The phone rang several times in the quiet night. Just when Zhaozhao thought the other party wouldn't answer, a deep male voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello." Deep, cold, but pleasant. This was Zhaozhao's first impression of this voice. Then came a sense of familiarity she couldn't quite explain. She seemed to have heard this voice somewhere before.
"Hello." While Zhaozhao was in a daze, the person on the other end said another word impatiently. The tone sounded much heavier than before.
Hearing two consecutive "hellos", Zhaozhao quickly came to her senses and stupidly replied with the same word.
"Yeah." Another aloof single word. After saying this, the two were momentarily silent, as if waiting for the other to speak.
Zhaozhao waited for a few seconds. Only then did she suddenly remember the purpose of this voice call. She hesitated for a moment and then said, "Can I give you a little suggestion?"
It was a tentative tone. Hearing this, Su Yuan on the other end couldn't help but sigh.
It was clearly her own live - streaming room, and he was just a moderator under her. Logically, she could directly give him orders. But because she didn't know much about these things, she made her request so cautiously.
Anyway, in Su Yuan's eyes, Zhaozhao always looked like a delicate little flower in situations like this. It made the Dragon Lord feel heartache from time to time.
He tried his best to control his tone and softly asked a question he obviously already knew the answer to, "What's your request? Just say it."
"It's just... could you please not kick people out of my live - streaming room randomly in the future? It's not a good thing. It's easy to start arguments. Once you guys start arguing, the live - streaming room might get blocked." Zhaozhao paused for a moment and then continued, "But live - streaming is very important to me. I know you're doing it for my own good, but sometimes it's not me who's live - streaming. It's my spiritual pet, Taotie. It's really cute, right? People are just joking. They don't really mean any harm."
Whether Taotie was cute or not didn't matter to Su Yuan at all. He just didn't want to see any person or monster having bad intentions towards Zhaozhao.
Every time he saw those joking or teasing remarks, he would fly into a rage. He just couldn't help it.
"Can I ask why you want to do live - streaming?" Su Yuan changed the topic.
"Um..." Zhaozhao thought for a while and then said, "At first, it was because I wanted to earn some living expenses for Taotie. But later I found that Taotie was quite lonely when I wasn't at home. Now that there's live - streaming, it can keep itself occupied. Besides, I think live - streaming is quite fun now. There are so many monsters who like me, and I'm really happy about that."
When Zhaozhao first mentioned money, Su Yuan almost blurted out, "I can give it to you."
But he also knew very well that Zhaozhao would never accept his "unwarranted" money. After all, in some aspects, Zhaozhao was extremely stubborn and had her own set of principles.
Helplessly rubbing his forehead, Su Yuan knew that he had been unreasonable tonight.
He had been using this as an excuse to vent his control and possessiveness, while Zhaozhao was completely unaware of this. She even thanked him foolishly.
He had just praised the little girl for growing up, but now it seemed that she was still as innocent and easy to deceive as before.
"I see. I won't do that again in the future." Su Yuan agreed. Then he added, "But you should be more careful in the future. Don't trust others so easily. Don't tell them everything they ask. Be careful of being deceived."
Zhaozhao was startled for a moment. Then the corners of her mouth curled up, and her voice sounded much more lively, "No, I don't trust others randomly. It's because your voice sounds very similar to someone I know. Oh no! It's a dragon. That's why I'm willing to talk to you."
After saying this, she didn't get a response. Only then did she realize that it might not be appropriate to treat him as another monster. Holding the phone, she whispered, "Will you mind?"
Su Yuan didn't even care about whether he minded or not. The slightly warm phone was touching his fingers. The warmth seemed to spread through his limbs and reach his heart.
A part of his heart seemed to sink slightly. The gentle spring water rippled there. There was no more complex and addictive feeling than this.
"Are you still listening?"
"Yes, I don't mind." Su Yuan tried his best to regain his senses and answered Zhaozhao's question.
"That's good!" Hearing this answer, Zhaozhao became cheerful again. Once she opened her mouth, she couldn't stop, "I haven't had a good talk with him for a long time. So when I heard your voice, I couldn't help but talk more."
The moderator, who was regarded as a "substitute", wasn't angry at all. Instead, he gently said to her, "It's okay. If you still want to talk, you can."
Even this indulgent attitude was exactly the same as the former Su Yuan. It made Zhaozhao's nose feel a little sour.
That night, she talked to the unknown moderator on the other end of the phone for a long time. No matter what she said, the other party would patiently respond. She finally fell asleep when she couldn't hold on any longer.
Su Yuan listened to the shallow breathing sound coming from the phone. A sense of satisfaction filled every cell in his body. He stared at the phone all night.
The next day, when Zhaozhao woke up, she was a little dazed looking at the unhung - up phone. She stared at the ceiling for a long time before she realized what she had done yesterday.
Her face flushed instantly. She felt a bit embarrassed. Thinking that the other person might still be sleeping, she quietly hung up the phone.
Just like usual, after washing up, she set off for the Monster Management Bureau. But on the way, she received a communication from Zhuang Ming.
Zhuang Ming usually wouldn't contact her at this time. He must have contacted her so early because something had happened.
Zhaozhao didn't avoid the driver. She directly answered the communication charm in the car. Anyway, this driver uncle had been driving for the Song family for a long time. He wasn't completely ignorant of things related to the Xuanmen. There was no need to avoid it.
"Zhuang Ming, you—"
"Sister, my mom sent my sister back. What should I do? Will something happen to her?" Before Zhaozhao could finish her words, Zhuang Ming interrupted her. His voice sounded very anxious.
The content of his words also made Zhaozhao widen her eyes. Sent her sister back? Did he mean the little baby they met in the hotel that time? What was going on?
Before she could ask in detail, the driver seemed to understand something and asked concernedly, "Second Miss, should we change the route now?"
Zhaozhao told the driver the address of Zhuang Ming's community and asked him to change the route.
When she arrived at Zhuang Ming's community and rushed to the greenhouse after registration, Zhuang Ming was holding the little baby and rocking it gently to comfort it.
The baby looked much "healthier" than when Zhaozhao had seen it before. Although it was not very appropriate to say so, Zhaozhao couldn't think of any other adjectives.
"Sister, you're here." Zhuang Ming looked at her and smiled, looking relieved.
"Yeah." Zhaozhao walked closer and squatted beside Zhuang Ming. She reached out and gently stroked the baby in the swaddle. The baby's black - and - white eyes rolled around looking at her, but Zhaozhao's heart sank.
She seemed to know why this baby spirit looked healthier than before. Because it had become a ghost infant with cultivation!