âHer? No! I canât afford to use the most favored fifth daughter of the Lan family!â Leng Ruoxue didnât want to see that woman.
ââ¦â
The First Elder and Third Elder were depressed when they heard Leng Ruoxueâs words. They couldnât help but grumble in their hearts. You canât afford to use her, but you can afford to use us. What kind of logic is this!
âAlright, your job today is to follow them. Do whatever they ask you to do. Donât have any doubts! Otherwise, your monthly pay will be deducted.â Leng Ruoxue ignored the conflicted and depressed expressions of the two old men and continued.
âUh! You still want to deduct our monthly pay?â The First Elder couldnât help asking. Five hundred amethyst coins a month, what would be left if they deducted a little more? Moreover, this stingy girl was not going to provide any food and lodging. Wasnât she making them go hungry?
âOf course. In your Lan family, servantsâ pay has to be deducted if they make a mistake too! Such a rule is common everywhere!â Leng Ruoxue said understandingly.
âFirst Elder, letâs go quickly!â The Third Elder couldnât help but suggest. They couldnât scheme against this little girl. Their pay might be deducted if they stayed any longer!
âAh! Letâs go, letâs go quickly!â The First Elder hurriedly said after reacting. He didnât dare to stay any longer. Otherwise, who knew what this little girl would come up with again!
With that, the two old men disappeared into the living room.
âHaha!â Leng Ruoxue couldnât help laughing as she watched the First Elder and Third Elder run out of the living room.
âHehe! Lass! These two old men are really too timid!â Old Man Zao said with a smile, in a very good mood.
âItâs not that they are timid, but they have never seen people like you. No one in the Lan family dares to treat them like this at all,â Lan Ming said with incomparable pity. He had been with Leng Ruoxue and the others for a long time and had already slowly adapted to their way of doing things. However, the First Elder and the Third Elder were obviously still unable to adapt!
âDonât worry, Iâll let them understand us better,â Old Man Zao promised while patting his chest.
âUh! Can you not torment them too badly for my sake?â Lan Ming pleaded.
âDonât worry, donât worry. Iâll show mercy.â Old Man Zao left the living room after speaking.
âRuoxue, Iâm leaving too.â Lin Liang greeted her and left.
âEveryone, disperse! Iâm going to sleep for a while!â Leng Ruoxue dragged the freak back to her room.
After returning to her room, Leng Ruoxue brought the freak directly into the bracelet.
âMommy!â A little red furball jumped directly into Leng Ruoxueâs arms and whined when it saw her.
âHuoâer, you seem to have gained weight?â Leng Ruoxue looked at the chubby little guy in her arms and asked doubtfully.
âMommy! I didnât grow fat!â Little Fire said aggrievedly with tears in its pink eyes.
âHaha, I told you youâve gained weight!â Babyâs voice sounded, and then a black furball jumped into Leng Ruoxueâs arms.
âBaby, you seem to have gained weight too!â Leng Ruoxue said in surprise. Baby had not changed much since she knew Baby. However, she realized today that Baby seemed to have become rounder!
âBig Sister, you havenât cared about me for a long time, thatâs why you thought I was fat. Boohoo⦠Actually, Iâve always had a standard figure!â Baby was also very aggrieved and choked up a little.
âUh! Iâm sorry! Baby, Big Sister has been too busy recently. Why donât Big Brother Freak come in to play with you every day!â Leng Ruoxue suggested.
âI donât want to!â The human and beast refused in unison, and they looked at Leng Ruoxue with fawning eyes.
âObjection overruled. Itâs settled!â Leng Ruoxue smiled evilly and sent Huoâer and Baby into the freakâs arms. Then she said, âFreak, play with them for a while! Iâll go concoct some pills!â
With that, Leng Ruoxue left the man and the two beasts and entered the purple bamboo hut!
âXueâer!â the freak called out softly from behind Leng Ruoxue. Unfortunately, Leng Ruoxue ignored him. Boohoo⦠He didnât want to accompany these beasts that only knew how to compete for favor with him!
âHaha! In fact, Xueâerâs beasts are quite cute!â Emptyâs voice sounded from behind the freak!
âIf you like them, Iâll leave them to you!â The freak hurriedly threw Baby into Emptyâs arms.
âWhy didnât you give Huoâer to me?â Empty said in puzzlement.
âHeâs my son!â the freak said matter-of-factly. Huoâer called Xueâer Mommy and called him Daddy! Of course, he couldnât give it to others!
âHehe, Daddy, Huoâer loves you and Mommy so much!â Huoâer acted coquettishly.
âGood! By the way, Empty, how are your injuries?â the freak asked with concern.
âMuch better. However, itâs impossible to completely heal my injuries unlessâ¦â Empty hesitated. He had long seen through it. He was already very satisfied that he could recover some strength after staying in this space for so long. How could he dare to hope for his injuries to recover completely!
âDo you need any rare herbs? There arenât any here?â the freak asked in puzzlement. He might not know much about herbs, but he knew very well that the herbs in Xueâerâs space were already very complete. If Xueâer didnât have any, then it must be very rare!
âYes, there isnât any here,â Empty said indifferently. In all these years, saving Icy was his only wish. He had never thought about himself.
âThere will always be hope if you live. You have to believe in miracles!â the freak comforted.
âYes, as long as we are alive, nothing else is important!â Empty sighed in agreement.
The two of them chattedâ¦
Leng Ruoxue saw the two of them chatting happily when she emerged from the purple bamboo hut after refining the pills. She didnât know what they were talking about!
Leng Ruoxue quietly came behind them and patted their shoulders mischievously. Then she teased, âWhat are you talking about? Donât tell me youâre talking bad about me!â
âHow did you know?â Empty raised his eyebrows in surprise.
âXueâer, why would we say bad things about you!â the freak said aggrievedly, tears flashing in his bright starry eyes.