Renyuan thrashed, but it was too late. With one smooth motion, the assailant knocked him out. His strength was simply overwhelming for the young master to do anything about it.
The maid stared in shock, with blood dripping from the corner of her mouth. She opened her lips, about to scream.
But in a blur, the towering man moved. One massive hand pressed over her mouth, silencing her scream before she could even try to make a sound. Not with violence, but with chilling control. His sheer presence paralyzed her.
She could tell by instinct that the fingers over her face could've snapped her neck like a twig if he willed it. Her eyes widened with terror… until she saw something that turned fear into disbelief.
A delicate figure peeked out from behind the man's broad back.
Eyes wide. Expression conflicted, then warm.
"Liuli?" a soft, girlish voice called.
The maid's eyes welled up instantly.
"Young Miss…?"
