novelraw Chapter 73
Chapter 73
Chapter 73: Why is it Sour and Astringent?
“Da-da-da, da-da-da.”
The evil dragon, wearing slippers, shuttled back and forth between the bathroom and the room. Xia Li sat on the sofa, watching her busying herself.
One moment she forgot to grab a towel, the next she turned back to the balcony to get her panties.
Staring at the pure white triangular piece of cloth that the evil dragon was holding and swaying, Xia Li sighed inwardly.
Wow, the evil dragon is so innocent.
His mind racing, Xia Li quickly shook his head, throwing away the messy thoughts.
Although he didn’t drink much tonight, he did have a bit of alcohol.
Taking advantage of the drowsiness that came over him, Xia Li tidied up the sofa and went straight to sleep.
◈◈◈ Between the hazy consciousness, the sky seemed to have brightened.
A thin mist flowed outside the window in the early morning, as if clouds had fallen from the sky.
In the living room, the lingering mist and cold wind poured into his collar together. Xia Li shivered and sat up from the sofa.
“I wonder if that silly dragon is up yet.”
Thinking this, Xia Li pushed open the door to his room.
By his feet were the green slippers that Lucia had complained about countless times, even though they were quite interesting. Looking at the piles of clothes on the bedside table, the white sweater, the little yellow duck pajamas, and the oversized sheep lying on the bed,
Xia Li suddenly remembered something.
“Oh, right.”
“I already sent her back.”
Xia Li wanted to take Lucia back, not just because of her lost and lonely eyes that night, nor because of her nasal “Can I go back?”.
Xia Li had a more important motivation.
He empathized with Lucia.
As a fellow transmigrator, after Xia Li went to Azure Continent, the loneliness and fear were like nightmares that never stopped haunting him.
From the first day he transmigrated, he had been trying to find a way back to Earth. Even though he was hailed as a hero by the people there, even though he was given a lofty mission, Xia Li’s determination to return home had never wavered.
So, when Lucia, who was in another world, pulled on the hem of his clothes and asked him that question, it hit him hard.
Xia Li instantly put himself in her shoes.
Thinking back to that helpless and confused boy surrounded by nightmares, and then looking at the girl with red eyes in front of him,
Xia Li had saved himself, so he also wanted to save Lucia.
“Let’s just go.”
Xia Li started packing Lucia’s things, putting them into a plastic bag.
He would tell Mrs. Fang that they had broken up. It was normal for young people to break up these days. As for Chen Tao, he would just say that Little Lu had gone back to the mountains to farm. At worst, he would be scolded by that guy.
As for these clothes in the bag… he would find a place to store them.
When he thought of her, he would take them out and look at them.
Would he miss her?
No, he was already thinking about her.
This mischievous and annoying, yet a little bit cute, and smart silly dragon…
If she never went back, he would definitely be able to fool her, right?
Then the silly dragon wouldn’t be able to get married, and he couldn’t date other women while taking care of the silly dragon.
Over time, there would have to be some sparks…
Xia Li looked at the pure white triangular cotton cloth in his hand.
His eyes were a little sore, but the fabric felt soft.
Why is it sour and astringent…
“Xia Li…”
“Xia Li?”
His chest felt as if it had been pressed down by some huge impact, Xia Li’s breathing stopped.
He woke up with a start.
Lucia’s enlarged face was right in front of Xia Li’s.
It seemed that Xia Li’s previous expression had worried her, so she crawled over, half of her soft body pressed against him, and leaned closer to his face to see how he was doing.
His expression was as tired and desperate as if he had been defeated in battle, and the corners of his eyes were a little moist.
Lucia reached out her small hand and wiped her fingers around his eyes.
“You sleep like a pig.” Lucia said.
Lucia had seen pigs sleeping on the farm. They slept just like Xia Li, with their limbs stretched out, their bodies lying on their sides, their eyes closed and their heads raised, and they would even snort.
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Lucia could eat two pigs in one bite.
“…”
If Lucia had said he was a pig before, Xia Li would definitely have retorted that she was the pig.
But now, Xia Li was speechless.
He opened his eyes and stared at Lucia’s clean and white face for a long time.
At first, Lucia was very confident, and in the face of the Brave Hero’s gaze, the evil dragon looked back without fear.
After staring at each other for a long time, the white cheeks in Xia Li’s eyes gradually turned pink.
In the end, Lucia was perfectly defeated and looked away.
What was this Brave Hero doing…
Staring at her like that early in the morning.
He wasn’t itching to slay a dragon, was he?
“I think I had a stupid and horny dream.”
Xia Li sat up, supporting himself with his arms.
The feeling of emptiness from losing something important just now was still a bit uncomfortable when he thought about it.
So this is what it would be like if she left.
She had only been here for a short time, but why was he getting used to her presence?
This silly dragon occupied a bigger place in his heart than he had imagined.
Could he really be falling for the silly dragon?
But what was there to like about the silly dragon… Cuteness? Mischief? Eating a lot?
“What bugs?”
Lucia didn’t hear Xia Li’s murmur after he woke up.
She tilted her head slightly, her lips pursed, making her cheeks look chubby.
This face…
The more he looked at it, the more pleasing it became.
“It’s stupid, not bugs…”
Xia Li really wanted to reach out and pinch the evil dragon’s fleshy cheeks, but in the end, he chose to hold her little paw.
“Your pronunciation is so inaccurate, I’ll teach you pinyin properly later.”
“Oh…”
Lucia remembered that her learning task for today was about to begin.
“Let’s eat first.” Lucia emphasized.
“Okay, okay.”
Xia Li glanced at the time on the wall clock.
Eight o’clock in the morning.
It was probably the latest he had eaten breakfast in the past few days.
The silly dragon must have woken up early, but seeing that he was still sleeping, she probably waited quietly by the sofa for a long time. After waiting for a long time and seeing that something was wrong, she woke him up.
Sigh…
If the silly dragon had woken him up earlier, he wouldn’t have had that horrible nightmare!
“…”
Xia Li didn’t let go of Lucia’s hand, as if as long as this white and tender little hand was still in his palm, he wouldn’t have that nightmare again.
He took Lucia to the bathroom to wash up and showed Lucia his superb one-handed toothbrushing technique.
He didn’t let go of Lucia until he had to turn on the water, and then he closed the bathroom door on her.
Lucia stood at the door, ears pricked up.
Rubbing her deflated stomach, Lucia waited patiently for Xia Li.
The door in front of her finally opened, and she looked up, her eyes catching the light as the door opened.
Food, food finally came out!
Xia Li, who had walked out of the bathroom, was wiping his hands.
“Let’s go, I’ll take you downstairs to eat and pick up the package.”
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