“So, why did you show up near my house?”
Now it was Li An’s turn to come up with an excuse.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly.
“Uh… well… it’s a long story… Actually, I came to apply for a maid position!”
“And then, somehow, I ran into this cat maid, and we—one word led to another… and we started fighting!”
Li An fabricated the lie without batting an eye, since the guy didn’t seem intent on kidnapping her like in her previous life.
Li An was about to cry.
Forget it. Get on board first, sort out the tickets later.
Unknowingly, this line of thought matched Lauren’s wishes.
“What… what a coincidence!”
“Whoa, I was thinking the same thing.”
Lauren responded to Li An at just the right moment.
“Actually, I’ve been wanting to hire a new maid for a while!”
Sorry, Anne!
This is a necessary sacrifice—welcome your new colleague!
No matter what, Lauren’s intentions were the same as Li An’s: trick her into coming first, and worry about the rest later.
Thus, the two of them simultaneously rushed toward each other, not bothering to examine the inconsistencies or suspicious points in the other’s words, or whether any ill motives were hidden within.
Li An had already been kidnapped once in her previous life.
She knew exactly what Lauren wanted to do.
To be honest, she didn’t really care about his motives.
She knew how things would unfold, but right now, all she wanted was to get into the Skomat Mansion and start her own plan.
As for Lauren, he probably chalked it up to the power of plot correction.
No matter what, Li An would end up at his house eventually.
“So, about the salary…”
Lauren hesitated as he spoke, then immediately regretted it.
He probably couldn’t afford to pay much.
As a transmigrator, he was sensitive about this kind of thing.
Whenever the topic of hiring came up, he instinctively talked about wages.
Fortunately, Li An saved him from the awkward subject.
“I don’t really care about that!”
Li An said indifferently.
Wow, working without caring about salary?
She’s a born employee!
Wait—come to think of it, Anne didn’t really have a salary either.
Lauren felt like he’d suddenly caught a blind spot.
Anne was basically on the level of the mansion’s mistress, so it made sense she didn’t need a wage!
Lauren consoled himself with that thought.
To be honest, they’d been playing around all morning. Lauren couldn’t take it anymore—why stay in this sweltering forest for so long?
And Anne’s condition was also worrying him.
From what Li An had told him, he learned that Anne had been hit with a hypnosis spell.
Damn, what an evil mental-type skill!
Lauren felt he absolutely had to treat Anne first.
It seemed he’d need to upgrade Anne later to give her some resistance, so she wouldn’t fall for something like that so easily.
So Lauren said, “Then next, let’s head back first!”
Eek!
They were actually going back!
Thinking about the ultimate destruction of that mansion in her previous life, Li An immediately tensed up.
She had a lot of memories there too.
To think she’d be revisiting the place today.
Afraid that Lauren might abandon her, she couldn’t quite read his intentions.
Immediately, she spoke up, “Then I want to go to your house!”
“No problem, you’re on duty now!”
“The Skomat Family welcomes you!”
Lauren answered right away, as if he couldn’t wait.
“Carry me!”
Li An released her grip on Lauren’s arms and legs.
She lay on the ground, stretched her hands toward him, and pleaded adorably with a fawning expression.
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“Ugh… I worked all night yesterday, I’m so tired. Can’t you carry me back…”
Lauren gave her a sidelong glance and really didn’t want to deal with her.
Seriously?
Her first day as a maid, and she’s already ordering her master around like a servant?
Isn’t that a bit too arrogant, turning things upside down?
He’d even been thinking of asking Li An to help him carry the soundly sleeping Anne back.
So he refused bluntly: “No. You’re still awake, aren’t you?”
“Come help me carry Anne back.”
Hearing this, Li An immediately balked, her face twisting with disgust.
I just spent all night fighting that thieving cat, and now I have to take care of her?
No way, absolutely not!
Fine then! She sleeps, I sleep too! Let’s see who can sleep longer!
Li An made up her mind and closed her eyes.
Lauren walked over to Anne.
She was wearing a blissfully dreamy expression ( *︾▽︾), as if having a wonderful dream.
Take a good rest, Anne.
Lauren comforted her in his mind.
After all, she’d worked so hard for the Skomat Mansion all these years—what’s wrong with her enjoying herself?
Go back to sleep, keep dreaming!
Rest as long as you want.
Lauren carefully lifted Anne onto his back, hoping not to disturb her sweet dream.
Well, she showed no signs of waking up at all.
That hypnosis spell really worked well!
Warm breath tickled his neck.
That familiar sensation made Lauren unconsciously recall the first time he met Anne.
Her passionate, burning kiss.
That kiss was truly unforgettable.
Lauren felt he’d never experience such a thrilling moment again.
He snapped back to reality and was about to call Li An to come along.
But when he turned, he saw that the little girl had already fallen asleep.
Well 😓, speechless.
Alright!
Lauren walked over without any courtesy.
Like kicking a soccer ball, he hooked one of Li An’s legs, lifted her up with one hand, clamped her under his arm, and carried her off.
Come to think of it, Li An was so small and light, yet when she’d locked onto him, she’d somehow exploded with astonishing strength.
In the world of bishoujo games, the power of girls was truly astonishing and unimaginable.
With one on his back and one tucked under his arm, holding Li An by her slender waist, Lauren carried both girls toward his home.
To someone who didn’t know the situation, he might have looked like some mysterious girl-kidnapping creep.
Fortunately, they didn’t meet anyone along the way.
After all, in the game’s setting, this area was a no-man’s land.
People either out of fear or superstition never lingered near his house.
That saved Lauren a lot of trouble—at least he wouldn’t suddenly wake up to a bunch of NPCs spawning in, specifically coming to hunt down this notorious villain with the yellow hair.
Just then, strange murmurs from the maid reached Lauren’s ears.
“Boss, kneel for me, meow! I like that. Does Boss like me too?”
“Boss and me, we’re the best in the world, meow!”
“Beg me… lick… it’s so itchy, meow… ugh…”
“Li An? Lowly peon, get lost, meow…”
Good grief, what kind of dream was she having?
What was going on?
The more he listened, the more alarmed he became.
Lauren felt like he’d discovered the little maid’s secret little kinks.
Who would’ve thought the maid was so ❤️ repressed in private?
Ugh, he’d make a mental note of that!