Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Mr. Luo was stunned: “What do you mean? What do you mean the gift is you?”
“Literal meaning.”
“You, explain it to me clearly!”
“…”
Luo Zhan pulled the corner of his mouth slightly. He turned sideways, put his hands in his trouser pockets and looked at his grandfather with a cold look: “The bionic robot you gave her was broken by the people in the INT laboratory. At that time, there was no other more suitable way, so I had to replace it.”
Mr. Luo froze for several seconds before digesting the news: “So when you went out during this time…”
“Yes, she is the underage girl you heard about from the Qian family before.”
Mr. Luo’s breathing became short: “There are other better ways to compensate her, you don’t have to do these things. I can place a new order for the robot and ask them to make a new product as soon as possible! Besides, with your temper, how can you do a good job being the robot?”
“…”
Luo Zhan remained silent after hearing this.
After a few seconds, he turned his face away and sneered, “I’m also surprised that I can do it well. Before making the decision, I hesitated and felt unwilling, but now I can only feel lucky.”
The old man was furious: “What is there to be thankful for? You are the future heir of the Luo family. How can you do such a hard job as being a waiter for a little girl? If it gets out, how can it be justified!”
“It’s even more outrageous to be ungrateful, Grandpa.” Luo Zhan smiled coldly, “I owe her a pair of eyes and so many years of my time, so what does it matter if I serve her as a robot?”
“…”
Seeing a kind of firm emotion in Luo Zhan’s rare serious eyes, Old Man Luo was absent-minded for a moment.
When he came to his senses, his face became a little ugly: “Are you determined to sacrifice your whole life to compensate her?”
“For a lifetime?” Luo Zhan was slightly stunned. After coming back to his senses, he lowered his eyes slightly, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, “It sounds really desirable.”
Mr. Luo: “——?”
Luo Zhan raised his eyes again, his expression returned to his usual lazy look, but the emotion in his eyes couldn’t be more serious: “Even if I didn’t find out about this today, I would still make the same decision, sooner or later.”
Mr. Luo’s beard trembled: “What have you decided?”
Luo Zhan: “I will not marry Tang Luoqian. It is absolutely impossible.”
“…”
Mr. Luo’s ominous premonition deepened. After a few seconds of silence, he relaxed his expression and tried to ease the atmosphere: “We can talk about this later. You are still young, don’t be impulsive, don’t rush-“
Luo Zhan didn’t give him a chance: “So Grandpa, just go and talk to the Tang family.”
The old man’s eyes flickered: “What did you say?”
Luo Zhan said calmly: “We can get married, right away, but I want to change to the younger one.”
Mr. Luo: “……?”
In the corridor facing the long window of the terrace, standing at the stairs were the butler Lin Yi and two servants of the Tang family who had come with Luo Zhan and Old Man Luo.
Not listening to the private affairs of the employer’s family was their professional ethics and instinct as a housekeeper, so like Lin Yi, the two servants stood far away from the long window on the terrace.
However, just when the corridor was quiet, a roar broke through the window –
“She’s still a child, why would she get married?! I, I will beat you to death in the name of the Luo family’s ancestors, you unworthy descendant who has brought disgrace upon the family!… Where’s my cane? Where’s my cane!?”
The two servants of the Tang family stopped talking and stood there in shock.
They really couldn’t imagine that this thunderous noise was the roar from the old man who looked so elegant and easy-going when he just sat in the tea room.
The two looked at each other for a few seconds, then turned to the opposite side at the same time.
The Luo family’s housekeeper stood calmly with an unmoved smile on his face, holding the cane for the old man in one hand.
Until he noticed the two people’s gazes, Lin Yi turned back and smiled calmly: “It’s a small scene, don’t panic.”
One of the servants asked in shock: “Is this still a small scene?”
“Certainly.”
“Have you ever seen anything bigger?”
Lin Yi smiled: “As a professional housekeeper who has undergone rigorous training and has experienced countless difficult and demanding employers, what kind of scenes have I not seen? I have even seen thr pink Hello Kitty apron play, so this is nothing.”
