Chen Shouyi finished bathing Shell Girl and changed her into fresh clothes. Then he took out a pile of glass marbles in different sizes and placed them on the bed. She started counting them for fun, while he trudged back to the bathroom to wash the dirty clothes she had taken off.
He'd soaped it up and scrubbed it hard several times, but the white Princess Dress was still blotched with gray and black.
Chen Shouyi furrowed his brow.
It looked as if a black footprint had been stamped onto pristine white snow. No matter how he looked at it, it was unpleasant.
Who knew what Shell Girl had done during the day? Sticky tree sap had gotten all over it, and there was no way to wash it off.
Next time they went out, he'd have to dress her in gray or black. That way, no matter how dirty she got, it wouldn't show.
As for this one?
He hesitated for a moment, then flicked his hand. The dress landed neatly in the trash can.
There were plenty of clothes left, after all. Wasting one wasn't a big deal!
He washed his hands, dried them with a clean towel, and returned to the bedroom.
Only then did he have time to enter Memory Space.
He lay down on the bed and focused his thoughts. When he opened his eyes again, he was already in Gray Mist Space.
He walked up to the World Tree, selected a memory fragment from today's Memory Leaf, and let his consciousness sink into it.
The space shifted. Chen Shouyi felt himself back in the meeting hall.
The earlier scene played out again.
"Chief Advisor Chen, it seems you have a different opinion. Why don't you tell me what it is?" Lei Ruiyang said coolly.