Chapter 679: Ranchi and Talia's Bet

Three days passed.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon.

The residence of Count Baptiste in the 4th district of Parriere, Florence.

Christina leaned on the sofa in the living room somewhat bored, holding a book, letting the wind turn a few pages from time to time.

“Ah.”

She yawned somewhat disrespectfully from her ladylike manners, then shook her head sleepily.

This is the good thing about being at home, she can be casual and her family won't blame her. After all, she has been taught since she was a child that as the eldest daughter of Count Baptiste, she should live her life as she pleases.

Apart from going out for a stroll in the Crystal Orchid Avenue business district after lunch, now that I'm back home and it's cool, I'm feeling sleepy.

"Why haven't you come yet?"

She glanced at the clock and muttered.

Every day at 3:30 in the afternoon, Rocky, the housekeeper, would give lessons to the Earl's son Kyle, and the get out of class would end at 4 o'clock.

Logically speaking, the brown-haired, green-eyed butler should be walking through the corridor in a serious manner, and there is a high probability that he will pass by the reception room on the first floor that connects the stairs and the corridor.

Just thinking about it, Christina felt her eyelids were about to close.

Why not just take a nap first.

The midday sun in the courtyard of Count Baptiste's mansion was now a slightly deep golden orange, accompanied by a hint of floral fragrance, making the light and shadow of the reception hall on the first floor of the mansion a little noisy and intoxicating.

Just then, Christina noticed a figure walking through the living room.

"Rocky, come here."

She quickly sat up straight, pulled herself together, and waved and called out.

"Miss, what can I do for you?"

The brown-haired, green-eyed butler, who was holding a book in his hands, noticed the eldest lady on the sofa, changed his pace, and walked towards the carpeted living room.

Lanqi had just finished teaching Kyle and was about to check on the work of other servants in the mansion.

Master Kyle's fashion design course has four classes a week and each class lasts half an hour, which takes up exactly two hours of extra work time for the butler.

A half-hour class not only helps students concentrate, but also allows them to better digest the knowledge content, and it is convenient to assign some homework for students to practice and think on their own.

"Wait for me here first, I'll be back soon."

Christina said, then immediately ran away, heading towards the stairs and went to the second floor.

"Slow down."

Lanqi didn't seem to be in a hurry, but was a little worried that the young lady would fall.

But the eldest lady seemed not to hear him at all.

So he simply stood there, holding the book in one hand, and simply flipped through it.

The Persian translation of Genesis he had borrowed from Kyle.

No matter how the times change, this book alone has been passed down through hundreds of thousands of years.

Each language's translation has a unique interpretation of the words of the Age of Gods.

Although Lanqi could not learn the divine arts in the Book of Genesis, ever since he saw the ancient version of the Book of Genesis in the Blood Moon World, he had been very interested in reading various versions of the Book of Genesis, and he would have a different understanding each time.

Not long.

Christina is really back.

But this time, when she came back from the second floor, she brought a red-haired maid down with her.

It seemed that the maid was cleaning the room and was dragged over by the eldest lady halfway through her work.

"Look how she has changed!"

Christina puffed out her chest proudly, put one hand on her waist, and asked the butler to take a look at her personal maid.

I saw Yinoan behind Christina.

Her long bangs covered her right eye, and her faint purple eyes observed the person in front of her. Even though her hair was tied into two ponytails, her long red hair still fell to her waist behind her back.

Although Christina said she could help Yinoan cut his hair, Yinoan seemed reluctant.

It's also possible that covering a little of her face would make her feel more secure.

The outfit is a classic maid outfit from the Person Kingdom. The black and white main body is embellished with meticulous bows, and the conspicuous ruby ​​on the chest is the finishing touch, which perfectly sets off the crown-like cloth decoration on her head.

Yinoan frowned slightly, seeming to be worried about something.

"Oh, are you finally willing to wear the tiara today?"

Lanqi smiled at Yinoan and greeted him.

On the first day of arriving at the Earl's Mansion, when Yinoan saw the maid outfit, she put it on reluctantly.

But the maid's headdress was unwilling to wear it no matter what, as if it was her last insistence.

When teaching Yinoan to work this morning, Lanqi vaguely remembered that Yinoan was not wearing a headdress.

