Chapter 357 Chapter 151 Holding Hands
The night’s breath seemed to gradually calm down. The soft moonlight was translucent and clear, lightly touching the girl’s gentle hair. The girl’s slender eyes blinked lightly, and her raised golden eyes gazed at Igrit opposite her.
The black-haired young man also looked at her. Although the other party seemed to be trying very hard to control herself, it was difficult to hide the trace of tension that was revealed, permeating the night’s atmosphere, even she could feel it.
A faint smile appeared on Verafia’s face, and she immediately shook her head gently, “Igrit, actually, my feelings for you, in fact, I don’t even know what they are. Perhaps it’s not what you think.”
The girl’s pleasant voice sounded incredibly clear in the quiet air. Igrit shifted his gaze slightly, the girl’s beautiful pupils were clear, as if reflecting her state of mind. Igrit realized that these were her heartfelt words.
“Is that so…”
A voice, whose specific emotion he couldn’t even distinguish, came from his mouth. Should I be disappointed… Even though he had thought of this outcome, or was it sadness?
Igrit relaxed his clenched hand, just about to force a smile at her.
However, Igrit suddenly saw that the girl’s pair of soft golden eyes had not moved away. Her long eyelashes lightly covered her eyes, and then they opened again, as if she was going to treat him with a new choice.
A smile appeared on the girl’s delicate and beautiful snowy cheeks, and her pretty color seemed to dye the surrounding night sky: “But, Igrit, if you want to… maybe, we can try?”
Try…?
Igrit was stunned for a moment, and then he understood her meaning.
The girl’s golden eyes became even more beautiful and moving against the entire night sky. Seeing Igrit looking at her in disbelief, the girl snorted coquettishly and quickly turned her little face away.
Was it to hide the shyness that filled the gaps in her slender heart after she had mustered her courage just now?
Igrit found it difficult to distinguish. He also didn’t have the energy to imagine anything else.
His face couldn’t help but form a smile. Just looking at the girl’s profile, all the thoughts in his heart seemed to be dyed the same color by a flow of joy.
Igrit had once thought about how he would feel if Verafia was willing to accept him, but at this moment, it wasn’t as excited as he had imagined, but rather, it was infused with the sweetness of nectar in the tranquility.
Igrit raised his head and looked at the girl. The tranquility of the night and the bright moonlight intertwined in the background. The gentle evening breeze was like a quiet melody. In the solidified time that seemed like a dream, the thin silver veil of the night sky added a touch of purity and beauty to her slender, delicate body.
He even forgot to breathe, as if he was afraid that even the slightest movement would shatter this beautiful moment.
Until a soft girl’s voice broke the silence. The girl turned her little face back again, her long eyelashes casting a fine shadow in the night sky. Her pleasant voice seemed to tremble slightly, as if a blush was rising on her snow-like beautiful face: “Then, Igrit… as lovers, what should we do first?”
“First, hold hands?”
Igrit quickly came to his senses and said uncertainly.
On the other side of the night, a pair of beautiful golden eyes narrowed slightly. The girl seemed to chuckle softly. Igrit felt a slender little hand carefully touch his palm. Between the softness, under the moonlight, the color of her slender fingertips was as bright as a lustrous, immature jade.
The girl’s movements seemed to pause for a moment, and then she gently placed her slender hand down, as if entrusting herself to him.
——
It was like a dream… illusive and beautifully colored, even now he still dared not believe it.
Igrit looked at his palm. Golden Dou Qi flowed quietly, giving him an increasingly powerful feeling. However, what stayed more in his mind was still the delicate touch of the girl’s slender hand, like fine jade, and her warm body temperature.
A smile couldn’t help but appear on his lips again. Igrit raised his head, and the clear morning light crossed his face. A ray of light flashed in his pair of azure blue eyes.
Three days had passed. The events of that night were not unexpected by him and the girls. With Douglas’s arrival, the forces represented by the clan elder, Yagmein, proposed to the Marquis to conduct a family assessment.
Igrit also knew that such assessments were unavoidable everywhere. But they deliberately mentioned it in front of Douglas, clearly wanting to target his father… Although Douglas had not made any public statements about Shiel’s engagement, in just these few days, even he could hear quite a lot of rumors.
Thinking of Douglas, a cold smile flashed across Igrit’s face.
Although it had only been a few days since he advanced to Gold, under Ophi’s sparring, he was already fully confident in his mastery of power, and even his Dou Qi cultivation had improved considerably… At least, he had to defeat that Blade and stand before Douglas.
Igrit shook his head forcefully again. For him, at this point, thinking too much was unnecessary.
His steps paused, and he looked up to see Verafia’s room.
Speaking of which, his promotion to Gold was due to her… or rather, Verafia had almost forcefully pulled him up. Igrit couldn’t help but recall the events of that night. It seemed to be that night that not only allowed him to face himself, but also seemed to have loosened the girl’s heart?
What appeared in Igrit’s mind was Verafia’s golden eyes looking up at him under the moonlight, and the gentle smile on her delicate jade-like face.
However, although the girl had agreed to his request, she hesitated for a long time at the end and still suggested that their relationship should be limited to private for now… It seemed that she hadn’t fully figured out what she should do yet.
Yes. This noble and beautiful girl, just as her soft words said, was still confused. It seemed that she hadn’t understood what it meant to like someone.
But what was there to regret about this… For such a girl, even if she showed her sincere heart in front of you, could you expect more?
“But, Igrit, if you want to… maybe, we can try?”
The girl’s soft voice echoed in his ears.
Igrit’s palm tightened slightly, and a smile appeared on his face, half illuminated by the morning sunlight… At least, he could understand the girl’s feelings, at least, he could work hard with her.
He raised his eyes, and had already arrived in front of the girl’s door.
Verafia’s room door was still slightly ajar, as if the charming girl was still sleeping peacefully.
Igrit hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should disturb her dream, when suddenly there was a slight “creak” sound, and the door was pushed open a gap.
Seeing the girl with silver-white hair appear, Igrit was stunned, “Flan?”
