Chapter: Chapter 296
Luo Xiu was speechless.
He reached out and tapped the girl’s smooth forehead.
“What are you always thinking about? How could I possibly do something like that?”
Selena yelped in pain, holding her forehead and pouting, “If you didn’t do it, you didn’t do it, why are you so fierce? You even hit me~”
However, even though she said that, she couldn’t help but feel ecstatic upon learning that the two of them weren’t secretly discussing life or how babies are made.
Even if she said she didn’t care, how could her heart truly be without any thoughts?
Moreover, Selena felt most wronged by the fact that he didn’t want her, who had practically thrown herself at him.
As she thought this, a mischievous urge suddenly struck her, and she chuckled.
Then, in a low, seductive tone, she said, “Lord Luo Xiu, I think even though Eileen is tough on the outside, her body must be soft…”
Luo Xiu’s forehead was covered in dark lines, but he subconsciously glanced behind him.
There, the girl stood quietly, a corner of her black dress lifted by the evening breeze, like an elegant and mysterious lotus.
Luo Xiu withdrew his gaze and saw that Selena in front of him was also looking up, staring at him without a word.
Her eyes reflected a different kind of brilliance.
After a moment, she softly spoke.
“So, Lord Luo Xiu, what exactly is bothering you?”
The girl took a step forward, bringing them very close.
She hooked her arm around the man’s, resting her head slowly against Luo Xiu’s chest.
Selena often did this.
She was very familiar with it and liked it very much.
Because this way, she could clearly hear the man’s heartbeat.
Thump-thump-thump, powerful and real.
This satisfied Selena.
She could clearly feel that her Lord Luo Xiu was not a pitiful fantasy from the brink of death, but a tangible existence.
As she thought about these things, her little head began to nuzzle again, incredibly docile.
Luo Xiu’s reaction today was a bit slow.
After a moment, he came back to his senses and reached out to caress the girl’s soft hair.
He thought of something and suddenly sighed, “Selena, I remember two years ago, you used to nuzzle me like this. Back then, if I wanted to pat your head, I often had to bend down.”
The man said this and then laughed again.
“But you would always tiptoe to reach me, it was very cute.”
His praise brought a smile to the girl’s face.
Selena let out a soft hmph, pretending to be unconvinced.
“What, am I not cute now?”
Luo Xiu shook his head, “No, it’s just that you were very cute when you were small too.”
“How cute was ‘very cute’?”
A hint of slyness flickered in the girl’s eyes, as she wanted to hear more praise.
Luo Xiu saw her smugness and gently pinched her soft, smooth cheek.
Then he said, “Hmm, very cute is very cute.”
Unexpectedly, the girl used this as an opportunity to act cute, clinging to him and refusing to let go.
“No, this doesn’t count~”
After all, ever since her body developed so rapidly, Luo Xiu had given her very few opportunities for such intimate contact.
He often lectured her, saying things about the difference between men and women.
Every time this happened, Selena would use the words Luo Xiu had said when they first met to shut him up.
“Heh heh, Lord Luo Xiu himself said back then that he only brought us back because he was attracted to our beauty.”
“Why are you acting so virtuous now?”
These words, coupled with the girl’s angry expression, made it difficult for Luo Xiu to handle.
It had been a helpless move back then, done to deceive the Holy See and the two of them, but it had backfired and become a stone thrown at his own feet.
Luo Xiu usually could only lightly spank her a few times and say with mock anger, “Isn’t this because I’m waiting for you to grow up?”
“When the time comes, I’ll have to properly judge you, you little witch, and inject a wave of holy light and positive energy. Don’t come crying and begging for mercy then!”
Recalling these past events, Selena couldn’t help but blush.
Well, this “judgment” didn’t seem very proper at all…
She snapped back to attention and tilted her head up to look at the man’s face.
The hazy moonlight illuminated his elegant features.
Selena couldn’t help but sigh in her heart.
Lord Luo Xiu was still as handsome as ever.
She didn’t really pay that much attention to appearance, but she still often felt amazed.
At this moment, she heard the man’s slow reply.
Luo Xiu casually said, “In short, you’re very cute.”
Selena grunted but didn’t press the matter further.
She was about to say something when she suddenly noticed Luo Xiu had already looked up.
Faint footsteps, approaching from a distance.
It was Eileen, walking slowly towards them.
She looked at her best friend, who was hanging on the man like a koala, and her cold face twitched almost imperceptibly.
Selena also reacted, quickly let go, and lowered her head, too embarrassed to look at Eileen.
It was like they had agreed to run a race, but she had cheated and was caught red-handed.
Fortunately, Eileen didn’t say much, only looking at Luo Xiu and opening her mouth.
No sound came out.
Her expression was a little strange.
Selena was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and found that the man’s expression had also become serious.
He gazed into the dark night sky not far away and suddenly said, “I thought they would wait a few more days.”
“It seems they’re really in a hurry…”
The man’s words were still calm, but to the ears of both girls, their hearts tightened.
Selena frowned, a hint of worry in her eyes.
“Lord Luo Xiu, has something happened…?”
She had always been intelligent, and her thoughts raced, quickly understanding the meaning behind Luo Xiu’s words.
She rarely saw the man with such an expression, and coupled with the fact that Luo Xiu had seemed preoccupied all day, it was easy to guess.
Lord Luo Xiu was a city priest, with noble status and great power.
Aside from matters involving the Holy See or witches, there was probably nothing else that could trouble him so much.
As expected, Luo Xiu nodded.
“Mm, I originally wanted to wait a couple more days to tell you, but I didn’t expect them to be so impatient.”
He looked at the two of them with a hint of regret on his face.
“It’s a shame you won’t get to spend a few more peaceful days.”
The manor was vast and empty, shrouded in darkness on the outside.
As his words fell, the ink-like, deep night sky loomed heavily.
It seemed to carry an endless malice, slowly encroaching upon them.
Luo Xiu continued to speak softly, his unhurried demeanor infecting the two girls and easing their tense hearts considerably.
“It’s the Holy See’s Judgement Army. They’ve probably exhausted my patience to the limit and issued me an ultimatum three days ago.”
Selena had already guessed this outcome.
She wasn’t overly panicked, but simply looked at Luo Xiu, her voice firm, “Lord Luo Xiu, since you haven’t abandoned us, we will also steadfastly choose you.”
Beside her, Eileen cast the same gaze.
It was clear that they had both anticipated this situation.
Or rather, the outcome had been decided from the moment they first met.
Luo Xiu suddenly looked at Eileen.
His voice was calm.
“Eileen, if there’s anything you want to say, you don’t need to hide it.”
“Between you and me, there’s never been any need for concealment, has there?”
(End of Chapter)
