Chapter 216 – Couldn’t Bear It, So Conceded (2/2)

“Lin Xiao, turn around!”

“…”

Lin Xiao slowly turned around.

“That’s too far, come here!” Shen DaiYing ordered.

“Mhm…”

Lin Xiao hesitated, but still unwillingly walked over. He stood next to her and reluctantly smiled.

“What are you standing for? Are you very tall? Sit down! Sit in front of me!” Unlike before, Shen DaiYing’s attitude became stern, like an older sister.

As for Lin Xiao, he was like a young brother that was being difficult. He weakly sat down in front of her, but turned his head and didn’t look at her.

“Look at my eyes!”

“Sister Ying, w-what’s with you?”

Lin Xiao glanced at her pressing eyes. and awkwardly laughed to conceal how flustered he was.

“That should be my line, right? Lin Xiao, what’s with you?”

“Me? Nothing!”

“Nothing? Look at yourself… it hurts me to look at.” Shen DaiYing climbed next to him and used her hands to cup his face, and stared at his evasive eyes at an extremely close distance.

Lin Xiao was currently completely different from yesterday, he had deep bags under his eyes, his awkward smile couldn’t hide his inner worry, his every glance spoke of his unease. Shen DaiYing’s heart wrenched just by looking at him.

“Ah? Oh, it’s probably just because I didn’t get much sleep last night…” Lin Xiao looked away and tried to muddle by, but feeling her breaths and her gentle caress, he couldn’t last long, and quickly gave up.

They looked at each other and temporarily fell silent.

“You must feel really bad now, right? You’re uneasy, anxious and want to leave… right?” Shen DaiYing gently brushed across his cheeks with her fingers, her gaze full of affection.

“No, I’m just a bit tired, I didn’t sleep well, I…”

Lin Xiao got lost in the sensation of her fingertips gently brushing across his cheeks. He tried to get by with an excuse, but he failed.

“Lin Xiao, watching you lie really hurts me, please don’t do that anymore.” It was like she was looking at a precious piece of artwork as she gently supported his face and quietly asked, “You’re worried about her right?” (TN: Her and him sound the same in Chinese)

“Him? Ohhhh… right! I’m pretty worried about Caesar, that guy’s so rash and impulsive, if anything happens…”

“Enough! Stop pretending! You know I’m not talking about Caesar!” Shen DaiYing clenched her teeth and sternly interrupted him, “Your maid, Elena, you’re worried about her, right?”

“Sister Ying, what are you talking about? Why would I be worried about her? That’s nonsense.”

“Really? But you’re so distraught and anxious, it’s like you lost your soul.”

“That’s just from a lack of sleep.”

“Is that so? … Even then, she should be worried about you, right? It seems like she depends on you.”

“Depends on? No, no, you’re mistaken, we’re actually just…”

Lin Xiao tried to look for an excuse, but when he saw her hurt expression, he became speechless.

“Sigh… Lin Xiao, why can’t you just be frank? … Just say you’re worried about her, is that so difficult?”

Even if Lin Xiao didn’t admit it, Shen DaiYing already guessed the answer.

The reason he was so uneasy and anxious was because of what she said to him last night.

Lin Xiao was clearly worried to death, yet he still wasn’t willing to admit it. It seems like he wanted to prove something… he really is an idiot!

Did he think that he could prove his dedication and show that he’s not being half-hearted this way?

Really… who was he taking for an idiot?

Shen DaiYing originally planned to let it go on, since he won’t say it, then I won’t say it either and see who’ll last longer!

Since the one who’s dying wasn’t her maid, so who’s afraid of who?

However…

She couldn’t bear it.

She couldn’t bear looking at him worry like that, even if she had to take a step back.

So she put her cards on the table.

“About yesterday night… the Holy Light Church, Archbishop Anderson and the Lesser Devils, you should know about that already, right?”

“Un… a bit.”

“Anderson came this time to cooperate with my mission, but he had another goal. Saintess Snow coming as well was unexpected, although I don’t know what he’s planning, I can tell you what I know.”

Shen DaiYing took a deep breath, like she made some sort of decision.

“Actually, the existence of the silver vault is a trap.”

“So if Elena and them arrive there first… they’ll definitely die!”