666, and there’s a twin segment Golden retriever little cockroach

"Waaah..."

Groggy and dazed, Xia Tongxin woke up in bed, hugging her cow plushie as she let out a yawn. She glanced at the clock hanging on the wall, then flopped back down again.

Sleepy time, sleepy time...

For Xia Tongxin, who had no worries about food or clothing, there was no need for any concept of time at all. She didn't have to go to school or work, and even meals didn't need to be at fixed times, because a dedicated medical team made sure all her body functions were taken care of every day.

So... just be happy.

Sleep.

A few minutes later, Xia Tongxin sat up again.

"Pee, pee..."

Still half-asleep, Xia Tongxin leaned over the headboard, half her body on the bed and half dangling in midair, using her feet to feel around for her slippers.

Connection successful!

Xia Tongxin stumbled groggily to the door and headed for the bathroom outside.

"Whoosh!"

After coming out of the bathroom, most of her drowsiness was gone, and she didn't feel like sleeping anymore. She wanted to go find Xiaxia.

The first thing she did every morning was look for Xiaxia—it had become a habit. If she didn't find the head maid, it felt like something was missing, and she couldn't relax.

"Xiaxia, Xiaxia, wake up! The sun is burning your butt and you're still snoozing!"

For once, she had gotten up early, and Xia Tongxin puffed out her chest with pride. Usually, she was the one being told that, and now it was finally her turn!

Haha!

Creak.

The door to the head maid's room swung open lightly, maybe because of Xia Tongxin's knock. It was open, and the room was empty.

Xia Tongxin: "???"

Already acting like a little golden retriever, Xia Tongxin dashed inside: "Xiaxia is gone!"

"Xiaxia?" Xia Tongxin crouched down and checked under the bed.

Then the wardrobe, then under the bed again, then the wardrobe again—she went back and forth between these two spots. Why not look anywhere else? Because everything else was too high for her to reach, and she was afraid of heights. She was scared of climbing too high; falling down would hurt a lot.

Still useless...

Suddenly, exhausted from searching the room, Xia Tongxin lay down on the head maid's bed to rest and procrastinate, gradually drifting off to sleep. Then she caught a whiff of something delicious—the smell of breakfast!

Gurgle, her stomach started rumbling. Xia Tongxin, all soft and drowsy, propped herself up and forced herself awake again.

"Seriously, Xiaxia went to make breakfast without telling me, making me worry for nothing." Huffing angrily, she muttered to herself as she headed downstairs.

She stopped.

"Huh?" Xia Tongxin looked at the slightly ajar server room nearby, a big question mark forming over her head.

Why is Xiaxia starting so early today?

As if a thought struck her, Xia Tongxin blinked, looked at the kitchen, then back at the server room, took off her slippers, and crept over quietly.

In the kitchen, the head maid was still making breakfast. The delicious smell Xia Tongxin had caught was the bacon sizzling in the pan. In the oven beside her, bread buns were toasting, and sliced cucumbers were ready...

Looked like she was making burgers.

Xia Tongxin was picky about food—she loved burgers—but she was worried about the ones from outside being unhealthy, so the head maid made them herself.

"Slurp, slurp... Burgers..." Xia Tongxin loitered by the door, drool unashamedly spilling from her mouth, like an emoji of a dog drooling.

Pitter-patter, her bare feet almost gave her away and she nearly barged in, but Xia Tongxin's "strong willpower" stopped her just in time before she could cause a disaster.

"No, I have to hold it in!" Xia Tongxin's eyes grew firm, and she quietly backed away, heading toward the server room.

The moment she left, the head maid in the kitchen seemed to sense something and turned to glance at the spot where Xia Tongxin had been standing by the door.

"Huh? Strange, was I imagining things?"

A hint of doubt appeared in the head maid's eyes. She felt like she had sensed their young lady somewhere nearby.

She checked the time—there was still half an hour before their young lady's usual waking time, unless she was woken up by the urge to pee.

Turning off the stove, the head maid decided to take the serving of breakfast she had already prepared ahead of time to the server room, so Ye Cheng could taste her cooking.

When she reached the door, she stopped...

"No, I still need to go check on her first." As if a thought struck her, the head maid looked up toward a certain room on the second floor.

She had a nagging feeling, a bad intuition. This kind of feeling was usually accurate—like when their young lady was about to get into trouble, it would arise.

The head maid put down the breakfast and rushed upstairs, her steps hurried.

Second floor.

"Click."

A very faint sound of a door opening came, as the head maid tried to keep her movements as quiet as possible, to avoid waking their young lady.

Normally, she didn't have to be so cautious. Their young lady wasn't a light sleeper—in fact, she slept very deeply. Well, to put it nicely. There was also a blunter way to put it:

She slept like a log, and wouldn't wake up unless the sky fell.

But not now. Over the past couple of days, their young lady had been having nightmares, muttering things like "demon" and "cow..." It seemed the hospital incident had left some psychological scars.

Which made her very easily startled awake.

Slowly, slowly...

The head maid opened the door just a crack, enough to make sure she could see their young lady. If everything was fine, she'd...

"Huh?"

The head maid froze, confusion flickering in her eyes.

Why... can't I see their young lady?

She widened the gap, trying to spot any hidden corners of the bed, but still—nothing.

Head maid: "???"

"Where is she!"

The head maid pushed the door open fully and rushed in. First the bed, then under it, then the wardrobe—in a way, she followed the same path Xia Tongxin had taken earlier when looking for her.

The difference was that Xia Tongxin couldn't reach high places, but the head maid's search method came from experience—their young lady really did have a knack for hiding in weird spots like those.

After checking everywhere inside and out and still finding nothing, the head maid went to other rooms. She even lifted the toilet lid.

Finally, she went back to her own room.

The head maid slowly picked up a single strand of hair from her bed... a strand of golden hair!

Head maid: "???"

There were also other signs of rummaging in the room. No doubt about it... their young lady had been here.

The head maid's pupils shrank, her heart skipping a beat. She rushed downstairs. Passing by the kitchen, she spotted their young lady's pink slippers left there.

Head maid: "???"

Oh no!!!

The head maid’s scalp crawled as she rushed toward the server room where Ye Cheng was...

...

Inside the server room.

Boom—wave after wave of heat surged toward them.

“What’s this?” A voice, slightly childish but brimming with excitement and curiosity, suddenly came from behind Ye Cheng. A small, fair finger appeared in his line of sight.

“Huh? Xia Xia, why does your voice suddenly sound so young, like an elementary school student? And this hand... huh?”

Ye Cheng: “???”

Ye Cheng turned around and fell silent as he looked at the little golden retriever—no, the little blond girl—who had somehow appeared behind him without him noticing. Their eyes met... like a moment frozen in time. The air grew awkward. Xia Xia Tongxin blinked, her cheeks flushing, and she lowered her head shyly...

“Damn, the blondie’s here!”

LOL, and there’s even a twin twist!

Golden retriever cockroach!