Talulah, I'm still a child.

Huang was at a loss for words. Rosemary's eyes were devoid of emotion. Little Cat seemed to show more obvious emotional fluctuations only when Mei Xue was mentioned. Chen Huijie, Amiya, and the others liked her for her steadfastness in her original intentions. After all, it was the three of them who informed Huang that Rosemary was here.

"only?"

"Can I join you?"

Huang's words nearly made everyone collapse to the ground. Chen Huijie and Amiya were even more dumbfounded by this guy. No way, big sister, what are you doing getting involved? What's your relationship with Mei Xue? You... oh no, Huang and Mei Xue do seem to have some kind of relationship.

Amiya suddenly remembered that Huang's household registration was actually from the Great Yan region, and that her family had a significant connection with Mei Xue. Of course, these things could not be discussed at the moment.

"..."

Rosemary was silent for a while, then shook her head, showing deep disgust, especially when she saw the protruding part of Huang's chest.

"No, this is a pajama party for kids. Anyone taller than 1.45 meters is not allowed to join."

Mei Xue's standard height is 1.45 meters. This height can effectively exclude all older women, but unfortunately it can't exclude Amiya.

But before they could finish speaking, the door was pushed open again. Shining was still knocking when Nearl poked her head out and looked at the strange scene inside, unsure of what to say.

When Mei Xue saw Nearl, everyone noticed that she wagged her tail much faster. The little fox seemed to really like this older sister, which made Chen Huijie, Surtr, and Huang all look at Nearl, making her very uncomfortable.

"Sister Lin Guang!"

Mei Xue jumped out of Surtr's arms, ran to Nearl's side, opened her arms and hugged her tightly, rubbing against her affectionately, then widened her bright eyes with excitement.

"Are you here to transform for me?"

These words reminded Lin Guang that she had indeed told Mei Xue that she would transform into her to show him the next time they met, but it wasn't appropriate to say it now. Lin Guang rubbed Mei Xue's head. She really liked this cute little fox. Mei Xue always reminded her of her younger sister back in her hometown.

"Sorry, Meixue, let's postpone the transformation until next time. I came to find you with Shining. Liz can't sleep and we hope you can tell her a story... Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Lin Guang scratched his head in confusion, not understanding why his older sister's gaze was filled with helplessness, dissatisfaction, and another, more complex emotion.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt... that Brother Meixue might be a natural body pillow."

Amiya could only describe it like this: telling stories? Don't be ridiculous. Amiya had known Liz for a long time. Back then, every time Mei Xue told her a bedtime story, Liz would keep her overnight under the pretext that "sleeping alone will cause nightmares." If Ascaron hadn't been watching her back then, and if she hadn't been feeling unwell, she might have succeeded a few times.

"Or rather, he was a vixen all along, and everyone wanted to sleep with him."

Chen Huijie's face darkened, and she suddenly regretted why she hadn't eloped with Mei Xue back then.

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Chapter 271 The Rules of the Game That Won't Get Approved

No one expected that where Mei Xue would sleep tonight would become such a troublesome problem, except that it wasn't Mei Xue who was troubled, but rather the group of girls.

From their own perspectives, everyone wanted Mei Xue to accompany them, but there was only one little fox, so they had to fight over it.

Currently, the weakest forces are Rosemary and others, the strongest is Chen Huijie, followed by Surtr, Shining and Nearl are in the middle, and Blaze is among the weakest.

Some might ask, why not let Mei Xue choose for herself?

Hehe, because no one, including Chen Huijie, dared to say that Mei Xue would choose to stay with them. After all, it's hard to guess what the little fox is thinking, and it's not impossible that she might just randomly choose someone.

Of course, if it were Talulah or Su Xue'er here, then no one would have a chance to take it.

"Well……"

Mei Xue munched on an apple, lost in thought. The little fox was also in a dilemma—or rather, he was sleepy. He was actually thinking of quickly finishing his bedtime story with Liz before going back to sleep.

But it seemed no one intended to leave, and he couldn't very well drive away his sister and friends; Mei Xue wouldn't do such a thing.

"Everyone wants Meixue to be a sleeping companion pillow, but there's only one Meixue..."

Chen Huijie reached out and rubbed the little fox's tail. It was fortunate that there was only one Mei Xue in the world, otherwise the world would definitely be in chaos. This little fox looked like a scourge to the country, and who knows how much trouble she would cause when she grew up.

"In that case, should we use playing cards to determine the order of play?"

Amiya raised her hand, offering a feasible suggestion, and everyone turned to look at her.

Even Amiya felt strange under such scrutiny, but she still cleared her throat and began to tell everyone.

