Chapter 206 (2/2)

“What did I forget?” asked Ye Lang while running.

“It’s Coldblood Seven!”

“Oh, Coldblood Seven! Right, I remember. She’s waiting at the palace, and we didn’t tell her, I should go now…” Ye Lang hadn’t connected the dots.

“...” Coldblood Five and Seven fell silent.

“What are you doing? This bitch is already here to screw you over!!” Coldlood Seven finally caught Ye Lang in her palm. She pinched his face with her index finger and thumb.

“Ahh… That hurts…” shouted Ye Lang, struggling. Coldblood Seven loosened her grip.

“Isn’t everything fine now that you’re back? What did you pinch me for? Let me go!!” Ye Lang rubbed his reddened face, looking pitiful.

“How dare you?? You didn’t tell me, I waited for an entire day and I have been so worried for half of it!!” Coldblood Seven lightly rubbed his tiny head with a finger, still furious.

“I forgot…” Ye Lang was very honest. A mistake was a mistake. If he knew about it, he’d admit to his mistakes and bear the consequences. Of course, he had to be sure of the context first.

Also, he was lucky Ye Lanyu and the rest weren’t here. They’d probably toss him straight in the air.

“Fine, I’ll let you go this time. I heard you’ve gotten close to the empress dowager, what happened?” Coldblood Seven put him down, giving him a light flick.

She wanted to know about the most positive thing that happened today, which was the empress dowager protecting him. As for offending the emperor and the princess, she didn’t want to talk about those in case she got mad again.

Then again, to her, the relationship between Ye Lang and the emperor wasn’t relevant. He only needed the protection of one person. It was the empress dowager’s birthday ceremony anyway. If she agreed to something, it would be useless even if the emperor objected.

She was fortunate to have made that decision. If she were told that Ye Lang had offended the emperor all over one magic cube, she’d definitely collapse from anger.

“That granny…” answered Ye Lang.

“What granny?” asked Coldblood Seven, puzzled. Weren’t they talking about the empress dowager here?

“Granny is the empress dowager!” interrupted Coldblood Five.

“...” She fell silent. How did the empress dowager become ‘granny’? This little brat worked in mysterious ways.

“We met at the palace because she wanted me to give the necklace to her granddaughter- but I refused her. That was how we met.”

“That’s it? You refused her, and yet she’s still so nice to you?”

“Not that nice, but this is normal. Many people are like this to me,” Ye Lang didn’t find it odd. Throughout his life, there’d been way too many people who’d been nice to him. This was nothing.

Perhaps it was because of his luck, or perhaps his personality. His clumsy, clueless self was too damn lovable, people instinctively wanted to care for him without realising it themselves.

Exhibit A: Coldblood Five. Even Coldblood Seven was becoming one of them.

Of course, they only cared for him in a friendly manner. It wasn’t a romantic attraction or anything, including Zhen Xiaoyan and Princess Qi- they were all platonic!

At this point, no one had such feelings towards Ye Lang-- or at least they thought they didn’t!