Yun Ruoxi naturally possessed the ability to handle such situations, so she wasn’t angered by the other’s actions. Instead, she felt a flicker of joy at the fleeting look of childlike admiration in the other’s eyes.
Dr. Forefinger knew that Yun Ruoxi had lost the ability to interact normally with others. To better control her, during the critical experience replacement of her personality remodeling, he had secretly cast himself in the role of “Yun Ruoxi’s second father.”
Therefore, the more Yun Ruoxi feared and revered him, the more stable his role setting became.
His control over Yun Ruoxi also grew stronger.
And a daughter fearing a strict father, not daring to hold his hand, was also a perfectly normal thing.
He looked Yun Ruoxi up and down, nodded, and said with a smile, “Of course. But before meeting them, you need to change your outfit first.”
Yun Ruoxi seemed utterly obedient to Dr. Forefinger, nodding along to whatever he said.
But after he finished speaking, she asked, “What about Shi Linglin?”
Looking at Yun Ruoxi’s slightly evasive eyes, Dr. Forefinger sighed and replied, “I know what you want to say. Since you’ve grown accustomed to her care, made your choice, and brought her back here, I won’t overturn your decision.”
“I’ve already registered her in the Mission department roster and assigned her to your future residence. From now on, she will be your personal maid.”
As Yun Ruoxi listened to Dr. Forefinger’s words, her eyes grew brighter and brighter, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.
“But you must remember, you can use her, exploit her, but you absolutely must not trust her. After all… she almost killed you!”
Dr. Forefinger raised a finger, his expression turning serious.
His gaze fell on the strands of gray hair mixed in the girl’s blue locks.
These gray hairs were the product of that incident.
It was also that incident which gave him the idea of “becoming a father” to control Yun Ruoxi.
Hearing the word “killed,” a flicker of coldness passed through the girl’s eyes, and she nodded.
Dr. Forefinger nodded, satisfied with Yun Ruoxi’s reaction.
“Then let’s go. First, to your home, to change clothes.”
The home Dr. Forefinger arranged for Yun Ruoxi was a luxurious villa located in the Warm Residential district.
The villa was situated on a mountaintop, shielded by woods.
The scenery was beautiful and quiet, the air filled with the fresh fragrance of plants.
When Yun Ruoxi followed Dr. Forefinger to the villa via flying shuttle, a team of twenty green elf servants was waiting at the main gate. Leading them was Shi Linglin, wearing a maid uniform, her face a picture of utter despair.
She watched the two figures stepping out of the flying shuttle, gritted her teeth, her face flushed with shame, and called out loudly, “Welcome home, Miss, and Doctor.”
As her words fell, the green elf servants lining both sides of the path bowed in unison.
Seeming to sense Yun Ruoxi’s slight confusion, Dr. Forefinger nodded towards Shi Linglin and, while walking into the villa, said, “I know you like plants. This villa has a large garden; you certainly won’t have time to tend to it.”
“These green elves, recently incorporated into the Saints’ hand society’s territory, though not strong in combat, are quite skilled in tending flowers and plants. So, I arranged for them to be your servants.”
“Of course, if you find them unattractive, they can be replaced. I’ll provide you with a list later!”
Yun Ruoxi said softly, “Mm, they’re fine.”
A flicker of dazedness, imperceptible to anyone, passed through her eyes.
She never expected that after a separation of three years, she would see green elves again, and on the Sacred fist star at that.
But thinking about it, it made sense.
Although the Home Planet of these green elves had died, and they didn’t possess particularly strong combat power, they were still a labor force. They must have been taken away by the Saints’ hand society after the survival test ended.
But was it just because they were good at tending plants that Dr. Forefinger arranged them for her?
That didn’t seem quite right.
So, was he testing her?
Testing how much memory she retained of the past “Xinglan,” of those three years of replaced experiences?
Yun Ruoxi found it amusing.
Even after three years of monitoring, after meeting in person, he still felt the need to test her like this again?
This Dr. Forefinger was truly “once bitten, twice shy,” frighteningly cautious!
But did he think such a small test could see through her?
That was simply laughable.
Maintaining her three-no persona, Yun Ruoxi followed Dr. Forefinger into the villa, took a tour, and then arrived at a private bathhouse that was over two hundred square meters.
Dr. Forefinger, seemingly out of nowhere, suddenly produced a gift box and handed it to her.
“This is a meeting gift, Ye Lan. After your bath, put this on and come with me to meet the Shengcai!”
“Mm!”
Yun Ruoxi nodded, being sparing with her words.
***
After Dr. Forefinger left, she opened the gift box. Inside was a Starforce Battlesuit.
This Starforce Battlesuit was different from any she had seen before; it wasn’t in the form of a bodysuit.
It was a set.
A wide, black trench coat with rivets and spikes, giving off a somewhat punk vibe.
A black neck collar, made of a material resembling rubber.
And a T-shaped black-and-white face mask that covered the forehead, eyes, nose, and mouth, leaving only the cheeks exposed.
According to the instructions, all three components had special functions. Even separated, each was equivalent to an ordinary second-tier Starforce Battlesuit.
When combined, they formed a complete third-tier Starforce Battlesuit.
Without a doubt.
This special Starforce Battlesuit was truly high-end gear.
‘It seems Dr. Forefinger really gave me a big gift! Perfect timing, I didn’t want to wear those overly revealing bodysuits anymore.’
Yun Ruoxi mentally deducted one mark from Dr. Forefinger’s tally of sins and happily placed the Starforce Battlesuit back in the box.
She used telekinesis to scan the entire bathroom.
Confirming there was no surveillance, she took off her clothes and slowly stepped into the steam-filled bath.
The moment her entire body was covered by the hot water.
Yun Ruoxi, who hadn’t had a proper bath in three years, couldn’t help but let out a moan of pure bliss.
A wave of contentment washed over her from her toes to the tips of her hair.
So comfortable, so luxurious, so enjoyable.
Yun Ruoxi wept tears of joy in her heart.
Compared to now, the three years she spent in the abyss of death row were a life even a dog would shake its head at!
And now she even had such a huge villa…
But… she had finally returned…
Yun Ruoxi wept tears of joy in her heart.
Good!
Next, as long as she maintained her persona and passed the Shengcai’s test.
She could use the Saints’ hand society’s resources to grow stronger while enjoying herself, waiting for the start of the second season.
Thinking this, Yun Ruoxi was about to enter the System Space. Taking advantage of this rare moment of freedom from surveillance, she planned to review the Rough Outline of the second season again to confirm her plans.
But right at that moment, the bathroom door was suddenly pushed open.
Yun Ruoxi instantly halted all movement.
Maintaining a faint smile, she listened as the footsteps grew closer and closer, finally stopping behind her.
“Si-sister…”
Shi Linglin looked at the blue-haired girl’s back, covered in scars yet still smooth and enticing in the unblemished areas, swallowed, her face flushing as she said, “I’ve come to help you…”