MTL - Don’t Confiscate My Citizenship

 Chapter 679 The bet between Lanci and Talia

　Three days have passed.

  Four o'clock in the afternoon.

District 4 of Parrieux, the capital of Paris, the residence of Count Baptiste.

Christina was leaning on the sofa in the living room a little bored, holding a book and letting the wind turn two pages from time to time.

 “Ugh.”

She yawned somewhat regardless of the eldest lady's manners, and then shook her head sleepily.

 This is better at home, where she can be casual and her family won't blame her. Anyway, she has been taught since she was a child that as the eldest daughter of Count Baptiste's family, she has to live a willful life.

In addition to going out to visit the business district of Crystal Orchid Avenue after lunch, now that I have cooled off after returning home, sleepiness has come to my mind.

 “Why haven’t you come yet?”

Just thinking about it, Christina felt like her eyelids were about to close.

 But the eldest lady didn’t seem to listen to him at all.

Christina is really back.

Longer bangs covered her right eye, and her looming purple eyes observed the person in front of her. Even though she was tied into a pair of ponytails, her long red hair still fell to her waist behind her back.

At this moment, Christina noticed a figure walking through the living room.

Christina said, and then immediately ran away, headed for the stairs, and went to the second floor.

 Half-hour lessons not only help students concentrate, but also allow students to better digest knowledge points and provide some homework for students to practice and think on their own.

The dress is a classic maid outfit from the Posen Kingdom. The black and white main body is dotted with meticulous bows, and the conspicuous ruby ​​on the chest is the finishing touch, which exactly sets off the crown-like cloth decoration on her head.

 The Poissonian translation of Genesis he had borrowed from Keir.

Although Christina said that she could cut Enoch's hair, Enoch seemed reluctant.

On the first day when she came to the Earl's Mansion, when Inoan saw this maid outfit, she put it on very reluctantly.

 “You wait for me here first, I’ll be back soon.”

Every day at 3:30 in the afternoon, it is the time for the housekeeper Rocky to give lessons to the Earl and Young Master Kyle, and the get out of class will end at 4 o'clock.

Only this time when she came back from the second floor, she came down with a red-haired maid.

 “Slow down.”

Lanchi had just finished teaching Kyle a lesson and was about to check the work of other servants in the house.

No matter how time passes, this book alone has been handed down across hundreds of thousands of years.

“Miss, what are you doing for me?”

 “Rocky, come here, come here.”

Although Lan Qi could not learn the magic in the Book of Genesis, since he saw the ancient version of the Book of Genesis in the Blood Moon Bad Times, he was very interested in reading the various versions of the Book of Genesis. Everyone will have different understandings every time.

The brown-haired, green-eyed butler holding a book in his hand noticed the eldest lady on the sofa, then changed his pace and walked towards the carpeted living room.

 Master Kyle’s fashion design courses, each class is half an hour, four classes a week, which is exactly two hours of extra work time for the housekeeper.

So he simply stood there, holding the book in one hand, and started reading briefly.

 I saw only Inoan behind Christina.

The afternoon sun in the courtyard of Count Baptiste's Mansion is now a slightly darker golden orange, accompanied by a wisp of floral fragrance, making the light and shadow in the reception hall on the first floor of the mansion a bit noisy and addictive.

 She looked at the clock and murmured.

 Each language translation has a unique interpretation of the divine text.

Logically speaking, the butler with brown hair and green eyes should now walk through the corridors in a serious manner, and then there is a high probability that he will pass by the living room on the first floor that connects the stairs and the corridor.

 “Oh, are you finally willing to wear a tiara today?”

Lanqi smiled at Inoan and said hello.

 And the maid's tiara is not willing to wear it no matter what, it is like her last insistence.

She quickly sat upright, cheered up, and waved.

Lan Qi didn't seem to be in a hurry, and was a little worried that the eldest lady had fallen.

Innoan’s brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was worried about something.

While teaching Ino'an to work this morning, Lan Qi vaguely remembered that Ino'an was not wearing a headgear.

 It didn’t take long.

　　It seemed that the maid was cleaning the room, and in the middle of her work, she was dragged over by the eldest lady.

 It may also be that covering her face a little makes her feel more secure.

 “Look at how she has changed!”

 How about taking a nap first.

Christina proudly puffed out her chest, put one hand on her waist, and asked the housekeeper to take a look at her maid.

