Chapter 238 - 150: The Purpose of the Eighteenth Lady_2
"It was my fault today," Xiao Song thought back to the scene he had just witnessed, his throat turning dry, so he quickly refocused, "I understand your meaning and will certainly comply."
"Thank you, Mister Xiao," Xing Niang slightly bowed, sighing inwardly. She could see that Xiao Song looked at their mistress with affection. She had always thought highly of Xiao Song, if only he didn’t have the reputation of causing his wife’s death.
"Mister Xiao," Ran Meiyu’s crisp voice called out.
Xing Niang made her excuses and turned back to attend to Ran Yan in the cabin.
"Found the ginger slices! Found the ginger slices!" Wan Lu rushed over from the rear cabin, not paying attention to Ran Meiyu, and accidentally bumped into her.
In truth, the force was not great, and a normal person could have steadied themselves, but Ran Meiyu cried out in surprise, and deliberately threw herself towards Xiao Song’s embrace.
Xiao Song slightly furrowed his brows and imperceptibly moved a few steps to the left.
Only the sound of a thud was heard on the deck as Ran Meiyu, with a look of utter grievance, lifted her head to see Xiao Song awkwardly retracting the posture he had been ready to catch her with, and then with a tone of regret and concern, said, "Lady Eighteen, did you hurt yourself? It’s truly improper for me to have reacted slowly and allowed you to fall."
With that, he said sternly to Wan Lu, "Why aren’t you coming to help Lady Eighteen up!"
Ran Meiyu had closed her eyes out of nervousness when she lunged forward, so she had not seen Xiao Song’s action, but Wan Lu had seen everything clearly; thus, even though Xiao Song was now imposing, Wan Lu wasn’t really scared.