Love You Till the End Chapter 1124 - 1132: Are There Two Young Master Jues?

Restless and unable to find slumber, Su Jiuyi tossed and turned in her bed. It had been a considerable duration since she last occupied this particular bed, and a strange sense of unfamiliarity now pervaded the space. Perhaps, she mused, this feeling stemmed from the profound indifference of her family. Within this emotionally barren household, she was but a peripheral figure, an entity easily overlooked. Her thoughts drifted back to her time employed at the Shi Family's residence. Despite the daily grind and exhausting workload, it had been a period of genuine fulfillment. She cherished the nights wrestling with sleeplessness, the mornings reluctant to break, the thrill of being reprimanded by the Housekeeper for tardiness, and even the sensations of being belittled, oppressed, and playfully tormented by Shi Aoju. Su Jiuyi acknowledged a seemingly masochistic streak within herself; mere hours after parting ways with that man, his visage, his smile, his frowns, and every associated memory continued to play on repeat in her mind. Reaching for her phone, she hesitated for a moment before deciding to send a text to Shi Aoju, inquiring about his current activities. Her delicate fingers swiftly composed a message on the phone's screen. --Young Master Jue, are you asleep? The instant she pressed send, a wave of urgency prompted her to recall the message. A sigh of relief escaped her as the notification confirmed, "Message successfully recalled." Erasing the salutation "Young Master Jue," she rephrased and transmitted the message anew. Shi Aoju had just emerged from his shower, his hair still damp with lingering droplets. A simple white towel was wrapped around his waist, accentuating his tantalizing V-line abs under the soft, warm lamplight. He picked up a towel, idly running it through his wet hair, just as his phone, resting on the nightstand, vibrated multiple times. A slight frown creased Shi Aoju’s brow as he continued his grooming, moving towards the bedside. He reached for his phone to examine the alert, a faint, almost unconscious smile gracing his lips upon seeing the sender identified as "Su Jiuyi." His well-defined fingers gently navigated the screen, opening the received message. --Are you asleep? A concise quartet of words. Shi Aoju settled onto the edge of his bed and promptly composed a reply. Su Jiuyi lay in wait for his response, each passing minute stretching into an eternity. Impatient, she finally rolled over, left her bed, and began pacing before the floor-to-ceiling window, her phone clutched tightly. The moment her phone chimed, she snatched it up with trembling anticipation. Seeing the sender was indeed Shi Aoju, a flutter of nervousness arose within her. With careful precision, she opened his message... --Asking me? Compared to her own previous text, his reply was remarkably brief, perfectly in line with his notoriously laconic communication style. --Is there more than one Young Master Jue? she typed back. --Not sure. This was Shi Aoju's curt reply. --Oh, I sent it because I wanted to see if you were asleep. Since you are not, I can rest easy. Su Jiuyi was uncertain of the true intention behind her own message; upon sending it, a sense of regret washed over her, deeming the phrasing awkward. Was she unwell? --Do you believe you possess the ability to disrupt my thoughts and keep me awake? Shi Aoju's message exuded his characteristic dark-hearted teasing. Even through the impersonal medium of text, Su Jiuyi could distinctly sense his commanding presence. --Can I not? Su Jiuyi found herself playfully challenging him, a surprising surge of confidence bubbling up, especially given her usual insecurity around Shi Aoju. As she sent this bold message, she even marveled at its origin, wondering where such audacity had come from.