"I just don't want others to say that Christina brought back an inferior maid."

Yinoan uttered those words with obvious dissatisfaction, and his voice was filled with heavy impatience.

"How can there be such a statement?"

Lanqi raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked.

This family is very nice and they shouldn’t slander Yinuoan.

Yinuoan was always stunned by their kindness.

Moreover, there is no problem with Yinuoan’s work ability. It’s just that he has just started learning the job and may be a little unfamiliar at times.

"It was the same Viscount from last time. After he saw that Yinuoan was a girl, he insulted her even more severely."

Christina said with particular indignation.

The guy even mocked Christina for picking up a nice piece of trash.

"Lord Hammond?"

Lanci asked.

"Yes, that's him!"

Christina nodded.

Their opponent that night was Viscount Charles Hammond, who was also Inoan's employer. He belonged to the Hammond Financial Group, which was engaged in international financial services in the southern continent and provided a wide range of financial services across the southern continent, including investment banking, asset management and insurance.

The wealthy Baptiste family has known the Hammond family for a long time. They occasionally cooperate with each other, but most of the time they don't get along.

Last week, it was Christina who caused him to lose an important commissioned competition, and it was also because Inoan lost it himself. When Viscount Charles Hammond saw these two people walking together, he was filled with hatred.

"I'm really pissed off. If he says something wrong again, I'll hit him with Yinuoan. At worst, we'll both go to jail for a few days."

Christina still feels a little angry when she thinks about it, and she stamps her feet.

On the contrary, Yinuoan on the side looked very calm.

"The few words I scolded him were considered light!"

Christina sometimes has a bad temper. She helped Yinoan to fight back on the spot and did not give any face to Viscount Hammond, an older generation aristocrat.

After returning home, Christina felt that Yinoan had changed a little. Upon closer inspection, she found that she was wearing a headdress.

"Miss, using violence to solve problems is not an option. You should never think that the worst that can happen is that you will just go to jail for a few days."

Lanqi looked at her seriously and advised.

"oh oh."

Christina never thought that one day she would be educated like this by this housekeeper.

But no matter how you look at it, Butler Rocky is unexpectedly a very law-abiding person.

"In this case, you can ask me to help you negotiate with Viscount Hammond and ask him to give the corresponding compensation, mental damages, reputation damages, a public apology statement, etc. If it doesn't work, we can use some legal means to investigate and report his company's business one by one. Financial companies with high leverage businesses like theirs are actually very easy to go bankrupt. If there is a problem, we can also acquire their company in good faith."

Lanqi told Christina an idea that he thought was more reasonable.

If this situation happens in the future, it might give Christina some inspiration and help her learn to solve problems more harmoniously.

"Fuck a friendly takeover. Don't make a hostile takeover sound so refreshing."

Christina still knows a little about the operation of their family business. Hostile takeovers are illegal, and the laws of the Kingdom of Person clearly deny that hostile takeovers are legal.

I really shouldn't have listened to Butler Rocky.

"Yinoan can clean the room now, and she has quickly learned the maid etiquette. She also remembered all the precautions you taught her."

Christina decided to change the subject and boasted to Rocky proudly.

“…”

Yinuo stayed quietly behind Christina, neither confirming nor denying, as if she would not make any move before receiving instructions.

"Look, now you are totally a lady."

Lanqi looked at Yinoan and commented with a smile.

Yinuoan looked away with some displeasure.

"Okay, Inoan, if you have anything you want to ask Butler Rocky, just ask."

Christina patted Yinoan's shoulder, motioned her to sit on the sofa, and said to her.

"How can I get my memory back?"

After Yinoan sat down, he looked at Rocky who was also sitting opposite him and asked.

"Why do you suddenly ask me this question today?"

Lanqi slowly half-closed the book in his hand and looked at her.

“…”

Inoan did not answer him.

"Of course she would panic if she had no memories. Yinuoan doesn't want to be a person without a past either."

Christina sat next to her and said to Lanqi.

"so."

Lanqi opened the book again and murmured.

Yinoan's monstrous physique allowed him to remove the bandages quickly.

But the internal injuries have not yet recovered.

