"Luo Luo, what are you doing?"
"I'm ashamed of you!" Luo Luo instinctively replied.
Shen Xiaoyan: ...
Does your owner know you're like this?
Oh, no, she is its owner.
Shen Xiaoyan, realizing this, glared at Luo Luo, "How am I making you ashamed?"
Luo Luo actually regretted what it had just said. How could its mouth have been so quick?
Indeed, as soon as it looked up, it saw Shen Xiaoyan glaring with wide eyes, which were constantly flashing with brilliance.
Luo Luo felt that if it answered incorrectly, nothing good would await it.
After much thought, Luo Luo put its hand to its forehead. It really couldn't think of a good excuse.
Helplessly, it could only speak its thoughts truthfully.
It expected to be mistreated, but to its surprise, after hearing it, Shen Xiaoyan sat on the ground without any regard for her image and burst into laughter.
Watching Shen Xiaoyan laugh uncontrollably, Luo Luo was perplexed. What was so funny?
After she finished laughing, Shen Xiaoyan said, "Not to mention it's the first time we've met that old man, but even if we had met before, what would he want from us?"
"Anything he casually takes out could tempt you. Do you think there's anything about us he'd be after?"
Luo Luo was rendered speechless by Shen Xiaoyan's words. It seemed to be the case.
If there was something the old man was after, it was only...
"Alcohol."
Seeing Luo Luo foolishly utter the word "alcohol," Shen Xiaoyan burst into laughter again.
After Shen Xiaoyan had laughed enough, she became serious.
"You just said this bracelet can upgrade the space, what's that about? How can it be done to upgrade the space?"
"After this upgrade, can the space continue to upgrade in the future?"
"What will the upgraded space look like?"
Shen Xiaoyan's rapid-fire questions made Luo Luo dizzy. After a long while, it said, "You're asking so many questions at once, which one should I answer first?"
Seeing Luo Luo's helpless look, Shen Xiaoyan smiled sheepishly. She was also excited to hear that the space could truly upgrade for the first time.
Although she had read novels before where spaces could upgrade, because Luo Luo had never mentioned it, she naturally assumed it was just the author's fantasy.
"Then what should I do?"
Luo Luo rolled its eyes at Shen Xiaoyan and said, "With me here, you don't need to do anything."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoyan hugged Luo Luo tightly, "Luo Luo, you are too kind and thoughtful."
Luo Luo struggled with all its might in Shen Xiaoyan's embrace, but it was in vain.
Unable to do anything, it finally gave up struggling.
When Shen Xiaoyan had held it enough and put it down, Luo Luo looked as if it had its fur ruffled.
With tears in its eyes, Luo Luo looked at its cat and said tearfully, "You should go out first. When I call you back in, you can come in, and the space will be upgraded by then."
Shen Xiaoyan looked at Luo Luo with some suspicion, "It's that simple?"
She remembered that when she read novels, once a space entered an upgrade state, the owner of the space would be affected, suffering unbearable pain and possibly losing consciousness.
Could it be that all the novels she had read before were fake?
Luo Luo did not immediately refute Shen Xiaoyan's words.
After thinking for a moment with some hesitation, Luo Luo only said, "Just go out for now. With me here, I won't let anything major happen to you."
As soon as Luo Luo finished speaking, Shen Xiaoyan felt her body out of control.
In the blink of an eye, Luo Luo appeared on the bed outside the space.
In front of her was Zheng Wei, looking at her motionlessly.
"Mimi is out. Why are you so slow today?" Zheng Wei sat up and asked with a hint of worry.
Usually, when Shen Xiaoyan went into the space to wash up in the morning, she would come out within fifteen minutes. Today, it had taken half an hour.
If he hadn't known Shen Xiaoyan was in the space, Zheng Wei would have thought something had happened to her.
Shen Xiaoyan opened her mouth to say that she was discussing the space's upgrade with Luo Luo.
But as soon as she opened her mouth, she felt the world spin, followed by overwhelming pain.
