"I'm the general's personal attendant. My name is Louis Lin," Louis Lin said.
"Personal attendant? What's a personal attendant?" Nanny, who used to be an actress, really knows how to put on a show.
"Mom, a personal attendant is basically a servant who stays close to the master," Grace explained.
"Servant? You're just a servant, so if you say she's not in danger, she's not in danger? Who put you in charge?" Nanny clung to Grace. "No way, absolutely not!"
"Mom, really, nothing will happen. I'll go and come right back." Grace sounded anxious. "Didn't you hear Louis Lin say it? That Miss Sophie has already tried hanging herself once, jumped in the lake once, and even tried to cut her own throat twice. If she dies, the general will be heartbroken!"
"Why should I care if he's heartbroken? All I know is, my daughter was almost beaten to death by that general!" At this point, she grew upset, her eyes reddened as she started to cry. "Lily, your father died young, and you're the pillar of our family. If you die, your mother and two sisters won't survive either!"
"Mom, don't cry, you're still sick! Fine, I won't go." With that, Grace looked helplessly at Louis Lin and shook her head.
Louis Lin grew anxious and asked, "So, ma'am, what will it take for you to let Lily go?"
"Unless your general personally promises me that he won't lay a finger on Lily. Otherwise, I'd rather die than let her go!" Nanny said.
"That's fine, how about you come with me to the general's manor?" Louis Lin said. "Once we're there, I'll ask the general to promise you himself."
"Do you ever think before you speak?" Claire shot Louis Lin a glare. "Can't you see my mom can't even walk? How is she supposed to go with you?"
"Then, how about I get a carriage to take her? Would that work?"
"The reason she can't walk is because she caught a chill last night and got sick. She can't go out!" Claire was quick on her feet.
"Ah... I see..." Louis Lin scratched his head in frustration. "So what should we do now?"
"I don't care what you do! Just get out! You've wasted half the day and made my mom's illness worse! Go, go, go! Get out! You're not welcome here!" Hope and Claire drove Louis Lin out.
Louis Lin stood outside the fence, conflicted for a long time, then went back and reported everything to Evan Xiao word for word.
Evan Xiao listened with a serious face and asked, "So her mother said, unless I personally promise her?"
"Exactly!" Louis Lin looked troubled. "That lady seems so weak, like she could pass out any minute. I can't force her—what if something happens to her because of me? Then we'd have a feud, right? And Lily wouldn't be able to treat Miss Sophie, don't you think?"
"So?" Evan Xiao's eyes were cold as he looked at him.
"So," Louis Lin grinned, showing his big white teeth. "How about... you go in person?"
"You want me to personally invite her?"
"No! I mean, just go and personally assure her mother."
Evan Xiao frowned, saying nothing.
That Lily always gave him an elusive feeling.
He couldn't shake the feeling that something was off...
"General! General!" At that moment, a maid came running over, flustered. "Bad news! Miss Sophie tried to bite her tongue and kill herself!"
"What? Even with her acupoints sealed, she could still bite her tongue? How is she?" Louis Lin asked.
"Because her acupoints were sealed, she didn't bite too hard. The doctor said her life isn't in danger," the maid replied.