Chapter 435: Qiao Laier Extra: Confirmation

Even if there is no blood relationship.

No longer bound by her former identity, Qiao Xi, who had returned to Qiao Laier's side, still called him "Brother King" as before. Just like when they were together day and night, she maintained a slightly distant yet polite distance.

Qiao Xi was very depressed.

There has clearly been an overstepping of authority.

I thought that from then on Jorel would open his heart, gradually face reality and accept his feelings.

But it didn't.

After that sinking in the cave, Joler brought her back to Atlantis, and later successfully succeeded her and was crowned as the new king.

But even so.

He treated her just as he had before he took over, seemingly considering her only a younger sister. He never mentioned a word about what happened in the cave.

How strange...

Qiao Xi lay depressed on the shell bed.

Without her fishtail, she swung her legs. There were no maids or attendants in the Atlantean palace, just her and Jorel. She could move around easily, and occasionally someone would bump into her.

They will turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it.

Acquiesce to her existence.

As the little princess of Atlantis, her liveliness and cheerfulness once illuminated this cold deep sea, and she must have left some traces.

But later...

After her body was returned, she was sent to Lemuria by the former king for marriage, and that was all that happened.

“Knock knock.”

There was a gentle knock on the door, and Qiao Xi rolled over and got off the shell bed: "Come in."

Got the answer.

Qiao Leier pushed the door open and walked in. The man was dressed in a luxurious robe that made his tall figure stand out even more. His noble and cold eyes were adorned with a hint of gentleness. When he saw Qiao Xi wearing only a thin miniskirt, he sighed slightly, took off his outer robe and leaned over to put it on the petite girl.

"It's cold at the bottom of the sea, wear more clothes."

Even though Qiao Xi used magic to be able to breathe and survive underwater, this is the deep sea after all, and it is extremely cold.

Her current body...

I don’t know if I can bear it.

"It's okay, brother, you just like to worry about things that are not your fault." Qiao Xi indifferently lifted up the outer robe that the man put on him.

The relationship between them seemed to have not changed.

Except Jorel treated her better.

There was no other inappropriate behavior, not even a slightly intimate gesture like holding hands.

This also made Qiao Xi really depressed, when there was some progress or the atmosphere just became ambiguous.

Joel always leaves with one excuse after another.

Either he had to deal with government affairs or he had to receive foreign envoys. In short, nothing went smoothly.

Over time.

Qiao Xi probably knew something.

It must be that Joler discovered that she was in very good health, almost to the point of living as long as heaven.

It's not like she said before that her time is running out.

Therefore, Qiao Xi, who had used the excuse that he didn't have much time left to force Qiao Leier to face his feelings last time, has now been discovered.

Therefore, Brother Wang shut himself off again.

Quite depressing.

In this regard, Joler is quite stubborn. So...

Isn't it just to let her do the same trick again?

Well, I don't want to use this trick. But the routine is old and works. And it works every time. Just change the wording slightly and it will work.

"What's wrong?"

Perhaps he noticed the worry in her eyes.

Qiao Leier took the initiative to ask, and Qiao Xi sighed in annoyance when he heard it, and a depressed but slightly expectant voice came out.

"No, I just want to travel. Maybe I can find my true love."

The girl pretended to be relaxed.

His expression was not as reserved as before, and he seemed to be joking.

But when Joler heard her words, his hand stopped.

His clear and transparent emerald eyes dimmed, and the sourness and bitterness gradually spread.

Jorel's Adam's apple rolled with difficulty.

“…True love?”

The girl seemed not to notice his strangeness. She nodded eagerly and expectantly under the man's gaze, the excitement and longing in her beautiful eyes clearly visible.

The little girl chattered a lot.

"Yes, I can't always rely on my brother. Besides, we are not related by blood and if I stay here, there will always be people gossiping. Well... I don't want to make things too difficult for my brother, so I figured it would be better to go out and travel."

She lowered her head and began to count carefully on her hands.

"You see, this is a deep sea where few people come. I also feel cold here. In addition, with my current status, a human town is more suitable for me."

Jorel listened to her.

The temperature of her originally gentle eyes gradually cooled down, and the girl's desire and expectation for the outside world were written in those eyes full of longing.

He closed his eyes.

Hide all the overflowing bitterness and pain.

He spoke in a hoarse voice: "...If you want to go, then go."

He knew that bringing Qiao Xi back was equivalent to depriving the girl of her freedom. For this, Qiao Leier always felt guilty, thinking that he shouldn't be so selfish and keep her for the sake of his feelings.

Xixi is very likely...

I just wanted to provoke him on a whim, or maybe I just thought it was fun to see him so confused.

After all, she is still a little girl.

But he wasn't, he took it seriously. He really wanted to be with Qiao Xi forever, but Qiao Xi probably didn't think so.

Play a trick on him.

Maybe it's just a novelty, and once the novelty wears off, you will definitely regret it.

He didn't want to wait until Qiao Xi regretted it.

If you get too deeply involved with a girl, it will be even harder to let go.

It's enough to make a mistake once.

Seeing him like this, Qiao Xi blinked her beautiful eyes and moved closer: "Really? Brother Wang agreed? I'm going to find someone I like, okay?"

Jorel opened his eyes and looked at her.

A barely perceptible trace of pain flashed across those cold eyes, and the sour and intense jealousy almost burst his heart. Even though the pain was as suffocating as a knife, he still responded with a gentle smile.

“…Go ahead.”

The two words fell with a light sound, yet pale and powerless.

It's like this again.

