lovenovelstory 021. Me...me?
021. Me...me?
Seeing that Eve remained stiff and showed no intention of cooperating,
Sinlai was furious. "I am the third prince of Asgard, how could I possibly take advantage of you?"
And this is the only way to save her right now, yet she's so oblivious to the situation. Doesn't she understand what will happen to her if Simien captures her?
Footsteps approached from outside the door, and Xin Lai was extremely anxious. In his frustration, he gritted his teeth, grabbed the small watermelon that was slightly open from lying flat, and squeezed it hard.
It's so fragrant and smooth to the touch that I almost couldn't hold onto it.
Caught off guard, Eve trembled violently. Her eyes widened in shock as shame and anger turned to astonishment, and a panicked gasp escaped her lips:
"Ah~...!"
The hurried footsteps outside the door suddenly stopped, as if they had been made hesitant by the sound.
Xinlai breathed a sigh of relief, glared at Eve, signaling her to continue speaking, and then continued speaking towards the door in a measured tone:
"Isn't Master amazing? Hmm? Do you want more?"
"...!"
However, to Xinlai's near despair, Eve's amethyst-like eyes were misted over, and she just stared at him intently.
Her icy blue hair was scattered messily on the pillow, and her fragile face was full of panic and weakness. She just weakly tried to pry his fingers one by one without making a sound.
Xinlai was utterly speechless, but she absolutely couldn't give up halfway. If Eve were exposed, not only would Simien have leverage over her harboring a witch, but Eve herself would also suffer unimaginable torment…
No matter how annoyed I am, I have to keep playing this role.
"Not strong enough? Not fast enough? Let me show you something even better..."
As he spoke, he desperately tried to wink at Eve, begging her to cooperate even a little bit.
But then the stubborn girl's temper flared up again. She gritted her teeth, and two lines of tears even rolled down her cheeks.
Fortunately, Xinlai's acting skills were indeed outstanding. Even though Eve refused to cooperate, the two people at the door were still fooled and stood there dumbfounded.
"This... Your Highness, judging from this, the Third Prince is quite formidable..."
Simien coughed twice, looking suspicious: "Something's not right. I've been listening for a while, and the woman is barely making a sound."
Ding Ke gestured seriously, saying, "It's not that late yet, shouting too loudly would damage your reputation."
Simien ignored Ding Ke's advice, put his ear to the door to listen, and frowned:
"Could this woman be the witch Eve?!"
"W-what?! The Third Prince is so thirsty..."
"Of course! Don't let my brother's usual serious and aloof attitude towards women fool you; he's been holding back for over ten years! It's perfectly normal for a man and a woman to spark a little something when they're alone together in a room."
"What was that saying again...? 'When it encounters clouds and rain, it transforms into a dragon...'"
"Hmph, Xinlai is definitely trying to fool us. Let's go in and take a look."
"Let's go, let's go..."
He then tried to kick the door down.
? !
The two people inside were completely stunned when they heard the conversation outside the door!
Xin Lai, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, almost spat out a mouthful of blood:
I don't know if Simien is too cunning, or just too damn shameless, to barge in and confirm it with his own eyes?!
Without thinking twice, Xinlai pulled Eve into her arms.
This hug felt as soft and smooth as a tuna belly, with a subtle fragrance. The skin felt slightly sunken where my fingertips touched it, and I could truly feel its firmness and elasticity.
Eve was held tightly in her arms. Seeing that Simeon and Ding Ke were about to come in, she resisted less, but she still didn't know how to cooperate. She hurriedly tried to curl her hands in front of her body, but she was pressed down and couldn't move. She could only struggle to hold on.
Xinlai then realized—it wasn't that she wasn't cooperating, it was that she simply didn't know how to cooperate...
But he didn't have time to think about it and continued to act while hiding Eve's figure.
boom! !
Ding Ke kicked open the heavy door. Simien followed closely behind, the two of them striding into the bedroom with righteous indignation, their eyes wide as they stared at the bed in the center.
"ah!"
This time Eve learned her lesson and called out in a sweet, coquettish voice...
But the sound was so loud that it made Xinlai's ears ring.
