Seemingly sensing Miller's speechless expression, Xu Ling lowered her hand from her chin and gave an awkward smile.
"This is the first time I've encountered this!"
Who would have thought that one day I could be comparable to a miracle cure!
Even with the brown-haired boy's exaggerated reaction, she was only startled on the spot!
To be honest, even with the facts laid bare, Xu Ling still couldn't quite believe that she actually possessed this ability.
"Could there be a mistake?" she raised her eyebrows, questioning again, "It's not like I haven't seen it before—"
The word "elf" was already on the tip of her tongue when Xu Ling suddenly realized what she was about to say and quickly shut her mouth.
Although no one had given her a detailed explanation of the species of elves, she could tell from the few words she heard today that the elves' living conditions were extremely poor!
In this situation, it would be extremely unwise to reveal that there is an elf beside you, especially a pure-blooded elf.
Realizing she had almost said something wrong, Xu Ling guiltily looked away, mumbling something she herself didn't even understand.
Clearly, she was somewhat at a loss and was trying to gloss over the situation in this way.
Miller knew exactly what she wanted to say from the very first few words she uttered.
Of course, he didn't intend to expose her on the spot, so he pretended not to understand her meaning and moved on from the topic.
Xu Ling muttered for a while, but seeing that Miller didn't react at all, she couldn't help but steal a glance at him.
Well, very well, Miller didn't even look at her properly!
Xu Ling immediately felt relieved.
She muttered a couple more sentences deliberately, then returned to the previous topic: "Do you think... I should stay outside their room every day to see how it goes?"
One second she was thinking it was incredible that she was a miracle drug, and the next second she automatically got into character. Miller has to admit, he admires her a bit.
He didn't want to dwell on what he had said before, so he went along with Xu Ling's words and said, "Okay."
"What if his mother gets better?" Xu Ling agreed, but she was still a little worried. "Um... Fabian won't find out it's because of me, will he?"
The thought of the brown-haired boy staring at her with his eyes seemingly glowing green sent a chill down Xu Ling's spine.
Miller glanced at her sideways. "You think the church is so useless, don't you?"
Putting everything else aside, on church territory, surely they can protect her?
Besides, although Fabian has elven blood, he is ultimately just an ordinary person.
What is there for an ordinary person to be afraid of?!
Too!
Xu Ling was immediately convinced by his words and touched the tip of her nose somewhat embarrassedly.
Looking back now, she seems to have been worrying unnecessarily!
"When would be a good time for me to come?" Xu Ling asked.
Miller: "Early morning and late evening, I guess."
As for the rest of the time, Xu Ling naturally still had to go to work as usual!
Xu Ling thought about it and realized that she only needed to come once before leaving and once more after returning, which would only be one extra trip, so it wouldn't be much trouble. She nodded in agreement.
From then on, Xu Ling would disappear for a period of time after breakfast and for a period of time before dinner.
At first, Sisi and April would curiously ask Xu Ling where she had gone, but every time, she would look mysterious and refuse to say.
Of course, this trick doesn't always work!
Whenever she was pressed for answers and had no other choice, Xu Ling would shift the blame to Miller. At that moment, Sisi and April would be at a loss and watch her helplessly.
Xu Ling's days passed uneventfully, but for Fabian, life was not like that!
On his first day at the church, his mother's health did improve, and because of this, Fabian couldn't help but harbor the hope that if he stayed at the church a little longer, his mother might recover completely!
But things weren't as wonderful as he had imagined.
Indeed, his mother's health had improved, but for some reason, it always worsened in the early morning and evening. After those times, her condition would deteriorate rapidly!
Although she was no longer as bedridden and on the verge of death as before, Fabian felt extremely tormented because her mother's face was still as pale as paper, and sometimes she couldn't even get out of bed.
He was given hope, but then it all went wrong. He simply couldn't accept it!
After being tormented by such days for several days, Fabian finally couldn't bear it any longer and went to see Miller.
However, it's obvious that as a bishop, Miller wasn't someone Fabian could just see whenever he wanted—Fabian couldn't find Miller anywhere.
Having no other option, he could only plead with the other church staff for help.
By the time Miller learned about Fabian's mother, a day had already passed.
This wasn't because the church staff were being perfunctory; it was because even they didn't know where Miller and the others had gone.
In other words, the bishop and his students were practically elusive, appearing and disappearing without a trace. Since searching for them was pointless, they eventually had to wait and wait until the bishop returned late!
Almost as soon as Miller entered the church, church staff came to greet him.
After hearing the message, Miller, who usually had no expression, couldn't help but furrow his brows.
Something's not quite right!
This is almost the complete opposite of what he envisioned!
Where did the problem lie?
Miller stopped Xu Ling, who was about to head to the restaurant with Sisi and the others, and relayed the situation he had just learned to her, asking, "Where do you think the problem lies?"
According to his plan, since Xu Ling visited every day, Fabian's mother's health should be gradually improving!
Even if the changes in her body are slow, she shouldn't be bedridden like Fabian said, right?
Xu Ling seemed a little confused by the question, blinked, and said, "I don't know, I've never been inside to see them."
Because she was afraid that Fabian would see her and show that same expression again, Xu Ling would hide in a corner every time she went over, and only leave when the time was almost up.
She had never entered the room, nor had she ever peeked inside; she had no idea whether the boy's mother's health had improved.
Miller was speechless, taken aback by her words: "...In that case, come with me to take a look later."
Xu Ling nodded, also wondering if her "miracle cure" had stopped working.
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