't play well. Why are you so impatient?" After listening to him chattering away for more than two hours, Xiaowei couldn't help but burst out in anger too.

  "I'm impatient? Yeah, I am. Why don't I just call a piano teacher to teach you instead? I don't want my ears to go bad."

  Rubbing her ears and walking back and forth, her phone rang. She took a look and saw that it was Ae-hyun calling, so she picked up: "What's wrong?"

  "Master! They want me to leave!" Ah-Hyun said, puffing and kicking the wet carpet with her foot, preparing to change it later.

  "What? Ah, Xiū Yǔ Chén is indeed that guy!" As soon as Yin Teng Ye said the three words "Xiū Yǚ Chén", Xiao Wei immediately stood up and stared at him with wide eyes.

  "I didn't expect Young Master Xiu to be so heartless, not even asking me what happened before telling me to leave. And that female servant in the Xiu household is really detestable, daring to bully me! I suspect she often bullies Xiao Wei too. Young Master, is Xiao Wei by your side? Let her answer the phone!"

  Yin Tengye glanced at the curious-looking Xiao Wei, handing her the phone: "Ai Xiyen wants you to answer. Are you always bullied at home?"

  "Huh? No, nothing." Xiaowei thought it was strange and took the phone, asking: "Xiyan, what's wrong?"

  "Xiao Wei, that what's-her-name Gu Lin or something, is she always bullying you?!" Ai Xiyuan rolled up the carpet with her foot and grabbed it with one hand, heading towards the laundry room. The two maids who were just walking in her direction were startled by the sight of her carrying such a large carpet.

  "Are you talking about Gu Hai Lin? Why are you suddenly asking this? Did Hai Lin do something to you?" Xiao Wei asked anxiously, still clearly remembering what Hai Lin had done to her before.

  "Ah! I knew it! That little girl is quite cunning, she's actually bullying me now!" With a "thud", Ai Xiyuan slammed the rug to the ground, and the other two maids who were washing clothes were shocked by her actions.

  "Xiyan, don't get worked up, maybe Hailin is just joking with you, don't take it to heart, just ignore her." Xiaowei urged anxiously, although she didn't know why Hailin was targeting Aixi Yan, but if what Hailin did was found out by the mistress, she would definitely be kicked out of the Xiu family.

  "Kidding?! Haha! That's what she calls kidding?! She thinks I'm about to get kicked out, so she dares to be so arrogant, relying on being the Xiu family's maid, while I'm from another household, so she bullies me, huh? No way! Little Wei, you just stay at Young Master's house and enjoy your good fortune, I'll take care of things here, can't let you get bullied when you get back!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, Ah-hyun quickly hung up the phone and glared fiercely at the two laundry maids who were stunned by her.

  Dudu... Xiaowei blinked her eyes, eager to call back, but the phone was taken away by Yin Tengye.

  "Oh! Young Master Yin, quickly call Ah Xiyan, she...she seems..."

  "Are you really being bullied?" Yin Tongye asked again, looking at her very seriously.

  Her red lips parted, trembling with a desire to deny it, but her throat choked up and she anxiously closed her mouth, shaking her head.

  Yin Teng narrowed his eyes, furrowed his brow, and stared at her face, which was desperately denying something. After a while, he let out a sigh and said, "Why don't you just stay at my place then? Don't go back."

  "What?" She didn't quite understand what he meant.

  "You, why go back to that Xu's house? Xu Yu Chen is so cold and ignores you, and someone bullies you. It's better to stay at my place, you can still go to school, don't have to do heavy chores, and no one will bully you, besides..."

  "I won't ignore you."

  He expressed all his thoughts in his heart, he slowly turned his face to the side, suddenly didn't dare to look at her, and his cheeks gradually flushed.

  Xiao Wei saw his face turn red and felt a strange feeling in her heart, especially after hearing him say that he wouldn't ignore her. She involuntarily raised her hand to touch her chest, wondering: What's wrong with me? Why do I feel a little weird inside?

  "Uh, Young Master Yin, thank you for your kindness, but I can't stay. At the Xiu household, there's also my foster mother, and I couldn't leave her behind. Actually, our young master isn't that cold-blooded either; he even helps me with my studies. Young Master Yin, don't worry about me, I won't be bullied - my mom is the female manager of the Xiu household, so who would dare to bully me? Everyone treats me well."

  Xiao Wei explained, not wanting him to misunderstand anything, nor did she want him to worry about herself. Mr. Yin was indeed a kind-hearted good person.

  From her words, Yin Tongye heard her meaning, and a sense of loss rose in his heart. He forced a smile and nodded: "Okay, so during this winter break, you'll be staying at my place, right?" Even if he couldn't keep her there forever, at least she would be there for the time being.

  "Ah, no problem." Xiaowei also smiled.

  "It's about time, you go to the kitchen, the chefs should have arrived. You know where the kitchen is, right?"

  "Uh, I know, Mu Guanjia took me there yesterday, so I'll go now." She bowed politely to him and brushed past him, but he grabbed her arm again.

  "Don't be so formal with me, no need to bow to me for no reason. And just call me Ye, we're classmates, not master and servant. He wanted to completely tear down the barrier between them, at least this way, it could make the wall between him and her thinner, and their distance smaller."

  "But..."

  "There's no 'but'." He suddenly pulled her over, wrapped his arms around her waist, and leaned in close to her face with a smile: "If you call me Young Master Yin again, I'll lock you up at my place and not let you leave."

  Facing his gentle 'threat', looking at his handsome and dazzling face, as well as his chest that was so close to hers, for some reason, she felt her heart beating strangely, and inexplicably blurted out a sentence: "Didn't you say that men and women should not be intimate?"

  Yin Tengye heard this familiar phrase, suddenly loosened his hand, and said in a flustered tone: "I'm warning you now, stop talking nonsense and go to the kitchen quickly! Go! Hurry up!"

  He waved his hand to shoo her away, took a deep breath and sat down, recalling the scene where he had just hugged her, and he couldn't help but cover his face in embarrassment.

  His phone rang again, interrupting his self-conscious embarrassment. He looked at the incoming call display and furrowed his brow.