Chapter 173

But Chen Ran's address of "aunt" just now, with its sense of transgression in terms of seniority and status, immediately made Zofia feel something.

Zofia panicked. How could she possibly tolerate such a shameful and despicable thing...?

That's why Zofia scolded her as if she were angry and embarrassed, as if by expressing her attitude this way she wouldn't seem like a shameless lesbian.

But Chen Ran was accurate; he could hear the underlying tension, panic, and guilt in Zofia's reprimand.

So Chen Ran raised an eyebrow and asked, feigning confusion, "Auntie, what are you saying? Your voice was too soft, I didn't hear you clearly. Oh right, Auntie, do you really not need my help? I see your stockings are all wet."

"Waaah... Stop, stop calling me 'Auntie' all the time... Shut up, shut up...!"

Chen Ran seemed to be deliberately and obsessively emphasizing this so-called seniority and status.

This caused Zofia, who had previously been able to try to stand up, to completely collapse, her waist and legs trembling.

Zofia tried to appear calm, but the rubbing of her legs made her voice grow softer and softer.

Then Chen Ran feigned confusion and asked, "Auntie? Auntie, what are you saying? Speak up! Auntie? Auntie, why aren't you saying anything again?"

"Waaah..."

Seeing that Zofia had lowered her head and was tightly clenching her thigh with one hand, as if she was enduring something—

Chen Ran suddenly reached into the small house and grabbed Zofia in his hand.

But the size is what it is.

To hold on firmly, Chen Ran had to wrap two of his fingertips around Zofia's waist, while the other fingertips either rested lightly on Zofia's body, touched her legs, or rubbed against her buttocks.

So at first, Zofia seemed frightened when she was captured, but as Chen Ran's technique became more skilled, and he even deliberately leaned close to Zofia's ear and said:

"Aunt? Aunt, what are you talking about, Aunt?"

"No, stop shouting... stop gurgling—"

Zofia, seemingly realizing she couldn't break free or stop them, blushed and covered her face with her hands, whispering in a barely audible voice, "Don't look... don't look at me... no—?!"

Chapter 262 Centaurea: Recording? I just recorded a video of you, Miss.

No... it shouldn't be like this...

After experiencing the horrific tragedy of being killed by Chen Ran, Zofia fell into a state of existential crisis.

Zofia is strong and proud. As the eldest sister, she is like a mother to her. A mother is strong, so it's impossible for her to act shy or timid, let alone say something as inappropriate as "Don't look... don't look at me..."

To attribute such a mistake to reasons such as "lingering afterglow," "brain overwhelmed by sexual sensations," or "being so focused on pleasure that one forgot everything else" is inappropriate.

But Zofia's aristocratic upbringing taught her that 'she should always remain elegant and dignified, no matter the circumstances.'

Such attempts to shift blame are simply unworkable and seem more like sophistry.

So how did she become such a shameless person...?

Zofia kept trying to find reasons in her mind to justify herself.

But in Chen Ran's eyes, her appearance became something else entirely—

Since his hand was covered in spittle, Chen Ran naturally needed to wash it off.

When Chen Ran returned after washing up, he found that Zofia had also returned to her little house and taken a shower in the miniature model of the 'Seaside Resort Town' on the table.

Then she washed her clothes, including her tight leather skirt and black stockings, and hung them to dry in the small yard in front of the house.

Zofia herself, wrapped in a bath towel, sat on a chair, staring blankly at the clothes drying in the sun.

"What's wrong, Auntie?" Chen Ran asked naturally. "Your sagehood has lasted a bit too long. You still haven't recovered?"

"I told you... don't call me aunt..."

Upon hearing that familiar address, Zofia subconsciously rubbed her thigh before turning her head to look at Chen Ran.

Zofia wanted to say something, but the words wouldn't come out.

You want to blame Chen Ran, right...?

Initially, the halo was thrown in front of her by Centaurea, and then Zofia put it on her head herself; Chen Ran didn't get involved at all.

Just now, Chen Ran did reach out and grab her, but he only grabbed her. He didn't touch her here or rub her there, and he certainly didn't lift her skirt and say, "Let me see how realistic your figurine is."

It was Zofia herself who gradually lost herself amidst the repeated calls of "Auntie, Auntie".

Zofia wasn't one to make a fuss unnecessarily, so after thinking it over, all Zofia could do was cast a slightly resentful glance at Chen Ran.

However, she seemed to quickly realize that her resentful gaze was not quite in line with so-called aristocratic manners.

So Zofia lowered her gaze and adopted a dignified posture. "Greetings, Mr. Chen Ran. Thank you for your concern. I am fine. Of course, it would be even better if you would not intrude into a lady's boudoir."

"Auntie, what you're doing makes it seem like you're turning your back on her after you've had your fun? You're heartless after you've had your way with her, aren't you?" Chen Ran chuckled.

Zofia: "..."

What?! What are you saying?!

What do you mean by "pulling out"... pulling out that heartless thing?! I didn't do that either!

"And, Auntie," Chen Ran reminded her again, "Is it possible that the room behind you is actually Little Platinum's? I barged into Little Platinum's boudoir, not to mention that Little Platinum herself agreed to it."

Zofia: "..."

That... there's no way to refute that...

Chen Ran had advised Zofia to find a place to live on her own.

But Zofia, thinking, "I'll just stay here for a while and then go back," moved into Centaurea's house.

The boomerang ended up hitting her right on the forehead.

Well, there was nothing Zofia could do but guiltily look away and say, "Then, then I'll have to have a serious talk with Centaurea... How can a girl like her be so unreserved..."

"Oh right, right, right, this makes it my fault again. You really don't lose out at all, do you, Former Young Lady?"

