Chapter 598: Lock Her Up
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Alright, the age gap between them right now is indeed fairly considerable.
However…
“Don’t you think elder sisters are more attractive?” Helian Wei Wei asked tentatively.
The boy laughed coldly. He looked at Helian Wei Wei as if he were looking at someone else’s maid, while he spoke composedly, “Elder sister? You? You look more like an aunt.”
“I must educate you properly today!” Helian Wei Wei was really annoyed by this miniature version of His Highness. She was so tempted to give the boy a stern scolding because of his sh*tty att.i.tude!
The boy hugged his arms and leaned against the door frame as he said elegantly, “Typical rage which stems from embarra.s.sment.”
Helian Wei Wei drew in a deep breath. She told herself not to take him too seriously because he was small, he was still young!
“Furthermore, your b.r.e.a.s.t.s are not attractive at all,” the boy pouted, using an apathetic voice as if he was stating a fact. “Will any men like women like you?”
The tiny bit of rationality left within Helian Wei Wei fizzled right out.
Ha ha ha. He’s still young? Bullsh*t!
He even judges people’s b.r.e.a.s.t.s!
“Come here,” Helian Wei Wei beckoned as she narrowed her eyes dangerously.
The boy did not move an inch. Instead, he stood right where he was and glanced at her coldly.
Helian Wei Wei did not say anything more. Her joking around was just to lower his defenses, which must be quite low by now. So, if she took any action now, she would not get killed immediately.
“Woman, what are you doing?” This was the first time that a woman had dared to lift his robe up in public!
The boy had a deep voice, so deep that one could not perceive his emotions from it, but it could still cause gooseb.u.mps to erupt all over one’s arms.
At that split second, Helian Wei Wei had the illusion that she was dealing with the grown-up Baili Jia Jue.
However, seeing that young face in front of her, Helian Wei Wei became bolder. With ointment spread over her fingers, she slid her hand over the injuries on his back.
The boy froze. He turned back and stared at her as his eyes gradually narrowed.
Crackle…
The last piece of wood in the fireplace was licked up by the flames. This palace was already cold due to the lack of inhabitants, but who knew that the boy sitting in front of her was so cold that he could further reduce the surrounding temperature.
Helian Wei Wei threw some other flammables into the fireplace, endeavouring to brighten the flame. She then turned to the boy. “Do you feel warmer now?”
The boy remained silent. His freezing gaze seemed to insinuate that she owed him a huge amount of money.
Helian Wei Wei felt like she needed to explain. “From my observation just now, there are only the two of us in this entire place. So don’t worry, what you fear will never happen. I’m the only one who will see your bare back.”
The boy was still quiet, but he kept on staring at her coldly.
Helian Wei Wei could not bear with this overwhelming stare anymore. “I just want to apply the ointment for you quickly.”
The boy curled his lower lip and spoke very coldly, “So you lifted up my robe just to apply the ointment?”
“If I don’t do so, how can I apply the ointment?” Helian Wei Wei raised an eyebrow.
“Don’t you know that you can give me the ointment and let me apply it on my own?” The boy righted his robes and sat back onto his personal wooden throne. He crossed one of his legs on top of the other and propped an elbow on the armrest, with his index finger supporting his chin. Then, he looked down at her elegantly and lazily.
Helian Wei Wei was speechless…
What kind of gaze was that?
Is he mocking my IQ?
Let’s just put aside the fact that he likes calling me dumb when he grows up.
But he’s only about eight years old right now, and he has started to mock people?
Isn’t this extremely conceited and egoistic of him?
And why is a little child like him wearing black gloves?
His OCD has indeed existed since he was young!
“Woman.”
The boy put his teacup down and began to groom his black gloves, while his charming eyes frosted over. “You should explain yourself, or else I’ll send you to the Internal Household Affairs Department and let them question you properly. Where are you from? Why are you here in the palace? And why are you trying so hard to get close to me?”
Indeed, His Highness could not be deceived easily, be it the grown-up or childhood version of him.
They were immensely intelligent.
Helian Wei Wei’s gaze deepened. Due to what she had experienced back in the magical realm, she decided to come clean about everything she knew to the Baili Jia Jue before her.
Firstly, it was because he was someone who would overthink. Even the tiniest oddity would rouse his suspicions. So, it was better for her to reveal everything now rather than turn into an object of his suspicion in the future.
Secondly, he might follow her back right away after listening to this.
Sadly, the second a.s.sumption was totally impossible.
It was because the boy’s face had remained so calm throughout her explanation, which made her feel like she had just spouted a load of nonsense, which made her feel depressed.
“Actually, some parts of what you said were convincing,” the boy mentioned casually.
“Really?” Helian Wei Wei was suddenly pumped full of energy. She grabbed his hand and swung it back and forth as she praised, “You’re still a good kid with redeemable qualities in you.”
The boy’s lips curved into a grin as he continued with a sweet voice, “For example, the fact that I’ll call you stupid when I grow up? That seems very possible, because you actually are stupid.”
Helian Wei Wei was once again rendered speechless…
“Didn’t you say just now that I’ll lock you up when I grow up?” The boy knocked on the wooden table lightly, his expression making it seem like he was deep in thought.
Helian Wei Wei frowned and reb.u.t.ted astutely, “Out of all the things I’ve said, you’re only interested in this?”
The boy replied with composure, “I can see that you don’t like it, so I’ll avoid locking you up in the future.” He preferred chains rather than locks after all. He did not know whether this woman was telling the truth, but nevertheless, he did kind of want to keep her in his prey pond right now. It would be interesting to watch her flash her claws.
“Kiddo!” Helian Wei Wei extended her hands and pulled the boy into her arms. “It’s good enough for you to have this kind of realization. Surely good enough!”
Kiddo?
Heh…
The boy raised his beautiful brows. Good, very good. A prey like this should be locked up with metal chains or something…
“This exact expression!” As if Helian Wei Wei had discovered something amazing, she pinched the boy’s extremely handsome face several times. “A real man like you should just say what you want. Don’t put on such a negative expression all the time, it brings bad luck.”
So you do know that bad luck is coming to someone? The boy grinned slyly, his eyes s.h.i.+ning with malevolence.
Sadly, both of them did not get to continue their chat, because a woman dressed as a palace maid was walking toward them with a food container in her hands. She was probably here to deliver food to Baili Jia Jue.
However, she had a bad att.i.tude. Her tone while greeting Baili Jia Jue was contemptuous, “Your Highness, it’s already lunchtime, why haven’t you cleaned your hands by now? If the Empress knows about this, she will not be pleased…”