Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 134 - 135: A Better Method for Mana Recovery
some hours later,
After Yumo feigned sleepiness, the banquet inside the Marquis’s residence finally came to an end.
Following that,
With the assistance of several maids, the adorable pink-haired girl was escorted away to prepare for bed. Meanwhile, Marquis Xiumu and his wife, Aurora, returned to their own bedroom after arranging for subsequent matters…
Inside the bedroom,
Seeing his wife’s lovely smile for the first time in ages, Xiumu’s heart was naturally filled with immense joy.
After pouring two glasses of wine, Xiumu leaned against the window with a sigh,
"Ah, it’s like a dream. I never thought that Xia’er would actually come back."
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"Yes, it’s just like a dream."
Sitting on the bed, Aurora nodded ambiguously,
"But it’s not a dream. My girl has truly returned."
Recalling the timid little girl, Aurora’s eyes inevitably became increasingly moist,
"If Yuan’er knew about this, she would be happy too, wouldn’t she?"
"Yuan’er, huh."
Hearing this name and sensing the melancholy in Aurora’s words, Xiumu gradually lost his smile, and looked out the window with a solemn expression. After a moment, the old marquis slowly turned to his wife and said in an encouraging tone,
"It’s alright, we will definitely find Yuan’er."
With that,
The old marquis gently approached and embraced Aurora, patting her back gently,
"Don’t worry, my wife. Xia’er has come back after four years, and Yuan’er will surely return as well. I will find our grandchild and reunite the sisters."
"Mm…"
Being comforted by Xiumu, Aurora’s unease was greatly soothed. The marchioness leaned against her husband, slowly nodding her head.
Thus,
The two silently leaned on each other for a long time,
Until Aurora’s heart completely calmed down, the old couple slowly separated.
After releasing his wife, Xiumu seemed to have thought of something, and curiously looked at Aurora,
"By the way, my wife…"
"What is it?"
"Weren’t you going to sleep with Xia’er tonight? You’re worried that she’s not used to being back."
"Oh, I did mention that."
"Well, aren’t you going to go?"
Upon hearing this, Aurora shook her head with a smile, "No need, the child is currently in an amnesiac state. She still harbors a bit of resistance toward me. I’d better not disturb her."
Aurora’s words carried a hint of sadness,
After confirming that the pink-haired girl was her granddaughter, Aurora had been longing to get close to her once more, to hear her granddaughter affectionately call her ’grandma’ in that cute voice. However, Aurora also knew that Xia’er needed time to adjust to her new identity and life.
Sometime things cannot be rushed.
Nevertheless, Xiumu raised his eyebrows at Aurora’s words,
"That’s true, but Xia’er has always been afraid of being alone, hasn’t she? My wife, you’re leaving the child alone in such a large room? Aren’t you worried that she’ll have nightmares?"
"I have, of course, taken that into consideration."
"Really?"
" I arranged for Xia’er to share a room with Miss Mengxi."
"With Miss Mengxi?"
"Yes, you can tell that Xia’er and Miss Mengxi have a pretty good relationship. Sharing a room with Mengxi should ease her anxiety."
Recalling how her granddaughter was close to Mengxi, Aurora couldn’t help but make this judgment.
Marquis Xiumu also agreed with his wife’s judgment, nodding slightly.
"Indeed, that might be a good idea."
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On the other side,
Inside Xia’er’s bedroom,
Fresh out of the bath, Mengxi wrapped herself in a thin bath towel, her damp body slowly entering the bedroom. Her already stunning beauty and figure, paired with a budding charm similar to a blooming flower, greatly enhanced her allure.
Yumo was almost certain,
If any man were to see Mengxi like this, very few could resist. Even she, upon seeing Mengxi’s fair and long legs and the faint outline of the softness wrapped in the towel, couldn’t help but blush.
However, faced with this enchanting scene, Yumo didn’t have the energy to truly appreciate it.
Because,
From the moment Mengxi entered her room and emerged from her bath, her beautiful silver-haired face remained expressionless, even slightly gloomy, making Yumo feel guilty.
’Is Mengxi angry?’
