Chapter 88

Chapter 9: The Yuan Family

　　Morning came.

　　Yuan Xiaoling woke up from her slumber, rubbed her eyes, and carefully glanced at the white-haired maiden still sound asleep on the pillow beside her before quietly getting out of bed to freshen up.

　　”Clearly dominating with a Fourth-tier Water Dragon LORD in battle, only to be dragged onto the bed and harshly retaliated against by Bai Ling the next second. Why would I have such a dream?”

　　The blonde busty girl blinked at her reflection in the mirror, stuck out her tongue, and made a funny face.

　　Holy cow, I’m so cute!

　　So, why would someone as cute as her get caught up in some petty scheming and end up being punished by Bai Ling? It must be because she’s too sensitive, leading to all these random thoughts.

　　Yuan Xiaoling wiped her little face with cool water, feeling the purest water elements nourishing her, making her cheeks seem even more youthful.

　　That’s right, this is it. Bai Ling is so easy to fool now; I shouldn’t scare myself for nothing.

　　The blonde busty girl relaxed and had already started pondering the opponent for the next Weekly Task. Unfortunately, it wasn’t time yet, and the task hadn’t refreshed.

　　After a moment of thought, she went downstairs to the living room, took out her mobile phone, and sent a message in the roommate QQ group.

　　[Lemon: Girls, it’s been several days since the holiday began. How are you all doing? As for me, I’m doing great. Two nights ago, I single-handedly defeated Bai Ling, leaving her unable to move an inch, completely subdued. Seriously, no exaggeration this time.]

　　Yuan Xiaoling proudly typed out that sentence for the first time because this time it was true.

　　Buzz buzz buzz.

　　[Qiao Lili: Lemon, stop being perverted. I heard something big happened in Tianhai City.]

　　[Gu Hui: Besides the boss of Yunhai Company, several other chamber of commerce bosses were also attacked. One of the bosses had guards around him, resulting in a shootout.]

　　[Lemon: There are still more good people in the world.]

　　Yuan Xiaoling’s one-liner left both her roommates speechless.

　　[Qiao Lili: Hey Lemon, you knew this would happen beforehand, which is why you told us to leave earlier. Where did you hear about it?]

　　Gu Hui was also very curious.

　　[Lemon: Don’t ask, just trust me. You’ll find out soon anyway.]

　　Yuan Xiaoling figured there was no point hiding it for long. By the time they returned to Tianhai City after summer vacation, they’d know everything they needed to.

　　[Qiao Lili: Being cryptic again, playing secrets. But whatever, because I’ve got my own secret recently too! I’ll tell you when we’re back at school!]

　　[Gu Hui: Actually, me too…]

　　After chatting with her roommates, Yuan Xiaoling put down her phone, shook her little head to loosen her neck, and turned around to see Bai Ling sitting quietly nearby.

　　”Holy crap,” the blonde busty girl jumped, “How did you get here!”

　　Bai Ling looked at her indifferently, “Am I not allowed to come?”

　　”No, it’s just unexpected… you’re completely silent, like a…”

　　Yuan Xiaoling tightened her little face, trying hard to swallow the three words “like a ghost.”

　　”Like what?” Bai Ling asked expressionlessly.

　　”It’s nothing, just… wow, you look so beautiful today,” Yuan Xiaoling quickly changed the subject, “Radiant and glowing.”

　　She wasn’t lying; Bai Ling really did look beautiful, having undergone another round of enhancement the night before. The rewards accumulated over ten years in her past life were countless, their depth unimaginable, far beyond just reinforcing her as a小白兔 (little white rabbit).

　　If someone who was very familiar with Bai Ling observed closely, they’d notice that Bai Ling’s figure had become curvier, and her skin even whiter and softer over the last two days.

　　This was the power brought by Lemon’s White Dragon and the忘川 (River of Oblivion).

　　”You’re quite the talker now,” Bai Ling snorted lightly, “But it’s useless.”

　　She thought Yuan Xiaoling was sweet-talking her to make her abandon her revenge, which was obviously impossible.

　　The changes in the小白兔 were more noticeable due to factors like center of gravity shifts, clothing fit, and shoulder pressure. Other changes weren’t easily detectable.

　　At this moment, Yuan Weicheng also came downstairs. He was thinking about calling someone but entered the living room to find his adorable daughter and her junior sitting on the sofa.

　　”Good morning, you two are up early. After breakfast, we can rest a bit and then set off.”

　　He didn’t think much about why the two of them had such a large difference in wake-up times over the past two days.

　　”Alright~”

　　At the breakfast table, while eating, Yuan Weicheng introduced the situation of the Yuan family to the two girls.

　　”When there aren’t any gatherings, there aren’t many people in the Yuan Family Compound, only some members of the main branch. Those people are very disciplined.”

　　”Your grandfather is still the patriarch, with plenty of authority, seemingly even more than before. But he isn’t always at home, sometimes he’s there, sometimes he’s not.”

　　Yuan Xiaoling blinked her eyes, “Grandpa is so old, where does he go if he’s not at home?”

　　”…Possibly anywhere,” Yuan Weicheng pondered for a long time, “or possibly nowhere.”

　　Not just Yuan Xiaoling, even Bai Ling gave him a puzzled look.

　　”To put it simply, the old man is mysterious,” Yuan Weicheng glanced around, lowering his voice, “It’s said he’s very powerful, and the entire Yuan Family Compound is under his control. But as for where he himself is, no one knows. Maybe he’s in some secluded room deep within the compound, or maybe he’s not even in the compound at all. Only when something happens in the compound and he calls you for questioning do you realize he’s been there all along.”

　　Though only separated by one generation, due to the significant age gap, he directly called him Grandfather.

　　”I understand,” Yuan Xiaoling clapped her little hands, “When the Yuan Family Compound is fine, Grandfather exists in a superposition of being present and absent. When something happens there, the probability cloud collapses, and Grandfather appears.”

　　Quantum mechanics.

　　Bai Ling shot her a look that said, “Can’t keep a straight face,” probably implying that spiritual power doesn’t have such attributes.

　　”In short, be good, don’t cause trouble, and just show up when called upon,” Yuan Weicheng said, “I’ve heard that Grandfather is very stern, commanding respect without needing to raise his voice.”

　　Yuan Xiaoling thought to herself, “What kind of trouble could I possibly cause? I’ve always been the most well-behaved and quiet beauty.”

　　After breakfast, they rested for a while, discussed with Bai Ling what clothes they should wear, and finally decided that what they had on was fine.

　　There was no way around it; Yuan Xiaoling had only been a girl for less than two months after becoming one. Perhaps she had ten years of experience in another timeline, but her memories hadn’t fully returned yet.

　　As for Bai Ling, forget about it. In her previous life, for most of those ten years, she was in a disheveled state most of the time, so having clean clothes to wear was already good enough—no need to ask for much more.

　　Combined, the two girls wouldn’t pass Miraculous暖暖 (Miraculous Nina).