Chapter 13, Starting from scratch...

Standing at the door in front of my sight was the girl with beautiful long flowing golden hair who I thought would no longer have any entanglements.

The delicate face was slightly raised and looked at him, her skin was as white as if transparent and had no expression, her water-blue eyes looked at Zhuo, as if she was the one looking down at him.

Zhuo thought that his attitude yesterday was obvious enough. Although the other party's apology did not sound sincere, his lack of response was already a rejection. He believed that Ling would be able to see this obvious thing.

Then,

What else is she doing here?
No matter what he was thinking, Zhuo immediately stood up straight, bowed slightly, and greeted him seriously.

"Good morning, Mr. Romanov."

"…Good afternoon, Utsunomiya-san."

Eh? She actually replied.

Although the other party specifically corrected the concept of "it's already noon", for Zhuo, it's morning now as he just woke up.

Rather, didn't she realize that she said this just to tell the other person that 'he is still sleeping'?

Zhuo had straightened his back and just happened to see Ling also standing up straight, which meant that the other party also bowed when greeting.

That's true. After all, she is a well-informed princess and she is naturally better at adapting to local customs than him.

After saying hello, Zhuo didn't know what to say. Anyway, it was impossible for him to invite Ling to come in and sit down.

He also noticed from the corner of his eye that there was a particularly exaggerated massage sofa behind Zero. The sunlight shining on it made it sparkle silvery waves. It had a very high-tech feel and it was hard not to notice it.

I guess the previous movement was about moving this thing.

So he looked at Ling, waiting for her next words.

Zero was also looking at him.

"..."

"..."

Three or four seconds passed and Zero showed no intention of speaking.

"...Hey, classmate Romanov, what does that mean?" Zhuo had no choice but to ask, pointing his finger at the sofa behind her.

Ling didn't turn around, still staring at his face, and said lightly: "This is your apology."

What a straightforward answer, without even a single unnecessary word.

Zhuo sighed secretly and asked again: "So, what does it mean to apologize?"

"..." Ling stopped talking and stared at him with his delicate eyebrows furrowed. It seemed that he was thinking or worried about something.

"It seems that classmate Romanov didn't do anything, and I can't accept such a valuable thing. I'm sorry." Zhuo quickly added.

"..." Ling relaxed his brows, fell silent for a moment, and said, "This is a gift from my friend. She apologizes for what happened yesterday and before. They are the ones who have been causing you trouble these days."

"…I'm sorry too." Zero added.

Hearing her clear words, Zhuo felt helpless in his heart.

His original intention was to pretend that he knew nothing and treat all the previous events as accidents. He knew nothing and did not understand anything about the Dragon Clan or the nanny group.

It’s a pity that he didn’t have the chance to play dumb.

"Your friend?" Zhuo asked.

I still have to make amends: I don’t know your friend.

Zero nodded slightly, "Yeah, I've already beaten them up."

Zhuo: “…” So direct. Although that’s not what I meant to ask, I still have to say it. So direct.

have you eaten?
Pulled it over.

This conversation made Zhuo almost understand what Ling meant.

That is to say, all the previous things were done by other members of the nanny team. Although no one knew what the purpose was, Zero was not aware of it until he met him on the street corner yesterday.

Then Ling beat up those two people. Well, it was most likely Su Enxi. Su Enxi’s role was military strategist + housekeeper.

And Zero may not be able to defeat Shude Mai.

Then, Ling came with the apology gift prepared by Su Enxi. That was pretty much how it happened.

Now the question is, how can he pretend to be shocked, then turn the page on this matter and draw a clear line in the sand?

While Zhuo was still thinking, Ling spoke again, still in a tone so calm that it killed the topic.

"She said if you're not satisfied, you can call her and she'll prepare it again."

As he spoke, Ling had already stretched out his white little hand, with a business card placed on his palm.

Zhuo took a glance and his eyelids twitched.

Just a quick glance, the golden light on the business card has flashed into his titanium dog eyes, and the smell of the landlord's silly girl is blowing in his face. It is estimated that if this business card is melted and sold for gold alone, it can fetch a lot of money.

What's more, the weight behind this business card is even greater. If Zhuo remembered correctly, the eight Sheqi families owed Su Enxi hundreds of billions of yen in debt.

Can snap! Can snap!
It’s better to stay away from such big shots.

"No need to—"

"She said that if you don't want a business card, you can go to the Daimaru Department Store over there and choose what you need yourself, and she will take care of the rest." Zero continued.

Zhuo: “…” Can we only say that he has planned everything out?

And what’s wrong with you, Zero? Where’s your three-person personality?

Are you a repeater?
Although it is said that human beings are essentially repeaters.

But you keep saying 'she said' 'she said' 'she said', that's too much talk.

My grandma always said that I move to silent melodies and quiet rhythms.

My grandma always says that I like to get angry.

Grandma always says...

Grandma, grandma...

Are you from Ionia?
The character is broken!
Ling seemed to be afraid that Zhuo didn't know where he was, so he turned sideways and raised his little hand to point to the north: "It's just two blocks away."

Without her pointing it out, how could Zhuo not know Daimaru Department Store? It was the largest retail giant in Japan, with branches all over the country and even overseas.

Zhuo had never been there. As far as he knew, it mainly sold high-end products and was a place frequented by wealthy people.

He wanted to say something, but his attention was suddenly drawn to Zero.

At this moment, Ling didn't look at him, and Zhuo could only see her profile.

The light from above just happened to shine on her arms and face. The light blue cotton jacket and white T-shirt alleviated the coldness on her body. The sunlight could not make her fair little face turn yellow. It was as clean as an independent ice sculpture isolated from the world.

Zhuo was distracted for a moment and repeated subconsciously: "Daimaru Department Store?"

"Well, she has already bought it." Ling withdrew his hand and met Zhuo's burning gaze.

Zhuo: “…” Fortunately, there were too many flaws in this news, so he came to his senses all of a sudden and retracted his previous presumptuous gaze.

He didn't say anything for a moment, not because he was considering whether to accept the apology. After all, an apology represents the restoration of a past relationship.

But Zhuo didn't want to associate with them.

There is no need to consider this.

Zhuo was thinking... what was the other party's purpose? They gave him a massage sofa, business cards, and even bought a shopping mall.

If it was before, he might suspect that the other party was trying to provoke him and test his ability.

What about now? Why not test it?

Zhuo didn't believe that Su Enxi was the kind of person who had nothing to do and liked to spend money on others.

On the contrary, that girl is very stingy and would rather break a dollar into two halves to spend it.

What is she going to do?
　Thanks to the little brother of Liang Yi family for the monthly ticket.

　　Thanks to Anlan al for the monthly ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)