"Weren't you the one who spoke to the butler for me, getting me two new uniforms made?" Xia Yihan asked again, still leaving Zheng Hao clueless. He was a very honest person, shaking his head repeatedly, saying, "I don't understand what you're talking about, but I haven't said anything to my uncle. You must be mistaken."

Xia Yihan felt he wasn't lying and couldn't help but ponder, then who could it be? Apart from him, who could influence the butler's thoughts... Could it be someone with the surname Ye? Impossible, someone with the surname Ye wouldn't show such great mercy. If he had an ounce of kindness, he wouldn't just watch Fang Lina hit her and not say a word.

She smiled at Zheng Hao and said softly, "Then I should also thank you. You really helped me out by getting me the needle and thread."

Her smile made Zheng Hao's face suddenly turn red, and he couldn't look at her directly anymore. He chuckled and said it was okay, took the initiative to say goodbye, and stared at her retreating figure for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and then went to find the butler.

Zheng Hao pulled the butler away from a group of maids and called out softly, "Uncle!"

Zhao Tianai, with her exceptionally keen hearing, couldn't help but glance at him a couple more times upon hearing his address.

"Uncle, I want to discuss something with you." "Say it."

"Can we, the security guards, the staff, and the maids, eat together in the future?" His voice lowered again. "Why?"

"I..." Before Zheng Hao could speak, his face turned red, a reaction that the butler immediately understood.

"Have you taken a fancy to someone?" The butler asked excitedly, as his sister had entrusted him to find a wife for Zheng Hao.

It seems he's a bit slow on the uptake, but I'm naturally pleased with his behavior today, and I can't help but raise my voice a bit. 'Uncle, please keep your voice down. It's too early to be making plans, and I don't want to talk about it. Just agree to my suggestion and give me some opportunities. I'll definitely tell you once there's something definite,' he said. Zhao Tianai was wiping the Western dining table while she overheard most of their conversation. She glanced at her reflection in the tabletop, wondering if the person Zheng Hao liked could possibly be her. Although she wouldn't give a servant a second glance, it wasn't a bad thing to have someone admiring her. 'You go back first!' the butler said sternly. After Xia Yihan changed into her dress and returned, the butler's good mood hadn't worn off, and he didn't make things too difficult for her again. During lunchtime, he chose two security guards to be on duty, and all the other staff were arranged to eat with the maids. Zhao Tianai thought to herself that it seemed Zheng Hao had a lot of influence over the butler, and the butler had influence over their rankings. If she could flirt with him... She sneakily glanced at Zheng Hao, feeling as if he was also looking her way, so she picked up her rice bowl and walked towards him, swaying her hips. However, to her surprise, when he saw her seat was empty, Zheng Hao came around from the other side and sat down in her original spot. Once seated, Zheng Hao said to Xia Yihan, 'Are you used to the food at our Ye residence?' Xia Yihan smiled and nodded, saying, 'I'm very accustomed to it.' Zheng Hao deliberately took an extra pair of chopsticks and picked some bitter melon stir-fried with shredded pork for Xia Yihan, eagerly explaining, 'Bitter melon is good for cooling down. I've loved it since I was a child. It's been hot these days, so you should eat more of it.'

Zhao Tianai walked forward awkwardly and woodenly, feeling as if someone had slapped her face. She hated Xia Yihan's smile, cursing her a thousand times in her heart as a cheap tramp. She would not suffer this embarrassment for nothing, but she also did not want to be the one to stand out. Glancing at Fang Lina beside her, an idea struck her, and she sat down next to her, whispering, 'Do you know why we are having dinner with these men?' Fang Lina's voice was always loud, and her response to Zhao Tianai's question was heard by everyone nearby. 'Who knows why, looking at all these losers, I really have no appetite at all.' 'Shh!' Zhao Tianai put her finger to her lips and lowered her voice, 'Don't shout, do you see that person? Sitting next to that cheap tramp Xia, is the butler's nephew.' 'Really?' Fang Lina dared not shout anymore; she wouldn't provoke the butler for anyone, unless one day she could fulfill her wish to be the prince's woman. 'Really! I heard it with my own ears. Let me tell you...' She whispered a few words in her ear, and Fang Lina ground her teeth in anger. 'Despicable! Despicable! To think she could come up with the trick of seducing the butler's nephew, now the butler won't be so strict with her, right? How can she think of hooking up with men every time she sees them, so cheap, doesn't she afraid of getting a sexually transmitted disease?' She muttered a few curses under her breath before she felt somewhat relieved. Zhao Tianai felt very satisfied with her reaction and casually added another sentence. 'Ah, now whoever offends her is really out of luck, she will definitely retaliate.'

Fang Lina thought about her own actions, and it went without saying that if revenge were to be taken, she would surely be the first target. 'Tianai, what do you think we could do to stop that cheap slut Xia from succeeding?' she asked in a low voice. 'That's simple. If you tell the butler that cheap slut Xia had a man before and even has a love child, would he still want his nephew to marry a woman like that?' 'Does she really have one?' Fang Lina's eyes, gleeful at the potential misfortune, swept over Xia Yihan several times, thinking that she didn't seem like someone who had given birth. But one can't judge a book by its cover; maybe she has her own ways of staying in shape. With someone like her, having a hundred love children wouldn't be surprising at all. 'Oh, if you say she does, then she does. What matters most is that the butler believes it, who cares about the truth?' 'You're so smart!' Fang Lina said happily. 'When I see the butler later, I'll embellish this story and then I bet the butler's nephew won't even give that cheap slut Xia a second glance.' 'Lina, you're so brave, I admire women like you the most!' Zhao Tianai said, squeezing her hand. 'Of course! I'm nothing like that cheap slut who flaunts her charm on purpose.'

Fang Lina deliberately raised her voice again, her eyes filled with hostility as she looked at Xia Yihan. Her voice was so loud that everyone turned to look at her, and upon seeing that she was glaring at Xia Yihan, they all shifted their gaze to Xia Yihan. Xia Yihan's face turned red again under the scrutiny of so many people, as she was most afraid of being stared at. Her hand holding the chopsticks trembled uncontrollably. Zheng Hao could tell at a glance that Fang Lina was up to no good, muttering to herself just now and casting several malicious glances in their direction. Now she had directly targeted Xia Yihan, and he could no longer stand by. With a surge, he stood up, looking at Fang Lina angrily, and loudly asked, 'Who are you talking about? You're also a member of the Ye family, don't you feel ashamed to talk like that?' Fang Lina had not expected Zheng Hao to speak up for Xia Yihan in public, which really put her in a difficult position. She dared not offend the steward's nephew, yet she had to respond to his words. Just as she was at a loss, Zhao Tianai stood up and said softly, 'Lina's way of speaking is a bit direct, she's just upset. Actually, she just wants to remind you, for your own good.' After saying this, Zhao Tianai gave Fang Lina a look, and this time she immediately took the hint and continued, 'Yes, who doesn't know about those sordid affairs of the Xia family? She had an illegitimate child long ago, and upon entering the Ye residence, she seduced the Crown Prince. Seeing that she failed to seduce him, she even tried to seduce Mr. Hai last time, and now, she doesn't even let you go.'