Free Web NovelChapter 210: Chapter 208: The Sky Collapsed Just Like That
The kitchen began sending out dishes in an orderly fashion.
Yan Qingya suddenly knocked and entered, a strange expression on her face.
Bai Su glanced up at her. "What is it? Another difficult customer?"
Yan Qingya replied, "Not exactly... Uh... You should just come out and see for yourself."
Bai Su raised an eyebrow, removed the disposable gloves she was wearing, and walked out of the kitchen.
There, leaning against the bar in the main hall, was an impossibly charming and handsome man. A mere glimpse of his side profile was enough to make one’s head spin.
Bai Su froze. Even after having seen exceptionally handsome males like Yelias and Lu Tingyan in the Beast World, the sight of this man still made her heart skip a beat, leaving her momentarily dazed.
The charmingly handsome man turned his head. Seeing Bai Su, his lips curved into a radiant smile as he gave a light wave with his slender hand. "Hi there! We meet again!"
Bai Su was dumbfounded. "You... Rosa Meiya?!"
Rosa Meiya’s narrow eyes crinkled into a smooth arc, making them look even more exquisite, like a pretty-boy character straight out of a Korean webtoon.
He winked mischievously, the corners of his mouth tilting up in a smug curve. "So? Are you surprised to find out I’m actually a man?"
Bai Su: "..."
’Surprised? This is beyond surprising—it’s downright surreal!’
Rosa Meiya scooted closer, linking his arm with Bai Su’s like they were best girlfriends and leaning on her shoulder coquettishly. "Susu, if I started pursuing you right now, would you say yes?"
Perhaps because the look in his eyes was more akin to a kindred spirit’s admiration, Bai Su found it easy to let her guard down.
Her lips twitched. "Your Highness, what crazy stunt are you pulling now?"
Rosa Meiya: "You don’t believe I’m a male?"
Bai Su: "What else am I supposed to think?"
Rosa Meiya grabbed her hand and shoved it under the fins on his lower abdomen.
"You feel that? It’s huge!"
Bai Su: "!!"
Her composure nearly shattered. She snatched her hand back as if she’d been burned. "You didn’t just..."
The first floor of the restaurant was packed with diners, and Yan Qingya was standing right beside them.
’And he just brazenly, shamelessly grabbed my hand and made me touch... *that*?!’
Rosa Meiya shrugged. "What’s the big deal? No one can see what’s really going on down there. So, tell me, is it big or not?"
"We Mermaids aren’t like you land-dwelling Beastmen, you know. We offer a... one-of-a-kind experience in certain areas."
With that, he leaned in, batting his long, beautiful eyes at Bai Su. "Wanna give it a try?"
Bai Su’s face darkened as she shoved his handsome face away. "No."
’It’s the middle of the day, and we’re surrounded by people! Who would be in the mood for *that* at a time like this?’
Rosa Meiya tutted twice, then suddenly draped an arm around Bai Su’s neck, speaking earnestly. "Sister."
His familiar attitude made it seem like they were best girlfriends, not a man and a woman.
Bai Su’s struggles ceased. She stared at him with a bizarre, helpless expression. "What are you, exactly? Male or female?"
Rosa Meiya: "For you, I specially changed from female to male! I was thinking, ’When you’ve got something good, you should let your best sister have the first taste.’ I came all this way just to let you have a sample!"
"I’m not just bragging, but with a body like this, if I were a female, I would’ve jumped at the chance to try it out long ago. How are you not the least bit moved?"
Bai Su: "..."
She struggled to regain her composure. "Since when were we ’best sisters’?"
’Hasn’t he always been yelling about killing me and trying to push me out?’
Rosa Meiya, completely unabashed, said breezily, "In my heart, you’ve always been my best sister! You tamed me!"
Bai Su: "I didn’t ta—"
Rosa Meiya shook her arm coquettishly. "Oh, don’t be so cold! Won’t you give it a try with me? I realized how hot this body is, so I brought it right to your door."
Bai Su: "I don’t want it."
Rosa Meiya eyed her suspiciously for a long moment, then looked down at his own body.
