novelraw Chapter 101
Chapter 101
Chapter 101: Completely Infatuated with the Little Dragon
Because Lucia’s ideal partner was too abstract…
Xia Li gave up on finding the answer here.
Dragons simply didn’t understand love. All they knew was that they had food, shelter, and wouldn’t be threatened by the outside world when laying eggs. That was enough.
That’s called procreation, not love.
Moreover, Lucia was still in a naive stage.
Just like a high school girl, if you ask her what kind of boy she likes, the answer is ‘handsome’. But when she enters society and faces reality, the answer often becomes related to money.
But Xia Li didn’t care about all that.
If Lucia didn’t understand, then he would make her understand.
If Lucia, being a dragon, didn’t have rich human emotions, then he would make her rich in them. That’s what Xia Li had been doing all along.
A dragon’s heart was also made of flesh. This nearly month-long time spent together had also allowed Xia Li to witness Lucia’s changes in emotions.
No rush, no rush…
Being too hasty would be counterproductive.
Getting this silly little dragon was only a matter of time for Xia Li.
At least he had a plan now.
He’d see if he couldn’t earn more money, farm more gold coins, and make the little dragon completely infatuated with him.
After browsing through job postings, Xia Li went online to look at some entrepreneurial projects.
Finally, he opened the backend of his “Record of Experiences” with some worry. Seeing the daily income that had just exceeded 100, Xia Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The income from his part-time job was still considerable. At least he could occasionally buy Lucia some lamb chops.
“Right…”
Glancing at the date in the lower right corner, Xia Li suddenly remembered something.
“Lucia, it’s the weekend today.”
Lucia, who was lying on Xia Li’s big bed reading a book, raised her head slightly, her two dangling little legs slowly coming to a stop.
“Weekend?”
“Yeah, it’s the day when ordinary office workers and students have time off.”
Lucia knew what student parties were and what office workers were, but these two terms were obviously irrelevant to them.
“Peach… my friend asked me to go online with him this weekend.”
“Oh, you’re going out to play games.”
The clever Lucia, of course, knew that going online didn’t mean being hung on a giant troll spider’s web, but rather using a phone or computer to connect to the modern internet.
When Xia Li said “go online”, he meant going to play games with friends.
“You go ahead. I’ll watch over our nest,” Lucia said, nodding.
She wasn’t afraid to stay home alone.
Now she even had a phone. She could send messages to Xia Li whenever she missed him, and if that wasn’t enough, she could even make video calls to see his face.
Compared to the last time she was home alone, she wouldn’t be so lonely now.
Xia Li closed his laptop. “You’re not going?”
“Someone needs to guard the house.” Lucia turned back on the bed.
“It’s very safe around here. There’s a police station not far away. There hasn’t been a burglary in years.”
Besides, there’s nothing in our house worth stealing.
Xia Li didn’t say the last sentence out loud.
Placing her raised foot back on the bed, Lucia put the Pinyin book on her head, her clear brown eyes staring quietly at Xia Li for a few seconds.
As if understanding the look in Xia Li’s eyes, Lucia said thoughtfully,
“Xia Li, do you want me to go?”
“…”
Xia Li felt a sense of relief at having his thoughts seen through.
This silly dragon… she was making progress!
“I’m going to change.”
Without waiting for Xia Li to answer, Lucia rolled over and got out of bed, padding back to her room in her soft slippers to change.
With the increasing number of clothes Xia Li bought her, the half-empty wardrobe at home had long been packed full.
Apart from Xia Li’s winter and summer clothes, and some bedding, the rest of the space was where Lucia kept her clothes.
At this rate, Lucia’s pretty little clothes would eventually take over the entire wardrobe, while Xia Li’s pile of wrinkled men’s clothing would be compressed into a small corner.
“I’ll wear this today!”
Lucia made up her mind and pulled out a light blue bear coat.
Xia Li liked to buy her these fluffy-looking clothes. He said it was comfortable to hug something furry.
“Wear more layers. It’s cold today. Don’t catch a…”
Xia Li, who was walking into the room, looked up and saw Lucia peeling off her pajamas like a banana skin.
“…”
Subconsciously averting his gaze, Xia Li automatically backed out of the room.
The evil dragon never guarded herself against him.
Even when changing clothes, she didn’t know to avoid Xia Li. Even if she was caught, she wouldn’t cover her body and shout ‘Get out!’ in a delicate voice like those female leads in TV dramas…
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Silly dragon, so boring!
“Xia Li, Xia Li…”
“Hmm?”
“The sweater you bought is too small!”
Lucia, who had been tossing and turning in the room, had something to say.