Although she seemed to have powerful magic, she had no knowledge of combat skills at all. During the test in the Earl's courtyard, she was knocked down in just a few moves by Tata who was possessed by Ranchi.

Not only did her injuries not heal, but she also forgot how to use her strength.

So Christina, who had originally been considering letting Yinoan play in competitions, earn some money and share the profits with Yinoan, now decided to just let Yinoan do some ordinary work in the mansion.

“…”

Christina didn't know what the housekeeper was thinking at the moment, or whether he agreed or disagreed with what she said just now.

"In order to help you recover your memory, the doctor said that you either need to be given extremely strong mental stimulation, or see some familiar objects and scenes, which may trigger the recovery of the injured area of ​​your brain."

Lanqi read Yinoan's diagnosis report and talked to the attending physician.

"So if I want to regain my memory, I have to suffer a little?"

Yinuoan frowned again.

She couldn't feel pain, so even if someone abused her, she wouldn't find it that hard. She just didn't want to die.

"That's the theory, so your situation is very complicated, and it may be difficult to regain your memory."

Lanqi nodded and answered.

"Yinoan, don't worry, I will take you to see the best doctor."

Christina's voice fell lightly, like a web woven by worry, entangling the air around her.

Lanqi knew that Christina liked her very much because this was the first servant Christina hired personally.

Moreover, Yinoan looks beautiful no matter what clothes she wears. When she just returned home, Christina took her to the room and asked her to change clothes for a long time. She also bought Yinoan several new clothes.

After hearing that her salary would not be deducted, Yinoan hesitated for a moment as if considering the pros and cons, and then accepted it.

"If you can't remember, forget it."

Yinuoan said expressionlessly.

Anyway, I'm quite safe in Count Baptiste's palace now, and it seems that my enemies won't come to find me. It would be nice if I could live like this.

"Who knows? Fate is always unpredictable. When you want to find something, you may never find it. And when you start to be afraid of finding it, it may come to you."

Lanqi was flipping through the translated version of the Book of Genesis. He happened to see the last chapter on fate and reincarnation and read it out.

"I'm afraid?"

Yinuoan laughed subconsciously as if he had heard a joke.

"First of all, you have to understand one thing. Fear is not a bad thing. Just like the pain I talked to you about last time, although it can be painful, it is very important."

Upon hearing this, Lanqi officially closed the translation he had just finished reading and said to the red-haired girl in front of him.

“Let me ask you, what emotion do you think is the most important?”

He gently raised his index finger and pointed at the colorful flowers in the courtyard outside the floor-to-ceiling window, as if these flowers corresponded to each emotion.

"Pleasure?"

Inoan asked.

"This question depends on each person's perspective, and any answer is correct."

Lanqi clasped his hands on his knees and nodded solemnly.

“But the more succinct the answer, the easier it is to overlook the fact that every emotion matters.”

"Why do you say that?"

Yinoan lost her memory but not her basic knowledge. She still knows how to eat, walk, and do arithmetic.

Likewise, she felt that she had not heard what Rocky was saying now.

“When you categorize emotions into positive and negative, or more simply call them good or bad, you lose sight of the meaning of a lot of things because of our natural tendency to seek benefits and avoid harm.”

Lanqi's words were slow and worried.

"You will hate yourself when you are in a bad mood, and you may cruelly force yourself to do things you shouldn't do when you should be accepting the bad mood, just like if you are injured, you should rest and recover instead of ignoring the wound."

Every word seemed to be weighing whether these words were suitable for Yinuoan at the moment.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"On the contrary, if you clearly understand the meaning of each emotion, you will accept the laws that govern the world and it will be easier for you to be kind to yourself and others. Just as day comes and night goes, any of your physiological and psychological reactions are normal and important signal lights."

These days, Lanqi gives Yinoan psychological counseling classes every day.

Christina was a little worried, so she sat aside and listened.

After listening for two or three days, she felt that there was nothing wrong and she also learned some skills to enlighten others.

At first, Yinoan was very resistant to listening to Butler Rocky. It seemed that this kind of natural kindness made her very uncomfortable. She was like seeing something she had never seen before and was full of fear of it.

Later, perhaps because he gradually felt a little more at ease chatting with Butler Rocky, Yinoan no longer resisted, but mostly listened to him without saying a word.

