The door was opened, and Yu Yi instantly woke up, looking towards the doorway. A black figure stood at the door, backlit by the dim hallway light, making his features indistinguishable, but from the crisp military uniform outline, Yu Yi could roughly guess who it was.
“Me,” he replied.
Yu Yi quickly grabbed and put on the outer clothing by her bed. “Is Madam sick again? A Ju is sleeping too deeply and didn’t hear Madam calling…”
Tu Feibai said nothing, just reached out and turned on the room’s light. Yu Yi squinted uncomfortably, simultaneously raising her arm to shield her eyes. Tu Feibai walked slowly to the bedside.
Yu Yi buttoned her clothes, got out of bed, put on her shoes, and looked at Tu Feibai in a fluster: “Commander, so late…”
Tu Feibai saw she indeed looked like she had just woken up, her hair disheveled, but among the people around him, only A Ju had recently appeared. If anyone seemed suspicious, it was her.
He spoke coldly: “Did you go to the study?”
Yu Yi shook her head repeatedly: “No!”
Tu Feibai narrowed his eyes: “Why are you panicking?”
Yu Yi clasped her hands in front of her chest, timidly saying: “It’s so late, Commander suddenly bursting in…”
Tu Feibai raised an eyebrow, seemingly accepting her explanation, but still not letting her off.
He stared at her intently and slowly said: “Someone secretly entered my study tonight and stole something…”
Yu Yi looked as if she suddenly understood, hurriedly shaking her head: “It wasn’t A Ju! Commander, you must believe A Ju. A Ju wants to work hard. If Madam doesn’t mind, A Ju wants to continue working here. A Ju won’t steal. My parents taught me from childhood that stealing is wrong…”
“Really not you?”
“Really not! A Ju has never been inside the study, only went to the door once when Madam brought soup. And, and…”
“And what?”
“Another time when Madam was napping, A Ju wanted to clean downstairs and passed by the study door. But A Ju didn’t go in because Gong Battalion Commander was coming out of the study.”
Tu Feibai was unexpectedly surprised: “Gong Battalion Commander? Which day? Was I in the study?”