Da da.
Footsteps echoed from inside the room.
Bibi Dong, adorned with a sacred crown, ceremonial robes, and scepter, stood before the door.
The queen, regal and imposing, gazed down.
Her luscious red lips parted, her voice revealing neither joy nor anger.
"You're back?"
"Yes."
Qian Renxue nodded lightly.
Ling Yuan, who was about to leave but hadn't yet, immediately halted.
Bibi Dong didn't fix her gaze on Qian Renxue.
Instead, she calmly surveyed her surroundings, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.
Good! Very good!
That girl from the Ye family was quite something!
After finishing, she wiped her lips clean, as if nothing had happened, right?!
Even Ling Yuan knew to report after eating!
No sense of copyright at all…
Truly infuriating!
“……”
Sensing the strange atmosphere, Hu Liena wisely released Qian Renxue.
She scurried to the side, crestfallen.
It's alright; Teacher wouldn't bear to see Senior Brother hurt.
Even Little Flying Butterfly obediently sat in the flower patch, covering her little mouth and breathing cautiously.
"Where is that woman? Didn't she come?"
Bibi Dong looked at Qian Renxue, tilting her head and coldly confirming.
"Uh…"
Qian Renxue, completely submissive, became extremely cautious in his breathing.
He responded softly:
"Lingling said she'll visit Mom during the Soul Master Competition finals."
"So… visiting me is just a side thing?"
Bibi Dong's brows furrowed slightly.
"No, Mom, Lingling didn't mean it that way."
Sensing danger, Qian Renxue, in a moment of quick thinking, didn't care what Ye Lingling thought.
He hurriedly explained:
"By then, Lingling won't need to participate in the preliminaries; she'll have a month or so to spend with you, haha. You're definitely not a side thing."
"Hmph!"
Bibi Dong snorted coldly.
She knew her own flesh and blood better than anyone!
Probably only the first part of Qian Renxue's words was true; the rest was made up…
"Then did you go to her house?"
Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes, continuing to question.
“……”
Qian Renxue was momentarily speechless, at a loss for words.
Hu Liena looked strangely at the mother and son before her, somewhat bewildered.
What did this have to do with Senior Brother's fiancée?
Seeing Qian Renxue's silence, Bibi Dong's eyes became even more fiery.
"You went to her place; you should have mentioned bringing her here, right?"
“……”
Qian Renxue dared not speak further.
The more he said, the more wrong it sounded.
He just needed to get through these two days, hopefully.
"That little girl has such a big ego! Even bigger than you, the Holy Son!"
Bibi Dong didn't care about anything else, muttering to herself.
She narrowed her eyes at Qian Renxue.
"Jue, you, the Holy Son, won't be henpecked in the future, will you?"
"Mom, of course I won't."
Qian Renxue said with a forced smile.
Henpecked? He shouldn't be; Lingling and the others weren't fierce.
Besides, even if they were fierce, they weren't as fierce as Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
"You better not be!"
Bibi Dong gave Qian Renxue a deep look.
If he were henpecked, wouldn't he be tied to another woman's side all day?
The dignified Holy Son, even the Pope…
How could that be allowed?
As for her and Xue'er, that was different; they were elders.
It was only right for juniors to respect elders.
"Haha… definitely."
Qian Renxue said with a smile, it seemed Bibi Dong's anger had subsided quite a bit.
Hu Liena racked her brains but still couldn't grasp the main point.
She couldn't understand the conversation between the mother and son.
She only knew that her Senior Brother had already met Ye Lingling's parents…
Hiss—!
Teacher still wanted Ye Lingling to come to Spirit Hall.
Could it be that Senior Brother was going to marry another woman so soon?!
"That… Mom, these things…?"
Qian Renxue lost his usual upright posture, appearing somewhat humble.
He pointed to the eaves, tentatively asking Bibi Dong.
"Can't you tell?"
Bibi Dong raised her delicate brows, the scepter in her hand tapping on the doorstep.
"You've been kicked out by Mom!"
"You're all grown up, about to start a family; what are you doing staying in my room every day?!"
