This satisfaction with the job was within her expectations. Given his pride, anything was better than being a personal servant. But would he really work hard to repay her? This didn’t sound like the Yue Linze she knew. Was the steward deliberately speaking well of him?
Thinking about the expression Yue Linze might have when saying this, Tao Yu shuddered, clicking her tongue in disgust. Seeing the steward was about to say more good things about Yue Linze, she coldly interrupted, “Enough. I’m tired. We’ll discuss anything else another day.”
“Oh, please go rest,” the steward hurried to say.
Tao Yu felt the steward had become increasingly attentive since Yue Linze’s arrival. She glanced at him and turned to walk to her room.
When she entered this world, her plans were prepared for a troublemaker. She wanted to first go with the flow, then gradually let him experience the outside world, slowly dissolving his inner hostility. Although the current Yue Linze was not as she imagined, it didn’t prevent her from implementing her plan.
The first thing to do was to avoid appearing before him, allowing him to gradually relax and trust the environment.
Tao Yu made up her mind and deliberately avoided passing through the front gate, wanting to make him feel at ease. She also specifically instructed the steward not to let Yue Linze enter the inner courtyard, solely because of the spoiled Young Master Ying.
Tao Yu had made her plan, preparing for a long-term strategy. She would keep Yue Linze in the gatehouse for a few months, and once he believed she meant him no harm, she would send him to the academy to study Confucian teachings and dissolve his inner hostility.
With a clear direction, Tao Yu no longer felt anxious, leaving Yue Linze aside and enjoying her wealthy life.
Unfortunately, her deliberate avoidance of Yue Linze to build trust was interpreted differently by others.
Young Master Ying, upon hearing that Yue Linze was arranged in the gatehouse, thought for two consecutive days that Tao Yu was doing it deliberately to show him. Although dissatisfied, he found it somewhat satisfying.
However, as time passed and he realized Tao Yu truly had no intention of keeping Yue Linze as a personal servant, he became extremely pleased. He put on his most luxurious robe and strode confidently towards the gatehouse.
