Chapter 35 Are you... serious?

Her heart was racing. Qingya hugged her pillow tightly, shrinking back into the covers, but her large eyes were sparkling with an unmistakable, pleasant surprise!

Did Xia Xier just say it herself...

That she was leaving Xu Ruo to her care?

Since she has that kind of attitude...

Then why should I worry about whether I'm doing right by Xia Xier?

Take care of him...

Then I must take very good care of him.

But as for what 'taking care' actually means...

Isn't that up to Qingya herself?

Moreover, it seems she's supposed to 'take care' of him for a while?

By the time Xia Xier comes back...

Would I have already given birth to a little baby?

At the thought of this, Qingya's cheeks became burning red.

"Xia Xier... I won't let your trust go to waste!"

"Xu Ruo, was it... Wait for me!"

"I'm coming right now!!!"

And so, with an excited heart, Qingya tossed the still-warm pillow aside without a second thought.

She turned to open her wardrobe and, facing the dazzling array of clothes, began to pick out the outfit most suitable for the moment!

Since that guy named Xu Ruo likes Xia Xier...

Then he should like the pure and sunny type...

She carefully checked herself in the mirror over and over. Pressed by time and her nervous excitement, Qingya finally chose a light blue short skirt that she felt best highlighted her charm and put it on.

A pair of pure white lace-trimmed bow over-the-knee socks outlined her straight and slender beautiful legs!

Paired with crystal-colored high-heeled sandals, and her sky-blue hair draped behind her...

It made her look even more pure and beautiful...

Simply perfect!

Outside the window, a spring breeze blew gently.

Qingya's mood was equally indescribably wonderful.

After tidying her appearance for a moment and ensuring no detail was missed, Qingya took a deep breath and finally reopened her bedroom door.

In her excitement, she didn't even bother with nervousness or shyness; she walked quickly to Xu Ruo's door, skipped knocking, and pushed it straight open!

...

Xu Ruo was currently lying on the bed staring blankly, his mind churning with memories of the past.

Some were joyful, others were sad...

But now...

He could hardly feel these emotions anymore.

Even knowing that Xia Xier was the reincarnation of the former Xier...

He didn't feel much emotion.

He could feel that he was perhaps becoming less and less like a normal...

Demon...

This... perhaps was the price of carrying the power of sin.

Xu Ruo was lost in thought, and just as the door was pushed open, he was finally pulled back to reality.

Through the morning light filtering in from the window, he saw Qingya standing there.

She seemed a bit bashful, but she still summoned her courage, taking small steps as she walked toward him bit by bit.

"Xu... Xu Ruo, right?"

"I am Xia Xier's companion, Qingya, who serves as the warrior in the party..."

Arriving at the bedside, Qingya's face was flushed red, and her breathing was even a bit erratic as she spoke.

Still the familiar act of asking what she already knew.

Still the familiar blushing and racing heart...

Xu Ruo naturally knew that Qingya, who had a pair of miniature dragon horns on her head, was the future clan leader of the Divine Dragon Race!

But for some reason...

At this moment, Xu Ruo actually felt that this girl standing awkwardly by the bed was much cuter than those high-and-mighty Dragon Race experts who looked down on him.

"Yes, it's me."

Xu Ruo responded softly.

Upon hearing this, an unmistakable look of joy immediately appeared on Qingya's face!

Since the identity was confirmed and his appearance was exactly the same as when she saw (peeped at) him before...

Then she should get down to business next!

"Xier... she had to leave for something."

Qingya seemed to summon great courage; her voice was soft, but her tone was incredibly serious:

"She said... for this period of time, I am to take care of you."

Xu Ruo was slightly taken aback.

Qingya's hands were nervously twisting behind her back. After a brief pause, she plucked up her courage, raised her pretty face, looked directly into Xu Ruo's eyes, and spoke again, her words still concise:

"So... can I go to bed with you?"

Xu Ruo: "???"

Such thunderous phrasing made even Xu Ruo, the Demon King, momentarily stunned.

At this moment, he even had the illusion...

That he had misheard?

Although the handsome youth before her, who looked exactly like someone she would like, still had a calm expression without any change.

The deathly silence in the room right now...

Still made Qingya realize the gravity of the situation!

What did she...

