Chapter 18: Chop It Up and Feed It to the Furball

“Miss, what did you just say? I think I didn’t quite catch it.”
The information was so shocking that the butler almost thought he was having tinnitus.
No, that couldn’t be right—his innocent, adorable, pure, and kind-hearted young lady, how could she possibly say something so chilling? It must be his ears ringing!
But Chao Xu truly believed the butler hadn’t heard her, so she earnestly leaned in and repeated it loudly by his ear, shattering his illusions, “I just said, I want to chop Gu Zhongming up and feed him to the dogs.”
If the dogs wouldn’t eat him, then feeding him to the furball was also an option.
Hearing this, the butler’s plump soul nearly escaped right through his mouth.
Wiping a cold sweat, the butler set Chao Xu down, his face grave. “Miss, you’re a young lady; you shouldn’t entertain such bloody thoughts!”
He felt his hand trembling fiercely. Which part of his educational philosophy had gone astray to make the young lady harbor such dangerous ideas?
If her parents were watching from the heavens, how would he ever explain himself?
Seeing the butler so anxious he was nearly coughing blood, the furball, unable to bear it, quietly nudged Chao Xu.
“Dear host, casual killing is illegal in this world, so you can’t do it.”
After speaking, the furball sighed, feeling its life as a ball was truly fraught with hardships.
Its host was pitiable and utterly lacking in common sense—never mind that—but the one it had picked up by chance was even more pitiful.
It seemed, among the three of them, only the furball could hold its own in the outside world.

Ah, this is the fate of the capable—always burdened with more.
Chao Xu pondered, her little bun face creasing with worry.
So, killing is illegal. Breaking the law by killing, then.
She patted the butler’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, killing is against the law. I won’t do it.”
She would simply ensure Gu Zhongming was left half dead.
The butler, who had been on the verge of tears, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew he hadn’t brought up the young lady wrong; she was so obedient. Her words must have only been a result of being too angry.
Yes, that must be it.
He brainwashed himself, and when he opened his eyes again, his young lady was still that innocent little angel.
After sending Chao Xu back to her room to play and arranging layers of bodyguards to protect her, the butler went off to attend to other matters.
The Chao family was now surrounded by enemies on all sides. Just the day before the young lady returned, the other nine great families had continued their pressure, and the capital’s elite circles were all itching to make a move.
He needed to quickly find a way to delay the collapse of the Chao clan and leave the young lady a way out.

After the butler left, Ci Mo followed behind Chao Xu once more, sticking close and obedient.
After hearing the butler’s words and seeing Ci Mo, Chao Xu automatically added a filter of tragic, pitiable background to him.

Tsk tsk tsk, amnesiac and silly—if it weren’t for her, he’d already have been snatched away by some creepy old man.
“Come here, let me hug you.”
The more she thought about it, the more heart-wrenching it became. Chao Xu beckoned to Ci Mo and patted the spot beside her.
Ci Mo blinked, obediently sitting next to her and leaning into her arms.
He didn’t know what a hug meant, but he liked being close to Chao Xu; it made him feel very comfortable.
Chao Xu ruffled Ci Mo’s hair in her arms.
Hm, very soft.
Her hand itched, so she pinched his cheek.
Hm, very soft.
If he was amnesiac and unwanted, perhaps raising him herself wasn’t such a bad idea.