40. I’m Teaching You How to Work! (Thunderous Voice)
Lin Ke’s fear of the head of her family, the little midget Rose in front of me, was something I had already understood from our previous interactions. She was willing to sell relics at a loss just to conceal her failures and gain our help, which clearly showed her deep fear of Rose.
However, while I had thought about “Lin Ke’s fear of the head of the family,” the scene before me was indeed unexpected: Rose’s attitude towards Lin Ke was not even that of a master to a servant, but more like…
That of a dog!
“Go, go.”
Rose’s gaze lingered on Lin Ke for just a moment before she impatiently looked away, continuing to wave her hand to shoo her away. “Don’t linger here and ruin this rare atmosphere and environment.”
This complete disregard was even more excessive than how the bloated nobles in the Great Ying Empire treated their maids! At least those plump nobles would dress their maids up nicely to save face and take advantage of them.
The next moment, I spoke up.
It can’t be said that I was speaking for Lin Ke, after all, she did deceive me tonight; it was just that… she was merely expressing her true feelings.
“Rose, can’t Lin Ke stay here?”
What responded to me was Lin Ke’s confusion: “Huh? Oujili, can your dog sit at the same table as you for dinner?”
Such an instinctive remark can be far more hurtful than deliberately spoken malicious words.
Rose yawned: “Haven’t you heard, Lin Ke? Do I have to count to one, two, three before you’ll scurry out?”
Everything tonight was likely a scheme orchestrated by Rose, so when Lin Ke completed her “master’s task” and was kicked out, it wasn’t surprising; she had probably done the same before.
However, tonight, at this moment, Lin Ke’s hesitation was a bit too prolonged, and in the end, she even made a move that surprised both me and Rose!
“Master!”
Lin Ke’s gaze became resolute, and her steps showed no sign of retreat despite Rose’s earlier threat!
“I won’t leave! I at least want to know what you plan to do to him!? I want to stay here and watch…”
“!”
I wasn’t sure what the consequences would be for a servant openly defying her master and disobeying orders; after all, I didn’t dare, nor could I bear to truly teach Nilu a lesson. But the next moment, Rose’s actions genuinely startled me!
As I sensed the anger and impatience flashing in little Rose’s eyes, Lin Ke, who had just been a short distance away, was already being “dragged” over by an invisible force!
Before Lin Ke could even utter a word after being pulled to Rose’s feet, Rose had already lifted her foot and stepped on Lin Ke’s face! The heel of her high-heeled shoe jabbed into Lin Ke’s mouth, leaving her unable to even plead for mercy!
This… this kind of action was more shocking than surprising!
“This is my ‘kingdom.’ Here, whether I watch him, touch him, or eat him, it’s all my business. A place meant for ‘people’ to communicate doesn’t need ‘dogs.’”
As she spoke, Rose twisted her foot that was on Lin Ke’s face, “Lin Ke, can you not even understand my feelings now?”
“Ah… ahh…”
“All you need to do is follow my orders, then scurry away like a dog, so you don’t disturb my mood. Do you understand?”
It was as if Rose didn’t notice my reprimand—no, I should say the abuse of Lin Ke—was being watched by me without a single detail escaping my eyes.
“……”
Now, all I could do was remain silent, watching Lin Ke’s painful struggles unfold before me, as if I were powerless to do anything else.
Because, from a vengeful perspective: she deserves it! After all, from the moment Lin Ke “invited me again,” the script had already revealed that she was lying. I knew she had ulterior motives, and everything she did afterward was just to bring me before Rose alone tonight.
But… from a more saintly viewpoint: I didn’t feel deceived. I had known from the very beginning that Lin Ke was “lying.” I came here with her fully aware of the deception.
How should I view Lin Ke’s behavior of “deceiving me, then hesitating and regretting when the moment arrived”? I decided to take my time to draw conclusions later. More pressing than Lin Ke’s lies was something that was happening right before my eyes, something that made me feel even more unsettled.
“Yasai Rose De Gula.”
In the next moment, I called out Rose’s full name, and some of the confusion in my heart began to unravel at that instant. “You might as well let her go.”
“……”
In response, Rose slightly lifted her foot, and then… she kicked Lin Ke aside.
At the same time, a menacing gaze bore down on me.
“Are you teaching me how to do things?”
Those eyes, like a “beast” fixated on its prey, reminded me: regardless of Lin Ke, the “main course” of tonight’s candlelit dinner was none other than me!
But… so what?
“Yeah, I’m teaching you how to do things.”
I replied decisively, “Rose, you’re too harsh on your servants. Aren’t you afraid that one day, when you fall, they’ll retaliate against you?”
“……”
【Rose harbors hostility towards Oujili!】
“Hmph~ A little brat is still a little brat, doesn’t even know how to treat servants. And yet, you’re the head of a family? Just this? Just this?”
This was to draw fire away from Lin Ke. After all, I was used to being the “mocking” villain in situations like this. As soon as I spoke, any enemy would conjure up a death script for me, roaring to resolve me first. This was one of the few perks of being a “great villain.”
By the way, that’s exactly what I was thinking. The Rose before me certainly didn’t look as childish as her appearance suggested, but unfortunately… it seemed she hadn’t matured much either.
“Hmph~ She’s the one who lured you in; at this point, do you still want to bail her out?”
Rose’s laughter rang out, clearly aware of my earlier words, a tactic to “draw fire” for Lin Ke.
So… tonight’s “candlelit dinner,” the “appetizer” was about to arrive.
Rose paid no further attention to Lin Ke, nestling back into her throne, she shifted into a more comfortable position, propping her chin up, tilting her head to look at me.
With a disdainful sneer.
“I think I understand why this dog likes you. However, instead of worrying about Lin Ke, that useless servant…”
“Ou Qi Li De, you might as well start caring about yourself first~”