It wasn't an apple that hit Newton.

Upon seeing this, Li Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition arose. And this premonition immediately came true—Susie pointed to her chin and introduced herself: "I am Li Cheng's maid, you can just call me Susie."

?

maid?

A look of astonishment and confusion crossed Lavoisier's face, as if he had heard some incomprehensible language.

Do respectable men have maids?

Definitely not.

Are men who have maids still respectable men?

surely not.

Following his swindling and deception, and his status as a seasoned lolicon, Li Cheng's third flaw has emerged: he is actually a deeply hidden pervert. On the surface, he appears virtuous, but in reality, he secretly employs innocent and naive young girls as maids.

To be honest, while Lavoisier could be somewhat indifferent to the first two points, this one was truly unacceptable.

She had previously acted like a devoted man and rejected me, but secretly she found me a maid at home?

Don't say that it's okay to have a maid. You're a grown man, you find a young and beautiful girl to be your maid, and she takes care of you all day long. You say you have no feelings about it? Who would believe that? ...Speaking of which, what about Newton? Didn't she have any objections at all?

If no one has any objections, then what's the point of all my hard work...?

Lavoisier fell into deep thought.

Seeing Lavoisier's expression, Li Cheng instantly understood that she was serious. Enraged, he took two steps forward and delivered a slap to Susie's head: "You bastard, what nonsense are you spouting? Who said you were a maid???"

Susie covered her head, complaining somewhat aggrievedly, "Didn't you promise last time?"

"When did I agree? Didn't I refuse on the spot?"

"I asked you again later, and if you don't deny it, it means you agree."

"...?"

Li Cheng was speechless. He turned to Lavoisier and explained, "Don't mind her. People sometimes have a screw loose. As for her status, she should be considered my friend, but right now she's just eating and living at my house for free. She's not a maid or servant, but she occasionally helps out with some chores."

Hearing herself called a friend, Susie was initially pleased, but then frowned and said, "It's too much to say I'm eating and staying for free. Wasn't I carrying bricks on a construction site for the past few days?"

"What then?"

Li Cheng complained, "I took a break because I was too tired, and it's been like that until today."

Susie tried to explain: "First of all, the construction site isn't as busy as before, and secondly, I'm not exactly living here for free—haven't you noticed that I've been trying to become the lord's playmate lately? The lord seemed to enjoy the horseback riding game quite a bit today."

"Can playing friends be considered work?"

"How can it not be considered work? It's just like being a maid. And being ridden like a horse is tiring, okay? Even though Lord is very light, climbing around like that is still tiring. You can try it next time if you don't believe me."

"friend......"

Lavoisier glanced silently at Susie, who was rambling on.

She carefully examined the brown-haired, black-eyed girl—her face was pretty and charming, though not exactly exquisite, far from comparable to Newton's. But girls her age are rarely ugly, and her body, full of collagen, exuded youth and vitality.

I have some doubts, but I don't seem to have any grounds to doubt them.

Let's put it aside for now. We've already settled in successfully, so we can observe it gradually when we have time.

Snapping out of his reverie, Lavoisier realized that the two were still rambling on.

"With Newton's weight, riding a horse is hardly hard work. Besides, hard work doesn't equate to being a job, okay?"

Susie countered, "Not all jobs are hard work; there are jobs where you can earn money while lying in bed."

Li Cheng was speechless: "??? Do you even know what you're talking about? And do you think that kind of work isn't hard? It's high-intensity physical labor that lasts for several hours a day."

Susie asked in surprise, "How do you know so much about it? Have you been there?"

Li Cheng changed his tune: "How could that be? Besides, why would I go to that place? I only heard about it..."

Fourthly, I noticed a flaw: I sometimes become inexplicably childish and argue for a long time about trivial matters.

In a short time, another flaw of Li Cheng was discovered, but this time it wasn't a big problem; it was just the content of the conversation... Lavoisier covered his forehead and interrupted with a hint of helplessness, "Could you two please stop for a moment and show me around the castle?"

"Of course, no problem."

Li Cheng replied in a serious tone, "As a guest and my friend, I have an obligation to show you around and familiarize you with this environment."

Chapter 231 Am I Awesome?

"This is the restaurant. We usually eat at this seven-person table, although it's never full, especially in the morning when we can hardly get all seven of us together."

"This is the kitchen. You can tell the chef what you want to eat, and he will find a way to make it."

"This is the recreation room. There are lots of fun things to do. You can find me when you have time, and I'll teach you how to play."

"This is the study. You can find the books you need to read."

Susie paused, then solemnly warned, "But don't rummage through the drawers unless it's absolutely necessary. You might find something unpleasant, the kind that will shatter your worldview."

"Can it overturn one's worldview? What kind of bad thing is that?"

Lavoisier asked in surprise.

Susie casually replied, "That's true, but it's really nothing. It's just that Li Cheng occasionally hides some yellow stuff in his drawer..."

not good!

Before she could speak, Li Cheng immediately interrupted loudly, "It's just some anti-royal information, nothing serious."

I remember a joke about how, to prove a suspect's innocence, a lawyer said in court that he would show the suspect's web browsing history from the previous night. Upon hearing this, the suspect immediately pleaded guilty...

