Chapter 31: So What Can You Do About It?


    In this household, the only person who really treated her as part of the Howard family was Aunt ine.


    She knew that she had let Aunt ine down.


    Aunt ine saw that Vivian was looking at her cautiously and let out a soft sigh. She sat down on the


    bed and stroked Vivian''s hair gently. "Stop thinking about what happened and just have some


    breakfast. You''ve almost slept the day away."


    Had she really slept for the whole day?


    Vivian quickly realised the meaning behind Aunt ine''s words.


    She nced at the clock on the headboard in a panic. It said that it was seven o''clock, but the dark


    skies outside her window told her that it was seven in the evening instead of in the morning.


    That made sense, though. Chow literally tortured her for the entire night. How could she even think that


    she''d wake up at seven in the morning?


    Vivian let out a surprised cry. "I still have to go for extra sses!"


    It was not until she spoke that she realised that her voice was extremely hoarse.


    It must be because she''d been crying all night long.


    Thinking of it made Vivian feel a deep sense of guilt and shame. She quickly hid under the covers


    again.


    Aunt ine sighed, reached for the porridge on the tray, and stirred it with a spoon. "Don''t worry. Young


    Master has already informed the school that you won''t being in today."


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    Vivian stiffened when she heard Aunt ine mention Chow.


    Her shoulders drooped as she hesitated. "A-Aunt ine, Brother Chow, w-where..." she stammered.


    She was aware that Chow wouldn''t feel anything for her, but she had been in love with him for too long.


    She just wanted to know where he was.


    Vivian knew that everything she did was futile, but she still couldn''t stop herself from falling deeper.


    Stunned, Aunt ine shot Vivian a hasty smile. She put the bowl back on the table. "Young Master has


    some social activities tonight and he will probablye backter," said Aunt ine. "Miss Vivian, get


    up and eat some porridge. There are some ribs stewing in the kitchen as well. I''ll bring some up when


    they''re ready. You must be famished."


    Vivian nodded obediently at Aunt ine.


    What Aunt ine said made sense. Vivian was still a young girl. She hadn''t eaten anything yesterday


    because of Chow, and she''d spent most of today in bed, so she was indeed very hungry.


    "Thank you, Aunt ine." When she sat up, she suddenly realised that she was clean,fortable,


    and wearing her favourite pyjamas. She didn''t feel sticky or sweaty anywhere.


    She suddenly vague remembered that Chow was the one who had helped clean her up in the


    bathroom. There was an almost angry look on his face, but his gentle actions on her body said that he


    felt otherwise. Vivian felt herself blushing deeply.


    She never thought that she would be able to see the gentle side of Chow. Maybe yesterday hadn''t


    been aplete loss for her.


    Holding on to the bit of warmth she felt from her memory fragments, Vivian''s mood lifted as she took


    the tray from the bedside table and started to eat.


    As soon as the porridge touched her parched lips, she swallowed the warm, inviting food immediately.


    Aunt ine looked at her anxiously. After hesitating for a bit, she finally spoke up. "Miss Vivian, Young


    Master has told me that you don''t have to go to school anymore. He says that you will be prepping for


    the college entrance exam at home."


    Vivian was stunned when she heard what Aunt ine said. "I can''t go to school anymore?"


    Aunt ine nodded hesitantly. She really didn''t want to be the one to break the news to Vivian, but she


    couldn''t resist the confusion in Vivian''s eyes.


    Vivian pursed her lower lip and stirred the porridge in the bowl. She suddenly felt at loss for words.


    In the past, she had always regarded the school as her private space. Even if she had close to no


    friends there, it was still a temporary escape from Chow''s clutches.


    But after what happened yesterday, she knew that it would get even harder for her to continue going to


    school anyway.


    She actually felt a sense of relief when Aunt ine told her about not having to go to school anymore.


    Nheless, she knew that Aunt ine was still worried about it. Vivian managed a smile at her. "I


    understand, Aunt ine. I won''t ck off on my studies, don''t worry."


    It was just that Chow no longer allowed her to apply for the colleges she had picked out initially, so she


    didn''t know where to go now.


    Aunt ine nodded and stroked Vivian''s long hair, sighing softly to herself. "This shouldn''t even be


    happening. If Mr. Dn was still around, he would have been very disappointed in Young Master Chow.


