In the end, it was only after Baili Wanwan begged and pleaded, using both coquettishness and fake crying, that Wan Yuekui finally opened his mouth.
"You...you don't cry, it's not your fault..."
"Then what's wrong? You won't even tell Wanwan. Do you not like Wanwan anymore?" Baili Wanwan pouted, pretending to be very angry.
"Wanwan, don't be angry, yes, yes..." He stammered for a long time, but before he could finish speaking, his face suddenly turned red.
It took Wan Yuechi a while to muster up his courage before he said to Wanwan, "I just felt that you didn't like the book I gave you, and I felt... I felt a little embarrassed..."
The first sentence was spoken louder, but by the last sentence, Wan Yuechi's voice had become softer and softer, like that of a mosquito.
"Second brother..." Baili Wanwan looked at him for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Finally, she could only explain, "Second brother, you are good at studying, and Wanwan thinks you are very capable, but Wanwan... Wanwan doesn't like studying, but Wanwan likes second brother, so second brother, don't be sad."
Upon hearing Baili Wanwan's explanation, Wan Yuechi suddenly felt relieved.
He looked into her sincere eyes, his expression slightly shy.
"It's...it's my own problem, Wanwan, you don't need to explain."
The two carefully and interestingly resolved their misunderstandings in the room, unaware that Lin Yang'er had entered the room at some point and was eavesdropping at the door.
When she heard that Wan Yuechi was hiding in the house because he felt ashamed, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Wan Yuechi was startled and hurriedly looked up. The moment his eyes met Lin Yang'er's smiling gaze, he felt embarrassed and quickly looked away.
"Brother Chi is so concerned about his image, he actually locked himself in his room over something so trivial..."
Seeing that she had been exposed, Lin Yang'er simply stepped into the house from the doorway, a sly smile flashing in her large, dark eyes.
Wan Yuechi knew that there was no malice in her words, so he scratched the back of his head sheepishly and gave a silly smile.
But this harmonious atmosphere didn't last long before Lin Yang'er shifted the topic to another subject.
"Fairy Sister just said she likes Brother Chi, so Yang'er wants to ask you, between me and Second Brother Chi, who do you like the most?"
Baili Wanwan had never answered this question before, and she was stunned as soon as Lin Yang'er asked it.
"Ah...this..."
Baili Wanwan looked at the two of them, hesitating, when Wan Yuechi, not wanting to put her in a difficult position, took the initiative to answer the question for her.
"Needless to say! Wanwan definitely likes me the most!"
"Pah! Second Brother Chi, you have such a thick skin!" Lin Yang'er immediately retorted.
"My fairy sister clearly likes me the most!"
"You're the shameless one! Wanwan definitely likes me more than you!"
Lin Yang'er and Wan Yuechi were exchanging words back and forth, neither willing to give in.
Baili Wanwan was caught in the middle and felt quite helpless.
Finally, she covered her ears with both hands and quietly left the battlefield, fearing that the two would start fighting and implicate her, an innocent person.
With the misunderstanding cleared up, the Wan family returned to their usual cheerful atmosphere.
In the afternoon, after lunch, everyone returned to their rooms for a nap.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Baili Wanwan personally contacted the memory erasure method that Lan Xuerong knew that day.
She stretched out her hand, her index and middle fingers together and spread out, and silently recited a few words.
A stream of clear water emerged from her fingertips and swirled in her hand.
Looking at the water that she had finally managed to summon, Baili Wanwan bit her lip and finally made up her mind.
Since there was no one else to test her on, she had no choice but to use herself as the test subject.
With a slight curl of her fingers, the clear water obediently flew up, like a tiny insect, and burrowed into Baili Wanwan's ear.
"ah!"
But something went wrong; the water had barely entered his ears when Baili Wanwan felt obstruction and pain.
She couldn't help but let out a soft call, but fearing that the sound would wake the Wan family members who were taking a nap, she quickly stopped what she was doing.
"What exactly happened? I clearly saw that woman do that!"
Baili Wanwan looked at the flowing water and didn't know what to do.
After a while of fussing, some movement gradually came from the next room.
Baili Wanwan guessed that Zhang Xiu had probably woken up, and if she continued to investigate, she would likely be discovered.
So I had no choice but to give up.
So she lay on the bed, feeling slightly sullen.
While stretching, Baili Wanwan suddenly felt something under her pillow.
She took it out and saw that it was a conch shell whistle.
Baili Wanwan suddenly remembered Lan Xuerong's words.
She held it in her hand for a moment, pondered, and finally put it in her bosom.
As night fell, all was quiet.
While everyone was asleep, Baili Wanwan secretly slipped out of the Wan family's house.
Under the moonlight, she arrived at the seaside, took out the conch shell whistle from her bosom, and blew it towards the sea.
A gentle breeze brushed her face and tousled her long hair.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a sudden response from the sea. Then, on the calm surface of the sea, Lan Xue Rong suddenly emerged from the water, drawing a beautiful arc on the surface before falling back into the sea.
In just a moment, Lan Xuerong swam to the shore.
"What? We haven't been apart for long, and you already miss me?" Lan Xue Rong sat on the reef, her icy blue tail gleaming silver in the moonlight.
Baili Wanwan also jumped onto the reef and sat down with her, then explained why she had been waiting for me.
"I see. Do you want to learn the spell to erase memories?" Lan Xuerong looked at her with a smile.
Baili Wanwan nodded.
She knows too little right now, and she doesn't like feeling helpless.
By learning magic, she will become powerful and fulfilled.
"Then why don't you acknowledge me as your master?" Lan Xuerong said with a smile. "That way, I'll teach you any magic I know."
Lan Xuerong's abacus was clattering away.
She came here on behalf of Baili Wanwan's mother to visit her.
Firstly, it's to see how well she's been trained, whether she's safe and making progress; secondly, it's to act as her mentor and teach her what she should be learning at her age.
But Lan Xuerong didn't expect that Baili Wanwan was so stubborn; once she made up her mind, no one could sway her.
She didn't want to acknowledge Lan Xue Rong as her master, but she still wanted to learn her magic.
Helpless, Lan Xuerong rolled her eyes and coaxed, "Since you don't want to be my apprentice, how about becoming my goddaughter?"
"No!" Baili Wanwan refused without even thinking.
"I already have a mother, I don't want another godmother!"
Lan Xuerong's lips twitched. After a moment of composure, she said to Baili Wanwan, "Then what can I do? I only teach my magic to those closest to me and whom I trust. You don't want to be my apprentice, nor do you want to be my goddaughter, so there's nothing I can do..."
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