Bad women are always eyeing me covetously.

She gently patted Xi Lan's tailbone, as if petting a cat.

"Okay, don't get so comfortable here that you fall asleep. I can't carry you anymore."

Emerald snapped out of her reverie and spoke with a smile, giving Xi Lan a chance to catch her breath.

The tail that had been obediently held in her hand seemed to have not enjoyed itself enough, and wagged a few times in dissatisfaction.

After Xi Lan had recovered somewhat, she felt a little embarrassed and tried to get off Lady Emerald.

But the arms wrapped around her waist showed no sign of loosening.

"Lady Jade?"

Her voice rang out in confusion, as if she didn't understand why the [reward] had ended and why the other party showed no sign of letting go, for some unknown reason.

Their soft bodies were pressed tightly together through their clothes.

There's an indescribable sticky feeling.

At the very least, if Xilan goes back to her room, she'll probably need to take a shower.

"Don't move, let me take a good look at you." Emerald finally raised her head, able to observe the little fox whom she hadn't seen for almost half a year: "Your dark circles that had finally faded have reappeared, and you even look a little thinner."

"Looks like I'll have to take some time to give you a break and let you rest and recuperate by my side."

In Emerald's eyes, no matter what Xi Lan looks like, she will always be that little fox who loves to act cute with her.

Even though the other person's height had already surpassed mine two years ago...

Xi Lan, feeling a little embarrassed by being talked about like that, wagged her tail nervously.

“I’m still eating normally every day, Ms. Emerald.”

After all, when she's busy, she'll forget even if it's Lady Emerald's instructions.

As for some unhealthy foods, aren't they also...?

That's it, I caught them red-handed.

"Alright, you're still as easily amused as ever."

Emerald chuckled a few times, and Xi Lan, whose cheeks flushed a blush, slowly released her arms from around the waist.

How long will you be resting after this trip back?

Those delighted eyes watched as Xi Lan climbed off his lap, and as she tried to appear calm while diligently tidying her clothes, the smile in his eyes deepened.

"I'll probably rest for about half a month. Before I come back, I'll finish dealing with the debts that are due soon, and then I can finally have a good rest."

When it comes to rest, Xi Lan's entire demeanor becomes much more relaxed.

"I can stay by your side for a while now." She looked at Jade, who was calmly tidying her clothes, with anticipation in her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Jade paused in tidying her clothes, a helpless smile playing on her lips.

"You like being around me so much?"

Xi Lan, whose thoughts had been revealed, chuckled, fastened the last button, and then half-squatted beside Emerald's legs.

Its eyes blinked rapidly, just like a trained dog.

"I just love being by your side, and I can help you with some work so you can get some rest!"

Xi Lan's fingers wandered restlessly on Emerald's thigh, circling around, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes.

"With me here, you might be able to get a good night's sleep, right?"

Jade, who usually doesn't care about being told what to do when she's working, paused for a moment, then looked at Xilan, who was squatting beside her, with a helpless expression.

She touched the man's cheek with her hand, but her gaze lingered on the collar around Xi Lan's neck.

Emerald squinted and smiled as she spoke, "Okay, I'll look forward to it then. I wonder what good methods you'll use to help me get a good night's sleep."

As if she had understood something, Xi Lan closed the distance between herself and Emerald.

He leaned closer, grasped the jade's wrist, and gently pressed his face against the woman's palm, trusting her completely.

"I won't let you down."

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Chapter Forty-Eight: Just kidding, I'm super brave!

At night.

Someone is now lying on Lady Emerald's large bed, full of anticipation.

She tossed aside her work clothes and changed into the pajamas the lady had prepared for her in Emerald's room, where she rolled around on the soft bed quite recklessly.

The original sweet milk scent on her body gradually took on the fragrance of irises.

Xi Lan enjoyed the process of rolling around; in a way, it was quite stress-relieving.

Since Ms. Emerald isn't here anyway, it's perfectly normal for her to rest for a while on such a comfortable bed.

As Xi Lan rolled around on the bed, her pajamas became quite disheveled.

Her overly pale skin was exposed to the air.

And Xi Lan, whose legs were slightly fleshy, swayed slightly, completely unconcerned about exposing herself.

Seemingly to ease his own anticipation, he took out his device to refresh it.

Before she could enjoy her moment for long, a message from Ms. Emerald popped up on Xi Lan's messaging terminal.

[Ms. Jade: I'm sorry, I have some urgent and important work to do here, so I won't be going home to rest tonight. You should get some sleep and don't stay up late.]

[Ms. Jade: I'll make it up to you later, okay? Good boy.]

Haha.

The hope I had just held onto has died.

The poor fox, completely skeptical, glanced at the terminal several times before finally realizing it wasn't a dream.

He was completely listless, and now he just lies there on the bed, looking like a lazy bum who doesn't want to move at all.

"Woo..."

She buried her face in the pillow and whimpered, still feeling a little wronged.

I know Ms. Emerald is very busy.

But it's still really upsetting to be stood up!

Xi Lan puffed out her cheeks and angrily punched the bed a few times before forcing herself to cheer up.

Oh well, let's look on the bright side. Anyway, she has plenty of time on her vacation. At worst, she can just keep bothering Ms. Emerald a little more later.

The fox, who was very good at regulating his emotions, thought to himself.

However, Ms. Emerald won't be coming back today, so I'd better go to bed early.

After all, she had been busy dealing with some urgent debts these past few days, and Xi Lan hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.

After obediently tidying up the mess she had made of her bedding, she finally lay down peacefully in the completely cold bed.

Waaah, there's no Jade Lady's bed...

Just as she was about to turn off the lights, Xi Lan, who had met Lady Emerald in her dream, twitched her ears and felt the terminal vibrate a few times.

Perhaps someone sent her a message?

Hopefully it's not a work-related message.

If that's the case... she'll have to force-shut down the terminal.

A good colleague is one who doesn't bother her after get off work or on vacation!

Ah, aside from Lady Emerald, Xi Lan, who has long been tamed, is even willing to work overtime for her without pay.

Holding her terminal carefully, with her eyes half-closed, Xi Lan was already prepared to shut it down completely.

But after looking at it for a while, it seemed that the message was sent to her by that mysterious online friend who didn't chat much but often sent her good morning and good night messages.

[Just kidding, I'm super awesome:]

Is it lonely being alone when your guardian isn't home?

Hot? Explosive?

Let's play together!

A bit abstract.

But I'm not sure, I'll take another look.

Xi Lan, looking like an old woman looking at her phone on the subway, checked again to see if it was a message from the other party.

[AAA debt collectors don't work overtime: ?]

[AAA debt collector not working overtime: Was his account hacked?]

[Just kidding, I'm super good: ? No, I just wanted to play games together, honey, you haven't played games with me for over a week.]

Xi Lan thought about it for a moment, and then she realized that she really hadn't played games for a while.

how to say...

While she's said to like playing video games, she doesn't seem to like them that much.

However, when playing games, Xi Lan would always think of the short friend she had when she was a child, and she always liked to hold her in her arms while playing games.

Although I can no longer clearly remember some things from my childhood.

But Xi Lan had to admit that she really liked that person's embrace. At least for the first time, she was making a friend through her own efforts, so it was normal to have a deep impression of him.

She was stunned for a moment before the vibration on the terminal brought Xi Lan back to her senses.