Chapter 344 - The Princesss Complaint (2/2)

Then Xiao Bing had a taste of the fish. The outer layer was overly fried, but the texture inside was great.

As for the noodles, Xiao Bing took a sip of the soup and found that it lacked salt.

Overall, Xiao Bing deemed the food cooked by the princess not that great. But it was good for someone who had never cooked before. At least it was edible. Xiao Bing nodded and said, “Not bad.”

Princess Nami also tasted the pork, but she found it rather salty. But she did not know that as a Chinese, Xiao Bing liked it salty. So she felt touched. She thought this seemingly aloof man was trying to placate her.

Princess Nami sounded awkward, “Aoki-kun, don’t force yourself to eat if you don’t want to. I can ask the cook to make you some food.”

“That’s not necessary. These are enough.” Xiao Bing took another bite and said, “It’s already late. Don’t bother him. Cooking is not an easy job.”

“Okay.” Princess Nami would have demurred before. But this time she did not. On one hand she was still afraid of him. On the other hand, she was starting to like this man, so she listened to his ideas. Besides, after what she had experienced in that hotel, she learned how to respect people, no matter if it was permanent or temporary.

Then Princess Nami took out a bottle of sake. The people in this country also had their own preferences when it came to alcohol. Their usual options were sake, beer and so-ju. But sake was their favorite.

Xiao Bing had tasted it several times and found it rather good.

Princess Nami placed the bottle on the table and fetched two cups. Then she filled them and raised hers. “Aoki-kun, I apologize for the things I have done.”

Xiao Bing smiled, “Well, that’s a rare thing. I’ll drink to that.”

Princess Nami only drank half of her cup. But Xiao Bing emptied his.

Princess Nami cast Xiao Bing a glance and feigned a glare, “Take it slowly.”

The princess blushed, possibly because of the alcohol. She even looked somewhat charming. There was a hint of temptation in her eyes, as she looked at Xiao Bing.

Though Xiao Bing’s willpower had always been superior, his heart could not help fluttering when the girl looked at him with those bewitching eyes.

Princess Nami asked, “Aoki-kun, how are those men now?”

“They are much better. They are all strong men, otherwise they could not have survived. They would have died after being so seriously injured, if they were just ordinary people. My Royal Highness, I hope that this sort of incident will never happen again.”

“I promise that it will not happen again.” The princess took another sip and looked at Xiao Bing. “Aoki-kun, you said before that I disgust you.”

Xiao Bing looked at Princess Nami and asked, “Why are you suddenly asking about that?”

Princess Nami let out a sigh, “I know that you’re not the only one who thinks that way. But few of them dare to say it to my face. They all want to curry favor with me, because my grandfather is sitting on the throne.”

“Ever since I was young, I was spoiled by my family, and other people dared not scold me. So I thought everything I did was right, even if it was wrong. Aoki-kun, do you know that my teacher never criticized me in school. But on my way home, I always saw other kids being scolded by their parents. Do you know what I was thinking then?”

Xiao Bing shook his head.

“I wished that my family would scold me occasionally!”

Princess Nami asked, “Can you understand this feeling?”

Xiao Bing had a bitter smile on his face as he said, “Are all you rich kids this masochistic?”

Biting her lips, the princess said, “It’s okay if you think it that way. But I was really hoping for it. The more difficult it is to attain something, the harder people will strive for it. They are nice to me because I’m the beautiful princess and I have a powerful grandpa. None of them were sincere enough to point out my mistakes, except for you.”