In a side residence of Tushan Manor.
Early morning sunlight streamed through the window and fell across the little boy's face.
Xiao Mo, lying on the bed, blearily opened his eyes.
The first thing Xiao Mo saw wasn't the familiar ceiling or an unfamiliar bed curtain, but a pair of bright, limpid eyes blinking at him.
Behind the little girl, a snow-white fox tail swayed from side to side.
When she saw Xiao Mo wake, a glimmer lit up her eyes, and the fox tail behind her wagged even more vigorously. "Xiao Mo, you're awake~"
"Where am I?"
Xiao Mo's mind gradually cleared.
He remembered only that he had been attacked last night, and that he and Tushan Jingci had fallen into the water together.
After that, he had lost consciousness.
"This is just a room where ordinary maids live."
A voice, naturally alluring, reached Xiao Mo's ears.
The next moment, Xiao Mo saw the Madam, a woman of outstanding beauty and figure, walking over.
Tushan Xinhua brushed her hands over her skirt. The long dress hugged her waist as she slowly sat by Xiao Mo's bed, then reached out to feel his forehead.
Xiao Mo felt a warm current of Spiritual Energy slowly flow into his body.
A short while later, Tushan Xinhua lowered her hand and said, "There's nothing seriously wrong with you. You were just frightened. You don't have to work in the Kitchen courtyard for the next few days. Just rest and recover."
"Yes. Thank you, Madam," Xiao Mo replied.
Tushan Xinhua glanced at her daughter and rubbed her head. "Jingci, go wait outside for a while. Mother has something to discuss with Xiao Mo."
"A-all right."
Though there was a trace of worry in the little girl's eyes as she listened to her mother, she