Xia Li thought it was impossible. He was afraid the sweater would shrink, so he deliberately bought a size larger for Lucia.
Standing at the door and tilting his head slightly, he saw Lucia had put on her clothes. She was wearing white tights, which were thicker than silk stockings and had a light fleece lining. Above that was a dark blue pleated skirt with two playful red bows on the sides.
On her upper body, the loose and sweet pink sweater was stuck around her neck, the neckline seemingly severely shrunken, tightening around her delicate collarbone.
Lucia tugged at the sweater that was suffocating her, her whole body stiff as if trapped by it.
“This sweater is choking me,” she said pitifully.
“…” Xia Li walked over helplessly. “You’re wearing the sweater backwards.”
He helped her pull out the sleeves and then turned the sweater around at the neck, bringing the white rabbit ear pattern on the front to her chest. Lucia immediately felt better.
“So this is the front!”
“You want to wear this today?”
“Yes!” Lucia nodded vigorously.
Xia Li helped her adjust the neckline of the sweater and put on the fluffy coat she had chosen.
His girlfriend, whom he had personally dressed up, looked so beautiful.
Looking her over, the more Xia Li looked, the more he liked it, wishing he could take a bite of those soft and tender cheeks.
The evil dragon was plumper… or rather, she had gained some weight compared to when he first picked her up. At least she didn’t look so skinny anymore.
Yeah, not bad. His dragon-raising skills were really good.
“Let’s go, time to head out.”
Xia Li took his ID card and keys, and before leaving, he didn’t forget to take the fully charged power bank.
The pockets of Lucia’s blue bear coat were very big, with a bear paw pocket on each side. Xia Li put all his things in her pockets and told her to look after them for him.
Dragons were hoarders and treasured these things. As soon as she heard it was the house key, she would clutch her pocket every few steps to make sure her treasures were still there.
“Boss Xia.”
The three people downstairs had been waiting for a long time.
The best thing about going out with these brothers from the same apartment complex was that they didn’t need to find a place to meet.
If anyone wanted to bail or was late, they would just go straight to their door.
Seeing Xia Li coming downstairs on time, Chen Tao greeted him cheerfully. Fu Yuan and Hou Zijie, who were beside him, were somewhat stunned.
Recently, they had often heard Peach bragging about Boss Xia’s girlfriend, and today they finally got to meet her.
It was like meeting a long-admired celebrity.
They originally thought Peach was just exaggerating. They couldn’t imagine the appearance he described, something like pure, cute, pretty, and charming. Could these two sets of words even be used together?
But after seeing the real person, both Fu Yuan and Hou Zijie agreed…
Peach was right.
Boss Xia’s girlfriend was like a delicate girl who had walked out of a painting. Just standing quietly behind Xia Li, she could easily become the center of attention.
“Anqi is still on the train. She said she’ll be late. Let’s go online for a bit first, us brothers.”
Chen Tao was wearing a thick dark gray coat. The weather outside was cold, and his neck was shrinking inwards from the chill.
He came up to greet them casually, but the monkey and the ape behind him were still standing there dumbfounded.
“…Hello, sister-in-law.”
Fu Yuan, with his relatively small figure, squeezed out from beside Hou Zijie. He originally wanted to shake hands politely as an introduction, but then he thought about his own status and weakly withdrew his hand, greeting Xia Li’s girlfriend in a stiff voice.
Lucia hid behind Xia Li.
What did this watermelon-headed human with glasses call her…?
Minced meat?
The kind used for noodles?
“Just call her Little Lu.”
Xia Li grabbed Lucia’s small hand and held it, smiling brightly.
“Hello, Little Lu, I’m Boss Xia… Xia Li’s friend. My surname is Hou, just call me Monkey.”
Hou Zijie’s reaction was half a beat slower than Fu Yuan’s.
His tall and sturdy figure was rarely so restrained. Hearing his dry voice and the shock that couldn’t be hidden in his eyes, Xia Li felt a surge of smugness.
He brought Lucia out this time, on the one hand, to let her meet some new friends.
On the other hand, it was to satisfy his own vanity.
To formally introduce his girlfriend to these good brothers, and then forcibly stuff their mouths full of dog food.
Just thinking about it felt good.
“Let’s go, which internet cafe? Lead the way.”
Xia Li held Lucia’s soft little hand in his, afraid of freezing her. He even breathed hot air into her warm palm and then rubbed it like kneading soft dough.
“Let’s go, let’s go, hurry up.” Chen Tao couldn’t stand it anymore.
If they didn’t leave soon, the dog food would be coming out of his nose.