Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef novel Chapter 257

Chapter 257: Chapter 255: Leia Discovers She’s Grown Up

「The Medical Alliance.」

"AHHHHHHHHHH! Xiao Yi! Quick, look! Did I get taller?!"

Leia was shocked to find her overalls suddenly felt too short. She scrambled over to find Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi had just wearily finished his work when a human cannonball shot into his arms, grabbing his collar and shaking him nonstop.

His vision momentarily blackened, and his head buzzed. "Leia, gently, please. You don’t want to see the esteemed president of the Medical Alliance drop dead at his desk, do you?"

Leia excitedly leaped onto the desk. Her pink sneakers trampled all over the documents on its surface, leaving a trail of mottled footprints as she paced back and forth.

"Look! Quick, look! Aren’t my pants too short?"

Xiao Yi stared at the documents under her feet and sighed helplessly.

Now he wouldn’t have to agonize over whether to surrender to them.

After all, there was no greater insult than stomping footprints all over their recruitment document.

He had indeed been working for the Qin Family, but it had always been on the basis of mutual benefit.

He needed the Qin family to provide the funds to maintain his medical research team.

But this recruitment document right in front of him brazenly stated that his Medical Alliance was to be absorbed into the Qin Family.

Essentially, his "private hospital" would have to serve the Qin Family exclusively, becoming their personal, private hospital.

This was no small matter.

His willingness to cooperate with the Qin Family did not mean he wanted to pledge allegiance to them.

Leia grabbed his collar. "Xiao Yi! If you tune me out for one more second, I’ll beat you into a pulp!"

"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH..." Xiao Yi couldn’t help but cough a few times. He helplessly lifted her off the desk and placed her on his lap. "Sorry, what were you saying?"

Leia angrily thumped him once. "I’m not telling you now!"

Xiao Yi let out a low chuckle and expertly placated her. "I’m sorry. I was busy with work just now and didn’t respond to you right away."

"My mistake. I’ll do my best to fix it next time, okay? Now, can you tell me what you wanted to share with me? I’m dying to hear."

Leia sat on his lap, arms crossed, tilting her head back to look down her nose at him.

Once she confirmed the sincerity in his eyes and saw that he really had stopped to listen, she finally pointed to her pant leg. "Look! I’ve gotten taller!"

Hearing this, a flash of astonishment crossed Xiao Yi’s eyes as he subconsciously glanced at her pant leg.

He personally picked out all her clothes, and he meticulously coordinated every outfit.

He knew better than Leia herself exactly how long the pant legs were.

The pant legs that should have covered her ankles were now a good deal shorter, revealing a stretch of her pale, slender ankle.

His pupils contracted. "How could this be?"

Only then was Leia satisfied. "See? I wasn’t lying, was I? I got taller!"

Xiao Yi quickly tucked her under his arm, stood up, pushed his chair back, and hurried toward the internal research department.

The internal research department was the core of the Medical Alliance, specializing in various forms of human genetic engineering.

To be precise, all of their research was dedicated to deciphering the genetic problem affecting Leia.

No one wanted to see the woman he loved grow up and live a normal life more than he did.

Seeing his frantic state, Leia didn’t mind being carried this way at all. In fact, she burst into uninhibited laughter.

"See, Xiao Yi! I told you God wouldn’t screw me over like this!"

"A growth spurt today, another one tomorrow—maybe in a few days I’ll be all grown up, as tall as you!"

"HAHAHAHAHAHA..."

Even Xiao Yi’s hand trembled as he swiped the key card, leading her all the way into the deepest part of the research facility.

A young man in a white lab coat, with a gentle yet gloomy face, was conducting research.

Xiao Yi suppressed the nervousness in his heart and asked, "How is it? Can you figure out what’s going on?"

Luo’an was clearly more patient with Xiao Yi. "Don’t worry, President. We’re investigating the cause, so it’s hard to say if we can find anything just yet. However..."

He looked at Xiao Yi. "A crack has appeared on the seal of Leia’s Spirit Sea. We can be almost certain this is the main reason her body is starting to grow. We’re now trying to trace the cause of this crack."

Leia thought for a moment. "Could it be the fights?"

Luo’an didn’t even look up. "Unlikely. There have been times over the years when you’ve been injured even more severely than this, but the seal has never once loosened."

He looked at Leia. "Have you come into contact with anyone special recently? Or ingested anything unusual?"

"No."

The corner of Luo’an’s eye twitched. "Use your brain before you answer. We’ve been nursing that new brain of yours for so long, it’s about time you used it. It’s probably covered in cobwebs."

Leia: "..."

She gritted her teeth. "No!"

Luo’an withdrew his gaze. "Forget it. I’ll find out myself."

Leia: "..."

’He actually doesn’t believe me.’

’I’m busy fighting or torturing people every day. Where would I find the time to meet anyone ’special’?’

’Is Bai Su special?’

’Or is her soft, wimpy daughter special?’

’Or was it ’special’ when Li Chenlin was blasting at me with a cannon?’

Luo’an focused on the crack in her seal.

It was discovered too late; there seemed to be no trace of anything left on the crack.