My job list is full of alien girls.

Chapter 85 You Are Different

"I want to eat—"

Rod didn't say much, he pinched the candy wrapper and twisted it, revealing the melted and solidified candy inside.

Given the unknown danger posed by the other party, Rod did not untie her.

"ah----"

As Lily opened her mouth, half of her face, a human, was soft and full of childlike longing, while the other half, a wolf's face, was also open, revealing sharp, fangs. The gaping maw contrasted with the childlike half of her face, creating an indescribably eerie scene.

Rhodes's gaze swept over the wolf's mouth, and he unconsciously reached up to touch the skull in his pocket.

Normally, he would have already slapped that snarling beastly face.

However, the thought flashed through his mind for a moment before he suppressed it. With a flick of his fingertip, the sweet candy traced a small arc and landed precisely in Lily's human mouth.

The sweet, fruity flavor instantly melted on her tongue. Lily's eyes lit up, and she chewed with her cheeks puffed out. Her crying stopped abruptly, and even her sobs gradually subsided.

The half-face of the wolf also calmed down, its sharp teeth were completely concealed, its furry wolf ears drooped, and it made some soft purring sounds in its throat, its ferocity completely gone.

The scene was so bizarre that Rod fell silent.

"You actually managed to coax her," Milan walked over, looking at the little girl obediently eating her candy, and patted her shoulder with delight. "Not bad, Hiro, you're pretty good at coaxing kids."

She glanced at the remaining candy wrappers in Rod's hand, paused slightly, then asked with a smile, "You didn't even factor that in, so you accepted the child's payment back then, did you?"

Rhodes glanced at her, hesitated, but said nothing.

His actions further convinced Milan of his suspicions, but he was too embarrassed to say it.

I thought he accepted the child's commission fee to appease the other party, but I didn't expect him to have a backup plan, which he unexpectedly used in this kind of situation.

The child had suffered a great fright, and sweet candy would definitely be more effective than empty words of comfort. They even considered the feelings of a child themselves, which was much more thoughtful than she had thought of.

"Well, this guy may seem cold, have some peculiar quirks, and be a bit rough around the edges, but he's actually quite meticulous at heart," Milan thought to herself, believing she had seen through everything.

"Phew—" Seeing this, Alina in the consciousness space couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "See, putting aside your physical attacks, you can actually talk to people nicely, right?"

She was really worried that Rod might have another brain fart and do something outrageous.

Sensing Rhodes's somewhat disappointed expression, she wondered if she had been too harsh with her earlier words, and couldn't help but ask with concern, "But why do you look so melancholy?"

"My commission payment was embezzled," Rod paused, "Do you think I can ask my employer to reimburse me?"

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"If you really love sweets that much, I can buy you some when we get back," Alina said through gritted teeth. "I'll treat you to as much as you want."

If Milan and the others weren't still there, Alina would have loved to go out and strangle him right now.

"That's different," Rod sighed silently. "You are you, and what you give is definitely different from what the client gives."

"What do you mean?" Upon hearing this, Alina was immediately angered.

You don't even want what I offered?

If they're already looking down on her now, what will they be like in the future?

"Because the taste is different," Rod then analyzed seriously, "Yours is definitely sweeter than hers."

"Huh?" Alina swallowed back the words she was about to say, and could only cough a few times to cover her embarrassment. "So, so that's what you mean?"

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"Yes," Rod said earnestly, sensing her confusion, "No matter how good the newly bought candy is, it will definitely taste better than the one that's been sitting around for a long time."

"That sugar looks like it's been melted and solidified several times. Sugar that's been 're-sanded' tastes dry and powdery, and all the aroma is gone. It can't possibly be better than yours."

"Is that so?" Alina listened blankly to him for a long time, only remembering the last sentence.

It's impossible for it to be better than yours.

It turns out I was the special one —

"What's there to argue about over a piece of candy?" After a long pause, she said softly, "Actually, I didn't really care about it."

Rhodes vaguely felt that she seemed to have misunderstood something, but sensing that she had cheered up again, he gave up on giving any further explanation.

Alina said she didn't care about it, perhaps hinting that he should end the conversation quickly.

Hopefully, she won't be cheated by unscrupulous vendors selling inferior goods when she goes to buy candy in the future.

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"----tasty."

Lily held the candy in her mouth, gently caressing the melting sweetness on her tongue. Her previously anxious and uneasy mood seemed to be completely soothed by this sweetness.

Her eyes, half clear and innocent human eyes and half wolf eyes gleaming with an eerie light, were fixed on Rhodes, his blue-gold-clad figure clearly reflected in her pupils.

The man half-squatted in front of her, his gaze level with hers. Although he was tall, he did not have a condescending or oppressive air about him. Instead, his silhouette was enveloped in a soft halo in the dim light of the stone chamber.

The sweetness lingering on her tongue was the first taste she had ever experienced after a long period of darkness and nothingness.

It made her subconsciously associate the person in front of her with this magical flavor.

The wolf's ears twitched slightly, its low growl no longer tinged with wariness. The tips of its furry ears tilted slightly towards Rhodes, and even the contours of half its wolf face seemed to soften, losing their innate ferocity.

"Perhaps the claw that struck his neck earlier left too deep an impression on him, so even though the other party seemed harmless, Rhodes did not dare to let his guard down."

"Lily, do you remember what happened?"

He asked softly, trying to find evidence from the child's fragmented memories that the well-behaved little girl was indeed the original five or six-year-old girl, and not a monster in disguise.

"Do you remember how you were captured and brought here, and how you ended up like this?"

"Wouldn't it be too much to ask like that—" Milan frowned, but didn't say anything more. She just looked at Lily with some concern, worried that Lily might be upset by it.

"What happened—" Lily's mouth still tasted sweet, and her childish voice was muffled: "I don't remember very well—Lily only remembers sleeping the whole time and having a very, very long dream."

Rhodes: "————"

What, you were dreaming too?

Everyone present experienced a similar situation after being struck by the white light, even Alina in his consciousness space was not spared.

Why is it that he doesn't have it?

Are you being isolated?

He glanced at Milan and the others, trying to analyze and summarize their characteristics, as well as the differences between himself and them.

Because he is a man?

Or perhaps, because he is not from this world?

"A dream?" Milan, who was standing nearby, immediately perked up upon hearing this. "What kind of dream?"

Seeing Milan suddenly interrupt, Lily blinked, then looked at Rhodes and tilted her head.

Milan could only look helplessly at Rode and gesture for him to come over.

"Can you tell me what you dreamed about?" Rod asked.

"I dreamt that I was locked in a dark place, unable to do anything or move," Lily said, looking quite dejected and frustrated.