Li Cheng felt that he was in a similar situation. In order not to expose that he had written pornographic books, he even dared to spread anti-royal materials.

Fifth drawback: There are suspected anti-royal tendencies.

After making a mental note, Lavoisier dared not ask any more questions, and said solemnly, "I won't flip through it or say anything carelessly."

Don't worry, I won't hide it in the study anymore... Li Cheng thought expressionlessly.

Now that the public facilities have been introduced, let's move on to the rooms for each person.

"This is my room. The wooden shelves hold my collection. You're welcome to come visit me anytime."

Susie briefly introduced her room, then stared intently at Lavoisier's expression, licking her lips as she said, "Also, let me tell you a secret: the Lord and Li Cheng used to sleep on my bed... Ouch, ouch, stop it! I won't say it again!"

Li Cheng grabbed the outspoken guy's ear and yanked it hard a few times before he calmed down.

Susie rubbed her reddened right ear with a pained expression. She wasn't really being outspoken; she just wanted to test whether Professor Lavoisier had any ulterior motives with Li Cheng.

After all, out of so many professors, how come he just happened to find someone so beautiful?

Very suspicious!

But Li Cheng wasn't going to give her that chance. He pushed Susie, who had volunteered, to the back and took on the promising job of tour guide himself: "Don't introduce her anymore, I'll do it from here."

Susie wanted to try and get the chance, so she muttered under her breath, "Tch, they say I'm freeloading when I don't work, but when I do work, they complain that I'm not doing a good job."

Li Cheng turned around and delivered a karate chop to the back of his hand: "Is this what you call work? You're just playing around! You can't stop talking about coming to play with me when you're free."

Lavoisier watched the interaction between the two with a smile, his expression revealing nothing unusual.

Seeing your crush interacting intimately with other girls, don't you feel a little awkward at all?

Of course, it was impossible not to feel awkward at all, but long before coming to the castle, she and Li Cheng had agreed not to reveal their intimate relationship and to treat each other like normal colleagues.

After all, flirting under Newton's nose would be suicidal. Even if Newton didn't see it, some servants might let it slip. The only way was to keep your distance. If you really wanted to get close, you had to find an opportunity.

Although it sounds like he treated Lavoisier badly, it's much better than their previous separation where they only saw each other twice a month. Being able to live together and see each other every day is already much better.

After the introductions, Li Cheng led Lavoisier to his room.

His room was a standard room, neither too big nor too small, with very ordinary furniture and decorations. However, because it was regularly tidied up, it wasn't as messy as a typical boy's room.

If there's anything special about it, it's that he took the time to replace his old small bed with a deluxe, large, soft bed, allowing him to stretch his arms out comfortably while sleeping...

"This is my room. There's nothing much to see, but if you have any questions or need anything in your daily life, feel free to ask me, and I'll help you solve them."

Li Cheng really wanted to tease her by saying that his needs in that area were also included, but he could only swallow his words.

But as everyone knows, it's really uncomfortable to keep it all bottled up, so when Susie turned her back, he secretly gave her a knowing wink.

?

Lavoisier blinked in confusion, clearly not understanding what Li Cheng was trying to say.

Damn it, why can eye contact only be used on that idiot Annie?! Everyone should have such a convenient skill (annoyed).

Li Cheng blinked again, unwilling to give up.

...?

Lavoisier genuinely didn't understand, but he couldn't bring himself to ask, so he could only mouth in the air, "What...are...you...want...to...say...?"

Although Li Cheng could also make lip movements to explain, it would be pointless to flirt with him directly, so he could only end the attempt to start the conversation: "I've finished looking at the rooms. Now you can choose a room you like to stay in. You can choose any that's empty."

Lavoisier had no objections. She had already scanned the room, seemingly casually but actually very carefully, and her gaze lingered subtly for a few seconds on the incongruous luxurious soft bed in the center of the room, memorizing all the details.

Is such a big bed for sleeping?

Haha, man, I'm too embarrassed to call you out.

After making another note in her notebook, Lavoisier began choosing a room. After wandering around for a while, she didn't immediately choose one of the rooms closest to Li Cheng, but instead opted for one that was a bit further away, but not too far:

"This one will do."

Lavoisier stood in what appeared to be an ordinary little room. Although it was unremarkable, she considered it a place that was worth fighting for.

This one?

Susie said, puzzled, "But this room is too small, and it's not fully furnished. We'll have to move more furniture."

"But this room has the best natural light."

Lavoisier extended a sleek, white finger and touched the bright sunlight shining on his desk, revealing a satisfied smile.

Natural lighting has always been a major challenge in architecture. The room with the best natural light in the entire castle is naturally Lord Newton's room, located on the upper floor. Apart from that, it is perfectly reasonable for Lavoisier to choose a room with good natural light; no one can find fault with it.

As for why it's located so close to Li Cheng's room, and why it's conveniently situated on the only route to Li Cheng's room, it's easy to knock on the door and say good morning after waking up in the morning, and then go downstairs together to wash up and have breakfast.

It's all just a coincidence.

Li Cheng naturally had no objections, but Susie noticed that the geographical location here was a bit off.

While moving her luggage, having learned her lesson, she quietly approached Lavoisier and whispered, "If you hear any strange noises while staying here tonight, just pretend you didn't hear them."