Chapter 158 Sister.
Cecil's idea is actually very simple. Since Duke Lu Xia insists on separating from him, and since he doesn't want to give up his connection with this family, he will integrate into it in his own way.
Smellian looked at him and felt that Cecil was a little weird today. When did he value his status in this family so much?
But he didn't ask much. What Cecil wanted to do didn't pose a threat to him.
He asked the old butler who was passing by: "Is Xia Xia back?"
The old butler stopped and replied: "Madam is already in the room."
Smellian responded and went upstairs.
After knocking on the bedroom door, Lu Xia's voice came from inside. Smelian pushed the door open and saw Lu Xia had just changed her clothes and came out of the fitting room. It was obvious that she had just arrived home. Seeing Smelian coming back, she smiled and said, "Didn't you work overtime today?"
"Well, I can't always work overtime. I have my own life too."
After he said that, he smiled and walked over, looked at Lu Xia gently, and said, "Are you okay today? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Don't worry, my pregnancy reaction is very mild, almost negligible."
Compared to Grace's straightforwardness and strength, Smelian is more gentle and delicate.
Hearing this, Smelian nodded: "Xia Xia, there is something I want to discuss with you."
Seeing that he was a little serious, Lu Xia said softly: "Okay, what is it?"
"It's like this, I want to arrange some people for you to protect you secretly when you go out, is that okay?"
Lu Xia looked at Smelian with some confusion: "Why, why do you want to arrange someone to protect me?"
"I'm just a little worried. Your situation is special now. I think it would be more reassuring to have someone to protect me. It would be great if I could accompany you every day."
Lu Xia laughed: "Smelian, are you too nervous? No one knows that I'm pregnant now, so there won't be any problems, but if doing this can make you feel at ease, you can do it without disturbing me."
Unexpectedly, Lu Xia agreed.
Smelian nodded: "I will arrange for you to meet them. Don't worry, I won't let them disturb your life. I'm just protecting your safety."
"Okay, you arrange it."
Lu Xia smiled at Smelian soothingly. She didn't mind Smelian having his own ideas. As long as he discussed it with her and it was within her acceptable range, Lu Xia would not refuse such concern. She believed that Smelian would also know his limits.
But she didn't expect that this was not the end. Cecil also came to her that night and said that he wanted to set up a trust fund for everyone in this family.
Lu Xia, like Smelian, asked Cecil with doubts why he did this.
Cecil still explained that he was a member of this family.
Lu Xia thought for a moment and said, "Cecil, I know this is a good thing, but will it be too much trouble for you?"
"Your Excellency the Duke, I know I misunderstood you before. I was short-sighted. I thought you were no different from the females in the empire, but now I know very well that you are different. I really want to integrate into this family. I hope Your Excellency the Duke can give me a chance to perform and let me make up for my previous debt, okay?"
When Cecil said this, he suddenly stood up and knelt on one knee in front of Lu Xia.
Lu Xia was startled by his sudden action and subconsciously wanted to reach out to help him, but Cecil held her hand instead, and did not let go, and put it on his chest: "Your Excellency the Duke, can you please not push me away? Even if in your heart, I am not as good as Grace and Smelian, can you please leave a little space for me, just a little bit."
His eyes were sincere and pleading, and his voice was even hoarse with nervousness. Lu Xia didn't expect Cecil to express his feelings to her so abruptly and bluntly.
She asked herself, since Cecil came to her house, she didn't show excessive enthusiasm for him, and even the intersection between the two was not much, why did Cecil suddenly change his attitude towards her?
"Cecil, you are still young, you don't need to make up your mind so early. You may meet a better female than me in the future. If you are willing and the other party really likes you, I can..."
Before Lu Xia finished his words, he was interrupted by the anxious Cecil: "No, I don't want other females. Your Excellency the Duke, you may not like me or accept me now, but can you please not reject me? Please look at me more, just look at me more, okay?"
As he spoke, he buried his face in Lu Xia's legs, looking pitiful, like a big cat that had made a mistake and was begging for mercy.
Lu Xia looked at Cecil with his blond hair buried between his legs and felt a little overwhelmed for a moment. However, she was a few years older than Cecil after all. After calming down, she gently patted Cecil on the shoulder and said, "Okay, since you want to set up a trust fund for your family, then go ahead and do it."
Cecil looked up with a smile on his face. He still held Lu Xia's hand tightly and was unwilling to let go. Facing Lu Xia's dark eyes, he tentatively asked, "Your Excellency the Duke, can I stop calling you Your Excellency the Duke?"
Lu Xia laughed and asked, "Then what do you want to call me? Call me Xia Xia like them?"
Cecil shook his head and said, "Can I call you sister?"
This answer surprised Lu Xia. She looked at Cecil, who was full of expectation, in surprise, "Why do you call me sister?"
"Because it feels more intimate, more like a family."
Lu Xia didn't expect Cecil to have such an idea, as if he was worried that they could not become a family. Seeing that Cecil was worried that Lu Xia was unwilling, he quickly added: "Can you only call me at home, in private or when it's just the two of us, so that outsiders can't hear it, okay?"
Seeing him like this, Lu Xia nodded: "Since you want to call me like this, it's up to you."
She is indeed older than Cecil, so it's not wrong to call her sister.
Cecil was very happy to get permission, and immediately changed his words: "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely take care of the trust fund. Or sister, do you need money? If you need money, I can invest. I'm very rich."
Seeing him eager to try, Lu Xia laughed a little: "Okay, I will tell you if I need money."
She really doesn't need money now. The Dafelno family just deposited 300 million funds into the institute's account as compensation. She is now rich.
After hearing Lu Xia's words, Cecil stood up, his joy was beyond words: "Sister, let's go downstairs. The housekeeper should have asked someone to prepare the roasted whole lamb. Let's go and try it."
He just held Lu Xia's hand and walked out of the study.
Smelian noticed that the two of them were holding hands and raised his eyebrows slightly, but didn't say anything. Instead, Cecil held Lu Xia's hand and shook it in front of Smelian, as if to prove something.
(End of this chapter)
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