The house wasn't soundproof, so Centaurea's voice came from inside. "You used to yell so loudly, Miss, but now you don't mention it at all?"

"Call me... when did I ever call you... when did I ever make that kind of sound?!"

Zofia naturally didn't want to admit it.

Of course, it's also possible that Zofia was so engrossed in it at the time that she couldn't remember whether she had called out to her or not.

But it's okay.

The next second, a voice came from inside the room saying "Play recording".

Then, Zofia's unique voice began to whine and hum from inside the room.

Zofia: "..."

Zofia: "???"

Zofia was stunned for a moment before rushing into the room. "Centaurea?! When... when did you record this?!"

"I didn't record anything," Centaurea's voice came through.

"You haven't recorded anything! How come you have my voice on your phone?!" Zofia's voice came through.

"Because I recorded it, Former Young Lady," Centaurea's voice came through. "Look, I even precisely recorded that perfect moment when you, Former Young Lady, were being slapped by that Lecherous Evil God— "

"This is even worse! Delete it! Delete it now!!! Don't post it!"

In the end, who won and who lost between these two, master and servant... I don't know.

Whether or not Centaurea deleted the video in the end... we don't know.

But it didn't really matter if it was deleted, because Centaurea said, "This is my last Ripple, take it," and then sent the video to Chen Ran.

Once it's in Chen Ran's hands, it'll be difficult for Zofia to delete the video.

Because Chen Ran still has even the earliest embarrassing history of a certain Savior Cat taking off its clothes.

So Chen Ran listened to the bickering between the two, while simultaneously playing and watching these embarrassing videos on his phone.

This happy time continued until Xi Bubble, who was lying on the bed, fluttered her little legs a couple of times and then slowly woke up.

"Woke up?"

Seeing this, Chen Ran naturally put down his phone, picked up a glass of water, and held it to Xi Bubble's lips. "Have some, sober up. But Little Watermelon, you've lived for tens of thousands of years, how come your alcohol tolerance is so low that you pass out after just one sip? Oh no, it wasn't just one sip, it was a drop."

Xi, who was already feeling like she had a hangover and was completely dizzy, actually intended to take a sip of the water that was fed to her.

But as soon as Chen Ran mentioned words like 'alcohol,' Xi's eyes immediately became wary.

She tilted her head back, sniffed the air, and finally stuck out her little tongue to lightly lick the rim of the cup. Only after confirming that it was indeed plain water this time did Xi drink it with peace of mind.

Chapter 263 Little Watermelon, how did you suddenly grow up?

Xi is indeed known as Fairy in the Painting, but she is not truly a detached and desireless person who only eats nectar and drinks dew.

Xi does indeed have a preference for food, but as for alcohol... she has never touched it.

It's not that I dislike it, nor that I don't like it.

It's just that when he's drunk, he can recite poems and compose verses, and when he's drunk, he can also perform drunken boxing with great force.

But what about Xi? Xi is a painter.

When Xi got drunk, the things she drew were truly... even ghosts would cry and beg to return to their warm and comfortable underworld.

The resurrection of Cthulhu is imminent.

So Xi almost never touches alcohol, and even if she does... it's because she was tricked by her inhuman sisters.

"How could I, with my kind heart, bear to lie to you, Little Watermelon? So of course I gave you plain water. But I never expected you to suspect I had ulterior motives, Little Watermelon... Sigh..."

Chen Ran glanced at Xi, then sighed; glanced at her again, then sighed again.

This rather disheartening appearance left Xi, who was holding the water cup with her four short legs, speechless.

"Yes, I know it's my fault. I shouldn't have doubted you..."

Xi put down her water glass and said helplessly, "If you need me to apologize, just say so. So who are you trying to impress with this sighing and groaning?"

It wasn't that Xi's temper had improved; rather, she had been resurrected by borrowing the body of the Dragon Bubble.

Since Xi already owed Chen Ran something, her tone naturally had to be nicer.

"Apologize? No need for that." Chen Ran turned to look at him. "Just call me 'Dad'."

"You lecherous scoundrel, don't even think about it!"

Upon hearing this, Xi was taken aback, then blushed and immediately rejected the idea.

I knew it! You lecherous scoundrel, you definitely had bad intentions!

Chen Ran wasn't annoyed at this, but simply shook his head with feigned regret. "Sigh, everyone says kids go through a rebellious phase when they grow up, but you, Little Watermelon, haven't even grown up yet and you've already started, sigh..."

"You, you lecherous scoundrel, stop it—wait, where are you going, you lecherous scoundrel?"

Xi wanted to rebuke him angrily, but then she saw Chen Ran get up and leave after speaking.

She asked instinctively, but Chen Ran just turned and glanced at her, saying, "Go get Little Watermelon something to eat? What, Little Watermelon, are you really planning to live on a glass of water?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xi felt that she seemed to be in the wrong.

But when she thought of how that lecherous man had tried to take advantage of her earlier, Xi snorted and turned her head away, "At least you, lecherous man, have some conscience."

"Of course," Chen Ran laughed. "After all, Little Watermelon, you're my little one. If I'm not heartless, who is?"

"You!"

Upon seeing that this lecherous man was actually trying to take advantage of her, Xi Na immediately stood up in anger.

As a result, Chen Ran turned around and left.

Well, there was nothing she could do; she couldn't very well search for enemies in the void. So, she could only sit down again, huffing and puffing.

After sulking alone for half a day, and seeing that Chen Ran really didn't seem to be coming back anytime soon, Xi turned around and looked around.

After getting drunk, Xi completely blacked out and couldn't remember anything that happened afterward.

She wanted to re-enter Ayao's body to see what her older brothers and sisters were doing now.