Chapter 134: Burles

Meadon stood aside, looking at Blanwen, who was frowning, with a pained expression."Uncle, guess who I saw today when I went to pick up Lai?"

"Yu Man..."

Meadon was taken aback, "Uncle, how did you know?"

Always a perfect guess!

Blanwen opened his eyes, "Besides her, I’m not interested in anyone else."

Meadon thought about it and seemed to agree.

"Ugh..." Beads of sweat appeared on Blanwen’s forehead as he glanced at Lai, who suddenly exerted force.

Lai’s expression remained calm, as he apologized indifferently, "Oh, sorry about that, my hand slipped."

"..." The corner of Blanwen’s eye twitched.

Would a slip of the hand really drive his finger into Blanwen’s wound, and even stir it?

Clearly, it was revenge for mentioning Yu Man.

"Don’t worry, I won’t disturb Man." Blanwen murmured quietly, lips pressed.

Lai applied the medicine to him and said unhurriedly, "Do you even have the face to do so?"

Disturb the wife?

A qualified ex should be like they’re dead.

If not for owing him a favor, Lai wouldn’t bother coming time and again.

Blanwen lowered his gaze, truly feeling unworthy to face Yu Man.

He dragged Yu Man into this mess; he was at fault, unfit to be Yu Man’s Beast Husband.

Meadon turned sideways and slapped himself.

Tsk, serves you right for your chatter...

"How has Man been lately?"

Though knowing he had no right, Blanwen couldn’t help but ask.

Lai continued to poke at his heart, "Very well, with a little wolfdog from the Guan Family keeping her company every day, she’s quite happy."

Blanwen fell silent.

"Things are fine, with the Guan Family around, Man..."

"Yeah, right." Lai chuckled, "You’ve been cleaning up trash lately, perhaps you didn’t know what happened at the Guan Family last night?"

Blanwen indeed was clueless.

The Guan Family kept silent, and the outside world hadn’t reacted yet, leaving few people aware of what happened at Guan Jing’s birthday party.

"Things at the Guan Family aren’t much better than yours." Lai said, "The Guan Family’s little princess was poisoned, and you’ve probably already heard about Guan Heng’s involvement."

"And last night, Guan Lingxue and Guan Jing nearly met with an accident."

Lai picked up scissors and cut the gauze, "Do you know who did it?"

"Guan Lingxue’s Beast Husband..."

In short, where isn’t a wolf’s den or tiger’s lair? It’s all precarious everywhere.

Blanwen remained silent, "Don’t you guys advise Man? The Guan Family could be dangerous for you, and a slight misstep might drag you in."

"We respect the wife; whatever she wants to do, we will support." Lai packed up his medical kit, "Besides, danger is not something we can avoid at will."

Nowadays, how many people see them as a thorn in their side because of what the wife wants to do?

Even without the Guan Family, there are always things they must face head-on.

The wife once said that rather than relying on others, it’s better to grow strong oneself.

Blanwen thought about the Rest Pod situation and pressed his lips.

"If there’s anything you need, just ask me." He would protect Yu Man at all costs.

Lai closed his medical kit without responding to Blanwen.

There’s no absolute in anything; one shouldn’t speak in absolutes, for there might be a time help is needed, after all.

"Alright, I’m leaving now. Unless there’s something urgent, don’t call me. I’m busy." Lai shouldered the medical kit and left.

"I-I’ll see you off!" Meadon quickly exclaimed.

Lai glanced at him, nearly rolling his eyes.

He was the one who dragged him here; if Meadon didn’t see him off, did he expect Lai to walk back alone?

"Wait..." Blanwen called to Lai, "The Burles family recently came to Flower Country, seemingly to expand their business domain."

"The person who came, Esie Burles."

Lai’s footsteps paused.

Esie Burles?

Lai’s eyes darkened, his mind churning.

Meadon was also stunned, a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes, "That lunatic?"

Treating people like animals, smiling on the surface, yet with a heart blacker than ink!

Though Meadon didn’t have much interaction with that lunatic, each encounter left a lasting impression!

From childhood, he was a mad beast; the more blood he saw, the more excited he became!

There was never any so-called moral restraint seen in him.

Moreover, that bastard wasn’t even afraid of death.

Meadon sneaked a glance at Lai, whispering, "Never mind, this is Flower Country; he’ll have to restrain himself a bit."

"Hmm..." Restraint? For origınal chapters go to novel·fiɾe·net

Would a lunatic like Esie Burles even know how to spell ’restraint’?

Lai looked back at Blanwen, "I know, thanks for the reminder."

Since the madman has arrived, some preparation is necessary.

He didn’t care if it was directed at him, but should the lunatic dare to lay a hand on his wife, he’d would fight to the last breath.

A flicker of inscrutable light shimmered in Lai’s eyes as he left with the medical kit on his back.

Meadon hurriedly followed, seeing Lai off to the research institute.

That day, Lai was frequently distracted, and his progress was much slower than usual.

"Professor Lai, you’ve been staying up all these nights, you should go home and rest!"

The assistant, thinking Lai was just tired, persuaded him.

Lai rubbed his forehead, "Alright."

He left the laboratory and drove back home.

Esie Burles...

Perhaps it was the sudden mention of this name after so many years that caused Lai to dream of those times that night.

He had been sold to that place.

Anyway, for as long as he could remember, he was always in a pool, never seeing the outside world.

Esie Burles, the nightmare of his childhood.

And he, just a toy for Esie Burles, had been raised from a young age in Esie’s amusement park.

There were many ’toys’ like him under Esie Burles; he wasn’t the first, nor the last.

But, he was tougher than the average ’toy.’

He’d heard that he’d been there since before he was three years old; he stayed for a full five years. He didn’t know how many young beastmen struggled there, only to be taken away in the end...

He was tamed like an animal, with a special Beast Tamer giving them ’lessons,’ performing for the little masters of the Burles family.

Esie Burles liked to personally participate, and any slight displeasure would incur lashes from a barbed whip.

To avoid being beaten, he learned to ’submit,’ becoming Esie Burles’s most favored toy.

Yet even so, he still lived a life of turmoil, arguably harsher than before...

However, he finally managed to step out of that tiny pool and had a... chance to escape.

He understood clearly that there was only one chance; once caught, he would face endless torture.

Fortunately, he succeeded and encountered Blanwen.

As he was nearly discovered, Blanwen helped him, taking him away.

Lai awoke from his nightmare.

On that fateful night of his escape, he once thought he would never see the outside sun again.

But now, he once again saw the first ray of light blooming outside.

How wonderful.