"Sir," Sister Li’s face was flushed with anger. She glanced at Yin Xi, her voice lowering, "I have something to report to you."
Sensing her hesitation, Qin Si Ye said to Yin Xi, "Why don't you take the children to the courtyard? I'll be out shortly."
Seeing the door close, Qin Si Ye returned to the sofa and sat down, looking sternly at the two people before him. "What is it? What's going on?"
"Sir, this woman just reported the situation here to the eldest daughter of the Qin family, saying that you and Miss Yin have already... have already been staying in the same room." Sister Li clasped her hands in front of her and replied loudly.
"Who? The eldest daughter of the Qin family? Which eldest daughter?" Qin Si Ye straightened up, his gaze fixed on her with icy coldness.
"A Ling, you tell him yourself." Sister Li, seeing Qin Si Ye's displeased expression, nudged the woman beside her with her arm.
A Ling blushed, her voice timid as she replied, "It... it's Mrs. Su."
Upon hearing this, Qin Si Ye's eyes darkened, and he remained silent for a long time.
She's truly persistent. His good aunt has even extended her reach into Star Blue Bay.
What does she want?
Qin Si Ye suppressed his anger, his voice chillingly cold, "Indeed, she's betraying us. I despise such people more than anyone. Sister Li, how did you hire her?"
Hearing this, Sister Li hastily lowered her head in shame, "Sir, I apologize. It was my poor judgment. She seemed honest and capable at the time, but I never expected her to be this kind of person."
Qin Si Ye did not respond, emanating a bone-chilling coldness. He looked at A Ling and asked, "When did you contact her?"
"I..." A Ling, terrified, dropped to her knees with a thud, crying and begging, "Sir, I'm sorry, I... I was wrong."
Qin Si Ye continued to stare at her with icy eyes.
"What's the use of knowing you were wrong now?" Sister Li saw this and immediately pushed her. "Sir is asking you, why aren't you speaking quickly?"
"Okay, okay, I'll talk." A Ling trembled with fear, stammering, "A while ago, when they were hiring maids here, Miss Qin, no, Mrs. Su, sent someone to find me and asked me to apply. After being hired, I was to report the situation here to her regularly, and she would give me... give me some money, depending on the importance of the news."
"Hmph. It seems you'll get quite a bit of money for today's news?" Qin Si Ye scoffed.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Sir. I... I don't want her money anymore, please forgive me. Let me... let me do anything." A Ling was in a panic, constantly kowtowing.
"Not all mistakes can be forgiven with an apology," Qin Si Ye suddenly stood up and said to Butler Liu, who had just entered, waⓚ.kanshuⓦu.net
"Send this woman to the police station for a few days. Also, starting tomorrow, re-vet the backgrounds of all staff in Star Blue Bay. I don't want such things to happen again."
"Yes. Sir, I'll do it now." Butler Liu stepped forward and unceremoniously pulled A Ling away.
A Ling's legs went numb with fear. She let Butler Liu support her, her lips trembling uncontrollably, unable to utter a word.
Yin Xi was watching the stars in the courtyard with the children. Suddenly, a glimpse of Butler Liu supporting a woman out of the hall caught her eye, and she couldn't help but be startled.
When Qin Si Ye approached her, she quickly went to meet him and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Qin Si Ye replied dismissively, "Nothing, a servant made a mistake."
At this moment, the children ran towards them.
"Daddy, look, there are so many stars in the sky!" Chen Chen pointed at the sky full of stars, exclaiming in surprise.
"Mmm. Indeed. It seems the weather will be good tomorrow." Qin Si Ye looked up, a smile appearing at the corner of his lips.
He hadn't seen such a deep night sky, such myriad stars, for a long time. The last time must have been when he was a child.
Yan Yan ran over, grabbed his large hand, pointed at the Milky Way in the sky, and pouted, "Daddy, Mommy just told us a very sad mythical story. It said that the Milky Way separated the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl on opposite sides. The Cowherd stood on the other side of the river with their children, and the Weaver Girl could only watch them, shedding tears. It's just like our situation when we first arrived at Star Blue Bay. Daddy, do you think we might also be like those two children, only able to see Mommy once a year?"