Bad women are always eyeing me covetously.

Almost visibly, the little fox's face immediately flushed a blush, the redness almost dripping with blood.

"So easily embarrassed?" Emerald gently leaned Xi Lan against the sink, her tone tinged with amusement. "If we have to do more things in the future, little Xi Lan, won't you faint too?"

Xi Lan opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but her mind went blank.

It wasn't until she saw the teasing smile on Emerald's face that she realized that all those words she had just said were just the lady in front of her deliberately teasing her.

"You, you..." Xi Lan stammered for a long time before finally managing to utter only, "Whatever makes you happy."

Emerald, having successfully tricked the little fox, was clearly in a much better mood.

As they left the washroom, the two walked out one after the other, with Emerald in front, looking cheerful.

Xi Lan, her cheeks flushed, was clutching the hem of Emerald's dress as they walked out of the hotel, almost one after the other.

However, as they walked, their steps gradually changed from one in front of the other to side by side, with their hands clasped together.

Even though I was often stared at when I was alone before.

But... this is the first time I've ever been turned around so frequently, which inevitably makes Xi Lan feel a little unaccustomed to it.

"It's just a simple hand-holding... why are so many people watching?"

It seems you've temporarily forgotten that the thinking here in Luofu is quite traditional, little one.

Jade still wore that enigmatic smile, subtly glancing at the undisguised marks on Xi Lan's shoulder.

Well, let's just look at the little guy's bewildered expression.

The wicked woman, of course, didn't say anything about it; she just smiled and laughed.

"Who knows~"

But the next second, she tightened her grip on Xi Lan's hand, as if venting her possessiveness.

"Don't worry about so much during this rare free time, Xiao Xilan."

After her few days of vacation in Luofu, will she have such leisure time again?

Jade was unaware of this, as the company indeed had a lot of things to do next.

At that moment, her gaze slowly fell on Xi Lan, who was curiously looking around, her eyes gentle.

She wanted to completely remove that so-called former guardian from the little guy's sight, and ideally, make sure he never had any thoughts about that bad woman outside.

But before facing those things...

She just wanted to spend more time alone with Xi Lan.

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Chapter 125 Deception, Deception with All Its Might

"Sister Xilan, Sister Xilan, has Lady Jade arrived in Luofu yet?"

"Isn't it easy to tell?"

During his free time, he naturally received a video call from both Toppa and Sandkin.

Normally, these two people wouldn't get together, otherwise they would definitely argue over the smallest things.

But if they do get together, it's probably because of work?

Xi Lan wiped the sauce from her lips and faced the two little ones with her usual gentle smile.

"Alright, alright, Lady Emerald is right next to me. You two, be quiet, okay?"

After strolling around the night market for a while, the two of them found a hot pot restaurant that looked good for dinner.

Perhaps it was because she had used up too much energy today, but Xi Lan was a little anxious while waiting for the food to arrive, and the aroma of the hot pot was also tempting her appetite.

As a result, Xi Lan didn't pay much attention to her appearance while eating.

Emerald glanced at Xi Lan, who was unusually mature for doing so, and wiped her lips with a tissue as well. She smiled helplessly, then took out a new tissue and wiped the corners of Xi Lan's mouth that hadn't been cleaned properly.

"You didn't wipe your mouth clean, little Xilan," Emerald teased the little fox. "To be a grown-up, you still need to maintain a good image."

Xi Lan paused for a moment, and facing the teasing gazes of the two little guys, Sand Gold and Toppa, she still twitched her ears slightly, feeling a little awkward.

It goes without saying that Toppa and Sandgold overheard these words on the other side of the terminal.

"I...I understand, Ms. Emerald. Let's hear what Toppa and the others have to say first," Xi Lan said, slightly awkwardly changing the subject.

It was a bit awkward, but we could only keep going along with it.

"Ah, we were just curious if Ms. Emerald had arrived in Luofu. We happened to run into her at the company, so we thought we'd ask her."

Toppa nudged the gold nugget in the abdomen, but the man dodged it.

Xi Lan was somewhat helpless. The two little ones had a pretty good relationship before, but after Sand Gold caused Toppa to suffer a small loss in the stock market due to some minor accidents, they bickered almost every time they met.

