Bai Wu looked at him and saw Froze gently blinking his silver-gray eyelashes and mouthing to her:
"Sister, it doesn't matter, you still have Froze, and Froze likes you."
Bai Wu didn't respond to him. She just squeezed his hand tightly and looked like she was moved and couldn't help herself.
In fact, I was thinking:
This little brat is pretty good at flirting.
At this moment, Mei Lin suddenly turned around and looked at her.
This unexpected movement startled Bai Wu, and she quickly let go of Froze's hand.
Froze lowered his eyes and looked at the empty palms, where the girl's warm body temperature still remained.
He looked a little unhappy. He closed his fingertips and put his hands behind his back.
Mei Lin's eyes swept around several people, and finally settled on Bai Wu.
"You, come in with me, and the others can leave."
Aisi couldn't bear it: "Mom, my sister is still injured, so let me stay with her."
"No need." Mei Lin's tone allowed no resistance, "You haven't finished reading your book yet. I'm going to take your test tonight. Go back to your room and read."
"As for you, Froze." Merlin said, "Don't you want to stay in Rhodes Manor? I have arranged for Goffy to test you. If you pass the test, you can continue to stay with Miriel.
"
Froze raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of expectation: "I can definitely do it."
Mei Lin ignored the young man's ambition, gave Bai Wu a look and took her in.
Meilin's room was on the top floor of the castle, which contained a small living room and study room.
Not only is the space large, but the lighting is sufficient. The warm autumn sun shines in through the colored glass on the top floor, making people feel warm.
This should be the master bedroom of the entire castle, but Bai Wu looked around for a week and didn't see anything about Reske.
Sema also mentioned this to her.
The union between Lesk and Merlin was a family marriage.
And strictly speaking, according to Mei Lin's life experience, she is not qualified to be a duchess.
But at that time, the Rhodes family was on thin ice and no longer had any decent assets to support the expenses of the entire estate.
The old Duke had no choice but to agree to the proposal of Mei Lin's father, a wealthy businessman, and let her marry in with property and manage the entire manor at the same time.
Therefore, there was no basis for a relationship between Leske and her, and their personalities were both indifferent, making it even more difficult for them to spark any sparks.
Almost immediately after giving birth to the twins, Resker spent most of his time sleeping in the army he managed.
But fortunately, Resker was an upright person. Even though he had no affection for Merlin, he still respected her very much, which gave her enough face as a duchess.
The two of them, one in charge of external affairs and the other in charge of internal affairs, managed the Rhodes family better and better.
But Bai Wu thought that it might be precisely because of this long-term deformity and repressive family atmosphere that her good sister Miriam turned into such a terrifying and paranoid character.
But it doesn't matter. The more difficult the opponent is to deal with, the more excited and challenging she will be as a judge, right?
The Rhodes family has a dedicated private doctor. After the old Duke's summons, the doctor arrived quickly and gave Bai Wu a quick examination.
Finally, she told Merlin that Myriel was not seriously ill, just suffered some skin trauma, and gave her a box of ointment before leaving.
After the doctor left, a strange silence fell in the huge room.
Mei Lin looked at her little daughter who was sitting by the window without saying a word, sighed slightly and walked to her side.
"Come here, I'll apply medicine to you."
This is the only not-so-cold thing Mei Lin has said to her since Bai Wu came back.
But she didn't intend to accept her overtures. Instead, she turned slightly to the side, distanced herself from Mei Lin, and stretched out her hand.
"Don't bother mother, I can do it myself."
Meilin stood still and didn't move.
She saw all the stubbornness hidden under the girl's cute appearance.
The soft light in Mei Lin's eyes faded away, and he handed the ointment to her hand and watched her apply it little by little on the wound on her neck.
"The limelight is over, you should stop in the next few days, right?" Mei Lin said abruptly.
Bai Wu stopped her movements and slowly fluttered her eyelashes.
Half of her body was enveloped in light and shadow, and there was a hint of sadness in her quietness and elegance. After Mei Lin said these words, the sadness in her body became more intense.
"So my mother thinks I've been stealing my sister's spotlight?"
"Isn't it?" Mei Lin gave the answer, "I know you are resentful because I abandoned you on the farm. You can resent me, but don't resent your sister. There is no need to steal her limelight."
In her opinion, what Bai Wu said and did in the past few days was entirely to win everyone's sympathy and concern, so as to trample Ais under her feet.
She liked to do this when she was young, and even made worse mistakes at one time.
She would never allow her daughter to become such a terrifying, well-intentioned demon.
Hiding the sarcasm in her eyes, Bai Wu raised her head.
"What about you, mother? The moment you saw me injured, were you more concerned? Or were you more interested in wresting the power of housekeeping from Aunt Janis?"
Although it was a question, the girl's words came out extremely calmly.
She didn't complain, nor was she hysterical, as if she was stating a perfectly normal fact.
But the truth is often more cruel.
Looking at Bai Wu's unusually clear and calm eyes, Mei Lin's heart clenched together unconsciously.
The person who said these words in front of her was her biological daughter. She should have been heartbroken and guilty, but for some reason, her words were even harsher and crueler than usual.
"Is this how you miss your mother?"
Bai Wu didn't speak, but slowly moved her eyes, and then looked out the window.
It's almost noon, and the sun's rays are so harsh that it's hard to keep your eyes open.
She half-squinted her eyes, and the bright blue crystal-like pupils gathered light, making them deep and blurry.
And a little cold.
"Mother, let me tell you a fairy tale. It was told to me by the aunts and uncles on the farm."
Her voice was sweet, as if the unpleasantness that had just happened in the room no longer existed.
Mei Lin looked at the clock on the wall and frowned.
"I don't have much time to spend with you."
It was almost time, and she still needed to go down and watch the servants prepare lunch.
"It won't take long." Bai Wu looked at her, smiled slightly, and then told the story slowly——
"There lived a family of titmouses in a lush tree. One spring, the mother titmouse gave birth to a pair of twins, the titmouse brother and the titmouse brother."
"Brother Titmouse is very sensible, but Brother Titmouse is naughty and mischievous, so Mother Titmouse will always favor Brother Titmouse more."
"But this year, there was a lot of snow in this small town. It took a few days for the mother tit to find just enough food for one child. She originally wanted to leave the food to her brother, and then go look for food for him."
"I didn't expect that Brother Tit is too hungry, and at the same time he is indeed a bad little bird. He actually claimed to be Brother Tit."