"It's a very simple comparison. The loser goes to the back of the line, and the final winner gets to stay with Mei Xue tonight. Tomorrow is the second place, then the third place, and so on."

"Why do I get the feeling that you, Amiya, seem surprisingly experienced in this kind of situation?"

Both Huang and Nearl looked at Amiya with some confusion. The little bunny seemed completely unsurprised by the scene, or rather, the emotion in her eyes was... helplessness?

"In fact, this is the method that Rhodes Island used to allocate certain resources in the past."

"What resources?"

"Mei Xue's escort coupon".

The air seemed to freeze for a moment. Amiya could feel the intense gazes directed at her, but these gazes were tinged with anger and resentment.

Is there anything else?

Everyone, including Lily of the Valley, spoke up in unison. Even Nearl and Shining, who didn't have a high opinion of Mei Xue, were thinking about getting two of Liz's cards. Putting everything else aside, they knew very well what Liz's feelings for the little fox were.

Even Hong, who was hiding in the shadows, jumped out hoping to get two tickets, but actually, Mei Xue could just pat her tail to get rid of her.

"No, after all, the existence of such coupons would greatly affect the relationship between operators, especially between female operators."

Amiya spread her hands, thinking, "If those girls from the Great Yan Dynasty found out about that kind of thing, Lin Qingyan would probably turn Rhodes Island upside down."

Besides, these special tickets caused quite a stir within the Tower of Babel. In the end, it was Theresa who stepped in to retrieve and destroy all of them; otherwise... you could probably see girls fighting every day on Rhodes Island now.

"That seems to make sense, but is playing cards enough?"

"Um... Actually, to prevent too many participants, there is another rule for the competition besides only allowing you to play with Mei Xue."

"What is it?"

"One loss means one less item."

As Amiya finished speaking, Mei Xue, who was silently munching on an apple, suddenly felt everyone's eyes on her. The little fox looked up and found that the older sisters, including Chen Huijie, and the younger sisters, including Wu Lian, all seemed to have a hint of emotion in their eyes that he didn't like.

It was like the expression on the face of someone who was starving seeing a bag of small cakes; all they could think about was tearing open the packaging and eating the bread.

This stirred up some of Mei Xue's bad psychological shadows. The little fox wrapped the bath towel tightly around itself, its tail swaying slightly. If something was wrong, it would probably follow its instincts and do something.

Mei Xue didn't notice how cute she looked, as wary as a cub. Huang, Rosemary, and Lily of the Valley instinctively covered their noses, and even the usually arrogant Surtr blushed and looked away. Chen Huijie felt her heart beating as fast as it had that night when Talulah caught her cheating.

Cecilia stared intently at Mei Xue, seemingly never expecting that her beloved Mei Xue, who seemed capable of anything, would have such an adorable side. She really wanted to hug him.

Nearl and Shining were also somewhat taken aback. Mei Xue's performance was beyond their expectations. Just a moment ago, they actually had the urge to play a couple of rounds with Mei Xue, and after seeing the little fox's timid appearance, they didn't want to pay any more attention to her.

"I want to play!"

Wu Lian raised her hand, her face indifferent, but her eyes revealed seriousness. She glanced at Mei Xue and confirmed that the little fox was only wrapped in a bath towel, which meant that she only needed to win one round... Even if it didn't come to that, the little fox couldn't possibly be covering herself with a bath towel.

Logically speaking, such an adorable Mei Xue should have aroused everyone's protective instincts and received everyone's care, but apart from Xiao Ke and Cecilia, everyone's first reaction was "to bully this little fox until she cries!"

"That……"

Amiya thought to herself, marveling at how effective Mei Xue's cuteness trick still was. She then skillfully took out a deck of cards from the second drawer of the coffee table. She knew that Mei Xue's room layout was still the same as before; the little fox always kept things in the same place.

"You guys have fun, but be careful not to go too far."

Amiya decisively handed the cards to Huang, seemingly having no intention of getting involved. The bewildered cat then looked at Chen Huijie and Surtr, who shook their heads in refusal.

"No, so you're saying you're withdrawing?"

Huang was a little confused. Just now they were saying they wouldn't back down, but now they refused to come. This was too spineless. It's just taking off a couple of pieces of clothing, what's there to be afraid of? The only person of the opposite sex here is Mei Xue, and even when this little fox is held in someone's arms, she doesn't react much.

"Huang, you have to keep going!"

Knowing Mei Xue's strength, Rosemary gently patted Huang's shoulder. Although the difference in fighting power was huge, as long as Huang won just once, the two cats could take Mei Xue home tonight!

"Why do you make it sound like I narrowly escaped death? I know Mei Xue is lucky, but it doesn't have to be that bad..."

