8. Night 8 Qualification

All the heirs and stewards of the Lu family must attend the regular meetings every once in a while, and none of the seven stewards can be absent.

At the solemn round table meeting, everyone reported their own situation, and Lu Xi also stood up to report the situation of the cub in his hand.

"The cubs are in good condition. Four of them have awakened their talents one after another. Here is their report." She handed over the report.

"Ms. Lu Xi, is your cub healed?"

Lu Xi frowned and looked at Lu Yuan opposite her. She covered her mouth as if a little surprised, "Ah, did I say something wrong?"

"Lu Yuan, what happened?" The old man in the upper position spoke.

"Grandma, I saw Lu Xi in the hospital a few days ago. She was taking the little mermaid to see a doctor. I don't know what happened."

"Is that true?" The old man looked over with a sharp gaze.

"Just give him a full body check." Lu Xi said calmly, "After all, he went through that incident. I don't know if he has any hidden injuries. My report explains this matter."

The old man stared at the stack of reports in her hand and signaled his assistant to take the reports. Lu Yuan gritted her teeth unwillingly.

"Grandma, isn't that little mermaid's talent SSS-level? Why hasn't he awakened in such a long time? Lu Xi's progress doesn't seem good." Lu Yuan said, "Look at our cubs, except for the more naughty ones, all those above S-level have awakened their talents."

Lu Yuan didn't know that Arsenal had failed to awaken, and only blamed Lu Xi for delaying his awakening, because over the years, there had never been a cub with SSS-level talent failing to awaken.

"I just hope he can awaken in a more stable state." Lu Xi looked at the old man, "Please give me some time."

Lu Xi looked at the old woman on the other side of the round table. This was her and Lu Yuan's grandmother, the head of the Lu family, the one who had trained the previous generation of demon clan leaders, a woman of absolute authority.

But to Lu Xi, they are only relatives in name.

Because there is no family affection between them.

When Lu Xi's mother was with her father, she did not get the blessing of the Lu family, so her parents eloped secretly.

Later, she was born in a small town.

Unexpectedly, her father died in a work accident. Her mother took her to settle in another city and raised her until she was fifteen. Although life was hard, they depended on each other.

She had thought they would always be there.

Until one day, her mother brought her to Lu's. She said she was fed up with the poor life and could not bear it anymore.

So the Lu family took her in, which also changed Lu Xi's life. Because of her talent, she received a series of training. During the years of training, she never saw her mother again.

After passing numerous rigorous tests and working as an assistant for several years, she finally became a "housekeeper".

Lu Xi pinched her palms tightly with her nails. Due to the compatibility problem of this body, the original owner's emotions would affect her from time to time.

The old man stared at Wen Yuan, looking at her pale face.

"Okay, let's talk about this next time."

"Grandma, how can it be next time..." Lu Yuan refused to give in.

"Yuanyuan, tell me first, why are you in the hospital? What happened to your cub? Have you written a report?"

"I..." Lu Yuan didn't expect the topic to turn to her. Thinking of the situation she wanted to hide, she was suddenly speechless.

"Grandma, my cub is fine..."

The old man glared at her and said, "Come to my yard later."

"Yes." Lu Yuan wilted instantly like an eggplant hit by frost.

Lu Xi came out of the conference room, and Lu Yuan followed her.

"Is there something wrong?" She glanced at Lu Yuan.

What Lu Yuan couldn't stand the most was Lu Xi's always nonchalant look, as if he wasn't afraid of anything. She snorted, "Don't be so self-righteous. A half-baked person like you, who changed careers halfway, can achieve anything."

"Don't worry about me, Miss Lu." Lu Xi continued to move forward.

Although she and Lu Yuan are sisters, Lu Yuan has never treated her as a sister and only mocks her when they meet.

"You... Lu Xi, just wait and see."

Lu Xi walked out of the Lu family's gate and out of the surveillance range. Suddenly, she staggered and held onto the wall beside her. She rubbed her aching forehead and tried to suppress the emotions brought to her by the original owner.

When she got into the car that came to pick her up and returned to the villa, it was already completely dark and the surroundings became very quiet. Lu Xi pushed open the heavy door, but unexpectedly saw the thin figure on the sofa. The little mermaid was lying on the sofa and fell asleep. The moonlight reflected on his smooth face, and his fair and delicate skin was coated with a layer of luster.

She walked to his side and looked at the little mermaid sleeping. After a while, she took off her coat, bent over and picked him up.

"You're back..." He rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"Waiting for me?" she said with certainty.

"I...just...forgot to go back to my room."

Lu Xi's lips curled slightly, he was a little duplicity guy.

Assente sniffed her scent. Her scent was very complicated today, as if she had come into contact with many people outside.

