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Chapter 200: Chapter 200: The Beauty Dog Scheme
Little Black’s serious dog face changed the moment it first laid eyes on Little White.
Its eyes widened, and its tail swung uncontrollably.
Upon first sight of Mu Yan, Zhan Rui waved her little hands excitedly and blurted out, "Handsome pot pot!"
Zhan Lan peeked over and saw the pretty dog with pure white fur, its pink tongue sticking out, bright eyes, and its little nose and mouth both pink, appearing extremely gentle.
Mu Yan’s gaze fell on her, very pleased with her reaction.
Little Black barked twice towards the other side, but when it saw Mu Yan, it quieted down. However, seeing Little White, it wagged its tail again, ignoring Mu Yan’s presence.
Curious, Zhan Lan asked, "Lord Mu also has a dog?"
Mu Yan nodded, "It’s lively at Miss Zhan’s home."
Zhan Rui excitedly pulled Zhan Lan’s hand, "I want to go play at handsome brother’s house!"
Zhan Lan bent down and said, "We cannot, Lord Mu is very busy."
After being refused by Zhan Lan, Zhan Rui started crying coquettishly, tears dropping from her grape-like eyes like pearls.
Her little tummy was round and undulated like a frog breathing.
Seeing his sister cry, Zhan Heng pleaded with Zhan Lan, "Please, let her go!"
Seeing this scene, Mu Yan casually remarked, "Isn’t this the young master and young lady of the Zhan family we met last time? Why are they crying?"
Hearing Mu Yan remember her, Zhan Rui wiped her tears and immediately smiled, "Handsome brother, you remember us!"
Zhan Lan, looking at the excited Little Black and even more excited little kid, said: "Lord Mu, the children are being naughty..."
"No worries, I’m free today, I’ll take Little White to meet some new friends."
Zhan Rui, pulling Zhan Lan’s hand excitedly, said, "Its name is Little White, our dog is called Little Black, they will definitely become good friends."
Mu Yan, seeing how happy Little Douding looked, thought to himself that it might also be Little Black’s wife, this handsome dog plan is indeed effective!
Zhan Lan touched the cold little hands of Zhan Rui and Zhan Heng and said to Mu Yan, "I’ll take them inside first."
Mu Yan nodded, went downstairs with Little White, and after a few moments, when Zhan Lan heard a knock and answered the door, she saw Mu Yan already standing at the entrance of her room.
Little White cleverly rubbed against Zhan Lan’s leg, Zhan Lan looked at Mu Yan in surprise, "How did you get in?"
Her residence was guarded by Hidden Guards in secret, anyone entering from the front or back, or even climbing over the wall couldn’t avoid the Hidden Guard’s sight.
Zhan Lan saw that the nearby Hidden Guard seemed to have noticed the commotion, but Mu Yan had already silently come in with a dog.
How did he do it?
Mu Yan casually pointed at the wall, "There’s a secret door there, didn’t you see?" 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Zhan Lan looked where Mu Yan pointed, seeing him press a red brick on the wall which sunk inward.
It looked like a wall, but it could actually be pushed open.
Zhan Lan saw Mu Yan’s residence across the door.
This door sent shivers down her spine, "How did you know this is a door..."
Mu Yan gently coughed and said, "This used to be my residence, later... it was sold to a merchant."
Zhan Lan’s lips twitched, so this had always been Mu Yan’s property.
Perhaps, all his residences are connected like this.
Truly, Mu Yan was someone with extremely meticulous thoughts, with this, even if he encountered an enemy, he could quickly move to another courtyard.
But, since he dared to tell her about this mechanism, it also showed that Mu Yan wasn’t afraid of her knowing.
This place could lead to Mu Yan’s residence, Zhan Lan felt for the first time that Mu Yan was unguarded towards her.
Zhan Rui and Zhan Heng, the two little beans, looked downstairs, and Little Black gleefully ran towards Little White.
"Handsome brother, come quick!"
Zhan Rui’s cheeks were rosy as she waved her little hands.
