After realizing there would be demand, I rarely watched it anymore.
Force yourself to abstain from desires and emotions.
//
After Liang Shi helped Lingdang finish her homework, he played games with her for a while.
The child was so sleepy around 9 o'clock that he soon fell asleep in Liang Shi's arms.
Afterwards, Liang Xinhe carried her back to her room.
After Liang Shi returned, he never went to check on his own room.
She had already planned it out. When Xu Qingzhu arrived, if it was still that coffin room, she would make Xu Qingzhu scream wildly, waking up everyone in the villa, and then they would all question Qiu Zimin together.
She will definitely pretend to be the most innocent one at that time.
Then he and Xu Qingzhu left there.
Let's lay our cards on the table.
She still has a lot of confidence in Liang Xinhe.
At least Lingdang genuinely likes and depends on her. If Liang Xinhe knew about the things in that room and still let Lingdang play with her, then it means that Liang Xinhe is also a pervert.
If she really has this much bad luck after coming here, then she'll accept it.
She's blind.
But Liang Shi's many years of social experience gave her confidence in this.
So she waited downstairs until Liang Xinhe had taken Lingdang back to her room. When she came downstairs again, she asked her, "My sister-in-law hasn't come back yet? Did you forget to come back here?"
“She went back to her home,” Liang Shi said. “Her father had a slight fever, so she went back to see him. She’ll be back later. I’ll wait for her in a bit.”
Liang Xinhe frowned: "Okay."
He looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.
But Liang Shi didn't intend to ask; she had already guessed what Liang Xinhe wanted to ask.
After a while, Liang Xinhe couldn't help but ask, "Did you and Mom have a fight?"
Liang Shi shook his head: "No."
It caused a lot of unpleasantness.
Liang Xinhe frowned: "Then your attitude towards Mom is too abnormal. Weren't you the best to Mom before? Mom cares about you, but you don't give her a kind look. In front of your sister-in-law, how can Mom bear this?"
Liang Shi pressed his temples. "But you also need to ask Mom what she did."
Liang Xinhe wasn't blindly obedient; instead, he asked her, "What's wrong? Did they cancel your credit card?"
"No," Liang Shi said. "Money is a minor matter; my expenses aren't high these days."
"What is that?" Liang Xinhe pressed.
Liang Shi thought for a few seconds, "I can't say now, but you can ask her. I don't think she'll tell you anyway."
"Are you playing games with me?" Liang Xinhe paused, then said earnestly, "Mom is getting old, and you're the one she loves most. Don't do anything foolish, or I won't forgive you if you upset Mom. If it's about money, there's no need for that. Just tell me and my brother, we have the money here. But don't take the money out and do those kinds of things again. If I find out, I'll cut off your card."
As he spoke, Liang Xinhe handed her a black gold credit card.
These cards typically have a credit limit starting at one million.
But Liang Shi refused. She said sincerely, "Second Brother, it's really not about money. I have my own hands and feet, I can earn money. The conflict between her and me can't be explained in a few words, but you'll find out sooner or later. Don't worry about it for now, go back to your room and go to sleep."
Liang Xinhe wanted to ask more, but Liang Shi tucked the cushion into his arms, lowered his head and said, "You can either go ask her or go back to sleep. I'm not going to say anything."
It carried a hint of coquetry.
Liang Xinhe was at a loss with her, and finally said helplessly, "Anyway, just don't do anything stupid. If Mom does something wrong, I'll make her apologize to you."
Liang Shixin said that some things cannot be resolved simply by apologizing.
//
The living room quieted down as most of the servants returned to their quarters, leaving only two behind in case of emergency.
Liang Shi glanced at his phone; it was already ten o'clock.
She was about to send a message asking if Xu Qingzhu was coming back, but before she could send the message, a maid's voice came from the doorway, "Third Madam."
In some respects, the Liang family has very strict rules.
This is reflected in table manners and the etiquette of servants.
Liang Shih stood up to greet him and asked Xu Guangyao how he was doing.
Xu Qingzhu looked exhausted, but she still answered her question in a low voice and even moved closer to examine her wound carefully.
Liang Shi hurriedly said, "I'm really fine, it doesn't hurt anymore."
After Xu Qingzhu looked at it, she said, "You said you were fine at noon."
Liang Shi: "..."
Recalling the mishap at noon, Liang Shi's expression turned sour, but he immediately changed the subject and asked her if she had eaten.
