◇ Chapter 68: So Good
For a moment, the Grand Duke's eyes became extremely cold.
Bai Yu was not panicked at all and said calmly, "Yes."
He even kindly added: "They are both very small kittens. Budgie is the older brother and Tortoise is the younger sister. They are both very beautiful."
...Brother, sister?
In just a few days, they were calling each other so intimately.
And they are all very beautiful? How beautiful can they be?
Imur pinched his palm with his nails, and could hardly control his expression. He curled the corners of his lips, revealing a false sneer, and raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, it seems that the doctor likes these two kittens very much."
Bai Yu calmly said, "Of course."
The Duke exerted force with his fingertips, and another teacup broke.
The whole place was silent. Everyone lowered their heads and dared not make a sound.
They exchanged sharp words back and forth. Every time Bai Yu said a word, the old housekeeper's forehead twitched. The old gentleman's usual self-restraint was thrown to the ground. Beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He quickly interrupted, "Bai Yu, stop talking!"
He forced his way in between the Duke and Bai Yu, and said with a smile: "Duke, this guy is new, he hasn't been taught much, and he doesn't know the rules. I'm going to kick him out right now. You can pick someone else, pick someone else, they're all sensible."
As he spoke, the butler grabbed Bai Yu's wrist and tried to forcibly take him away from the scene. However, before he could take two steps, Grand Duke Imur suddenly asked, "Wait, did I let him go?"
The old butler paused, let go of his hand, and sighed inwardly: "I can't help you anymore."
In fact, he wanted Bai Yu to leave in order to avoid the Grand Duke's anger and prevent Bai Yu from being punished.
The Grand Duke walked down from his seat, walked in front of Bai Yu, looked him in the eye, looked at him carefully for a moment, then raised his hand and stretched it towards the doctor.
66 shuddered: "Here it comes!"
The system's alert is raised to the highest level, ready to block the host's perception at any time.
Bai Yu did not shy away and coldly greeted the Duke's outstretched hand. He thought it would be a slap or something, but Imur pointed his finger at the doctor's chest and pulled out a... cat hair from his clothes.
Bai Yu: “.”
Clothes stuck with hair is a common problem in households with multiple cats. No matter how diligently you clean, you can't stop the hair from flying around. When the molting season comes, dandelions are everywhere. This hair must have been accidentally picked up by him when he was trying on clothes.
The Duke twisted the cat's hair with his cold white fingers and put it under his eyes to examine it. His lake blue eyes glowed with cold light, like tempered glass. He carefully observed the hair as if he was examining the evidence in a plastic bag.
——Golden brown, not long, probably a short-haired cat.
Imur narrowed his eyes: "Is this tortoise shell fur or tabby shell fur?"
Bai Yu: “…”
He paused delicately for a moment: "Tabby, our tortoiseshell is a bit darker in color."
Our hawksbill turtle?
Imur began to gnaw his back teeth again.
The old butler noticed the Grand Duke's unpredictable expression, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and spoke cautiously: "Grand Duke, this selection?"
Yimuer sneered, snapped Bai Yu's file shut, and threw it back into the old housekeeper's arms: "Let's take him. There are two cats at home, with old people and young children to take care of, and the salary is not enough. Don't let the kittens starve. Then the neighbors will say that there are starving people everywhere in Illia and we can't even afford to feed a cat."
Old housekeeper: “…”
Bai Yu: “……?”
66: “???”
System: "This is not right! This is not the direction!"
The Grand Duke's words were full of sarcasm and ulterior motives, and no one present understood what he was trying to do, even the most senior butler was confused.
Fortunately, the old housekeeper reacted very quickly and agreed immediately, nodding and saying, "It is indeed a good candidate. Mr. Bai is a doctor and can help you regulate your body. If you have a headache or fever in the middle of the night, it will be convenient to find him. I will write down his name now. What do you think of this other candidate?"
Two personal valets need to be selected and they need to take turns.
Imur was not interested. He casually flipped through the resume and pointed at a young man standing in the corner.
The selection was hastily concluded. The butler was sweating and bowed to the Grand Duke. Just as he was about to take everyone away, Yimuer said again: "Bai Yu stay."
