Chapter 35
A young girl's first love is always exceptionally touching.
Xia Qian sat there blankly, seemingly lost in thought, her cheeks flushed.
This is the scene that Mu Xiang saw when she opened the door.
Mu Xiang was stunned for a moment, "Lord..."
Why are my cheeks so red this morning?
Mu Xiang asked worriedly, "Is the Lord sick with a fever?"
"No." Xia Qian shook her head. She looked up at Mu Xiang and hesitated before speaking, "Yesterday..."
"Did someone enter my room yesterday?" she asked, somewhat embarrassed. "The window that was open was closed."
Mu Xiang was taken aback, and Xia Qian's gaze was fixed on her, silently waiting for her answer.
Could it be him?
If the incense has not been touched.
Just then, Mu Xiang's clear voice rang out, word by word, "I turned it off."
Xia Qian was taken aback; the answer she had prepared in her mind was unexpectedly not correct.
“After I left last night, the temperature dropped a lot again. I was afraid that the Lord would get cold, so I came over and closed the window.”
Mu Xiang spoke slowly, and as soon as she finished speaking, she lowered her head. The fleeting expression was so quick that Xia Qian couldn't even catch it.
After all, you can't tell the truth.
Mu Xiang thought to herself.
When she saw the owner come out of the room in the morning, she was really startled and didn't react at all.
The boy also warned her not to tell the truth.
"If they ask, just say it was you."
Mu Xiang has never lied before.
She never imagined that her first lie would be helping her master deceive her favorite lord.
She thought the boy was just worried and would come out after taking a quick look.
But I never expected...
He actually came to stay overnight.
She really let a wolf in.
I'll never put him in again, no matter what.
She didn't dare look Xia Qian in the eye, feeling guilty and ashamed.
However, she did not see Xia Qian's ears, which were also red.
So that really was a dream.
A dream she had herself...
Recalling the kiss in her dream, Xia Qian's cheeks still flushed slightly, perhaps from the warmth of the sunlight in the room.
Sunlight streamed into the room, illuminating the entire space.
Muxiang took out today's clothes from the closet, carefully placed them on top, and began preparing to iron them.
"My lord, breakfast is ready. We're just waiting for you to come down." Mu Xiang said as she prepared the steamer program.
Hearing Mu Xiang's words, Xia Qian's already flushed face turned slightly awkward, and she even turned her head away uncomfortably, "...Hughes is up too?"
"He's up, he's in the restaurant."
So they just waited for her to be alone.
However, she doesn't know how she should feel when she sees Hughes.
I still feel too ashamed.
She kept saying she didn't like him, but then she dreamed of being so intimate with him.
“Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress is also here,” Mu Xiang said.
So the Empress was also waiting for her to come down so they could have breakfast together.
Then you should come down.
I can't just hide in my room all day because I'm too ashamed to see Hughes...
That's a bit too much.
"Xiaxia, are you up?"
The Queen's voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Breakfast is ready."
"I'm up."
Xia Qian's voice is soft and gentle, making it sound sweet and soothing.
The Queen's expression softened as well. "You might need to hurry, Hughes is planning to take you to the Royal Forest today."
Xia Qian was taken aback. "What place is that?"
Why do I suddenly have to go there?
He just got back from outside, shouldn't he be very busy right now? How come he still has time to take her out?
Before Xia Qian could react, the Empress's voice had already fallen into her ears, "The Imperial Royal Family is the place where those with supernatural abilities hunt and guard."
"For Hughes to help you get rid of your slave status, he'll definitely need to go to the Royal Forest Hunter to get your ability license before he can proceed with the next steps."
Hughes is going to help her get rid of her slave status?
But why the sudden change of heart?
Xia Qian's mind went blank; suddenly, she felt as if she didn't understand him at all.
His thoughts seemed premeditated, yet she appeared completely unaware.
I've never even heard of it.
Free her from slavery.
If it weren't for the Empress, Xia Qian would still be unaware of this.
Xia Qian didn't know how she got downstairs. When she came to her senses, she was already sitting in the restaurant.
The long dining table stretches from one end of the restaurant to the other.
Hughes sat there, right across from her, while Xia Qian ate her breakfast. However, she only took a few bites before putting down her knife and fork.
She shouldn't eat it; she doesn't have much of an appetite anyway.
The Empress also said she needed to hurry...
It was already quite late when we left.
However, as soon as she put down her knife and fork, Xia Qian saw Hughes across from her frown slightly.
It seemed like he was displeased.
“Hughes…”
"Finish it." Hughes stared at the food on Xia Qian's plate that she had only touched a few times.
Rather than saying she took a few bites, it's more accurate to say the girl didn't actually touch anything.
She was small, with a petite body, small hands, a small mouth, and of course, a small stomach.
