"Uh, Xiao Hua, I brought you a guest!" the middle-aged man replied awkwardly.
"Did I ask you to bring me guests? You think I don't know what you're up to? Just try setting foot in my courtyard again! Get out!"
The beautiful woman shouted without restraint, sparing him none of his dignity.
But the man seemed used to it, and he had quite a thick skin.
"All right, all right, I'm leaving! I'm leaving! Don't get angry. Anger makes you age faster!"
The man grinned as he spoke, then turned and left the courtyard, patting Xiao Ran on the shoulder on his way out.
"Don't be scared, young man. Hitting means affection, and scolding means love. Just..."
"Hitting means affection, and scolding means love, huh? Gyarados, eat him!"
Before he could finish, a red light flashed upstairs. A massive Gyarados descended from above, charging straight at him.
But the man was clearly no ordinary fellow either. Relying on his own physical abilities, he led Gyarados around in circles for quite a while before leaping out of the courtyard.
He even remembered to wave upstairs before leaving!
"Xiao Hua, you don't have to be so enthusiastic! I'm off. I'll come back another day!"
The beautiful woman upstairs was plainly furious, all but ready to jump down and fight him herself. Only after several deep breaths did she calm down a little and turn to Xiao Ran, who was still standing there.
"You're here for a room, right? Sorry you had to see that. Qianqian, take him to the sitting room first. I'll come down and check him in!"
"O-okay!"
The girl answered softly, but the beautiful woman had already turned and gone into her room.
"P-please follow me!"
The girl spoke quietly with her head lowered, then walked inside without checking