From Runaway Bride to Global Queen-Chapter 86 - The Servants of Qu Mansion
Chapter 86: Chapter 86 The Servants of Qu Mansion
“The butler is missing? When did this happen?”
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Mr. Qu from the Qu Mansion, who is specially assigned by Old Madam Gong’s family to take care of her, is extremely loyal to Old Madam Gong. How could he possibly leave Qu Mansion just right after Old Madam Gong’s death?
Xiao Luo’s face was all scrunched up as if she was about to cry, holding her phone in a complete panic.
“I don’t know. The people at the mansion just said that the butler went out three days ago for something and didn’t know what he was up to, and then he never came back!”
As Xiao Luo spoke, she was about to leave, but when she passed by Lu Yanchuan, he pulled her back.
“Go back and sit down.”
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“Senior! The butler is missing, how can I sit down!”
It was the first time Xiao Luo spoke to Lu Yanchuan in such a tone. As soon as she finished speaking, she herself was stunned and bit her lip as she lowered her head and sat back down.
Lu Yanchuan frowned but said nothing to Xiao Luo. Instead, Qiao Yi, seeing how distraught Xiao Luo was, reassured him.
“The butler is no longer at the mansion now. You won’t find anything even if you go now. Your senior will send people to look for the butler, you just wait and see.”
Of course, Xiao Luo knew that Lu Yanchuan would send people to find the butler, but the death of Old Madam Gong had struck him so deeply that he couldn’t remain as calm and considerate as usual.
These days, the treatment Xiao Luo received outside was vastly different from before, and Qu Mansion was the only place that continued to treat him the same way even when Old Madam Gong could no longer protect him.
In Xiao Luo’s heart, Qu Mansion and the old butler were his last sanctuary.
But now, this sole sanctuary had vanished, and the sudden onslaught of panic and helplessness threw Xiao Luo completely off balance.
Fortunately, Lu Yanchuan did not take offense and immediately took out his phone to start making contacts.
“Three days ago… check all the nearby surveillance…”
Lu Yanchuan quickly arranged for the search for the old butler, then turned and saw Gong Yan smiling at him, her smile seemingly carrying a deeper meaning.
But in the blink of an eye, Gong Yan’s smile returned to its gentle demeanor, as if Lu Yanchuan’s prior impression was just a misconception.
“Since Mr. Lu and Mr. Qu have other matters, I won’t keep you any longer. Feel free to visit the villa anytime.”
Qiao Yi felt that if Gong Yan didn’t smile so radiantly, maybe her impression of Gong Yan could have been even better.
But now, looking at Gong Yan, Qiao Yi always felt like she was taking pleasure in others’ misfortune.
This woman is no good person!
Having retrieved Old Madam Gong’s belongings, they obviously had no reason to stay longer. They declined Gong Yan’s offer to have someone send them off and left the villa directly.
“Are we just leaving like this? Who knows whether Gong Yan harbored any good intentions?”
Qiao Yi was very dissatisfied with how well Lu Yanchuan treated Gong Yan, wondering why the reputedly ruthless Mr. Lu maintained such a favorable attitude towards her.
Just because the girl is pretty, his attitude is so nice! What a jerk!
“What did you say?”
Suddenly, a warm breath came close to her ear. Qiao Yi hastily turned around, only to come face-to-face with Lu Yanchuan, and her face instantly flushed red.
“Nothing! I said nothing!”
Qiao Yi closed her eyes, refusing to look at Lu Yanchuan, silently cursing herself for accidentally blurting out her thoughts.
“I’m a jerk, huh?”
A very oppressive figure loomed next to her, and Qiao Yi, feeling stared down, dared not move. She tightly clutched the car door handle, ready to jump out and flee at any moment.
After a long while, Qiao Yi hadn’t heard anything else, and cautiously opened her eyes only to see Lu Yanchuan’s handsome face enlarged in front of her.
“Ah—”
Terrified, Qiao Yi screamed irrationally, but in the next moment, Lu Yanchuan silenced her with a kiss.
“Am I a rogue?”
“No…”
Qiao Yi completely gave up, she should never have spoken ill of this man! She was wrong…
Lu Yanchuan sat back in his seat, and Qiao Yi stealthily peered at him through the rearview mirror. After a while, noticing that Yanchuan showed no reaction, she became annoyed.
Calling him a stinking rogue was not wrong at all! Who else could remain so composed after kissing someone!
After leaving the villa, everyone returned to Tian City, bypassing most of it and heading to the Qu Mansion located at the boundary between Tian City and Capital City.
This area was the affluent district of Tian City, not only the Qu Mansion, but also the Gong Family and other prominent families of Tian City had their mansions here.
Having notified the mansion in advance, the personnel were ready at the entrance when they arrived.
Lu Yanchuan ignored the people at the entrance and headed straight into the mansion after briefly greeting Xiao Luo.
“Bring the items from Taikou Villa here.”
Lu Yanchuan walked around the living room and in the midst of everyone’s trembling gaze, he uttered only that sentence.
The remaining servants in the mansion seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and a young servant quickly called others to move the items.
Lu Yanchuan casually flipped through the pile of items and then spoke again.
“Now that Mr. Qu is not here, the mansion cannot be without someone in charge, so… you, until the butler returns, you are responsible for everything in the mansion.”
Lu Yanchuan’s finger circled around, passing over a man with a gleeful expression, and landed on a timid-looking servant behind him.
The man who had been calling others before froze, trying hard to control his expression to appear natural, but ultimately failed.
With a sour face, the man looked at Lu Yanchuan and burst into questions.
“Mr. Lu, I have been working in the mansion for five years now, I was Mr. Qu’s assistant when he was here, why should a newcomer take over as the butler now?”
The man grew angrier as he spoke, by the end he couldn’t control his voice, pointing very rudely at the servant Lu Yanchuan had singled out.
Lu Yanchuan’s expression remained unchanged from beginning to end, simply waving his hand after the man finished speaking.
“You! What kind of people are you! What are you trying to do!”
Two tall, burly men in black, guards of the mansion, emerged from the crowd. Seeing Lu Yanchuan’s gesture, they grabbed the shouting man by the arms and dragged him out.
“Anyone else have objections?”
The group of servants inside the room stood timidly like quails, even if they were resentful, they dared not speak up at this moment.
Of course, they felt resentful!
Ever since Old Madam Gong fell ill, the whole Qu Mansion had been under these servants’ control.
Except for the occasional person coming to retrieve Old Madam Gong’s belongings, the entire mansion was under their control. Over three years, they had come to treat the Qu Mansion as their own property.
If it weren’t for the old butler keeping them in line, the Qu Mansion probably wouldn’t bear the Qu name anymore!
