Chapter 461: The Past (Part 1) [V5C168 – A Distance Within Reach]

“Did you say that person’s name is Qianye?” Zhao Ruoxi’s voice was trembling slightly.

“Yes, Young Miss. Why? What’s wrong?” The maid was badly shocked.

Zhao Ruoxi grabbed her and asked with a glare, “The man Yuying brought back is living at her residence?”

The maid felt that something was wrong and replied with a trembling voice, “Y-Yes.”

Zhao Ruoxi slowly let go. A layer of frost emerged on her countenance as she suddenly turned and left.

“Young Miss, Young Miss! Where are you going?” The maid chased after her frantically, but as soon as she exited the room, she saw Zhao Ruoxi floating up toward the third floor instead of going down. The maid was shocked out of her wits at this point and ran up after her.

At the moment, the maid’s speed was as swift as a galloping horse—apparently, she wasn’t ordinary either. However, she simply couldn’t close the gap between her and Zhao Ruoxi no matter how hard she tried. She could only watch as the latter’s figure disappeared past the third-floor corridor.

Zhao Ruoxi suddenly came to a stop on the third floor. The old granny who had been asleep in the house suddenly appeared before her to block the way.

“Granny Shi, why do you block my way?”

The old lady replied slowly, “It’s currently the Young Miss’s afternoon nap time. Why are you not resting?”

“I can’t sleep, so I’m going out for...