Chapter 134

Chapter 134 – Yes, I’m Back (1)

Ye Zhen glanced around. She didn’t know anyone except Hong Ling. Even the shopkeeper present in the store, she had never seen before.

In the vicinity of a place that should appear strange to her, Ye Zhen did not dare show any familiarity, but only smiled and said, “I heard that you have perfumes from overseas. Can you show it to me?”

Looking pleased, Hong Ling’s eyes crinkled in a friendly smile. “Miss, you are just in time! Ships have just arrived with a batch of top perfumes for our store! Why don’t you come with me upstairs to have a look at all of them?”

At first, Ye Zhen was astonished at her previous maid’s calm exterior and versatile acting, thus, she discreetly released a sigh of relief when Hong Ling seemed to have played along.

“Yes, it’s best that I have a look first.”

Then, Hong Ling led Ye Zhen to the room upstairs. As soon as the door was closed, she immediately pulled out a dagger from her robes and pointed it at Ye Zhen.

“Who are you? Why are you so similar to our young miss and so knowledgeable about her affairs?”

Although she was a maid, she was trained when she was a child at Ye Mansion.

She was surprised to see that this woman looked exactly like her mistress so she mistakenly thought she was indeed Wang Fei Ye. After returning home, she thought everything carefully over and later on, realized how it was impossible.

Her memories were still fresh—she had watched the tyrant Lu Lingzhi push her miss into the flames with her own eyes. Even if she was not dead, it was impossible for Ye Zhen to survive without scars.

These past few days, she had been inquiring secretly, only to know that she was the third miss of the Lu Family, that is Lu Lingzhi’s cousin.

How could Hong Ling not be on an alert? She suspected that this was another trick of Lu Lingzhi!

Ye Zhen looked at Hong Ling’s vigilant eyes and admired her for it. The maid had still not changed one bit. She took off her veiled hat and revealed her beautiful face.

“When you came to me at the age of six, you couldn’t speak clearly. Liu Wei wanted to send you away, but I refused. I gave you your name and taught you how to write it. One time, I’d been naughty and climbed up the tree to pick peaches. Accidentally, I fell down but you hugged me underneath and caressed my broken hands…”

“These are not secrets, as long as you inquire carefully, you can know!” Hong Ling suppressed the shock in her heart and still could not believe that this person was Young Miss Ye. How was it possible? The beautiful and noble miss in the family she served… was killed by Lu Lingzhi!

This person in front of me is not her, not her! 

“Then what secrets should I know for you to believe?” Ye Zhen asked lightly.

“Our young miss has a name…” Hong Ling’s voice shook for a little.

“Yaoyao.” Ye Zhen spoke directly.

Hearing the name she had not heard in a while now, Hong Ling’s eyes opened wide and her tears flowed down uncontrollably.

“Under the crabapple tree in the northwest yard, I buried my front teeth that I lost when were still children. Every time my mother was angry with me, I liked to hide in my father’s study so that no one could find me…”

Ye Zhen saw Hong Ling’s tears, and she couldn’t help but feel shaken by the memories.

“Young Miss, it’s really you!”

Only she and Ye Zhen knew about burying her front teeth under the specific tree. She was indeed the girl of the Ye Family whom she grew up with!

Ye Zhen nodded gently. “Yes, I’m back.”