Chapter 217 - The Scuffle (2/2)
Bi Lo cleared his throat and started coughing as a blush crept on his face. Bi Lu covertly glared at his brother and was unperturbed and with a straight face, he said, ”Your highness, consider us as flies on the wall. We hear and see nothing and so know nothing. So set your mind at ease. Your safety is our only concern. Please allow us to do our duty. ” Bi Lu finished bowing lower.
It was the truth, the Emperor no longer required them to report her actions to him, so they would not be sharing her information with anyone. Although, if the Emperor did ask, they would be obliged to tell...but that was not relevant at the moment.
Lei Xing pursed her lips, this was very annoying.
{...You want to be a fly on the wall? How about I make you a squashed fly on the wall then?! Irritating!... Would it be better if I just explode on them? But this guy seems so stubborn, I doubt it'll work...Also, no. That would be hella suspicious and crazy...and I don't have crazy in me, no that kind anyway -_-)...}
Lei Xing let out a breath but before she could speak, Bi Lo quickly added with an anxiety-filled voice, ”Your highness, if even a hair on your head is misplaced the Emperor will have our heads! Please spare us!” Then he bowed his head lower like his brother, hiding a small smile.
{...We have her hooked now...Well, unless she wants to be unreasonable but then she did say it's a ”private nature” conversation, won't the Emperor be offended if we hear it - No, no it doesn't matter. He said to follow, so follow we shall!...}
Lei Xing stared at the top of their heads for a bit and then relented, she sighed and then said, ”Just one of you then.”
The two rose up and Bi Lo smiled and went, ”Great decision.” The smile quickly disappeared and he lowered his head when Lei Xing narrowed her at him, she was not amused at all. She then moved her eyes to Bi Lu and said, ”You then. Which one are you?”
”Bi Lu, Your highness. At your service.” He responded with a light bow.
”Great, you can stand in the doorway.” Lei Xing flatly said and then turned to go in. Bi Lu seemed like the more reliable of the two to her, stubborn but reliable. She planned to get Doctor Lou to go the house with her and then have Bi Lu stand in the doorway of the storage entrance. He could ”ensure” her safety with that distance, but hear nothing. Getting Doctor Lou to cooperate with her was the main problem here. He could refuse and she would have no choice but to understand.
Lei Xing knit her brows as she went in.
{...I need to talk to him about this when I get back. It's one thing for them to follow me about on the street, but it's another to deny me privacy. I'm not a prisoner -_-)'...}
To her surprise, she did not find Doctor Lou snoozing in his usual position. The store was empty. She assumed that he was in the storage at the back and so she called out to him, ”Doctor Lou...Doctor Lou?” But she received no response. She then thought that he was in the house and wanted to go find him, but then she hesitated. She was not keen on intruding in someone's space without permission.
{...I mean, I've been there before...And he seems to like me enough...What if he's sleeping? It's one thing to wake a man in his office and another to wake him in his bed. Well then, he should have closed down the store -_-)...It should be fine...I think...He definitely won't be an-...}
”The wine at home is finished?! Where we robbed?!” Doctor Lou's loud shout suddenly rang out from the back. Lei Xing jumped and then she glanced at Bi Lu who was standing still at the entrance as instructed. Then she glanced at the door to the back and slowly crept towards it.
{...He has guests now? That could be a problem for me...Honestly, he really could just be talking to himself...Yeah, I definitely can see that -_-)'...Either way, he's awake so we're going!...}
Lei Xing opened the curtain and went into the storeroom and of course, Bi Lu quietly followed behind her, remaining in the doorway as per her order.
”You- You drank all my wine?! You UNGRATEFUL LITTLE BRAT!” Lei Xing heard Doctor Lou bark and then she heard what sounded like a scuffle as she approached the door leading to the courtyard.
{...Guess he's not alone then...}
”I said I'll replace them! Ow, that hurts! - Aren't you overreacting?! Ow! Ow!”
”Do you know how much I have been looking forward to enjoying t- DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN CAREFULLY SAVING THEM?!”
Lei Xing snorted as she heard Doctor Lou's ramble. And then went to open the door with an amused smile, curious to know the story unfolding behind it. And then she froze and her mouth hung open as she stared at the scuffling duo.
”How can you treat me like this because of wine?! Wine is replaceable, a ch-” Tung Mei's words caught in her throat when she saw Lei Xing standing there and she froze.
”MY WINE IS IRREPLACEABLE!” Doctor Lou raged on and brought down the stool in his hand towards Tung Mei's head, but then stopped short of her head when she did not move out of the way. He blinked at her in confusion with a scowl on his face, confused as to why she stopped dodging. He followed her line of sight and then raised his eyebrows when he saw Lei Xing standing there and then frowned when he noticed Bi Lu standing behind her in the storage room.
Lei Xing blinked at the two, who also seemed frozen in place in quite the odd position. Tung Mei bending her knees, with her hands up in a defensive stance, shielding her head and Doctor Lou leaning towards her holding a stool hovering above her head.
Lei Xing knit her brows, still in shock and went, ”You two know each other?”