Yumo couldn’t help but wonder,
Well,
Why would she be angry?
Because of the cat incident earlier?
That shouldn’t be it, right?
Besides, didn’t I already kick that cat back into the cemetery?
Could it be?
Because she didn’t return to the guest house on time today and somehow ended up with the identity of a Marquis’s daughter?
Come on, it’s not like I wanted this,...
Never mind,
I’ll try to comfort her first. If Mengxi gets angry and won’t let me follow her, that would be troublesome.
If that were the case, I might have to create a new identity to blend in...
Thinking this, Yumo, who was drinking juice, slowly jumped off the bed and placed the juice on the side table. Then, she carefully approached Mengxi, took her hand, and asked in a cute, pitiful tone,
"Sister Mengxi, what’s wrong?"
In response to the pink-haired girl’s question,
Mengxi remained cold and aloof,
She even shook off Yumo’s hand and crossed her arms across her chest, clearly displeased.
Apparently,
Mengxi was ’angry,’
This made Yumo feel a bit conflicted,
"Sister Mengxi, did I do something wrong?"
"You promised to return to the guest house before noon, but where were you?"
"Well, that’s because I was taken away by the Marquis’s family. I didn’t intentionally fail to return on time." Yumo’s tone was full of grievance.
"I don’t care!"
Mengxi turned her head away stubbornly.
"Not keeping a promise is still not keeping a promise. And your sudden disappearance, were you trying to worry me to death?"
"Sister, are you angry?"
"Yes, I’m very angry, and the consequences are severe!"
Hearing this, Yumo felt a little panicked, and an urgent thought to quickly appease Mengxi rushed to her mind.
So, Yumo once again revealed her teary, pleading eyes,
"Wuwu, so, Sister Mengxi, what can I do to make you feel better?"
Hearing this, Mengxi slowly turned her head, looking coldly at Yumo. A hint of a ’excitement’ emerged in her light purple eyes, but it vanished in an instant, not noticed by Yumo.
Then, Mengxi slowly crouched down, looking seriously at the little girl in front of her,
"Promise me one thing, and I won’t be angry anymore, and I’ll also, for the time being, not spank you."
"Wha- What is it?"
"From now on, be my dedicated pillow, the kind that’s always available when I call. Even if I go to the headquarters of Asumos Church in the future, you’ll come with me, and be my pillow~"
"Uh? A.., A, pillow?"
"Is it not okay?"
"Um, well, it’s not... not okay......"
Yumo was a little baffled, not understanding why Mengxi, with such a serious expression, would make such a request.
But before she could figure it out, Mengxi’s urging voice rang again in her ear, "So, is it okay or not!"
"Alright, alright..." Startled, Yumo weakly agreed.
"Humu~ Then let’s settle it like that!"
After getting Yumo’s affirmative answer, Mengxi’s icy expression vanished, revealing her beautiful, radiant smile. In her heart, she felt a momentary relief.
After all, after today’s events, Mengxi had thought that Yumo might not continue to accompany her and would stay with the Marquis’s family as a marquis’s daughter. In that case, wouldn’t she lose her important power bank?! This made Mengxi feel a little uneasy.
Although she was not sure what she would do with Sister (Yumo) in the future, Mengxi still felt temporarily at ease after obtaining Yumo’s promise.
With that in mind, the young girl took a deep breath and slowly got up. Seeing the juice prepared by the maid on the side table, a somewhat exhausted Mengxi picked up one of the glass directly.
Seeing this, Yumo was taken aback, "Sister, that, that’s mine......"
However, before Yumo could finish speaking, Mengxi had already poured the juice into her mouth.
Moments later, Mengxi, holding the juice glass, frowned slightly, "You, did you just drink from this glass?"
"Yes, yes, the other one is yours."
As she spoke, Yumo pointed awkwardly at the other brand-new glass of juice on the side table.
But Mengxi didn’t say much. After feeling the increasingly vigorous energy inside her body, she looked at the glass’s mouth and then at Yumo’s pink lips.
At this moment, Mengxi fell into a strange silence.
Yumo: "?? What’s going on??"
And our Yumo had an inexplicable bad feeling...