Xu Qingzhu nodded, "I've already eaten."
After saying that, he asked her where her room was, as if he was about to do something big.
It is full of fighting power.
Liang Shi had already informed her in advance, since Xu Qingzhu was one of the only two witnesses to the photos.
So Xu Qingzhu is still faintly excited, like she's here to cause trouble.
Liang Shi said, "Turn left on the second floor."
But not wanting to see her so tired and still have to do this, he said, "How about we go back to Repulse Bay first?"
"We're already here," Xu Qingzhu said. "Can we just do nothing? Besides, if we leave now, we'll get lectured to death later."
Liang Shi: "...Is everything alright? I'll talk to my older brothers."
Xu Qingzhu scoffed, "You're their sister, but I'm not. I'll be the one who gets bullied in the end."
Liang Shi: "..."
That makes sense.
So the two went upstairs together. Liang Shi entered the password to unlock the door, but didn't push it open. She told Xu Qingzhu to prepare herself mentally first.
After all, she was quite startled when she was suddenly pushed away last time.
Xu Qingzhu smiled, her tiredness tinged with a hint of languor, her hair cascading over her shoulders, a seductive curve to her lips. "I've seen it before, you can drive."
Liang Shi then worried, "Can you even act it out?"
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
Xu Qingzhu was indeed tired after a long day and didn't want to waste any more time.
Annoyed by Liang Shi's dawdling, he simply put his hand on hers and pushed the door open.
Xu Qingzhu was about to call out, but as soon as the sound came out, the sharp-eyed Liang Shi noticed something was wrong and immediately covered her mouth from behind. Xu Qingzhu was so choked that she could hardly breathe, and Liang Shi kicked her shin.
Liang Shi then loosened his grip slightly, but didn't completely let go.
The two entered the room while maintaining this posture.
This room is completely different from the one Liang Shi came to before.
The room's main color is sky blue, paired with a touch of cool gray. The previously locked door on the other side has been connected and turned into a walk-in closet. The windows are light green and decorated with small floral patterns, giving it a very fresh and clean look.
Xu Qingzhu turned around in surprise, and her head bumped right into Liang Shi's chin.
Liang Shi gasped in pain.
The room door was closed, and Liang Shi was processing the information at lightning speed, not even caring about the pain.
When did Qiu Zimin change this room?
Can she really renovate without alerting anyone?
Liang Xinzhou said she hadn't been to this room since she was 16, and the last time she came in was today.
He's an action-oriented person who will take action as soon as he senses something is wrong.
Therefore, the original owner had never revealed any information about her room to anyone before.
It's possible that she resisted, but was persuaded by Qiu Zimin.
In the short span of half a month since Liang Shi returned, Qiu Zimin has changed the room's decor without anyone knowing.
She seriously suspected there was a mechanism in the room, like a one-click disguise.
But she scanned every corner of the room and found nothing unusual.
Xu Qingzhu kicked her again, and she realized that she was so engrossed in observing the room that she forgot to let go of Xu Qingzhu's mouth.
She immediately pulled it back and apologized sheepishly, "I'm sorry."
Xu Qingzhu's lips were rubbed red by her hands, and they shimmered under the warm yellow light of the room.
"Are you sure the decor was the same as in the photos when you came back last time?" Xu Qingzhu didn't mind her rudeness and instead looked around the room.
Liang Shi nodded: "Yes."
“There’s a fresh smell in this room, but it’s not strong,” Xu Qingzhu said. “You can’t really tell unless you sniff carefully. The air is mostly filled with a very faint perfume scent, like freesia. But neither you nor I use that perfume. Your mother usually uses BARE products, but BARE products don’t have the scent of freesia.”
Xu Qingzhu, with her greater understanding of the world, quickly analyzed a clue. Then she walked to the wall, moved the wardrobe in the bedroom, and reached her finger through the gap, discovering that it was newly pasted wallpaper.
"When you came last time, was there a walk-in closet?" Xu Qingzhu walked into the walk-in closet again.
Liang Shi shook his head. "No, this space is enclosed."
After exploring every corner on foot, Xu Qingzhu concluded, "This house has been renovated."
“I think so too,” Liang Shi said.
During the observation just now, Liang Shi also figured it out.
Everything I saw before was largely thanks to the lights and windows; a world without light would create an atmosphere of terror.
A room like this could be renovated in less than three days.