Chapter 2 - Secret in the Castle (1/2)

In the afternoon, Shen Qianshu was by herself learning French in the living room downstairs. She heard the doorbell ring and walked barefooted on the carpet to the second level. Not a sound could be heard throughout the castle. Ye Ling had an eccentric temper. Sometimes, it was somewhat sweet and light; sometimes, he was silent; and sometimes, he was easily irritable. His temper was unpredictable and uncertain.

Butler Luther had left to Athens and would be away for three months, leaving only her and Ye Ling in the castle.

Ye Ling had recurring headaches.

Every afternoon, she would give him a massage.

Ye Ling sat by the window, his appearance like a perfectly carved statue. A storm was brewing… Shen Qianshu had taken care of him for over a month now and knew his temper well—he was starting to show symptoms again. She did not know exactly what illness Ye Ling had.

She only knew of Ye Ling’s frequent headaches, and they were very serious ones.

Ye Ling rested his head on Shen Qianshu’s lap, his eyes slightly closed as she massaged him gently. With clean and delicate fingers, she rubbed his temple with an even pressure that was neither too hard, nor too soft. Ye Ling’s brows were constantly furrowed, as though he was frustrated.

With his eyes shut, he was much more pleasing to the eyes than with his usual icy expressions. Shen Qianshu was able to look closely at his curled eyelashes—fine and dense, they were extremely beautiful. Shen Qianshu felt that all this time, she was only able to bear with him because of this face of his.

This face, it is simply too captivating!

She massaged Ye Ling for an hour and a half. Her arms had become so tired and sore they felt like they were no longer hers, but she did not dare to relax. If she were to relax even slightly, Ye Ling would always notice, and his temper would go out of control.

She could sense Ye Ling’s pain and his incredible self-restraint.

She simply could not understand, with such an unbearable headache, why was he not admitted to the hospital?

Why was the entire castle empty, completely devoid of any people, with only Ye Ling and her?

Butler Luther told her that he was the one who usually looked after Ye Ling. However, as he needed to go to Athens for three months, he had to seek a chaperon to look after Ye Ling’s daily needs. But in ten days, he had already changed all twenty of them. The fact that she could even endure this for over a month… to Luther and Ye Ling, it was definitely a miracle.

The only reason Shen Qianshu was able to endure his strange behavior—his temperamental nature and his ability to always make things difficult for her—was all purely because of the salary and his appearance.