Bad women are always eyeing me covetously.

Slightly disappointing.

The scene fell silent for a while, before Jade finally broke the silence.

"Okay, don't be so nervous. Besides being on the way, I just wanted to tell you that in another week, we'll be leaving this planet. Remember to say goodbye to your friends properly."

After bending down slightly to straighten Xi Lan's collar, Emerald patted her head and whispered in her ear.

"Don't be so tense." Emerald smiled, her fingers stroking the collar around Xi Lan's neck. "Be good, relax, my good girl, I'm not going to eat you."

With his other hand, he gently stroked the tail that was wagging uncomfortably.

"I still prefer the way you see me, little one." Emerald just smiled gently, but the feeling of being watched by a hunter still made Xi Lan a little irritated.

I was still scared.

The timid fox was now unusually obedient, reaching out too readily to grasp the jade's wrist.

He pressed his cheek against her palm, rubbed it against her hand, and handed over all the initiative to the woman in front of him.

Language alone cannot explain anything.

Therefore, Xi Lan had no choice but to hand over all the initiative between the two of them to Emerald.

"Please don't abandon me, Lady Jade..."

With those pitiful puppy eyes wide open, Xi Lan was so anxious that she didn't know what to say. She could only look at Emerald with a wronged expression.

"Hmm." Emerald was amused by Xi Lan's unusually hurried manner. Her fingertips, which were originally hooked around the collar, lightly brushed across the little guy's chin and rested on the chin of the little guy in front of her.

If we keep teasing her, she might actually start crying, right?

Although I really want to see this little one cry, we're still in the taming phase... I'm afraid that if we do, the relationship we've worked so hard to build up will just go back to square one.

Because rebuilding trust relationships is too complicated, Jade does not intend to do so.

They decided to stop there and stop teasing him.

"Good boy."

She placed a gentle kiss on Xilan's forehead, as if it were a reward for the children at the orphanage.

“How could I abandon you, little one? You can only trust me, right? I won’t abandon you like those people did.”

The two were so close that Xi Lan could clearly smell the unique fragrance emanating from Lady Jade.

It's dangerous, but there's something about it that makes you want to keep getting hooked.

But Xilan knew that Emerald was different from Kafka; when Xilan longed not to be abandoned, only Emerald made a promise.

She did not resist, but simply let the mature and elegant woman in front of her manipulate the collar around her neck.

Emerald chuckled softly, then slowly said, "But the condition that I won't abandon you is that you will never betray me, understand, child?"

“I understand, Ms. Emerald…”

Upon hearing this promise, Xi Lan knew that Lady Emerald was far more cunning than eight hundred of her.

But I still feel satisfied because of these understated words, even though they aren't even sincere.

Ah, Lady Emerald is such a kind person.

At this moment, the little fox, completely unaware of the other party's true nature, naively thought so.

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Chapter Nineteen: The Little Rich Woman?

However, Xi Lan hadn't yet figured out how best to tell Estella about Jade Lady's upcoming departure in a few days.

It's really too much to ask this little fox to do something like this...

Although I had considered leaving without informing them, isn't this situation exactly the same as Kaffa and the others?

No matter what, Xilan will never become such an adult.

Yes, Lady Emerald is right.

Xi Lan nodded seriously, seemingly completely unaware that the position she had previously been sworn to by Kafka in her heart had been quietly and gradually invaded by a certain lady.

Of course, Xi Lan, who was currently preoccupied with how to tell her friends to leave, clearly didn't care about such things.

Even now that she knows, the little fox simply keeps it to herself with mixed feelings.

In the following days, Estella didn't come looking for Yulan for some reason, and she didn't know how to contact him... so she could only wait anxiously for him every day.

Perhaps he was lectured by his family?

Besides that, Yulan couldn't think of any other reason why Estella wouldn't come to play with her.

In a rare moment of distraction, the teacher who taught her combat skills struck her calf with a ruler.

"hiss.."

The pain in her leg forced Xi Lan to come back to her senses. Looking at the instructor in front of her, she forced herself to swallow her cry of pain.

"If this were a real battle, you would have died countless times by now."

"Do you think all battles are turn-based?"

Do you think the enemy will wait for you to finish attacking before attacking in battle?

The instructor, exasperated with the boy's lack of progress, lectured him, but the ruler in his hand never fell again.

"You've been distracted by this all day. Forget it, go back and rest. Don't do it again next time." The instructor looked hesitant, as if he wanted to say something stern to teach the boy a lesson.

In the end, he waved his hand and told her to go back and get some rest.

The rest of the time was Xilan's free time.

"...Thank you, instructor!"

After thanking him readily, the little fox absentmindedly prepared to return to its room.

The employees of the Strategic Investment Department who accompanied Ms. Emerald on her business trip were naturally familiar with Xi Lan, who was placed by her boss's side.

They didn't quite understand why Lady Emerald would raise the abandoned offspring of the Star Core Hunters.

But perhaps it was something different about the other person that attracted Ms. Emerald?

Sigh, maybe those in higher positions are just different from these employees...

The employees around them looked at the little fox, who was almost subconsciously avoiding them. One of the bolder ones muttered, "Ah... I really want to touch the fox's tail. It even looks so nice to touch."

Then her mouth was covered by her colleague next to her.

"Are you crazy? That little fox is wearing the collar that represents Lady Emerald! Do you still want to work here?"

The female employee could only watch helplessly as the fluffy tail disappeared into the distance, letting out a sigh of resignation.

"I know, I finally got a job at the company. Although I often work overtime, the pay is pretty good... I want to stay here."

Sigh, working class, born to be beasts of burden.

After a moment of silence, both sides sighed inwardly. The company employees, who had taken a short break, then left with sighs.

Completely unaware of what had happened, Xi Lan subconsciously touched her tail.

"I always feel like someone's watching my tail..."

But when I looked back, all I saw were employees hurrying away.

...You guys are really strange.

After muttering to herself for a moment, Xi Lan didn't stop walking back to her room.

She was still thinking about how to tell her good friend Estelle that she was leaving.

She didn't want to see Estella sad.

I didn't want to see her looking like she was about to cry.

Even though the other person often pretends to cry in everyday interactions to deceive you.

But whether it's true or not, Yulan will do her best to coax Estádio.

But while she was lost in thought, those purple eyes spotted the familiar pink-haired ball of fur lingering at her door.

He looked completely conflicted.

Blinking, although not quite understanding what was going on, Xi Lan wagged her tail and quickened her pace to get to Estella.

"Miss Estella? What brings you here at this hour?"

As soon as she opened her mouth, she saw that the pink fluffy ball seemed to have done something guilty, and even Xi Lan noticed that she subconsciously shivered.

He looked a little guilty.

"Of course, no, can't I contact you if there's nothing wrong?"

As Xi Lan skillfully stroked Estella's fur, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly: "Is there something you need from me? Coincidentally, I also have something to say to you... um, I wanted to tell you."

I decided to pretend nothing had happened and asked the other person what had happened.

Estelle glanced around cautiously, looking hesitant to speak, "Hmm... let's go inside and talk. I feel a little awkward..."

Then, without any hesitation, they dragged Xi Lan into the room.

"I'm leaving here, Alan."

As the owner of the room, Xi Lan had just closed the door when she turned around and saw Estella looking aggrieved. What she said next surprised Xi Lan.

"They wouldn't let me out, so I secretly ran away to tell you about this..."

"Why don't you come home with me? I can support you! I'll even take away all your allowance!"

Estella gripped Yulan's wrist tightly, revealing a rare display of assertiveness.