“I just don’t want others to say that Christina brought back an inferior maid.”

Inoan spoke those words with obvious dissatisfaction, and his voice was thick with impatience.

  “How can there be such a statement?”

Lan Qi raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked.

This family is very nice and they should not slander Inoan.

 Innoandu was always stunned by their kindness.

 And there is nothing wrong with Inoan’s working ability. He has just started learning to work, and sometimes he may be a little rusty.

"It's not the same Viscount last time. After he saw that Inoan was a girl, he even more humiliated her."

Christina said particularly angrily.

The guy even mocked Christina for picking up a good piece of trash.

 “Viscount Hammond?”

Lanci asked.

 “Yes, it’s him!”

Christina nodded.

Their opponent that night was Viscount Charles Hammond, who was also Inoan's employer. He belonged to the Hammond Financial Group, which was engaged in international financial services in the Southern Continent and provided a wide range of financial services within the Southern Continent, including investment. Banking, asset management and insurance businesses.

 The wealthy Baptiste family has known the Hammond family for a long time. They occasionally cooperate with each other, but most of the time they don't deal with them.

Last week, it was Christina who caused him to lose an important commission competition, and it was also because Inoan lost it with her own hands. Viscount Charles Hammond saw these two people walking together and he was filled with hatred.

“I’m really **** off. If he talks nonsense again, I’ll ask Enoch to take action. The worst we can do is stay together for a few days.”

Christina still felt a little angry when she thought about it now, and she stamped her feet.

 On the other hand, Inoan looked calm.

 “The few words I scolded him were considered light!”

Christina sometimes has a bad temper. She helped Inoan to retaliate on the spot, without giving Viscount Hammond, a noble of the older generation, any face.

Later, after returning home, Christina felt that Enoch had changed a little. When she took a closer look, it turned out that he was wearing a headdress.

“Miss, it’s certainly not possible to use violence to solve problems. You must never think about the possibility of spending a few days in jail.”

Lan Qi looked at her seriously and advised.

"oh oh."

Christina did not expect that one day she would be educated like this by the housekeeper.

But no matter how you look at it, Butler Rocky is surprisingly a very law-abiding character.

"In this case, you can ask me to help you negotiate with Viscount Hammond and ask him to provide appropriate compensation, mental damages, reputational damage, public apology, etc. If that doesn't work, we will use some legal means. , investigate and report his company's business one by one. Financial companies with highly leveraged businesses like theirs are actually prone to thunderstorms. If there is a problem, we can also acquire their company in good faith."

 Lanci told Christina what he thought was a more reasonable idea.

 If she encounters this kind of situation in the future, it may be able to give Christina some inspiration and help her learn to solve problems more harmoniously.

“God **** it’s a friendly acquisition, don’t make it so fresh and refined.”

Christina still knows a little about the management of their company. Hostile acquisitions are illegal, and the laws of the Poisson Kingdom clearly deny that hostile acquisitions are legal.

 Sure enough, you shouldn’t listen to Butler Lodge.

"Inoan is now good at cleaning the room. She also learned the maid etiquette very quickly. She has also remembered all the precautions you taught her."

Christina decided to change the subject and boasted proudly to Rocky.

　　　…”

Inno stayed quietly behind Christina, without admitting or denying, and it seemed that she would not make any move until she received instructions.

 “Look, you are completely a lady now.”

Lan Qi looked at Inoan and commented with a smile.

 Inoan looked away with some displeasure.

“Okay, Inoan, if you want to ask Butler Lodge anything, just ask him.”

Christina patted Inoan on the shoulder, motioned her to sit on the sofa, and said to her.

 “How can I get my memory back.”

 After Inoan sat down, he looked at Rocky who was also sitting opposite and asked.

“Why did you suddenly ask me this question today?”

Lan Qi calmly half-closed the book in his hand and looked at her.

　　　…”

 Innoan did not answer him.

“Of course she will panic if she has no memory, and Inoan doesn’t want to be a person without a past.”

Christina sat next to her and said to Lan Qi.

"so."

Lan Qi opened the book again and murmured.

 Monster-like physical fitness allowed Inoan to quickly remove the bandage.

 But the internal injuries have not recovered yet.

Even though she seemed to have strong magic power, she didn't know any fighting skills. During the test in the earl's courtyard, she was knocked down by Tata, who was relying on Lan Qi.

