Chapter 17 - Xiao Yan


Bright sunlight shone on the beautiful figure standing in front of Wu Yang's door.
She was a woman in her prime. Her long, purple hair swayed in the gentle breeze, giving her a mystical aura. She had sharp features that could make anyone who looked at them lose themselves in her beauty.
Her amethyst eyes glowed with an enchanting luster. And she had pale skin, smooth and pure as white jade.
She wore a white dress that hugged her curves and showed off her ample assets. It was so tight against her body that you could see every outline of her supple figure, with even the smallest details visible.
Her long legs peeked through the sides of the dress, enticing those who saw them and begging to be caressed. And her plump rear looked round and bouncy. It was enough to make any man drool with desire.
She stood right in front of the door and glanced around with a frown. She looked as if she were waiting for something or someone.
Then, with a sigh, she spoke in a soft but clear voice, "Why does the Madam seem to spend so much time in the Young Master's room nowadays?"
She paused, looking at the room as if she wanted to know the answers. But no one was there to answer her. There was only silence.
She had already been waiting like this for a week to serve her master's needs, yet Madam had been spending a lot of time inside instead. And for some reason, Madam had forbidden her to enter.
She could only bring them food, medicine, and other necessities. Even so, she wasn't allowed inside the room and had to leave them right outside the door. It had been like that for a while now, leaving her with nothing else to do.
This made her feel a bit depressed, as she was always the one in charge of her young master's needs.
She had grown attached to him ever since he saved her from the darkness and gave her this second life.
As she thought back on the past, memories flooded her mind.
The day her greedy father sold her to the pleasure house as a sex slave. The time she thought she'd spend the rest of her life doing nothing but pleasuring men with her body.
She never wanted to be in that place, treated as nothing more than a toy for men to use to their hearts' content. It was her worst nightmare.
However, she found a chance to escape that horrible reality, but unfortunately, she couldn't go back home. That was no longer an option.
So she wandered the streets, searching for something, anything, to live for. And that was how she managed to survive.
Then one day, the people from the pleasure house found her again. At that moment, she thought her life would end. She accepted her fate as an endless hell of being forced into depravity.
But just before they could take her away, a boy arrived and bought her for a hefty sum. She thought he was just another pervert who wanted to use her, yet the boy didn't do anything to her.
Instead, he asked her to be his maid. Although she was quite hesitant, she decided to go through with it. After all, it was far better than becoming a sex slave.
And from then on, she became Wu Yang's maid, Xiao Yan.
Over time, Xiao Yan slowly changed. Her thoughts and her actions, everything changed.
It was all because of Wu Yang, who treated her as his elder sister and cared for her with all his heart.
The love she felt from him was different from anything she'd experienced before, and it made her feel like she'd finally found a real family again. A place where she truly belonged.
Xiao Yan sighed again, thinking about her young master's current situation. The young master hadn't recovered from the strange condition yet, making it seem like nothing would change for a long time. She didn't like this feeling.
"Young Master... if only there was something I could do for you..." Xiao Yan whispered, staring at the sky with hope. Her heart ached because she knew her young master was suffering while she was powerless to help him.
She knew what he was going through, the agony and anguish, the despair and helplessness, the longing and yearning for salvation, because she had also been there before.
"If only there was a way... Any way to help him... Even if it means risking my life..." Xiao Yan clenched her fists and closed her eyes, her mind swirling with emotion. She wanted nothing more than to ease his pain and see his smile again.
Xiao Yan felt wetness on her cheeks, and her hand moved up to brush it away. "Oh? I'm crying... What would Young Master say if he saw this weak side of me?"
Xiao Yan wiped away her tears, not wanting to seem weak or pitiful to the person she loved and respected most.
"He always told me I look prettier when smiling, and he hated it when I was sad. So, I have to be strong..." Xiao Yan muttered with a determined voice, her expression full of resolution. "I must stay strong for him... So he won't worry and feel burdened..."
After saying that, Xiao Yan walked away from the door, ready to prepare another meal for her young master and the madam.
"What should I bring them today... something sweet? Or spicy? Hmm, both are good too, I guess..." Xiao Yan mumbled, heading to the kitchen with her mind preoccupied.