Bai Yu turned around and saw the Duke looking down at his resume without looking at him: "Stay and have dinner with me."
The voice was inexplicably muffled and he sounded very unhappy.
The old butler: "...this?"
He was afraid that Bai Yu would say something shocking again and make the Duke furious.
But Imur just lowered his eyes and drank his tea, with no intention of changing his mind.
The old housekeeper had no choice but to say, "Okay, dinner will be here soon, please wait a moment."
He led the other candidates out one after another. For a moment, Bai Yu and Imur were the only ones left in the hall.
66 was completely confused. He asked blankly, "What's going on?"
Isn’t it different from what we agreed?
66 poked Bai Yu and said, "Do you want to stay and have dinner with the Duke?"
Bai Yu: "I can only stay here, right?"
The final plot point has not been completed, and Bai Yu cannot leave now. Although he doesn't know why Duke Imur is not furious, they still have a chance to complete the task.
It is difficult to live, and it is not easy to die.
The Duke's mood was capricious and there were many taboos in the Duke's Mansion. Being a personal servant beside him, Bai Yu might become an eyesore at any time and be dragged out for execution. However, he was not panicked.
66 calmed down and said, "Yes, there is no need to rush."
Bai Yu sat down opposite the Duke. After Imur finished flipping through his resume, he didn't even look at him. He just stared at the ground and said coldly, "Doctors in Illia rarely keep cats because cat hair will contaminate the operating room. Doctor, why do you keep a cat?"
The Duke seemed to be very concerned about Bai Yu's cat and he kept talking about it every other sentence.
Bai Yu was a veterinarian. He couldn't possibly treat ordinary residents. He didn't care about the hair in the operating room. He just said coldly, "I picked it up because it looked pitiful on the street."
To be precise, it was picked up on the way to find Tuanzi, but there is no need to tell the Duke these details.
Imur began to grit his teeth again.
——He was picked up again, he was also picked up, the doctor is as compassionate as ever.
The Duke said in a gloomy voice, "Stray cats, they should be easy to take care of. What do doctors usually feed them?"
Bai Yu looked up at him, his eyes becoming even colder. "Goat milk from the morning market, chopped fish and beef, and sometimes some mussels."
Although it was indeed a stray cat, the doctor did not like the Duke's condescending tone.
…
The Archduke's pale fingers pressed against the edge of the wooden table, his nails almost sinking into the wood.
Goat milk, beef, and mussels, exactly the same as what he eats!
Does the doctor treat any cat he picks up this way?
...even, she even gave him the cold shoulder because of those two cats!
The Grand Duke frowned his beautiful brows and pinched the corner of the table in dissatisfaction.
Soon, the waiter brought several plates with exquisitely presented food. Many of them were thickened with starch and doused with a circle of syrup, and some were not heated. Bai Yu glanced at them and guessed that Duke Imur was fond of desserts and cold food.
He sat down opposite the Duke, picked up his knife and fork elegantly, and then said, "My Lord, forgive me for being blunt, given your injuries, it would be best for you to eat more high-quality protein, zinc-containing foods like shrimp and seaweed, and iron-containing foods like shellfish and beans. Please eat less raw, cold, sweet and greasy foods like today."
Duke Imur had just recovered from a serious injury and his face was pale. Even though his body was adorned with various gems, it was difficult to hide his sleepiness and fatigue. Such a patient should not eat the kind of food today.
Bai Yu looked away.
In fact, if he had met Imur in his previous life, Bai Yu would have suggested that he rest for at least two months and then go to the hospital for a full-body check-up. The Grand Duke's bright face showed his haggardness. The assassination had obviously damaged his foundation, and he must be well taken care of. Otherwise, the young Grand Duke might run out of energy and die young.
Bai Yu's tone was not very polite, not like a butler giving advice to the Grand Duke, but rather like a doctor prescribing medical advice to a patient.
66: "Well done, host!"
The doctor is seeking death again.