Now you know to yell?! Why are you yelling so loudly?!
Xin Lai suppressed her nameless anger, leaned against her, covered herself with the blanket, and turned to glare at her, cursing:
"How many times have I told you to knock before coming in—"
"Second brother? What brings you here?"
Simeon tiptoed to try and get a better look, but only caught a glimpse of a woman curled up in a ball amidst her icy blue hair, completely hidden by Xinlai and the blanket, with her eyes, the only part of her face, covered by a sexy blindfold...
Anyway, it's not Eve the Witch.
Simien was greatly disappointed, and Ding Ke, who was standing next to him, also shook his head with a sense of "what a pity."
But the two remained defiant and demanded loudly, "Brother, where is the witch?"
Ding Ke nodded in agreement: "Don't think we don't know you switched the witch!"
Simeon had intended to stroll over and offer his insightful opinion, but then realized the occasion was inappropriate. He stopped in his tracks, and then, realizing he needed to be more polite when asking for a favor, he quickly cleared his throat and said:
"Brother, keep your word and hand over the witch."
Xin Lai felt the trembling figure beneath her, its breath hot, and remained calm: "Second Brother, so this is what happened..."
He didn't get up, but pulled his clothes over himself, put them on, covered Eve with the blanket, and turned his head to say seriously:
"I'm ashamed to say that I've let you down... Sigh."
"You've disappointed me?" Simeon frowned, his voice laced with anger. "Then the Eve I killed at the execution ground, was she real?!"
Xin Lai nodded blankly: "How could it be fake... Second Brother, do you think I have any chance to replace him?"
Simeon clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and his face contorted in a grimace:
"Bullshit!! Do you think I'm stupid? The Eve I killed was a puppet!!"
"A puppet!?"
Xin Lai feigned surprise, then suddenly realized, "Second Brother, you must know who wrote this... why are you asking me?"
"you!"
Simien was so angry that he trembled all over and his eyes became bloodshot.
He knew perfectly well that Eve's accomplice, Lorenz, possessed such a talent for switching the baby, but he refused to admit that Eve had actually escaped...
So, hoping against hope, I came to Xinlai to verify.
Xinlai caught a glimpse of a small head moving under the blanket out of the corner of her eye, so she reached out and touched it through the blanket. Eve inside immediately shrank back and stopped moving.
Xinlai was naturally not afraid of Simien questioning him, after all, the execution was full of loopholes, any one of which, in Xinlai's view, was enough to kill the game:
"So... Second Brother, you knew that Eve was a fake, but you didn't report it?"
"Hmph," Simien's tone softened slightly, and he snorted speechlessly, flicking his robes as he said indignantly, "Didn't I think you were the one who changed them?"
Xinlai pointed to herself again.
"Me...me?" Xin Lai shook her head like a madwoman. "I originally planned to just find someone to take the fall...but then I got knocked out..."
Simeon wanted to yell at his good-for-nothing underling, but he was speechless and could only let out a long sigh.
Seeing that Simien was still giving him a chance to explain, Xinlai thought for a moment and sighed helplessly.
Seemingly realizing that losing Eve was tantamount to losing a potential game-changer, Simeon finally lost his temper and burst into a tirade:
"You good-for-nothing wretch! You managed to break someone out of jail! I don't know what gives you the nerve to be having fun here!"
"Bang"
His fist smashed the bedroom door open, the impact spreading along the doorway to the wall, creating two cracks.
"Second brother..." Xin Lai looked at the wall with a pitiful expression, then looked at Ximien.
"Don't call me second brother, you bastard!" Simien cursed, reaching out to take back the five boxes of gold bars.
Since the matter didn't go through, the money has to be recovered, and Eve's matter needs to be discussed separately.
To everyone's surprise, Xinlai looked at him cautiously, her eyes innocent and adorable.
"Second brother... this door is a relief door that Father had specially commissioned to be made for me, and that wall is made of the most solid deep-layered rock combined with custom-made anti-magic and anti-slip tiles. Together, it was very expensive."
"Hmm...it should be more expensive than those five boxes of gold bars."