    You''re a good girl. He shouldn''t be treating you like this."


    Aunt ine had stayed with the Howard family for decades. She had always referred to Chow''s father


    as Mr. Dn because it hadn''t seemed appropriate to call him Old Master Howard, especially since


    Chow''s grandfather was still alive and well.


    Vivian felt sad when she heard Aunt ine mention Uncle Dn. She couldn''t imagine how


    disappointed Uncle Dn would be in her if he found out that she''d fallen in love with Chow.


    The reason Uncle Dn stated in his will for the Howard family to take Vivian in was to teach Chow the


    value and importance of kinship.


    However, she had ended up getting into such a twisted rtionship with Chow.


    Vivian really didn''t know what to do in the future.


    She didn''t even know how to face Celine, who would be standing next to Chow, in the future.


    Vivian suddenly lost her appetite. She looked at the porridge in her bowl and sighed.


    She let out a bitterugh and tightly held the bowl in her hand, clinging to the lingering warmth that was


    left. "Brother Chow is just blinded with hatred and revenge. He doesn''t know what he''s doing. Once


    he''d had his revenge on me, he''lle to his senses and understand that what we''re doing now is


    wrong. When that timees..."


    When that time came, she would have to disappear from his life forever.


    Vivian felt a deep pang of sorrow in her heart when she thought of the possibility.


    One day, she was going to have to disappear from his life.


    They never belonged together in the first ce.


    People might feel sorry for her because of her predicament, but only she knew that the only way to get


    close to Chow was precisely the situation she was in now.


    "Miss, just don''t think too much about it. I''ll go check on the stew and bring some up for you." Aunt


    ine whisperedfortingly to Vivian before she got up to leave.


    "Aunt ine, wait," Vivian said suddenly. She hesitated for a moment and said, "I don''t feel hungry


    anymore. You don''t have to bring the stew. Just this porridge will do."


    She knew that Aunt ine would worry if she said she didn''t want to eat anything, but it was probably


    more troublesome for Aunt ine if she''d brought up the stew that Vivian had no intention of eating.


    Before Aunt ine could reply, the door suddenly opened with a bang, revealing Chow in a dark suit.


    There was a slight frown on his face as he stood at the door, staring straight at Vivian.


    Vivian hadn''t expected him to suddenly appear like that. In her fluster, she identally knocked over


    the bowl of porridge onto her nkets.


    "Ah, I''m sorry!" Vivian quickly tried cleaning up the mess. Aunt ine hurriedly removed the soiled


    nkets and reced them with a clean one from the cab.


    "Aunt ine, I''m sorry..." Vivian apologised and hung her head in guilt.


    Aunt ine red at Chow for a moment. "It''s fine, I was startled myself as well."


    Although Chow had always been arrogant and overbearing, there was nothing he could do to Aunt


    ine. He said nothing about her remark but instead spoke to her in a stoic manner. "Bring Vivian her


    dinner and watch her finish every bite."


    Vivian hugged her knees and hid under the clean nket, trying to make herself as small as possible.


    She bowed her head without saying a word.


    Her mind couldn''t help reminiscing the memories ofst night. She suddenly felt her cheeks burning


    hot.


    Aunt ine didn''t leave immediately as Chow had hoped. Instead, she snorted and red at him. "I''m


    too busy to watch her eat. If you insist, you can stay here and watch her eat instead."


    With that, Aunt ine took the soiled nket in her arms and walked out of the room.


    Vivian didn''t want Aunt ine to leave because she still felt ufortable being alone with Chow.


    "Aunt ine, wait!"


    Aunt ine turned around and gave her aforting look. "I''m just going to get dinner for you, Miss.


    You haven''t eaten all day. You need some food in your stomach."


    She didn''t even spare Chow a nce before squeezing past him.


    She even deliberately shoved Chow with the nket as she left.


    She was indeed angry about the way Chow had treated Vivianst night.


    Chow was aware of Aunt ine''s hostility towards him. He felt a surge of anger rising but he didn''t


    want to take it out on someone who was already well past fifty years old. It was only after Aunt ine


    disappeared down the staircase that he released his anger by mming his fist against the door.


    Bang!