After Being Forced Into a Facial Paralysis, the Villain Said I’m Such a Drama Queen - Chapter 28.1

Did the Eldest Miss hear what A-Biao and the others were thinking? Yes, she did.

Previously, when they were suffering through their meals, it wasn’t that they truly harbored deep resentment. Consequently, when they were in front of Lu Wanxing, A-Biao and Uncle Li never thought about it, so the Eldest Miss remained unaware. Today, she happened to stumble upon the dining scene; she had never seen the villa so lively.

Watching them sit up straight with their chopsticks the moment they saw her, Lu Wanxing couldn’t help but smile. “Uncle Li, give everyone an extra ten thousand yuan bonus this month. Everyone has worked hard.”

With a ten thousand yuan bonus dropping from the sky, everyone on the scene instantly came back to life. Wasn’t it just eating? What’s the difference what you eat?

Reflecting on it carefully, as long as Sheng Xia didn’t try to be “innovative,” the dishes she cooked later on weren’t actually problematic. The taste was mediocre at best, but at her current level, serving them to the Eldest Miss wouldn’t be an issue. It was just that they were truly traumatized by the experience; they instinctively wanted to flee the moment they saw those dishes.

Seeing the Eldest Miss approach, Sheng Xia also snapped out of her own little world. She had been somewhat obsessed during this period. Once she realized what was happening, her heart was filled with guilt toward A-Biao and the others. “I’m sorry, everyone. I didn’t consider things properly during this time.”

She was used to being a loner and was very resourceful when dealing with ill-intentioned people, but now that the people around her were normal, she didn’t quite know how to handle things. Although she had been in this world for several months, Sheng Xia’s communal life had only recently begun, and she still tended to view many habits through her own standards.

Lu Wanxing’s gaze fell on Sheng Xia. Sensing her dejection, she hesitated for a moment before gesturing to A-Biao.

A-Biao stepped forward, patted Sheng Xia on the shoulder, and said begrudgingly, “What are you apologizing for? We’re all on the same side.”

“It’s just that I, Brother Biao, have a small suggestion. Can Xiao Xia learn some other dishes in the future? A person can’t just keep eating the same few things. If there are new dishes being developed, we’d be more than happy to help.”

A-Si hurriedly added, “Of course, control the portions. Brother A-Si is old; I’m no longer the man who could devour five bowls of rice at once.”

Hearing this, the others burst into laughter. With the bonus as motivation, everyone’s previous bitterness vanished, and they were all feeling wonderful. They hadn’t dared to fool around in front of the Eldest Miss before; after laughing, they instinctively tried to restrain themselves.

Noticing the atmosphere was about to stagnate, Uncle Li thought for a moment and said, “To be honest, Xiao Xia, don’t innovate next time. Weren’t you using chili water to fry potato shreds before? You practically made A-Biao spit fire.”

“A-Biao can’t even handle sweet spicy strips. No wonder he had to lean against the wall to walk out that day.”

Seeing that the Eldest Miss’s expression was relatively gentle, everyone grew bolder. Once the floodgates opened, everyone started offering suggestions. Lu Wanxing watched from the side without participating. Seeing Sheng Xia look somewhat flustered and glancing at her as if seeking help, she couldn’t help but curve her lips into a smile.

The two made eye contact. In that second, time seemed to stretch for a long while, yet it was also just an instant. Sheng Xia was the first to look away, pretending to listen intently to the others’ opinions while her mind had already drifted off to the clouds.

The Eldest Miss is truly beautiful. She especially loves her appearance in the light eyes as clear as water, features like a painting. It was as if she were born to belong to the light, so she would be graced by beauty.

After talking things out, their lives lacked the thrill of “you hide, I chase,” but gained a few degrees of lazy comfort. Sheng Xia also gradually grew accustomed to this kind of life.

“Eldest Miss, it’s time to eat!” After finishing the cooking, Sheng Xia shouted toward the floor above.

Previously, A-Biao and the others would have been scared to death, fearing it would disturb the Eldest Miss. But seeing that Lu Wanxing didn’t mind, they also became a bit bolder. Every servant was strictly told before coming that they must be quiet in everything they did, so everyone acted with extreme caution, making the villa’s atmosphere somewhat oppressive.

Sometimes, even when the servants thought they were being quiet, the Eldest Miss would occasionally lose her temper and drive them away. This caused many to eventually give up and leave. The servants currently staying in the villa had been there for at least five years. They truly wanted the Eldest Miss to get better.

