“My lady, what is this?”
The head maid curtsied as usual, then noticed the pile of clothes in Su Mengdie’s hands.
The young lady is actually doing laundry herself?!
Seeing the ‘young lady’ make such a significant change, she felt it necessary to offer a small help to encourage her.
“My lady, are you going to wash clothes? Come, let me teach you!”
Seeing the head maid walk towards her with a smile, Su Mengdie felt a pang of panic.
“No need, I can wash them myself, Xiao Die has already taught me.”
Su Mengdie twisted her waist to the side, avoiding the head maid who was coming to embrace her with open arms.
Although she managed to prevent her from touching the pile of clothes, the faint fragrance on the garments inevitably wafted into the head maid’s nose.
“It smells so good~, my lady, what did you use to wash these things before? I don’t think we have laundry powder with this scent at home.”
“It’s not the smell of laundry powder… It’s the smell of dirty things, that’s why they need to be washed. Please move aside.”
Su Mengdie didn’t want to explain further, so she casually tossed the clothes into the nearest washing machine.
After adding laundry powder and fabric softener, Su Mengdie turned on all the functions the washing machine had.
Hopefully, this smell can be washed away…
“Oh, by the way, Xiao Die and I are staying overnight at Miss Xia’s place, so you don’t have to wait for us tonight.”
“Okay, I understand. Then I’ll hang these clothes for my lady later.”
“Thank you for your trouble~”
After thanking the head maid, Su Mengdie jogged all the way to the gate to meet the young lady, then had the family driver take them to the Xia family’s residence.
An hour later, the washing machine chimed, reminding the head maid who had been waiting nearby.
The laundry took a really long time; she almost fell asleep.
Rubbing her dizzy head, the head maid opened the door of the drum washing machine, and a sweet, cloying smell wafted out, instantly worsening her state of mind.
“It smells so good, this scent… No, why do I feel so dizzy?”
It was truly strange; this scent seemed to possess some kind of inherent magic, instantly causing her considerable distress.
Just smelling that sweet scent, the head maid felt a stir of something.
“Ugh… No, no! These are my lady’s things, how can I be so disrespectful!”
The head maid shook her head, and with extraordinary willpower and absolute loyalty to her lady, she abandoned the sudden terrible thoughts that had arisen in her mind.
Although reason told her to stay away from the pile of clothes,
Because it was something the ‘young lady’ had entrusted her with, she bravely picked up the pile of clothes emitting a sweet scent.
The head maid’s cheeks instantly turned crimson, and her long, slender legs, covered in white silk, rubbed against each other a few times as she walked.
Suddenly, she detected something unusual…
“How improper, I actually did such a thing to my lady’s clothes!?”
Although it was an uncontrollable action, the head maid still felt remorse and decided to beg for forgiveness from her lady as soon as she returned.
***
On the other side, the head of the Xia family, Xia Ji, and her daughter, Xia Shuangshuang, had been waiting in the Xia family’s courtyard since early morning.
Su Mengdie and Penelope were warmly welcomed by the Xia family as soon as they got out of the car, and then were ushered in for a sumptuous dinner.
During the meal, Xia Ji repeatedly probed about the current state of the Jinzhi family’s business, and Penelope, due to her status, couldn’t help her, making Su Mengdie, an outsider, very uncomfortable.
If it weren’t for Xia Shuangshuang’s mother, Lin Lu, seeing her predicament and stopping Xia Ji’s persistent questioning, Su Mengdie really wouldn’t have known how to end the situation.
***
After the dinner, Su Mengdie called Penelope, and the two of them took a walk in the Xia family’s courtyard to catch their breath.
In the courtyard, where autumn and summer intermingled, many different kinds of chrysanthemums bloomed, and the faint floral scent cleared Su Mengdie’s mind considerably.
“My lady, is there a rivalry between the Xia family and our family?”
Xia Ji’s probing during dinner made it hard for Su Mengdie not to suspect that the meal was pre-planned.
Although Xia Shuangshuang was their friend, she was also Xia Ji’s daughter and the future heir of the Xia family.
So Su Mengdie worried if she would use the overnight stay to help her father gather information.
“Not at all, the Xia family’s businesses are all in apparel, there’s no overlap with ours.”
As if seeing through Su Mengdie’s inner worries, Penelope continued her explanation.
“Shuangshuang is a very simple girl, she has no ulterior motives. Even if she really agreed to help her dad gather information, she wouldn’t be able to hide it, so you can rest assured and communicate with her… Of course, don’t cross that line though~!”
Penelope said, putting her hands on her hips and raising a finger, threateningly.
Su Mengdie knew what she was referring to and immediately stated that she had no interest in that.
Upon receiving such an answer, Penelope’s expression was also not very good.
“Now that Xiao Die is sobered up a bit, shall we go back? Otherwise, Shuangshuang and the others will probably come looking for us soon.”
“Mmm~, by the way, My Lady, did you remember to bring extra underwear?”
Su Mengdie had forgotten to ask about this when they left, and now that it was almost time to shower, she suddenly remembered.
“Don’t worry, I brought everything. Who do you think I am~?”
Seeing Penelope’s confident smile, Su Mengdie still felt a little worried.
But she wasn’t worried about whether the young lady had brought them or not, but rather whether what she brought was proper…
Soon, her worries became reality—
After opening the bag Penelope brought, Su Mengdie saw two string bikinis, one black and one white.
“Are there no other panties at home?”
Su Mengdie stared at the smiling Penelope with a complex expression.
“Yes, but I thought you might be more comfortable wearing something lighter, so I brought this style.”
So, she should thank you?
Heh heh~, it is quite light…
Su Mengdie pinched the string and held up the sheer white bikini, chuckling dryly a few times, speechless.
“I suddenly remembered I have something else to tell the head maid, My Lady, you go shower first, and tell Miss Xia for me.”
These kinds of clothes were fine to wear at home, but wearing them at a friend’s house would be too shameless!
Dropping the bikini in her hand, Su Mengdie immediately pulled out her phone, ready to call for help from the head maid.
Seeing this, Penelope immediately stopped her, snatching the phone from her hand.
“Hey, hey, hey~! It’s so late, Xiao Die, do you have the heart to trouble the head maid to make a special trip just for your panties? And if the Xia family found out about this, wouldn’t it be even more embarrassing?”
The young lady knows about embarrassment too?!
Then why did she prepare such panties for herself!
But… the young lady was right.
No matter what, asking the head maid to deliver panties so late was a bit too willful, and what would be the difference between her and the young lady then?
“Oh~, My Lady, I’m really impressed by you… Next time you bring things, I’ll have to check them in advance!”
With the young lady, one always had to be on guard!