Chapter 145: Family Gathering

Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Family Gathering

However, Lorenzo could tell that their Female Master was exhausted. He looked at Gu Weilan and kissed her forehead before scooping her up into his arms. He accompanied her to her room, drew a hot bath, and personally washed her.

Once she was clean and settled, he had the robot butler bring her meal upstairs. To his surprise, following the new robot butler upstairs were Zhan Heng, Xie Jing, Shen Mianzhou, and Samuel Riel.

With Gu Weilan sitting in his lap, Lorenzo didn’t even glance at the other Beast Husbands, focusing entirely on feeding her. His long, pale fingers carefully placed a generous portion of meat and vegetables over a small bite of rice, scooping up a perfectly sized spoonful to feed to Gu Weilan.

Seeing this, Zhan Heng sat down beside Lorenzo and quickly added the dishes Gu Weilan liked into her bowl. Meanwhile, Shen Mianzhou poured a full glass of water.

Samuel, his belly protruding, instructed the robot butler to bring the meals for the other Beast Husbands upstairs as well. Unable to squeeze in beside her, Xie Jing sat directly across from Gu Weilan to eat. He knew she enjoyed seeing a crowd eat together; it gave her a better appetite.

"According to your preliminary estimates, how many more times will you have to go?" Lorenzo’s clear, youthful voice sounded gently by Gu Weilan’s ear.

Gu Weilan swallowed her food and lazily tilted her head back. "Probably... at least five or six times, to say the least."

Lorenzo frowned slightly. "Is it that troublesome?"

Noticing that Lorenzo had stopped feeding her, Gu Weilan poked his arm in dissatisfaction. He hurriedly resumed feeding her.

Zhan Heng took over the conversation. His gaze, which had been fixed on Gu Weilan, finally shifted to Lorenzo.

"Yes. These past few days, we’ve been..." As Zhan Heng spoke, he noticed Gu Weilan frowning as if recalling something unpleasant. Not wanting to ruin the Female Master’s appetite, he quickly added, "In short, we’ve only been doing preliminary screening work lately."

Lorenzo also seemed to notice this and changed the subject. "Beast Husband Shi Lingfeng has been busy outside all this time. He wants to purchase a few sets of your specially formulated Bloodline Purification Bath, Weilan."

Gu Weilan raised an eyebrow, letting out a series of soft MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH sounds as she nodded.

Lorenzo thought the Female Master looked incredibly adorable. Unable to resist, he planted a kiss on the top of her head with a loud SMACK. Feeling that his action had been a bit too presumptuous, he hurriedly moved on to the next topic under Zhan Heng’s icy glare.

"Branch Dean Shan Minghui came looking for you. She wanted to order a few more sets of your specially formulated Bloodline Purification Bath, but you weren’t around. She said she’d come back next time. I wonder if she tried contacting you on your Light Brain?"

Gu Weilan nodded. "Mhm."

After swallowing her mouthful of food, she finally spoke up, "Make a note for me. Branch Dean Shan Minghui, Professor Andrew, and Professor Jiang Mingzhu have jointly ordered forty-two sets of the Bloodline Purification Bath Liquid from me."

Lorenzo frowned slightly. "Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?"

As he prepared another perfectly portioned spoonful to feed Gu Weilan, he explained softly, "They always cut in line like this. If it becomes a habit... it will be too exhausting for you."

Gu Weilan fell silent for a moment, let out a sigh, and looked at Zhan Heng. "You explain. Let me eat a few bites first."

As Lorenzo continued to feed Gu Weilan, Zhan Heng spoke up, "We received Branch Dean Shan Minghui’s order while we were at the White Tiger Beast Clan’s territory.

"We considered this very issue at the time. The Female Master mentioned she had been busy with other matters recently. Branch Dean Shan Minghui then apologized and explained that their order of thirty sets of Bloodline Purification Bath Liquid is intended for this year’s professor rewards.

