11. Night 11: Punishment
At night, Lu Xi washed the little mermaid and put him on the bed, covered him with a quilt, turned off the bright chandelier above his head, leaving only a warm and dim light at the head of the bed, and picked up a thick fairy tale book.
She listened to the advice of the psychiatrist and has recently been using some methods to help the little mermaid relieve stress. One of them is to tell him fairy tales before bed, which she usually does if she is not particularly busy.
"A long time ago, there was a..."
Her voice was very soft, less harsh than when she scolded him for not taking care of his body. It reminded him of his mother, who was also a mermaid with such a beautiful voice.
Assente actually didn't quite understand these fairy tales, such as the prince and princess, and there were many things he couldn't comprehend.
But for some reason, he didn't dislike listening to her stories. When she closed the book and was about to leave the room, he even opened his eyes drowsily and called out to her, "Will you tell me a story again tomorrow night?"
"You want to hear it?"
"Well..." He was rarely so frank.
"Okay, good night."
After hearing her promise, Arsenal fell asleep peacefully. However, he didn't expect that when he woke up the next day, it was no longer her who greeted him, but another new face.
"Good morning, cute little mermaid."
The strange woman was wearing a specially made black long dress, her long hair was neatly tied behind her head, and a professional and flawless smile hung on the corner of her mouth. From her attire, it was clear that she was a "housekeeper".
"Who are you, Miss Lu Xi?"
The little mermaid's alertness was instantly raised. He woke up from his confusion almost in an instant and looked at the woman warily.
"Asent, male, 8 years old, mermaid, with a bad temper..." The woman read from a book in her hand.
After she finished reading, she looked at Arsenal's wary expression and introduced herself to him with a smile, "Hello, little mermaid, my name is Lu Man. From today on, I will be your new butler. Please give me your guidance."
The woman's words were like a bomb exploding in his mind.
The villa is in turmoil today because the little ones are not listening. Ju Miao is making so much noise that he's about to blow the roof off, the Snow Clan cubs are crying non-stop, and the little mermaid is out of control and injuring several maids.
Lu Man held her forehead with a headache as she watched them making such a fuss. That was why she didn't like taking over the care of other people's cubs. Since the housekeeper had close contact with the cubs and took care of their daily life, she was equivalent to the cubs' mother. It could be said that the cubs relied a lot on their housekeeper, at least not anyone else could replace her.
"Whoever stops crying and making a fuss first will be rewarded with a lollipop." Lu Man said, holding a lollipop in his hand.
The eagle cub stopped crying first. He behaved very well, so he was rewarded with a lollipop. Then Lu Man said, "If anyone else stops crying, they will also get a lollipop."
Lu Xi's education was stricter than Lu Man's. At least she had never used lollipops as rewards to coax the cubs. The cubs' emotions came and went quickly, and the wolf baby stopped crying and making a fuss.
So he also got a lollipop.
The little mermaid sat in the corner, watching with red eyes as the woman bribed each cub with lollipops. Even Ju Miao, who was usually the most attached to Lu Xi, was finally coaxed by the woman into accepting her candy.
Why? Why compromise? Miss Lu Xi was so good to them, why did they still accept this woman's things now that she was gone? He was very angry.
"How about you, do you want some candy?"
A colorful lollipop was handed to the little mermaid, but he immediately slammed it to the ground and it broke into pieces. The woman squinted at her fingers. If she had reacted slower, her hand would have been broken.
"Where is Miss Lu Xi?"
The little mermaid has been asking this question all morning.
Lu Man looked at the little mermaid who looked like a hedgehog. This cub was the most difficult to deal with. He kept asking about Lu Xi's whereabouts. Because it involved the decision-making issues of the family, her previous answers were perfunctory, but the little mermaid was not easy to fool and had not given up until now.
"She's gone and she's not coming back."
"You lied to me." Arsenal was furious.
"I'm serious." Lu Man looked down at the fierce-looking little mermaid and said, "This is the punishment from our family."
Arsente froze when he heard the word "punishment".
"You should know clearly that it was a serious mistake for her to conceal the fact that the cub failed to awaken." Lu Manzhi said.
"The punishment...is because of me..."
Only then did Assente understand that Lu Xi left because of him, as punishment for concealing the fact that he had failed to awaken.
"After making such a mistake, she won't be able to come back. But it doesn't matter. I will take good care of you in the future."
Hearing her say this, the little mermaid's thin body trembled violently, and his silver-blue eyes were filled with overwhelming fear.
He remembered what Lu Xi said to him yesterday.
“No, you will not be sent away.”
"I told you, this is Asent's new home. No one can kick you out of here."
"Really, I promise."
It turned out that she really didn't lie to him and he was not sent away.
Because, it was she who left.
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