Reborn as the Darling of the Delta.

"Xiao Hao, stop hiding! You know, a cute little kitten like you was born to be eaten by your big sister! Hurry up and come out for a bath and change your clothes, I can't wait!"

Mai Xiaowen didn't expect this happiness to come so suddenly. She was lying in bed watching videos out of boredom, thinking about how to bother Xiaohao that night, when Zoya's message came through.

"Huh? What does Zoya want? Why is she texting me all of a sudden? Usually she just kicks down the door and talks to me face to face."

Intrigued by Zoya's unusual behavior, Mai Xiaowen clicked on the message Zoya had sent her. She wanted to see what Zoya was sending her when she had nothing to do.

However, after reading the message sent by Zoya, Mai Xiaowen had the same expression as Zhang Hao when he learned the news. What was going on? Zoya was actually being so generous.

"What do you want to do? Let's make it clear first. Even if I can't refuse this condition, I won't do things like murder or arson."

After seeing the set of women's clothing that Zoya had photographed for Xiao Hao, Mai Xiaowen managed to maintain her composure, then wiped her drool and asked.

After that, Zoya sent over a voice message she had previously discussed with Xiaohao, and then added that she had to provide after-sales service for him.

Upon seeing this, Mai Xiaowen immediately agreed with great excitement. Although it required rewriting a piece of control code, for a genius girl like her, it was just a matter of working a few more all-nighters. However, the reward was a catgirl named Xiao Hao, which was enough to make Mai Xiaowen lose her mind.

Mai Xiaowen: Hehehe, Xiao Hao, last time you saw me in women's clothes, now karma has come full circle, it's time for me to have a good look at our cute Xiao Hao!

"No problem, I'll take care of these."

So, while Zhang Hao was still thinking about how to escape from Zoya's room, the two of them had already secretly completed a shady deal.

Zoya: Sigh, I hope Mai Xiaowen will keep things quiet a bit. If she attracts Shenlan's attention, I'm doomed. Old Deng will definitely beat me to death.

Deep Blue: Don't worry, I'm not that gentle.

Now let's turn our attention back to the present. After waiting for half a day, Mai Xiaowen saw that Zhang Hao was still hiding under the covers and refused to come out. She decided not to wait any longer and walked towards the blanket where Zhang Hao was hiding with a wicked smile.

"Xiao Hao, how did you know I like unwrapping presents? Hehehe, Xiao Hao, just wait and see, I'll find you out one by one!"

Then, with Zhang Hao looking "helpless," Mai Xiaowen excitedly pulled Zhang Hao out of the blanket.

"Since you don't want to take a bath, Xiao Hao, then as the one who loves you the most, I naturally won't force you to take a bath. After all, the original flavor tastes quite delicious to you too."

After Mai Xiaowen brought the clothes to Zhang Hao, Zhang Hao could only sigh helplessly and then looked at Mai Xiaowen with a resigned expression, saying:

"Sister Xiaowen, I'm fine with wearing it, but you have to lock up all the things that can be photographed. Don't take pictures of me when I'm not looking."

After hearing this, Mai Xiaowen was pleasantly surprised to see Zhang Hao, who had softened his stance. She had thought she would have to put in more effort to coax him into wearing the clothes, but she hadn't expected that he would agree so soon after she started coaxing him.

Mai Xiaowen: Hehehe, you really are my good Xiaohao, you know what your older sister likes, right? Well then, I, your older sister, will naturally not be polite!

Seeing this, Mai Xiaowen nodded repeatedly, tossing aside her phone, tablet, and other electronic devices in front of Zhang Hao, and then asked with a hopeful expression:

"How is it, Xiao Hao? Is it okay now?"

Seeing this, Zhang Hao nodded helplessly, then hung his head, picked up the clothes, and walked into the bathroom with a look of utter despair.

Zhang Hao: My lifelong innocence! Is it all gone just like that? Luckily, only Sister Xiaowen saw it this time. So far, the only people who have seen me in women's clothing are Sister Zuoya and Sister Xiaowen. No, from now on, I, Zhang Hao, will never wear women's clothing again. I swear!

Mai Xiaowen waited anxiously outside for 5 minutes before the bathroom door opened. She immediately craned her neck to look over, as she had been waiting impatiently.

"Holy crap! Xiao Hao, you..."