Just say?

Did she accidentally blur out her inner thoughts?

Ahhh!

So embarrassing!

For a moment, Qingya had the urge to slap herself!

Her face was so red it almost looked like it was dripping blood. In the end, she was even at a loss for what to do with her hands and feet, directly lowering her head and shrinking into her chest, not daring to meet Xu Ruo's gaze again.

"I... I didn't mean that!"

Qingya's hands twisted tightly behind her, her voice becoming increasingly thin like a mosquito's buzz:

"I meant... just, just sleep!"

"Yes... yes, purely just sleeping!"

Xu Ruo: "???"

This reaction made the originally confused Xu Ruo even less able to understand the woman before him.

Is this... Divine Dragon Race...

A decent race?

Why, right after asking his name, did she want to go to bed and sleep with him?

Before doing that...

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't they get to know each other first and then slowly enter the process of becoming familiar?

Could it be that he is the one who is abnormal?

That shouldn't be the case, right?

Although his emotions were a bit indifferent...

It shouldn't have reached the point of being abnormal, right?

Looking at Qingya's bashful appearance, as if she wanted to crawl into a crack in the floor from shame, Xu Ruo finally understood...

Did she...

Misspeak?

Although Xu Ruo didn't know that what Qingya just said were her true inner thoughts.

Seeing her head lowered in bashfulness...

He, who wasn't good at comforting people, also tried to offer some reassurance:

"It's okay, you just misspoke, didn't you?"

"I can understand. Sometimes you don't mean a certain phrase, but because of nervousness, you occasionally blurt out words that are the opposite of your thoughts..."

"Things like this happen occasionally."

Under the comfort of Xu Ruo's words, Qingya finally slowly raised her head.

I didn't expect...

The youth before me, who looks even more tender than myself, to be so gentle and understanding.

But unfortunately...

Just now, she had merely blurted out a bit of her true feelings.

Although it was indeed the wrong way to start.

But perhaps making the best of the mistake...

Would be much better than beating around the bush!

Summoning her courage and looking up again, she explained seriously to Xu Ruo:

"What I just said... was from the bottom of my heart!"

Xu Ruo: "???"

This time, he really couldn't understand.

Seeing Xu Ruo's expression, Qingya knew it was hard for him to accept for a moment, so she stopped dwelling on her previous words. She took a deep breath and repeated herself:

"I said... can I go to bed with you?"

Xu Ruo: "..."

For some reason...

Xu Ruo actually felt that this sentence sounded a bit more normal...

Wait, something still seems a bit off...

Seeing that Xu Ruo seemed to have somewhat understood her meaning, Qingya hesitated for a moment before finally reaching out and grabbing Xu Ruo's hand.

She placed his hand on her chest...

The warm and soft, yet enticingly elastic sensation made Xu Ruo slightly stunned.

Although not as staggering as Xia Xier's, the 'just right' size that could be held in one hand...

Still gave off a novel feeling!

Feeling the warmth from Xu Ruo's fingertips, Qingya's gaze met his eyes again.

"I... like you."

Perhaps because she was from the Divine Dragon Race, Qingya had unparalleled confidence in everything about herself!

In the end, she gave up on hiding it and spoke her true thoughts—

"Actually, I already know about what happened between you and Xia Xier during these past two nights."

"And I... also seem to have fallen in love at first sight, feeling like..."

"I've fallen in love with you!"

"So... is it okay?"

At this moment, Qingya was no longer bashful or nervous.

Instead, she looked straight at Xu Ruo.

They locked eyes for a long time.

As for Xu Ruo, compared to the currently lust-filled Qingya, he was much more normal.

"Um... if I remember correctly, this is our first time meeting, right?"

Xu Ruo spoke, his tone still very gentle.

Qingya nodded gently.

"Then... wouldn't going to bed like this be a bit too sudden?" Xu Ruo continued to ask.

Qingya thought seriously for a moment and then responded:

"No, I'm sure I like you."

"The creed of my Divine Dragon Race is to never let oneself have lifelong regrets because of backing down..."

"And... I'm sure this isn't just a momentary impulse."

Why did Xu Ruo suddenly feel that his situation was a bit unfavorable...

It seemed he was being targeted by a lewd Dragon Girl?