Chapter 94 Reunion, Qiuqiu and Jiubao

  Upon seeing He Lian's puzzled expression, Zhang Fang smiled slightly and pointed to the door outside, saying in a low voice: "The woman who was arguing with You Zhu is her younger sister. It's strange to say, but although they are sisters born of the same mother, their personalities are completely opposite. You Zhu is passionate and unrestrained, while her younger sister is a typical lady from a good family. However, there is one thing that they have in common: both of them are extremely beautiful. It's said that almost all unmarried men in this Meteorite City aim to marry one of the two sisters! Now, although You Zhu is already married, her younger sister is still waiting for marriage." As he spoke, Zhang Fang winked at He Lian with a sly expression, looking rather comical.

  "Grandpa Zhang, are you talking behind my back again?", Lan Youzhu's head suddenly popped in from outside the door. Caught red-handed, Zhang Fan awkwardly smiled and made an excuse to slip away.

  "Hmph, this Old Zhang, at his age and still loves to gossip about others behind their backs!", Lan Youzhu watched as Zhang Fang's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, her face puffed up with anger as she stormed over to He Lianuo's bedside, yanking off his covers and tossing them aside without a word, then grabbing his arm and pulling him out of bed!

  "You... where are you taking me? Grandfather Zhang said I was seriously injured this time and need a long period of bed rest!", He Lianuo argued while struggling, but unfortunately Lan Youzhu's strength was not small, and He Lianuo's right arm was already useless. After a half-day of tussling, He Lianuo was finally forced by Lan Youzhu to put on his shoes and socks, wear an overcoat, and walk out the door.

  Lan Youzhu dragged Helian to the front of a woman standing in the corner, panting and loudly saying: "Helian, you come and judge for me. I've been working hard in the kitchen making soup for you, just about to be done, but that pet she picked up from who-knows-where sneaked into the kitchen while I was adding firewood and drank all the soup! If it were only this time, I'd let it go, but this is already the nth time! Every time it steals my carefully cooked food, Helian, you tell me, shouldn't I lock up that damned pet?! Hey, Helian?!", Lan Youzhu gesticulated with her hands and feet, but when she finished speaking, she found that the helper she had asked for was completely ignoring her, staring intently at the woman in front of them.

  Hearing Lan Youzhu's loud shout, He Lianuo finally came back to his senses. He smiled slightly and said softly to the woman in front of him: "It's you? I really didn't expect that we would meet again!"

  The woman also smiled slightly and replied in a soft tone: "Yes, I didn't expect that you, who were dressed in tattered clothes back then, would become my sister's honored guest!"

  "Hey, what are you guys talking about? Why can't I understand a thing? Did you two know each other before?" Lan Youzhu, who had been completely ignored, stood with her arms akimbo, blocking the way between Helian Nuo and the woman.

  "We don't really know each other, just a brief encounter," Helianuo replied calmly, the smile on his face gradually fading away. Obviously, he and this woman were more than just acquaintances. In fact, Helianuo remembered very clearly that on their first day entering the Starfall City, they had an unpleasant encounter with this woman in front of the Yue Lai Inn. At that time, Helianuo almost lost his temper, and the reason was that this woman was too arrogant and looked down on others.

  He Lian even remembered the woman's name: Lan You Ruo!

  Lan Youzhu looked at He Lian's changing expression and felt curious, but didn't ask further. Instead, she continued the previous topic: "He Lian, you quickly give me a fair judgment! My sister's pet stole the soup I made for you and drank it all. I told her to lock up that pet, but she refused!"

  "I'll take good care of it, but it's still too small and very active, I couldn't bear to lock it up!", Lan You Ruo said with a hint of guilt, her voice softer than Lan You Zhu's.

  Just as the two sisters were arguing, a round little head suddenly popped out from behind Lan You's shoulder. The head had two big, round eyes that moved around quickly, looking around in all directions. For some reason, when they saw He Lianuo, these eyes suddenly froze!

  "Ball ball?", Helian shouted out loud, before Lanyu could react, he suddenly pounced over and snatched the fluffy thing from her shoulder!

