About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Lin Yuxia looked at Orson coldly, waiting for the young man to slowly take off his "mask".

These contracts are of course fake, and their purpose is to see the nature of what those people are pursuing - violent change, absolute rule, or just a large amount of cash?

Based on the choices of those people, Lin Yuxia can make a rough judgment, and the next "test" will be more targeted.

Lin Yuxia has done this countless times: bringing those who covet her position and exposing their true nature.

"Sorry, I won't choose any of these three contracts."

"—?"

Lin Yuxia's eyes widened in an instant, and an answer came from Orson's mouth that she had never heard before.

"I don't think I have the ability to manage other people's lives. If this is your observation, then there must be something wrong with the process."

Orson sorted out the three documents and handed them back to Lin Yuxia, responding in a flat tone.

"Are you going to give up? Give up the opportunity that everyone dreams of, the opportunity to gain money or power?"

Lin Yuxia asked Orson, who just shook his head.

"[We] will change the slums, but not in this way. I don't see any of these options that will make everyone smile."

"..."

This seemed to be the first time that Orson showed a "serious" expression to himself. He seemed to really want to change the slums of Lungmen and change those infected people who were abandoned by the city-state.

Lin Yuxia had never seen such an expression, but she could sense that Orson wasn't just boasting or saying nice things. He truly intended to do something for those infected, as if he had inherited some kind of 'will'.

"If this is Commander Wei's intention, then please convey to him that I reject these ill-conceived 'contracts'."

Orson stood up from his chair and prepared to leave. If this was the content of the "mission", then he should find other ways to obtain information about the Sicilian Gang.

——But this might be a bit unfair to Officer Chen. I should buy something to apologize properly when I go back.

Orson was thinking about whether to buy a kitchen knife or a can of Longjing tea, and Lin Yuxia saw that Orson was about to leave and took the initiative to extend her hand to him.

"Wait... I didn't mean to—"

"Bang!!"

Lin Yuxia wanted to say something, but suddenly a loud noise came from the next room. Lin Yuxia immediately let out a short scream, and at the same time, like a knee-jerk reflex, she rushed towards Orson.

“Squeak!?”

"Wait a minute...Pfft!"

Without having time to say anything, Orson was knocked to the ground by Lin Yuxia.

"Sorry, Miss Lin! The microwave oven just suddenly short-circuited and exploded. Are you okay..."

A servant pushed open the door and happened to see the explosive scene of 'Lin Yuxia knocking down Orson'.

"This, this, I, this...Um, Miss Lin, remember to take safety measures."

"What safety measures?!"

The servant stammered as he said this, and Lin Yuxia immediately stood up from Orson, her face flushed as she loudly complained to the servant.

After sending the servant away, Lin Yuxia looked at Orson with red cheeks.

"I'm not that casual...Puwaa ...

"It's a misunderstanding!"

Orson wanted to explain that he was a good man, but before he could finish his words, Lin Yuxia hit him in the face with her tail.

"First of all, everything just now was a misunderstanding. Not only about me, me, me, me, throwing you down...but also about the contract."

Lin Yuxia forced herself to calm down and spoke to Orson word by word.

"Secondly, you have no recollection of anything that happened today, understand?"

"I see, I see. Speaking of which, is this Miss Lin's true self? She's much cuter than her disguise."

Orson nodded to indicate that he understood, then smiled and indicated that Lin Yuxia was no longer wearing the mask of indifference and coldness towards everyone.

"……Well"

Hearing Orson's praise, Lin Yuxia was stunned for a moment. She thought she was the one who took off the other person's mask, but after all the trouble, it was her own hidden "real Lin Yuxia" who was timid, panicky, and hesitant that was discovered.

"What's so cute about a rat that can only live in the sewers..."

Lin Yuxia lowered her eyes and recalled her life before becoming the "Rat King's Daughter".

Timid and cowardly, he is often bullied, but he doesn't even have the courage to resist verbally.

