Chapter 107: Grandma Theresa (1/4)
Bronya's voice came from outside the door.
Zhao Bai felt a huge "Danger" character appear above his head.
He seemed to panic. If Xuanyuan Sword had not opened her mouth and called him Mom, Zhao Bai would have opened the door normally and introduced her to Bronya.
He could have just treated her like a pet.
But the moment Xuanyuan Sword spoke, she had shattered the boundaries of being a pet and wanted to become his child.
Very calculating behavior.
But she had not called him Dad, so zero points on that question.
Zhao Bai picked her up and stuffed her into the wardrobe. He reached out and shut the door, leaving her alone in the darkness. After taking a deep breath, he opened the room door.
Bronya watched him strangely.
"You took longer than usual to open the door. Can you tell Bronya why?"
"I was... polishing my weapon!"
Zhao Bai pointed at the cross on the floor and spoke calmly.
Bronya nodded.
Just as Zhao Bai thought he had finally escaped disaster, a sudden thumping came from the wardrobe.
Thump, thump, thump.
Like a heavy hammer pounding against his heart.
Bronya cast him a suspicious look again, and Zhao Bai broke out in a cold sweat.
"Don't... leave me alone..."
Her voice sounded as though she were crying and pleading. It was hard to imagine an infant could be so heartbroken.
The darkness had stirred up painful memories.
Trapped inside Chiyou's heart for thousands of years, that obsession had influenced her at every moment. It had seeped into her subtly, leaving this newborn so terrified of the dark.
"What have you adopted this time?"
Bronya asked suspiciously as she walked toward the tightly shut wardrobe.
With a creak.
A baby's round face was