Chapter Thirty: The First to Bear the Brunt

  Jiang Jingqi was so angry that her chest heaved, but since her crush Zuo Chenan was present, she couldn't lose her temper. She expressionlessly said to Jiang Meiyun at the head of the table, "Mom, I'm going to change my clothes." She threw down the towel that Huamu Qing had handed her and stormed out of the dining room in a huff.

  After she left, the happiest one was Gong Li Chun. The child's face no longer had the heavy makeup of before, now it was clean and white, revealing her proud and delicate youthful temperament without reserve.

  Suddenly, Gong Tianyou quickly picked up the two cotton balls that had been prepared on the table and stuffed them into his ears.

  Before long, a prolonged and piercing scream came from the bedroom not far away, echoing throughout the Gong family villa.

  The crowd in the restaurant tried their best to hold back this strong sound wave, they were also used to the existence of the sound. If some people didn't have enough internal strength, they might not be able to avoid getting hurt internally, it was inevitable.

  After the voice faded away, Gong Tianyou calmly took off his cotton flower and sat steadily on Mount Tai in his seat, not saying much, nor explaining anything to anyone, as if everything that had happened had nothing to do with him.

  After the rain clears up, Jiang Meiwen also continued as if nothing had happened, "Everyone continue eating!"

  Zuo Chen'an slightly stood up, looked at the door of the restaurant, then turned back to look at his uncle and aunt, but saw that they were fine. Although he had doubts in his mind, it was not convenient to say anything at this time, so he silently picked up his spoon and continued eating his meal.

  "You're lucky to have escaped, your time hasn't come yet. Fortunately, Master Chen An was there, otherwise you would be dead for sure." Fang Shu pointed her fingers and gestured with her hands, looking at Hua Mu Qing's resentful face, but also knew that she was indeed lucky this time.

  "What's with that Chen An young master?" Huamu Qing rubbed her chin and asked Fang Shu, who had just sat down in the chair.

  Aunt Fang poured herself a glass of water, "He is Mr. Gong Tianyou's nephew and also Miss Jingqi's sweetheart."

  "Is Miss Jingqi and Young Master Chen'an in a relationship?" Hanmu Qing couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

  Huamu Qing's words almost made Fang Shu, who was drinking water, spit it all out. She struggled to swallow the water and turned her head to look at Huamu Qing, "You're really nosy, you'd better not interfere with your master's affairs." Then she stood up, pointing at Huamu Qing, "You just stay here, don't go out." Next, she turned around and was about to leave the servant's quarters.

  "Just standing there doing nothing, Auntie." Hanaki stood still, unmoving.

  Aunt Fang suddenly turned around, staring at her with wide eyes, "Uh... you're not only gossiping, but also a bit silly," pointing to the pile of plates and bowls in the sink, "What about that? The dishes are piled up like a small mountain. I didn't tell you to do anything, can't you just do something on your own?" Then, she turned around again.

  "Then you order!" Hanaki said matter-of-factly.

  "Ah?" Fang Aunt was startled and immediately turned around, looking at Huamu Qing with a strange expression, her lips trembling, her face turning pale with anger. Finally, she pointed to the sink and shouted, "Of course it's washing dishes! Oh my god, I'm so frustrated!" She covered her forehead in pain and left the servant's quarters.

  Hua Muqing scratched her head, and carelessly glanced in the direction that Fang Shu had just pointed to. She didn't know what was going on until she saw it, and then she was shocked. The sight of the dirty dishes piled up like a mountain was enough to describe Hua Muqing's current mood. Looking at the filthy dishes stacked up like a mountain, Hua Muqing covered her mouth, hardly able to believe her eyes.

  Fang Aunt returned to the dining room with a nonchalant expression and stood beside Jiang Meiwen. Zeng Ling and Zhang Yu Xin took advantage of everyone's enjoyment of the food to hastily walk over to Fang Aunt and ask about Hua Mu Qing's condition. Fang Aunt gave them a signal, indicating that they should not disturb Mr. and Mrs. while they were dining.

  All these movements were seen by Zuo Chen'an, who was sitting at the dinner table with a distracted expression. He glanced at Gong Tianyou and said, "Uncle, I'll be right back to wash my hands."

  Having obtained Gong Tianyou and Jiang Meiwen's approval, Zuo Chen'an stood up and walked out of the dining hall. However, he didn't head in the direction of the restroom, but rather towards the kitchen where the servants usually waited.

  "Husband, why did he go in the direction of the kitchen?" Jiang Meiwen pointed to the direction where Xiao Zhenan had gone and turned her head to ask Gong Tianyou who was sitting beside her.

  Kong Tianyou leaned forward, also forgetting about the past, but didn't respond.

  "Maybe she's trying to avoid Jing Qi." Jiang Meiwen muttered to herself, picking up the utensils on the table again and continuing to eat.

  "Oh..." Everyone nodded in understanding, no one spoke, and Gong Tianyou's mouth curved up, continuing the unfinished dinner party.

  In the kitchen

  The sound of "sizzling and crackling" came out from the kitchen in waves.

  Huā mù qíng jiǎn qǐ diào luò zài dì de guō gài, xiǎo xīn yì yì de ná qǐ chóng xīn fàng huí shuǐ chí lǐ.

  Translation:

  Hua Mu Qing picked up the fallen pot lid from the ground and carefully put it back into the pool.

  She picked up the dish soap next to her and poured it into the sink, pouring a large amount at once, and the foam gradually increased.

  Zuo Chen'an walked out of the dining room and headed towards the kitchen. He quietly opened the kitchen door, then closed it, making barely any noise in the process. Perhaps Hua Muqing was too focused, but she didn't notice these movements at all.

  Zuo Chen'an stared at the plate in distress, and her unfamiliarity with this servant's work made her completely unlike a servant should be.

  At this time, Huamu Qing was carefully holding the plate in her hand like a treasure, and muttered to herself, "If it breaks again, I'll get scolded." She wanted to use a cloth to wipe it clean, but just as she turned around, she saw Zuochen An standing at the door. The plate slipped from her hand and fell to the ground with a loud crash, echoing through the kitchen.

  "Ah......" Hanaki Haruka watched as her beloved just disappeared into thin air, "It's all your fault!" she accused the man standing at the door with a towel.

  "Hey, you're the one who did something wrong but blamed others." Zu Chen'an slowly walked over from the doorway, seemingly a bit indignant at Hua Mu Qing's accusation.

  "If you hadn't been standing silently at the door, I wouldn't have been startled and broken the plate." Looking at the fragments of the plate on the ground, Huā Mù Qíng was almost in tears.

  "Ah ha, you didn't do anything wrong, why are you so afraid!!" With that, Zuo Chen'an grabbed onto Hua Muqing's small ponytail and wouldn't let go.

  "I didn't expect there was someone over there! I caught a glimpse of a shadow out of the corner of my eye and thought it was a ghost!" Hanaki Aki pointed to her own head, indicating that this kind of behavior was normal for her.

  "You didn't notice I was here, is it because you're preoccupied with something on your mind?" Zu Chen An transformed into 'An' Ermo, pointing at Huamu Qing's face and asked.