Chapter 434: Chapter 435: You Really Look Good. Chapter 434: Chapter 435: You Really Look Good. Liu Zhinan hurriedly climbed to his feet and dashed toward the staircase.
Only after descending the stairs did he dare voice the complaints in his heart.
“Wasn’t it you, old man, who asked to go up and have a chat?”
No sooner had he finished speaking than a muffled boom was heard, and the entire building shook as if struck by an earthquake.
Liu Zhinan rushed out of the building’s entrance and shouted loudly, “Master, stop knocking, the whole thing will collapse if you keep at it! Isn’t it enough that I am leaving?”
As soon as these words were out, the shaking terrace suddenly stilled and instantly reverted to its original stability.
The change was so abrupt, it was almost as if the previous tremors had been an illusion.
Liu Zhinan pulled out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
“Good grief, to be hundreds of years old and still have such a temper. Aren’t you afraid of getting overheated?”
He shook his head and left without touching the ground, a hint of a smile lingering on his lips.
anwhile, Qi Yue was following the old steward through the rear courtyard to the Crescent Gate when she suddenly stopped and glanced in the direction of the building in the Bamboo Garden.
“Qingzhu, did you feel that?”
Qingzhu was also looking toward the Bamboo Garden with her eyebrows tightly furrowed, her face a picture of shock.
“The master felt it too?”
Qi Yue nodded, her complexion equally troubled.
“This force is incredibly potent.”
Though she said this out loud, her inner worries were even heavier.
The power, so readily controlled, was like the primal force of the universe and clearly not sothing Liu Zhinan could possess.
Earlier, inside that building, she had pretended to hold on to Liu Zhinan while secretly taking his pulse.
The man clearly had no Inner Strength at all!
She even concluded that Liu Zhinan had absolutely no martial arts skills.
The person who took the book from her earlier was another unseen master.
So who could it be?
This question whirled in Qi Yue’s mind, refusing to leave.
It wasn’t until she arrived at the inner courtyard and the old steward reminded her to see the elderly matriarch that she snapped back to reality.
“Uncle Liu, please wait a mont; I have sothing I’d like to ask you.”
The steward responded eagerly, “Young Master, whatever instructions you have, just say the word.”
Qi Yue quickly pulled the old steward aside and asked in a low voice.
“Uncle Liu, was there soone else in the Bamboo Garden we just ca from?”
“Why would Young Master ask this?”
Seeing the steward’s eyes flicker quickly, Qi Yue imdiately perked up.
“Uncle Liu, isn’t it odd? When I ca out earlier, I always felt there was soone on the second floor.”
The steward’s face remained unchanged, and he answered smoothly.
“Young Master must be mistaken. Other than the master and the regular cleaning staff, there are no outsiders in that garden.”
But Qi Yue chuckled inwardly.
She didn’t believe there was a nook she couldn’t pry into.
Then she smiled warmly, reached forward, and affectionately grabbed the steward’s arm, pretending to lower her voice.
“Uncle Liu, the truth is, I detected an unsettling factor and wanted to discuss it with you. You know, I’ve just acknowledged my uncle and always thought about expressing my affection.”
At these words, the steward’s body relaxed instantly, and his face took on a smile.
“It’s good that the young master feels this way. But as far as I know, the master is very fond of the young master, and everyone in the house is looking forward to your arrival. As for this unsettling factor, you needn’t worry, there are others who will handle it.”
Qi Yue narrowed her eyes.
She had underestimated this old steward, a crafty old fox indeed, whose words were watertight.
But this only intensified the doubts at the bottom of her heart.
— There really was soone on the second floor of that building.
A very formidable person.
“Really? I just feel like, could it be that Lord Liu is keeping a beauty in that garden, spending all his days with her, inevitably neglecting other relatives?”
As she spoke, she paid close attention to the old butler’s expression and sure enough, she caught a flash in his eyes and him desperately suppressing a smile at the corner of his lips.
“The young master worries too much. The master is rely in the garden for quiet cultivation, with no other company.”
“Oh, that’s good.”
While they were talking, a middle-aged noblewoman ca out from the Moon Gate, followed by a maid and an old nurse.
Upon seeing Qi Yue, the noblewoman imdiately approached with a smile.
“This must be our family’s nephew, he sure is handso.”
The old butler imdiately stepped forward to respond, “Replying to madam, this is indeed the young master, the master has instructed us to take very good care of him.”
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged noblewoman glanced at the old butler, seemingly quite dissatisfied.
“Look at what you are saying, even if the master didn’t instruct, who would dare neglect him?”
With that said, she turned back to look at the maid and the nurse, her words already carrying a hint of warning.
“Did you all hear that? Continue to slack off like you did in past days, and beware, I’ll skin you alive.”
The maid and the nurse imdiately bowed respectfully, although cautious, their faces bore smiles.
“We wouldn’t dare to neglect the young master.”
Seeing this commotion, Qi Yue couldn’t help but be reminded of soone nad Wang Xifeng.
The blusterous, laughing and scolding deanor of Mada Liu was indeed a bit similar.
Qi Yue hadn’t even spoken yet when Mada Liu had already reached out a hand and grabbed her arm.
“My, let’s take a look at our handso nephew, he truly is a sight.”
As she spoke, her other hand was already reaching toward Qi Yue’s chin, as if to verify the authenticity.
This sudden enthusiasm stunned Qi Yue.
However, since Mada Liu was a woman, she held back!
She quickly used her fan to block Mada Liu’s hand and stepped back a pace.
“Hey, hey, hey, you must be Auntie, right? Don’t be hands-on, ah… just looking is fine…”
Mada Liu, slightly embarrassed, withdrew her hand, giggling.
“Then I’ll just look, just look… Oh my, he really is too handso…”
Qi Yue gritted her back teeth.
Who could withstand such a burning gaze!
She wanted to take back that “just looking” remark!
As she was feeling awkward, Liu Zhinan finally arrived.
At the sight of this scene, his expression changed instantly, and he quickly stepped forward to pull Mada Liu’s hand away.
“What are you doing, don’t scare the kid!”
Turning back to Qi Yue, he imdiately showed a gentle smile.
“Are you alright? That’s just how your aunt is, doesn’t act much like a family matriarch.”
Qi Yue gave a wry smile.
“Uncle, since I’ve entered the door, you don’t look like the Chief of Staff that others say hardly speaks a word!”
Liu Zhinan’s face turned embarrassed, and with a laugh, he waved his hand.
“Those people outside, how are they worth a welcoming smile from ?”
“Oh, so that’s why back at the bookshop, you only spoke two sentences to .” Qi Yue rolled her eyes.
Liu Zhinan chuckled, “Uncle had to maintain his image, right?”
The two bickered like this, soon entering Granny Liu’s quarters.
Although she felt there was sothing fishy about this recognition of kin, she always pulled off such events beautifully.
After the introductions, Qi Yue sweetly acknowledged Granny Aunt, and didn’t leave out a single relative, recognizing everyone as kin.
Because she still needed to keep her identity secret, and the surna Qi was too sensitive, Qi Yue directly took her original mother’s surna, giving herself a false na—Chen Xiaoyue.
The Liu Family elders called her Yueyue, and the younger generation addressed her as cousin brother.
Granny Liu was very fond of her, gifting her a set of jade ornants with excellent water quality, and the other madams and elders also had gifts for her, varying in value.
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