Interfering with the Duke's diet is obviously an act of seeking death. Although doing so is good for the Duke's health, Grand Duke Imur is conceited and fickle. Bai Yu does not want to drag the battle line too long. He hopes that Grand Duke Imur will hate him as soon as possible and then execute him.
After saying that, Bai Yu put down his knife and fork, stared at the Duke quietly, waiting for his reaction.
Grand Duke Imur did not react.
He was originally frowning and worrying about the cat, but when he heard Bai Yu say this, a smile appeared on his pale face due to excessive blood loss. He then lowered his head to eat and said vaguely, "... Yeah."
——When he was a cat, the doctor did the same thing. Because he couldn't eat too much on the first day, he took away Tuanzi's fish paste and bowl of milk. Although Imur was unhappy, he knew that the doctor was doing it for his own good.
“…”
Bai Yu frowned slightly, but out of professional habit, he added: "If you are willing, I can write some dietary therapy methods and give them to the kitchen."
Yimuer concentrated on picking up the food, avoiding the dishes Bai Yu had ordered: "Hmm."
I can’t be more obedient.
After the meal, the moon was already high in the sky. The male servants had a one-month training period, and the trainer was the old butler. The old man was waiting at the door, intending to take Bai Yu away.
Bai Yu thought to himself, “Trouble.”
He didn't want to learn any male servant etiquette, but now there was no better way than to follow the butler. Bai Yu stood up and said, "Please."
But the Duke put down his food, wiped his hands gracefully, and said, "Bai Yu doesn't need to learn etiquette."
The purpose of etiquette is to regulate behavior and make the servants' every move pleasing to the eye so as to please the master, but Bai Yu was already pleasing enough, and Imur didn't want to leave him at all. He just wanted to get him into his sight as soon as possible, preferably in the same bedroom.
During the few days in the Grand Duke's Palace, Imur often woke up in the middle of the night. The blood loss made his hands and feet cold, and he often fell into nightmares. Although the wound had healed, it still hurt from time to time. The Duke tossed and turned alone, had convulsions and tremors at night, and could only sleep for a few hours a day. In addition, he had a lot of official business to take care of and couldn't eat. His spirit was a little weak, and he was not as good as when he just came back.
That feeling is really uncomfortable.
Imur missed the days of sleeping in the doctor's arms.
The doctor's body temperature warmed the quilt. The doctor's fingers stroked his back and moved down along the hair, making him feel safe.
Of course, he couldn't share a bed with the doctor now, but the Duke's valet needed to sleep in the room next to his master, with the door open. When Imur tossed and turned at night, he could hear the doctor's regular breathing, as if he was still lying beside him, holding the kitten in his arms.
Thinking about that scene, the nightmares are slightly relieved.
The Duke lowered his eyes and smiled. Unlike his usual sneers and sneers, this smile was gentle and peaceful, as if he was thinking of something happy.
The butler paused: "Don't you need etiquette training?"
"Yes." Yimuer said. He was about to tell Bai Yu to start work immediately and move across from him tonight, but Bai Yu suddenly spoke up and interrupted, "Can I go home for a while?"
The butler was speechless at the sight of this bold young man. His blood pressure soared and his heart stopped. He was about to yell at the young man, but he heard Grand Duke Imur beside him speak slowly, without any sign of anger: "...Okay, did you forget anything? Can I ask someone else to get it for you? Or if you have any other inconveniences, you can tell me."
He really wanted to sleep with Bai Yu, even if they couldn't share a bed, at least they could sleep through the door.
Bai Yu said, "Nothing was pulled down."
His expression was as cold as ever, and he continued to challenge the Grand Duke's bottom line: "It's just that my cat must be hungry, and I want to go home and feed the cat."
Snap——
The butler looked up in fear and saw that the last cup in the Grand Duke's hand was also broken.
The Duke, who was gentle and calm just now, suddenly had a gloomy expression. He gave a fake smile and then said sinisterly, "Really... Sir, I suddenly changed my mind. You should go and learn etiquette from the butler."
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Bai Yu activates skill: seeking death.
Failed to seek death.
Bai Yu activates skill: Provocation.
The provocation failed.
Bai Yu activates skill: I want to feed the cat.
Deals a critical hit to the opponent.
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