Mai Xiaowen had intended to maintain a reserved demeanor in front of Xiao Hao, lest she scare him away. If he did, Mai Xiaowen said she would wake up in the middle of the night and slap herself twice.

But when she saw Zhang Hao come out wearing a little skirt, all the thoughts she had been having vanished from her mind. She immediately ran over, pulled Zhang Hao to the bedside, and pushed her down onto the bed.

"Xiao Hao, don't blame your sister. Blame it on how cute you are! Let your sister give you a kiss, okay? I'll hold you and put you to sleep in a bit, how about that!"

Looking at Mai Xiaowen sniffing all over him, Zhang Hao said, "If I didn't know you so well, I would almost believe that you would let me go back to sleep like this."

"Hey? Zoya, why are you sitting in front of Xiaowen's door? What are you doing?"

Wei Long, who was about to go find Roy, also looked curiously at Zoya sitting in front of Xiaowen's door and asked her a question.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that the signal is a little better in front of Xiaowen's door. You go do whatever you need to do, don't worry about me."

Chapter 427 The Real and Fake Xiao Hao

And just like that, Saturday arrived in the blink of an eye. It was barely dawn when Claire had already folded the blankets. After a quick breakfast at the cafeteria, Claire went to the garage, picked out an all-terrain vehicle that looked good, and rode off to the Tower of Babel.

Claire: Hehehe, I'm here, Xiaohao! I've missed you so much! When I finally get out of Tide Prison, I'll come find you and Luna!

Before long, Claire arrived at the Tower of Babel without incident. At the same time, Ella also came out of her room yawning. This Rometheus knew that Xiao Hao and Claire were coming to her place today, and he still wanted to drag her to do experiments. Wasn't he just making trouble for no reason?

"Hmm? [Zero] You got up already? What's this... sitting here waiting for Xiao Hao?"

When Ella arrived in the living room, she saw Zero sitting on the sofa, his eyes fixed on the elevator door.

"Ah."

Ella was already used to Zero's taciturn nature, but Zero's good father might not be so quick to get used to it.

Previously, in order to help Zero use more emotionally expressive words when speaking, Rometheus had someone go to China to invite a professional teacher to instruct Zero. Moreover, to prevent Zero from refusing to learn, Rometheus specifically instructed him:

"【Zero】Think about it carefully. Why do you like playing with Xiao Hao? Is it because Xiao Hao has a sweet and charming mouth? Although you are not like someone like Reis who is not intelligent, think about it. If your communication skills also improve, wouldn't Xiao Hao look at you with a happy and gratified expression?"

Originally, Zero wouldn't bother with Rometheus. He always disdained learning things he considered completely useless, but since this was related to Xiao Hao...

[Zero]: Learn! I'm learning this high EQ speaking skill. Last time I misread the book and left Xiao Hao speechless. This time, I'll show Xiao Hao my progress.

Afterwards, under the diligent study of [Zero], he would call Zhang Hao whenever he had free time to show off his achievements. But those who know, know. Can you really expect someone who can't feel any emotion to say something full of feeling to you?

At that time, under the careful guidance of this famous teacher, Zero successfully tormented Zhang Hao for two whole weeks, until Zhang Hao could no longer bear Zero's strange remarks and asked who came up with the idea.

Zhang Hao: Although I had a feeling it was true, I'll still go through the motions and ask. Of course, Uncle Rometheus, if it really is you, I'll definitely add something to your portion next time I cook, absolutely!

"Ding dong!"

Just as Ella was about to say something, a sound came from the elevator, and the two of them looked at the elevator door at the same time.

"Huh? Is it this early? Xiao Hao doesn't usually get up this early, right? [Zero]?"

In response to Ella's question, [Zero] replied with a completely expressionless face:

"I don't know, maybe Xiao Hao misses me too. It's not impossible that he'd get up early so he can see me sooner!"

Ella looked at Zero, who was starting to show a strange confidence, somewhat speechless. This Rometheus was just too powerful; even the humanoid Zero was starting to be subtly affected.

"Xiao Hao! I'm here, your big sister!"

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Claire's warm and sunny voice came from inside. After hearing that it wasn't Zhang Hao's voice, Zero immediately turned his head to the side, his displeasure evident on his face.

[Zero]: Why isn't it Xiao Hao? Why is Claire here so early? It's really annoying...................

As soon as Claire stepped out of the elevator, she saw Ella standing in front of her and walked over with a smile.

"Oh, Ella, it's been so long! Where's Xiao Hao?"

