Mei Xue hurriedly shook her head. "Miss, you mustn't say such things. All my efforts only gained meaning after you woke up. I've always been just your maid; even during those years you were asleep, people still saw me as just a maid. If you hadn't woken up, they would have only seen me as a masterless maid, someone they could bully as they pleased."
"Without me, you could have left without any burdens. All these years with me, you've had no home of your own, no lover, no children."
This struck a nerve with Mei Xue, and her eyes reddened.
She choked up. "Miss, do we really have to talk about this during the New Year's celebration?"
"I don't have the courage to say it at any other time," Han Liying admitted, her own heart heavy. "What did the old lady scold you for just now?"
"I don't want to talk about it." Tears rolled down Mei Xue's cheeks.
Han Liying already understood.
She took Mei Xue's hand and returned to the courtyard.
