The two of them were so taciturn that one could tell at a glance they weren't the sort of respectable people who knew how to exchange pleasantries.
But with Xiang Changge standing there, Zhou Jiayi had no idea how to broach what he wanted to say.
Only after Zhou Jiayi had gone on about pointless things, urging Yu Qing to take better care of herself until she was getting a little annoyed, did another servant come to the door and remind Xiang Changge that Ge Bufan and the other two had arrived.
Xiang Changge glanced at Zhou Jiayi, who was avoiding her gaze and already drinking his second cup of tea. After saying a word to Yu Qing, she finally took pity on him and left, giving Zhou Jiayi some space.
Whenever she was irritated, Yu Qing unconsciously exuded the lofty, refined air of a young heiress.
She looked coldly at Zhou Jiayi and asked bluntly, "What does Assistant Zhou need to say behind Steward Xiang's back?"
Zhou Jiayi gave an awkward laugh, glanced toward the door, and only spoke of his purpose after confirming Xiang Changge was gone.
"It's like this. Miss Yu, you don't know that Eldest Young Master Shangguan was beaten badly enough to be hospitalized, do you?"
Hearing that, Yu Qing, whose impatience with Zhou Jiayi had nearly reached its limit, froze. "Shangguan Min? He was beaten into the hospital?"
"...Why?"
"Zhou Jiayi."
As Xiang Changge walked out of the reception room, she repeated the name and searched through her memories.
He seemed to have been a supporting character with some presence in the original novel.
He had been Yu Qing's parents' special assistant. After their deaths, he counted as one of the company's old hands and had always held an important position at Yu