Chapter 331 The Passionate Princess (1/2)

The evening breeze blew over, bringing across the scent of the sea. Ning Tao was standing on the balcony of an ancient castle from the Middle Ages, overlooking the old city of Stockholm’s scenery. Every ancient castle and church were standing tall, piercing into the clouds. The stone pavement which ran through the city, connected the ancient buildings together, creating a painting of the past.

Further into the distance was the estuary of Lake Mälaren going into the Baltic Sea. Cargo ships and fishing boats, along with sailboats and cruises were riding on the waves. Colonies of seagulls were flying in the golden sky. Also a capital, Beidu, was like a person running with a baggage, perspiring profusely yet still continuing to speed up. Meanwhile, Stockholm was like a person strolling by the beach. It was very slow-paced and leisurely without troubles hovering on the mind.

Still, it was hard to say which place or lifestyle was better, because everyone had their own preferences in living and had a place they saw as their hometown.

“Doctor Ning,” Shalim Talman’s voice came from behind.

Ning Tao withdrew his gaze and turned around. Shalim Talman was walking through the living room, coming to him. She was wearing a traditional Swedish attire, which was a white long-sleeved shirt with a broad collar, accompanied with a short blue skirt. A purple waistband was tied around her slender waist, accentuating her impressive bust size. Her head was adorned in a piece of blue headwrap sewn with floral edges, which looked rather exotic.

“I never dared to dress like this in the past. My chest was too flat,” Shalim Talman smiled as she said, “All thanks to you for helping me recover the joy of dressing up.”

Ning Tao said smilingly, “Your figure would be better if you made up for your lost fat.”

“How did you do it?”

“You’re asking me this again. I’ve already said it, this is a secret. Since it’s a secret, there must be a reason for me not being able to say it.”

Shalim Talman shrugged. “Alright, I won’t ask anymore. I’m holding a banquet for you. My father and older brother, and a few aristocrats are attending. They would like to meet you.”

“Didn’t you want me to treat some professor?” Ning Tao asked. He didn’t wish to attend some banquet, especially one with the king, the prince and some aristocrats. It would surely be a very strict and rigid banquet.

Shalim Talman said, “Professor Jade is not in Stockholm. My father has already sent a helicopter to pick him up. I’m sure he will be arriving after the banquet.”

“Alright, I’m very honored to attend your banquet,” Ning Tao said. He had exhausted all excuses to not accept her invitation.

“You’re going just like this?” Shalim Talman looked at Ning Tao gleefully.

Ning Tao seemed to have noticed something. He looked down and saw that his clothes were very dirty. There were even some blood stains. After experiencing such a battle in Florence, rolling around the rooftop, he was unhurt, but his clothes had definitely gotten dirty. Attending a banquet with nobles and aristocrats like that was indeed inappropriate, and would make others think that he was being disrespectful.

Ning Tao smiled wryly. “I left Florence in a rush. I haven’t had the time to buy a new outfit. Do you have anything suitable here?”

Shalim Talman clapped her hands.

A woman dressed in a royal livery walked in with a set of the Ruitian people’s traditional male clothing in her hands.

Shalim Talman received the outfit from the servant, then said something in the Ruitian language before the servant left.

Ning Tao went over to receive the outfit.

Still, Shalim Talman said, “Go take a shower in your room first, then I’ll help you put it on. This is our traditional attire, there are specific ways of wearing it. You wouldn’t know how.”

“Alright, I’ll go take a shower.” Ning Tao left the living room and headed to his room. He then took off his dirty clothes and entered the bathroom.

Right after he stepped into the bathroom, Shalim Talman had entered his room.

“What is she doing?” Ning Tao couldn’t see through the frosted glass door to see Shalim Talman, but he could activate his state of looking to detect Shalim Talman’s innate aura. In the end, he found that Shalim Talman was approaching the bedside; it occurred to him what she was intending to do. She wasn’t waiting for him in bed, but had instead approached his small medicine chest. He smiled as he shook his head. That woman’s sense of curiosity was very strong indeed.

In the room, Shalim Talman placed the clothes on the bed and glanced at the bathroom door which was shut tight. She then quickly approached the small medicine chest and tried to lift the lid.

The lid didn’t move at all.

“Hm?” Shalim Talman was surprised, then continued to forcefully try to open it. The lid still did not move.

It was clear that it didn’t have a lock. But why couldn’t it be opened?

The third attempt failed.

The fourth attempt failed.

The fifth attempt failed.

Shalim Talman picked up Ning Tao’s small medicine chest in disappointment and intended to throw it outside the window. However, once she had cooled down, she placed the small medicine chest back on the bed and grumbled in dissatisfaction, “This person is weird. Even the box is weird!”

The door to the bathroom opened. Ning Tao came out with a towel wrapped around him.

Salim Talman was slightly flustered from a guilty conscience, and hurriedly stood back up as she faced Ning Tao. Yet when she saw Ning Tao, her pair of blue eyes were fixated.

Ning Tao’s proportions were close to perfection. His skin was radiant and smooth, and the contours of his muscles were firm but didn’t make him appear brutish. With such a body, along with his refreshingly handsome face, he was solidly attractive to the opposite sex.

After being stunned for a moment, Shalim Talman exclaimed, “Woah, I couldn’t tell at all. You don’t look strong at all when fully clothed, but that’s not the case when you take your clothes off. Do you know what I’m thinking?”