Chapter 21 Fear

Yun Chan was startled awake and raised herself with difficulty, saying, "Who is it?" Her voice was hoarse and weak.

Xu Kun was so drunk that his head was dizzy. He staggered and almost fell down. He held onto the edge of the table and drank a sip of cold tea from there before he regained some consciousness. There was a screen in front of the bed, reflecting a vague figure. Xu Kun walked over. Yun Chan heard the noise and said in surprise, "Don't come over here!"

Hearing this, Xu Kun said angrily, "You are a whore and you're pretending to be noble with me!

Yun chanwas exhausted and could only shrink into the bed. She clutched the quilt tightly, shocked and scared. There was a loud bang and the door was pushed open. Xu Kun was shocked and turned around. Before he could see who was coming, someone sprinkled a handful of powder on him. He closed his eyes and fainted.

Qi Sui squatted down, patted Xu Kun's face, and said to the madam behind her: "Madam, he fainted."

The madam then walked in from the door, still frightened, "Young lady, he didn't see your appearance clearly, right?"

Qi Sui didn't care, and said, "It's okay if he saw it clearly, the important thing is to send him back first."

The madam nodded repeatedly and began to instruct the servants to carry the man, but Qi Sui suddenly stopped them and said, "Wait a minute."

She stood up, walked quickly towards Yunchan, and asked through the screen: "Miss Yun, are you hurt?"

Yunchan's voice was trembling, with tears in her voice, "You came in time, I'm not hurt."

Qi Sui said: "That's good, Miss Yun do you want me to slap him?"

Yun Chan felt stunned and looked up at the screen. Qi Sui was standing very straight and her face could not be seen clearly, but she felt at ease and said, "No need. He is not someone who can be easily messed with."

"Okay."

Qi Sui walked over and slapped Xu Kun several times. Yun Chan was startled again when she heard the crisp slaps. The madam didn't dare to say anything, but Ying'er was calmer and said, "Young lady, if you keep hitting him, he will wake up."

Qi Sui stopped and said, "Miss Ying'er, go and accompany Miss Yun first. It sounds like she's scared."

The servants carried Xu Kun away, saying, "Master, you are drunk. We will take you back home first."

The guests in the building smiled and passed by, during which there were many voices saying: "I knew that guy wouldn't make it."

After calming down, Qi Sui was about to leave, but Yun Chan called her: "Young lady, please stay."

She asked: "What's wrong?"

"Can you accompany me ? Can I talk to you?" Yunchan sent Ying'er away, leaving only Qi Sui and her in the room. Qi Sui sat at the table, touched the teapot, and found it's cold, so she stood up and prepared to boil water in a porcelain bottle.

"Where are you going!" Yun Chan asked immediately, as if she was afraid that she would leave.

"The tea is cold. Let me boil some hot water." She answered honestly.

Yunchan begged quietly: "Young lady, can you come closer?"

Qi Sui moved the stool to the front of the screen and asked: "How about this?"

"Okay, I just need to see you."

"Don't be afraid, Xu Kun was drunk. The powder madam gave him will only make him faint temporarily. It won't kill him."

"Yeah." Yunchan's voice was as soft as a kitten's whimper.

Qi Sui advised her: "You should sleep for a while after taking the medicine."

"Why are you here today, young lady?" Yun Chan did not respond, but asked her instead.

"Thanks to Miss Yun, madam has granted me the honor of doing business. Today I am here to sell vegetables and fruits."

Yunchan lay down gently, and saw the vague outline through the gauze curtain at the head of the bed, and asked: "Young lady, Why are you helping me? It's not worth it."

"That man is just a pervert, just bear with it and it will pass." Her voice was very soft, as if she could even give up her own life.

Qi Sui frowned, "What's the point of talking about whether it's worth it? I'm willing to help you today, Miss Yun, don't underestimate yourself."

Yun Chan covered her head with the quilt and asked in a muffled voice, "What was said that day..... does it still count?"

Qi Sui was stunned and said, "If you are willing, it will count."

"I am willing."