Not only did her injuries not heal, she also forgot how to use her power.

So Christina, who originally thought about letting Inoan play games and earn some money to share with Inoan, now decided to let Inoan do some ordinary work in the mansion.

　　　…”

Christina didn’t know what the butler was thinking at the moment, and whether he agreed or disagreed with what she just said.

“To help you recover your memory, the doctor said that you must either give you extremely strong mental stimulation, or see some familiar things and scenes, which may trigger the recovery of the injured area of ​​your brain.”

 Lanci has read Enoch’s diagnosis report and also talked with the attending doctor.

“So if I want to get my memory back, do I have to suffer a little?”

 Innoan frowned again.

  She doesn’t feel pain. Even if someone abuses her, she won’t feel too uncomfortable. She just doesn’t want to die.

“Theoretically, this is true, so your situation is very complicated and it may be difficult to retrieve your memory.”

Lan Qi nodded and answered.

“Inoan, don’t worry, I will take you to the best doctor.”

Christina’s words fell lightly, like a web of worry, entangled in the surrounding air.

Lanqi knew that Christina liked her very much, because this was the first servant that Christina hired personally.

Moreover, Inoan is very beautiful no matter what she wears. When she first came home, Christina took her to the room to change her clothes for a long time. She also bought several new sets of clothes for Inoan.

After Inoan heard that her salary would not be deducted, she hesitated for a moment as if considering the pros and cons and accepted it.

 “If you can’t remember it, forget it.”

 Innoan said expressionlessly.

Anyway, I'm quite safe in Count Baptiste's Mansion now, and it seems I won't be visited by enemies. It would be good if I could live like this.

"Who knows, fate is always unpredictable. When you want to find something, you may not be able to find it. And when you are afraid of finding it at first, it may come next."

Lan Qi was looking through the translation of Genesis, and he happened to see the final chapter on fate and reincarnation, and he read.

 “Am I afraid?”

 Inoan laughed subconsciously as if he had heard a joke.

“First of all, you have to understand one thing. Fear is not a bad thing. Just like the pain I told you last time, although it makes people painful, it is very important.”

Hearing this, Lan Qi formally closed the translation he had finished reading and said to the red-haired girl in front of him.

 “Let me ask you, what is the most important emotion to you?”

He gently raised his index finger and pointed at the colorful flowers in the courtyard outside the floor-to-ceiling window, as if these flowers corresponded to every emotion.

  "Pleasure?"    Inoan asked.

“This question depends on everyone’s perspective, and any answer is correct.”

Lan Qi clasped his hands on his knees and nodded solemnly.

“But the more straightforward the answer, the easier it is to ignore the fact that every emotion is important.”

"Why do you say that?"

 Inoan lost her memory but not her basic knowledge. She could still eat, walk, and do arithmetic.

Similarly, she also felt that she had not heard what Rocky was saying now.

“When you roughly divide emotions into positive emotions and negative emotions, or more simply call them good emotions or bad emotions, you will ignore a lot because of our natural instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. The meaning of something.”

 Lanci’s words were low, slow and worried,

"You will hate yourself when you are depressed, and you may cruelly force yourself to do things you shouldn't do when you should be accepting the depression, as if you are injured and should rest in peace and recuperate. It’s not about ignoring the wounds.”

Each word is like weighing whether these words are suitable for Inoan at this moment,

"On the contrary, if you clearly understand the meaning of each emotion, you will accept the laws of how this world works, and it will become easier to be kind to yourself and others, just like day and night, any of your physiological , psychological reactions are normal and are also important signal lights.”

These days, Lan Qi gives Yi Nuoan psychological counseling classes every day.

Christina was a little worried, so she sat aside and listened.

After listening to it for two or three days, she felt that there was nothing wrong with it, and she also learned some skills in educating others.

Inoan was very resistant to listening to Butler Lodge speak at first. It seemed that this natural kindness made her very uncomfortable. She seemed to have seen something she had never seen before, and was full of fear.

Later on, perhaps because he gradually felt a little more at ease chatting with Butler Lodge, Inoan no longer resisted, but mostly listened to him without saying a word.

 …

After one hour.

 It was almost time for the housekeeper of their Earl's Mansion to get off work.

Lan Qi once again carried the briefcase and passed the reception hall.

