As she thought about it, she felt a lingering headache. "What's going on?" Shi Xinxin unconsciously reached up to touch her forehead, encountering the large bump from the previous night's accident.
"Hiss," the moment she touched it, Shi Xinxin winced in pain. What was happening? She turned her bedside lamp on and found a small round mirror. Her face had some minor abrasions, and her forehead was bandaged.
She didn't know why, but sitting on the bed, she still felt a bit dizzy. She hadn't felt this way when she'd drunk so much red wine in the cellar before. Last night, she'd only had a few bottles of beer. How could the reaction be so strong?
Shi Xinxin felt something was not right. Just as she was feeling uncomfortable, she heard movement outside the door. Startled, the sounds were first hurried footsteps, and then voices.
Shi Xinxin, frightened, quickly got back under the covers. She pretended to still be asleep. No matter what, she absolutely could not wake up now. If she remained asleep, she could stay in bed. If she woke up, her life might be in danger.
Perhaps it was just panic earlier, but after lying down, Shi Xinxin thought it through. First, her best option right now was to feign unconsciousness.
Thinking back to yesterday's events, she had first promised the butler she would stay in the villa. Then she had set up a small trap and escaped the villa. After that, she went to a bar and got drunk with Tang Tang. She had no memory after that.
But upon waking up, she found herself back in the villa. This meant Sheng Chenjin must have brought her back. Thinking of this scenario, it was highly likely that Sheng Chenjin had discovered the irregularities in the room.
Regardless, the fact remained that her escape had been discovered. If this were found out, she might have to work as a laborer under this demon for ten to eight years.
How could this arrogant man possibly let her off lightly for defying his orders? Oh, she hadn't thought that far ahead when escaping. Now that she was caught, it was too late to think about anything.
She couldn't come up with a perfect plan. However, upon waking, she found herself in her room, and her wounds were bandaged. It seemed Sheng Chenjin still possessed basic humanity.
Perhaps he was allowing her to rest because she was still hungover. If that were the case, then Shi Xinxin might as well pretend to be ill.
She would feign a deep sleep. If Sheng Chenjin thought her condition was serious, he might deal with her leniently. This was the only way to save her life now.
Once she confirmed this idea in her mind, Shi Xinxin acted on it. She truly behaved like someone in a deep sleep, her breathing becoming very even. At this moment, she could clearly hear the voices outside the door.
"So what do you think we should do? She didn't listen to my orders and even set up so many traps in her room. If she had just tried to sneak out, fine. But she climbed down from the balcony using those bedsheets. How could I not be angry?"
Outside, Sheng Chenjin's voice roared. However, perhaps because he remembered she was still resting in the room, he tried hard to suppress the volume despite his anger.
Next, Shi Xinxin heard the butler speak cautiously, "Yes, yes, Sir is right. But you also have to consider the conflict between you and Miss before this."
Miss? The butler actually called her Miss. The butler always called Shi Xinxin "Miss" in front of Sheng Chenjin because he knew her special significance to Sheng Chenjin.
However, in front of everyone else, to avoid another incident like Qi Qi's before, he had always treated Shi Xinxin the same way as other employees, calling her by her full name.
Therefore, when Shi Xinxin heard the butler call her Miss for the first time, she was filled with questions.
"You must understand, Sir, when you forbade Miss from going out before, how angry she was. It was very difficult for me to persuade her to stay when I found her. I had to resort to the 'bitter trick' and told her that if I couldn't stop her, you would fire me directly, and I have a son who is attending university..."
When Sheng Chenjin heard this, his eyes widened. He knew that the butler's family situation wasn't that dire. The butler did have a son, but the child was promising, studying diligently from a young age, and found a respectable job abroad after growing up.
He had originally wanted to bring his parents over, but the elder couple were accustomed to life in China and, being older, didn't want to endure the hardship of moving. So, they refused their son's kind offer.
Although the son sent enough living expenses each month, the elder couple had lived frugally and were used to going to work every day. Being idle for a while made them feel somewhat uncomfortable.
After much thought, the butler eventually found a job where he could still contribute. With his fatherly demeanor, the butler found this job to be quite fitting.
Sheng Chenjin hadn't expected that such a serious and conscientious butler would have to resort to lies to pacify Shi Xinxin.
Seeing Sheng Chenjin's widened eyes, the butler lowered his head slightly with shame. "Sir, this is also my incompetence. I couldn't find a better way to persuade Miss. But you know, because Miss is so kind-hearted, she immediately agreed to stay at the villa on the weekend and no longer insisted on going out. But as for the traps..."
The butler hesitated and continued, "It was indeed difficult for Miss. She had already made plans with her friends, but because of your words, she couldn't keep her appointment. This must have made things difficult for Miss!"
Although this was the truth, the butler was also afraid of offending Sheng Chenjin. He spoke in as quiet a voice as possible. Sheng Chenjin also regretted losing his temper with Shi Xinxin that day. If he had adopted a different attitude, perhaps he could have reasoned with her.
But at that time, he had only been thinking about the thugs who had wronged Shi Xinxin when he first met her at the bar. His head had suddenly become hot, and he had lost control of his emotions.
Sheng Chenjin wanted to argue when he heard this, but he found himself with no excuses. It seemed he was truly in the wrong. He could only sigh, "But what should we do now?"
"How about this? We'll wait until Miss wakes up and have a good talk with her. Her mistakes are her mistakes, and your mistakes are your mistakes. As you said, you had such a happy time at the mall that day. So, when we servants are not present, you two should be able to interact as friends. What do you think, Sir?"