Chapter 2: Pressed Down

Tang Tian kept trying to push him away, but her hands were pinned down, unable to stretch out. She could only do her best to shove, but her strength was limited, and she simply couldn’t move Shen Yanli, who was pressing down on her.

Several attempts to push him off had no effect at all. The scorching breath on her pale neck was about to melt her whole body, and her heartbeat was racing faster and faster.

She didn’t even know what to do…

At that moment, the door made a sound—it was opened from the outside.

Liu Xiaozhi opened the door and was stunned by the scene under the sofa: a tall man lying face down, pressing someone beneath him, completely still.

Liu Xiaozhi: “???”

“You two…” Her tone and expression were filled with heartbreak. Shen Yanli was the one she had secretly admired, and the scene before her had unknowingly wounded her deeply.

Tang Tian, pinned beneath Shen Yanli, heard the sound of the door opening, followed by Liu Xiaozhi’s voice, which felt like a lifeline to her. She quickly raised her voice.

“Hurry, help me lift him up—I can barely breathe.” Tang Tian couldn’t see Liu Xiaozhi’s expression at that moment, but she anxiously called for help. Not only was she struggling to breathe, but her chest also felt heavy and aching from the pressure.

It seemed Shen Yanli was truly drunk, pressing down on her without restraint, suffocating her.

Liu Xiaozhi quickly snapped out of her sadness and hurried over to help.

In the midst of Tang Tian and Liu Xiaozhi’s flustered efforts, they finally lifted Shen Yanli off. Tang Tian didn’t hesitate for a second and scrambled out from beneath him.

She was gasping for air, her hands and feet tingling from the pressure.

“Thank you,” Tang Tian said to Liu Xiaozhi.

Liu Xiaozhi looked at Tang Tian—her hair and clothes slightly disheveled but still radiating an irresistible charm. Her face, as stunning and vibrant as a blooming rose, often left people mesmerized.

Although Liu Xiaozhi knew that nothing inappropriate had happened between Tang Tian and Shen Yanli just now, she still felt very uneasy inside.

“No need to thank me,” Liu Xiaozhi replied with a gentle smile.

Tang Tian’s smile was tinged with exhaustion. After helping Shen Yanli upstairs, she was once again pinned beneath him. She had pushed with all her strength and was now utterly drained.

Glancing at Shen Yanli passed out on the sofa, she decided to just let him sleep there. She didn’t want to disturb him any further.

“Xiaozhi, my clothes are wet. I want to go downstairs and change,” Tang Tian said, without needing to look, fully aware of how disheveled she must appear at the moment.

Liu Xiaozhi was carrying a basin as she came out of the bathroom and nodded understandingly. “Then go change first, and come back up afterward.”

Tang Tian nodded. “Thank you for your trouble.”

Liu Xiaozhi smiled at her. Regardless of whether Tang Tian went downstairs to change or not, she wouldn’t let Tang Tian get near Shen Yanli again.

Tang Tian didn’t think much about it. She tidied her work clothes, which were barely presentable, then turned and stepped out of the room.

She had no intention of befriending the female pet Liu Xiaozhi; polite treatment during working hours was enough.

The door quietly closed behind her. Tang Tian reached the stairwell, and footsteps echoed from halfway up the stairs. She paused in her descent and looked closely…

Fu Xi was dressed casually in sporty attire, a pair of earbuds hanging from his slender neck. His handsome features combined with a devil-may-care attitude made him appear both upright and mischievous at once.

When he saw her, his phoenix-shaped eyes slightly narrowed as he silently appraised Tang Tian.

Tang Tian’s work uniform was somewhat disheveled, the spots that had been drenched not long ago still damp and clinging to her skin.

The work uniform was a black-and-white skirt style; other servants’ skirt hems usually fell a bit above the knees, making it quite ordinary. But Tang Tian’s slender figure made her skirt ride up to mid-thigh, and since she was often teased for being “big-chested but brainless,” wearing this uniform made her stand out starkly from the other servants.

At this moment, Tang Tian’s black hair was tousled, her peach-and-plum-like beauty showing traces of surprise. The tight work uniform hugged her figure, perfectly outlining the curves at her chest. The damp fabric clung to her skin, and on her delicate neck, the faint redness caused by Shen Yanli’s breath still lingered—a mix of innocence and seduction.

Fu Xi’s gaze lingered on her for a moment before he continued his steps upstairs without stopping.

Tang Tian hadn’t expected to run into Fu Xi. After a brief moment of surprise, she quickly stepped aside by the stairwell to give way.

Fu Xi passed by her, his tall figure about to continue down the corridor when he suddenly stopped. Turning slightly to the side, he held himself with an air of supreme indifference.