As Claire greeted Ella, she began searching around for Xiao Hao's whereabouts. Before Ella could speak, Claire spotted Zero sitting on the sofa, seemingly contemplating life.

"Xiao Hao! Why didn't you come to greet your sister? I missed you so much!"

Since Claire was behind Zero, she didn't bother to carefully distinguish the differences between the two and simply launched a powerful leap towards Zero.

"Claire, no..."

As Ella watched this scene unfold, she was about to remind Claire that the person in front of her wasn't the Xiao Hao she had been longing for, when Claire had already flown past.

Ella: I..................... Ugh, never mind.

Zero, who was already in an emo state, sensed that this boring woman was actually flying towards him. Too lazy to do anything more, he simply used her momentum to his advantage and flung Claire away.

Claire: Huh? ? ? ? ?

Claire suddenly felt dizzy and then lay down on the floor.

"Xiao Hao, you... have you become this strong now?"

Claire quickly got up and looked at Zero, intending to praise Xiao Hao, but she also noticed that the white-haired boy in front of her was a little strange.

"You...you're not Xiao Hao?"

Ella quickly spoke up to explain:

"Claire, calm down. This isn't Xiao Hao. Oh, you're really in a hurry. Do you really think Xiao Hao would just throw you flying?"

Zhang Hao: What you're saying is impossible to shake off even if I wanted to.

"So... what's going on here?"

Seeing Claire's bewilderment, Ella began to explain to her.

Chapter 428 Are you mute?

Then, under Claire's "wise" gaze, Ella began to explain to her the origin of the "zero" and the relationship between him and Xiao Hao.

"Huh?! It's really possible for something like that to happen? This little guy who ran away from home could just happen to run into Xiao Hao, and then come back after being persuaded by Xiao Hao? Is it really possible for something so magical to happen?"

After listening to Ella's explanation, Claire looked even more confused. She recognized every single word in the explanation, but why did she not understand it when they were put together?

"Oh, don't think about it anymore. That's just how it is. I was just about to remind you, but you went straight for it."

Seeing that Claire seemed to be caught up in a brainstorming session, Ella offered a few words of advice, warning her not to overheat her brain. Although she and Rometheus had found it hard to believe when they first heard about "Zero," now that she was back, they decided not to dwell on it anymore.

Rometheus: Hehe, it's mainly because we can't figure it out. Xiao Hao's appearance is just too unbelievable. It's better not to think about it. Anyway, compared to ourselves, that Demulan is even more extreme. He directly wants to kidnap Xiao Hao and make him his son-in-law.

"Okay, stop looking. Xiao Hao hasn't arrived yet. Have you had breakfast? Want to eat something together?"

Ella then asked Claire, "Since Claire arrived so early, she probably hasn't had breakfast yet. Let's wake Rometheus up and go to the cafeteria to eat something together."

"Oh, no need, no need. I've already had breakfast, hehe. I'll just wait for Xiaohao here."

When Ella asked her, Claire quickly waved her hand. She had deliberately eaten less this morning so that she could have a good meal of Xiao Hao's cooking at noon.

"Okay, [Zero], I guess you don't want to go eat breakfast either. Alright, I'll go wake Rometheus up first, so he won't still be lying in bed like a pig when Xiao Hao comes."

Seeing this, Ella nodded, then turned around and woke up Rometheus, who was still asleep. Judging from the time, Xiao Hao was indeed almost there.

"Hey, you look just like Xiao Hao. Are you two really not brothers or something? But you're not as cute as Xiao Hao. Can't you smile?"

【Zero】：(╬▔皿▔)╯

After Ella left, only Zero and Claire remained sitting in this area. Feeling a bit bored, Claire naturally focused her attention on Zero, who looked remarkably like Xiao Hao.

"Hey, why aren't you saying anything? I didn't hear you speak before. You... you're not mute, are you? That's really terrible. Oh, sorry, I spoke a little too fast. Don't mind me. It's okay. You know sign language, right? Just wave your hand, I should be able to understand."

Seeing Claire constantly chattering in his ear—even Rometheus wasn't as noisy as her—Zero finally couldn't take it anymore and said coldly:

"Can you be quiet? I'm not mute, I'm just too lazy to talk to idiots."

After saying that, Zero turned around and faced away from Claire. Why is this person so noisy? If Xiao Hao were here now... he would definitely be able to handle this mess.