(All female characters in this novel are over 18 years old, so please enjoy.)
The one-eyed butler looked at the dart deeply embedded in the bluestone slab, his weathered face filled with helplessness and a bitter smile.
"Second Miss, Eldest Miss, please stop making a scene! Young Master Qin has gone to great lengths to come all this way..."
His voice carried the indulgence of an elder towards a younger person, clearly indicating that he was accustomed to this kind of "welcoming ceremony."
Before the words were finished, two petite figures emerged from the shadows of the porch.
The person in the lead was a girl with a playful ponytail styled slightly to the left. She wore a neatly tailored black short outfit, covered by a small cape of the same color, which made her already fair skin stand out even more.
At this moment, she crossed her arms over her chest, slightly raised her chin, and her bright eyes were full of cunning and undisguised provocation. The corners of her mouth curled up with a hint of amusement, as if the three deadly darts just now were nothing more than a harmless joke.
Following closely behind was another girl, with a symmetrical, slightly to the right ponytail, wearing an elegant white short outfit and a matching cape.
Her facial features were almost identical to the former's, but her temperament was completely opposite.
She stood quietly half a step behind her sister Tang Manshuang, her eyes clear, with a hint of barely perceptible restraint. When her gaze fell on Qin Xiao, there seemed to be a trace of curiosity and scrutiny, but she quickly lowered her eyes, appearing quiet and reserved.
The girl with the left ponytail, Tang Manshuang, spoke first. She looked Qin Xiao up and down, her tone carrying undisguised scrutiny and a hint of awkwardness.
"Hmph, I heard from Manbing that you seem like a different person lately, not as annoying as before."
She paused, then pursed her lips, "Seeing it with my own eyes today, it's definitely not like the good-for-nothing who used to only know how to eat, drink, and have fun."
Qin Xiao secretly rejoiced. Those three darts came so fast and fiercely. If his physical abilities hadn't been enhanced by the system after his transmigration, giving him a reaction speed far exceeding that of ordinary people, he probably would have been done for.
Before he could respond, Tang Manbing, the girl with the right ponytail, stepped forward and bowed slightly to Qin Xiao, her voice soft and apologetic.
"I'm sorry, Brother Qin Xiao, my sister... she didn't mean any harm." She glanced quickly at Tang Manshuang and added in a low voice, "My sister actually... misses you a lot."
"Who misses him!" Tang Manshuang immediately bristled, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Her delicate face instantly turned red, and she stomped her foot in retort, "Sister, don't talk nonsense! I don't miss that womanizing philanderer!"
She waved her little fists at Qin Xiao, her cheeks puffed out in anger, but her big, round eyes were brimming with tears, as if she was about to cry at any moment: "You liar! You bastard! You big jerk!"
Qin Xiao looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar pretty face in front of him, especially that proud look of someone who clearly cared but insisted on being stubborn, and his heart stirred for some reason.
A faint smile appeared on his face, his body leaned forward slightly, and he deliberately slowed down his speech, his voice carrying a hint of inquiry.
"We...know each other before? Are we close?"
He decided to test the waters; the two girls' reactions seemed to differ somewhat from the original plot, and he needed to figure out the situation.
This statement is like a match thrown into a powder keg.
Tang Manshuang's already large, watery eyes instantly filled with tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice, and large tears rolled down her cheeks.
She suddenly raised her hand and threw a handful of colorful powder at Qin Xiao's face!
"Wow--!"
With a loud wail, Tang Manshuang turned and ran, rushing into the depths of the manor without looking back, her back view showing extreme sadness.
The poisonous powder, carrying a strange fragrance, rushed towards Qin Xiao, but he didn't even blink or change his breathing rhythm.
【Permanent Constitution & MAX Toxin Resistance (Theoretically immune to 99.9999% of known and unknown toxins in the world)】 worked silently.
These colorful, Tang Clan-made poison powders, when they landed on his skin or stuck to his clothes, had no effect other than raising a little dust.
He didn't feel the slightest discomfort.
[Host, these poisons aren't fatal, but they'll make your face swell up and ooze pus, turning you into a toad. I've shielded you from them to protect your looks, pretty amazing, right?]
"Okay, just don't do any more lotteries in the future," Qin Xiao replied casually.
Qin Xiao casually brushed the colored powder off his shoulder and stared blankly in the direction where Tang Manshuang had disappeared.
She...cried? And ran away? What kind of stunt is this? This isn't how the script was written!
Before he could even speak, Tang Manbing, who was standing next to him, also had reddened her eyes, with tears stubbornly welling up in them.
She glared at Qin Xiao fiercely, her tone filled with grievance and accusation.
"Brother Qin Xiao, you...you've gone too far! You big bad guy!"
After saying that, he stomped his foot, turned around and ran inside after his sister, leaving Qin Xiao and the one-eyed butler looking at each other in bewilderment.
"What... what's going on?" Qin Xiao was really confused. What were these two little girls up to?
The one-eyed butler strode forward, first looking Qin Xiao over with concern, and only after confirming that he was alright did he breathe a sigh of relief. Then, a complicated expression appeared on his face, and he sighed.
"Young Master Qin, you... really don't remember anything?"
The butler's gaze became somewhat distant, as if he were recalling something from a long time ago.
“When you were little, you doted on Miss Manshuang and Miss Manbing the most. You often came to the manor to play, taking them to climb the fruit trees on the back hill to raid bird nests, and to catch fish and shrimp in the stream in front, making the whole manor a mess... The master and madam couldn't do anything about you.”
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