Chapter 208: Chapter 208: Temporary Stay

After Cecilia took her first bite of the cake, a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes. She couldn’t help but let out a small sound of curiosity, because she realized the taste was different from what she was used to.

“Did this shop get a new pastry chef?” Cecilia was a frequent customer, so she was very familiar with the taste. She could tell right away that it was different from the flavor she remembered.

Hearing her, Lu Xiao looked over. “Is something wrong with the taste?”

She hadn’t noticed any difference herself. She didn’t eat much cake from this shop, usually just having a small piece to accompany Cecilia.

“It feels like they changed pastry chefs. There’s a subtle change in flavor. You probably don’t notice it since you don’t eat it often, but it’s still pretty good.”

Lu Xiao hadn’t realized Cecilia was so familiar with the shop’s pastry chefs. It was clear she’d eaten plenty of their cake over the years.

“Then they probably did change.”

“I wonder why. How was business at the shop when you went?”

As a loyal customer of many years, Cecilia couldn’t help but ask.

“It seemed fine, no different than before. But there were a few new waiters. Speaking of which, I actually know one of them.” Lu Xiao briefly explained how she had met Platinum.

After hearing the story, Cecilia nodded. “That is quite a coincidence. But he really should be grateful to you. If it weren’t for you, he probably still wouldn’t be able to leave the supervision of the Female Protection Association.”

Lu Xiao just smiled, not having given the matter much thought. She had saved Platinum back then mostly because she couldn’t stand the way the female from Duke Green’s family behaved.

Knowing what she was thinking, Cecilia didn’t say anything more. After the two of them finished the cake, Lu Xiao returned to her room.

Lu Xiao, who had been about to take a shower, suddenly received a message. The sender was C Luo again, and the content was: “An address. You can find what you’re looking for here, but you have to come in person. The gate can only be opened by your biogenetics.”

Lu Xiao’s brow furrowed unconsciously. If C Luo’s objective was unclear last time, it was now perfectly obvious.

She forwarded the message to Admiral Clan.

After receiving the message, Admiral Clan immediately sent Lu Xiao a voice call. “Are you home now?”

“Yes, I’m home. I just received this message. They want me to go in person.”

“Xiao Xiao, it’s now certain that they’re targeting you. I want to bring you to the First Military Region. Are you willing to come?”

“No problem, Father. I’ll wait for you.”

“Alright. Pack some clothes. I’ll be back in a little while.”

After finishing the call with Kelan, Lu Xiao took a quick shower, then packed a few changes of clothes and some daily necessities. By the time she was done, Admiral Clan had returned.

They also told Cecilia what was happening. Upon hearing that the people from the Black Tower were after Lu Xiao again, Cecilia couldn’t help but worry. She followed behind Admiral Clan, asking, “What on earth do these people want?”

“Mother, there’s no need to worry. I will do everything in my power to protect Xiao Xiao’s safety,” Admiral Clan reassured Cecilia in a gentle voice.

Cecilia was getting on in years and couldn’t bear to see such things happen. Had it been some years earlier, she probably wouldn’t have been so concerned.

“You are Xiao Xiao’s Father. Her safety is naturally your responsibility. This time, you must find those bastards from the Black Tower. We can’t spend all day just guarding against them.”

“I know, Mother,” Admiral Clan said earnestly.

Lu Xiao walked over and hugged Cecilia, patting the old woman’s shoulder comfortingly. “Grandmother, don’t worry. I’ll definitely be fine with Father. You, on the other hand, should take good care of yourself at home and wait for me to come back.”

“Grandmother knows you’re capable and sensible. It’s only normal for an outstanding young female like you to be targeted. Still, I hope you stay safe and sound. Don’t worry about me. I’m just a bag of old bones, and I’m staying in my own den. Who could do anything to me? Unless they have a death wish. Go on now. If you need anything, just tell me. Remember, Lu Xiao, the Duke Garieldo Mansion will always be your strongest shield!”

“I understand, Grandmother.”

After speaking with Cecilia, Lu Xiao followed Admiral Clan out of the Duke Mansion.

Admiral Clan watched Lu Xiao, who seemed so emotionally stable, and his heart ached for her. Other young females her age were usually mischievous, spoiled, and willful.

But the young female of his family already shouldered a heavy responsibility and had become a beacon of hope for all the males in the Empire.

The Black Tower’s reason for seeking out Lu Xiao wasn’t hard to guess.

With S-Class males being steadily rehabilitated and discharged from the S-Class Shelter, all signs pointed to Lu Xiao.

The Black Tower, which had always sought to profit from this situation, would not possibly remain indifferent.

That’s why they kept harassing her again and again.

Cecilia was right. They couldn’t spend their days just guarding against a thief; this matter had to be resolved.

“I’ve already arranged for people to investigate the situation at that address. I’ll notify you as soon as there’s any news. For now, don’t go to the Fifth Research Institute.”

Lu Xiao knew Admiral Clan was saying this for her safety, so she didn’t refuse. “Alright. I’ll let Teacher Ai Li know you need me for something and that I’ll need to be transferred for a while.”

“That works.” Knowing Lu Xiao didn’t want her colleagues at the Fifth Research Institute to worry, Admiral Clan did not object.

By the time they entered the First Military Region, the sky was already growing dark.

Admiral Clan’s adjutant saw Lu Xiao following behind Admiral Clan and immediately gave a respectful salute. “Good day, Your Excellency Lu Xiao.”

Lu Xiao was startled by the sudden, loud greeting. She looked up at the man’s tense and excited expression and found it a little amusing. “Hello, Your Excellency Adjutant.”

Having been addressed in return, the adjutant was instantly overjoyed.

Admiral Clan glanced at his usually steady adjutant, who at most showed a bit of a lively side in front of him, and cleared his throat, signaling for him to tone it down.

Because Lu Xiao was coming, the adjutant, at Admiral Clan’s request, had already prepared a room for her in advance.

“The conditions here are a bit basic, but if you need anything at all, just tell me. We can provide it!” the adjutant said enthusiastically as he opened the door.

Lu Xiao wasn’t surprised when she went inside. It was a completely normal, standard-issue military lounge, the kind she had seen at Ares’s place before. “This is great. I don’t need anything, thank you.”

“You’re too kind! Your presence here brings light to our humble First Military Region!” The adjutant was simply ecstatic. He had finally met Her Excellency Lu Xiao.

Admiral Clan felt his adjutant was being unusually talkative tonight, even usurping his responsibilities as a Father.

He had originally intended to show Lu Xiao to her room and say all those things himself, but his adjutant had gone and done it for him!

But he couldn’t appear petty in front of Lu Xiao. ’How frustrating!’

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