Damp Inside? Light a Fire and Dry It Out

Su Chen frowned. He had almost forgotten that ever since he entered the Su family, he had been living in this cramped, dark, damp room.

This tiny room had originally been the nanny's storage room.

The room was poorly ventilated, dark, and damp.

Although Su Chen had been uncomfortable living there in his previous life, he had never known to fight for a better room, unwilling to cause trouble for the Su family.

And so, the Su family had taken it for granted that Su Chen would keep living in this tiny room.

Until Su Chen died in depression, he had remained on the small bed before him.

But the current Su Chen could not stand such a grievance.

Whoever made things difficult for Su Chen, Su Chen would make sure they did not have it easy either.

The room was damp?!

Easy. He just had to light a fire and dry it out.

As soon as he thought of it, he acted.

Su Chen went to the garden of the Su Family Villa, plucked several roses in full bloom, and carried them back to his room.

At the same time, Su Chen found a dust mask and put it on.

Once everything was ready, Su Chen began burning the rose branches to dry out the room.

As the flames spread and grew along the rose branches, wisps of white smoke seemed to appear out of nowhere. There was more and more of it, gradually filling Su Chen's entire room before spreading outward from his room and taking over the whole first floor.

The Su Family Villa was a three-story villa.

The rest of the Su family lived on the second floor.

The third floor contained several functional rooms, such as a study and a music room.

The first floor contained the living room, kitchen, and servants' rooms.

Before Su Chen came to the Su family, the room he lived in had been Tao Ma's tool room.

After Su Chen arrived, the tool room had been cleared out and fitted with a bed, becoming Su Chen's bedroom.

As the white smoke slowly took over the Su Family Villa, the first person to notice something was wrong was Tao Ma on the first floor.

Having finished all her work, Tao Ma was lying in bed and about to drift off to sleep when she suddenly noticed more and more white smoke gradually filling her bedroom.

Tao Ma jumped in fright.

Could the villa be on fire?!

That was impossible!

After cooking, she had checked again and again. The kitchen gas and electrical appliances had all been properly turned off.

How could there possibly be a fire?!

Tao Ma was terrified.

If there really was a fire and it caused any damage to the Su Family Villa, she would probably lose her job.

Tao Ma hurriedly rushed out of her bedroom through the growing smoke, coughing continuously as it choked her, and went to search for the source of the white smoke.

Tao Ma moved quickly. She had to put out the fire before it caused any damage to the Su Family Villa, so she could keep her job.

Tao Ma quickly checked the kitchen.

No.

There was no fire in the kitchen.

Tao Ma quickly went to check the living room.

Not there either.

There was no fire in the living room either.

Tao Ma was utterly confused now.

The most likely places to catch fire had not caught fire?!

Then where was the fire?!

Tao Ma hurriedly checked the dining room next. No fire; then the stairwell. No fire.

By then, Tao Ma was so anxious her head was spinning.

There was no fire here, and no fire there.

Then where was all this smoke coming from?!

Tao Ma anxiously paced back and forth across the first floor, yet could not find the source of the fire no matter what.

Suddenly, Tao Ma stopped.

She seemed to have seen flames just now?!

Tao Ma took one step back, then another.

Sure enough, the flames came into Tao Ma's sight again.

Tao Ma was overjoyed.

She had finally found it.

Tao Ma looked closely.

Only to discover—

The place on fire was Young Master Chen's room, the one belonging to the young master who had returned to the Su Family from the orphanage two years ago.

Wait.

It looked like Young Master Chen was making the fire?!

It was not an accidental fire!

Tao Ma rubbed her eyes, widened them, and hurried forward several steps until she reached the door of Su Chen's bedroom.

Tao Ma saw clearly.

Young Master Chen was sitting before the burning branches, poking at them from time to time to make the flames burn more fiercely.

Sure enough.

Young Master Chen was making a fire!

At the same time, plumes of white smoke rose from the branches burning before him, drifting out of the bedroom and spreading throughout the villa.

What was Young Master Chen doing?!

Did he not see all that smoke coming from the branches he was burning?!

Young Master Chen already had a hard enough life in the Su Family. His parents did not like him, his sisters did not dote on him, and his younger brother was not close to him.

If they found out that this white smoke had been caused by Young Master Chen playing with fire, he would definitely suffer for it.

Tao Ma panicked and hurried forward to stop him.

"Young Master Chen, what are you doing?!"

"You're already this old—how can you still be playing with fire?!"

"Fine, play with fire if you want, but look at all this smoke you've made. It's about to cover the entire villa."

"If Mr. Su, Madam Su, the young ladies, and Young Master Mu get choked by it later, they'll scold you again."

"Young Master Chen, listen to Tao Ma. Before they notice, hurry up and put out the fire!"

As she spoke, Tao Ma did not have time to check Su Chen's reaction, nor had she ever considered doing so.

After all, in the entire Su Family, Tao Ma could be said to know Su Chen's temperament rather well.

The moment Su Chen returned to the Su Family, Tao Ma could tell that the Su Family was not close to this biological son they had brought back.

As for the reason, Tao Ma did not know.

Tao Ma only knew that Young Master Chen was different from the other masters of the Su Family.

The room Young Master Chen lived in was not even as good as her own.

Although Tao Ma felt that Young Master Chen was pitiful, she often felt, from time to time, that his status in the Su Family was about the same as hers—perhaps even lower.

So Tao Ma would occasionally have Su Chen help her with a little work.

And now, naturally, Tao Ma did not think Young Master Chen would have any objection to what she said.

After all, Tao Ma believed she was doing it for Young Master Chen's own good.

Tao Ma reached out to pick up the burning branches and beat out the flames.

Just as her hand was about to grasp a branch, it could no longer move forward.

Because Su Chen had grabbed her hand, leaving her unable to move.

Tao Ma anxiously tugged at her hand, but could not pull free.

Tao Ma immediately raised her eyes to look at Su Chen, displeased.

"Young Master Chen, what are you doing?!"

"Hurry and let go of my hand so I can put out the fire."

"Before Mr. Su and the others notice, let's hurry and put it out."

"Young Master Chen, I'm doing this for your own good."

"If you don't put out this fire, Mr. Su and the others will scold you again later."

Su Chen replied unhurriedly.

"Tao Ma, this fire cannot be put out!"

Tao Ma frowned tightly, feeling that Young Master Chen was truly being unreasonable, and immediately asked in return.

"Why?!"

"Why can't this fire be put out?!"

"Look at how much smoke it's making—it's practically choking people to death!"

"Why can't this fire be put out yet?!"

Her tone was full of complaint and displeasure.

Su Chen laughed.

His past self had truly been pathetic!

Even the Su Family's servants had dared to lose their temper at him.

Look, would Tao Ma dare to lose her temper at Su Lili, Su Qiqi, or Su Mu?