Unspeakable bubbles

"Are you still clinging to your noble status as a Senn nobleman?" Yukio looked very unhappy.

"how come"

Before his wife's expression could brighten, Wayne said matter-of-factly, "Strictly speaking, the knightly class isn't exactly noble, and besides, the knighthood was inherited by my elder brother..."

Xuexu blushed instantly. She used to appreciate her husband's straightforward nature, but sometimes it was just infuriating.

"Wayne!"

"Mom and Dad, don't fight!" At that moment, a girl walked out of the room, supporting herself against the wall.

She looked about seven or eight years old, and her face showed signs of illness.

The weak, listless voice instantly extinguished Xuexu's anger, and she hurriedly got up from the sofa.

"A-Zhi, why are you out here!"

"Did I disturb you? Mom and Dad didn't fight, it's okay." Wayne panicked and quickly walked to his daughter, picking her up in his arms.

"Listen to the doctor and get plenty of rest."

"But I feel much better now." The girl said, but her eyes drifted to Bubbles next to Masumi.

She waved shyly to Bubble, but before she could say anything, Wayne, in a great hurry, carried her back to her room.

The couple went to the room to take care of their daughter, leaving only Masumi and Paopao in the living room.

'Finally, I've found a child of a suitable age, but she doesn't seem to be feeling well. I wonder if Yukio will agree to let Paopao come and play with her daughter.'

'But, a daughter? Yukio looks about my age.'

Masumi did the math and realized that if the girl was Yukio's biological daughter, then she would have become a mother when she was sixteen or seventeen.

Thinking of this, Masumi once again lowered her expectations of Wayne and decided that she would never let Bubble come to play with the family's daughter alone again.

"I'm sorry, Masumi."

Wayne was still comforting his daughter in the room when Yukio returned to the living room and said apologetically, "My daughter isn't feeling well. She was just making a big fuss. I hope I didn't scare you."

"Your daughter doesn't seem to be feeling well. Is she sick?"

"Sigh, I was perfectly fine until a few months ago when my health suddenly started to deteriorate."

Xuexu's face showed unconcealed worry. "I've been to many hospitals, but none of them are reliable."

"What do you mean by overwork and needing a good rest? That's a joke!"

Xuexu said excitedly, "That child has spent most of his time in bed since his health deteriorated, how could he be overworked?"

She took a breath and said seriously, "Wayne and I both think it might be a psychological reason."

“That child lived with her father in Sien when she was little, and now that she has suddenly moved to the Federation, she must be feeling a sense of loss.”

“At times like this, it’s just the two of us by her side… Parents alone aren’t enough; children need friends too.”

As she spoke, Yukio's gaze shifted to Bubbles.

"Ms. Masumi, it's a bit presumptuous of me to say this, but when Pao Pao has time this weekend, could you ask her to play with A-Zhi for a while?"

These words were exactly what Masumi wanted to hear, but she didn't agree immediately.

"Mrs. Yukio, I have a question."

"Ah, it's definitely not an infectious disease! I have a medical diagnosis, I'll get it out now!" Xuexu hurriedly stood up.

"Well, the diagnosis isn't urgent. What I want to ask is... since Azhi's condition is not optimistic, has Madam Xuexu considered sending her back to Saien?"

Masumi wasn't worried about infectious diseases; after all, Jun had found the apartment for her, and he must have investigated the people living there.

If the girl really had an infectious disease, her fiancé couldn't possibly ignore it.

“Ms. Masumi, you have never been to that country, so you don’t know how terrible it is.”

"Wayne is an exception; the other Sionians..."

Yukio glanced at the half-open room and lowered her voice: "They are ignorant and barbaric, and that's not all. What's worse is that the xenophobia of the Sen people is simply pathological."

“Wayne could have inherited the knighthood and become the rightful heir of the family, but he was suddenly neglected by his father simply because he insisted on marrying me, a foreigner.”

"Not only did he lose his status as the first heir, but his elder brother also took away the manor he was originally entitled to inherit."

Xuexu took a breath: "Wayne's father was able to take care of him when he was alive, but the old man passed away two years ago."

At this point, Yukio glanced at Bubble but didn't continue.

"Bubble, go to your room and keep Azhi company." Masumi understood and made an excuse to send the girl away.

“Ah Zhi’s bloodline is not pure, but her grandfather liked her very much, so she didn’t suffer any hardship when she was young. But, after Wayne’s older brother inherited the family business, he actually wanted to kill this ‘bastard who brought shame to the family’.”

