Lan Yan stepped in front of Jun Yelan and turned to see that he was unharmed, sighing with relief. "Don't worry," she said, "I'll protect you and stand up for you."
That damn Liu Tingting! She had made it clear last time, yet she dared to come and cause trouble again. If she had been a moment later, she wouldn't have known what that woman would do to Jun Yelan!
Just thinking about it made her furious!
Hearing her words, Jun Yelan couldn't help but turn his gaze to Lan Yan. What was she saying just now!
Seeing that Lan Yan's attention was already on Liu Tingting, he suppressed the confusion in his heart.
Liu Tingting crawled up from the ground, clutching her forehead, and shouted, "Lan Yan, look what he did to me! He bullied me, so I wanted to teach him a lesson. I'm your friend, and you're not even standing up for me!"
What was wrong with Lan Yan today? She had changed so much!
"Heh, are you going to say next that you didn't mean to do anything? That when you were just walking over normally, Jun Yelan made you fall and hit your head?" Lan Yan's anger intensified when she saw Liu Tingting nod.
She looked completely unconvinced. "Liu Tingting, Jun Yelan has no martial arts, and his body is very weak. Your lie is too clumsy."
It was clear that Liu Tingting had intended to make a move, but she had stumbled and fallen, and now she dared to play the victim.
Liu Tingting: "..." Seeing Jun Yelan's indifferent expression, she realized he was deliberately plotting against her. She said angrily, "Lan Yan, we're good friends. You don't believe me, but you believe a slave instead."
With a "crack," the whip in Lan Yan's hand hit the ground heavily. "Say one more word, and this whip will be in your mouth. Also, from this moment on, we are no longer friends!"
With such a detrimental friend, her rescue mission would be impossible.
Liu Tingting, having been pampered since childhood, had never endured such humiliation. She lunged towards Lan Yan, but her peripheral vision caught the stone in Jun Yelan's hand behind her, and she stopped.
"Hmph, we'll see. Lan Yan, I don't believe you and this slave can last long together." With that, her other knee began to ache, and she hobbled out of the courtyard gate.
Lan Yan couldn't be bothered. She placed the book in her hand on the soft couch and said, "Don't mind her, she's just crazy. I'll tell the people in the mansion to keep her out. You can continue reading."
Jun Yelan looked at the pile of books beside him, then at Lan Yan's babbling, a faint smile appearing at the corners of his mouth. When Lan Yan looked over, he concealed his smile and picked up a book, looking at it as if nothing had happened.
Seeing him sitting quietly, Lan Yan finally relaxed. She had a good idea and went to her room, bringing back a pile of needles, thread, and fabric.
The system was alerted. "Host, what are you doing?"
Lan Yan replied with a grin, "Hehe, you wouldn't understand. Jun Yelan must have felt uncomfortable after being spoken to like that just now. I have a secret way to cheer people up, just you wait and see."
She paid no more attention to the system and focused on sewing. After an hour, she looked at the completed stuffed gloves, one resembling a human girl and the other a snake boy, and showed a satisfied smile.
She glanced to the side and saw Jun Yelan still reading. She stood up and called out, "Reading for too long can hurt your eyes. Look here, I'll show you a magic trick."
Jun Yelan had actually peeked a few times earlier but didn't know what she was doing. He closed his book and sat up straight, staring at Lan Yan.