Chapter 20: Being Watched

After Tang Tian passed by a few wealthy young ladies, Fang Suoyu called her over.

“Come here for a moment.”

Tang Tian walked over. “Ladies, would you like something to drink?”

Fang Suoyu had always been good at reading people. Although the maid before her had a figure that couldn’t hide her striking beauty and a face that was breathtaking, her pair of jet-black, bright eyes were exceptionally clear and sincere.

This surprised Fang Suoyu somewhat.

“Where is Mr. Pei?”

Hearing that she was looking for Pei Jue again, Tang Tian pointed casually, “Mr. Pei is in the next room.”

Her tone was neither too fast nor too slow, showing no displeasure or suspicion whatsoever.

Wen Ai asked, “Then where is Fu Xi?” She teased, glancing at the young lady from the Zhong family sitting beside her.

The young lady from the Zhong family shyly shook Wen Ai’s arm and studied Tang Tian’s expression carefully.

“Mr. Fu is in the billiard room,” Tang Tian replied—she had just accompanied someone to find Fu Xi.

Wen Ai glanced at Fang Suoyu, who gave her a slight shake of her head.

The Miss Zhong asked, “Where is Ge Li?”

Tang Tian said, “Also in the next room.”

Fang Suoyu then asked, “Where is Ge Shaohan?”

Tang Tian was about to answer when Wen Shaohan strode over, smiling at them. “Mr. Wen is right here.”

Fang Suoyu and the other young ladies followed her gaze.

Wen Shaohan noticed them and walked toward the group.

One of the wealthy young ladies sitting on the sofa, who secretly admired him, held back her excitement.

Wen Shaohan asked Tang Tian, “What’s going on?”

Tang Tian looked at the group of wealthy young ladies and smiled, “Ladies, they’re looking for you.”

At this moment, Fang Suoyu was still studying Tang Tian. It really seemed that this maid had no interest whatsoever in Pei Jue and the others.

Wen Shaohan immediately noticed the guilty look on his cousin Wen Ai’s face and knew they weren’t up to anything good.

“You should go handle your business first.”

Tang Tian nodded quickly and just as she was about to turn, she heard the butler calling her. She hurried over without looking back at the group behind her.

Wen Shaohan withdrew his gaze and coldly warned them, “If you’re too bored, go find your classes. Don’t hang around on my turf causing trouble.”

Fang Suoyu forced a nervous smile. “Shaohan Gege, don’t be so harsh. We didn’t do anything to her.”

Wen Ai didn’t dare say a word. She had been afraid of this big cousin since she was little—he was always so fierce.

“Play however you want, just don’t interfere with other people’s work.”

Wen Ai was nearly having her arm shaken off by the girl beside her who secretly liked Wen Shaohan; the pain was real, so she had no choice but to speak up again to explain clearly to her cousin.

“Cousin, we won’t dare do it again. We just wanted to see if that beautiful maid earlier had any ulterior motives toward you.”

Wen Shaohan knew they were playing these little tricks and didn’t approve of their behavior. He had noticed that Tang Tian hadn’t shown any sign of grievance and was also aware that they had some limits and wouldn’t go too far.

Wen Shaohan sighed helplessly, “No next time.”

The few wealthy young ladies found a way to save face and quickly responded in agreement.

After Wen Shaohan left, Fang Suoyu looked at them strangely and said, “That maid didn’t seem to be acting. Could it be that she really isn’t interested in Pei Jue and the others?”

Wen Ai shook her head, “She has a pretty good personality. I actually like her.” She added, “But if you look too long, you might get so dazzled by her beauty that you lose awareness of everything around you.”

“You can’t like her. Just now… Shaohan Gege scolded us because of her. She’s just a maid. Is it really so wrong to ask a few questions?”

The girl who secretly liked Wen Shaohan was Miss Li. She was unhappy—Wen Shaohan had reprimanded them all because of another woman, and on top of that, she was only a maid. This made her feel deeply humiliated.

Wen Ai sighed, “If Cousin heard you say that, he’d think even less of you.”

Miss Li pouted, “So what? That’s just how it is.”

Wen Ai advised her, “Don’t like my cousin anymore. Go like someone else. My cousin… he doesn’t like girls like you.”

“What kind of girl does he like then?”

Several other young ladies gathered around, eager to gossip.

Wen Ai thought for a moment and shook her head. “It seems my cousin has never been in a relationship. I’ve never heard of him liking anyone.”

The Miss Li felt reassured and became even more determined to win over Wen Shaohan.

But in the next moment, Wen Ai poured cold water on her hopes.

“But I do know what kind of girls my cousin doesn’t like—girls like you.”

Wen Ai spoke sincerely because the Wen family’s rules emphasized never looking down on anyone with a respectable profession, believing that was the key to their family business’s lasting success.

This mindset clashed directly with Miss Li’s thoughts.

Miss Li felt as if the sky was about to collapse. Tears welled up in her eyes, hovering on the edge of falling, but she didn’t cry.

Wen Ai was startled and quickly wiped away her tears, softly comforting her.

Fang Suoyu felt relieved inside—thankfully, Tang Tian was not born into a wealthy family. If she were a rich young lady who could easily toy with countless wealthy sons, then no matter whether men liked her or not, even women would find it impossible to resist Tang Tian’s beauty.

Especially those bright, sparkling eyes of hers—when they met your gaze, they brought a sense of peace and uplifted your mood because those beautiful eyes held no desire, no impurities, completely pure and clear.

In the next room, just after Tang Tian left, several wealthy young masters nearby were quietly watching her. It wasn’t just one person—several influential sons were subtly paying close attention to Tang Tian.

“Mr. Pei, does that maid you just spoke to have a boyfriend?”

Shen Yanli, who was drinking, paused mid-motion, and Pei Jue replied coldly, “I don’t know. You can ask her yourself.”

Xiao Fu’s gaze followed Tang Tian’s retreating figure with great interest, unaware that such a rare beauty was hidden within this villa.

The eldest son of the Pang family, Pang Cong, heard Pei Jue’s nearly indifferent, cold tone and laughed, commenting that he was still so cold-hearted.

“Mr. Pei, with such a goddess-like beauty by your side, you’re still so indifferent.”

Xiao Fu was not willing to let anyone compete with him over that maid from earlier, especially not Pei Jue and Shen Yanli.

So he interrupted, “You’ve known him for a long time—haven’t you ever seen him get close to any woman since childhood?”

Pang Cong also couldn’t understand why Pei Jue showed no interest in the opposite sex.

Xiao Fu added, “If the day iron trees bloom ever comes, that will really be something rare. Who knows what kind of extraordinary person could catch President Pei’s attention?”

Xiao Fu’s words piqued the curiosity of the wealthy young masters present—who exactly could be the woman to win over Pei Jue?