Hei Xiaomeng saw Ye Ling just standing there. It went over and kicked open the door. It barked twice once he got in, as though reminding Liu Duo of his entrance!

Caught by surprise, Ye Ling rushed over to the dog. "Xiaomeng, you have to turn it down."

He came here to wake her up for breakfast, but he was not expecting the noise.

The woman on the bed rose awake when she heard Hei Xiaomeng's loud barking. Without opening her eyes, she spoke amid the confusion. "Xiaomeng, why are you up here?"

Hei Xiaomeng rarely came upstairs, mainly because Ye Mo would not allow it.

The dog heard Liu Duo calling its name. It ran over to her bedside and barked softly, as though responding to her, wagging its bushy tail excitedly.

"Duo Er, Xiaomeng followed me here." Ye Ling came to sit by the bed too. "Duo Er, you should get up for breakfast. If you need more sleep, you can continue after your meal."

His voice was gentle, soft, and immensely comforting.

Liu Duo rubbed her eyes and spoke in a sleepy tone. "Ling, I'll skip breakfast then. I'll have it together with lunch."

Her whole body was exhausted. She did not feel like moving. She even cursed Ye Yang silently for making her feel like this!

Moments like this also made her feel that the man's unholy strength might not be a 'good' thing after all.

"Duo Er, that won't do. Breakfast is breakfast, lunch is lunch," Ye Ling instantly disagreed. How could breakfast and lunch be mixed together? "I'm going to bring up your food."

With that, he turned around and headed for the door.

Liu Duo, still in bed, snapped her eyes open. She saw him leaving and said, "Ling, thank you."

Ling was such a nice fellow!

"Duo Er, don't thank me." Ye Ling smiled back at her before calling Hei Xiaomeng. "Xiaomeng, let's go. If Ye Mo comes back and finds your fur, he's going to beat you."

Hei Xiaomeng barked a few times at him, as though saying, how dare you! And then it looked back at his owner on the bed with its tail wagging, as though saying, you'll protect me, right, pretty miss?

Hei Xiaomeng would not leave no matter how many times Ye Ling called him.

Her adorable dog's behavior eventually got her out of bed. She could not help but think that her little Mastiff had somehow gained human intelligence.

"Ling, wait up. I might as well go down to eat." As she said so, she yawned, stretched, and sat up.

She certainly did not want to see Ye Mo getting flustered by Hei Xiaomeng. He would punish the little dog either in front of her or behind her back. How childish!

Ye Ling retraced his steps when he heard her. He came to her wardrobe and asked, "Duo Er, what do you want to wear today?"

He opened her wardrobe and looked around indecisively.

"Anything will do, Ling. I'll wear whatever you pick for me, since you guys will be looking at it anyway." Liu Duo sat on her bed, grinning at him.

In the end, Ye Ling chose a light green dress for her, the one with a white fringe belt.

After putting it on, Liu Duo sat before the dressing table and allowed Ye Ling to brush her hair.

"Ling, why did you bring the accounts book up here?" Liu Duo looked at Ye Ling's reflection in the bronze mirror as he diligently brushed her hair.

"Li Chunmei was downstairs just now and she wouldn't leave. I had to wake you up for breakfast anyway, so I took it with me."