NOVEL NEXT Chapter 159: She’s Like a Husky
When Luo Wei fled back to Rose Castle, she found a lonely silver-haired girl.
"Gladys, why are you here?"
Gladys was crouching at her door, arms wrapped around her knees, wearing the dress Luo Wei had given her.
"Luo Wei, you've been gone so long," Gladys looked up with reproachful eyes, "I've been waiting all morning."
"Why were you waiting for me? Did something happen?" Luo Wei helped her up and unlocked the door. "Come in and sit down, it's cold outside."
"Not cold, hot." Gladys followed behind her. "My brother met with the headmaster."
"Your brother?" Luo Wei dusted off a chair for her to sit.
"Yes, I thought he'd get lost, but he didn't." Gladys seemed puzzled.
"Someone probably showed him the way," Luo Wei opened the window for ventilation. "Isn't it good that your brother arrived on time? The headmaster said he needed to meet your guardian, or your disciplinary record couldn't be cleared."
"It's both good and bad," Gladys said unhappily. "The headmaster said I'm disobedient and told my brother to beat me."
Luo Wei turned around with furrowed brows: "How could the headmaster say that?"
How could Headmaster Morrison, who seemed so wise, tell Reginald to beat Gladys? Did he also believe in corporal punishment?
"What exactly did the headmaster say? Did your brother really agree to beat you?"
Gladys nodded angrily: "He said: 'Reginald, knock some sense into your sister. If she can't learn to fit in, I'll have no choice but to expel her.'"
"My brother then tried to knock on my head, so I ran away."
Luo Wei: ...
How could she trust the words of such a naive wolf?
"Is that really what 'knock some sense' means?" she said, covering her face.
"Yes," Gladys nodded, "He wants to knock me and beat me!"
"Oh dear," Luo Wei sighed, sitting beside Gladys to explain, "Gladys, you've misunderstood both the headmaster and your brother."
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"'Knock some sense' means to criticize your mistakes so you can learn and improve, to help you correct your bad habits."
Gladys looked confused: "Is that what it means?"
"Of course," Luo Wei explained patiently. "Think about it, how could the headmaster, being such a gentle and refined person, ask your brother to beat you?"
"When your brother tried to tap your head, he was just playing around. He wouldn't actually hurt you."
Gladys suddenly understood: "Is that so? He curved two fingers, and I thought he was going to poke my eyes."
...Such violent imagination from the little wolf.
Luo Wei began to understand Headmaster Morrison's perspective. If Gladys continued like this, expulsion might actually be protecting her.
Like Hol and Theodore, though they were also non-human intelligent species, they could disguise themselves to appear human.
But Gladys couldn't. Her wolf nature was too strong, and she didn't know how to pretend. She couldn't understand normal human behavior patterns, making it easy for others to discover her true identity.
Luo Wei loved fluffy creatures and appreciated Gladys's straightforwardness and simplicity.
Having made few friends since coming to this world, she privately didn't want Gladys to be expelled.
She needed to find a way to help her. It wasn't necessary to corrupt her innocence with human hypocrisy; she just needed to appear normal.
Gladys needed a persona.
Her current savage image was fine, but it needed to be intensified.
"Gladys?"
"Hmm?"
"From now on, speak less in front of others, and don't use long sentences. Remember, you're a cold and aloof silver wolf."
"Cold and aloof," Gladys nodded, "Yes, the ice plains are high and cold."
"For instance, with that response, you shouldn't have said anything - just nod once."
With Gladys's naturally world-weary face, if she didn't speak, her expression alone would scare away eighty percent of those trying to probe her.
"Let's practice. Gladys, you're a cold and aloof silver wolf."
Gladys looked confused at first but then gave a firm nod.
"Pfft!" Luo Wei quickly lowered her head, pressing her lips together.
Why, why did she feel like she was looking at a husky?
Despite Gladys having a rebellious, world-weary face and naturally angry-looking eyebrows, she had eyes that couldn't hide her emotions.
Well, they'd take it slow. Rome wasn't built in a day.
"Let's try again, Gladys. Look fiercer, pretend I'm a brown bear, look at me."
"Ha~" Gladys bared her teeth and huffed at her.
"Yes, that's the right look!"
...
The lesson left both Luo Wei parched and Gladys exhausted.
It was mealtime, so after exchanging glances, they decided to head to the academy cafeteria.
On their way, they met Laura, who looked troubled.
"Good day, Miss Luo Wei, Gladys." Laura greeted them.
"Good day, Laura. What happened to your forehead?" Luo Wei noticed several red bumps on her forehead, like insect bites.
Laura touched her forehead: "Professor Tobias's owl pecked me a few times."
Luo Wei understood: "You went to apologize to it today?"
"Yes, but it doesn't seem willing to accept my apology." Laura said worriedly. "I might need to apologize again."
"I don't think it will accept even if you apologize again," Luo Wei said.
Anyone who had nearly been eaten by their natural predator wouldn't accept their apology.
It was like a fox apologizing to a chicken.
"Then what should I do?" Laura fretted.
"Why don't you give it a gift?" Luo Wei suggested. "Owls like field mice, right? You could catch some for it."
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