Hearing this.
Hu Liena suddenly understood, her face showing surprise.
"G-Grown up?!"
She murmured softly.
Hu Liena immediately looked at Qian Renxue's legs, her cheeks flushed red, grinding her teeth.
Her heart was filled with uncontrollable indignation!
So that's how it was…
That Ye Lingling was really too much!
The Senior Brother she had worked so hard to develop, she hadn't even tasted the warmth yet…
She had been completely devoured by her!
Hu Liena's heart was sour, staring at Qian Renxue with a face full of resentment.
Why send it outside when you want it? She wasn't bad either!
Wouldn't even give her a chance?
She would repay him with a spring of gratitude…
Senior Brother!
"Phew…"
Qian Renxue, however, breathed a sigh of relief, having anticipated this.
Not a big problem; he could handle it.
He didn't have time to pay attention to the extremely resentful gaze beside him.
Qian Renxue only wanted to solve the housing problem as soon as possible.
He raised his head, smiling obsequiously, and asked:
"Mom, where should I live next? Back to the mountaintop…?"
Hu Liena was slightly stunned, immediately reacting.
First come, first served! It must have been because she wasn't close enough to Senior Brother before!
Hu Liena mustered her courage, raised her delicate hand, and lowered her head.
She said listlessly:
"T-Teacher, Nana's room is very big, the b-bed is also big enough…"
"Hmm?!"
Hu Liena hadn't finished speaking.
She was met with Bibi Dong's death stare, making her unable to make a sound.
"Nana, what were you just saying?!"
"N-Nothing, Nana said Senior Brother deserved it, deserved to be kicked out."
Hu Liena hurriedly shrunk her head.
One plan failed, and she felt a lot of annoyance towards Qian Renxue.
"Heh."
Qian Renxue was speechless, scratching his head, not regretting his choice.
If he had to choose…
Lingling, as his fiancée, was naturally the first choice.
As for that little brat Ning Rongrong, there had to be a sense of priority, right?
Faced with the heavy pressure around Bibi Dong.
Little Flying Butterfly quickly put down her hand and put her hands behind her back.
"Hmph!"
Bibi Dong snorted lightly, beckoning to Qian Renxue.
"Come here."
"Yes! Mother."
Qian Renxue very sensibly added the honorific, quickly running to Bibi Dong's side.
"Take this."
Bibi Dong handed the scepter in her hand to Qian Renxue, then took off the crown.
She placed it on Qian Renxue's head.
Then she took off the ceremonial robe, revealing the full white dress underneath.
She draped the ceremonial robe over Qian Renxue.
Bibi Dong raised her hand, grabbed Qian Renxue's face, and rubbed it hard.
"Ugh! Mom～"
Qian Renxue felt a little embarrassed; she had said he was an adult.
"In Mom's eyes, you can only be a child!"
Bibi Dong said angrily, stopping her movements and patting him lightly.
Pa pa!
"Listen, now, go to the Papal Hall to work immediately, come back on time for meals, or you won't be spared!"
"Then my room…"
Qian Renxue held the scepter, looking at the beautiful face before him and asking.
"Mom will tidy up your room for you."
Bibi Dong glared at Qian Renxue with a mix of reproach and affection; at this point…
She should be happy and proud, right?
"Thank you, Mom."
Qian Renxue smiled brightly; his mother was much easier to appease than he had imagined.
"Still smiling! Hurry up and go to the Papal Hall; you'll be late!"
Bibi Dong tidied Qian Renxue's collar, slapping him twice in annoyance.
"Okay, I'll go now."
Qian Renxue nodded with a smile and left immediately.
"Hurry up and run forward; don't be slow, hurry!"
Bibi Dong said with her hands on her hips, scolding him gently.
Looking at the figure wearing the crown and obediently running, a smile bloomed on her face.
Still the same feeling…
Pa pa!
Bibi Dong clapped her hands, turned her head, and smiled at Hu Liena:
"Nana, help Teacher tidy up the storage room…"
"Yes, Teacher!"
Hu Liena didn't say much, just stood at attention and responded.
