Curiosity got the best of her, "Given how rich you are, I initially thought you were born with a golden spoon in your mouth." Since he said that his parents separated when he was young, then that means his maternal grandparents must have been wealthy, or else how could he even afford to study in a place like Crystal University? 

Even if you take a schoarship in consideration, Amaranthine is after all a high maintenance place to survive in.

"My grandfather was a high-school teacher and grandmother was a housewife. Mom was their only daughter," He replied, understanding what she was trying to imply, "Overall, a normal family."

Her eyes visibly widened. She looked at the man who picked up his sandwich and resumed eating.

Many questions were swirling at the tip of her tongue but she gulped them down. It was not good to know everything about him when he did not anything about her. Once her curiosity is satiated by his answers, there will be overwhelming guilt in her. It's better like this.

'Ring Ring Ring'

She tilted her head…

Right at this moment, his phone went off.

Jun Zixuan answered the call.

He did not speak for a few seconds and listened to what the other party was saying before opening his mouth, ''Alright," he replied before hanging up.

He then glanced at her, "The renovations are over. We can move back to Ren Mansion now."

She shrugged, "Let's go then. I've not unpacked my luggage at all," Since she knew they will be going back to the mansion soon, she did not unpack her luggage only to pack it once again.

She found this place comfortable than the mansion because there were no servants here who will glance at her with their prying eyes the moment she stepped out of the room. Okay, although it was because of their curiosity towards her, she still found it uncomfortable.

When she was living with her brother in the past, their servants were all so friendly since Jian Yu handpicked them all by himself. After school, she got admitted to Crystal University and moved to another city where she lived all alone in her condominium with her brother visiting her once thrice a month.

So, she was just not used to all these things.

As much as she liked this penthouse, it had only one room. Only one bed on top of that.

Being the kind person that she was, she could not bear to see Jun Zixuan adjusting himself on the couch. And her sleepcrawling habits always made it awkward for her to face him every morning.

So, it was better to get back to the mansion before she did something immoral to him in her sleep.

…

Ren Mansion.

While Yu Mei left to check the interior designs in her room, Jun Zixuan entered the Master bedroom. His previous grey-shaded room was now pristine white with a grand chandelier enhancing its beauty.

The dull room was now modern and elegant with pendant lights spreading warmth from above. Nice bedding sets matching with the cool wallpapers. Everything looked fine except for the picture of a baby hanging right above the headboard of his bed.

He turned around and glanced at the wall behind him which was on the opposite side of the bed. The corner of his lips twitched when he saw the painting on the wall. The tips of his ears turned red as his eyes took in the details of the painting. What kind of renovation is this?

He quickly averted his gaze ready to call Steward Gu to remove this painting from here before someone saw it.

But something caught his attention. He walked towards the bedside table and glanced at the flower vase. All kinds of rare flowers were settled inside the large crystal vase but the one that caught his attention was a small magenta rose tucked in a lone corner. He pulled out the flower from the vase before looking at it with narrowed eyes.

Nobody was allowed to pluck them from his rose garden. On the corner of the stem of the rose, he noticed something.

He twisted it around before looking at it closely. There was dried blood.

He was reminded of the day when Yu Mei plucked a rose from the garden getting her finger pricked by the thorn in the process. Later, he had taken the rose from her and put it into the flower vase.

Weeks have passed since that incident. He frowned. How could this rose still be fresh?

While he was lost in his thoughts, Yu Mei kicked the door open and stepped inside his room. Her eyes flaring in anger, "Say, is it difficult for your mom to let me have some peace?"

Jun Zixuan tilted his head upwards to look at her, "What happened?" He asked, pinching the space between his brows.

She grabbed his right hand before shoving a baby pink letter in his hand.

'Dear Mei, I know you love me the most. I, your mother-in-law love you a lot too. Taking your affections into consideration, I had prepared the gift for you. I hope you like it

Yours loving

Mother-in-law'

After reading the content on the note, he glanced at her, "What gift did she prepare?"

"I don't have a bed in the room…'' She pursed her lips glaring at the letter in his hand, "Read the note she has left on the back."

Jun Zixuan cleared his throat and turned the page.

'You can sleep in the Master bedroom, on my son's bed, above him, below him, or beside him. But if you don't prefer my son, I think the floor in your room should be fine for you.'

Jun Zixuan was speechless. He could not believe his mother wrote something like this but then, he recognized her handwriting pretty well.

He glanced at Yu Mei who was pouting and fuming.

"Well…"

She glanced at him, "Get me a bed, will you?"

Listening about Shen Lihua's past and her current health condition had invoked a sense of sympathy in her heart but she realized the pitiful one here was her to have gotten this she-devil as her mother-in-law.

He gazed at her for a moment before opening his mouth, "You can sleep…"