Bad women are always eyeing me covetously.

"That lady asked me to deliver it, but Miss Xilan is sick and doesn't have time to come here."

"Goodbye then."

She nodded, but inwardly she was delighted with the bonus she would receive for working overtime.

He then brought the books and snacks into the house himself.

She had never seen so much food before.

Of course, Little Yelena only glanced at the unfamiliar food before tossing it aside, but she curiously picked up the book that Xi Lan had given her.

After just a few glances, Yelena's head started to spin.

Books like "Economics and Management That Even Apes Know"... Is this the kind of books Sister Fox usually reads?

Little Yelena couldn't understand it, but she was greatly shocked.

But in the end, all he did was find the familiar milk-flavored candy in the pile of snacks and put it in his mouth again.

She likes the taste.

It's like the comforting yet sweet scent emanating from Sister Fox.

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As the title suggests, I'm taking a day off and will resume updates tomorrow.

Due to physical reasons, my stomach was hurting so badly I couldn't speak, so I decided to take some painkillers...

Actually, today's commissioned work went a bit wrong... The artist seems to be a little resentful towards me after I made the revisions.

I calculated it to be over a hundred yuan and am showing it to everyone...

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Chapter Thirty-Three: You Like Foxes Too?

This illness probably left Xi Lan's head spinning for several days.

Even at the worst of her illness, the poor little fox almost mistook the Emerald Lady beside her for Kafka.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly enough and didn't say the name out loud; I just coughed a few times in time.

If this were to actually happen, even though it's Lady Emerald taking care of her right now, she'd still be calling out Kaffa's name...

Even Xilan felt something was off.

So it's best to keep your longing for Kaffa and the others to yourself.

The little fox was completely unaware that Lady Emerald had already discovered that it was murmuring someone's name in its sleep.

She even secretly observed the jade that had been with her these past few days.

It seems that ever since Xilan fell ill, Lady Emerald has been by her side in almost all of her memories.

She even seemed gentler than before.

Xi Lan had a lot of questions in her mind, but she didn't know whether it was better to say them out loud.

As time went on, her flu completely disappeared.

Apart from the occasional cough, the fever and other symptoms have almost completely disappeared.

The little fox immediately jumped off the bed, without even putting on slippers, and stood barefoot on the carpet.

I've spent almost all of these past few days in bed while I've been sick.

During the most difficult days, I was also taken care of by Ms. Emerald.

Although she didn't quite understand why this woman cared so much about her, Xi Lan felt that the woman had indeed given her everything she needed when she was sick.

Thinking about it... when I was with Xing and the others, during the days I was sick, was it Xing or someone else who took care of me most of the time?

.....

What am I in Kaffa's heart?

Xi Lan didn't know.

But then, knowing she only had a few days left, she resolutely refused any further care she needed.

You have to do everything yourself.

In children's terms, it means: 'I'm a grown-up big kid now!'

However, I still can't resist the urge to eat a piece of candy after taking the medicine.

For a fox-person with a sensitive sense of taste, it would take her a long time to mentally prepare herself to take this strangely-tasting medicine.

They even need to keep candy on hand.

This is probably one of the rare times that Xi Lan shows her childlike side.

What the little fox probably didn't know was that Emerald actually quite liked the way her face scrunched up when she first saw her taking her medicine.

Even the pink tip of her tongue sticking out of her mouth makes you want to tug at it.

Of course, these thoughts were just that—thoughts. Jade considered herself a decent person and knew how to keep things in check when teasing children.

After learning that the little one was almost fully recovered from her illness and didn't want anyone to take care of her anymore, they let her be.

It's okay to spoil kids a little at this age.

It's okay to bring this up when she grows up, right?

Emerald recalled the little fox from that time, swaying back and even walking with a somewhat aloof gait, and smiled as she thought about some naughty ideas that made one wish they could crawl into a hole.

"Lady Jade?" Looking at Jade, who seemed to have left, Xi Lan tilted her head in confusion.

"Ok?"

After receiving a response, Xi Lan cautiously looked at the intellectual woman in front of her: "The doctor said I'm better now. May I ask if I can go out and have fun today?"

"Of course, but don't forget your homework and what you still need to learn."

Jade never seems to refuse Xilan's requests, but both of them know that if they do something wrong, they will still have to be punished.

She simply watched quietly as the little fox, who was wagging its tail with obvious joy but was still much more reserved than when it was sick, closed the door.

"Oh, it would be even better if it were a little more open."

Jade touched her cheek again, a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Does she really look that scary?

Whether it's frightening or not is unknown, but for Xi Lan, respecting Lady Jade is currently her top priority.

If they don't obey, this little fox feels that they could be abandoned by the other party at any time.

That's why he doesn't act coquettishly towards Jade, nor does he show her any other feelings, and he's even careful when he says anything.

All you need to do is obey.

At least that's what Xilan thinks.

However, after receiving permission from Emerald to go out and play, Xilan, being a child, simply kept the matter to herself.

At least on the surface, it doesn't seem like they care that much.

During her vacation, Xi Lan should make sure she has a good time.

After all, things won't be as relaxed as they are now once the coach returns.

And we don't know when we'll leave this planet... After we leave, we don't know if we'll ever see Little Yelena again.

It seems like every time I make a friend, we never spend too much time together before parting ways for various reasons.

Silver Wolf, Estella, Little Yelena...

Even Silver Wolf, who seemed to have only spent a few days with her, left without a word.

In a sense, it can be considered that he didn't want her anymore.

...Ugh, this is so annoying, I'd better not think about these things anymore.

Xi Lan shook her little head, trying to get these bad thoughts out of her mind.

Hmm... Yelena is more like a younger sister, she looks thin, which gave Xi Lan a rare feeling she had never had before.

Is it more like an emotional desire to take care of his younger sister?

Xi Lan didn't quite understand.

Back in the room, the little fox tiptoed and took out the book that Yelena had given him from the bookshelf.

Because I'm sick and haven't seen a doctor yet, I even forgot to ask that kind employee to take it back.

I wonder how Little Yelena is doing these past few days. Has she eaten anything? Has she read any books?

After putting her air-filtering mask back on and taking her fairy tale book, Xi Lan immediately noticed the female employee standing to the side as she stepped out of the room.

It looks like they've been standing here for a while.

Good afternoon, employee sister.

She greeted the other person with a smile, and after waiting a while for a response, she eagerly grabbed the little finger of the other person's other hand, which was not holding a weapon.

"Let's go."