Every time I eat, I take small bites.
But today, she only ate a few bites.
That's not enough.
It must be that today's breakfast wasn't to my liking.
But we can't just leave it uneaten.
“Xiaxia,”
Even the boy's cold expression softened as he spoke, "Good boy, have a few more bites."
His deep, magnetic voice, seemingly carrying boundless intimacy, lingered tenderly in her ears.
For some reason, that dream echoed in her mind again.
The boy held her in his arms on the bed, cupping her face and kissing her passionately.
Xia Qian's ear tips turned red.
Stop thinking about it, you can't think about it anymore.
She looked away uncomfortably. "I...I can't eat anymore..."
Her voice was soft, like she was being coquettish.
Hughes lowered his eyes, his long bangs obscuring them, making it impossible for Xia Qian to see his expression.
She felt as if her hands, which were resting under the dining table, were clenched together nervously.
As long as you're with the people in front of you.
She always does that.
Do you like it?
She's a junior editor at an online novel publishing company, and because of her job, she's read countless online novels.
The word "like" appeared in her field of vision countless times.
But she had never experienced it, so she didn't know what it felt like.
Does that count as liking someone now?
If it weren't for that, she wouldn't be agonizing over it here...
And what about him?
The girl's hands, which were placed under the dining table, were nervously clenched together.
Does he like himself?
The young girl, filled with the joy of first love, looked up at the person opposite her, and in that instant, as if by telepathy, the boy opposite her also looked up.
Their gazes met silently in mid-air.
“Hughes…”
Xia Qian inexplicably heard the words he had once whispered in her ear.
Every word he uttered expressed his liking for the person he was talking about.
It all seems to be true.
The boy liked her.
She liked him too.
Does that mean they can... start dating?
But Hughes belongs to the female lead.
In the book, he is the one who ends up with the female protagonist.
Is this the right thing for them to do...?
Xia Qian lowered her head, looking at Hughes's god-like handsome face, and she didn't know what to do.
She always seemed unsure how to respond to this relationship.
"Your Highness, the starship has arrived." Someone came into the dining room, bowed, and said to Hughes, "The steps you requested have also been prepared."
His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it clearly rang out in the restaurant and faintly reached Xia Qian's ears.
When she looked up, that gaze fell on her.
"Let's go," the boy said, getting up from his seat.
His gaze swept over the half-eaten plate on Xia Qian's table, then turned to his subordinates behind him and whispered, "Bring a chef too."
The subordinate behind him was taken aback, as if it were unexpected, but he dared not say anything and respectfully replied, "Yes."
The subordinate silently retreated and relayed Hughes's orders.
At the same time, Hughes's gaze was fixed on the girl opposite him, who was like a little rabbit, hesitant to come closer.
Overnight, she seemed to have become even more timid.
But the boy knew.
He's almost there.
The owner wanted to pet the kitten's most vulnerable belly. The kitten was already standing there, hesitating whether to expose its most vulnerable spot.
It will be soon.
"Let's go." Hughes stretched out his long, broad hand to Xia Qian, waiting for her to offer her small hand.
No matter how much Xia Qian struggled, he held onto that little hand tightly and refused to let go.
The starship was moored on the lawn of the royal palace, like a huge aircraft carrier.
Unlike before, this time the aircraft carrier's opening has steps, black steps with handrails.
Xia Qian gripped the handrail and slowly walked up the steps, while the boy beside her remained silent and unhurried.
In the end, Xia Qian couldn't help but quicken her pace.
When she boarded the starship, Xia Qian hadn't even reacted when she felt Hughes's hand suddenly tighten.
Xia Qian was startled, a dangerous intuition rising from the bottom of her heart, "Hughes—"
Noticing the kitten's nervousness, Hughes gently put his hand on her waist and said from behind, "I just want to find a place to sit down."
The entire space was empty except for the two of them; it was quiet, and the air was thick with Hughes's presence.
The boy held her waist and whispered in her ear, "How's it up there?"
"I……"
Before Xia Qian could answer, Hughes had already taken her hand, and they walked towards the seats in front of them.
But when Xia Qian looked closely, it was too late to stop. "Xiu, Xiu Si!"
That seat is a single sofa.
There are two people sitting there; if they're going to sit, they definitely will...
The boy sat on the single sofa and, before the girl could react, pulled her onto his lap. "What's wrong?"
The kitten has been in a daze all day.
Why have you been spacing out all day?
I dared not look at him more than usual.
They eat very little.
Xia Qian didn't dare to look up at him.
But her body seemed to be out of her control; as the boy's voice lingered in her ears, her heart and her cheeks were reflecting her thoughts.
She felt like she was about to be exposed!
Young girls in the throes of first love often have exceptionally poor acting skills.
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