Under the double blow, she fainted before she could even speak.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan fall straight down, Zheng Wei's pupils instantly dilated to the extreme.
Although his mind hadn't yet reacted, his actions were instinctive.
Before Shen Xiaoyan could fall onto the bed, he had already extended his hand and caught her in his arms.
Looking at the person in his arms, it was still the same face, with the same features.
But her face was as pale as paper, and her breathing was as faint as a thread.
It seemed that with the slightest bit of pressure from his movements, the person in his arms would stop breathing.
Zheng Wei held Shen Xiaoyan with extreme caution, his breathing as light as possible, his eyes unmoving.
He was afraid that in the blink of an eye, Shen Xiaoyan would disappear.
The room fell into complete silence, so silent that Zheng Wei could only hear his own heartbeat.
It felt as if there was a drum in his heart, with someone constantly beating it.
Each beat made his very soul tremble.
He maintained the same posture for a very, very long time, so long that Zheng Wei himself didn't know how much time had passed.
His body seemed to have gone numb, but Zheng Wei still didn't dare to let go of the person in his arms, fearing that if he did, he would never be able to hold her again.
Outside the Shi'an Courtyard, a group of people were slowly approaching.
These were Yi Zhixie, Sima Han, and others.
There was a plum garden in this courtyard, and the plum blossoms had already bloomed.
Although admiring plum blossoms in the snow was a pleasure, it would not be suitable for the children.
Moreover, the weather had been sunny for several days, and who knew when it would snow. Therefore, they had agreed the day before to admire the plums today.
After breakfast, they all met at Yi Zhixie's Tangli Xuan.
However, Shen Xiaoyan and Zheng Wei had not brought the children yet.
Everyone assumed that the triplets had woken up late, so they waited patiently.
But who knew that after waiting for an hour, the people still hadn't arrived.
Everyone felt that something was not right. It couldn't be that Shen Xiaoyan and Zheng Wei were sleeping in.
Whatever the reason, someone had to go and check.
So, the group slowly headed towards Shi'an Courtyard.
Upon entering Shi'an Courtyard, they found the courtyard to be quiet, with only the babbling sounds of children coming from the east side room.
The group walked to the east side room and saw the nannies playing with the triplets, but Zheng Wei and Shen Xiaoyan were nowhere to be seen.
Yi Zhixie raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where are your lord and madam?"
The nannies had already stood up and paid their respects to everyone. Hearing the question, one of them said, "Since early morning, we haven't heard any movement from the main house. Previously, the lord had instructed that we were not allowed to go unless he called, so we don't know what's going on."
Everyone was even more confused.
This had never happened before.
Whatever the reason, Shen Xiaoyan and Zheng Wei would not neglect the triplets.
It was already well past mid-morning, and it was unlikely they were still sleeping.
The few people exchanged glances, unsure of what to do for a moment.
"I'll go and call them. What if something is wrong?" Yue Qingxin said hesitantly.
Just now, she had felt a vague worry, but now, her heart was a little flustered. Could something bad have happened?
Sima Han also saw the worry and panic on Yue Qingxin's face. He quickly held her hand and said, "Don't worry, we'll go and see together."
Leaving Sima Shuixiu with the nanny in the east side room, the group left the east side room and walked towards the main house.
Arriving at the door of the main house, Sima Han reached out and knocked, saying in a low voice, "Zheng Wei, are you awake?"
Zheng Wei naturally heard the voices outside, but he dared not speak loudly, for fear of startling the person in his arms.
He also thought that Yi Zhixie had lived for so many years and should have some solutions, so he calmed himself and said in a low voice, "Come in."
Outside, the group waited for a long time without a reply and were becoming very worried. Then they heard Zheng Wei softly utter two words.
The voice was so low it was almost inaudible. If the others hadn't already possessed heightened senses and sharper hearing than ordinary people, they would not have heard it at all.
When had Zheng Wei ever been so cautious?
At this point, Yue Qingxin could not wait any longer. She reached out to open the door and tried to enter, but found that it was locked.