Chapter 330

"Pfft..."

Lying on the bed, Yao Shi blinked her big, watery eyes and looked at Wu Liang beside the bed.

She pulled the blanket over herself further and listened silently to the story.

Suddenly, a silvery laugh interrupted Wu Liang's story.

Yao Shi covered her mouth and let out soft laughter.

It was as if they had heard something very interesting.

Her beautiful eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and a bright smile graced her pretty face.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang slowly put down the storybook in his hand and looked up at Yao Shi.

"Didn't you ask me to tell you stories here to lull you to sleep?"

"I'm telling you a story here seriously, and you're just smiling."

Wu Liang glanced at the ancient clock placed in the corner of the wall.

Looking at Yao Shi, who was full of energy and not wearing a single nightgown, he gave a bitter smile.

Yao Shi just said she was a little sleepy and hoped I could stay by her side and tell her a bedtime story.

We've told her quite a few bedtime stories now, and Yao Shi seems to be getting more and more energetic.

Or perhaps Yao Shi wasn't sleepy at all, and just wanted to hear him tell a story.

"I was listening attentively to the story, but I'm not sleepy enough to fall asleep right now."

Yao Shi pulled the blanket up to her nose and murmured softly.

She was indeed feeling sleepy.

But she didn't want to fall asleep so soon.

Because she had a premonition, a bad premonition.

If she falls into a deep sleep now, she may never wake up again.

So even though drowsiness was constantly eroding her mind.

Even though his eyelids had become very heavy and his consciousness was somewhat blurred.

Yao Shi doesn't want to fall into a deep sleep now.

Before tomorrow arrives.

She wanted to spend more time with the young master in her current state.

I want to see more of the young master's appearance, and I want to hear more of the young master's voice.

I want to etch every word and every expression of the young master deep into my heart.

Because once she falls asleep, she probably won't wake up.

"Young master, may I ask you a few questions?"

After a moment of silence, Yao Shi suddenly propped herself up and sat up.

She gazed tenderly at Wu Liang beside her.

She still couldn't bear to part with the young master.

How wonderful it would be if things could stay the same as they are with the young master forever.

But...

Her little hand gently pressed against her forehead.

The slight stinging sensation made Yao Shi frown.

Time is running out for her.

"Go ahead and ask."

Wu Liang closed the book in his hand and put it aside.

He sat down in the chair with his hands clasped together and looked at Yao Shi.

"I've always had a question that I don't understand: why did the young master suddenly realize this?"

"Speaking of which, I have to be sarcastic to you, young master. I never sensed anything special about you before, but your transformation is so astonishing."

Yao Shi slumped her body completely into the cushions.

She raised her head, looked up at the ceiling, and spoke softly.

She usually has a good eye for people, but she misjudged the young master.

From the day I became the young master's maid.

She was convinced that the man in front of her would be a good-for-nothing, a wicked young master who would do all sorts of evil.

She saw nothing admirable about the other person.

I didn't sense anything special about the other person.

At the time, her impression of the young master was that he was a hopeless, incurable spoiled brat.

He didn't inherit even one percent of Master Wu Xingsheng's good qualities; he was a complete failure.

She had assumed that the young master would continue living a muddled and aimless life.

But after that incident of falling into a coma, the young master suddenly seemed like a completely different person to her, making him feel like a stranger.

The young master has awakened, emerging from his long slumber.

"Actually, I don't know either. You can think of it as a rebirth. I have achieved a sublimation from the inside out."

"The moment I woke up in the hospital that day, I felt like the whole world had changed, including myself."

After a brief hesitation, Wu Liang slowly spoke, having reorganized his thoughts.

After all, his soul descended into this world along with Wu Liang.

However, due to some reasons, he was unable to fully awaken and remained asleep for a full 17 years.

He only truly woke up that day in the hospital.

In a sense, he did indeed experience a rebirth and a sublimation.

Therefore, his statement was not meant to deceive Yao Shi.

"Young Master has changed so much that he feels like a complete stranger to me."

"But the young master is the young master. No matter what he becomes, he will always be the master I serve."

Yao Shi spoke softly with her eyes closed.

Well, actually, she didn't have anything to worry about.

Young Master is still Young Master, and still Yao Shi's master.

She only needed to remember one thing: she would be the young master's personal maid for the rest of her life, and that would never change.

"Young Master, what if... what if I wake up tomorrow and am no longer who I am now?"

Will you still tell the real me everything that happened today?

Yao Shi opened her beautiful eyes and moved closer to the bedside.

Looking at Wu Liang so close to her, Yao Shi's heart fluttered slightly.

She was a little scared; she was afraid that the young master would tell the real her everything that had happened today.

She doesn't want her true self to know everything that happened today.

Whether it was the young master's laughter or the stories he told her, these were all treasures that belonged only to her.

Everything that happened today has nothing to do with the real Yao Shi.

These are memories she keeps to herself, so she doesn't want Yao Shi to know about them.

Another reason is because of some of her personal affairs.

The distance between her and the young master is now significantly closer.

This is something the real Yao Shi could not do.

Does this mean she's already ahead of him in matters of the heart?

"I won't tell any of this to the other you."

"Everything that happened between you and Han Yu He Xue today, and everything that happened between me, belongs to you alone as a memory."

"That lazy pig sleeping deep in your mind has no right to know these things."

Wu Liang suddenly reached out and touched Yao Shi's little head with a slight smile.

He could roughly guess that Yao Shi would say such a thing.

Presumably, the other party has also realized that the real Yao Shi is gradually awakening.

Therefore, she wants to bury today's memories deep within her heart as her own personal memories.

"Young Master, what if I wake up tomorrow morning and am no longer the person I am now?"

Could you please give me a tight hug?

Yao Shi blushed and spoke shyly.

This request may sound strange, but there's a reason for it.

"Why did you do that? You should have already..."

Wu Liang was puzzled as to why he would do something so meaningless.

If Yao Shi had woken up in the morning, she would have already returned to her former icy beauty.

That means that the cute and adorable Yao Shi has completely disappeared, leaving not a trace.

Now that she has disappeared, what's the point of me embracing Yao Shi?

"Because I want another version of myself to feel the warmth of the young master's embrace."

"I wanted her to know that I had everything she never had in a single day."

"Young master, you can interpret this as my provocation to 'her,' hehe, this is my last wish, a somewhat wicked wish."

Yao Shi shook her head and affectionately rubbed against Wu Liang's palm.

Feeling the warmth from the other person's palm, Yao Shi felt very comfortable.

"I understand, I promise you."

Wu Liang wanted to say something, but after seeing Yao Shi's coquettish expression, he hesitated.

In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly and agree.

I really have no idea what's going on in this little girl's head.

Whether it's the current her or the real her, aren't they both actually Yao Shi?

She actually sees her other self as a competitor; Yao Shi is really something...

"Young Master is the best! Well then, Young Master, I'm sleepy~ I'm going to sleep."

"You have to stay with me! You're not allowed to leave my side, you promised me that."

Upon hearing that Wu Liang had agreed to her request, Yao Shi immediately smiled happily.

She then quickly shrank into the blanket and reached out her little hand to grasp Wu Liang's palm.

She was originally just a temporary personality, a fake in a sense.

She was already very grateful that the young master was so tolerant of her.

So there's nothing left to regret now.

Good night, young master.

Yao Shi closed her eyes and murmured with a soft smile.

Ah, today was truly a day worth remembering forever.

"Good night."