Upon hearing the words of the Sleepless Night Family Head, Lin Yu immediately spoke up.

"Of course, she has always been quite interesting... just a bit emotionally unstable and too prone to anxiety and worry."

It seemed like an off-the-cuff reply, but this was actually a prepared script Lin Yu had long since drafted in his mind.

As Lin Yu spoke, the Sleepless Night Family Head laughed.

"Not bad at all, so you still need to assist and support her greatly..."

"I handed the Celestial Register to her this time precisely to give her some confidence in her heart," the Sleepless Night Family Head sighed. "None of my children have amounted to much, A Luo. I'm afraid you're seeing a rather embarrassing sight."

"Actually, both Huo Shu and Huo Le are quite decent... Of course, I still support Huo Le a bit more."

Lin Yu said with a smile.

The Sleepless Night Family Head lightly tapped the book resting upside down on her knee.

"Because you have a better relationship with Huo Le?"

"Of course," wearing Fu Luo's skin, Lin Yu faced this somewhat probing question without a hint of evasion, answering with righteous confidence. "Why wouldn't I help someone I'm close to? Should I help someone distant instead?"

Hearing Lin Yu's confident but twisted logic, the Sleepless Night Family Head laughed instead.

"A reasonable point... A Luo, if even one of my offspring were like you, I wouldn't have to worry."

"However, I've heard that Huo Shu is also trying to win you over... If you wanted, you could become close with him too, couldn't you?"

The Sleepless Night Family Head asked quietly.

Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Though she looks like a child, her mind truly is that of a clan head.

Every question is sharp and difficult to handle—no wonder Sleepless Sky Huo Le was so nervous.

Having stood at the pinnacle of power for so long, this Sleepless Night Family Head exuded the ultimate aura of a superior in her every gesture and movement.

Moreover, she secluded herself deep within this tower. On the surface, Lin Yu couldn't even imagine how she communicated with the outside world...

Yet, regarding various matters both inside and outside the family, and those happening or about to happen within Sleepless City, the Sleepless Night Family Head still seemed to have channels of understanding.

From casually mentioning the troubles in other Peerage Noble households earlier, to now offhandedly stating that Fu Luo had been in contact with Sleepless Sky Huo Shu...

All of this demonstrated she not only understood the outside world, but had an almost perfect grasp of this information.

It was fortunate that he was playing the role of "Fu Luo"...

Lin Yu directly cut through this thorny problem using "Fu Luo's" method.

"Sleepless Sky Huo Shu really won't do... He came to win me over again today, and the location he chose was a hot spring for bathing. I had just finished washing, and he immediately popped out of the water with a *swoosh*, like some bathhouse version of a lake spirit, then started trying to recruit me without wearing any clothes, saying I should support him to become Family Head... It actually made me quite scared!"

"And he said he was trying to win me over, but he spent half the time just boasting about how amazing he was... In the end, it was just empty promises of benefits, nothing concrete at all. How could I follow someone like that? If I really followed him, I'd probably starve nine times in three days!"

Lin Yu responded to the Sleepless Night Family Head's inquiry in a humorous manner.

Sure enough, the Sleepless Night Family Head was repeatedly reduced to laughter by Lin Yu's imitation of Fu Luo's speech.

"Huo Shu really lacks some magnanimity in this regard... Just like his father, he's adequate for managing a small household and maintaining appearances. If we were a small family like a Count or Viscount, it really wouldn't be clear who between him and Huo Le is more suitable."

"Unfortunately, a Peerage Noble family does not need a head who merely maintains the status quo."

"Of course, if Huo Le remains that weak and unable to command respect even after obtaining the Celestial Register, I will have to consider Huo Shu..."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "Since you said that, I'll tell her when I go out."

"I said it precisely because I wanted you to tell her," the Sleepless Night Family Head said. "So many within the family and the company support Huo Shu. She has my favor and affection, yet she can't cut loose... This point is truly as foolish as her father from the Saint-Lan family!"

The Sleepless Night Family Head's tone fluctuated for the first time, seeming to carry a hint of frustration at her child's failure to meet expectations.

"You told her about the Outer City having assassination contracts targeting nobles, which was already a warning to her, but she still didn't understand... I just gave her another hint, and she still hasn't grasped it."

The Sleepless Night Family Head said quietly.

Lin Yu curled his lip.

He hadn't meant it that way when he said those things...

However, Lin Yu already understood what the Sleepless Night Family Head was referring to.

"Miss Huo Le having a kind heart is also a good thing."

"Kindness must be tempered by circumstance. When I was seventeen, the Old Family Head designated me as the heir," the Sleepless Night Family Head said calmly. "At that time, I had two elder brothers born of the principal wife. The competition I faced was much greater than what Huo Le faces... My uncles, the company's senior executives, few looked favorably upon me."

"Until I began cultivating my own forces and killing people. Uncles, cousins, collateral branch descendants, company department heads... Anyone I could find a pretext for, I killed directly. For those I couldn't find a pretext for, I sent assassins. Within three years, I killed until heads rolled on the ground. After three years, no one dared say I was not the heir of the Sleepless Sky family."

"My two worthless elder brothers also willingly became my assistants and deputies."

"Huo Le just hasn't grasped the essence. She cannot kill Huo Shu, nor can she kill Huo Shu's birth father. But aside from her own blood siblings and my husband in name, everyone else is fair game to kill. If she doesn't do it elegantly enough, I will punish her... but I will only punish her."

"Paris, Sleepless Sky Huo Ming... what sharp blades they are... For so many years, she hasn't killed a single clansman... How lamentable!"

The Sleepless Night Family Head lamented, and Lin Yu hurriedly agreed.

"She's still young. Give her a bit more time, and it'll be fine."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, the Sleepless Night Family Head's expression softened. "You're right. Her current situation indeed hasn't reached that point yet. She still needs some time to grow."

"Alright, A Luo, let's not talk about these troublesome matters anymore..."

As she spoke, the Sleepless Night Family Head stood up from the top of the staircase, then lightly jumped down.

And though she was a living person, her body was like a thin sheet of paper, drifting lightly through the air as she slowly descended.

Just like a flying squirrel.

She gently landed in front of Lin Yu. Lin Yu reached out and caught her—her body truly was as light as a sheet of paper.

Her long hair spread out on the floor like satin. The Sleepless Night Family Head's fiery red eyes were close at hand, reflecting Lin Yu's figure.

"It's time to please me, A Luo."

She said softly. Lin Yu let out a breath.

What was coming had finally arrived.

Only... how exactly *did* Fu Luo "please" her?

Even after teasing that Fu Luo was no good, Lin Yu was quite certain he probably hadn't done anything truly outrageous.

So, Lin Yu cleared his throat lightly and tentatively spoke up again.

"Hmm... Where should I start?"

He said ambiguously.

The Sleepless Night Family Head seemed somewhat displeased. "You've forgotten again... Last time, you got to the part where you and that Captain Hastings arrived at Styles Manor and found Emily dead in her own room. The cause of death was poisoning, but all three room doors were locked."

"What happened next? Tell me quickly what happened next!"

"And... you still haven't told me why you stopped collaborating with that doctor named Watson... I think Hastings isn't as good as Watson!"