…

One hour later.

It was almost time for the butler of their Earl's Mansion to go off work.

Lanqi once again carried the briefcase and passed through the reception hall.

Yinuoan has gone to work.

And Christina was still lying lazily on the sofa.

After noticing Lanci, Christina ran over.

"Thank you, Rocky."

She patted Lanqi on the back and sent him off from get off work.

Of course, more importantly, she was grateful to Lanqi for helping her to resolve Yinoan's concerns.

In this mansion, Yinoan still kept some distance from other people, but he still trusted the two of them and was even gradually willing to let them stay close to him.

"Ms. Christina, I think she is obviously more dangerous than me. Why do you like her so much and still resist me?"

Lanqi asked Christina in confusion.

"You are so outgoing that it's scary. It seems like no matter where you are, you can quickly get along with the people around you."

Christina leaned back half a degree cautiously, looking Lanqi up and down.

"But Yinuoan feels like the kind of injured wolf that was picked up... and now she's in cub form again. Can we take this opportunity to train her well?"

Christina said uncertainly.

"So you prefer to cultivate, not to drop from the sky."

Lanqi shook his head in disappointment, as if no one liked him.

"Tsk, look at how much my family relies on you."

Christina looked at the housekeeper's weak appearance and smacked her lips.

"By the way, if she regains her memory, will she immediately disown me?"

Then Christina asked again.

She was a little afraid that everything she was doing now was in vain. One day Yinuoan would suddenly treat her as a stranger again and disappear from her sight. She would be very sad.

"No matter what kind of past she recalls, the memory of being with you will remain in her mind forever. Maybe this is a kind of pollution to her who has a violent personality, but happiness and joy cannot be faked, and she will also appreciate it."

Lanqi explained with a smile, walked to the door and bowed slightly to her.

During this period of time, he discovered that Miss Christina seemed to have very few true friends.

Most people thought of her as a villain's daughter similar to Master Kyle before they even got to know her.

And Yinoan was like a blank sheet of paper. He saw Christina as soon as he opened his eyes. He trusted Christina and relied on Christina.

With such a maid she rescued, Christina has regarded Inoan as a treasure and wants to become good friends with her.

"I understand."

Christina smiled and waved to Lanci, wishing him a happy day off work.

After hearing what the butler said, she finally felt relieved.

…

After the sun passed through the zenith and began to sink, it was already evening after a while.

Next to the sunset-colored Palais des Palais, there is a path leading to the Platinum Palace Spirit Hotel in the cultural district.

Lanci and Talia are on their way to find a restaurant.

"We have to get up early tomorrow, around seven o'clock. Can we go back early today?"

Lanqi looked at Talia beside him and asked while holding the cat.

Logically speaking, Talia waited for him for a whole day and worked. She became a magic card and didn't make any noise or noise. She was much quieter than the Great Love Poet. Now that she was off work, she should want to go shopping in the Flower City Pariel.

The platinum card maker exam will begin this weekend.

They don't have to go to work at Count Baptiste's house tomorrow, Friday, but they both have to go to the Southern Continent Card Makers Association branch in the Flower City Pariel to report to Countess Rosalinda and find out about the invigilation matters.

"No problem, just sleep peacefully, I'll call you when the time comes."

Talia said nonchalantly.

Now every day when she wakes up, she waits for Lanqi to wake up.

If she stayed too far away from Lanqi, her mana consumption would increase, and she would be unable to figure out his condition. If she pushed his mana to the bottom without her realizing it, Lanqi would be in danger.

“You actually have an alarm function?”

Lanci turned his head and looked at her.

"When Hyperion goes to school, I will prepare breakfast for her and then wake her up. Sometimes she has low blood sugar and it is difficult for her to get up in the morning."

Talia answered while looking ahead at the road.

"Then I won't set the alarm."

Lanqi muttered to himself as if he was lost.

Talia can actually cook? And he can't accept Talia's habit of looking like a good wife and mother!

"I always help Asna in the kitchen, so I know a little bit. But when I'm alone, I don't cook seriously. It's better to buy food than to do it perfunctorily. Only when I'm cooking for others, I will be more serious."

Talia, no longer bothered to be angry with Lanci, explained to him.

