Ye Zimo's hand quickly reached out, and after just one or two seconds, he retracted it. Hai Zhixuan's movements were almost the same, also deftly reaching out and retracting his hand. In this way, no one stopped Xia Yihan, whose empty hand subconsciously grabbed the table, spilling the food in her hand along with the sauce onto the hem of Hai Zhixuan's blue top. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Xia Yihan apologized repeatedly, hurriedly pulling out a tissue from the dining table's tissue box and handing it to him. She couldn't wipe the spilled food herself due to its location, so she could only trouble him to clean it up. Hai Zhixuan said it was okay while taking the tissue from her hand and wiped it twice. Ye Zimo remained seated without moving, only saying with a slight apology, "She's new here, a bit clumsy. Xia Yihan, take Mr. Hai to the cloakroom to change into a clean set of clothes." Hai Zhixuan was about the same height as Ye Zimo, but his build was not as robust as Ye Zimo's. In terms of size, he could barely fit into Ye Zimo's clothes. "Mr. Hai, I'm really sorry! Please follow me," Xia Yihan said very politely. "Okay." After responding with a single word, Hai Zhixuan followed Xia Yihan out of the pavilion and headed towards the main house. The butler hurried over to Ye Zimo and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Ye, shall I follow and serve?" "No need." Since the two of them always needed to find an opportunity to communicate alone, why not do them a favor and let them go openly? Would he, Ye Zimo, worry about a little maid? "Mr. Ye, I think Xia Yihan did this on purpose; she wants to seduce Mr. Hai."

Just like seducing you, she's really too dishonest. I think you should fire her!" Fang Lina thought that Prince Ye would be furious when he found out what Xia Yihan had done, but to her surprise, there was not a trace of anger on his face, which was both frustrating and infuriating for her. Ye Zimo seemed bored, his fingers gently tapping on the mahogany dining table, not responding to Fang Lina's words, as if he hadn't heard them. Fang Lina wanted to remind him again, but the butler hurriedly reprimanded her. "Where do you get off butting in? Stand there quietly." Fang Lina had no choice but to shut her mouth reluctantly, her eyes still unwillingly watching the backs of Xia Yihan and Hai Zhixuan. When no one was around, Xia Yihan apologized to Hai Zhixuan again. "I'm really sorry today, I..." Hai Zhixuan waved his hand. Now that they were alone, the refined smile that usually graced Hai Zhixuan's face disappeared, and his expression became quite serious. "You're not doing well here, are you?" he asked her. Xia Yihan smiled slightly and replied, "I'm fine, I haven't thanked you in person yet. If it weren't for you saving me and guiding me on this path, I might still be running and hiding from people. Not to mention overturning his case, I might not even have kept my life." Hai Zhixuan stopped in his tracks and turned around to seriously examine her face. He wasn't familiar with her, but her actions always gave him an indescribable feeling. He wasn't in a hurry to come here originally, but the memory of her tearful and desperate face from their last meeting lingered in his mind. It was only under the pretext of the chairman's orders that he came to check on her. "There's no need to thank me."

“If you are willing to tell me the truth about your situation here, I am all ears.” “I'm just an ordinary maid, and aside from being a bit tired, there's really nothing much to tell,” Xia Yihan said indifferently. “There's a clear mark of a slap on your right cheek, and besides, everyone else's clothes fit so well, why is yours different?” He looked straight into her eyes and asked. From the moment he entered, he had noticed these details. Her situation here was very bad, and when she said everything was fine, she was probably just enduring it. Xia Yihan touched her face, laughed at herself self-mockingly, and said softly, “Is it that obvious? Actually, it's nothing much. They think I want to be the crown princess, so they occasionally make things difficult for me. After a while, when they think I don't have that ambition, they might stop.” “You didn't really fall by yourself just now, did you?” He moved his feet again and asked her once more. He and she truly only had a single encounter; she had no reason to tell him how aggrieved she was, who had wronged her, who had tripped her up—what did it have to do with him? “It was my own fall, thank you, Mr. Hai, you are indeed a very attentive person,” she said respectfully. She didn't want to say more, and he didn't ask any further. Xia Yihan still led the way in front, with Hai Zhixuan silently following behind. Before reaching the main residence, Xia Yihan broke the silence. The issue between Ye Zimo and his father kept her guessing and entangled. “Mr. Hai, I would like to ask you a question, if that's okay?” She spoke slowly, and Hai Zhixuan nodded. “Ask away.”

“You know, I came here to do a good job as a maid, waiting for the day Mr. Ye's father comes to see him, so I can confront him in person and seek justice for my boyfriend. The other day, I saw two photos in his bedroom, one of him with his mother, but neither included his father. I'm afraid they are not on good terms and may never meet. If that's the case, staying here would be useless.”

Hai Zhixuan pondered for a while and then asked her, “Do you have to seek justice for him? I mean, the dead cannot be brought back to life. What significance can your actions really have?”

Xia Yihan stopped in her tracks, turned around, and looked at Hai Zhixuan with determined eyes, almost enunciating each word: “I must! I won't let him have died in vain!”

“By staying here, you might catch Ye Zimo's eye. Have you thought about what usually happens to the women he takes a fancy to? He might force you. Are you really willing to make any sacrifice for your boyfriend?”

He once again scrutinized her delicate face seriously, as if he was somewhat expecting her to give up.

Xia Yihan had not overlooked this issue. Ye Zimo’s actions that night had given her a lot to think about, but she had not made a final decision. Now, asked by Hai Zhixuan, she felt the issue was unavoidable. She bit her lip fiercely, her expression becoming solemn.

“If yielding to him could really bring down the person who harmed Xiao Jun, I am willing!”

Naturally, this was the very worst-case scenario. She would not sacrifice herself unless absolutely necessary; Xiao Jun would not want her to do that.

Fortunately, Ye Zimo was just teasing her, and she hoped that he would always find her unworthy to share his bed. Her persistent gaze once again stirred a very special sentiment in Hai Zhixuan's heart, but it was imperceptible on the surface. He said expressionlessly, 'Since that's the case, you might as well persist here. I'll answer the question you asked at the beginning, regardless of their father-son relationship. Remember, he is Ye Haoran's son. If the son doesn't acknowledge the father, the father will always find ways to be kind to him, and of course, that includes being kind to those around him. You're a smart girl, figure it out for yourself.' His words were a wake-up call for Xia Yihan, as if she saw hope anew. 'Thank you! I am truly grateful, Mr. Hai,' Xia Yihan said sincerely. From Hai Zhixuan's perspective, Xia Yihan staying in the Ye family was entirely beneficial to him with no downside. That he would actually advise her to give up was incredible to him.