’Toned pecs, an eight-pack, fair and smooth skin, a handsome face, and that exquisite beauty unique to Mermaids... even Yan Qingya over there is drooling. There shouldn’t be a problem.’
’Why isn’t Bai Su tempted?’
Bai Su looked at him, speechless. "If you’re here to eat, we’ll serve you like a normal customer. But if you’re here for this kind of nonsense, I think your brother has more experience with these things. You could ask him for advice."
With that, she turned and went back to the kitchen to work.
Rosa Meiya stared at her retreating back, a look of sudden realization on his face.
’Oh, right. Even though I’m better looking than that crybaby fool Mirene, my approach is basically the same as his.’
’I need to change my strategy.’
Rosa Meiya sat at the bar, stroking his chin as he began to analyze the situation.
’Isn’t my biggest advantage over all the other suitors the fact that I spent all those years growing up as a female? I should have far more empathy with females than they do.’
「2:00 PM」
Bai Su and Wen Lan got off work on time. Rosa Meiya was waiting at the kitchen door. "Sister!"
Bai Su sighed, a little exasperated. "What do you want now?"
Rosa Meiya grinned. "Wanna go shopping together?"
Bai Su rolled her eyes. "No."
Wen Dabao popped up out of nowhere. "Mom! Wanna play some games?"
Bai Su: "Let’s go. Your place or mine?"
Wen Dabao replied without hesitation, "Yours! The big screen is way better!"
Seeing his chance, Rosa Meiya quickly jumped in. "Count me in for games! I’m a Glory-rank player!"
Wen Dabao, a frequent gamer, naturally knew of Rosa Meiya. "Yeah, come on, let’s go together!"
Seeing how happy Wen Dabao was, Bai Su didn’t object.
At this, a glint of cunning flashed in Rosa Meiya’s eyes.
’Looks like I’ve found the perfect way in.’
The three of them walked back to the mansion with their arms around each other’s shoulders to play games, looking for all the world like a family of three.
Wen Lan watched them go with a dark expression, staring at Wen Dabao’s oblivious back before throwing down the apron in her hands.
*
Having dealt with another wave of attackers, Li Chenlin flicked the blood and bits of flesh from his serpentine tail, looking away with a weary annoyance. "How many waves has that been?"
His assistant, standing nearby, replied calmly, "That was the third."
Li Chenlin sneered. "So those idiots still haven’t given up?"
The assistant lowered his head. "To be honest, if you were to go back and reclaim the throne of the Southern Country, this would all be over."
Li Chenlin shot him a cold glance. "Are you looking to die?"
The assistant quickly took two steps back, bowing his head with practiced ease. "No, I am not."
Only then did Li Chenlin look away. "Go get me a room."
The assistant nodded and left briskly.
Li Chenlin glanced at the dismembered corpses littering the ground, a trace of contempt in his eyes.
These were all assassins sent by what remained of the Southern Country Royal Family.
He had slaughtered the entire Southern Country Royal Family. Now, the ministers were itching to crown themselves king, but they lacked the people’s support.
As the sole remaining blood heir of the Southern Country, Li Chenlin had naturally become their target.
This was not the first time he’d faced a large-scale siege.
It was truly getting tiresome.
Li Chenlin spent several hours washing up in the bathroom. After changing into a set of clean, soft loungewear, he had already planned out what new tactic he would use to act cute and coax a kiss out of Bai Su today.
At the thought of Bai Su, a flicker of passion warmed his eyes, and the frost in his features instantly melted away.
He drove back to the mansion. The moment he pushed open the living room door on the first floor, the expression on his face cracked.
’Why is my adorable little bunny lying in another man’s arms?’
’And smiling so brightly, at that!’
"Rosa Meiya! Give me back my health pack!"
"Did you loot my crate? I got that kill! Give me back my scope!"
Wen Dabao: "Mom, come here! I’ll give you a scope! Don’t stick with him. We’re a mother-and-son team, we have way better synergy!"
The other man’s voice was low and pleasant, laced with a hint of helplessness. "But I’m the biggest noob! Of course I need extra gear to protect myself! You have to protect me, Susu~"
Li Chenlin: "..."
’Just like that, his whole world came crashing down.’