He would think about this level of damnation many times a day without realizing it.

After saying that, Talia ignored Lanqi.

Lanqi was still looking for the way as usual.

Over there, over here——

He changed his route seemingly without any direction, and his steps were completely without hesitation.

Taliyah looked up at his profile, always curious about how much time this guy would spend learning the map in advance.

If she were to lead the way, she would at least go the wrong way once or twice occasionally.

When the two finally stopped, they had turned several small roads in the cultural area and arrived at a traffic light on an exceptionally busy main road.

Waiting for the traffic light.

There has been no change for a long time.

"Is that guy really okay?"

Talia suddenly asked.

She felt that something was wrong with Yinuoan.

It was she who fought against Yinoan that day.

Lanqi, who was possessed by her, could not feel the inconsistent strength of Yinoan at all.

Although neither Lanqi nor Christina found any criminal record of Inoan.

But according to Talia's experience, the more such a person is, the more wrong he is.

"I think it's okay. Yinuoan seems to have serious mental trauma and personality defects, but she is not dangerous now. I think we can teach her how to treat others well and how to enter society normally."

Lanci said, looking at Talia in confusion.

"You trust yourself and others too much, and this cognitive pattern itself is your biggest flaw."

Talia had wanted to talk to Lanqi about this for a long time.

After traveling with him, she found that Lanqi's problem was particularly serious.

She knew that Lanqi would not quickly categorize Yinoan as a certain type of person based on one-sided information, but would only view Yinoan as an individual based on what he saw and his own feelings.

He was right to do so, but that doesn't mean he will always be right.

"But do you think I should be hostile to Miss Lisanci?"

Lanqi hesitated for half a second, stroked the little black cat, and then spoke to Talia.

“…”

Talia didn't know what to say for a moment.

They met Miss Lisanthi on the Floating Castle airship when they first arrived in Flower City. Indeed, it was Lanqi's trust and impartiality that saved Lisanthi. If it were someone else, it might not be so easy for them to choose to help Lisanthi, a demon, or a cursed demon, so firmly when faced with the approach of the Executioner Nigel.

The same is true for Yinoan now. Her identity is unknown and also full of possibilities.

Lanqi carried out his previous choice without hesitation.

Talia can understand Lanqi, but she does not agree with Lanqi.

"I finally understand why we two don't get along."

Talia spoke up.

"Why?"

Lanci asked curiously.

"You always have a mysterious self-confidence and pursue the most extreme optimal solution, but I like stability and certainty. The optimal solution for me is definitely not walking on a tightrope."

Talia raised her golden eyes and looked directly at him, and said to him in her mind, "When I hesitate, you become decisive, and when I am decisive, you hesitate, so our pace is always out of sync."

There has been no progress in their collaborative card-making efforts so far.

"So that's how it is."

After listening to this, Lanqi nodded a little hesitantly and felt that this was indeed the truth.

During this period, the two of them gradually figured out why their cooperation with each other was so poor.

Technically speaking, they know each other very well, and they should be familiar with it after practicing a few times.

The actual reason is that their thinking patterns are mutually exclusive, or they are born to be partners with extremely low compatibility.

If he and Talia don't accommodate each other, or if neither of them agrees with each other, then perfect cooperative card making will be impossible.

"Let's make a bet."

Lanqi came back to his senses and simply said this.

He was referring to the Yinoan matter.

"Okay, let's see who is right."

Talia didn't need him to explain much, she could naturally understand what he meant through her mind -

Whoever wins will listen to him/her at that time, and the loser will change his/her pace to accommodate the other party.

"Why does it look like an angel and a devil are betting, meow?"

The cat boss lay on Lanqi's hand, looked back and forth at the two of them, and listened to the discussion between Lanqi and Talia.

"I believe that no matter what her past was, I have a way to save her, as long as she gives me the chance now."

Lanci said firmly.

Or maybe it was more like this opportunity was given to him by the goddess of fate.

"Then I guess your idea will only lead to her destruction, or you can't save her from the beginning. You are not omnipotent, and there will always be people you can't save."

Talia added.

Although Talia had never seen Ranch fail miserably, she was looking forward to it.

She wanted to see Lanqi's calm confidence shattered like glass one day.

(End of this chapter)