Yu Yi consoled her: “Madam, this isn’t a bad thing. Although the commander will be more concerned when you’re sick, if you remain sickly, he might grow tired of you.”
Ding Jingman thought this made sense and became happy, thinking about how Yu Tao’er’s face would look when the electric heater arrived!
Yu Yi couldn’t be happy, though. These past few days, she had begun to sense something was wrong. Although Tu Feibai was ostensibly staying with Ding Jingman because of her illness, his gaze often fell on Yu Yi when sitting in the room. Once, when she went to the table to pour water for Ding Jingman, Tu Feibai reached for the teacup and coincidentally grasped her hand.
Yu Yi’s expression changed, and she immediately pulled her hand away forcefully. Tu Feibai hadn’t been holding tightly, so she easily withdrew her hand. When she looked up at Tu Feibai, he acted as if nothing had happened.
She coldly poured the water and brought it to the bedside. Ding Jingman, due to her position, couldn’t see the scene before Yu Yi and only noticed her unusual demeanor, asking: “A Ju, what’s wrong?”
Yu Yi could only smile: “Nothing.” Although for the rest of the day she never looked at Tu Feibai again, she could constantly feel his gaze, making her uncomfortable.
After the meal, Tuo Feibai still went to Ding Jingman’s room. Yu Yi found an excuse: “Madam, you’ve been saying these days that your waist and back ache from sitting on the bed for too long. I’ll go find a hot water bottle to warm you up, and it’ll be more comfortable.”
At this time of year, it wasn’t yet the season for hot water bottles, so she would go downstairs to the storeroom to look for one. Ding Jingman was happy to have her go out, giving her and Feibai time alone, so she said, “Go ahead.”
Yu Yi went downstairs. She originally wanted to take advantage of Tuo Feibai being upstairs to explore the study’s secret room, but she encountered Gong Shi downstairs. Yu Yi frowned, lowered her head to avoid his gaze, and walked towards the storeroom.
