Because Hei Lu Tai Nü was standing far away, the mother-daughter pair of gray wolves appeared particularly relaxed. The elder brother nearby began recounting details about the gray wolves’ feeding and daily routines. Hua Lian listened attentively, but felt that much of the information was difficult to digest all at once, so she eventually started recording.
“Could it be that gray wolves really aren’t scary?”
“Don’t even think about it it’s because it’s the young lady. But I have to say, the young lady is truly perfect. She doesn’t put on any airs of a noble young lady at all. If I had known earlier, I would be the young lady’s personal maid by now; it definitely wouldn’t have fallen to Ping Ping.”
At this point, several people glanced toward the maid who was approaching Hua Lian. The maid’s full name was Ping Fan, and everyone called her Ping Ping. She looked ordinary, did her work in an ordinary manner, and since coming to the Hua family, she had neither distinguished herself nor made any mistakes. Yet, despite being such a person, she had incredibly good luck and became Hua Lian’s maid, specifically responsible for her daily life.
“Do you all think that’s so great?” Hei Lu Tai Nü chimed in at this moment, disregarding the group’s high praise for Hua Lian. To this end, she revealed a brilliant smile, attempting to captivate the two with her most radiant expression. However, the maids looked disdainful, even somewhat annoyed by Hei Lu Tai Nü’s earlier sarcastic remarks about Hua Lian.
But Hei Lu Tai Nü didn’t care at all and certainly wouldn’t use her status to intimidate them at a time like this. So she continued to coax, claiming that Hua Lian completely lacked the imposing presence of a noble young lady she was just like any stray cat or dog on the street.
“How can you say such things? The young lady’s demeanor is called approachability. Look, even the gray wolves like her very much isn’t that proof enough of her charm? Moreover, I’ve heard that recently, all three major families have expressed interest in arranging a marriage with the young lady…”
The provoked maids voiced completely different opinions, though of course, those things were all hearsay. Still, given their young lady’s appearance, she could absolutely captivate anyone.
Hei Lu Tai Nü completely disbelieved that these were the maids’ true feelings and whispered, “There are no outsiders here now, what’s wrong with speaking honestly?” She seemed to think this was an act the maids put on out of fear of Hua Lian. How could anyone be liked by everyone? But the maids grew even angrier, and their praise of Hua Lian continued to reach mythical proportions.
Seeing their mindless adulation, Hei Lu Tai Nü lost patience and looked toward Luo Xi Zhi. “Does my junior think the same way?”
The maids shot Luo Xi Zhi an annoyed glance. Compared to Hua Lian, it was obvious that normal people didn’t like Luo Xi Zhi. One could even say that the more depraved a person was, the more they liked Luo Xi Zhi. And that series of remarks earlier was merely Hei Lu Tai Nü’s attempt to understand what kind of existence Hua Lian was in Luo Xi Zhi’s eyes something that made her prefer living under someone else’s roof rather than becoming her girlfriend.
“The young lady is very good,” Luo Xi Zhi responded flatly, looking into the distance. At that moment, Hua Lian was getting along increasingly harmoniously with the gray wolves. Watching her movements, Luo Xi Zhi recalled Hua Lian’s coquettish behavior when she was using her system identity.
‘She really does love acting spoiled. I thought the system was special.’
Luo Xi Zhi muttered this to herself inwardly, but her expression revealed no emotion. However, compared to the current situation, she was more eager to know when Hua Lian would finally remember to return her Chinese textbook…
Night fell quietly, and as evening arrived, the big gray wolf appeared at the dining table alongside the little wolf cub. They had just taken a bath, and though they were thin and bony, their handsome appearance couldn’t be hidden. Hua Lian’s younger brother, Hua Zhengtai, watched with envy in his eyes, thinking the big gray wolf was incredibly cool. But the big gray wolf only allowed Hua Lian to touch it anyone else who tried would be met with bared teeth and a proud, defiant glare.
“Sis, let me touch them, please.” Dinner was already over, and Hua Zhengtai had surprisingly saved a piece of meat, hoping to bribe the big gray wolf with food.
“That depends on their own will. I asked the keeper earlier today, and he said the big gray wolf can’t be tamed you can only become friends with it.” Hua Lian, who rarely spoke at length, said this out of concern that Hua Zhengtai might do something reckless and provoke the wolf. After all, the person before her was a known animal abuser. She had thought Hua Zhengtai would be terrified of such a large animal, but instead, he showed no fear at all only intense curiosity toward the big gray wolf.
“I want to be friends with it too,” Hua Zhengtai replied, holding the piece of meat as he tried to get closer. But the big gray wolf could clearly sense his intentions and gave him a disdainful look, remaining on guard. Its sharp eyes spoke volumes, conveying hostility even without a sound.
Strangely, Hua Zhengtai felt the big gray wolf looked oddly familiar. He didn’t press further and instead shifted his gaze, catching sight of Luo Xizhi.
‘Why does even this wolf like my sister so much? I’m the future master of the Hua family!’ Fifteen-year-old Hua Zhengtai gritted his teeth, consumed with jealousy toward Hua Lian. When Luo Xizhi first arrived, Hua Zhengtai had already felt his father was biased letting them play together and warning him to stay away from Luo Xizhi. And now, when he wanted to keep a python, he was refused, yet no one in the Hua family objected to Hua Lian raising such a huge gray wolf.