It's ironic that I, who am like a real "rat", have become someone that everyone has to look up to just because of my father.

"Even if you are in the dark, it doesn't mean you can't pursue the bright and glamorous world. Besides, Miss Lin, you are not a rat."

"Orson, you..."

"After all, only hamsters hoard in corners—Pfft!"

Orson's inappropriate joke made Lin Yuxia blush and throw a pillow at him.

Forget it, at least the situation won’t become more chaotic.

Lin Yuxia comforted herself in this way. At the same time, the door of the reception room was pushed open again.

"Top student! I'm on vacation today, so I came to play with you~ Hey, isn't this Orson?"

"..."

Lin Yuxia glanced at one of her few good friends, Shi Huaiya, who was also a senior superintendent of the Guards Bureau, and then looked at Orson who was waving hello to Shi Huaiya next to her, and stretched out her hands to silently cover her face.

……I'd rather die.

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27. Are you her husband? No? Then he is my husband?

"It's been a while, top student. Orson is here too. What a coincidence. Did you two know each other?"

With the energetic sound of the door opening, another senior police superintendent of Longmen, who also serves as the mascot, walked into the reception room.

"Uh... well, that's about right—"

It was obvious that Lin Yuxia did not expect Shi Huaiya to find her at this critical moment. While she was complaining in her heart and instructing the old housekeeper not to let anyone in even if they were her "friends" after today, she covered her face and forced herself to calm down.

"Compared to those, how did you get to know him? Is he just another little brother who was lured in by throwing money around like before, a rich girl?"

After all, Lin Yuxia was still quite capable. She immediately shoved her panic and shame into a corner, and asked Shi Huaiya with her usual cold face.

Hearing Lin Yuxia's question, Shi Huaiya smiled and showed her sharp fangs, then moved closer to Orson and put her hands on his shoulders.

"Don't make me sound like some rich, villainous second-generation guy. Hehe, Orson saved my life. This kind of relationship is quite special, isn't it?"

"what?"

Lin Yuxia blinked, unable to understand what Shi Huaiya meant for a moment.

"Remember that jewelry store robbery I told you about on the phone earlier? It was Orson who saved me and the other hostages there. He was so cool."

Shi Huaiya poked Orson beside her as she spoke, but Orson blushed and looked away embarrassedly, saying, "It's just a coincidence."

"Uh, but didn't you say before that the man was tall and powerful, and his arms alone were as thick as an average man's thighs?"

Lin Yuxia asked while looking up and down at Orsen. Among the adjectives that Shi Huaiya had said before, perhaps only gender matched.

"Ahem, this is just artistic processing based on my subjective expectations—Ugh, Orson, don't suddenly run off to the corner to grow mushrooms! It's actually quite good that you're not that tall... Yes, yes, look, here are 10 Longmen coins, just consider it an apology—"

Shi Huaiya realized halfway through her speech that she seemed to have stepped on a landmine. Sure enough, Orson ran to the corner of the wall at a speed invisible to the naked eye and entered autistic mode. Shi Huaiya tried in a panic to comfort Orson, but instinctively began to take money out of her pocket.

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After a brief commotion, Shi Huaiya covered half of her face with a folding fan to hide her embarrassment, while Orson was finally calmed down.

"Anyway, that's it. So, how did you and Orson know each other, Top Student?"

"—"

Shi Huaiya did not ignore her relationship with Orson because of the commotion just now, which forced Lin Yuxia to bite the bullet and make up an excuse.

"I, uh, right. I learned about Orson through my connections and hope that he can become my butler. Many people admire this young man."

Lin Yuxia made up an excuse at random. In fact, she simply didn't want to show weakness in front of her "friend". She was not a "stupid mouse who was confused by Orson's strange behavior", but a "Lin Yuxia" who took the initiative and could command others.

Lin Yuxia herself didn't know why she was so entangled in these details, but there was one thing she was very clear about, she must not let Shi Huaiya misunderstand the relationship between her and Orson.

