"Do you only listen to your master now?"

"Of course."

Liang Anya glanced at the Little Meatball in her arms: "Does Xiaoxiao count as your master?"

The subordinates were speechless.

In the midst of hesitation, Beth interjected: "Miss Liang and Miss Xiaoxiao are just going to see the King and Queen for up to five minutes. It won’t be a problem!"

Before the subordinates could react, Liang Anya, holding Xiaoxiao, bypassed them and headed towards the basement.

"Hey, hey..." The subordinates couldn’t stop them and had to watch the three of them go in.

Inside the basement.

In the vast iron cage, the King and Queen were lying on the ground. Upon seeing familiar figures, they simultaneously got up and rushed to the cage door, howling.

Liang Anya asked Beth to hold Xiaoxiao, squatted down, reached in, and vigorously rubbed the heads of the two big dogs: "King, Queen, you’ve suffered. Your master is truly nothing, actually locking you up in such a place. Remember to bite him to death when you get out!"

Beth intentionally said, "The Hall Master is quite angry this time. It seems the King and Queen will have to endure punishment for a while longer..."

Liang Anya’s face changed slightly, but she said nothing.

Five minutes later, the subordinates came to call, and only then did Liang Anya bid farewell to the King and Queen and prepared to leave.

The two big dogs, seeing her about to leave, circled the cage continuously, howling reluctantly and repeatedly bumping against the cage, as if wanting to leave with her.

Liang Anya was unwilling but had no choice, so she left with Beth.

On the way back, Beth seized the moment: "Miss Liang, why not ask the Hall Master?"

"Dream on."

Beth naturally knew she would refuse and blinked: "Then Miss Liang might as well prepare a birthday gift for the Hall Master. When delivering the gift, you can also mention that the Hall Master asked you to give her a gift this time. Miss Liang won’t lose face!"

Liang Anya fell silent.

**

After deciding, thinking it over, under Beth’s suggestion, Liang Anya decided to make a cake.

It seems to be the most economical and appropriate choice.

Girls probably don’t dislike desserts.

While studying in Italy, she also loved baking, spending all day researching next to the oven and participating several times in local amateur baking competitions. Now it’s just using what she learned.

The next day, Beth took Liang Anya to the kitchen.

The kitchen was large, equipped with all the necessary appliances and ingredients. For the following days, she stayed in the kitchen all day.

On Si Yuheng’s birthday, the entire castle was lively.

From noon, the open-air lawn and the first-floor banquet hall became the venue for the birthday party, with many guests arriving one after another.

Liang Anya could hear the lively voices drifting in through the window from upstairs.

In the evening, Liang Anya and Beth went to the kitchen to take out the pre-shaped cake from the oven.

Rich, snow-white ice cream cream was adorned with fresh fruits, and the sweet aroma filled the entire kitchen.

In the blank space, several sculpted English words were outlined with cream pen: happy-birthday-to-REX."

"Who would have thought Miss Liang’s skills are so good! The Hall Master will surely like it. I’ll accompany you to send it," Beth said cheerfully.

Liang Anya thought for a moment and, with a resolute look, placed the wrapped cake on a silver tray and handed it to Beth: "I’ve already made the cake, you help me deliver it, and tell him to release the King and Queen."

Beth was startled: "Ah? Miss Liang, you’re not going?"

"He only asked me to prepare a birthday gift, not necessarily to hand it to him personally."

Since the night she got lost in the forest, she hadn’t seen him again.

Whenever she thought of seeing him, she felt panic, probably because he was so aggressive that night, leaving a lingering fear.

"That’s not right..."

Beth was anxious, but before she could persuade, the kitchen door was knocked a few times.

The female butler who notified them about preparing the birthday gift popped her head out:

"Is the birthday gift ready? The Hall Master just came upstairs from the banquet hall and returned to his room, asking Miss Liang to deliver it alone."

This statement directly extinguished Liang Anya’s intention to avoid.

Beth quickly pushed Liang Anya: "Miss Liang, hurry up. If the Hall Master is unhappy, don’t even think about pleading for the King and Queen. He might find a way to punish you instead."

Under the intense gaze of the female butler and Beth’s earnest nagging, Liang Anya had no choice but to brace herself, holding the cake, and walk out of the kitchen.

The kitchen was on the first floor, and upon exiting, she could see the guests still present, holding red wine, scattered around the hall, laughing and talking.

Unexpectedly, there were so many people attending Si Yuheng’s birthday to celebrate.

It’s just a birthday, such a grand occasion.

She quickened her pace, crossing the hall and heading towards the stairs.

Fortunately, no guest paid much attention to her.

She was dressed so inconspicuously at the moment that everyone probably assumed she was just an ordinary maid of Beiming Hall.

Just as she reached the edge of the spiral staircase, before she lifted her foot, she heard a soft, familiar female voice behind her: "Huh, isn’t that Miss Liang?"

The female voice seemed to have a unique charm, like the mistress of the castle.

As it drifted out, the noisy surroundings suddenly quieted down, and all the guests’ gazes focused on her.

An Asian girl had her long hair tied into a ponytail, no makeup, with a plain face, wearing the simplest T-shirt and jeans, covered by a work apron from the kitchen, not unlike a servant.

The guests hadn’t paid attention to her until they heard Vivi’s voice, and their eyes fell on Liang Anya, whispering softly among themselves.

Liang Anya turned around, unsurprisingly, seeing Vivi accompanied by several female companions standing before her.

She was familiar with some faces among the companions, likely part of Si Yuheng’s group of mistresses.

One of the companions was Kasey.

Recalling the evening a few days ago when she saw Kasey being brought into the castle, what was initially calm was like a stone tossed into her heart, and her gaze shifted quickly.

Vivi today was wearing a violet dress, elegantly and softly more than usual, exuding radiant charisma. In terms of attire and demeanor, she was unmistakably the most significant presence in the castle.

An Asian girl’s beauty is subtle, enduring, and understated.

In contrast, a pure-bred Western girl’s beauty is favored by the creator, breathtaking in youth.

Vivi before her was no exception.

Especially compared to how casually she’d dressed at the moment, Liang Anya wanted to quickly end the conversation, smoothing her sweaty hair back, and answered perfunctorily: "Yes."

But Vivi didn’t want to end the conversation immediately, a light smile playing on her lips:

"Today’s the Hall Master’s birthday, and everyone around him is present. I was wondering why I hadn’t seen Miss Liang all day. As it turns out, you were busy in the kitchen."