Now that Sheng Xia had spoken up, their courage slowly grew. Especially the older women who had joined in the same year as Uncle Li were very happy; they would even boldly call out to Lu Wanxing when they saw her.

“Eldest Miss, these are the invitations we received recently. Take a look.” Uncle Li brought the invitations over, along with a list that clearly stated who sent them and for what purpose.

Lu Wanxing took a casual glance. “I’m not going to any of them.”

“Alright.” Uncle Li had anticipated her answer and placed the items directly in the storage cabinet.

“Eldest Miss, you don’t seem to like going out much.” Sheng Xia had been here for nearly a month and hadn’t seen her go out once. Is it because of her legs? If she went out, some people would look at her with strange eyes, and she could only watch everyone silently and helplessly from a corner.

Lu Wanxing’s eyelids lifted slightly. She knew exactly what Sheng Xia was thinking without even guessing. “Put away your messy thoughts.”

“I just think it’s too noisy.”

Every banquet was crowded, and the noise was always clamorous, giving Lu Wanxing a headache. That’s why she didn’t like going out and usually stayed in her room reading books. Now that Sheng Xia was here, Lu Wanxing would come downstairs for all three meals and take a walk in the garden, which was already much more frequent than before.

Hahaha, so funny. Every time the streamer’s imagination runs wild, she gets caught by the Eldest Miss.

If it weren’t for the streamer’s eyes being so obvious, I would have thought the Eldest Miss could read minds.

Not necessarily. This is just an ordinary small world from a ‘torture’ novel. It’s already touching if the female supporting character’s IQ is above average. If she could read minds, wouldn’t that be game-breaking?

Just kidding, just kidding.

The people in the livestream chat insisted it was impossible, which also led Sheng Xia to believe it was so. This resulted in her not even considering the possibility much later, even though her thoughts were constantly seen through by the Eldest Miss.

“If the Eldest Miss finds it noisy, I can take you to the countryside to play sometime.” Although the rural areas are somewhat inconvenient, the environment is quite good and conducive to relaxation.

However, thinking that the Eldest Miss must have many affairs to attend to, Sheng Xia brushed the matter aside and then tentatively used serving chopsticks to give her some food. Lately, while eating, Sheng Xia would always sneak a nutritious bite into a series of her otherwise mediocre-looking dishes, then secretly observe the Eldest Miss’s expression.

If the Eldest Miss ate it, Sheng Xia’s eyes would fill with satisfaction, and she would then eat a bit more in a good mood. Lu Wanxing had long seen through these little movements of Sheng Xia’s and didn’t expose her. Teasing her occasionally actually improved her own appetite.

“Starting later, you only need to train for one hour each morning and evening.”

Sheng Xia, who was eating a bun, looked up, her cheeks puffed out like a little squirrel. “Hmm?”

“The college entrance exam is coming up soon. You can arrange the rest of your time yourself.” Seeing Sheng Xia eating happily, she reached out and picked up a small steamed bun. The skin was soft; it was alright.

“Okay.” Sheng Xia guessed that the Eldest Miss suddenly said this probably because she had discovered the exam paper where all the answers were wrong. That day, when Lu Wanxing walked in, Sheng Xia was already awake; she just pretended to sleep because she was worried about being asked questions. She didn’t expect the Eldest Miss to still be concerned about her studies after all this time, which moved her heart.

To be fair, the Eldest Miss is quite attentive. She didn’t specifically emphasize Sheng Xia’s grades, likely fearing she would be under too much pressure.

True, she’s still a bit reluctant to talk to people and prefers to keep to herself.

But Xiao Xia, your grades really are a problem. Why not start building a persona of someone who doesn’t like to study? Once you improve your grades with our help, you can then claim you had an epiphany and decided to study hard?

Sheng Xia mulled it over; it wasn’t impossible.

Usually, when Lu Wanxing didn’t go out, the bodyguards at home had a lot of free time. She thought Sheng Xia would use that time to study hard. Then, in the afternoon, she found the girl following Uncle Li to learn how to wrap dumplings.

The second day, she was learning how to pull noodles from Auntie Zhang. The third day, she was learning how to plant flowers from Grandpa Wu. The fourth day, she was learning origami from A-Biao. The fifth day, she was playing marbles with A-Si. The sixth day, she even developed various new postures for pruning landscape trees.

The only thing she wasn’t doing was studying.

Lu Wanxing’s brow furrowed tighter and tighter. The old lady had sent her here; if she ended up sending back a failing student, how would she explain it? So on the seventh day, seeing that Sheng Xia still wanted to run out to the yard, Lu Wanxing stopped her.

“Don’t you need to study?”

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