“…”
The two of them were immediately in awe.
The Tang family steward who went to the side house to bring Tang Ran to the main house to say hello was almost dying of anxiety at this time.
He turned back three times every time he took two steps. Every time he saw the little girl with the cane had moved just a little further than the last time, such that he couldn’t help but irritably urge her:
“Miss Tang Ran, please hurry up. Mr. Luo and the young master of the Luo family are honored guests of our family. Aren’t you afraid of being blamed by the old lady if you neglect them?”
“I……”
Tang Ran opened her mouth to explain herself but swallowed it back.
She knew that the other party did not want to hear her explanation at all, and the more reasonable the explanation she gave, the angrier and more embarrassed the other party would be.
So even if she felt wronged, it was better to remain silent.
In the completely unfamiliar Tang family mansion, she could not see the smooth and spacious surroundings, so every time she took a step forward, she could only see the darkness ahead. Every unfamiliar and untouched place in the darkness was like an abyss that could swallow people to those who could not see.
But Tang Ran could only do as she was told, trying her best to suppress her fear and speed up her pace.
The steward did not relax. He just muttered impatiently: “I am so unlucky. Why do I have to lead you? What if I am blamed by the old lady after you go up, and I will be scolded too…”
“…”
Tang Ran had the most sensitive ears, and she heard every word of this. The girl’s fingers holding the cane slowly tightened, and the fingertips were pressed so hard that the color faded, revealing a cold paleness.
“Hey, young lady, why are you still stopping?” The butler stood on the two steps at the bottom of the stairs and turned back. “Are you angry with me? If you have the guts, go and have an argument with the old lady. At least you have to hurry up–“
“No hurries.”
A cold and gloomy voice, as if frozen in ice, suddenly sounded from the top of the stairs.
The steward shuddered at the sound of the voice and quickly turned around, shrinking his neck, and saw a tall young man standing next to the handrail a dozen steps above them.
On that flawless handsome face, a pair of dark eyes were glaring at him coldly. Coupled with the condescending aura and the reputation this person had always had, the butler suddenly felt his legs go weak.
He forced a smile stiffly and awkwardly: “Young Master Luo? You, no, why are you here?”
When Luo Zhan shifted his cold gaze away from him and looked at the little girl standing blankly behind him, his eyes softened involuntarily.
He couldn’t help but step down one step.
Just when he regained his senses, he remembered that he was now in the main house of the Tang family, not some other place where he could be nice to the girl without any scruples and without worrying about causing trouble for her.
Luo Zhan could only restrain himself and stop again.
The annoyance of being so close yet not being able to get it right away was intertwined in his heart, making his voice even colder when he spoke again:
“I haven’t even come downstairs yet and I heard you urging someone like a noisy parrot, and you’re even urging a blind little girl?”
The steward wiped the sweat off his face and bowed: “I am also afraid of delaying you, our distinguished guests. The old lady asked me to bring her here to say hello. If there is a delay, then…”
“Is it so important to see me?”
Hearing the steward’s excuse, Luo Zhan snorted coldly and walked down slowly with his hands in his trouser pockets.
“It’s the last time we’ll see each other. Are you coming to attend my funeral? If you’re any later, you won’t be able to see me again?”
“… Ouch! You are killing me – how can that be possible, Master Luo!”
The butler was so frightened by these words that his legs almost went limp, and he was at a loss what to do.
“Even if I have the guts, I wouldn’t dare say bad things about you! I was wrong. I shouldn’t have urged her. I will remember it next time. Please don’t hold it against me!”
Luo Zhan had seen many such mean people who would take advantage of others to get what they wanted. Even though he had remembered him, Luo Zhan would not teach him a lesson about Tang Ran, lest the mean person not only fail to retaliate against him, but also turn his anger towards Tang Ran.
Luo Zhan could only suppress the restless coldness in his eyes and glance at him coldly.
“I’ll take her upstairs, you go away.”
“Yes Yes.”
The butler dared not question it and turned around and ran away in a hurry.
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