Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Liuzhu carefully took the little Qilin from Song Nan's arms. Her body was tense, but her movements were very gentle.

Gently holding the little Qilin in his palm, his slender fingers slowly stroked its smooth, glossy scales, touching it from head to tail.

Little Kirin clearly enjoyed this gentle treatment, hugging Liu Zhu's wrist and rubbing against it, while making soft, whimpering sounds.

Ryusoo gave her a slight smile and stared at her intently.

Si Yuan, who was squatting at her feet, was filled with jealousy. He paced around her anxiously, glancing jealously at the little Qilin that she held in her palm every now and then.

Unfortunately, Liuzhu's entire attention was focused on Xiao Qilin, and he didn't notice anything unusual about him.

Si Yuan finally couldn't hold back any longer. He stood up angrily, looked at the little Qilin and then down at himself, muttering, "Isn't this exactly the same?"

Why does my wife only hug Xiao Qilin and not him?

Xu Lingguang chuckled from the side, "It's probably because you talk too much."

King Molin didn't think he had said too much, and looked at Xu Lingguang with suspicion: "Are you trying to trick me?"

Xu Lingguang shrugged, indicating that it was up to you whether you believed it or not.

Si Yuan turned to look at Liu Zhu, who was already holding the little Qilin in her arms. The little Qilin was very enthusiastic, grabbing her chest with its two front paws and rubbing its horn against her chin and neck.

Liuzhu didn't resist Xiao Qilin's affection; on the contrary, she laughed as Xiao Qilin nuzzled her.

Her beautiful face, which rarely showed any emotion, was now filled with a gentle smile.

Si Yuan's eyes reddened as he watched, and he tentatively reached for her skirt to attract her attention. Liu Zhu indeed looked down at him. Si Yuan originally wanted to launch into a tirade against Liu Zhu for favoritism, arguing that he and the little Qilin looked exactly alike, and he was even more imposing, so why did Liu Zhu only hold the little Qilin and not him?

However, when the words were about to come out, he remembered Xu Lingguang saying that he talked too much, so he hesitated and shut his mouth, only looking at Liuzhu with longing eyes.

Ryusoo looked at him quietly, and then, as if thinking of something, he suddenly reached out and gently touched the single horn on his head.

When the slender fingers touched the unicorn on his forehead, Si Yuan's entire body stiffened. The warmth from his fingertips transmitted through the unicorn made Si Yuan so excited that he wanted to jump up on the spot, but in reality, he remained frozen and could only stare blankly at Liu Zhu.

Liuzhu looked at his dazed and silly appearance, and the corners of his mouth curled up again as he removed his fingers from the horn.

Before Si Yuan could even feel disappointed, he felt his ear being pinched.

He felt his heart pounding so hard that it would probably have jumped out of his mouth if he hadn't kept it closed.

Ryusoo's cool voice rang in his ear: "You two look so alike."

Si Yuan nodded dazedly, then said in a daze, "I'm her uncle, of course we look alike."

Ryusoo's smile deepened: "But you don't look much older than her."

Si Yuan's mind had turned to mush. He widened his eyes and said, "I just haven't grown bigger yet. When I grow bigger, you'll see the difference. She's still just a little brat who can't talk, while I'm already old enough to get married!"

Ryusoo blinked and followed up, asking, "Who is your wife?"

"Of course you're my wife!" Si Yuan answered without hesitation.

After his mouth spoke faster than his brain, Si Yuan was dumbfounded. He stared blankly at Liu Zhu, thinking, "Oh no, I blurted out what was on my mind!"

Xu Lingguang wasn't lying to him; he just talked too much!

Si Yuan shrank back guiltily and stammered, "I mean... I mean I want you to be my wife."

After saying that, he was stunned again. It seemed like he was making things worse by trying to explain.

He looked at Ryusoo timidly, wondering if his wife would hate him because of this.

Liu Zhu didn't take his words seriously. Instead, she smiled and pinched his ear. Then, she picked up the little Qilin and stood up, asking Xu Lingguang, "Have you decided when to go to Snowfield Manor?"

Xu Lingguang said, "If things go smoothly, we can set off tomorrow, or at the latest the day after."

Seeing that she was holding the little Qilin tightly and wouldn't let go, Xu Lingguang asked again, "Would you like to come with me to the palace these next two days?"

Liu Zhu would never have agreed before, but now, after looking at the little Qilin nestled obediently in her arms, she hesitated slightly before nodding firmly: "Then I'll go with you."

The little Qilin understood her words and realized that she wanted to go back with him. It was so happy that it rolled around in her arms.

Liu-soo immediately hugged her tighter to prevent her from accidentally falling.

Seeing the little Qilin rolling around happily, she couldn't help but poke her round belly and whispered, "You like me too, don't you?"

The little Qilin let out a "woof" and hugged her finger, gently nibbling at her fingertip with its teeth.

Ryusoo then smiled with a pout.

She didn't realize that she had laughed more times today than all her other days combined.

However, the observant Xu Lingguang noticed this. He nudged Lan Jian gently with his shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Now we don't have to worry about Master Liuzhu leaving quietly. She definitely can't bear to part with the little Qilin."

If I had known earlier that the little Qilin would be so useful, I should have kept her with me at all times, and I wouldn't have had to rack my brains trying to persuade Master Liuzhu to stay.

Lan Jian glanced at Si Yuan, who was squatting expectantly at Liu Zhu's feet, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

The group spent the day in the city, and that night Liuzhu stayed overnight at the royal palace.

Little Qilin naturally slept with Liuzhu. Seeing this, Siyuan followed along unwillingly, shamelessly clinging to the edge of the bed in an attempt to get himself a spot.

Before Liu Zhu could speak, Xiao Qilin, being quite considerate, generously offered up half of his bed so that Si Yuan could sleep with him when he tried to climb onto the bed.

She rolled into Liu Zhu's arms and happily hugged his arm as a pillow.

Seeing that Liuzhu did not object, Siyuan carefully climbed up and lay on the outside of the bed, sneakily looking at Liuzhu who was sleeping on the inside.

Liu Zhu didn't tell him to leave, so Si Yuan became a little bolder. He carefully moved further in and finally found a satisfactory spot to lie down, closing his eyes contentedly.