His lips curled into a meaningful smile that she hated, as he leaned close to her face and gently parted his thin lips to speak indifferently, 'How does it feel, is this sensation good for you?' She wanted to turn her head away, unwilling to meet his gaze, to avoid becoming the common enemy of all the maids, she didn't want to make enemies without reason. A faint pain came from her chin, and although he was smiling, he would not allow a mere maid to dodge his questions. 'Answer me!' His voice revealed an undeniable air of royal command. Xia Yihan took a deep breath, looked him straight in the eye, and spoke with utmost sincerity, 'Mr. Ye, this feeling is very bad. But I need this job, I need the money. I just want to be a good maid, to do my job well.' Ye Zimo watched her with a half-smile, not missing any subtle change on her face. Especially when she mentioned needing money, a fleeting hesitation in her eyes indicated that she was lying to him. 'Need money?' He seemed thoughtful. 'I do, so please...' Her words were suddenly cut off halfway through. 'With your looks, if you need money, it's easily solved, isn't it?' Hisimply，Make Xia Yihan's face turn red quickly，She lowered her gaze，whisper：“I just want to earn what I want through my own efforts。” Ye Zimo leaned closer to her，Evil expression：“How do you know that being a lover for someone doesn't require effort？His implication made Xia Yihan's face quickly turn red. She lowered her eyelids and said softly, 'I just want to earn what I want through my own efforts.' Ye Zimo moved a little closer to her, his expression sinister, 'How do you know that being someone's lover doesn't require effort?'

“I also have to figure out how to make men happy,” Xia Yihan's face suddenly turned beet red with a mix of shame and anger. She had never heard such a blatant statement, especially in the dead of night, spoken to her alone by a man. His incredibly handsome face was so close to her, and she feared the faint palpitations and nervousness when his breath gently touched her cheek. She wanted to drop the rag and run, but she was afraid that the more panicked she became, the more he would find it amusing to tease her. She lowered her head, “Mr. Ye, it's getting late, you should rest earlier! I still have to continue mopping the floor, so I won't chat with you anymore.” He stood up, and Xia Yihan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his inexplicable behavior was finally over. She focused her attention and continued to wipe the marble floor as she bent down. Just when she thought he would go back to his room, she suddenly heard his slow words: “Didn't the butler tell you that starting tonight, someone will take turns on night duty in my bedroom? You're on duty tonight.” Xia Yihan's movements were forced to stop, and he didn't care about her reaction at all. After saying his piece, he strode away. She had no choice but to put down the rag, get up, and run after him, urgently saying, “Mr. Ye, please wait a moment.” He suddenly stopped, and she almost bumped into his back, but fortunately, she reacted quickly and ran two steps ahead of him. He didn't speak, just looked at her expressionlessly, waiting to hear what she had to say. “Mr. Ye, I'm very sorry, the butler didn't tell me about the night duty tonight.” Judging by the butler's cautious behavior of always treating his words as gospel, it was impossible for him to have instructed about the night duty and for the butler to have forgotten.

Mr. Ye said this, he must be staging a rebellion on the spot, deliberately making things difficult for her. If she were to spend the night in his bedroom so ambiguously, by tomorrow it would definitely be turned into 'serving his bed' in their mouths. They making things difficult for her wasn't actually what she was most concerned about. What she feared most was actually him—Mr. Ye, who could do anything. He asked her indifferently, 'Are you questioning me?' 'I...' 'You should know, this is the butler's territory, and it's mine. If you want to leave, you don't have to do as I say.' His words were very stern, with absolutely no room for negotiation. Xia Yihan bit her lip, her voice dropping even lower, 'I will do as you instruct.' So she really wants to stay? He knew his guess was correct; however, playing hide and seek by his side, she'd better be fully alert. She was very restrained, very self-controlled, she must be resisting and repulsed by him inside, right? Suddenly, he reached out, his slender fingers pinched her chin again, and he looked down into her clear, black and white eyes and asked her, 'What if my instruction is to make me happy?' 'You!' She only spat out one word before biting her lip. 'Answer me!' He emphasized, and her chin hurt a bit. With no way to avoid it, she had to face it. She closed her eyes for a moment, then as if she had cast aside all reservations, she said, 'Mr. Ye, I cherish this job, but I also have my bottom line. If you insist on doing that, I will have no choice but to leave.' She thought he would get angry, but unexpectedly, he just sneered coldly and said, 'Really? You probably aren't qualified yet.'