A Stern Mistress from the Ancient Past Becomes the Cannon-Fodder in a Wealthy Family

Chapter 172: Bedroom

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The rain was getting heavier, so Shi Xiao had no choice but to stay at home.

Shi Xiao had only been back for a few days and had been busy dealing with matters with Yuan Shu. Before he could request to meet Lin Xi, Zhao Cheng called and said that Lin Xi wanted to see him.

Lin Xi was his savior, so it was indeed inappropriate to neglect his savior for a few days. Shi Xiao had just settled some matters and was about to leave when a storm started outside, so Shi Xiao could only give up and return to his room to settle some other matters.

Before entering the room, he subconsciously looked at Yuan Shu’s bedroom, whose door was closed.

The two of them didn’t spend much time together. Other than eating together, Yuan Shu stayed in the room most of the time and rarely came out.

There was a bathroom in the bedroom, and Yuan Shu didn’t like to eat snacks, so she barely left the room. In the afternoon, Li Yue cut some seasonal fruits and sent them in for her. Then, there wasn’t any movement inside even until now.

Shi Xiao was actually curious. She had been alone in the room for so long. What could she possibly be doing?

As he was thinking about it, the door suddenly opened. Yuan Shu walked out in a cardigan and casual pants while holding a glass and a fruit plate that she had already finished eating. Her gaze met Shi Xiao’s.

Seeing that he was dressed up, Yuan Shu asked aloofly, “Are you planning to go out?”

Shi Xiao nodded. “Yes, but it’s raining heavily, so I won’t be going out for the time being.”

“Oh.”

Yuan Shu didn’t ask further and went downstairs with a glass and a fruit plate.

After a while, Shi Xiao heard Yuan Shu say to Li Yue, “Bring a pot of spring water to my room later.”

This was Yuan Shu’s habit. Ever since they moved back, Yuan Shu had asked Li Yue to order a bucket of spring water to make tea with every afternoon.

When Yuan Shu returned upstairs, Shi Xiao was still standing at the door of her bedroom.

Yuan Shu glanced at him, but didn’t intend to say anything. She nodded slightly as a greeting and prepared to return to her room.

However, Shi Xiao stopped her. “Yuan Shu, Li Ci said that the two of you went to the teahouse to drink tea together before. Rumor has it that your tea brewing skills are very good, so I wonder if 1 can try it this afternoon?”

Shi Xiao sized up her. Although he was asking, his tone was very determined, as if he had to drink her tea today.

She opened the door and walked in. Then, she made way for Shi Xiao and said, “Please come in.”

Shi Xiao walked in.

Yuan Shu’s room had been renovated. The placement of various things had changed, and new things had been added. It was completely different from the previous luxurious European-style room. Now, it was more simple and unadorned.

This bedroom was very big and could be seen as a one-in-one suite. There was a bed in the innermost room, and a bookshelf at the head of the bed was used as a screen.

Some Chinese furniture was placed in the outer room.

There was a set of tea sets by the window. The matching square chair had been replaced with a wooden rocking chair, and the rocking chair was covered with cushions. A book called “General History of the World” had been flipped halfway and was upside down on the chair. There was also a pen beside the book. It seemed that Yuan Shu had a habit of reading and taking notes with a pen.

There was a desk behind the rocking chair. The desk was neat and tidy, and there was even a calligraphy book on it. There was a thick stack of copied paper in the upper right corner of the desk, and there was used paper as thick as a book on the left side.

Shi Xiao sized up the entire room before sitting down opposite the rocking chair.

Only then did he see a small bookmark beside the tea set. On the bookmark, there was a sentence written in delicate seal script: “Qingzhou has passed the Myriad Mountains.”

Shi Xiao couldn’t help but think of the man he had met yesterday—Mu Zhou.

Shi Xiao was looking at the bookmark when Yuan Shu walked over. She picked up the bookmark and placed it in the upside-down “General History of the World” on the rocking chair. Then, she closed the book and placed it on the desk behind her. Only then did Yuan Shu return to the rocking chair and sit down elegantly..