Luo Yan walked into the living room and saw Qing Lian earnestly urging Bai? to eat roast chicken.
"Look at your skinny little body. You should eat more, or you'll never grow up."
"Someone as picky as you wouldn't survive long in Yanfu."
"If you want to live a long time, you have to eat more!"
Bai? was caught between laughter and tears. "Really, I can't eat any more."
"Besides, I'm past the age when my body's growing. If I eat too much now, I'll only gain weight."
Just then, she saw Luo Yan and immediately jumped up in delight like she had spotted her savior. "When did you get back?"
"Just now."
Luo Yan looked at Qing Lian. "Don't you have work today?"
Qing Lian stuffed a piece of fried chicken into her mouth. "Shut up. Don't make me beat you while I'm in a good mood."
"If you're willing to give me some pointers, I'll be happy to oblige," Luo Yan said seriously.
Qing Lian glared at him, then stood up. "Forget it. I'm not in the mood to fight."
"Want some fried chicken? My treat."
Luo Yan shook his head. "You don't seem to be in a very good mood."
Qing Lian said angrily, "If you worked twelve hours a day like I do, you wouldn't be in a good mood either."
"That damn sickly brat. I'm a high-level lifeform, at least, but not only does he fail to respect me, he treats me like a beast of burden."
"And those bastards in the laboratory ask for my blood every day. They treat my demands like they're nothing."
"Just wait. The day they push me too far, I'll eat every last one of them."
She viciously bit into a piece of fried chicken and walked toward the