Chu Hengyuan raised an eyebrow. "I've conducted an investigation, but it's not in - depth enough yet. So, I can't be sure if she's related to that incident back then."
"My biological father's words just now were so much like he was taking the blame for someone. The person who could make my father do this mustn't be Aunt Bai from the Bai family. Most likely, it's my biological grandma..." Rong Lan shared her speculation with Chu Hengyuan.
Chu Hengyuan smiled gently. "What a coincidence. My thoughts are exactly the same as Lanlan's."
"Don't worry. I've estimated that I can get the final result before the New Year. That means, in about three months, Lanlan will know the truth." Chu Hengyuan reached out and ruffled the little girl's hair.
Rong Lan, who didn't have time to dodge, was shocked. Her ears drooped, and the fur on the tips of her ears trembled with fear. Chu Hengyuan had touched her head! Wouldn't her ears be exposed then?! She could even feel the warmth of the man's palm on her ears. She was doomed! Was it still too late to call Si Mo to erase Chu Hengyuan's memory?
The little girl's face turned pale with fright. Her cheeks, which had been rosy from crying, instantly lost their color. Chu Hengyuan had an inkling in his heart. He pretended not to notice anything and kept smiling. "What's wrong, Lanlan? Why are you looking at me so warily? Did I say something wrong?"
Rong Lan: "???" She looked at him doubtfully. "You... didn't you feel anything?"
Chu Hengyuan feigned confusion. "Is there something on top of Lanlan's head?"
"Nope, nothing at all!" Rong Lan responded quickly. But she couldn't help reaching up to touch her head. She could clearly feel her own ears. But there was no reason for Chu Hengyuan to lie to her. And if he had felt something strange, his expression couldn't have been so calm. So, ordinary humans couldn't feel her ears? "Let's go home!"
Chu Hengyuan quietly glanced at the top of the little girl's head and gently agreed. "Okay."
It was almost midnight when they got home. Rong Lan rushed straight to the bathroom to take a shower, while Chu Hengyuan went into the kitchen. The little girl said she didn't want a midnight snack, but she probably hadn't eaten dinner. Going to bed on an empty stomach was bad for her health.
So, when Rong Lan came out of the bathroom with a big towel on her head, Chu Hengyuan was just putting the egg tarts on the dining - room table. Seeing the little girl steaming all over, he smiled and said, "Come over and eat something before going to bed."
Rong Lan obediently walked to the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down. "Okay."
"You're so good." Chu Hengyuan put half a glass of warm milk in front of her. "I'll go take a shower first. Don't save any for me. Finish it if you can. I had dinner tonight and I'm not hungry."
Rong Lan nodded, holding the glass with both hands. "Got it. Go take your shower."
Chu Hengyuan smiled and ruffled the little girl's hair through the towel. "Blow - dry your hair after you're done eating."
With that, before Rong Lan could react, he turned and left the dining room.
Rong Lan froze. Even though she was almost certain that Chu Hengyuan really couldn't feel her fox ears, her fox ears could feel his hand. Every time, her subconscious reaction was to dodge, but her rational mind told her not to. And if she didn't dodge, she felt uncomfortable.
Rong Lan finished the egg tarts and drank the milk as fast as she could, then went back to her room. She looked at herself in the dressing - table mirror. Seeing those white, fluffy and movable ears, she couldn't help reaching out and pinching them several times. Tears welled up in her eyes with emotion.
She had no idea how worried she was that she would have to live as a human for the rest of her life. But the appearance of her ears proved that her true form was still a fox. As long as her cultivation base fully recovered, maybe she could transform back into a fox. Then her fluffy big tail would come back too.
This was the happiest news for a fox since she came to this world.
After playing with her long - lost fox ears for a long time, Rong Lan picked up the hair dryer to dry her hair.
When Chu Hengyuan came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, he saw his little wife sitting in front of the dressing table, propping her chin and grinning stupidly at herself in the mirror. He raised an eyebrow, walked over, and gently tapped her on the shoulder.
Rong Lan was almost scared to jump up by Chu Hengyuan. She had been fully engrossed in admiring her beautiful fox ears. Someone had tapped her on the shoulder when she was in the middle of it. She came back to her senses, looked at Chu Hengyuan, and complained aggrievedly, "You did that on purpose to scare me!"
Chu Hengyuan, who was wrongly accused, couldn't help laughing helplessly. "I didn't know you were in a daze, and so focused that you didn't even notice I came out."
Rong Lan snorted softly and took a reluctant look at her fox ears in the mirror. "You dry your hair. It's time for us to go to bed. It's already one o'clock."
"Okay." Chu Hengyuan's hair wasn't long. He dried it in two or three minutes.
He put away the hair dryer and turned to look at the bed. Rong Lan was already lying in her own quilt, holding her phone. He didn't know if she was watching a video or doing something else.
Sensing Chu Hengyuan's gaze, Rong Lan lowered her phone a bit and looked at him obediently. "I just went out and turned off the lights in the living room. You can go to bed directly."
She was so eager to go to bed today because she was tired from the fight. She couldn't wait to close her eyes and rest. Moreover, when she slept, her body would automatically absorb spiritual energy, which was equivalent to practicing secretly. The appearance of her ears had re - ignited her enthusiasm for cultivation.
Chu Hengyuan hesitated to speak. The little girl's last words were ambiguous, but it was getting late. In the end, he didn't tease her. "Okay."
As soon as the lights in the room were turned off, Rong Lan obediently put down her phone.
Before long, she felt the call of Morpheus and drifted off into a sweet dream.
Chu Hengyuan stayed up until three o'clock in the morning. After making sure that the little girl lying beside him but not in the same quilt was asleep, he reached out his hand towards the top of her head.
After the wedding date was set, his group of friends had invited him out for a midnight snack, and he had accepted the invitation.
At that midnight - snack gathering, they were all discussing one question—why the eldest daughter of the Bai family, Bai Ronglan, seemed to have changed into a different person.
Before the Bai family found Bai Rongran, Bai Ronglan was a low - key person. She didn't like socializing, was gentle in her means, and never got into conflicts with others. After the Bai family found Bai Rongran, Bai Rongran, relying on the fact that she was the real daughter of the Bai family, had slandered Bai Ronglan crazily. At that time, they could see through Bai Rongran's not - so - sophisticated tricks, but they didn't bother to stand up for Bai Ronglan. They just watched it as an interesting show.
At that time, Bai Ronglan's attitude was to endure. She seemed to calmly accept the farce created by her younger sister. As for the reason why Bai Ronglan chose to endure, it was probably because she thought she had occupied what belonged to her younger sister for so many years. It didn't matter to give in to her younger sister. Anyway, she didn't like socializing, so Bai Rongran's bad - mouthing her in the social circle didn't have much of an impact on her.