Normally, Xi Lan could act as a mediator to help Sha Jin and Topa calm down a bit.

However, at this moment, Xi Lan was with Lady Emerald, and her attention was naturally not on these bickering little ones.

"Good evening. Hmm, it's already morning at the company, right? Should I say good morning?"

Jade, who is in the frame, is smiling at Toppa and Sandalwood, whom she has been taking care of until now.

"Ms. Emerald! It's a pleasure to see you again!"

Upon seeing Jade's appearance, Toppa and the other two stopped their playful antics in front of Xi Lan and became much more respectful.

Am I too gentle? Or too approachable?

As she silently pondered to herself, she watched as the group began discussing work, and Xi Lan naturally handed the terminal in her hand to Emerald.

Meanwhile, Miss Fox continued to cook her hot pot, her eyes narrowing with satisfaction.

She's on vacation right now, so let's leave her free from work.

After taking a break, Xi Lan seemed like a child, and was somewhat unable to focus on work.

"Are we going to Pinocchio?"

As if it had heard some key words, the fox ears perked up slightly, openly eavesdropping on their conversation.

If I remember correctly, the original destination of those people on the train was Pinocone, but their plans were disrupted by the Star Core Hunter.

As if she had remembered something, Xi Lan's previously satisfied expression suddenly became somewhat subtle.

Why can't Kafka's face just leave my head?

Xi Lan wagged her tail in anger, and for a moment even the hot pot she was eating lost its flavor.

Jade, of course, also noticed the little fox's furtive actions and chuckled softly, as if she had thought of something.

She simply blinked her grey-blue eyes and gave Xi Lan a meaningful look.

"The work over there is not easy to handle. I thought Opal would be the one to make an appearance."

Sand Gold took off his hat, subconsciously adjusted his hair, and looked at the view of Xi Lan captured on the other side of the terminal.

"Sister Xilan, would you like to come with me to Pinocchio for a stroll? I've heard it's really interesting there, and I'll pay for everything."

"Hmm, you're just going to skip me and not even ask for my opinion?" Emerald came to her senses a little and looked at Sand Gold with a smile, as if she were looking at a junior.

"Ms. Emerald is so kind, she'll definitely agree to let Sister Xilan go out with us, right?"

Sand Gold blinked its strange eyes, appearing unusually relaxed in front of them, and didn't use jokes to hide its true feelings.

Jade clearly didn't take the children's jokes to heart.

"Then you have to ask her opinion. If she doesn't want to go, it won't matter even if I agree."

Emerald glanced at Xi Lan with a smile.

Xi Lan, who had inexplicably turned the camera and the topic here, hadn't even swallowed the meat in her mouth yet when she pointed to herself.

Xi Lan: Huh? Me?

What are some fun things to do in Pinocchio?

She was just about to say that.

But the next second, as if he had thought of something, he swallowed the meat in his mouth and scratched his cheek.

"Let's talk about it later... I'll think about it some more..."

Ignoring placer gold and topaz

If I were to go to Pinocchio with the gold dust this time and wander around for a while, would I also encounter those strange things?

Moreover, after this journey on the Celestial Ship ends, the people on the Starry Sky Train will also be heading to Pinocchio.

Based on the probability that something big will happen wherever the train group goes.

I wonder what will happen at Pinocchio.

As Xi Lan thought this, the expression on her face was also reflected in Jade's eyes.

But if that's the case, then Xing...

No, I'm not her parent, I shouldn't be thinking so much.

But they just couldn't stop caring about each other.

"Alright, alright, let's talk about Pinocone later. We've finally taken a vacation, so let's not discuss work-related matters."

Emerald seemed to have sensed Xi Lan's hidden thoughts, so she casually changed the subject and ended the call after chatting for a while.

"Want to go?" Emerald had somehow closed the distance between herself and Xi Lan, and once again gently wiped the sauce from the corner of her mouth.

"Go if you want to, I won't stop you, Xiao Xilan." She smiled gently, "It just so happens that there are still a few outstanding debts over there that haven't been collected yet."

She gently patted Xi Lan's head, just like when they were little.

"Just treat it as a temporary business trip."

Xi Lan pursed her lips, looking pitiful: "I want to stay by your side a little longer."