The Girls I've Known Through The Years

Ugh...

Fine, let's not dwell on this question. Landen didn't have the chance to dwell on it anyway, because the moment she sat up, two tiny palms started scratching wildly at him. Landen had indeed searched her for weapons and items, but he'd forgotten that women are born with their own weapons – fingernails.

Fortunately, Landen had the strength of a Low-tier Black Iron, and his reaction speed was decent. He managed to raise his hands just in time to avoid disfigurement, but he still ended up with several bloody scratches on the back of his hand from that little wildcat.

"Hogg, restrain her!" Landen, completely unable to focus on the blood-pumping friction at his waist, struggled to defend himself against the opponent's "attacks" and shouted.

Hogg, whom he had stopped earlier, rushed forward and easily grabbed the woman. With the strength of a High-tier Black Iron, the little wildcat that had been rampaging on Landen moments before became a sickly cat in Hogg's grasp.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Avina's slightly anxious voice rang out, "My Lord, I heard fighting..."

Her voice grew quieter until it stopped completely. Avina's mouth, however, didn't close; instead, it opened wider and wider. This was because the fight she had just heard, when it fell into her eyes, presented a scene like this:

Landen lay on the ground, his two hands clasped with a pair of delicate jade hands. The owner of those jade hands was currently straddling Landen's waist, while Hogg was intimately embracing her from behind, her little paws still stroking her arms...

Yes, that was the scene.

Poor Avina's small face instantly turned red, from the tips of her ears all the way down to below her neck, a bright, festive red.

Then, the girl muttered, "My Lord is a pervert," and fled the office as if escaping. Fortunately, the girl still had some sense and managed to close the door behind her...

"Uh... that sounds a bit familiar," Landen said with a speechless expression, dropping the little wildcat's hands. "Get her off me."

Hogg walked away, still holding the little wildcat, while Landen quickly got up and returned to his swivel chair.

"Look... I won't let any enemy go, but I also don't want to accidentally harm anyone, which is why you can still stand in front of me and talk to me right now," Landen straightened his expression and continued, "But if you act like that again, I can't guarantee that I or my subordinates won't hurt you."

The little wildcat clearly had no intention of listening. She was about to pounce again, but the strength from Hogg behind her held her so tightly that all she could do was bare her teeth at Landen.

Landen shook his head helplessly and said, "This isn't beneficial for either of us. If we can't establish a good environment for conversation, then I'll have to lock you up for now."

"You're going to lock me up? You... you're going to lock me up?" The little wildcat's voice instantly rose an octave, her expression changing even faster. One moment she was ferocious, and the next she looked on the verge of tears, her expression incredibly pitiable.

Landen's head started to ache again. He could only brace himself and say, "I don't want to lock you up, but you're acting like this, and we can't have a conversation. I'll have to let you be alone for a while to calm down."

"You..." The little wildcat paused, then after a long silence, finally spoke, "You... you really don't recognize me?"

Seeing that she had finally calmed down and was willing to talk, Landen also breathed a sigh of relief and answered truthfully, "I feel a sense of familiarity when I look at you, but I've searched my memory thoroughly and haven't found anything about you."

"So, you really don't remember me?" the little wildcat confirmed again.

Landen nodded.

"Why don't you just go die!" Her expression changed instantly, and she lunged forward. Fortunately, Hogg had foreseen this and held her tightly, giving her no chance to break free.

"You scoundrel, I'm going to kill you, kill you!" The little wildcat went mad again. Even though she was locked by Hogg, she struggled frantically, shouting, "You scoundrel, you big scoundrel who forgets people after you're done with them!"

Pfft!

Landen sputtered. Landen actually sputtered. The extreme shock made him unable to suppress a yelp, "What did you just say I was?"

"What, you can't handle it? I never realized you were such a scoundrel back then!" The little wildcat glared fiercely at Landen, her little fangs bared, looking as if she wanted to bite him to death.

"Handle... no, what did I do?" Landen tried to control his emotions and said in as serious a tone as possible, "Miss... I think there might be some misunderstanding between us."

"There's no misunderstanding! It was you, Philip Isis Landon, you big scoundrel! Back then, I followed my family to Solenode City for trade, and it was you!" the little wildcat said angrily. "You lured me with all sorts of sweet talk, and then, it was you who took me on my first runaway; my first visit to a brothel; my first... my first time knowing those embarrassing things, it was all you!"

"Embarrassing things? You and me? Impossible!" Landen vehemently denied it. Although he couldn't be sure about everything, one thing was firmly ingrained in his predecessor's memory: his predecessor, just like his current self, was a virgin...

Therefore, even though Vivian had said similar things before, and the little wildcat in front of him was saying them now, Landen still firmly believed that he was still a virgin!

"How is it impossible?" the little wildcat said hatefully. "Do you think these things can be hidden? You can go ask your mother, Matriarch Isis, or ask your three older sisters. Just ask them if they remember Kakarot Veronica Xiya Katrina!"

"So, you're from the Vol Family? The little princess of the legendary Vol Family, the heir of the Matriarch?" Landen exhaled. Regardless of her tone, he had at least obtained some information. Their conversation had finally made some progress in this predicament.

As he spoke, Landen couldn't help but recall what Vivian had said at the time.

"You seemed underage back then? And you could trick the little princess of the Vol Family into your bed? Even though she'll definitely have countless admirers in the future, to give your virginity to someone like you..."

Thinking of this, Landen fell silent again. After a long while, he waved his hand and said, "Take her down for now and give her a separate room. I need to sort out my memories, and then we can continue our unfinished conversation today."

"It seems that My Lord is indeed very capable, just as Vivian said." Hogg clearly remembered Vivian's words, but her understanding had taken a peculiar turn. She uttered this sentence, then escorted the little wildcat away, leaving Landen alone.

"What kind of misfortune have I brought upon myself!"

A scream echoed through the office once more