Chapter 215: Am I stupid?
Ling Xue had noticed Miss Chloe hmphing to herself from time to time for some reason she didn't understand, but she didn't think much of it as the only thing she had to focus on right now was surviving, as the feeling of death was still engraved in her, which she had experienced earlier.
Chloe, seeing how she couldn't even meet her eyes when standing in front of her closely, said in her cute voice with a hint of annoyance present:
"Urgh, match my eye level! Are you trying to look down on me?" She didn't forget to stomp her foot on the ground at the end to show her displeasure.
She normally should have said this; however, knowing Ling Xue was scared of her right now, she wouldn't normally talk like this, and more importantly, it would be much better for her if she explained to her while looking directly into her eyes, according to her.
But in the end, it was just her way of showing her displeasure at having to face her big boobs in front of her.
Ling Xue, after hearing what Miss Chloe had said to her, suddenly snapped back as she didn't realize that standing normally was displeasing her, and now knowing it, she didn't waste any more time and quickly bent her knees to match her eye level as her pink eyes appeared in front of her.
Looking directly into her eyes was making her more scared; however, she didn't look away, as Miss Chloe herself had said to match her eye level.
"I am sorry, Miss Chloe, for upsetting you."
Chloe was pleased to see her do what she had told her to do; however, when she heard the words she had uttered, she felt surprised, as no one had ever talked to her with so much respect. Even inside her estate—her father's estate—the people working here didn't show her the respect she was getting from the words of Ling Xue.
They may have called her by fancy titles; however, at the end of the day, the disdain in their words was enough to let her know how they actually felt about her.
This is why Ling Xue calling her with such genuine respect, even when it came through the fear she had caused, was making her feel quite good inside.
A smug expression appeared on her face as her previous annoyance towards her boobs became much less, but it was still present as her boobs couldn't be hidden from her while standing close to her. However, her mood had improved.
While having the same smug expression on her face, she answered her in her haughty voice, buoyed by the little respect Ling Xue had shown her.
"Hehe, I accept your apology. Don't worry about it."
Even when Ling Xue still feared the little pink-haired girl in front of her, seeing how she was behaving, she was sure that Miss Chloe was not good with compliments. She had decided to call her Miss Chloe, as she couldn't just call her Chloe after everything that had happened to her.
She wanted to be as respectful as possible to survive and wouldn't mind calling her Miss Chloe for the rest of her life if she survived today. However, after witnessing how she was behaving, it didn't look like she had any intention of killing her. But the memories of a few minutes earlier reappeared in her mind, which made her cautious not to be deceived by what she was showing.
She had made this mistake once and provoked this monster, and now she was not going to make the same mistake twice, so she only replied to her in the same respectful tone once again.
"Thank you for forgiving me, Miss Chloe."
Chloe was feeling very elated right now after hearing Ling Xue call her Miss Chloe in the same respectful voice. She couldn't get enough of it, as every time she heard it, it made her happier, and one of the main reasons for it was that the one showing such respect to her was her former leader.
She had never thought of others calling her with such respect, especially a person like Ling Xue. But after experiencing the feeling for the first time, she knew she liked it very much and couldn't get enough of it.
Ling Xue's head was close to her, so in happiness, she used her small hand to bring it over her silky blue hair, after finally bringing it over, she patted it while having a smile on her face as some words left her mouth, which she had thought carefully about for some time inside her mind.
"Good! Call me Miss Chloe from now on for the rest of your life, and I will forgive you for everything you have done to me."
While saying these words, Chloe was also referring to her previous life where Ling Xue had taken advantage of her, which Ling Xue didn't know.
Ling Xue felt the pat on her head, which made her feel weird all over her body, as never before had someone patted her head in her life. Looking at the pink-haired girl in front of her, who was having a genuine smile on her face while patting her head, and who looked like a child compared to her, she didn't know how to feel about this.
If this had happened before she had seen how powerful Miss Chloe was and without knowing that her life was practically not in her hands, she would have likely taken this as an insult and fought for it.
But now, knowing Miss Chloe was above her, many times more powerful than her, and even had a good brain, she didn't feel upset and only felt weird about how she was behaving. Her previous intent to kill her was quite contradictory; she didn't quite understand what was happening, and even when using all her logic, she wasn't able to come to any conclusion about this.
'What is happening?'
'Does she want to kill me or not?'