Huang knew about the legends related to Mei Xue, but like Shining Nearl, she also thought that those legends exaggerated Mei Xue's good fortune. After all, legends are just legends. Just like Huang herself, some of her stories were exaggerated by the people of Rhodes Island, such as how tears could cure Oripathy but she had never cried.

Are you coming?

Huang looked at Nearl and Shining. They were two people, so their chances of winning were higher. However, everyone's opponent was Mei Xue, and Huang himself was just playing around.

"Yes, if we win, Mei Xue will come with us tonight!"

Liz is still waiting at home. Shining said she's bringing a little fox back too. Well, it's all for Liz! She and Nearl can't possibly lose together!

Having finalized the contestants, Mei Xue, still somewhat bewildered, twitched her fox ears and took a bite of an apple. Although she didn't know what the older sisters were going to do, the little fox at least knew they were going to play with her.

However, seemingly worried that Mei Xue might cheat, Wu Lian picked up the deck of cards, checked it, and then handed it to Huang Laifa.

Seeing the group of people looking smug, Surtr shook his head. It was obvious that these people hadn't been properly beaten by Mei Xue. Amiya, on the other hand, remained calm. Huang, Nearl, and Wu Lian did join Rhodes Island after Mei Xue left. Shining had met Mei Xue before, but she would intentionally or unintentionally avoid her at that time and didn't know much about Mei Xue.

According to the rules, each player has a maximum of three cards. After removing the two jokers, the remaining cards are ranked from 2 to K, with the Ace being the only special card that is higher than the K. The player with the highest sum wins. If there is a tie, the winner is determined by the jokers.

"Then I'll deal the cards."

Although Huang had some doubts, he didn't hesitate and dealt the cards in a few quick moves. He then picked up his own hand and glanced at it. Hmm... three Jacks. In terms of points, that's a lot. This round is probably in the bag!

We don't know what cards Shining and Nearl have yet, but judging from Nearl's expression, she doesn't look too good, while Shining seems calm and collected, so her cards are probably quite high.

Wu Lian glanced around, then looked at Mei Xue. The little fox wasn't looking at the cards; he was just eating an apple, as if the game had nothing to do with him. In the end, he didn't know why his sisters wanted to play cards. This game was quite boring; playing mahjong was much more interesting, at least it could kill more time.

As for poker... well, winning too quickly isn't very interesting.

"Looks like everyone has pretty good cards. Hmph, let's see what Mei Xue's cards are!"

Perhaps overconfident in his victory, Huang simply reached out and turned over Mei Xue's cards. Just as she was about to throw out her own cards and win the round, the three Kings in front of the little fox made her wonder if she hadn't shuffled the cards at all.

Shining and Wulian also looked grim. Both of them held cards with higher points than Huang. Wulian knew that Shining had QQJ, which was only two points lower than her own QQK. As long as Xiao Moti was around, she could see other people's cards.

But when facing Mei Xue, all the fancy tricks were obviously useless.

"...Should I not be playing this?"

Huang suddenly felt like she had jumped into a huge pit on her own initiative. Rosemary shook her head in disapproval. Of course, this didn't mean that Huang should play this game. What the little cat meant was that she couldn't beat Mei Xue no matter what she played.

Losers have to abide by the rules of the game. Huang, Shining, and the others reluctantly took off their coats or robes. Wulian symbolically removed the hair clip from her head. Looking at Meixue, who was only a towel away from her, a feeling of resentment began to well up in her heart.

There was only one bath towel, but there were four of them. How could they not win over Mei Xue?

So, the fearless Huang and his friends challenged Mei Xue's bath towel, but no matter what they got, Mei Xue's cards were always three Kings, without even changing the suit, so Huang simply invented cards for him.

As Huang and the others' clothes were reduced one by one, Wu Lian, realizing something was wrong, chose to quit halfway. She had almost succumbed to it. If Xiao Mo hadn't noticed her abnormality, she probably wouldn't be in a good situation now, since she wasn't wearing as many clothes as Huang and the others.

After losing time and time again, Huang seemed to get carried away. Shining and Nearl chose to give up, but they were also quite embarrassed, after all, there were so many young girls watching. However, since the older girls generally had very impressive figures, they didn't look at them with any other feelings other than envy and a little jealousy.

Jealousy blinded Rosemary, and Wu Lian subconsciously glanced at her chest. Lily of the Valley even looked at Xiao Ke, but Cecilia and Xiao Ke themselves didn't care at all.

Firstly, Cecilia is still young and has no worries in that regard; secondly, she inherited Felia's excellent genes and will surely achieve great things in the future.