"Master, this is only how it looks. It's not actually like this. But I begged for it for a long time before I got it. If you're not sure, you can have your system check its authenticity." The little white snake swayed its tail and suddenly coiled itself around the swing.
After treating his wounds in the space, Jiang Hua began to summon the dog system on his body. At first, he called for a long time but there was no sign of it. It wasn't until he mentioned the green pill that he heard the system's panicked voice.
"Where did you come from? Who are you? Do you have any secrets I don't know about?" The system started to panic.
"You won't get rid of me. Even if you do, you'll still be dead!"
"Guess?" Jiang Hua sneered, "Why didn't you do that earlier?"
Amidst the system's panicked cries, Jiang Hua unhesitatingly picked up the bright green pill and put it in her mouth. Without even swallowing, the pill disappeared.
"Ah—!" The system's alarm exploded in her mind, and Jiang Hua felt a sharp pain in her head.
Despite the excruciating pain, she entered the space as instructed by the little white snake. She didn't know how long she was in pain when a white light flashed through her mind, and she immediately fainted.
When she woke up again, she didn't know when, but Jiang Hua clearly felt that the feeling of restraint on her body had disappeared.
"Has the system on me disappeared?" Jiang Hua struggled to her feet, and the little white snake, sensing the movement, quickly crawled towards her.
"It disappeared from you, but it's possible it's found someone else to bind to," the little white snake guessed.
"However, his system is also half dead and won't do what it did yesterday again."
"Thank you so much this time." Jiang Hua thanked the little white snake. Since she transmigrated here, the space on her body and the little white snake in the space have helped her a lot.
It was already dawn when I came out of the space. Although I felt very tired, it was not time to rest yet. Last night I was in a hurry to get rid of the system on me and neglected Jiang Jingyi. I had to go and coax him so that he wouldn't overthink things.
"Miss, you're awake?" Shuanghua had been guarding outside the door all night. Jiang Hua suddenly opened the door and almost fell inside.
"Go and rest first. Let Songzi come and serve you today." Jiang Hua looked at Shuanghua, who looked exhausted, and told her to go back and rest first.
It was just dawn, and Jiang Jingyi had already gotten up and gone to his study to read. Jiang Hua knocked on the door and went in.
"stepmother."
Upon seeing Jiang Hua enter, Jiang Jingyi immediately went to greet her and helped her to sit down on the soft couch. Why does my stepmother look so pale today? Is she badly injured?
“Stepmother, I was wrong. If I hadn’t made Xu Yaozu apologize in front of everyone at the academy, he wouldn’t have done such a thing.”
Looking at Jiang Hua like this, Jiang Jingyi felt a pang of regret; it was all his fault.
"Ayi." Jiang Hua straightened her posture, gesturing for Jiang Jingyi to sit beside her, and her tone became more serious as she looked at him.
“Xu Yaozu is just that kind of person. You don’t need to take all the blame on yourself. It’s right for you to make him apologize. As for what he does, that has nothing to do with you. It’s his own choice, and it’s not your place to blame yourself.”
“But you’re injured.” Jiang Jingyi felt that what his stepmother said made sense, but it was true that his stepmother was still injured.
"This isn't something you need to worry about. It's an adult matter, kids shouldn't overthink it." Jiang Hua ruffled his hair and coaxed him, "When you grow up and are capable, it'll be your turn to protect me."
“Alright, stepmother.” Jiang Jingyi clenched his fists and nodded vigorously. As if he had thought of something, he looked at her seriously, his face showing a sense of righteous indignation.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Hua raised an eyebrow. What was she trying to do with that little expression?
“Stepmother, if you like Young Master Bai, then go ahead and like him. Anyway, my father isn’t here.”
Jiang Hua: "..."
When Songzi, who was bringing in tea and snacks, heard Jiang Jingyi's words, she stopped in her tracks and was stunned. What had she heard that she shouldn't have heard?
“Stepmother, I’m serious.” Jiang Jingyi said anxiously, repeating, “If Father comes back, I will cover for you.”
Matsuko: Should we help cover for them too?
If Bai Heng hadn't been there last night, his stepmother and he would have been gone long ago. After his father passed away, he wasn't capable of protecting his stepmother, so he had to find someone to protect her, right?
"Miss, young master, please have some tea." Songzi quietly brought over the tea and snacks, then quickly left, thoughtfully closing the door behind her.
Aren't you afraid your dad will come back and beat you to death?
"Ahem!" Jiang Hua coughed lightly and gave Jiang Jingyi a meaningful look: "Adult matters are important, children's studies are more important."
“I’m not a child anymore. My father is away for ten days or half a month at a time. Didn’t you say that Young Master Bai is pleasing to the eye?”
"Anyway, it's said in the stories that men can have three wives and four concubines, and so can women."
Jiang Jingyi spoke as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, and Jiang Hua almost choked on the tea she had just drunk.
"Where did you get those storybooks from?"
People in this era shouldn't be this open-minded, right? Jiang Hua looked at Jiang Jingyi with scrutiny in her eyes. Could it be that Jiang Jingyi has been possessed?
“I saw this storybook in your study, it’s very good.” Jiang Jingyi got up, took a book with a colorful cover from his desk, and handed it to Jiang Hua.
Four male leads all love me
Jiang Hua silently confiscated the book from Jiang Jingyi's hand. How come she didn't notice that there were such books in her study? Weren't these books in her study in her spatial dimension?
Then she remembered that her study was decorated by the little white snake, and everything became clear.
"You're not allowed to look at the books in my study next time. These books aren't suitable for you."
"Why?" Jiang Jing was also puzzled. This storybook was really good. Even the writers outside couldn't write such a story.
"Are you being disobedient?" Jiang Hua's smile faded, and she looked at him with a hint of threat. She would put away those "inappropriate for children" books in the study later.
"I understand, stepmother." Jiang Jingyi was afraid that Jiang Hua would be angry, so he quickly nodded, indicating that he would not look at it again.
“Stepmother, you can be like those characters in storybooks. Anyway, you have plenty of money. If you run out of money, I'll earn it for you later!”
Jiang Hua glanced at the eager young man, and sure enough, novels were a powerful poison to people.
"Go out for breakfast, we still need to go to the yamen later."
...
The Xu family's house was brightly lit all night because Xu Yaozu hadn't returned, and Lin Shuyan, who had suddenly screamed, had fainted and hadn't woken up yet.
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