If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 945: Chapter 945: Contending for Power with the Fourth Young Master Chapter 945: Chapter 945: Contending for Power with the Fourth Young Master Xiuxiu was terrified and shook her head vigorously, “Butler, I really didn’t do anything, really…”

She hadn’t expected that Butler Chaomu, who was always so kind on normal days, would treat her this way!

It was still winter, and it was deep into the night, moreover, it was a man who was undressing her!

“Butler, you have to believe me, I really didn’t do anything, I just stole some things and was planning to hide them in the garden, nothing else…”

Butler Chaomu didn’t listen at all and said coldly to the male servant standing by, “What are you standing there for?”

The man had been listening to Xiuxiu speak and moreover, he felt a bit nervous; after all, they worked together on a daily basis, he… really hesitated to lay hands on her.

But, if he didn’t act, he probably couldn’t even keep his own job!

“Yes,” the man replied and stepped forward.

Xiuxiu was tied to a tree, unable to move her limbs, completely at the mercy of others.

The man started by taking off her scarf, throwing it directly onto the ground, then reached to take off her coat.

Butler Chaomu’s expression remained unchanged as he stood silently by, inscrutable.

Xiuxiu panicked, “Don’t, please don’t take it off, Butler, I beg you…”

Xiuxiu’s face was ashen, whether it was because of the cold temperature or fright, her legs shook even more fiercely, and her lips trembled continuously.

Butler Chaomu scoffed and remained silent.

The man looked troubled, his movements were very slow, but soon enough, he had taken off Xiuxiu’s coat.

Underneath, the woman wore a dark red sweater, and the male servant looked at Butler Chaomu with difficulty.

“Butler, please, don’t,” Xiuxiu cried out, “I really didn’t do anything, I don’t even know what happened with the milk, or why the fourth young madam had a premature birth, I really don’t know.”

Xiuxiu cried, tears streaming down her cheeks, her large eyes filled with innocence.

The male servant hesitated, uncertain of what to do…

“Did I tell you to stop?” Butler Chaomu glared coldly at the man.

“Oh, yes, yes,” the man nodded.

He hardened his heart and took off Xiuxiu’s sweater.

“Ah!” Xiuxiu screamed, closing her eyes tightly.

After the sweater was removed, she was only left wearing a white blouse.

The cold wind blew against her body, and she shivered severely, but Butler Chaomu had no intention of stopping.

“Butler, please, spare me, please… I really don’t know anything…” Xiuxiu still denied fiercely.

“Don’t just focus on removing the clothes from the top!” Butler Chaomu ordered again, his face impassive.

“No, please don’t!” Xiuxiu finally broke down, her whole body shaking violently.

“Butler, I… I’ll tell,” she trembled, “I’ll tell everything if you can just spare me…”

“Are you trying to bargain with me?” Butler Chaomu looked at her.

The garden was very dim, and from Xiuxiu’s angle, Chaomu had lost his usual benevolent and friendly demeanor, no longer resembling the caretaking Butler Chaomu they knew.

At this moment, Butler Chaomu became someone Xiuxiu was very afraid of…

“No… It’s not that… I wouldn’t dare…” Xiuxiu said.

“I’ll give you thirty seconds,” Butler Chaomu said.

The butler, draped in an overcoat, became very stern as she coldly looked at Xiuxiu. This little maid, usually silent and not much of a talker, didn’t seem to cause trouble. It turned out that one really can’t judge a book by its cover.

“It… was me…” Xiuxiu was somewhat incoherent, trembling violently in the cold wind, “It… the day before the Fourth Young Madam had her premature birth… The Third Young Master came… he, he gave me a package… some… something that… just causes diarrhea… I… I really didn’t think… I truly didn’t… think…”
Xiuxiu’s voice was trembling, and her whole body shivered intensely.

Upon hearing this, the butler’s brow furrowed. The Third Young Master?

Xiuxiu didn’t speak any further but simply shook in the wind.

She looked at the butler fearfully, and at this moment, in the dead of night, it was frighteningly silent.

The butler fell silent, and Xiuxiu felt even more restless inside.

Xiuxiu’s heart was still pounding non-stop, her heart nearly jumping out of her throat.

“Butler… I told… told the truth… Can you… let me off this once… I don’t want anything… I accept the punishment… But, but please spare my life…” Xiuxiu pleaded.

She was still crying, and her sobs sounded very mournful under the night sky.

The butler remained silent. Was it really the Third Young Master?

She wasn’t sure, but the day before Chaomu’s premature birth, the Third Young Master and his wife did indeed stay at the Waterside Pavilion, especially his wife, who had stayed there for a few days.

The butler couldn’t make up her mind. She stayed silent.

Xiuxiu continued to beg for mercy: “Butler, everything I said is true… You… believe me… spare me this once… please…”

The butler looked at her doubtfully and said in a cold voice, “Everything is true?”

“Yes, the truth… I… I wouldn’t dare lie… Butler…” Xiuxiu sobbed bitterly.

“What did the Third Young Master say to you?” The butler inquired.

“The… The Third Young Master said…” Xiuxiu shook as she spoke, “he… he said to find an opportunity to use it, and he would give me a lot of money… also… also to my family, a lot… lots of money… I… I asked him what it was, he said it was just medicine for diarrhea… I… I didn’t think any further…”
Xiuxiu stuttered, her spoken words all jumbled.

The butler understood but was not certain.

Five years ago, the Third Young Master had wronged Chaomu, but five years later, they rarely ever saw each other. Why would the Third Young Master harm Chaomu?

Could it be another struggle for power with the Fourth Young Master?

But why involve women in their schemes? Had they considered Chaomu and Shui Fu?

The relationship between the Fourth and Third Young Masters was complex, but Chaomu and Shui Fu got along well. Did things really have to go this far?

The butler didn’t speak anymore. She couldn’t make a decision now; everything had to wait until the Fourth Young Master made a ruling.

She didn’t know whether Xiuxiu had lied. This girl had just joined the Waterside Pavilion in the past two years. She shouldn’t have known about the tense relationship between the Fourth and Third Young Masters.

So that meant the girl hadn’t lied?

The butler felt a sudden surge of panic, and her heart pounded a few times more intensely.

“Lock her up in the storage room at the far west.” The butler looked up and ordered the male servant.

“Yes, butler.”

“Butler… can you spare me… I told the truth…” Xiuxiu continued to struggle.

The tall and strong male servant untied her from the tree and escorted her toward the storage room.

Xiuxiu was led away, still desperately crying out as she went: “Butler, please, let me go, please… Beg the Fourth Young Master for mercy… please… I don’t want to die… I really don’t know anything… Everything I said is the truth…”