novelraw Chapter 769 Summoning the Duke!
Chapter 769 Summoning the Duke!
Chapter 769 Summoning the Duke!
The last day of the month.
dusk.
Yu Zhizhi was in the kitchen, washing the newly bought strawberries and putting them into a white porcelain bowl.
The bathroom, in a bathtub filled with water.
Sui Sui's tail gently slapped the water's surface, splashing up a few round water droplets.
It recently learned to slap the water with its tail fin, so it flips over and over and slaps the water, then tilts its head to watch the trajectory of the falling water droplets, as if it were studying a profound subject.
Yu Zhizhi squatted by the sink, holding a bowl in her hand with a few freshly washed strawberries in it.
She picked one up, pinched off the bright green stem with her fingertips, and the strawberry juice stained her fingertips red. The sweet aroma filled the air.
"Here's a strawberry, Sui Sui." Yu Zhizhi held a strawberry to the mermaid baby's mouth.
Year after year, it moves its round, chubby body.
Its lips touched the red strawberry, first tentatively licking it with the tip of its tongue, then taking the whole thing into its mouth.
Yu Zhizhi ate one herself.
The strawberries she bought this time were very sweet. She sat by the bathtub, and she and Sui Sui ate them all, one for each of them.
The baby mermaid is so happy!
Although her mother's hometown is much smaller than her palace in the deep sea, Sui Sui loves it here!
The phone, which was placed on the sink, vibrated twice.
Yu Zhizhi took it and glanced at it; it was a message from Nuoer.
Noel: [In the dorm?]
Zhizhi: [Hmm~]
That was the end of the story.
It seems that Noel took time out of her busy schedule to check whether she was staying in the dormitory properly and not running around.
Yu Zhizhi's gaze fell on the phone screen.
It clearly shows that today is the 30th, the last day of this month.
As agreed, she was to attempt to summon His Excellency the Duke.
"Sui Sui, you can play here by yourself for now~" Yu Zhizhi put some toys in the bathtub, which she had bought specially.
The mermaid cub happily responded.
It uses a blue fish tail to avoid hitting the water's surface. The floating yellow duckling is thrown into the air by the waves and then falls back down with its head tilted.
Sui Sui giggled.
Yu Zhizhi went to the living room.
Before summoning, she carefully closed the terrace door.
Yu Zhizhi sat down on the sofa.
She formed a mudra with her hands in front of her, and white light gradually emanated from her fingertips.
Golden arrays emerged from the cracks.
It almost covered the entire living room floor!
Yu Zhizhi held her breath, focusing intently on the summoning, silently reciting the Duke's name in her heart.
—Lord Platinum, please respond to me!
The golden array remained empty.
She sat alone on the sofa in the living room, looking somewhat bewildered at the golden light illuminating the ceiling.
Has His Excellency the Duke not appeared?
Did something happen to him?
Yu Zhizhi did not close the formation, but instead tried to continue summoning.
Gradually, she sensed the Duke's response...
Yu Zhizhi opened her eyes in surprise and saw a long shadow slowly appearing in front of her.
Her dark blue hair was the first thing to appear, slightly curled, leaving a very faint scent in the air, like sandalwood mixed with cool musk.
The deep purple robe was fully revealed by the light; it was thick and had a beautiful drape, with dark gold, fine snake patterns embroidered on the collar and cuffs.
The Duke answered the little rabbit's call and came here.
The whole room was filled with the aroma of milk and strawberries.
His lips twitched slightly, a hint of barely perceptible relaxation in them.
Yu Zhizhi was a little excited when she saw the Duke: "You, you've come."
The Duke looked at her, his golden vertical pupils flickering in the candlelight: "I thought you would forget to summon me."
The little rabbit returned to Beast Planet once in the middle.
The amusement park was in chaos. She was probably going back for the park's leader. So this time, she didn't contact anyone.
However, the little rabbit only stayed for one day before hurriedly leaving with Dracula.
Until three days ago.
The Beast Star Embassy finally sent back a message that she had arrived safely on Earth.
“How could that be?” Yu Zhizhi said softly. “I’ve always remembered, and… this month has been going by so slowly.”
Ever since she made an appointment with the Duke to summon him on that date, Yu Zhizhi felt that time had slowed down.
The Duke's lips curled into a slight smile: "Is that so?"
His golden vertical pupils shifted from the face of the little female rabbit and swept across the entire room.
White porcelain bowl, strawberry stems, pool, terrace, the mist left by her handprints on the glass door, Sui Sui's toys piled in the corner, and a small octopus scarf drying on the windowsill.
He looked very slowly, like a snake surveying its territory, unhurried and calm, leaving no corner unchecked.
This room is so small, it truly lives up to its name as a rabbit's den.
It's amazing that she's been able to stay here for so long.
"Isn't there a bigger place?" the Duke asked.
Yu Zhizhi sat on the sofa, looking up at him: "Yes, my apartment is much bigger than this dorm room!"
The Duke had almost nowhere to stay.
"I brought you some things."
"What?" Yu Zhizhi looked at him curiously.
Did the Duke bring her a gift?
"If you want to raise orc cubs on your own, there are some essential tools you can't do without."
Yu Zhizhi was slightly taken aback.
She didn't expect...
The Duke's gift was surprisingly related to the unborn child.
How thoughtful!
A smile appeared on Yu Zhizhi's face. She reached out, seemingly wanting to grasp the Duke's pale fingers, but hesitated for a moment, then only lightly tugged at his sleeve and shook it twice.
"Thank you, Your Grace."
I had originally intended to ask what exactly the Duke had brought with him.
Did you bring the incubator?
This is exactly what Yu Zhizhi needs right now!
However, before she could even speak, Yu Zhizhi felt a slight pain in her lower abdomen.
She froze, then practically jumped up and rushed toward the bathroom.
The Duke saw the little rabbit hide inside.
A short while later, the mermaid baby, encased in bubbles, was thrown out.
Sui Sui rolled a few times in the air before stabilizing its round body and seeing the Duke in the living room. Its blue fishtail rose warily.
"snake?"
"Are you the Duke of Perlan?"
The Duke glanced at it indifferently: "You know me?"
Sui Sui snorted: "Father mentioned that you are a bad snake!"
Yu Zhizhi hid in the bathroom alone.
She took out the pain relief medication.
Although it's been a long time since I've experienced this, I can't be wrong; the baby must be about to be born!
After drinking the medicine.
She leaned against the bathroom door and sat down on the floor.
The dormitory doorbell rang.
Year after year, the door opens.
Noel seemed to have known the Duke would come, and when he saw him, he merely nodded slightly, without the slightest surprise in his eyes.
He went straight to the bathroom.
"Zhizhi, open the door."
"No..." Zhizhi sat on the ground, trying to catch her breath. "Senior Noel, don't worry about me. You, you and the Duke are waiting outside. I'll be done soon!"
See you tomorrow~