"I... I..."

Du Yao was very flustered, speaking incoherently, "Xiao... Grand Elder Xiao, I... I'm afraid!"

"What is there to be afraid of? I'm not going to eat you. Hmm, no, you're my exclusive angel, you have to listen to me, whatever I tell you to do, you should do it."

Xiao Mu, unconcerned, looked down at Du Yao, instructing, "Now, I'm going to give you an order. First, raise your head and look at me."

"Ah~"

Du Yao was suddenly startled and instead lowered her head, retreating in panic.

"Stop!"

Xiao Mu suddenly shouted. This shout shocked Du Yao, and she quickly stopped, even causing her previously leaning body to abruptly freeze.

"Alright, now, listen to my instructions, raise your head."

Xiao Mu softened his voice as much as possible.

Du Yao finally raised her head slowly, but her body was trembling slightly, looking extremely uneasy.

"You're a little scared, relax, relax! Take a deep breath, one, two, three, deep breath." Xiao Mu softly soothed her.

Du Yao, trembling, took a deep breath.

"Yes, very good!" Xiao Mu praised with a slight smile, "Now, raise your head and look straight at me, take it slowly, raise your head, yes, look straight at me."

Du Yao's body suddenly trembled, and she quickly glanced at Xiao Mu.

But after just one glance, she looked down again in panic. As soon as her eyes met Xiao Mu's, she unconsciously recoiled.

"This shows a severe lack of self-confidence. Relax, try again, look straight at me." Xiao Mu spoke as soothingly as possible.

Du Yao, following Xiao Mu's orders, looked up again and gazed at Xiao Mu.

However, as soon as she glanced at Xiao Mu, she panicked, lowering her eyes faster and instinctively retreating.

"Stop! You panicked again, try again! Deep breath, open your eyes, look straight at me."

Xiao Mu called her to a halt, then his voice softened again, instructing Du Yao to open her eyes and look straight at him.

Du Yao obeyed, but just like before, as soon as she saw Xiao Mu, she began to panic, immediately lowering her eyes and withdrawing.

"Stop!"

Xiao Mu, helpless, called her to stop once more, and then reached out to gently hold her chin.

Du Yao panicked even more, her body trembling violently, yet she did not dare to resist.

Du Yao's chin was very smooth, Xiao Mu lifted it slightly, speaking gently, "Alright, try again, follow my instructions, deep breath, open your eyes, look at me, yes, open your eyes, look at me, look at me."

Under Xiao Mu's guidance, Du Yao finally began to open her eyes little by little, starting to look at Xiao Mu.

Her body was still trembling, her eyelashes also fluttering with unease. However, under Xiao Mu's guidance, she finally summoned the courage to open her eyes and look at Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu, looking straight into her eyes, was surprised to see her gaze was pure and timid, like a startled lamb, still somewhat evasive.

Xiao Mu steadied himself and directed, "Now, repeat what you just said to me. Let's start with something simple, say the two words you use most often—thank you, follow me, say thank you. Calm, don't panic, stay calm. Thank you!"

"Grand Elder Xiao, thank you!" Du Yao's tone was unintentionally flustered.

"No Grand Elder Xiao, just say thank you, on its own, don't panic, you just panicked." Xiao Mu analyzed and directed her to say it again.

"Sorry, Grand Elder Xiao. Thank you!" Du Yao's eyes slightly flickered, but under Xiao Mu's supervision, she returned to look straight at him, apologizing uneasily before continuing.

"Wrong, no sorry, and no Grand Elder Xiao. Just say thank you! Thank you!" Xiao Mu patiently corrected her.

"Tha... thank you!"

"Panicked, try again!"

"Tha... thank you!"

"Still not calm enough, one more time, deep breath, then say after me, thank you!"

"Thank you!" Du Yao took a deep breath, but couldn't help but still show some emotional excitement.

"Wrong, one more time, thank you!"

"Thank you!"

"This time is much better, continue, thank you!"

"Thank you!"

...

More than ten minutes later, Xiao Mu finally released Du Yao's chin, somewhat weary, "That's it, when you talk to others, stay calm, don't panic, and don't be disorganized."

"You're my exclusive angel, representing me. If you can't even communicate normally with people, wouldn't that be a disgrace for me?"

"I'm sorry, Grand Elder Xiao!"

Du Yao quickly apologized, instinctively lowering her head again.

"Wrong!"

Xiao Mu suddenly felt exhausted, "Don't lower your head, and there's no need to say sorry to me, you haven't wronged me. Try again, lift your head, yes, slowly, say to me, yes! Stay calm, yes!"

"Yes!"

"Right. I told you to talk to others without panic, stay calm, and organized. That's because you're my exclusive angel. It's only natural for me to teach you."

"And you only need to answer yes, not to say sorry to me."

"Try again, yes!"

"Yes!"

"Your tone trembled, try again, yes!"

"Yes!"

...

More than ten minutes later, Xiao Mu resignedly said, "Alright, that's enough for today. You must remember, you're my exclusive angel, representing me. When talking to others, stay calm, don't casually apologize, you haven't wronged anyone. Also, when you're about to conceal Heaven's Secrets for someone, don't keep asking if you can start. If you must tell someone, use a statement to inform them that you're about to begin, without asking if it's okay. Understood?"

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