 Innoan has gone to work.

And Christina was still lying lazily on the sofa.

 After noticing Lan Qi, Christina ran over.

 “Thank you Rocky.”

 She patted Lan Qi on the back and said goodbye to him after get off work.

Of course, more than anything else, she was grateful to Lan Qi for helping her clear up Ino'an's heart.

In this house, Inoan still maintains a certain distance from other people, but he still trusts them two, and even gradually starts to be willing to let them stay very close.

“Miss Christina, I think she is obviously more dangerous than me. Why do you like her so much but still resist me?”

Lanci asked Christina in confusion.

“Your familiarity is very scary. It always feels like no matter where you are thrown, you can quickly get familiar with the people around you.”

Christina leaned back for half a minute warily and looked Lanqi up and down.

"But Inoan feels like the injured wolf that was picked up...and now she has become a cub. Can we take this opportunity to raise her to maturity?"

Christina said with some uncertainty.

 “It turns out that you prefer what you cultivate, not what comes from heaven.”

Lan Qi shook his head in frustration, as if no one liked him.

 “Tsk, don’t look at how my family has become dependent on you.”

Christina looked at the housekeeper's weak look and smacked the corners of her lips.

“By the way, if she gets her memory back, will she immediately disown me?”

 Then Christina asked again.

She is a little afraid that what she is doing now is in vain. One day, Enoch will suddenly treat her as a stranger again and disappear from her face. She will be very sad.

"No matter what kind of past she recalls, the memory of getting along with you will remain in her mind forever. Maybe it is a kind of pollution to her originally violent personality, but happiness and happiness cannot be faked. She You can also eat the marrow and know the taste."

Lan Qi explained with a smile, walked to the door and bowed slightly to greet her.

 During this period, he finally discovered that Miss Christina seemed to have very few true friends.

 Most people regard her as a villain daughter similar to Mr. Kyle before they even get to know her.

And Inoan was like a blank sheet of paper. He saw Christina when he opened his eyes. He trusted and relied on Christina.

With such a maid she saved, Christina has already regarded Inoan as a treasure and wants to become a good friend with her.

"I understand."

Christina smiled and waved to Lan Qi, wishing him a happy get off work.

Hearing what Mr. Butler said, she finally felt relieved.

 …

 After the sun passes through the zenith and begins to set, it is already evening after some time.

Beside the Parrieu Street, which is dyed with the color of sunset, there is a path leading to the Spirit Hotel of Platinumson Palace in the cultural district.

 Lanchi and Talia were walking on the way to find a restaurant.

“I have to get up early tomorrow, probably at seven o’clock. Can we go back early today?”

Lanchi looked at Thalia beside him and asked, holding the cat.

Logically speaking, Thalia has been waiting for him to work all day, and she turned into a magic card without making any noise. She is much quieter than the poet. Now that she is off work, she should want to go shopping in the flower capital Parrieux.

 The Platinum Level Card Printer Examination will begin at the weekend.

There is no need to go to Count Baptiste's house to work tomorrow Friday, but the two of them have to go to the South Continent Card Makers Association branch in Huadu Parrieux to report to Countess Rosalinda and learn about the invigilation matters.

"No problem, just sleep peacefully. I'll call you when the time comes."

Thalia said nonchalantly.

Now every day when she wakes up, she waits for Lan Qi to wake up.

If she leaves Lan Qi too far away, the continuous consumption of mana will increase, and she will not be able to figure out his state. If he makes him lose his mana and she doesn't know it, Lan Qi will be in danger.

“You actually have an alarm clock function?”

Lanqi turned his head and looked at her.

“When Hyperion went to school, I would help her make breakfast and then wake her up. Sometimes she has low blood sugar and it would be difficult to get up in the morning.”

Thalia looked ahead at the road and replied.

 “Then I won’t set the alarm clock.”

Lan Qi said to himself as if he was feeling lost.

Thalia can actually cook?

And he couldn't accept Thalia's habit of seeming to be a good wife and mother!

"I always help Asina in the kitchen, and I know how to do it to some extent. It's just that I don't cook very seriously when I'm alone. If I'm half-hearted, I might as well just buy it. Unless I'm cooking for others, then I can Be serious."

Thalia was no longer too lazy to be angry with Lan Qi and explained to him.

This level of damnation, he would think about it many times a day without realizing it.