  "Don't hurt it! It's just a bit mischievous, I promise to take good care of it later, you don't...". Lan You felt a sudden emptiness on her shoulder, and when she saw clearly that Helian had snatched away her treasure, she let out a loud cry and quickly ran over, stretching out her hand to grab it back. But before her hand could touch Helian, the scene in front of her made her freeze in shock.

  Lan Youzhu only saw his own proud pet, which no one was allowed to touch on ordinary days, now intimately nestled on Helian's shoulder, and kept rubbing its head against Helian's chin. The expression was as affectionate as it could be. This should be their first meeting, right? What's going on here?

  Lan You Ruo rubbed her eyes, but everything in front of her was real. Her own beloved pet, which had almost been spoiled rotten, had actually jumped into a stranger's arms. What was even more infuriating was that Lan You Ruo herself had never been so intimate with this pet before. How could this be?

  Completely ignoring the frantic expression of Lan, Helian'nuo warmly stroked Ballball's head, feeling that the worries he had been carrying in his heart for a long time had finally dissipated. Since getting separated from them at Langyue City, Helian'nuo had always been worried about the safety of Ballball and Jiubao. The years they spent together had already made these two small animals occupy an important position in Helian'nuo's heart. Although it was only a few days since they last met, Helian'nuo and Ballball were like long-separated friends, warmly expressing their longing for each other.

  After a long time, He Lianuo finally managed to suppress the wild joy in his heart. He carefully lifted the ball to his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Ball, Xiao Lang said that you were with Jiu Bao on that day. Since you're here, where is Jiu Bao?"

  It seems to have understood Helian's meaning, and the ball patted its own little head, jumped down to the ground and ran out quickly. Not long after, it ran back to Helian's side again, with both front paws struggling to hold a completely black object.

  "Jiubao!", He Lian'nu exclaimed in surprise, bringing the Jiubao Xuantu to her face. Unlike Qiuqiu's enthusiasm, the normally cool Jiubao simply stretched its neck to greet her before closing its eyes and continuing to sleep.

  Witnessing this scene, Lan You's eyes widened in surprise. She had no idea that the squirrel had a turtle companion. Who was He Lianuo anyway? Judging from the squirrel's enthusiastic behavior towards him, it seemed he was the squirrel's previous owner. But then, why did the squirrel get separated from him? Lan You, who always thought of herself as clever, now felt her brain wasn't functioning properly.

  He Lianuo played with Qiuqiu for a while, just as Lan You was about to leave, He Lianuo called out to her and gently stroked Qiuqiu's head. He Lianuo said sincerely: "Miss You, thank you for taking care of Qiuqiu these days. It's been very naughty, I'm afraid it has caused a lot of trouble for you? Fortunately, you took it in, otherwise, I don't know when I would have found it!"

  She glanced at Qiu Qiu, who was making faces at her, and felt a sour feeling in her heart, unable to tell whether it was envy or jealousy. After a long while, she finally spoke up: "It's nothing, that day I was drinking tea at the wine house outside, this little guy suddenly appeared, holding a banana leaf with its front paws, begging for food from table to table. I saw how pitiful it looked and brought it home. Maybe we two have fate! Anyone who encounters such an adorable little thing would treat it kindly!" After saying that, she turned around and left.

  "I didn't expect that, you've only been here for a day and yet you've already moved my icy sister's heart!" Lan Youzhu playfully patted Helian Nuo's shoulder, snapping him out of his daze.

  "What's wrong? We just...", Helianthus hastily explained, but a blush had unknowingly crept up his neck. For some reason, after learning that it was Lan You who had taken in Qiuqiu, Helianthus' impression of her underwent a 360-degree turn. If before he had felt disgust, now at the very least, he felt a hint of fondness.

  "Hey, hey, what's with the explanation? I'm saying you should return the little squirrel that Yu Rou loves the most, she'll definitely be heartbroken! Look at where your mind has gone, have you taken a liking to our family's Yu Rou?" Lan You Zhu gazed at He Lian Nuo with a sour expression, one of her pale and delicate hands somehow grasping onto his arm, gently rotating it...

  Khaleno bit his lip tightly, trying not to make a sound, and had to say that although he had been through countless hardships and killings, in front of this charming woman, Khaleno was truly powerless.