‘Ah, I don’t want to have nightmares about working 996 and fixing code all night! Li An’s spell is so unreliable!’
He had just had a nightmare on his own, dreaming that the company’s application had a major problem, and the entire team returned to work the night shift with 996.
It was truly hell.
He had been working overtime for half a month, and when he couldn’t help but throw the computer, he woke up.
As a result, he suddenly woke up, and Lauren saw the two girls in front of him at daggers drawn.
The two faced each other, the atmosphere was very off.
They sandwiched him between them, looking like they were about to fight.
Fortunately, both were flat-chested, with no big waves blocking his view, so Lauren could see the situation from below.
Obviously, from their expressions, Li An was the one gaining the upper hand.
Seeing her arrogant look, although she was short in stature, her little nose was almost pointing to the sky.
Anne, on the other hand, had a face full of grievance and unwillingness.
Lauren was immediately speechless 😅.
‘Wait, what’s wrong with you two? Are you going to fight again? Please don’t fight anymore. Haven’t you been at it since yesterday? I can’t take this anymore.’
Seeing the friction between Li An and Anne, Lauren knew he needed to act as a glue to stabilize their relationship.
Otherwise, if both of them are fighting internally, it’s hard to lead the team!
“Get out, both of you! Don’t trap me in the middle!”
Lauren quickly got up and separated them.
In terms of importance, he would comfort Anne first.
Li An wasn’t familiar, so he’d ignore her for now and make her get out of the way.
He held Anne’s hand, stroked her face to wipe away tears, and said:
“Anne, don’t cry, don’t cry!”
‘But wait, has Anne been crying a bit too much lately? Where did my sunny cat maid go?’
“Boss, I’m fine, meow! I won’t cry, meow!”
Anne hugged Lauren voluntarily and said while sniffing unconsciously.
Looking at her tears still hanging on her eyelashes, her eyes red, and a shallow bite mark on her lip, this pitiful look.
She was completely different from the usual hissing maid.
The contrast was huge.
Lauren sighed inwardly, knowing that the relationship between these two might not go well.
‘Can’t hold it.’
Li An saw this scene, her mouth twitched slightly, and her eyes were very displeased, but she didn’t say much, only reminded them.
“You two, that’s enough!”
Lauren hugged Anne for a while, then introduced her.
“Let me formally introduce you. This is Miss Lian Camilla. She is the new maid joining the mansion today!”
“Anne, thank you for bringing me a new maid. This is all your doing. I was wrong about you before. You really have been thinking of me all along!”
“Meow! Me?”
“Yes, you. I want you two to get along well here!”
Anne was confused by Lauren’s words.
She had clearly come to drive her away, so how did she end up helping her get hired?
Anne, it’s not Li An who harmed you, it’s fate!
Regardless, Anne decided to strongly oppose Lauren’s proposal.
She glanced at Li An beside her and tattled to Lauren:
“Boss, kick her out, meow! She’s approaching you with ill intentions, meow!”
‘Whatever,’ Lauren thought.
‘Which heroine I’ve never met would rush over to be the villain’s maid? I definitely know she’s approaching me with ulterior motives. And this heroine’s background is not small. She was the lover of the fiancée in yesterday’s broken engagement, and today she inexplicably fought with my maid and smashed my mansion’s wall. She messed up my house, then suddenly latched onto me, saying she wanted to be a maid. All this happening is like the left brain attacking the right brain—utterly illogical and unreasonable. But she has a guilty conscience, and I have bad intentions too! I just want to catch you. Since you’re delivering yourself to my doorstep, I naturally won’t refuse, no matter how brain-dead your reason is.’
Lauren’s thought was that it would be best for Li An to stay here.
Whether to complete the System Quest or the villain’s task, he needed Li An.
At the same time, he also had some intentions to recruit her, after all, he was weak and in need of people.
With his knowledge of the game’s plot, he had confidence in making Li An work under him.
‘Truly a pair of smiling tigers, two blacktip sharks.’
So Lauren pressed on Anne’s shoulders to calm her down.
“Anne, don’t worry. My judgment won’t be wrong.”
“No matter what, starting today, she is our second maid. This house has been empty for too long; it’s time to add some life.”
‘When has the boss’s judgment ever been good? If Lauren does this, he’ll eventually bankrupt this house.’
Li An also chimed in.
This time, she formally said the cat maid’s name, declaring her strong invasion of this household.
“Then Anne, let’s get along well!”
She gently brushed her hair behind her ear, showed Anne a seemingly kind smile, and extended her hand.
Shake hands!
The battle between the two women began again.
Anne refused Li An’s handshake.
“No, our house doesn’t have much money. You won’t have a salary from now on, meow.”
“You better not come, meow.”
Anyway, Anne, who held the financial power, didn’t want to give this woman a salary.
She didn’t recognize Li An as a maid.
‘There will always only be one maid here. Li An is ultimately an outsider,’ Anne thought.
‘Hmph, ridiculous. Do you think I care about that? You can be the maid if you like. I’m here to be the mistress. You keep being the maid!’
When the words reached her lips, Li An glanced back at Anne, and many words turned into a light remark.
“I don’t care, Anne. Just provide room and board.”
‘No salary either?’
Anne knew her intentions.
Anne was angry.
She pointed at Li An, then turned to continue persuading Lauren.
“Boss, who works for free? She’s definitely abnormal, meow! What if she takes all our property and runs away, meow?”
“No problem!”
Lauren replied.
Isn’t she just an intern?
Of course she gets no money.
He wasn’t born yesterday.
In his world, people paying to work were everywhere.
Not paying could save a lot of money—why not?
Anne opened her mouth to say something but felt a sense of helplessness.
“Boss, are you fooled by her appearance, meow?”
Anne was anxious, her tail swinging like a whip behind her.
“Look at her, she doesn’t look like a good person!”
Li An gently raised an eyebrow, her smile unwavering.
“Anne.”
Her voice was as gentle as coaxing a child.
“If you say that, I’ll be sad.”
“Lauren dear, I’m pretty, aren’t I?”
“Cut it out, meow!”
‘Ah! I can’t take it anymore!’
Lauren expressed that he didn’t want to listen to women arguing anymore.
He wanted to end this annoying topic.
“Both of you, stop arguing! That’s my final decision!”
“Anne, go rest and calm down for now.”
“Li An, come with me. I need you for something.”
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