“Thank you! I am truly very grateful to you, Mr. Hai,” Xia Yihan said sincerely. From Hai Zhixuan's perspective, Xia Yihan staying at the Ye family was entirely beneficial to him without any drawbacks. That he would actually suggest she give it up was unbelievable to himself. Ye Zimo's clothing area was neatly organized, with two people managing it. The one on duty today was a young man in his early twenties with a buzz cut, dressed just like the security personnel in a white shirt and black trousers. Xia Yihan approached politely to explain her purpose, and the young man immediately greeted Hai Zhixuan: 'Mr. Hai, hello! Please come in!' Hai Zhixuan nodded and walked into the changing room with steady steps, while Xia Yihan waited outside. 'Your surname is Xia, right? My name is Zheng Hao,' the young man said enthusiastically to Xia Yihan. 'Hello!' Xia Yihan smiled. 'Don't you remember me? Ah, it seems that beauties do have limited memories, especially for us average guys. During your interview, I was the one standing in the middle of the room shouting through a megaphone to maintain order.' 'But it's normal that you don't remember me. You know what? Ever since you came in, the security guards talk about you the most after work. They say you are the legendary goddess, and of course, they are not exaggerating.' 'Miss Xia, I am the nephew of the butler. If anyone bullies you, you can tell me, and I'll tell my uncle.'

While Xia Yihan was waiting for Hai Zhixuan to come out, she was still preoccupied with the issue of her uniform. Hearing that the young man was familiar with the place, she whispered to him, 'I really need a favor. My clothes are damaged, and I need to borrow some needle and thread, but I don't know anyone here.' 'Needle and thread? No problem at all, I can get as much as you need. Leave it to me, I'll bring them to you after work,' Zheng Hao assured her, thumping his chest. Just as Zheng Hao finished speaking, Hai Zhixuan came out of the changing room in his new clothes. He asked Xia Yihan in a deep voice, 'How does it look? Is it suitable?' Xia Yihan examined him carefully. He had a good eye for clothes; he was wearing a stretchy T-shirt on top and jeans on the bottom, which looked very fitting. He was tall and slightly thin, and dressed like this, he had the air of a rover. Xia Yihan sincerely praised, 'It fits perfectly, they will definitely think it's handsome.' Hai Zhixuan smiled gently and asked indifferently, 'They say? What about you?' Xia Yihan didn't expect him to ask this, and there was a hint of teasing and affection in his eyes, a look she had seen before in Xiao Jun's eyes, which made her feel a mix of emotions. Hiding her feelings, she smiled faintly and said, 'Mr. Hai, please, Mr. Ye has been waiting for you.'

The composed and restrained Hai Zhixuan has always had a high opinion of himself, and he really hasn't shown such a strong interest in any woman before. As the confidential secretary of the provincial chamber of commerce, just as Ye Zimo said, he is likely to take the position of the chairman of the municipal chamber of commerce in the near future. Considering his future, it is not suitable for him to choose a woman like Xia Yihan as his partner. He reined in his smile and stepped forward, with Xia Yihan hurriedly following his steps. Back at the dining table, the two men exchanged a few subtle words and continued eating. Fang Lina, having just been reprimanded by the butler, was too busy feeling sad to think about dealing with Xia Yihan anymore. After lunch, Ye Zimo and Hai Zhixuan left the Ye residence, and the maids continued with some chores. Apart from Xia Yihan, the others were hardly tired. The housework assigned to her by the butler seemed endless, and Fang Lina continued to sneer at her, with Sun Mengmeng and Zhao Tianai joining in. 'Oh my, didn't you see how she smiled at Mr. Hai? She's really flirtatious, but it's a pity he acted as if he didn't see her,' Zhao Tianai said to Fang Lina. 'Exactly, and she even deliberately threw herself at him. I can't believe she did that, I feel embarrassed just watching,' Fang Lina raised her eyebrows. Xia Yihan kept her head down, continuing to sort out the dirty clothes in the house. Ye Zimo's clothes had to be hand-washed, and after sorting them into categories, she took them to the laundry room. Liu Xiaojiao followed her and quietly advised, 'Yihan, don't mind what they say, they are just jealous of you. I can tell from the way Mr. Ye and Mr. Hai look at you, they both like you very much.'

“Bear with it for now, and once you become the mistress of the Ye family, they will all have to follow your lead,” Xia Yihan said with a slight smile. “I don’t have such grand ambitions, and I know my own limitations. I just want to work here peacefully and properly. You go do your own things, don’t become their common enemy because of me.” “No problem, I’ll wash with you. At worst, we’ll just get scolded by the butler.” No matter what Xia Yihan said, Liu Xiaojiao insisted on washing those clothes with her until they were done. After the maids had dinner, the butler instructed them to go back and rest. Xia Yihan quietly took those scraps into the residence and put them away, then began mopping the floor in the hall. Zheng Hao got some needles and thread from the tailor and brought them to her. They chatted casually for a few sentences. In order to leave a good impression on Xia Yihan, he didn’t stay long before leaving. These past few days, Xia Yihan had been getting up earliest and going to bed latest, doing the heaviest work every day, and she was truly exhausted in both body and mind. As she mopped the floor, she couldn’t help but yawn several times. “Slacking off here?” Just as she opened her mouth and covered it with her hand, a chilly question suddenly came from behind, startling her. Looking back, she saw Ye Zimo with his hands in his pockets, looking down at her...