Bad women are always eyeing me covetously.

"what..."

Xi Lan blinked her light purple eyes, looking at the few candies placed in her hand, feeling like crying but unable to.

If possible, next time, no matter who it is, please bring more little things that have nothing to do with milk flavor.

She will definitely be very grateful to the other party then.

Before training, the little fox still chose to put the candy from its pocket in its mouth, let it melt to its smallest size, and then bite it with its teeth.

This time, the kind people who gave her the candy gave her a different flavor, although it was still essentially milky.

The tail, which had initially seemed unhappy, was now wagging slightly, indicating that it was in a good mood.

At the end of the daily training, the instructor, for some unknown reason, called out to Yulan, who was about to rinse her body and tail.

The little fox, covered in sweat, instinctively straightened its body as the instructor drew closer.

"teacher?"

The instructor who had previously been coldly reprimanding her was now holding a measuring tape, stretching it all the way up to her head and feet.

When the measurement was almost complete, the instructor took a step back, stroked his chin, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"It is indeed a bit higher than before, so it seems that milk and the like are really useful."

"Oh right, we don't have warm milk today. I only have cantaloupe milk drinks here."

The drink, which seemed to have been pulled out from somewhere, was slowly placed in Xi Lan's palm under her somewhat complicated gaze.

Oh right, this time there was an extra bag of cookies.

"It looks much rounder than before. Hmm, today is another day to complete Lord Jade's instructions."

The instructor watched the little fox leave, unsure whether the little guy would like the bag of biscuits he had given it.

This was probably just a little extra reward she gave to the still-developing little fox out of selfishness.

Well, it's just a small reward.

The instructor silently repeated himself a few times before turning and leaving briskly.

While Xi Lan was still wondering how to use the milk, candy, and even some extra cookies she had obtained that day, she happened to run into Lady Jade, who was holding something in her hand.

I feel like I've been running into jade ladies quite often lately.

Of course, these little questions were just in her mind; Xi Lan would never ask Ms. Emerald anything.

Unless the other party tells you on their own initiative.

He hurriedly stuffed the drink and cookies in his hand into his pocket.

But it was clearly too late. Plus, the pocket wasn't very big to begin with, making the little fox look like it had been caught sneaking snacks by its parents.

To break the awkward silence, Xi Lan subtly wagged her tail and spoke first.

Good afternoon, Ms. Emerald.

"Hmm, good afternoon, little one. Aren't you going to invite me in for a bit? I did bring you some interesting little trinkets." Emerald smiled, holding a tightly wrapped box in her hand, looking quite relaxed.

She didn't seem to care about the snacks that others gave her.

Xi Lan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then opened the door under Emerald's slightly amused gaze.

"Please, please come in."

Her little gesture of letting Jade go first, as if she were a lady, was particularly endearing when she opened the door.

How could those Star Core Hunters bear to abandon this little guy?

After spending some time with them, Emerald developed a different impression of the Star Core Hunters.

From the very beginning, the thought was, "The other party must have ill intentions to cause such a commotion."

From now on, they're saying, "This little fox was so sweet and obedient, and you just throw it away like that? It doesn't know what's good for it."

However, it doesn’t matter anymore.

This little guy is mine now, his property belongs only to me, and no one can take him away, not even the Star Core Hunters...

Humph...

Both of them still have a [contract] attached to them.

He walked into the room with a smile and sat down on the edge of Xi Lan's bed without any hesitation, patting the empty space.

He gestured for Xilan to sit down.

The little fox, full of doubt, could only move closer and carefully sit down next to Lady Emerald.

I feel a bit restless and uneasy.

Xi Lan was still a little shy, after all, since she could remember, this was the first time she had ever had close contact with Lady Emerald.

The little fox didn't know why she always felt so nervous when she was alone with Emerald.

She couldn't control it!

Xi Lan's tail wagged somewhat impatiently.

Then, Emerald caught the unruly tail, stroked its fur, and placed it on her lap.

Xi Lan froze completely.

"Fei, the Jade Lady?!"

Her most vulnerable and sensitive tail was so easily placed on the other person's thigh.

Xi Lan dared not move, and could only glance nervously at Jade from time to time, watching expectantly as the other opened the overly tightly packaged box.

Inside are a series of supplies for grooming tail hair.

Xi Lan also saw the bottle of milky white product that looked like milk essential oil.

"...Is that...is it something applied to the tail?" she asked uncertainly. "It shouldn't be, right, Lady Emerald?"

Emerald merely narrowed her eyes gently, and under Xi Lan's expectant gaze, she opened the bottle cork with excessive ease.

"You'll love it, my dear boy."

A very familiar smell filled the room.

...Waaaaah...

Now I'm really going to be completely soaked in the taste of milk...

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Chapter Twenty-Two: My head feels lightheaded~

For a long time after she finished combing the fur on her tail that day, Xilan had an overly sweet milky smell.

You can smell this scent even when you pass by other people.

One thing that has to be admitted is...

The Jade Lady's technique was really comfortable!

But Xi Lan really didn't want to come back a second time; honestly, it would make her head spin...

Recalling that lightheaded feeling brought a blush to Xi Lan's cheeks, making her unwilling to relive what had happened that day.

But judging from how much essential oil has been preserved, will that lady come back to maintain her tail?

...Sigh.

The more she tried not to recall the incident, the more uncontrollably the image of Emerald's teasing face would appear in her mind.

Even its tail was swaying slightly.

During this time, the little fox had no idea how to face Lady Emerald.

But her tail seemed to be completely out of control. Every time she saw the other person, the tail that the other person had personally stroked would wag wildly, looking extremely happy.

Even Xilan couldn't stop this playful tail.

Why..

Will Ms. Jade find me strange?

As Xi Lan pondered in her secret spot where she enjoyed the scenery, her ears twitched involuntarily, as if she had remembered something.

She now feels like she hasn't missed Kaffa and the others in a long time.

In Xi Lan's little mind, it seems that she still sees more of... the image of Lady Emerald.

She shook her head, quickly dismissing the strange thought.

No, no, even so, we can't forget about Kafka and the others.

When she's taller than Kaffa and the others... does that mean she'll be able to go find them again?

She needs to make sure she gets to the bottom of why Kafka and the others abandoned her.

Let's just say it's a deep-seated obsession that this little guy keeps hidden in his heart.

But... the thought of drinking milk to make me grow taller...

That chubby, adorable face was unusually scrunched up, looking completely unwilling.

Hiding here is also to avoid those older employees who are becoming increasingly kind to me.

I don't know why I'm so keen on feeding her all sorts of snacks.

They were no longer satisfied with simply feeding them candy.

During this period, Xi Lan did indeed taste all sorts of snacks, greatly expanding her range of flavors.

But they were a bit too enthusiastic.

Every time they met, Xi Lan would stagger back to her room carrying a huge pile of snacks.