"There's no why, but if there really needs to be a reason, it's that my offer is her offer."
Emerald shook her head, "I'm laying all my cards on the table, so I won't say it again. Can you understand that?"
"So it is... it seems I am indeed more valuable than I thought," Emerald Sparrow blinked.
"Hmm," Emerald was non-committal.
"Which means, I indeed have the power to name my price,"
From this, Emerald Sparrow drew the corresponding conclusion, "Does this mean I can now have you stand up and make me a cup of tea without any issue?"
"Hey, don't push it!" Gemstone Scepter immediately protested.
"Look at my short arms and legs. Do I look like I could pour you tea?"
The doll stretched out its plump body, showing its short limbs, "And besides, there's no tea in my lab!"
"Then give me some echoes," Emerald Sparrow stared at her.
The doll immediately jumped off the swivel chair, rummaged through some unknown corner, pulled out a small box, ran back to the lab table, and "whoosh" spilled out a bunch of Remnant Beasts' echoes in front of Emerald Sparrow.
"I told you, don't push it!" Yet, she emphasized it again.
"If you want to talk tough, I think it's better to keep the actions for later... but never mind."
Emerald Sparrow finally sighed, "I understand now."
"Whatever other demands you have, just speak up!"
Emerald was also in a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' mood, "Anyway, once you make a demand, after today, you can forget about jumping ship!"
Emerald Sparrow meant to say that she already understood everything, that everyone was clear-headed, and there was no need to play dumb in unnecessary places. But before she could speak, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
She suddenly thought of a question she could ask.
"What?" Emerald said gruffly.
"Last night, something happened at our Fangting City outpost, you must know about it, right?" Emerald Sparrow suddenly said.
"What happened? Are you talking about the two youngsters from Bai'an City who spilled the hot pot while clearing the table, or the tallest girl of your team who washed the same plate twice because she was distracted, or your daughter asking in her room if she could call you mom, or Chaoyan shouting your name in her own room... "
"My daughter's matter!" Emerald Sparrow immediately interrupted, while sizing up Emerald with a 'I knew it' look.
"You don't have to stare at me like that, although I admit I did watch, but I need to clarify that I'm not a voyeur, just wanted to know if there were any injuries after your battle with the Claw Marks and if Bo Xue's condition was stable."
Emerald crossed her paws, "In summary, if you're just trying to attack me with this, I absolutely won't admit it."
"I'm not naive enough to think that I could attack the integrity of a Gemstone Scepter holder with this sort of thing,"
Emerald Sparrow shook her head, "The reason I bring this up is that my next question is related to it."
"Eh? What do you mean, you're looking for family emotional counseling?"
It was unclear what button was pressed, but Emerald did a kip up from the chair, "Are you asking for my advice on your parent-child relationship? I'm good at that."
Emerald Sparrow pursed her lips, her gaze slightly hardening, "The thing is, if you think you can't do what I'm about to suggest, then just pretend you never heard it."
Emerald Sparrow hesitated for a while, but eventually ventured, "If I truly plan to give that child both 'mother's' and 'father's' emotional care in the coming days, do you have anything useful for that?"