Chapter 45: Saving the Day

Winter mornings always make people want to stay in bed, unwilling to get up.

He Rou was no different.

When she got up in the middle of the night, she discovered she had fallen asleep on Luo Yun’s bed.

She was terrified.

During work hours, this had happened.

As a gold medal maid trained for three years, this was too derelict of duty.

After tidying up the bed a bit, she quickly left the room.

Even though she was the only one in the villa right now.

But… fear was fear.

An honest person would never dare to do bad things.

Class started at nine o’clock.

He Rou woke up at six.

Her work hours were squeezed by school hours.

She had to finish all of that day’s work in these short three hours.

She chose this path herself. If it was tiring, so be it…

He Rou kept convincing herself to get up.

But the warmth of the bed imprisoned her body and mind.

If happiness had a ranking, then wrapping herself in the blanket during winter would definitely be at the top.

‘Phew…’

Although she still felt a lot of reluctance.

At least she got up.

Eating, cleaning, tidying up…

After finishing her work, He Rou felt a bit tired in her lower back, but it was okay.

Because there was no one to take care of, this time was relatively relaxed.

But…

Ready to go to school, He Rou looked at the bicycle parked in front of her and didn’t know what to do.

She seemed to have just realized she had never ridden a bicycle.

So… never having done it equaled not knowing how.

He Rou stood there dumbfounded.

‘She realized she was really stupid, and not just a little bit.’

‘Her mind was full of ideas on how to solve the problem, but she never thought about whether she could do it, which was the prerequisite.’

It was now 8:20, and time still seemed abundant.

However, the word “abundant” only held true if there was a means of transportation.

Walking would definitely make her late.

Learning to ride the bike on the spot was definitely not possible.

Just when she didn’t know how to proceed,

“Beep beep—”

A few loud honks sounded from outside the villa gate.

He Rou noticed and was a bit puzzled.

Logically, there were no other families around here.

So she walked out.

She saw the black car that always picked up Luo Yun, along with the driver.

It was parked there with its headlights on, appearing dignified and also somewhat hopeful.

“Miss He Rou, please get in.”

The driver, perhaps seeing He Rou’s confusion, got straight to the point.

“Why?”

“I am the dedicated driver for this villa. When necessary, I can serve everyone here. Now that you’re the only one left, from now on, I can also be responsible for picking you up and dropping you off for school every day.”

The driver stated her reasons.

Of course, she would never say that as a driver who had worked for the Luo family for many years, she was originally going to be transferred elsewhere, but Luo Yun had kept her here to continue working.

She thought about it for a long time that day, not knowing who she would serve in the empty house.

But after seeing last night that He Rou had moved a bicycle that looked cheap out of the villa, she understood…

This He Rou was no longer just a maid; she was clearly a little lover.

He Rou was a bit stunned.

Although it was a bit strange, having someone pick her up and drop her off every day was quite comfortable.

As for that bicycle, she would just let it sit somewhere and gather dust.

It was a pity about the 2,000 yuan though.

‘She didn’t even dare to think how great it would be if she could have spent that money on food.’

But she could only think about it.

After He Rou got in the car, she looked out the window.

At this time, there was still some air pollution, but at least it wasn’t as bad as before.

At least she could see the trees by the road when walking in the middle of the road.

Inside the car was very quiet.

He Rou thought about her current status.

It should be lower than the driver’s.

So for her to pick her up every day like this…

‘She felt a strange sense of pleasure.’

The scenes along the way were no different from when she had left.

That was right.

How could a place change on a large scale just because she had been away for a short time?

He Rou’s attention was suddenly drawn by a long street.

If she remembered correctly, when she passed by here on her way to school last time, it had been a row of shops.

And those shops were very old.

But now, it had turned into a long street of ancient architecture.

Inside, lights were flashing, and the area was very large.

The car He Rou was in also drove under this area for a full minute before leaving.

If this was just the surface, then the scene inside must be enormous.

On that wall, there were many large-character advertisements.

“Three Days Before New Year, Trial Opening.”

Seemingly to cover up some secrets, this large-character ad directly covered an entire pane of glass.

‘“What a big change…”’

He Rou sighed inwardly.

Thinking about change, she unconsciously recalled Luo Yun’s attitude toward her a few days ago.

It was completely different from when they first met, as if she had become a different person.

Although standing next to her still made her a bit scared, it was okay now.

‘She didn’t know when Luo Yun would come back. She could study quietly alone without anyone disturbing her.’

He Rou’s lips curled up. In her mind, she kept fantasizing about how much her future would change.

‘She couldn’t be separated from Luo Yun.’

Just the help from Luo Yun’s family alone destined that she would be forever welded to their front door.

Although Luo Yun was indeed sometimes too much.

‘As for how long she could endure, she would think about that later.’

School arrived.

He Rou rubbed her eyes and got out of the car.

Everything here was as usual, no change.

The same imposing school gate, the same flowers and plants.

Really…

He Rou smiled foolishly.

It seemed that ever since Luo Yun left her side, she found that this world was truly wonderful.

Everything was colorful.

Although she had just been speaking well of Luo Yun, now the joy in her heart was as if it wouldn’t fade away.

As He Rou walked, she started to jog.

As if she was happy to have regained her life.

‘Phew… phew…’

He Rou climbed up using the stairs.

It was the peak time for classes, and there were many people using the elevator.

He Rou was so small that squeezing in seemed difficult.

So she decided to climb the stairs, which not only saved some time but also gave her exercise.

Killing two birds with one stone.

The classroom was very quiet.

Some people might never come to class, or there might be other circumstances.

In any case, He Rou had never seen a situation where the classroom was full.

However…

Just entering the classroom, she found that her seat seemed to be occupied by someone she didn’t know.

That was right.

Someone like her, who often took leave and could count the number of days she came to school on one hand, indeed didn’t deserve to sit here.

But now she didn’t know where she should sit.