Xuexu's face showed shame and indignation, her chest heaving. "What pure bloodline? What era are we living in? Those barbarians still have this nonsense!"

"I'd only ever heard that Sien was isolated, I never imagined..."

Masumi didn't completely believe Yukio's words, after all, they had only met for the first time.

Even if only half of Yukio's words are true, it still overturns Masumi's preconceived notions about Sain.

"This is terrible. I was planning to take Bubble to Sien next month."

Upon hearing this, Yukio quickly advised, "That kind of terrifying place..."

"It doesn't matter. Although the people in my hometown aren't very welcoming to outsiders, they aren't too hostile either."

"Besides, as long as you bring Miss Bubble along, the local lord will surely be happy to entertain you."

The one who interrupted Xuexu was Wayne, who had just come out of the room. He gently closed the door and put on a serious expression.

"Believe me, Sain isn't as bad as Yukio says."

"Have you forgotten how your family treated you?" Xuexu's eyebrows shot up, finding it unbelievable that her husband was still speaking up for them at this time.

"Well, Big Brother's behavior was excessive, but just like you, Yukio, have always told me to respect the customs of the Federation, the Sen people also have their own set of rules for dealing with the world."

Wayne didn't want his hometown to be seen as an uncivilized wasteland, so he tried to explain: "Family, honor, responsibility, it's hard for the eldest brother too."

Yukio was furious. She gritted her teeth and said, "You're still speaking up for that scumbag who wanted to kill Azhi!"

"We couldn't have escaped without our eldest brother's tacit approval."

Wayne calmly analyzed, "Don't underestimate the foundation of a knight's family. Yukio, don't you think we were incredibly lucky back then?"

"How could a few adults who had not received proper training and were unfamiliar with the place and the people be able to bring me and Azhi out unharmed?"

"This..." Yukio clearly hadn't thought about it in depth, and she was speechless for a moment.

"Alright, let's not talk about those unhappy memories anymore."

Wayne sat down next to his wife. "Ms. Masumi, would you be so kind as to grant us this presumptuous request?"

"If Miss Bubble is free this weekend, could you come and keep Ah Zhi company? If you can, I, Wayne, will always remember this kindness."

“Mr. Wayne, you flatter me. I would be more than happy to have a playmate of the same age as Bubble,” Masumi said with a smile.

Chapter 135, Section 136: The Little Fairy

While the adults outside were discussing less-than-light topics, the conversation between the two girls inside the room was much more pleasant.

"So many flowers!"

Bubble looked left and right. The room was filled with potted plants, which were well taken care of and looked very vibrant.

"Dad bought it for me." Azhi, lying on the bed, showed a happy expression.

"Look, that's my favorite flower."

Following Azhi's finger, Bubble saw a plant that was entirely green and had buds about to bloom.

"It even glows when the lights are off."

"Draw the curtains and take a look!"

Bubble followed her instructions and drew the curtains. Sure enough, in the dim light, tiny fluorescent lights appeared around the strange plant.

"What kind of flower is this?" Bubble stared at it, a strange sense of familiarity rising in her heart.

"I don't know either. The aunt who sold it to us didn't know its name. She only said that it suddenly appeared in her yard one morning."

As if showing off her toy, Azhi talked on and on: "It's not only beautiful and glows, but it also doesn't require much effort to take care of."

"All I do every day is water the plants..."

"Kuroro!" Bubble suddenly exclaimed, her eyes widening in surprise.

"What?" Ah Zhi tilted her head, looking completely confused.

"I remember now, it's Kuroro!"

Bubble walked up to the plant and waved her little hand. "Long time no see, Kuroro! How are you? Is this your new home? It's so beautiful."

Seeing Bubble talking to a plant, Azhi shrank back in fear.

"Bubble, Bubble, what's wrong?"

"I don't know you, I don't know you." A childish voice came from outside the two.

"It's me, I'm Bubble."

"I don't know him, I don't know him, Kuroro doesn't know Bubble who left without saying goodbye!"

"Hey, because, because Bubble has to go to school, and Kuroro, you're going on a long trip..."

"I won't listen, I won't listen!"

"Kuroro, it's my fault. By the way, did you see Bubble's letter? It was under the pillow."

"Hmph... I see, the handwriting is terrible, and it's just a farewell message without saying where they're going." The voice still held some anger, but it had softened considerably compared to the beginning.

"Bubble doesn't know where it will go next either."

"I've always missed Kuroro..." The little girl was a little disappointed when her friend refused to come out.

"Really?" Kuroro's voice wavered.

"You didn't run away because you didn't want to be friends with me anymore?"