Chapter 249: This Hairpin Suits You Well
Little Eight clicked its tongue quietly. “Darling, your acting is too good. Even I’m about to be moved to tears.”
Nan Xun sniffed. “I really am moved. For a true bottomless pit, being able to eat your fill every day is the greatest happiness. Not only does the big boss not dislike me for being a glutton, he even lets me eat whatever I want. And just to prove he can afford to raise this glutton, he even showed me his private stash. I’m so touched~”
Little Eight: …
But the very next second, Little Eight switched from speechless to excited. “The big boss’s Malice Value just dropped by 5 points!”
Hearing this, Nan Xun howled even harder.
Gong Mo Ran was an extremely patient person. Before Nan Xun finished howling, he didn’t move an inch, his hand continuing to pat her gently, again and again.
Nan Xun rubbed her little face against his chest for a while. After taking enough advantage, she finally lifted her head, a little embarrassed. “I’ve made a fool of myself before you, my lord.”
Gong Mo Ran touched her head and said with a faint smile, “It’s fine. I am your elder, after all.”
Nan Xun was so happy her eyes curved into thin crescents.
“Go on,” Gong Mo Ran said. “Didn’t you just see something you liked?”
Nan Xun immediately went rummaging through the pile of treasures, found a white jade hairpin, and handed it to him with a bright smile. “My lord, I like this hairpin.”
Gong Mo Ran was slightly surprised. “Girl, you only want this one? The quality is good, but it’s not the finest item here.”
Nan Xun nodded vigorously. “Yes, I just want this one. My lord, could you put it on me yourself? That way, I’ll treat it as a gift personally given by you.”
At her words, Gong Mo Ran’s gaze flickered slightly.
He reached out, took the white jade hairpin, and personally inserted it into the woman’s hair.
Nan Xun happily spun around in front of him. “My lord, does this hairpin suit me? Do I look good wearing it?”
Gong Mo Ran nodded, a trace of indulgence in his eyes. “It looks very good on you.”
Little Eight let out another howl. “The Malice Value just dropped another 2 points!”
Nan Xun’s lips curved upward—she was very happy.
After showing the little girl his financial strength, the big boss led her back the way they came. This time, when they entered the dark passage, he didn’t wait for her to move closer—he reached out and took her soft little hand himself.
When they reached the end, Nan Xun looked up at the exit above them, her face darkening.
Damn it. No wonder he’d shown her all those treasures. Even if she wanted to sneak in and steal a few, she couldn’t—because it was too high! Even if she didn’t break her legs jumping down, how was she supposed to get back out? She had no qinggong and couldn’t fly, okay?!
Gong Mo Ran wrapped an arm around Nan Xun’s waist and carried her up in one swift motion—whoosh.
He closed the secret passage mechanism and rearranged the bed as it had been.
That night, Nan Xun spent lavishly, having the small kitchen prepare a roast chicken, a roast duck, a sweet-and-sour fish, plus five dishes and a pot of soup.
Since Nan Xun lived together with Gong Mo Ran, the food naturally had to be brought into the main hall.
However, the Grand National Preceptor’s main hall was a place servants dared not enter. So they lined up in a long row outside, each holding a dish, waiting for Nan Xun to carry them in one by one herself.
The drifting aroma of food drew over all the disciples and servants of Mo Ran Hall. Gong Da stared in shock as the junior sister carried dish after dish of rich food into the hall and blurted out, “Nineteen, did my lord perhaps not dine at the palace this afternoon?”
Usually, whenever the lord went to the palace, the ruler would keep him for a meal. Today was no exception—after court, the ruler had detained him for quite some time, and he only returned after noon.
Everyone assumed the food was ordered for the lord, though they found the sheer amount unbelievable.
Nan Xun grinned at them. “Senior brothers, no need to worry. My lord isn’t hungry. All this food is for me.”
Except for Gong Seventeen, everyone else widened their eyes.
Gong Da frowned. “Nineteen, although Mo Ran Hall can afford this, my lord does not encourage extravagance among disciples. Ordering so much food from the small kitchen is a bit excessive.”
Nan Xun snorted unhappily. “Who said anything about wasting it? I’ll eat every single bite. You people spend so much silver buying medicinal ingredients—why is it a problem when I just eat a bit more food?”
After carrying in all the dishes, Nan Xun shut the outer hall doors with a bang, blocking out the disciples’ shocked gazes.
Gong Seventeen stared at the closed doors, a trace of hurt flashing through his eyes.
He’d thought this was a secret belonging only to him and the little glutton. Who would’ve thought it’d become public knowledge?
Their secret was gone. He’d have nothing left to threaten the little glutton with. And the lord didn’t seem to mind at all—not only did he not mind, he even pampered her greatly.
Looking dejected, Gong Seventeen explained to the others, “Stop staring. That stuff—she can definitely finish it. She really is a little glutton. I’ve seen her appetite long ago.”
After saying that, he walked off in a daze, his back looking somewhat lonely.
“What’s wrong with Seventeen?” Gong Eighteen asked curiously.
Having seen this sort of thing too many times, Gong Da sighed helplessly, lamenting inwardly about a beauty bringing disaster. Then, thinking of something, he suddenly looked toward the main hall, his brows knitting tightly.
He must be overthinking it.
Who was the lord, after all? Even if she truly harbored improper thoughts, the lord would never be tempted. On the contrary, her end would be miserable.
Inside the main hall, Nan Xun ate quickly yet gracefully. A whole braised fish was reduced to nothing but a single bone in moments. The roast chicken and duck left her mouth slick with oil.
As she ate, she kept glancing at Gong Mo Ran sitting opposite her, constantly tempting him.
“My lord, won’t you really have a bite? It’s really delicious! The roast duck is crispy outside and tender inside, and this roast chicken—the juices have all come out, it’s so fragrant. These side dishes are great too, and the soup—so light and tasty!”
Gong Mo Ran smiled faintly, the corner of his lips lifting slightly. “I’m not hungry. Just eat.”
And Nan Xun truly did eat every last bit on the table right in front of him.
There was absolutely a moment of shock in Gong Mo Ran’s eyes.
After eating so much, Nan Xun’s belly only bulged slightly. It was anyone’s guess where all that food had gone.
If Gong Mo Ran didn’t know there was no Gu inside her body, he would have suspected she’d been implanted with a Gluttony Gu.
Once inside the host, a Gluttony Gu causes extreme hunger and forces the host to eat frantically. Everything eaten goes into the Gu instead, so the host eats more and more, grows hungrier and hungrier, and eventually starves to death.
“Girl, do you want to eat a bit more?” Gong Mo Ran asked tentatively.
Nan Xun rubbed her little belly, looking satisfied. “My lord, I’m full. If I eat more, I’ll burst.”
Gong Mo Ran nodded.
Knowing when she was full was good—it meant there was no problem with her body.
She just had a… slightly large appetite.
