Zhang Ergou shot Chen Changan a disdainful look, and the corner of her mouth twitched.
"Like master, like dog."
"You and your dog are exactly alike."
Seeing how expressive Zhang Ergou had become, Chen Changan felt deeply gratified.
"Not bad, you've grown. A moment ago, you still had a face like a block of ice. Look at you now—so full of human warmth."
"Human warmth? What does that mean?"
"Um... it means you seem like a living person."
"I wasn't dead to begin with."
"But you were practically indistinguishable from the dead."
"Are you done?"
"Look at you, getting worked up again. Besides me, who else could talk you through this? You don't know the first thing about gratitude."
"Get to the point!"
"Let's get to the point..."
Seeing that Zhang Ergou seemed on the verge of losing it, Chen Changan quickly changed the subject.
Zhang Ergou was just cold by nature; that didn't mean she had no temper.
"Do you... actually have a point?" Zhang Ergou asked coldly.
"I do. Of course I do."
"What's your Zhang Family's stance now?"
"The Combat Power Ranking's assessment has come out. Your family's stance should have... changed somewhat, right?"
"Are you so sure that in such a short time, I've already reported your situation to the Zhang Family?"
"And that our Zhang Family has changed its stance in such a short time?"
"Are you being a little too presumptuous?"
"Chen Changan, not everyone and everything will go according to your expectations."
"You shouldn't lack confidence, but you shouldn't be overconfident either."
Zhang Ergou rattled off a whole bunch of words that were utterly useless, all of them a lecture for Chen Changan.
"So, did your stance change?"
"Um... it did."
"Then that settles it. What was the point of all that? You