I insist

Chapter 407: Turned Away at the Door

Liuli stared in astonishment at the closed carriage door, wanting to say something more, when she heard someone outside cracking a whip forcefully.

The carriage suddenly lurched forward, and she stumbled, eventually ending up sitting in the seat next to it.

"Stop the car! Stop the car right now!"

"Is there something else, Miss?"

Sensing the slight increase in speed, she tidied her disheveled hair and pushed the door open halfway.

Do you think Young Master Yu would be willing to see me now?

"But Master..."

Liuli raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction, staring intently at the coachman for a long time before looking away and pointing to the teahouse next door.

He immediately realized that they wanted to buy tea and snacks to please the old eunuch, so he stopped the carriage and ran inside.

But since he'd been inside for so long, he wasn't stupid; he bought two portions of the food.

"Miss, one copy for the master, and the other for young master?"

"You do have some sense."

The coachman chuckled sheepishly, then placed the two items inside before turning the carriage around and returning to the mansion gate once more.

The old eunuch was afraid of losing such an important role as Yu Huailin, so he sat in the main hall and saw Liuli return at a glance.

A smile had already appeared on his face, but when he saw that only she had returned, his expression immediately darkened.

"What happened? I told you to go apologize, why are you back so soon?"

“Stepfather, what Young Master Yu hates most is people coming to visit without permission. I must at least write a visiting card before I can go over.”

She didn't want to be turned away.

Seeing Liuli's helpless expression, the old eunuch raised an eyebrow. Just as he was about to say something else, he saw her unfold the letter paper and quickly write down her elegant handwriting.

His gaze fell upon it, and the smile on his face grew even more satisfied.

After all, this was the good daughter he had raised; she was capable both in public and in the kitchen, so why hadn't Yu Huailin taken a liking to her?

The old eunuch, thinking about this matter, didn't get over it. He clearly wanted to say something else, so he frowned again.

Liuli had been watching her stepfather's expression closely, from joy to dissatisfaction, and now to annoyance. She immediately stopped writing and handed him the things.

"Father, is this writing acceptable? If not, I'll rewrite it."

"No need, this is enough. Young Master Yu is not so particular about rules."

Upon hearing this, Liuli seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and slowly reached out to hand the letter to the maid beside her so that it could be sent out immediately.

They dared not delay their master's business, so they handed the items over and sent them out.

However, the newly assigned residence did not have any servants selected. After searching for a while at the entrance, they finally knocked on the door.

"Who?"

"Young Master Yu, we are maids under Miss Liuli. This is her visiting card to you, hoping to apologize to you in person."

"Apologize to me in person?"

A mocking look appeared on Yu Huailin's face, but he still took the visiting card inside.

Thinking the man had agreed, the maidservant, unwilling to stay a moment longer, turned and fled.

What she didn't see was that the person on the other end let go of what they were holding and threw it on the ground.

"It really makes people's hands dirty. Is this what they call getting entangled in complicated situations?"

Yu Huailin's face grew increasingly grim. He turned to look in the other direction and let out an even more helpless sigh.

His gaze drifted to another courtyard wall behind the first one, and his expression grew increasingly grim. After a long while, he finally looked away and glanced indifferently at the other side.

The next moment, Yu Huailin closed the door, pretending that he was not seeing any guests.

Unaware of all this, Liuli took the prepared items and got back into the carriage.

"Don't you dare misbehave this time, or even your stepfather won't be able to protect you."

"Rest assured, I do not believe I will speak falsely in front of Young Master Yu. I will do everything in my power to accomplish your grand plan."

Amused by Liuli's words, the old eunuch nodded in satisfaction before waving for the servants to leave.

When her stepfather could no longer be seen, the smile on her face disappeared.

No matter what, I have to try again for myself.

Seeing the carriage had stopped, Liuli carefully stepped down, only to find the visiting card lying on the ground and the tightly closed gate.

She guessed what was going on, but she still went up and knocked on the door.

Although the force wasn't great, Liuli knew that Yu Huailin could definitely hear it.

But she waited for a long time without hearing any voices or footsteps.

"Could it be that he went out again?"

"Come over here and knock on it twice."

The coachman was already preparing to leave, but upon hearing Liuli's order, he had no choice but to resign himself to jumping off the carriage and banging hard on the door knocker.

Once he was sure the sound was loud enough for the whole courtyard to hear, he withdrew his hand and looked at the visiting card in Liuli's hand.

"Miss, does this mean you should go back?"

“It was my fault to begin with, so it’s normal that Young Master Yu doesn’t want to see me. If he still ignores me now, I’ll just have to stand here at the door until the end of time.”

Upon hearing these threatening words, Yu Huailin raised an eyebrow slightly but made no move, continuing to fiddle with the things in his hands.

Fearing that the outsiders would anger their master, the guards tried to call them away, but were suddenly hit by a pebble as they made their move.

Everyone looked at Yu Huailin and saw the icy look in his eyes.

Everyone immediately realized that these matters were beyond their control, and they all stood in the shadows as if the person did not exist.

Yu Huailin withdrew his gaze again, looking indifferently in another direction, before finally turning his attention back to fiddling with the things in his hands.

He hadn't gone out all day, and he originally thought that Liuli would have left long ago given her personality, but when he heard Liuli knocking on the door, his brows furrowed again.

"Master, that person has no intention of leaving."

"Then let her stand there until she leaves voluntarily."

He would definitely not have any further contact with this woman, otherwise their relationship would become increasingly awkward.

With this in mind, Yu Huailin felt even more at ease and went back to his room to rest.

The next day.

Before he was fully awake, he heard Liuli knocking on the door again.

“Young Master Yu, I truly know I was wrong. If you feel this is not sincere enough, I will go and explain to Song Miqiu right now.”

"explain?"

Yu Huailin was well aware of her little scheme. He lightly touched the ground with his toes, climbed onto the roof, and then with a wave of his hand, several daggers were plunged into the ground near her feet.

"This is just a warning. If you dare to continue, I won't mind finding him a more obedient stepdaughter."

“Young Master Yu, I am truly apologizing from the bottom of my heart. Please forgive Liuli’s recklessness.”

Ignoring everyone else, Liuli knelt down on the ground with a thud.

At first, no one called her name, so Yu Huailin couldn't find her. But when he saw her deliberately displaying a tearful appearance in front of others, his expression became increasingly unpleasant.