"Are you tired?" The dim wall lamp shone on her face, allowing him to see the deep fatigue that could not be concealed on her face.

"It's okay." She wasn't at the point where she would cause the cub to worry.

Although, she was glad that he cared about her.

Lu Xi carried the little mermaid into the room, put him on the bed and covered him with a quilt. After doing all this, she was ready to leave.

"Ms. Lu Xi..." Asent grabbed her wrist.

Lu Xi lowered her eyes to look at him, her dark eyes staring at him, making Arsenal's heart tremble violently. The light in the room was dim, basically only the moonlight outside was shining in. The interweaving of light and shadow gave her a sense of mystery, she was like the goddess of the night who dominated the darkness.

Asent was stunned for a long time without saying anything.

"What's wrong?" Lu Xi asked.

The little mermaid still didn't answer, but just stared at her blankly. Lu Xi lost her patience and tried to pry his hands apart and leave.

"Are you going to see other cubs now?"

The little mermaid asked before she opened her hands. Lu Xi looked at him biting his lower lip in panic and said, "No."

She looked down at her watch and said, "I'm ready to rest."

Lu Xi put her hand on his head and rubbed his hair, which felt very good. "Good night, you go to sleep too."

After saying that, she stood up and left the room.

Assente watched her hand withdraw from above her head and her slender figure walk out of the door, his heart suddenly felt empty.

…

Lu Xi fastened the top button of her neck, adjusted her black dress, and tied her long black hair into a neat bun.

After doing all this, leave the room.

She looked at her watch and started to make breakfast. With her skillful operation, several delicious breakfasts were quickly ready.

When Assente was pushed out of the room by the maid, he saw a scene like this: a beautiful woman was leaning over several children. They seemed to be talking to her. The woman listened patiently with a faint smile on her fair and beautiful face.

His face suddenly darkened and he clenched his fists on the handles of the wheelchair. At this moment, the woman's eyes swept over him.

"Come here?" Lu Xi walked over.

She walked up to him, half squatted down, helped him tidy up his silver-blue hair, and carefully smoothed out the small wrinkles on his collar.

She looked gentle, just like usual.

"Miss Lu Xi, come and have breakfast with me." The speaker was a little girl with orange hair. She had two furry pointed ears on her head, which were the characteristics of cat cubs.

Asent looked at the cubs. He had smelled the same scents on them as Lu Xi had: the lazy Snow Tribe cubs, the bloody Wolf Tribe cubs, the Eagle Tribe, and the Flower Tribe.

The strongest smell he had ever smelled was from the cat clan.

Lu Xi pushed the little mermaid over. The cubs had lived in this villa for so long, and she felt it was time for them to meet.

That's why I prepared this breakfast.

"Ms. Lu Xi, my hand hurts, I want you to feed me."

Ju Miao raised her gauze-wrapped hand. She was the most restless person here. She broke her hand when she fell from a tree two days ago.

Perhaps fish and cats are born incompatible. Arsenal disliked this cat very much, especially when she was talking and looked over at him on purpose. Arsenal did not miss the provocation in her eyes. Those eyes seemed to be saying - Miss Lu Xi is mine, don't snatch her from me.

Arsente pursed his lips, his expression looking grim.

Similar to Arsenal, the scent that Ju Miao smelled most on Lu Xi was the scent of the fish, so she hated Arsenal before she even met him. He was just a useless waste who relied on the fact that he couldn't walk to let Miss Lu Xi hold him every day.

"Miss Lu Xi, I want to wash my hands..." The confused Snow Clan cub spoke. The Snow Clan is a typical slow-tempered person, and they speak and act slowly. He raised his hand stained with sauce and looked at Lu Xi.

"I'll take you there." She took him to the bathroom.

It was the first time Arsenal saw Lu Xi with other cubs. He saw her leading him to the bathroom. It turned out that she was so gentle to other cubs. It turned out that he was not special to her.

For a moment, an indescribable sense of loss surged in his heart, but before he was overwhelmed by depression, someone walked up to him.

"I'm warning you, Miss Lu Xi is mine." The little girl said in a baby voice with one hand on her waist. She looked like a kid in kindergarten telling others that this teacher is her property.

But unlike the kindergarten children, the pressure exuded by the kittens in front of him made Arsenal feel like he was being pressed down by a huge rock. His face turned pale in an instant and his breathing became difficult.

"Ms. Lu Xi...is not...your..."

"What did you say?" She suddenly became angry.

"She...is not yours..."

"If it's not mine, whose is it?" she said angrily, her hands on her hips.

Whose was she? Arsenal was bewildered. If she wasn't this little kitty's, could she be his? A kit like him couldn't even awaken his talent and would probably be sent away soon.

No, he is not qualified.