Me and My Cold CEO Wife

Chapter 1531 - 1520: Hu Family Maidservants

"What are you doing?"Ning Fan waved his hand and lifted Ziyun into the air.

Startled, Ziyun said, "This servant was wrong; I shouldn't have inquired too much. Please, Master, punish me."

To this bizarre scene, Ziyun felt no surprise. After coming here, she had become accustomed to such occurrences.

Looking at the ancient and aromatic surroundings and listening to the words from the old era, Ning Fan truly felt a sense of time dislocation, as if he had arrived in ancient times.

Ning Fan shook his head and said, "What wrong have you done? Those truly at fault are the Hu Family, less than pigs and dogs."

These flowers-like maidens were originally supposed to enjoy the best days of their youth.

But now, they live a life of apprehension, restrained and scared each day.

Ziyun had just mentioned that any minor mistake at the Hu Family resulted in beatings and scoldings as the lightest punishment. The most tragic was being fed to the silkworms, unable to live or die.

Seeing the fear still on the girls' faces, Ning Fan smiled and said, "You can rest assured. The Hu Family is utterly finished. You are free now."

"The Hu Family is finished?"

Upon hearing these words, Ziyun froze, and the other girls were all stunned.

Ning Fan jokingly said, "Could it be you're still saddened by the Hu Family's matters?"

"No..."

Before the words were finished, Ziyun fell into a deathly silence.

Seeing this, Ning Fan immediately understood.

Ziyun was not without hatred, just afraid to show the hatred in her heart.

Ning Fan continued, "The people of the Hu Family are truly all dead. Otherwise, how could I be here?"

This time, Ziyun seemed to truly believe it.

From the explosion sounds until now, there truly hadn't been any sound from the Hu Family.

"The Hu Family is really finished!"

Ziyun murmured to herself, then burst into tears and said through gritted teeth, "Those beasts, I wish to tear them into pieces, drink their blood, and eat their flesh."

Following Ziyun's lead, the other girls displayed various expressions,

"Wonderful."

"Is this true?"

"The Hu Family deserves their fate!"

...

Seeing these girls laughing and crying, Ning Fan, while deeply sympathetic, quietly left, giving them space to release their emotions.

After an unknown amount of time, while Ning Fan was admiring the sea of flowers,

Ziyun, with red-swollen eyes, brought seven similarly weepy-eyed girls to Ning Fan's side.

"Thank you, Master, for avenging us."

The eight girls knelt in unison, expressing in one voice.

"What are you doing, get up quickly."

Ziyun ignored this, instead knocking her head hard on the ground.

Ning Fan's eyes flashed with a slight headache, and with a wave of both hands, lifted them all up simultaneously.

"Please, refrain from thanking me. I understand your intentions."

"Thank you, Master."

On hearing this title again, Ning Fan's eyes flashed with a hint of awkwardness, quickly saying, "Please stop calling me Master; my name is Ning Fan; just call me Ning Fan."

Ziyun blurted out, "How can that be? How can we disregard hierarchy?"

"Hierarchy, huh? The Hu Family really brainwashed you thoroughly with that..."

A fleeting thought passed through his mind, and Ning Fan directly said, "In any case, just refrain from using the term Master, and call me anything else you wish."

"Then we will call you Young Master Ning."

"That's acceptable!"

It seemed like a master recognition ceremony, and the other girls all sweetly called out, "Greetings, Young Master Ning."

"Uh..."

Ning Fan awkwardly shook his head; his heart filled with bashfulness.

He wasn't usually a shy person. It's just that, meeting them for the first time, and considering their tragic pasts, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Since you have regained your freedom, I will..."

Before Ning Fan finished speaking, the eight girls knelt down in unison, tearfully pleading, "Please, Young Master Ning, don't send us away."

"Why are you kneeling again?"

Ning Fan once again waved his hand, lifting the eight of them up, smiling as he said, "Rest assured, I'm not speaking in sarcasm. You truly are free."

The eight of them, serving as maids in the Hu Family, had to watch their words and actions daily, as if walking on thin ice.

Ning Fan thought that was why they dared not leave, but the truth was not so.

Ziyun said sorrowfully, "We know Young Master Ning is kind-hearted, but the world is vast, and we have nowhere to go."

Ning Fan smiled, "Don't worry, as long as there's a bit of a clue, I will eventually help you find your hometown."

Ziyun softly said, "What would it matter if we return? Our parents are gone."

"How about you all?"

The other girls nodded, speaking one after another.

"I see."

After listening to the eight girls' stories, Ning Fan's hatred toward the Hu Family deepened.

All of these women were abducted by the Hu Family.

Some, ignorant due to their young age, had been brought to the Hu Family, with no memories of their hometown or parents.

Others were forcibly taken by the Hu Family, through murder.

For instance, Ziyun came from a hunter's family deep in the mountains of Western Hunan; after the Hu Family discovered her, they killed her parents and took her here.

"So these people have all become orphans."

Ning Fan silently pondered before saying, "Don't worry. I will make proper arrangements for you and let you start a normal life again."

Not just for eight people—even if tenfold or hundredfold, Ning Fan could take care of them.

"Young Master Ning, I don't want to leave."

Ziyun implored, "Can you let me stay here?"

"Yes, please be merciful, Young Master Ning, and let us stay here."

"We don't want to go anywhere."

"I'm too afraid to go out."

...

All eight, without exception, expressed their unwillingness to go out.

Ning Fan curiously asked, "What's so good about this place? It's remote and isolated; how can it compare to the prosperity outside?"

Ziyun lightly spoke, "Now that the Hu Family is gone, this place has become pure land for us. I only wish for peace in this life, nothing more."

Ning Fan understood; the women had stayed there too long, developing a fear of the outside world.

"Don't worry about that. With me here, I promise you won't be bullied."

Ning Fan joked, "Could it be you don't believe me?"

"No! We believe in Young Master Ning."

"Since you believe, that's settled. After you go out, I will arrange your living needs and find someone to help you adapt to life outside."

Upon hearing this, all eight fell silent, lowering their heads, seemingly using silent protest to express their desire to stay.

"You don't need to rush to answer. After tomorrow, give me your response."

Ning Fan added, "At that time, whether to leave or stay, I will respect your will. Is that acceptable?"

Upon hearing this, Ziyun quickly broke into a smile, "Thank you, Young Master Ning."

"Alright. You don't need to be sad anymore," Ning Fan smiled and said, "Go out and take a look."

Seeing the girls hesitating to move, Ning Fan wasn't angry; he smiled gently and walked forward.

"Sisters, let's go."

Under Ning Fan's guidance, upon seeing the Hu Family's current state, the eight girls once again became emotionally unstable.

They had waited so long for this day, dreaming of the Hu Family's retribution, dreaming of someone taking them out of their suffering.