Whenever Joler faced her, he would suppress his emotions and obey her, even in such ridiculous words and blatant provocations.

Joel can do it, too.

He smiled and pushed her away, then gently let go.

In the end, he was the only one covered in bruises.

"Brother Wang is truly a coward. He always chooses this method to avoid facing his own feelings. He will never be happy."

Qiao Xi leaned forward slightly.

She tiptoed forward and put her arms around the man's neck.

Qiao Leier's body stiffened, and he didn't know how to react for a moment as the hand fell on his side. He could only let the girl lean on his arms like a spoiled child, and let Qiao Xi's soft body press against him.

Feelings that cannot be expressed.

He was afraid that Qiao Xi was just in a whim and just wanted to play a trick on him and see him make a fool of himself.

so.

When Qiao Xi's soft little hand quietly slipped into his clothes to touch him, Qiao Laier's breathing became heavier and he grabbed her wrist. His deep eyes were stained with a dangerous light, and his voice was a little hoarse.

"Stop messing around."

"I'm not kidding, I'm serious."

The girl, whose wrist was held, was naturally unhappy that she hadn't been able to meet the person she had been longing for. She immediately became sad, hanging her head and asking in a choked voice.

"Brother Wang, do you dislike me?"

"……no."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Leier lowered his eyes, took the hand that was holding Qiao Xi's wrist, and then hesitantly took her little hand.

Because I like it so much.

Because he likes her too much, he is too afraid of losing her after getting her. Because he is too afraid that one day Qiao Xi will lose interest in him and leave him.

Instead of this...

It is better to stop the loss in time after missing it from the beginning.

"Brother Wang, you are really an insecure person." Qiao Xi sighed slightly. She rubbed against the man's arms like a lazy kitten, stood on tiptoe, raised her head and kissed his Adam's apple.

"I……"

Jorel was at a loss for what to do by her sudden action, and his body froze in confusion, not daring to move.

When the girl's soft lips touched him.

It also subtly told him the fact that Qiao Xi was no longer a member of the sea clan. His body temperature was completely different from that of the sea clan, and if he couldn't control the coldness in his body, he might also frostbite Qiao Xi.

Now that there is no blood bond, Qiao Xi has no reason to stay here.

So if she wanted to leave, then...

"Delicate, fragile, and very sensitive."

The girl in front of him suddenly said these words with a serious face, pulling Jorel back from his conflicted emotions of worry and loss.

"The current king of Atlantis is said to be elegant and generous in public, but in reality he is tough and decisive, and is very good at scheming."

Qiao Xi said this seriously with a stern face.

Jorel lowered his eyes and fell silent, without answering.

"You're so smart, why don't you understand what I mean? I thought I explained it clearly. It's just that you insist on avoiding me. You were the one who said you wouldn't let go, and now you're the one ignoring me."

The little girl felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke.

In the end, she didn't want to cling to him anymore, and she withdrew her arm from the man's neck. Feeling that this gentle breath was about to fade away, Qiao Leier's heart tightened.

Subconsciously, he put his arms around her slender waist and hugged her tightly.

"That's not the case. I... I'm just worried that you might get carried away and leave again. You once said you only considered me a brother, and that you found the things of the old times unreasonable."

Qiao Leier buried his head in Qiao Xi's neck, trembling slightly as he held the girl in his arms.

That sentence.

He still remembers it until now. After being instigated by Qiao Xi to do that thing with Qiao Xi, he calmed down and struggled with the conflict until today.

"So that's how it is."

Qiao Xi was slightly surprised. She smiled and ruffled the man's hair.

"Jorel, I thought you'd rather treat me as your sister. But since you said we could call each other the same, I'm really upset that you don't treat me as a member of the opposite sex."

They are simply contradictory.

Qiao Xi raised her hands and hugged him back.

As if to reassure him, she gently stroked Jorel's back and whispered soothing words.

"As long as we like each other, isn't that enough? You're from the sea race, and I'm human. Our union won't violate the laws of this era, right? This isn't the old times anymore."

"I'm not your sister. You can follow your heart and stop torturing yourself. If you still want to refuse, then... Brother Wang, do you actually prefer me to call you that?"

“……!”

Suddenly, her soft lips pressed against Jorel's neck. The human body temperature and heat swept over with a gentle kiss, quickly stirring all the tense nerves.

Different.

She is not a sea creature with low body temperature, she is a human.

Qiao Xi once again used this method to force him to realize the facts that had long since changed. She took his hand, who was still lost in the past and unable to move on, and gradually opened the door he had closed.

Gradually release the heart that has been blocked and unwilling to change.

Being led, gradually integrating into and accepting the new world.

"Jorel, I like you very much. If you feel insecure, I can tell you more than once. Whether you are delicate and sensitive or you are patient and repressed, I like you the most, my brother."

The girl stood on tiptoe and kissed him.

The soft lips pressed against Joler's, causing his pupils to shrink slightly. The moment her lips touched, his rationality began to completely collapse.

My heart is trembling.

He was filled with ecstasy at this beautiful moment, and unprecedented emotions surged through his body, transforming into a heat current. It even drove his magical elements to surge, becoming somewhat uncontrollable.

Unprecedented sense of satisfaction and peace of mind.

As Qiao Xi's sincere and affectionate words fell, they filled her entire heart and became sweeter than ever before.

Joler's eyes softened unconsciously.

It was adorned with a deep affection that he himself had never noticed and had concealed very well. He hugged Qiao Xi tightly, and when the girl's lips left, his voice, which was aroused by desire, was hoarse and seductive.

"Silly boy, I have always loved you."