"Butler? Orson, you can also work as a butler. But come to think of it, I remember your profession was a breeder. Can you raise mice well?"

Shi Huaiya looked at Lin Yuxia and asked jokingly.

"If I can even keep a stupid cat like you whose brain is always in his wallet, I don't have to worry about anyone else."

"What did you say, you damned rat...!"

Shi Huaiya was successfully annoyed by Lin Yuxia's sarcasm. Wherever the little tiger goes, the environment becomes bad. It seems that she is the one who destroys the environment (wrong).

The two started arguing with each other, and Shi Huaiya didn't think about the relationship between Lin Yuxia and Orson that was easily broken.

Just when Lin Yuxia thought she had gotten away with it this time, there was a knock on the door of the reception room. An elderly man walked in slowly, pushing a box of snacks, with a very happy look on his face.

"It's been a while, Ah Fu! How's your health lately?"

Shi Huaiya greeted the old man, and the latter nodded in response.

"You still remember my old bones, Miss Beatrix."

The old man was a servant in Lin Yuxia's family. It was said that he had been taking care of Lin Yuxia as a 'neighbor' before she became the "daughter of the Rat King".

"Are you and Miss Lin old friends, Shi Huaiya?"

Orson was a little curious about the relationship between the two. Judging from Lin Yuxia's relatively relaxed demeanor, she should be very familiar with the little tiger.

"Yeah, that Pink Intestine Dragon and I used to be good friends. Lin Yuxia used to be so timid! Firecrackers would scare her—Puwumeow!"

Shi Huaiya had a wicked smile on his face, but before he could finish the short call, Lin Yuxia hit him on the head.

"Haha, seeing that you two are still on such good terms and Miss Lin has finally found a boyfriend, I, an old man, am so happy."

The old housekeeper smiled as he poured tea for Shi Huaiya. Shi Huaiya also smiled as he held out the cup, then smiled as he brought it to his lips, and then -

"Wait a minute! What's with 'found a boyfriend', Xisuo!"

Almost missing the key point, Shi Huaiya immediately looked at Lin Yuxia with wide eyes.

"??"

Lin Yuxia was also full of questions. How could she suddenly find a boyfriend while drinking green tea and chatting at home?

"Miss Lin, haven't you already accepted this Young Master Orsen? But even this old bone of mine has to suggest that you be a little reserved. No matter what, doing that kind of thing in the reception room in broad daylight is still a bit inappropriate... But I'm really happy for you, Miss Lin!"

The old man said with tears in his eyes that the child he had taken care of for more than ten years finally found a boyfriend, and the old housekeeper finally put his suspicion that his child was Nutong to rest.

“Puff, cough, cough, cough—”

Shi Huaiya, who was standing by, almost choked to death on the tea. The content of the old butler's speech was much more explosive than she had imagined.

"Wait a minute! I'm not looking for a boyfriend! What you saw back then was an accident!"

Lin Yuxia explained in a panic that when she knocked Orson down, the old butler seemed to be at the door. The old guy must have misunderstood!

"So you've already skipped the breeding step and are just getting started right away, right here? Lin Yuxia!?"

Shi Huaiya looked at the little mouse with an expression that said, "So you are such a hungry mouse."

"So it was a misunderstanding...! Orson, explain it to me."

Lin Yuxia was blushing from face to tail at this time. She pulled Orson over, hoping that this young man who was not tempted by power and money could explain the current situation.

"It was Miss Lin who started it. It has nothing to do with me—Puwulululu"

Orson nodded, and reconstructed the crime scene in a realistic spirit, and then was forcefully blocked in the mouth by Lin Yuxia.

"Anyway, come with me, rich girl!"

At this point, it is no longer a question of whether I can continue to maintain my "cold and mature mask". If I don't explain myself clearly, I guess my few friends will think of me as a slutty rabbit... no, a slutty rat.

"Lin Yuxia, I'm not saying this, but you're really too fast, aren't you?"