Mu Yan gave her a slight smile, and Zhan Rui excitedly ran down from the staircase.
"Take it a bit slow..." Zhan Lan didn’t know how Mu Yan made Zhan Rui like him so much; was it just because he was handsome?
Little Black stood cautiously in front of Little White, who wagged its tail at him. Little Black suddenly became joyful, sticking out its tongue excitedly, and sheepishly gazing at the other.
Zhan Lan led people upstairs, and the two dogs went to frolic in the yard.
Zhan Rui held onto Mu Yan’s hand the entire time without letting go, and unusually, Mu Yan wasn’t angry.
Zhan Lan poured wine for Mu Yan and made sweet rice balls for the two kids.
The two children didn’t want Mu Yan to leave. While Zhan Lan was drinking with Mu Yan, he also told stories to the children.
As Mu Yan drank, he watched Zhan Lan’s eyelids fighting a battle.
Not long after, the three of them ended up lying on the soft cushions, asleep.
The corners of Mu Yan’s lips curled upward; Zhan Lan, Zhan Rui, and Zhan Heng really seemed like a family.
He stood up, covered Zhan Lan and the two kids with blankets, and as Mu Yan gazed at their sleeping faces, a warm current rose in his heart.
If such a beautiful scene could belong to him, how wonderful that would be.
He grew up with his mother, but it seemed like his mother didn’t like him at all, and later, with his father, who also hid him.
He didn’t know what family was, what relatives were!
The beautiful scene before him made one want to protect it; Mu Yan extinguished the candle lights and carefully descended the stairs.
His movement downstairs still disturbed Zhan Lan, who just wanted to nap; she thought to herself: her relationship with Mu Yan seemed much better than in their past lives.
The more she interacted with Mu Yan, the more she was sure; he was not as cold and ruthless as the rumors suggested.
His actions just now, carefully descending the stairs, showed that from some time after her rebirth, Zhan Lan had let her guard down around her former Imperial Uncle.
However, in her heart, Zhan Lan was still uncertain why she felt this way.
He was clearly a very dangerous person, yet he made one feel very warm.
Revenge was Zhan Lan’s mission in this life, something she was prepared to risk her life for.
Regarding Mu Yan, she dared not fully trust him; she reminded herself not to indulge in wishful thinking.
When Mu Yan went downstairs, with just a glance, Little Black stopped chasing Little White and hurried back into the house.
Little White obediently ran towards Mu Yan, who then left Zhan Lan’s courtyard with it.
Back at home, he rewarded Little White with a bone. Little White lay on the ground, wagging its tail and chewing on it.
Mu Yan said with a half-smile, "Little White, well done!"
Excitedly, Little White rolled on the ground, seemingly also quite fond of Little Black.
These past few days, because Zhan Rui liked Mu Yan, along with Little Black liking Little White, Mu Yan often spent time with Zhan Lan.
Zhan Lan also gradually got used to Mu Yan bringing Little White and suddenly appearing in her courtyard.
Even once, to chase after Little Black, Zhan Lan entered Mu Yan’s residence, but Mu Yan did not seem to mind Little Black running wild and playing in his garden.
Little Black also gradually became less afraid of Mu Yan and occasionally wagged its tail at him, revealing a sycophantic smile.
Looking at Little Black wagging its tail as it entered Mu Yan’s residence, Zhan Lan’s lips twitched; was Little Black’s confident expression suggesting it was going to marry into Mu Yan’s family and become his house dog?
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Several days later, Zhan Rui and Zhan Heng were picked up by Qin Shuang and taken back home, the children, having had the time of their lives, tearfully bid farewell to Zhan Lan and the handsome brother.
Zhan Xuerou, seeing her siblings home, danced around talking about how great Zhan Lan had been to them.
Zhan Xuerou was annoyed by Zhan Rui and Zhan Heng’s words; wasn’t she good to her siblings?
Her desire to get back at Zhan Lan grew stronger.
Zhan Xuerou had a token to enter the palace, and that day, she went to the palace to meet someone who could help her deal with Zhan Lan!