"This will be a special order from the Female Master for this year only. In the future, they should be switching over to the Selection Level liquid produced by the Shi family’s production lines.

"The remaining twelve sets were ordered by the professors for their own relatives and friends.

"Initially, the Female Master was quite reluctant to take this on. I was the one who advised her to accept the order."

Lorenzo, Shen Mianzhou, and Samuel all looked at Zhan Heng, their expressions revealing a hint of displeasure.

Zhan Heng sighed and elaborated, "After all, the Female Master still needs to graduate under these professors.

"The course materials they have prepared for the Female Master are exceptionally meticulous.

"Even for the classes where the Female Master cannot clock in for attendance, the professors have graciously accommodated her schedule.

"Therefore, I suggested that she clear the debt of gratitude owed to these professors by accepting this special order for the Bloodline Purification Bath."

Lorenzo kissed the side of Gu Weilan’s head again and fed her another spoonful of food before softly coaxing her, "If it’s as Beast Husband Zhan Heng says, then it is indeed necessary for Lanlan to do this.

"Don’t be upset anymore. Thank you for your hard work, Female Master."

Gu Weilan, thoroughly enjoying her meal, nodded slightly. "Mhm, mhm."

As the robot butler brought the rest of the food upstairs, Gu Weilan asked it, "The elders weren’t displeased, were they?"

The robot butler shook its head. "No. The elders felt that since it’s rare for you all to see each other, it’s a good thing for you to spend time bonding. They even specially portioned out most of the food for me to bring up."

Gu Weilan breathed a sigh of relief and continued eating with her Beast Husbands.

After dinner, Gu Weilan lay sprawled across the laps of Shen Mianzhou, Lorenzo, and Zhan Heng. They gently massaged her.

"Jin Taoyao suddenly asked me for eighty portions of the bath liquid. When I heard that, I didn’t even want to entertain her. Does she think I’m a workhorse?"

Lorenzo couldn’t help but smile faintly. "It just proves that the Female Master’s products are excellent, making them see their true value.

"However, Jin Taoyao belongs to a branch family of the Golden Crow Clan. She likely told her branch relatives about how beneficial the Bloodline Purification Bath is.

"My personal advice is for the Female Master to reject her order, citing a busy schedule. If her family sincerely wants to place an order, they should show some alternative forms of sincerity.

"After all, you originally had ulterior motives for inviting them. If they can’t offer additional benefits in exchange...

"Then they should just use the standard ordering channels through the Shi family or the academy’s production lines, just like any other Beastman.

"Since they want a special order directly from the Female Master, they must provide corresponding reciprocal conditions.

"For example, cooperation with sales channels, assistance with raw material supply, or having the Golden Crow Clan provide certain conveniences for the security of your production lines on the habitable planet where they reside.

"Otherwise, why should she unilaterally enjoy the special treatment you provide?"

Gu Weilan approvingly patted the hand Lorenzo was using to massage her arm. "Exactly! That’s precisely what I meant! You understand me best!

"The Bai family and the Rong family gave me production lines on six habitable planets.

"They are the Capricorn Star, Aries Star, Sagittarius Star, Vega Star, Aquarius Star, and Leo Star.

"Among them, the Aquarius Star is the headquarters of the Honey Badger Clan, the Beast Clan backing the female Laura. I want to prioritize her order and negotiate the relevant details with her.

"But I’ve been way too busy lately!"

Lorenzo glanced at Zhan Heng and Xie Jing. Seeing that they had no objections, he volunteered, "Then I’ll go communicate with the female Laura. I’ll take Beast Husband Shen Mianzhou with me so he can keep an eye on things and we can remind each other of anything important.

"In case I miss anything, he can promptly fill in the gaps."

The truth was, Lorenzo placed great importance on maintaining proper boundaries between males and females. If it weren’t to help share the Female Master’s burden, he wouldn’t want to interact with any other female at all.

Otherwise, why would he have chosen the solitary profession of a Bounty Hunter in the first place?