Despite these thoughts, Hua Zhengtai didn’t dare voice them aloud. He tossed the piece of meat onto the floor and stormed off angrily.
With Hua Zhengtai gone, the dining room returned to quiet. Since Hua Batian, the head of the Hua family, wasn’t present, the atmosphere felt relatively relaxed. Hua Lian continued eating her food in small bites, while the little wolf cub, already full, hopped into her lap to rest, looking utterly content. The big gray wolf kept a watchful eye on them, as if protecting two children.
As everyone knows, animals are quite perceptive and can sense kindness or malice in others. Seeing such a fierce animal like the big gray wolf display such protective instincts toward Hua Lian, Luo Xizhi began to doubt the judgment of the Heavenly Dao for the second time.
‘Could it be that she’s just an ordinary person, with no connection to corruption at all?’
Lost in thought, Luo Xizhi glanced at Hua Lian. At that moment, the little wolf cub also sensed her gaze and locked eyes with Luo Xizhi. As if suspecting Luo Xizhi of having ulterior motives, it snuggled even closer to Hua Lian, as if declaring her its possession. This peculiar behavior felt strangely familiar, reminding Luo Xizhi of the maid named Ping Fan, who had acted similarly. A new suspicion began to form in her mind.
‘No, there must be something unusual about her. Otherwise, how could even animals like her?’ Luo Xizhi immediately formed a new thought, feeling that Hua Lian’s acting was too good, which had caused her to waver repeatedly. But no matter what, tonight at twelve o’clock was the final deadline. If Hua Lian did not take action and continued to indulge in cuddling the big gray wolf, then she would still have to kill her.
Luo Xizhi calmed her restless emotions and, to make it easier for Hua Lian to steal the language textbook, she even stayed outside wandering around. But now it was almost midnight, and when Luo Xizhi returned to the room, she found the language textbook still in its original place.
Instantly, Luo Xizhi felt somewhat disappointed. She had actually grown quite fond of this interesting transmigrator, but unfortunately, everything would end here. She had already spent two days on this transmigrator, and now it was time to quietly dispose of her.
With a flick of her hand, a pair of black leather gloves appeared in Luo Xizhi’s grasp. In September, leather gloves seemed somewhat out of place, but these gloves were impervious to blades and bullets, enhanced her strength, and even allowed her to fight the big gray wolf head-on without any issue.
Of course, the most important thing was that her goal was not to kill Hua Lian but to extract her soul using these gloves. Immediately after, her clothes also changed. Luo Xizhi’s features were naturally cold, and wearing black made her look even more like an assassin. Her clothes were similarly impervious to weapons, and now that she thought about it, Hua Lian was quite clever to have adopted the big gray wolf mother and daughter at this time. Because of this, the difficulty of dealing with Hua Lian tonight lay not with Hua Lian herself but with the big gray wolf. Although the big gray wolf was thin and weak, its size was enormous, and its bite force was astonishingly powerful. Luo Xizhi had to ensure a one hundred percent success rate and, if possible, avoid making an enemy of the big gray wolf.
After completing these preparations, Luo Xizhi donned the system’s skin and headed toward the door.
Since the system came with an invisibility function, Luo Xizhi in her current state did not avoid the surveillance cameras. Having spent who knows how many years in the Hua family and dealt with countless transmigrators, she could reach her destination even with her eyes closed.
Luo Xizhi walked at a steady pace, maintaining her breathing rhythm. Her mind was filled with various methods of dealing with Hua Lian, such as the most primitive method of killing her or extracting her soul painlessly.
As she thought, Luo Xizhi inexplicably felt a sense of emptiness a feeling she hadn’t experienced since killing her last enemy. But no matter what this emotion meant, this transmigrator had broken their agreement and had to die.
In the midst of these thoughts, she arrived at Hua Lian’s room. Luo Xizhi manipulated Hua Lian’s phone to unlock the door and, unsurprisingly, saw the big gray wolf mother and daughter. They couldn’t see the system-clad Luo Xizhi, but they sensed her killing intent. This abnormality immediately put the big gray wolf mother and daughter on alert, and they began to howl.
“Hmm? Little Black, you’re here.”
Hearing the commotion, Hua Lian appeared at that moment. She was wearing a bathrobe, her hair wet, as if she had rushed out in the middle of a shower due to the noise. When she saw the black cat plushie form, Hua Lian immediately beamed with joy. Her tone was gentle, as if warmly saying to Luo Xizhi, ‘Welcome home.’
At the stroke of twelve, Luo Xizhi had yet to speak when Hua Lian’s phone suddenly rang, startling them both. Hua Lian quickly leaned over to turn off the alarm, then, noticing Luo Xizhi’s presence, she said somewhat sheepishly, “I thought you’d definitely come at twelve, so I set an alarm.”
As she spoke, Hua Lian pulled out a Chinese textbook and handed it to Luo Xizhi with an excited expression. This gesture left Luo Xizhi momentarily stunned. Suspecting that Hua Lian might be using her own textbook as a casual excuse, Luo Xizhi took it and flipped through the pages, only to find her own notes inside. There was no doubt this was her book, yet she had no idea when it had been swapped.
“I worked really hard just to see you again,” Hua Lian reminded her, a little displeased that Luo Xizhi remained silent, staring at the textbook instead of praising her.