Chapter 50: A Gaze of Less Than Three Seconds

  "If there's anything I can do later on, just let me know."

  "This is what you said, remember your own words." Yin Teng looked up at the ceiling with a proud expression, his eyes gleaming with delight. He casually reached into his pocket and pulled out something, handing it to Xiao Wei.

  "Alright, consider this a reward for you insisting on running all the way."

  "Huh?" Xiaowei took the thing he handed over, looked at it, and widened her surprised eyes, very excited: "Isn't this a steak coupon? Young Master Yin, didn't you say you were going to exchange it for a piano score?"

  "Yes, one for one, but I have two." He said with a relaxed tone that was slightly complacent, and his arrogant eyebrows rose unintentionally as he smiled, waiting for her to thank him again.

  "Two? How did you get two?" She asked curiously. Obviously, the prize for the archery competition was only one beef coupon.

  "Shouldn't you have thanked me first? I gave you the piano ticket and steak coupon, after all." He glanced at her sideways, annoyed by so many questions.

  "Ah, thank you, thank you so much, Young Master Yin. I don't even know how to repay your kindness."

  "Just remember what you said before, take a good rest, I'm leaving." He waved his hand and left with a more relaxed pace than when he came.

  "Mr. Yin, slow down, goodbye." Little Wei was overjoyed to hug these two prizes, with an indescribable happiness in her heart, and infinite gratitude.

  The sports meet has ended, and Xiaowei's body has recovered. She linked arms with her two good sisters and said happily: "Today, I have you guys cheering me on, so I can persist until the end. So, let's go eat steak!"

  "Eating steak? Where can I eat it? I only have a few dollars left on me!" He said calmly, pouting his mouth, looking very disappointed.

  "It's okay, I have this." Xiaowei took out the steak coupon and swung it happily. This steak was enough for the three of them to eat.

  "Where did you get this from? The steak in this store is very expensive." Jingwen was puzzled, she remembered that the prize for the archery competition at the Xiusheng Sports Meeting was this, and at that time she looked at it for a long time, thinking that if Xiaowei didn't participate in the running race, she would definitely participate in the archery competition.

  "Uh, someone gave it to me." She hesitated to mention Master Yin's name, and at this moment, she suddenly felt that if she told the two women that Master Yin had given her both the piano score and the steak coupon, they would definitely misunderstand.

  "Someone? Who is it? Xiao Wei, why do I feel like something's off about you! Your love letter got lost! Aren't you worried?!"

  "Worrying is useless anyway, and I don't even know where to look. Alright, you guys don't have to worry about me anymore, let's go eat steak, happiness is what matters most, come on."

  After dinner with her sisters, Xiaowei returned home and couldn't wait to start packing gifts. Even though she didn't have a love letter, she didn't dare confess verbally, but the gift still had to be sent.

  After changing into her maid uniform, Xiaowei stuffed the gift into her pocket and prepared to start work. As she walked up to the second floor, she subconsciously glanced up at the third floor. She was not far from Young Master's room, but she just couldn't take that step.

  "The young master returned before me, he should be in the room. I'll just rush up and deliver it quickly." Shaking his head, thinking this plan wasn't good, he decided to work first and deliver it later.

  She turned around and was caught off guard by the gaze that met hers at eye level. Looking at the young master in front of her, for the first time facing him on the same level, she felt like she couldn't breathe as she gazed at him up close, her cheeks flushing red.

  "Hello, young master!" She quickly lowered her head, feeling quite embarrassed, and indeed couldn't look directly into the young master's eyes for more than three seconds.

  Xiu Wei Chen looked down at her head, softly humming a response as he slowly brushed past her. He took two steps forward before stopping and asking with feigned ignorance, "What's in your pocket?"

  Although it was a very unintentional glance, he still saw what she had in her pocket, and that thing was mischievously exposed at the corner, obviously wanting to draw attention to it.

  "Ah, oh, this is..." Xiaowei hastily took out the gift and held it tightly with both hands, looking very nervous. Taking a deep breath, she turned around and handed over her present.

  "Master, this is your birthday gift, I didn't have time to give it to you before, now I'm making up for it. Happy Birthday."

  Xiǎo Yǔ chén zhe zhuāng hǎo de lǐ wù, shēn shǒu jiē guò, yǎn shén mí lí zhe, hǎo yī huìr, tā cái yōu yōu kāi kǒu: "Xiè xiè."

  Translation:

  Xiao Yu Chen looked at the well-packaged gift, took it over, his eyes were distant, after a while, he slowly said: "Thank you."

  "You're welcome, I hope the young master will like it. Then I'll go to work!" She was about to rush off, her footsteps hurried and disorderly as she went downstairs, when she had only run a few steps, she was called back again.

  "Hey, go rest." He slightly quickened his pace and went into the room, without giving her a chance to take another look at him.

  Xiao Wei stopped and turned her head to look, but only saw his back. Although the tone just now was a bit cold, however, Master letting her go rest also counts as caring for her, right? Master actually cares about her!

  She covered her mouth with both hands, jumping up and down as she went downstairs, her footsteps much more cheerful and relaxed. Although the young master told her to rest, she now felt full of energy.

  Xiu Ye Chen returned to the room, carefully opened the package, and looked at the piano score in front of him. He couldn't help but smile, adding a touch of color to his usual cold face.

  In the warm air, there was a hint of cool breeze. The seven-day National Day holiday had begun. On the morning of October 1st, all the servants in the Xiu family stood in two rows to see off their young master and madam as they left the house. Every time there was a longer holiday, the madam would take the young master abroad to reunite with the old master.

  "Madam, young master is leaving." With a respectful bow, Xiaowei sighed inwardly, knowing she wouldn't see the young master for another week.

  The car drove away slowly under everyone's gaze. After the owner left, everyone went back to their usual routine, doing what they normally did.

  "Xiao Wei, today is National Day, aren't you going out to play with your classmates?" Zhu Shu stroked her daughter's hair and asked gently.

  Xiao Wei shook her head: "Leng Jing and Jingwen both have things to do today, we agreed to go out tomorrow. Mom, I'm going to the nursing home this afternoon, is that okay?"

  "Of course, madam told me before she left that since it's a holiday, let you have more fun, is there anywhere you want to go? Mom will take you."

  "Really? Um... let me think, I'll tell you when I've thought it through." Xiaowei affectionately wrapped her arms around Zhu Shu's waist, with a joyful and happy expression. Although she was searching for her biological mother, her foster mother was the person she respected the most, and no matter what, she loved her foster mother.

  After preparing the gifts for the elderly, Xiaowei set off with a relaxed and pleasant pace to visit her grandparents at the nursing home.