Children love to play—it's in their nature. Even though Heloi and Lilian had lived for millions of years, that didn't change the fact that they were still, at heart, just children.
With both of them sent out on errands, Lin Fan could finally focus on fixing up the rooms properly.
To be fair, he carefully calculated the size of each room.
Except for his own, all the other rooms were identical in size.
He crafted extra beds using wool and planks and placed them in the different rooms.
Since the household population was going to keep growing, Lin Fan planned to buy more slaves at the auction.
Giving each person their own room was simply not realistic.
So, apart from Lin Fan himself, everyone else would have to share space.
Lilian and Heloi, however, were different.
They were not slaves but bound to Lin Fan through a contract. Because of that, he naturally treated them better.
So, Lilian and Heloi would share a room, while the other slaves would be packed six per room.
Right now, the basement had four rooms.
With one for himself and one for Lilian and Heloi, the remaining two rooms could house up to 10 more people—more than enough for now.
Lin Fan wasn't too worried about running out of space. If it ever got too crowded, he could just expand the basement further.
After finalizing the room layouts, Lin Fan began fixing up the walls.
Just as he was working, Lilian returned.
She brought back ten stacks of cobblestone and six stacks of wool.
The cobblestone supply wasn't lacking—this amount was more than enough.
Lin Fan immediately threw the cobblestone into the furnaces to keep the stone supply going.
He then covered the floors, ceilings, and walls with smooth stone, giving the entire basement a sleek, modern feel—it didn't look like a basement at all anymore.
Holding a torch, Lin Fan walked around the rooms.
Unfortunately, he didn't have any better lighting options, so he had to stick with torches for now.
He lit up every room, but using torches for indoor lighting felt cheap and primitive.
If only he had firefly lanterns—those would be much better.
Lin Fan suddenly thought about visiting the Twilight Forest to find a firefly grove.
The firefly lanterns from there would give the rooms a modern glow, making them look far more sophisticated.
Torches just stuck on walls felt way too crude and shabby.
It seemed like he would need to plan a trip to the Twilight Forest soon.
After placing the last torch, the furnaces finished smelting the remaining stone.
One last wall still needed to be covered.
Lin Fan grabbed the hot stone and sealed up the final section, completing the wall renovation.
With the walls done, Lin Fan moved on to placing the beds.
In his own room, he placed a single red bed.
The next room—meant for Lilian and Heloi—got two beds.
The last two rooms, designated for slaves, each got six beds.
Technically, more beds could fit, but Lin Fan didn't want it to be too cramped.
After all, sleeping too many people in one space would just be uncomfortable.
Once the beds were set up, Lilian walked in.
"What's going on here? Why does this room only have one bed?" she asked, confused.
Lin Fan continued sorting his things, not even looking up as he replied,
"This is my room. Of course, it only has one bed."
"Why?"
"What do you mean, why?" Lilian's persistent questioning made Lin Fan finally pause what he was doing.
He turned his head to look at Lilian, and the moment he did, he saw her tear-filled eyes.
"Why won't you sleep with me anymore?"
Hearing this, Lin Fan's expression turned strange.
"I'm a guy, and you're a girl—isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to keep sleeping together…?"
Even though they had technically slept in separate beds, their beds had been pushed together. Lin Fan could still feel Lilian's presence beside him.
She was so beautiful, lying next to him every night—wasn't this just a test of his self-control?
His willpower was strong, sure.
But this was torture!
Upon hearing Lin Fan's words, Lilian pouted, looking even more upset.
"What's wrong with it? You're my master, so I want to sleep with you!" she said, throwing a tantrum. Her attitude made it clear—she wasn't backing down.
Lin Fan felt a headache coming on.
It wasn't that he didn't want to sleep with her.
It was just that… those countless nights had been pure torture.
He was a young man with normal desires—how could he not struggle in that situation?
But Lilian clearly didn't understand his reasoning.
She thought that Lin Fan wanted to sleep separately because he disliked her.
"Do you not like me?" she mumbled, her voice filled with grievance. "I didn't refuse to go to the market earlier—I was just tired…"
She pouted, trying to explain herself, her expression full of wronged innocence.
Lin Fan felt his head throbbing.
How on earth was he supposed to explain that sleeping together was not good for his sanity?
Just then, Heloi returned.
She came bouncing in, arms full of flowers, her face beaming with excitement.
But the moment she stepped inside and saw Lilian crying, her good mood vanished instantly.
Her smile dropped, replaced by panic.
"What's wrong? Why is Lilian crying?" she asked, frowning. Her little face scrunched up in concern.
Seeing Heloi, Lin Fan felt like he had found his savior.
He quickly explained the situation, thinking that Heloi would help talk some sense into Lilian.
But instead…
Heloi's expression fell too.
"Why does Master want to sleep separately from us?"
Lin Fan: "???"
What the—?
What was wrong with these two?
Did this really need an explanation?
Men and women shouldn't sleep together!
It was fine for them, but he was the one suffering here!
Was he supposed to just endure this forever?
Lin Fan's face turned serious as he looked at them both.
"I just think… it's inappropriate for a guy and a girl to sleep together. Don't you think so too?"
"Nope."
The two of them answered in unison.
Lin Fan was stunned.
—Huh?
He suddenly realized—he had misunderstood something.
They weren't human.
Lilian was a contract maid, and Heloi was a contract beast.
To them, gender differences weren't a big deal.
So, to their perspective, Lin Fan sleeping separately meant he didn't like them anymore.
Lin Fan felt defeated.
How was he supposed to explain this to them?
Did they not realize that he couldn't handle this kind of mental pressure?!
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