After Recklessly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere - Chapter 62

As for telling her to be a servant, Yun Dan naturally didn’t believe what he had said.

What a joke—if it was really just about finding a simple maid to take care of Yan Ke’s daily needs, there was no way they would come to her.

And to put it bluntly, there were plenty of maids in Mingyue Manor.

If maids wouldn’t work, there were also male servants. Yan Ke surely wouldn’t reject men as well, would he?

Besides, male servants wouldn’t harbor any inappropriate thoughts toward him.

Moreover, her own status was that of an orphan girl, brought in by Dongfang Wuchen, with no real position or identity.

If it was simply about finding someone to attend to Yan Ke’s daily needs, there was no way it would require the old manor lord to come personally and speak to her about it.

And it certainly wouldn’t be her turn.

So it was obviously just matchmaking.

And Yun Dan felt this old fox must be plotting something sinister. Unfortunately, she had no way to directly ask Yan Ke if there was any grudge or conflict between the two of them.

Since she couldn’t openly refuse Dongfang Jue, Yun Dan could only start making excuses with him.

“Manor Lord, I’m a rough person who has never done this kind of service work before. If I don’t do it well, it would be embarrassing if others saw and laughed.”

The subtext was that she would never serve others—she could barely take care of herself, so how could she possibly do such a thing?

Dongfang Jue had actually anticipated Yun Dan’s refusal.

He just hadn’t expected this little girl to refuse so thoroughly, even giving reasons that he, as the old manor lord, couldn’t refute.

For the first time, Dongfang Jue realized that this little girl wasn’t as easy to talk to as she appeared on the surface, otherwise she wouldn’t have refused him so decisively.

However, Dongfang Jue was obviously a very patient person and wouldn’t give up his plan just because of Yun Dan’s one refusal.

He smiled and planned to use other methods to make Yun Dan compromise.

“You and Wuchen should have a pretty good relationship, right? This son of mine has always been solitary by nature, which has always worried me.

Although you might not believe it, you are the first woman Wuchen has ever brought back to the manor. His mother mentioned to me that she really likes you, this little girl.

She also thought that if Wuchen could develop feelings with you, we could welcome you into the family. But I thought about it and realized I can’t force such things on you.”

Yun Dan naturally didn’t believe these words.

She wouldn’t easily forget what Mulan had done to her before.

Weren’t these words just slapping Mulan in the face?

“The Young Manor Lord and I are just friends. Please rest assured, Manor Lord—I’m very self-aware. An orphan girl like me isn’t worthy of Young Master Dongfang.”

But Yun Dan knew that if she dared to show even the slightest interest in Dongfang Wuchen in front of Dongfang Jue, she might lose her life directly.

Little did she know, this guess was actually Dongfang Jue’s true thoughts.

Dongfang Jue was naturally very satisfied with her answer.

He thought this woman was indeed self-aware, knowing she wasn’t worthy of Wuchen.

If she really wanted to become his daughter-in-law, that would be hard to say. Even as a concubine, Dongfang Jue still felt in his bones that she wasn’t worthy of Dongfang Wuchen.

But right now she obviously had more important value to be utilized—that was to place her beside Yan Ke.

He pretended to nod with some regret, saying, “Then it seems I really don’t have this fortune. I was thinking how wonderful it would be if fate allowed you to call me father. But after all, these are matters between you young people, and we elders shouldn’t interfere.”

Right now, Dongfang Jue didn’t need any so-called daughter-in-law. His mind was full of thoughts about how to properly capture this treasure, Yan Ke.

“Miss Yun, there are many people in this martial world who admire Young Master Luoyue, and even in this manor, there are quite a few maids who admire him. Even my own biological daughter has always admired Young Master Luoyue. Unfortunately, the gentleman has no interest while the lady has feelings—it can only end in disappointment.

Another reason I came to find you is this: Huairou is getting older now and can’t be delayed any longer. I can’t let her continue lingering around Yan Ke. Please help this pitiful father.”

Yun Dan would be damned if she could believe these words.

How could his words be completely inconsistent from before and after? That’s clearly not what he said earlier.

What a storyteller he was.

If it weren’t for the fact that she had learned from Yan Ke what kind of person Tang Huairou really was, she might have easily believed Dongfang Jue’s words and really wanted to help.

But now Yun Dan would absolutely not genuinely want to help.

From the corner of her eye, she glimpsed someone seemingly hiding in the distance.

The color of that dress hem had already betrayed that person—it seemed Tang Huairou was hiding over there.

Right now, Yun Dan didn’t yet know whether Tang Huairou knew about her father speaking ill of her here, but Yun Dan knew there were so many eyes watching her.

If she didn’t comply, she might not see tomorrow’s sun in the manor.

Therefore, after thinking for a moment, Yun Dan temporarily compromised with Dongfang Jue.

“Manor Lord, I’ve never done this kind of service work before, so I might not do well at first. But I can try. However, Young Master Luoyue doesn’t seem to like having people serve him closely, so I can only try and see.”

After finally getting Yun Dan’s affirmative answer, Dongfang Jue’s face immediately lit up with joy.

But he still remembered not to expose his true emotions right now, so he just sighed and said, “Thank you for your trouble. The main thing is that Yan Ke is a guest of our manor, and if we treat him poorly, it wouldn’t sound good if word got out.

But don’t worry, Miss Yun, your wages won’t be short. During this time, please take the trouble to look after Young Master Yan Ke alone. He expended too much internal energy treating my injuries, so I’m afraid he’ll need to stay in the manor for some time.”

Yun Dan looked down on this small amount of money.

Although she didn’t have much money on her right now, that didn’t mean she was such a greedy person.

She still knew which advantages to take and which not to take.

“I’ll do my best. Since the Manor Lord is unwell, you should rest more. I’ll go down first.”

After Yun Dan left, Tang Huairou, who had been hiding behind the pillar, finally came over.

She had heard every word of the conversation between her father and Yun Dan just now.

She didn’t understand why her father would call this woman over, and even want her to take care of Young Master Yan Ke.

For a moment, Tang Huairou felt very annoyed.

She sat down beside Dongfang Jue somewhat angrily and muttered quietly, “Father, why did you call this woman over and have her serve Young Master Luoyue? Doesn’t Father know my feelings for Young Master Luoyue? Isn’t Father just throwing Young Master Luoyue into the tiger’s mouth?”

In Tang Huairou’s heart, she felt that if the woman from earlier had no ulterior motives toward Yan Ke, that would be completely false.