Bad women are always eyeing me covetously.

Toppa straightened up, presenting his most polite side to them, but his body still subtly obscured Xilan's view.

The reason was that Xingluo's gaze on Xilan was simply too intense, so intense that it felt a little off.

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem like he was faking his wife when he said that.

Toppa immediately sensed something was wrong, but he maintained his businesslike smile.

"My colleague is somewhat poor at communication, please forgive him and don't take it too seriously."

Or perhaps Toppa's smile was just too genuine; it was clear that March 7th didn't take the matter to heart.

As the three of them introduced themselves to each other, Xi Lan still trembled slightly, a small gesture that she naturally didn't miss.

"Ah, if there's nothing else, then Xilan and I will take our leave. After all, we still need to have some working discussions with that [Great Guardian]."

With a smile, before Xing could reply, Toppa took Xilan's hand and their figures gradually disappeared from their sight.

Xi Lan turned her head, waved slightly to Xing and the others, took out her terminal and fiddled with it for a bit before following Topa away from the snowstorm.

"Wow, that executive seems quite gentle. Is he really that easy to talk to?"

March 7th watched Topa and Xilan leave, and looked at the exchanged numbers on the terminal, his expression one of satisfaction.

"However, I remember Sister Xilan said that she came here this time to take care of some things with her child?"

Xing and March 7 exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

"Could it be... Miss Topa?"

The gray raccoon stroked its chin, looking completely serious in thought.

"Hmm, I don't know."

"Anyway, the way she looked at Xi Lan wasn't simple." She said confidently, but then quickly realized, "This isn't right?"

"The relationship has soured???"

"This, this, why does it feel like the things happening around Sister Xilan are starting to read more and more like something out of a novel?"

Since March, I've been scratching my head, still feeling that everything that's happening now is really a bit strange.

"Hurry up, Little March, let's see what they're going to do with Bronya."

She'd seen that same look, like someone eyeing a rival, on that Jade Lady before. Why is it that everyone in your company likes little foxes?

Xing had a bunch of random thoughts running through her mind, so she quickly grabbed March 7's wrist and followed.

First of all, they arranged for Xilan to stay in the best room at the Goethe Hotel.

Seeing that the fox's face, which had been red from the cold, had visibly recovered, Toppa's expression softened slightly.

"Alright, Sister Xilan, now it's just you and me."

She smiled, but for some reason, her smile carried a hint of the Jade Lady's air about her.

As expected, Little Yelena had been mentored by Lady Emerald; the familiar aura of authority still made Xi Lan wag her tail.

"Ah, how should I put it..."

She shifted her gaze, gave a dry laugh, and sat on the soft bed, looking at Toppa standing in front of her.

Xi Lan curled her lips into a smile, a hint of helplessness in her expression: "That child lost his memory, and since I was the first person he saw when he woke up, perhaps he sees me as someone he can rely on?"

After humming a few times, Toppa took a wet wipe and wiped Xi Lan's cheeks, which had been kissed several times by Xing.

After her cheeks turned slightly red, Toppa belatedly released her hand from under Xilan's chin.

"Then, what about 'wife'? That wouldn't be considered a 'baby bird' thing, would it? Hmm? Sister Xilan?" She blinked at Xilan, clearly thinking hard. "I heard everything perfectly, you know?"

That usually cheerful and composed face now looked like a pitiful little puppy, straddling Xi Lan's lap.

His hands naturally rested on Xi Lan's shoulders and wrapped around her neck.

She blinked her bright blue eyes and intimately, yet too naturally, closed the distance between herself and Xi Lan.

"Sister Xilan, you're not trying to fool me, are you?"

Xi Lan choked for a moment, but in the end, she allowed Toppa to get closer to her.

Even though this was already the most intimate distance, their breaths mingled, and they could kiss simply by lowering or raising their heads slightly.

Is this considered compensation?

She thought so.

However, Xi Lan soon regretted her idea.

Topa gently cupped her cheeks in his hands and looked into her eyes.

