Chapter 289 – Doing It For Nothing (2/2)

“Uh…”

Lin Xiao didn’t really get it and thought that she was scared by the hero so that’s why she was acting strange. He didn’t continue arguing with her, and instead prepared to leave with her.

In a blink of an eye, the banquet was over, all the main characters left early. No one thought it would have turned out like this, the banquet lost its meaning and everyone left in succession.

As for Lin Xiao, he had mixed feelings.

The good thing was he found a way to stop the wedding and expressed his feelings to ShenDai Ying, winning her trust. Though his method may be foolish, but it could be his trump card. If he doesn’t find a better way in five months, he might just have to give it a shot!

But he also had worries…

“Elena… um…”

When he thought about what Elena asked him in the banquet hall, Lin Xiao felt wracked with guilt.

All this time, it seems he never took Elena’s feelings into consideration. He one-sidedly wanted to keep her by his side, and never once thought about her.

Not for anything else, even just so that she maintains her faithfulness, she should help her do something, right?

“What? Spit it out.”

“Um, did you say you want me to go take missions a while ago, to investigate things related to the demons?” Lin Xiao took a deep breath, endured his unwillingness, and continued speaking, “I decided! Elena, I’m going to get certified tomorrow, and then I’ll take missions related to demons and help you investigate the Venus Society. If possible, I’m also willing to help you investigate the origins of the Lesser Devils and the plot of the traitors and help you solve your problems.”

“What… did you say?” Elena was shocked and turned her head in disbelief.

“Hm, I’m sorry for ignoring your feelings all this time… starting from tomorrow, I won’t laze around anymore!”

“Really?”

When she saw his sincere expression, she was speechless.

She knew Lin Xiao well, and naturally about how lazy he was, and how he was a good-for-nothing that hated troublesome things, but he actually promised to help her. It was a miracle!

“Un, really, I’m going to get certified tomorrow morning, you can come with me.”

“But those investigative missions are really tiring, troublesome and dangerous, are you really going?” Elena still couldn’t believe it and tried to ask him.

“Sigh, can’t help it, it’s not like I can keep staying at home and bully you all the time. the rebellion among the demons still hasn’t been resolved, there needs to be an end sooner or later.”

“But that’s my problem, you’re just a human, it has nothing to do with you, I-I never told you to meddle in someone else’s business!”

Elena clearly wanted him to ‘meddle in her business’, but now she’s denying it, completely forgetting who was the one who was sternly ordering him to help her catch the traitors.

“Then just take it that I’m being meddlesome, um… Elena, I still have something I want tot tell you.”

“What?”

When Elena looked up at him, she saw he had a shy and complication expression.

“The question you asked me earlier, I still cant answer it… but I want you to know that I wont waste your feelings, as long as I promise, I will also keep it for life… I want you to be my maid from the heart. So…”

“So?”

Although she still had a cold expression, but based on his stammering, Elena’s heart started beating quicker and she thought he was going to say something disgusting that would make her blush in embarrassment.

“That… uh… Elena, I think you should prepare to be my maid for the rest of your life, I don’t think you’ll be able to leave.”

“… What did you say!?”

What happened to those romantic lines? What’s with that nonsense?

“Uh, I’m not joking… Elena, I thought about it carefully, and I think there’s a problem.” Lin Xiao scratched his head and squirmed like a shy little boy and said, “Humans and demons probably have reproductive isolation. Although you can turn into human form, cat blood flows inside you.”

“So?”

Elena didn’t understand what reproductive isolation meant, but it didn’t feel like something good, so she squinted at him with a chilly gaze.

“So I’m just guessing, even if you really fall in love with me and did it… then it would probably be very difficult for you to get pregnant, so you would just be doing it for nothing, so…”

“You damn pervert, shut your mouth!”

What pregnant, doing it… just as he said something serious, he started acting like a pervert again! Elena hated that she couldn’t deal with him like how Evelyn dealt with Greenton and give him a good punch!

“Hehe, just kidding… we still have to get certified tomorrow, so let’s go home and get some sleep!”

Lin Xiao laughed, and used a light attitude to hide his true feelings.

He could only muddle by like this, but at least he took the first step. The future, should be better, right?

Letting go of Elena’s hand, Lin Xiao quickly walked towards the exit.

“Hey, um…”

“Hm?”

Before he could leave, Lin Xiao suddenly noticed that Elena grasped the hand that he let go of, as if unsatisfied with him selfishly letting go.

What? Is she still scared?

“…”

“…”

Neither one of them made a sound.

The two stood there silently in the dark garden, never letting go of each other’s hands.

“… A-are you still not leaving?”

“Oh.”

In the end, Lin Xiao never figured out what was wrong with Elena, he didn’t remembered how they got home that day and whether they let go of their hands or not. He only remembered the feeling of his sweaty palms.

They probably, never let go.