　　Thalia stopped paying attention to Lanqi after saying this.

Lanqi is still looking for a way as always.

over there, this way—

 He changed his route seemingly without direction, without hesitating at all.

Thalia raised her head and stared at his profile, always curious about how long it would take this guy to recognize the map in advance.

 If she were to lead the way, she would at least make a mistake once or twice.

When the two of them finally stopped, they turned around several small roads in the cultural district and entered a particularly busy main road in front of a signal light.

 Wait for the traffic lights.

 It hasn’t changed for a long time.

“Is that guy really okay?”

Thalia suddenly asked.

 She felt that something was not right with Inoan.

 She was the one who fought against Inoan that day.

Lan Qi, who was possessed by her, could not feel the violation of intensity in Enoan at all.

Although neither Lanqi nor Christina found out that Enouan had any criminal record.

 But according to Thalia’s experience, the more such a person is, the more something is wrong.

“I think there is no problem. Inoan seems to have severe mental trauma and character defects. In fact, she is not in danger now. I think she should be able to teach her how to be kind to others and how to enter society normally.”

Lanchi looked at Thalia in confusion and said.

“You believe in yourself and others too much, and this cognitive model is also your biggest flaw.”

Thalia has long wanted to talk to Lanqi about this matter.

 After traveling with him, she discovered that Lan Qi’s problem was particularly serious.

She knew that Lan Qi would not quickly classify Inoan as a certain person based on one-sided information, but would only treat Inoan as an individual based on what he saw and his own feelings.

 He is right to do so, but it does not mean that he will always be right.

“But do you think I should be hostile to Miss Lissance?”

Lanqi hesitated for half a second, stroked the little black cat, and said to Thalia again.

　　　…”

Thalia didn’t know what to answer for a moment.

They met Miss Lissancy on the floating castle airship that they had just arrived in Huadu. Indeed, Lan Qi's trust and lack of prejudice saved Lissancy. If it had been anyone else, it might not have been that easy. Under the approach of Nigel the Executioner, he so firmly chose to help Lissandra, a demon and a cursed demon.

The same is true for Inoan now. Her identity is unknown and she is also full of possibilities.

 Lanci implemented his previous choices without hesitation.

Thalia can understand Lanqi, but she does not agree with Lanqi.

 “I finally know why the two of us can’t get along.”

Thalia spoke.

"Why?"

Lan Qi asked curiously.

“You always have a mysterious self-confidence and will pursue the most extreme optimal solution, but I like stability and certainty. The optimal solution is by no means a tightrope walk for me.”

Thalia raised her golden eyes, looked directly at him, and said to him,

“You will be decisive when I am hesitant, and you will be hesitant when I am decisive, so our steps are never in sync.”

The two of them have made little progress so far in their cooperation in card production.

 “So that’s how it is.”

After Lan Qi heard this, he nodded slightly bewilderedly, and felt that this was indeed the case.

During this period, the two of them gradually figured out why their cooperation with each other was so poor.

 Technically speaking, they all know each other very well. It stands to reason that they should be familiar with each other after practicing a few times.

 The actual reason is that their thinking patterns are mutually exclusive, or they are inherently partners with very low compatibility.

 If neither he nor Thalia would accommodate the other, or if neither one agreed with the other, then perfect cooperation in card making would be impossible.

 “Let’s make a bet.”

Lan Qi came back to his senses and simply said this.

 He is referring to the matter of Inoan.

 “Okay, let’s see who is right.”

Thalia didn’t need any explanation from him, she was naturally able to understand what he meant through her mind—

Whoever wins will listen to whoever is next, and the loser will change his or her own pace to accommodate the other party.

 “Why is it so like an angel and a devil making a bet, meow?”

 The cat boss lay on Lan Qi's hand, raised his head and looked back and forth between the two people, listening to Lan Qi and Talia's discussion.

“I believe that no matter what kind of past she has, I have a way to save her, as long as she gives me this chance now.”

Lanchi firmly believes.

 Or maybe it’s more like this opportunity was given to him by the goddess of fate.

"Then I guess your idea will only lead to her destruction, or you can't save her from the beginning. You are not omnipotent. There are people you can't save after all."

Thalia added.

Thalia had never seen Ranch fail, but she was looking forward to it.

She wanted to see Lan Qi's calm confidence shatter like glass one day.

 (End of this chapter)