allonlinenovel Chapter 3 buff
Chapter 3 buff
The tomato and egg noodles were cooked until they looked like a lump of red and yellow mud mixed with limp noodles, and they looked completely unappetizing.
Li Hetai held the bowl, his bangs covering his eyes, and his exposed arms showed some burn marks.
"Pour it down."
Gu Xinglan sat on the wedding bed in the room, speaking casually while her eyes were still on her phone.
He showed no mercy to the new lady.
The old woman outside rubbed her hands together and said repeatedly, "Then I'll have the kitchen make you a new one."
After speaking, he shifted his gaze from the people on the wedding bed to the wedding photo on the wall.
The new lady is really beautiful; no wonder the master took wedding photos with her.
This has never happened before!
"The master has already gone out. He specifically instructed that you are now the owner of the entire Changgu Villa. You can do whatever you want with anything, anything, and anyone in the villa."
The old woman smiled kindly and glanced at Li Hetai's retreating figure without leaving a trace.
Nobody in the Li family likes the young master, let alone the master, who never bothers him. If it weren't for his wedding these days, the young master would still be stuck in some obscure corner.
The door was slowly closed.
Now, only two people were left in the room.
Gu Xinglan looked at her phone for a while.
The screen displays the Li family's reputation on the internet.
The current head of the Li family is Li Hetai's father, Li Taihe.
All the reviews are positive: a leader in philanthropy, a reputable group that cares for the disabled and economically disadvantaged college students, a pioneer in the financial industry…
They even found a video on a video app of Li Taihe talking to a deaf-mute person in sign language with a kind expression.
On the surface, that's how it is. But in reality, even though his memory is incomplete, he knows that the Li family has many shady businesses, and even many black businesses in some underdeveloped areas of Southeast Asia, West Asia, and South America. These are the things that Li Hetai murmured to him when he was having an episode.
Gu Xinglan turned her gaze from the phone screen to Li Hetai.
Now, Li Hetai's height only reaches his thighs, and he looks taciturn and not good at speaking.
After a moment's thought, Gu Xinglan said, "Lock the door."
The child stood there for a long time, seemingly not listening to what he said.
Gu Xinglan sat on the wedding bed with her legs crossed, pointing to her thigh with her hand.
A minute passed, and the silence was eerily profound. Li Hetai's fingertips twitched slightly as he held the bowl, and his leather shoes made a dull thud on the tiled floor. After going to the bathroom and pouring the tomato and egg noodles into the toilet, he came out and locked the door to the room.
Gu Xinglan didn't try to avoid him and took off her wig, revealing her neat short hair: "I'm your 'mother' now, understand? You should think carefully about what you should and shouldn't say to your father."
His tone was as indifferent as drinking water, light and utterly lacking in intimidation.
But it is precisely because of this that the coldness that the child thinks he has hidden so well is highlighted.
Seeing Li Hetai clutching his sleeves, which were covered in sticky soup stains and oil spots, he looked extremely disheveled.
Gu Xinglan found it strange.
If the grown-up Li Hetai heard someone dare to threaten him like that, he would probably think that person and their family business would never recover. What's even more terrifying is that he might see that person's items with price tags on them in some private hospital in Thailand.
System: [Mission completed successfully, extending the elimination time to a total of twenty-six hours. Reward: One Fragrant Soft Body buff. Currently being equipped. Equipping successful.]
Upon hearing the name "Xinxiang Ruanti," Gu Xinglan's expression froze for a moment.
System: [Just to clarify, the buffs you receive are temporary, ranging from a few hours to two or three days. This is what you, as a "wicked stepmother," are supposed to be equipped with.]
Just then, an old woman returned from the kitchen and called out, "Madam, your noodles are ready."
"Bring it in," Gu Xinglan said to the child.
Li Hetai glanced at the man giving orders from the bed out of the corner of his eye, then moved toward the door of the room.
The door opened to reveal a steaming bowl of noodles, vibrant in color and emitting a wonderful aroma—a world apart from the tomato and egg noodles I had just eaten.
"Hold it carefully, or I'll skin you alive." The old woman said in a low voice, her expression fierce. Soon, she changed her tone and said loudly, "Madam, please enjoy your meal. If you need anything, just tell the servants. We'll do whatever you want."
Looking from the doorway, the person on the bed is no longer visible.
The old woman looked away.
The door closed softly with a "bang".
Li Hetai carried the bowl inside, while the person who had just been sitting on the bed looking at his phone was now leaning against the wardrobe, his eyes fixed on the phone screen.
"I have no appetite. You have ten minutes to finish this."
After saying this, Gu Xinglan went into the bathroom.
A faint fragrance clung to the man's body like a hook, so subtle that it could only be detected by getting close, making one want to lean in and smell it more closely.
Li Hetai looked down at the noodles in the bowl.
There was a pause for a while, until the bathroom door behind me slammed shut.
Without hesitation, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating while standing.
Like ravenous jackals and tigers, they devour their prey clean.
Gu Xinglan returned to the bathroom, the strange feeling in his body forcing him to hide there.
The power of this buff grew stronger with each wave, making him so uncomfortable that he couldn't help but scratch his ears and cheeks.
"System, take back the buff."
System: [This system has stated that this is an essential item for a "wicked stepmother," and it cannot be taken back.]
He feels terrible, like he has an allergic reaction.
System: [You can find that person outside.]
Li Hetai? Has he gone mad, or has the system gone mad?
"He's just a child..."
System: [Let me put it this way, a buff is like a full glass of water. It might seem like too much for one person, but it's just right for two. In other words, if you're feeling down, you can use this buff to influence others instead of dealing with it yourself.]
It's the same with emotions. If you have too many negative emotions, you should find someone to confide in.
Gu Xinglan twitched her nose slightly.
System: [You can't feel it yourself.]
After a moment's thought, Gu Xinglan tied her bathrobe tighter and stepped out.
The child in the room was still eating noodles. From behind, the person was wolfing down their food, their head bobbing around.
Why are you eating standing up?
A strange male voice mingled with the sounds of slurping noodles and chewing in the room.
Li Hetai stopped what he was doing.
He stood like a wooden figure in the center of the room.
Gu Xinglan raised her hand, paused for a few seconds on the child's neck, and then imitated the old woman's action, pulling up the back of the child's collar.
It's just the back collar.
"Sit down and eat." Gu Xinglan uttered in a domineering tone, her actions showing no mercy.
The young master of the Li family was lifted up like a little chick.
Gu Xinglan pulled Li Hetai over to the table.
Before he had taken more than a few steps, the bowl in Li Hetai's hand suddenly fell straight to the ground.
Soup was spilled all over the floor, and the bed sheets were drooping.
Even more ceramic fragments.
This scene strangely coincided with the incident where the calming soup was spilled in the passageway earlier.
Gu Xinglan's calf was scratched a few times by the flying shards, and blood immediately appeared.
He didn't stop walking and pulled the person to the table.
Ignoring the child, he sat down on the sofa.
With another person by my side, the strange feeling the buff caused to my body did indeed lessen considerably.
Gu Xinglan carefully examined Li Hetai with her eyes.
The man's face still held that same numb and indifferent expression, unaffected by the fragrance emanating from him.
To be honest, my self-control is much better than it was in adulthood.
Gu Xinglan looked at it for a while before looking away.
Lifting the bathrobe over my calves, I saw countless tiny wounds, the blood seeping into the warm fabric of the robe, like plum blossoms, patches of bright red bloodstains.