The two of them were close now. His gaze swept over Tang Tian once more as he asked, “You’re the one who made Pei Yu angry the day before yesterday, right?”

He had heard that two days ago, a maid had served coffee to Pei Jue but then coquettishly posed in front of Pei Jue’s room, clearly trying to seduce him.

This had irritated Pei Jue, who then impatiently drove her out of the room.

Tang Tian, with the memories of the original female lead, naturally understood what he was referring to. She nodded awkwardly in admission.

Her embarrassed lowered head made her look like a delicate peach and apricot blossom flushed with shyness.

Fu Xi remained silent, staring at her for a moment before turning away with a barely audible sneer, as if utterly contemptuous of her attempt to seduce Pei Jue.

Tang Tian didn’t care whether he sneered or looked down on her. Fu Xi was, after all, the master of this villa, completely unrelated to her. Honestly, how he viewed her didn’t matter.

Watching his figure grow more distant, she headed downstairs. The work uniform she wore was really uncomfortable, so she hurried to her room to change.

The treatment for servants here was actually quite good. Every housekeeper had a separate room, and the salary was quite generous.

However, since the members of the popular boy band didn’t like having too many housekeepers around, only a handful were hired—and just a few days ago, one had been dismissed.

Apart from the housekeepers, the villa also employed other servants, but they only came to clean and then left without staying in the villa.

Tang Tian quickly ran down to her room on the first floor, closed the door behind her, and just as she passed by the mirror… she stopped and stepped back toward it.

The mirror reflected her slender figure, a beautiful disheveled charm about her. She tugged at the hem of her skirt, grateful that the work uniform’s skirt came with built-in anti-exposure safety shorts—otherwise, she wouldn’t know how to manage her tasks properly.

Tang Tian quickly grabbed a fresh work uniform and changed out of the half-damp one she was wearing, the soft jade of her body still aching from being crushed under Shen Yanli.

She looked down at her chest, which was flushed red from the pressure. It was a headache—just like in her previous life, her large chest had always forced her to buy loose clothing, and now this life would be no different…

She exhaled slowly, resigned, and gently massaged the sore area to ease the discomfort from being pressed.

After changing back into her uniform, she left the room. It had already been over ten minutes—she couldn’t stay in the room too long. Tang Tian quickly made her way from the first floor up to Shen Yanli’s room on the second floor.

Liu Xiaozhi, still wiping Shen Yanli’s hands and neck, heard the door open behind her and frowned slightly.

Tang Tian approached calmly and saw Liu Xiaozhi bent over, wiping Shen Yanli’s hands. She picked up a basin of hot water and entered the bathroom, poured out the water, and then filled it again with warm water.

Setting the basin down beside Liu Xiaozhi, her expression finally softened a little.

Tang Tian barely noticed the change in Liu Xiaozhi’s expression; she simply thought it was time to change the basin of hot water.

However, she could sense that Liu Xiaozhi seemed somewhat resistant to her approaching Shen Yanli. When Liu Xiaozhi was wiping his hands, her body language was defensive—Tang Tian found it hard not to notice.

Pretending not to notice Liu Xiaozhi’s guarded attitude toward her, Tang Tian idly sat down on the nearby sofa.

The manager had instructed her and Liu Xiaozhi to stay and take care of Shen Yanli, so she couldn’t leave for the time being. Liu Xiaozhi was busy wiping his hands and neck and was almost finished.

With nothing else to do, Tang Tian simply waited.

After Liu Xiaozhi finished wiping, Tang Tian felt self-aware and picked up the basin, slowly making her way into the bathroom, deliberately moving at a leisurely pace as she tidied up.

It wasn’t that she was slow, but that she wanted to take her time—there was nothing else to do next but watch over Shen Yanli, so there was no need to rush.

When she came out of the bathroom, Tang Tian sat back down in the same spot she had just left.

Across from her, Liu Xiaozhi paid no attention to Tang Tian, occasionally casting gentle glances at Shen Yanli as she reached up to smooth his jet-black hair.

Tang Tian watched the scene before her, as if pink bubbles were floating around them. She remembered that the original female lead, Liu Xiaozhi, secretly admired Shen Yanli and often took care of him just like she did the other three wealthy members of the popular boy band. Through this, she successfully won the hearts of all four rich and famous band members.

Resting her chin on her hand, Tang Tian quietly observed Liu Xiaozhi’s attentive care toward Shen Yanli.

Outside the window, birds and cicadas occasionally chirped. The sunlight was dazzling, yet the room remained cold and silent, without a single sound. As she kept watching, her eyelids began to struggle to stay open. After several battles between her eyelids, Tang Tian sank deep into the sofa and fell into a deep sleep.