Then, that familiar and soft touch spread from her forehead to her cheeks... as if it were trying to cover up the marks of Xing's kiss.

And so, little by little... he placed that final kiss on Xi Lan's lips, and then stopped.

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Chapter 144 It's my turn!

When Xing and March 7th rushed to Bronya's side, Toppa had already arrived there ahead of them.

Meanwhile, Xi Lan waited at the door for Topa to succeed in this conversation.

Unexpectedly, they ran right into Xing and March 7 who were on their way.

"Sister Xilan? What happened to you..."

March 7th doesn't need to be fully stated; everyone knows.

"It seems like you have something important to discuss. Let's go inside first, and we can talk later."

Xi Lan, being considerate, stepped aside to let the two little ones get involved first.

Anyway, we don't know when Yelena will finish her conversation, and we don't know when the next task will be resolved.

Just consider it a casual way to pass the time.

Xi Lan leaned against the wall, her light purple eyes carefully scrutinizing the current Belberg.

It's much better than when she first arrived; people from the lower town can now come to the upper town.

The people in the upper districts do not discriminate against residents from the lower districts.

It seems that the Great Guardian really tried his best.

Yes, Xing and the others worked very hard. If they hadn't solved the problems with the Star Core, the Yalilo VI might not be getting the company's attention now.

However, a debt of seven hundred years... even with interest, it's enough to give anyone a headache.

Xi Lan crossed her arms over her chest, her mind wandering to trivial thoughts, yet she sensed that someone was watching her.

She snapped out of her daze, blinked her light purple eyes, and looked around.

A girl with long, blue-purple highlights was staring intently at her... tail.

As for why he could tell the other person was looking at his tail...

It was only when Xi Lan swayed left and right that she noticed the girl's gaze following the movement of the tail.

I thought the people of Belloberg would have gotten used to her fox-like identity.

"Hey, you, are your tail and ears real?"

The long-haired girl, realizing that Xi Lan's gaze was fixed on her, walked up to her without any hesitation and asked the question that had been bothering her for a while.

After all, she was just too curious. She had heard before that Hook had met a beautiful fox sister in the lower city, who even smelled wonderful and had a fluffy tail that felt very comfortable to touch.

Seele was curious, but she hadn't seen the fox sister that Hook had mentioned during this time.

I initially thought it was just a dream about the little guy from reading too many comic books, and I didn't intend to take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, during her rare visit to the Upper City, Seele was quite lucky to encounter this randomly spawned 'fox' sister.

The other party was just standing there, and its tail and ears, which didn't look like a toy, came into Seele's view.

You can't just touch someone without their permission, can you?

"Of course it's true. I'm not some weirdo carrying around those strange toys. Hmm, want to touch it and try it out?"

Xi Lan teased, looking at the incredibly curious girl in front of her, and offered her own suggestion.

The other person blinked in surprise, seemingly not expecting that they would let him touch them so easily.

"You...you just let me touch you like that?"

Seele pointed to herself with a puzzled look, but then seemed to remember something urgent and shook her head.

"No, I still have something to tell the creature inside..."

She pointed to where the Great Guardian was, and scratched her cheek somewhat awkwardly.

"If I have the chance to meet you again next time..."

Despite the man's gentle expression, Seele quietly finished speaking.

Under Xi Lan's gaze, which seemed to look at her like a child, Seele quickly went to Crepper Castle to discuss matters with Bronya.

At least that 'fox' sister didn't see her slightly flushed cheeks.

"Oh dear, it seems we haven't exchanged names yet."

Xi Lan narrowed her eyes as she watched the man flee in disarray, chuckled a few times, and then saw Toppa emerge from the crowd.

"You're back? How did the chat go?"

She waved to Toppa and walked over to him.

"Well, they said they'd give us some time to think it over, but I didn't expect the Trail Blazers to show up so timely."

Topa shrugged, seemingly surprised that the other side had arrived so quickly.

“But it will be a while before she makes up her mind. Sister Xilan, let’s go to the museum to pass the time.”