33 Old Feelings, New Faces - 9.4 (1/2)

While Fan Hui Zhong and Fan Zhu Xia was left behind at the courtyard's back gardens, Fan Li Jie led the two confused yet worried maids towards the receiving hall of the courtyard before casually taking a seat.

Coming back to their senses, the two looked at each other before Chun Hua went out of the room before quickly coming back in with a tray filled with a pot of tea and a plate of snacks while Chun Tao opened the side doors to let a gentle breeze in before helping her sister serve the tea.

Quietly attending to the eldest young master, Chun Tao and Chun Hua couldn't help but keep sneaking worried glances at each other as they thought of their new young miss, after all, even the two of them could tell how nervous and reluctant their young miss was to be left alone with the Lei Wangye.

A few more minutes passed when Fan Li Jie sighed before opening his eyes to give the two maids a measuring look which made the maids feel even more uneasy.

Chun Tao, being older, took a deep breath before stepping forward and bowing to Fan Li Jie as she humbly yet hurriedly voiced out both hers and her sister's worries and thoughts.

”Eldest Young Master, please tell us... will the Young Miss be alright?”

Instead of responding, Fan Li Jie just slowly lowered his cup and set it down in front of him before aloofly staring at Chun Tao with a blank expression on his face, unnerving her even more.

Just when Chun Tao thought that he wasn't going to answer her and that she'll end up in trouble for speaking without permission, Fan Li Jie sighed then said, ”No need to worry about my little cousin. She'll be fine.”

”Really?”

With another look, Fan Li Jie nodded silently in reply as he stood up and straightened his robes.

”The two of you go and circle around to the back and check the small shed outside. Father said that he'll be sending a couple of people later today to have it extended and converted into a kitchen and servant's quarters.”

Startled, both of them nodded immediately and just as Fan Li Jie was about to leave, Chun Hua suddenly blurted out, ”What about the Young Miss?”

Without even sparing her a glance, Fan Li Jie replied, ”Do not disturb them unless the call for you.”

”And what if the Young Miss looks for you?” Chun Tao inquired, making Fan Li Jie stop in his tracks for a second.

”Then tell her that I'll drop by later so she better wait for me.”

With that, Fan Li Jie made his way out of the courtyard, leaving the two maids looking after him with similar mystified expressions.

”Sister, what should we do now?” Chun Hua asked.

”Let's just do what the Eldest Young Master ordered, I trust that the Young Miss will call for us should she need anything.”

What the two of them didn't know was that the moment Fan Li Jie left, their Young Miss; Fan Zhu Xia was also getting ready to leave with her father; Fan Hui Zhong.

”Are you ready to go Xia'er?”

”I am Father, I just wanted to go and inform my new maids that I'll be leaving.”

”I take it that Xia'er likes them then?” Fan Hui Zhong asked with a smile.