Chapter 328 – Your family’s plum blossom is lost again (5)
The glint of malice in the woman’s eyes made Yan Luo extremely uncomfortable, prompting her to instinctively hide further behind Mu Ci.
However, Mu Ci seemed completely accustomed to such a gaze. He merely spoke in an indifferent tone, devoid of any discernible emotion.
“The rain outside is heavy. I just wanted to let her stay here temporarily… Mother.”
The woman frowned, as if about to say something, but another voice, laced with authority, interrupted.
“Mingli, it’s a good thing that Xiao Ci has such intentions.”
The woman’s expression changed immediately. She seemed to recall something, and her face softened as she turned gracefully toward the man walking out of the hall.
Beside the man stood a boy of about seven or eight, whose features bore a noticeable resemblance to Mu Ci.
Mu Ci paused briefly, a fleeting shadow passing through his eyes before he spoke.
“Father.”
Yan Luo, on the other hand, shivered slightly. At the same time Mu Ci’s voice rang in her ears, a system notification sounded.
[*Ding*—Mu Ci’s blackening value +1 (56/100)]
Yan Luo : …w(ﾟДﾟ)w？？
What just happened? Why did his blackening value suddenly increase?
“Little Pink, what about this world’s storyline??”
[*Ahem*…] Xiao Fenhong’s voice carried a trace of awkwardness. After a long pause, it finally spoke again.
[Dear Host, it’s like this… We entered the wrong difficulty level while selecting the world, and due to your natural power boost, the difficulty of this world is completely unmatched with what I can control…]
“Oh? So?”
[So…the storyline of this world isn’t even 30% unlocked… It’s completely sealed… But I believe in you, Host! You’ll be fine! Absolutely fine! You’ll definitely succeed!!]
Three ‘definitelys’—that was about as unconvincing as it could get.
Yan Luo’s mouth twitched slightly. Hearing Little Pink’s sycophantic tone, she slowly spat out two words.
“Get lost.”
[Wuwuwu, Host, it was just a miscalculation…]
“You useless, unreliable, scam of a system—don’t talk to me!! I literally just praised you for being reliable before entering the world, and now you pull this on me!!”
Little Pink meekly shut up, no longer daring to provoke its Host’s fragile nerves.
“Chen Yi, call the police and explain the situation.”
The woman finally spoke again, returning to stand beside the man. She looked down at the young boy next to the man with a gentle smile.
“Xiao Li, go upstairs and finish your homework first.”
“But, Mom,” the delicate boy pursed his lips slightly, his gaze landing on Yan Luo. “I want to stay here and wait until her family picks her up.”
“No.”
The woman rejected him without a second thought.
“Your job is to focus on your studies. There are many people outside with bad intentions, you don’t need to get involved with them.”
The man standing beside the boy remained silent, clearly in agreement with her words.
The boy opened his mouth slightly as if to argue but then closed it again. Looking at Mu Ci, he didn’t understand why his younger brother could play with her, but he wasn’t allowed to.
His gaze fell on Yan Luo, who was clinging tightly to Mu Ci, her large, watery eyes blinking up at him. She looked as delicate and beautiful as a porcelain doll.
In the end, he relented.
“…I understand, Mom.”
The woman nodded in satisfaction before turning to Mu Ci.
“Mu Ci, take that girl and wait in the outer hall.”