After Yunchan fell asleep, Qi Sui quietly left the room and just closed the door. When she turned around, she was almost frightened to death by Cheng An who suddenly appeared.

She growled, "What are you doing?"

Cheng An said calmly, "I should ask you this."

Qi Sui didn't understand and thought about it before she realized what was going on. She said, "I'll go out and talk to you."

Cheng An turned around, Walking in front, Qi Sui followed behind.

At this time, there were fewer people in the building and it's much quieter. Ying'er was downstairs. When she saw him coming down, she lowered her eyes and said, "Brother An."

Cheng An ignored her. Qi Sui gently pulled his shirt and said, "The girl is calling you, why don't you answer?"

He finally responded, "Yeah."

Qi Sui rolled her eyes behind him and looked at Ying'Er smiled: "It's okay, he is just like that."

Ying'er looked up and smiled back at her.

Before leaving, Qi Sui said to the madam, "Don't worry, madam. Ask a few servants to take some of my dishes today to Xu Kun. He drank too much and may not remember anything."

The madam nodded with a sad look, probably because she's exhausted.

Qi Sui added: "Madam, let Miss Yun have a good rest. I will come to deliver food tomorrow."

The madam's eyes welled up with tears as she thanked her again and again.

The two of them too Changsheng's reign and walked slowly towards South Street, returning to the carpenter's shop.

Qi Sui asked: "Madam Shen asked me to ask if Bao Jie'er has finished memorizing her books. She has found a lot of books for her these days. I will give them to you later."

Cheng An said: "Thank Madam Chen for me. I found a private school for her not long ago."

"Bao Jie'er will definitely be happy! I'll buy her some..." Qi Sui tried to catch the relevant words in her mind and said: "four treasures of the study!"

Cheng An let out a short laugh.

"By the way, Cheng An, can I ask you something?" Seeing that he's in a good mood, Qi Sui said carefully, "It's okay if you don't want to say it."

Cheng An nodded to indicate his agreement.

"You and Miss Ying'er..."

Before she could finish her question, Cheng An answered directly: "Her father and my father are brothers in the same sect. Our two families had arranged a marriage for children. Later, her family encountered an unexpected change. Sold her to a brothel. That year my mother's eyesight was damaged and I was unable to help her."

He tried to keep the story simple, but his voice was heavy, as if it weighed a thousand pounds. After hearing this, Qi Sui suddenly felt depressed, and she secretly regretted why she opened her mouth like that. "I'm sorry."

Cheng An said, "You don't need to feel ashamed. It's me... who is too embarrassed to face her."

When Yun Chan woke up, she subconsciously looked at the screen and saw a blurry figure. She shouted, "Young lady..."

"Sister Yun, it's me." Ying'er heard her voice and replied.

Yunchan lay back down and asked, "How long have I slept?"

"More than an hour." Ying'er poured the boiled water into the teacup and put it aside to cool.

Yunchan's eyes were dull and she wasn't conscious yet. She murmured in a low voice, "She's gone."

"That young lady left after my sister fell asleep." Ying'er walked over with the cooled rice porridge. At the bedside, Ying'er whispered, "Sister Yun, you haven't eaten yet, have some porridge."

Yunchan struggled to get up, smelled the aroma of meat in the porridge, raised her eyes and asked, "Why is it different from usual?"

She smiled and said, "This is what the young lady told my mother before she left. Thinking that Miss Yun's throat is uncomfortable now and she must not be able to eat much, she asked the kitchen staff to chop the meat and cook it into the porridge, so that you can also Eat more."

"Let her... worry about it." Yunchan stirred the spoon gently.

After a while, when Ying'er had cleared the dishes and was about to leave, Yunchan asked, "Has the young man from the Qi family been here?"

Ying'er thought for a moment, and then realized that she was talking about Qi Cheng, and said, "My sister came once on the second day after she caught a cold, but the madam told him that you were not going to see guests these days, so he said he would come again in a few days."

"Calculate the day, he should come tomorrow."

Yunchan felt her limbs regaining some strength, she got out of bed and walked around. She said, "Ying'er, please tell my mother that I can receive guests tomorrow."