Chapter 41

It had been seven days since they last saw each other. Even with Quan Ying and Fu Yufei away, a professional cleaning crew arrived promptly at 6:00 AM every morning to tidy the villa and tend to the gardens. Every room and every corner of the residence was kept immaculately clean and in perfect order. The floor where Quan Ying lived—his room and the one on the far west side, which was Fu Yufei’s—was cleaned by Fu Jingzhi. This had been his responsibility for decades, though due to his advancing age and the heavy burden of his daily duties, he had passed the task on to Fu Yufei. Aside from the chef, who was not needed for cooking, this week seemed no different from any other. In truth, An Xiaoni rarely dared to wander into the wing where Quan Ying stayed; her daily routine was confined to the kitchen, the dining room, and the living room. There were many parts of the villa she had never visited or even stepped foot inside.