LOT – Chapter 104 The Third Prince Gained Weight Over the New Year!

Seeing Bai Xiao fly out, Lin Mo panicked and rushed forward, trying to catch him.

“Don’t be afraid, I’ll catch you!”

But the moment she said that, Bai Xiao slipped right through her fingers.

Lin Mo: …

Bai Xiao: …

“Are you sick in the head?! Couldn’t you at least close your fingers?!”

Bai Xiao lay on the ground, utterly speechless. Luckily, he couldn’t die from falling. Otherwise, dropping from such a height would have been game over.

Lin Mo gave an awkward smile and quietly withdrew her hand. “I was just too flustered. Who knew that one flick from me would send you flying?”

“But now I have another question. You’ve turned into a human—so who’s going to protect me? What if someone tries to assassinate me?”

She was someone who valued her life dearly. If she lost it just because she was gossiping, wouldn’t that be too pitiful?

After enlarging himself again, Bai Xiao hopped onto the table to continue eating and drinking. “You don’t need to worry about that. As long as we’re still bound, you won’t be harmed. We’re the best gossip partners—how could I ever let anyone hurt you? If you die, I die too. Relax, I’ll protect you well!”

Hearing his firm reassurance, Lin Mo finally set her heart at ease.

As long as she wouldn’t die, she could keep on living recklessly!

Madam Lin arranged for Bai Xiao’s courtyard to be right next to Lin Mo’s. This was basically as obvious as Sima Zhao’s intentions—everyone could see it.

Unfortunately, these two airheads didn’t pick up on the elders’ intentions at all and were instead secretly delighted.

“Hehehe, living this close makes it so much easier to gossip together!”

Bai Xiao strolled around his courtyard, grinning from ear to ear. He finally had his own room! How amazing was that!

But Lin Mo looked around at the carefully decorated courtyard and grew unbalanced. “Why is your courtyard so much nicer than mine? I’m the real young master of this house! My mother’s being biased!”

His courtyard was filled with flowers and greenery—lush even in winter. Meanwhile, her own flowers were withered, and everything was arranged haphazardly. Totally unfair!

Lin Ran came over and happened to hear Lin Mo’s words.

She let out a helpless snort. “Wasn’t your courtyard like this when you first moved in? You’re the one who ruined it. Perfectly good flowers and plants, but you had to plant vegetables instead. And you couldn’t even grow them properly—of course it turned barren.”

“I’m telling you now, you are not allowed to mess up Bai Xiao’s courtyard like you did yours. Just look at your handiwork—not a single thing survived.”

Lin Mo opened her mouth to argue, but… couldn’t find a comeback. What her sister said was completely true.

Bai Xiao was laughing so hard on the side that his gums showed. Hahaha—turning human really made watching jokes way more immersive!

That night, when Lin Mo lay in bed, she wanted to chat with the system, but no one replied for a long while.

“Oh, right. That guy moved next door. This feels really strange.”

Lying there, she suddenly couldn’t fall asleep. Every night, she used to chat with the system or have him tell her stories and jokes. But tonight it was far too quiet.

Bai Xiao felt the same way. He turned over and sat up with a look of utter despair. “Am I seriously this pathetic? I used to be forced to tell that brat stories every night, and now that I don’t have to, I can’t even fall asleep?!”

Before long, Bai Xiao hugged his pillow and sneaked into Lin Mo’s courtyard.

When he arrived, Lin Mo was also about to climb out the window.

“What are you doing?! It’s the middle of the night—where do you think you’re going?!” Bai Xiao quickly blocked her.

Lin Mo was pleasantly surprised to see him back. “You came back? Why don’t you just stay here? I can’t sleep without you. My bed is big—you can just shrink down like earlier today.”

Bai Xiao rolled his eyes but still shrank down to thumb-size and hopped onto the bed.

“Fine, fine. Go to sleep. Tomorrow your holiday ends, you’ll have to attend court in the morning.”

The servant girls standing watch outside heard the noise inside and couldn’t help but laugh quietly.

They couldn’t meddle in their master’s business. Besides, after being bound together for so long, there was no real need to separate them into different courtyards. They already knew everything there was to know about each other.

Of course, appearances still had to be maintained. As for what went on in private—that wasn’t their concern.

The next morning, still half-asleep, Lin Mo stuffed Bai Xiao into her sleeve. “You’ll stay here from now on. Talk to me through the mind-link, but don’t make a sound, or people will find out.”

When Lin Qi came to see her, she was shocked to find her already sitting up on the bed. “Well, well, the sun must have risen from the west. Our little ancestor actually got up on her own!”

Lin Mo groggily stretched out her arms.

Lin Qi: …

“You’re already sitting up, can’t you walk by yourself? Get up!”

What kind of nonsense habit was this? Already awake but still asking to be carried? She was way too spoiled!

Lin Mo just sat there holding out her arms, unmoving. Lin Qi irritably waved her hand. “Fine, fine. Those legs of yours are completely wasted.”

News that the system had turned human had already spread through the entire capital. Everyone was curious—and their biggest concern was: now that he was human, could they still hear Lin Mo’s inner voice in the mornings?

Lin Mo soon noticed many people staring at her. Touching her face, she asked Bai Xiao suspiciously: 【Do I have a mark on my face? Why is everyone staring?】

After thinking for a moment, Bai Xiao replied: 【Maybe it’s because you gained weight over the holidays.】

Everyone: … Alright then. Question answered—they could still hear her inner voice.

Lin Mo touched her face in disbelief. She got fat in just a short while?!

Sensing her shock, Bai Xiao comforted her: 【Don’t be sad. Gaining a few pounds during the holidays isn’t a big deal. I’ll give you some gossip—The Third Prince gained fourteen pounds! He even grew a double chin! The Third Princess Consort was so disgusted that she forced him to lose weight!】

The Third Prince, who had just arrived late, happened to hear this: … What kind of system are you?! I hadn’t even shown up yet, and you were already spilling my secrets!

So what if I got fat?! It’s my own eating and my own fat! What’s the problem?!

Everyone quietly sneaked glances at the Third Prince… and at his particularly prominent double chin.

Emperor Xuande looked at his youngest son and couldn’t even bear to look.

Couldn’t he control himself just a little? To think a dignified prince had gotten this fat—in just a few days, no less!