In the garden, Mrs. Oliver wanted to turn Hua Yueyu into fertilizer for her sunflowers. Everyone's hair stood on end, their whole bodies tensing as if a man-eating monster had its jaws around their necks and they were about to die.
Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao strode forward. In a flash, they stood in front of Hua Yueyu, blocking the two maids who were coming to seize her.
"Don't rush into anything!"
Lin Baici quietly warned High Ponytail. He thought there was still room to negotiate.
With a major BOSS like this, it was best to use your head rather than fight head-on, if possible.
"Mm!"
Xia Hongyao kept her eyes on Mrs. Oliver. The moment Lin Baici decided the time was right and gave the word, she would pounce and tear into their opponent.
"What is it?"
Mrs. Oliver's face darkened at the sight. She radiated authority even without raising her voice. "You two want to take her place as fertilizer?"
The maids around them swiftly lifted their skirts.
A flash of pale stockings and long legs!
But no one had the leisure to admire them.
Each maid had a black holster strapped to her thigh, with a pistol tucked inside. Now they drew their guns in unison, cocked them, and aimed at Lin Baici and the others.
They could turn them into sieves at any moment!
"I've never heard of a dying flower coming back to life just because you changed its fertilizer!"
Lin Baici spoke calmly. He had been through plenty of high-stakes situations, after all, and those dark gun barrels didn't rattle him. "You need to find out why the sunflowers are wilting and treat the cause, not just the symptoms. Otherwise, no matter how many you plant, they'll all die!"
"Of course I know changing