northernbook Chapter 117 Nana, would you like some dessert?
Chapter 117 Nana, would you like some dessert?
"What is this?! It's delicious!"
At the dining table, Anya held the bowl and made a surprised sound.
“It’s rice~”
Chen Xi also poured another bowl for himself and poured all the steak juice on it.
"I saw it by accident before, so I bought some seeds and planted them in the wasteland. But Youmeng took care of it, so I didn't worry about it much.
You should thank him very much.”
"Thank you, Mr. Youmeng!"
The surprise in her eyes was about to fall into the food, and Anya smiled happily at Youmeng.
"No, no, I wouldn't dare. It would be great if Miss Anya is happy. This is just what I have to do."
The butler standing by holding a napkin returned the greeting gracefully.
"Okay, Youmeng, you should come to the table and eat. I cooked some of the dishes. You should at least try my cooking skills."
Although Youmeng is very responsible in his job as a housekeeper, on days like this occasionally, Chenxi also wants him to relax and have a meal with everyone like a real family.
"I need to ensure that you all have the best dining experience, so please allow me to just stand by and serve you."
He stubbornly declined Chen Xi's request and could only sigh and give up. After all, he didn't want to use words like "command" to order others to do things.
"Master~"
Compared to the various dishes on the table, Nana was obviously more interested in the new owner beside her.
With his two canine teeth slightly exposed, he came close to Chen Xi.
"Whoo~"
The breath waiting to be filled inadvertently blew past Chen Xi's ears, but...
"Hey!"
Anyway, there are always many young girls around Chen Xi. Just before Nana took the next step, Anma smelled the danger and rushed into Chen Xi's arms.
"Owner!"
It's broken! It's a stand-in of the same type as me!
After hearing how Anma addressed Chen Xi, Nana secretly thought that something was wrong.
"Slow down, you didn't even wipe your mouth clean before you pounced on me."
Although he was smiling and scolding, Chen Xi still put Anma on his lap and took out a handkerchief from his arms to gently wipe the corners of her mouth.
"Hehehe, doesn't this still have a master?"
"You."
Even though she was already sitting on Chen Xi's lap, Anma seemed not satisfied and leaned closer into his arms.
Chen Xi, who was hugging her from behind, couldn't see Anma's expression. In fact, Anma, who had already made eye contact with Nana, was deliberately acting coquettishly as if she was unsatisfied.
Humph, I really want to stick to you, but I’m also serious about wanting to bully the new “junior”!
After all, I am the one who has been with the master the longest, but the young girls who came later treated me like a child and had no respect at all!
"Anma, do you want some ice cream? I just made it with my powers."
"Ice cream?! Sister Anya, I want some!"
Well...aren't these just children?
Chen Xi thought so as he watched Anma trotting to Anya's side.
It's just that the child ran a little too fast, and she ran away before Chen Xi had the chance to touch her head properly. Now she feels a little uncomfortable with empty hands.
"Nana~"
"Huh? Master?"
Nana leaned forward when her name was suddenly called, but before the next words reached her ears, warm body temperature seeped into her body from the palm along the hair.
"Master...master?"
"Nothing, I just want to pat your head. This is a reward for good children."
His palms gently stroked her hair and horns, just like stroking the fur of a small animal, subduing the violent, cruel and crazy side of Nana's heart.
"Master...Master..."
Nana, who was accepting the caress, put her fingers in her mouth and nibbled them gently. This little action of distracting her attention unexpectedly made her heart more and more confused, and more and more emotions were running through her body.
She lowered her head, hiding her current expression from her master, but her bloodshot and blushing ears had already betrayed her current mood.
As the voice gradually took on a trembling tone, the sharp claws of the ten fingers inadvertently reached out from the gloves Nana used to hide her talent.
"You're like this... it really makes me want to..."
Nana suddenly looked up and rushed forward, happily thinking that she would receive an equally warm and enthusiastic embrace.
However, the reality was not as his "predecessors" had imagined. Chen Xi, who had opened his arms to them, left him with only a lonely and heartbreaking emptiness.
"It's still dinner time, Nana."
Kimberly turned around when she heard the voice, and her cheek was poked by Chen Xi's index finger, which had been waiting for a long time.
While she was still in a daze, Chen Xi had already come down and grabbed her hand that was hanging in the air.
The scaly knuckles were not as delicate and soft as normal skin, but they were just as warm and delicate.
Climbing his fingers upwards, Chen Xi gently pressed his fingertips on the protruding claws, stroking them with an appreciative look.
"And you're charging at me with something like this, Nana... your motives are not pure~"
"Ahhhhhhhh... Sorry... Master! I'll just..."
However, before she could retract her nails, Chen Xi hooked his fingers, letting the sharp claws pierce into the flesh, pulling up a string of bright red blood beads, which fell to the ground and shattered, as if something between the two of them had quietly shattered.
"Master...master!"
Holding the bloody hand, Nana in front of Chen Xi seemed to be about to break apart. The tail behind her was trembling nervously, and she bit her lips lightly, just to prevent tears from flowing out of her eyes in the next second.
Why? I finally met a group of people who are willing to accept me and don't look at me differently because of my race or identity.
Why couldn't I control myself? Why was I still a slave to my instincts? Why... was it that I tore everything apart with my own hands...
Seeing Nana like this, Chen Xi still maintained his eternal smile. However, now, a hint of playfulness, like a successful prank, crept into his face as he extended his finger, which was still slowly oozing blood, towards Nana.
"Would you like some dessert?"
"Ok?"
All emotions seemed to freeze at this moment, and the expression was frozen on the eve of tears falling, gradually replaced by confusion and puzzlement.
But all this resulted in another tear from Yu Chenxi's eyes.
"Hahahaha, Nana you are so cute!!!"
Reaching out and pinching Nana's still confused face, Chen Xi put his other hand on it and crushed all the expressions on her face.
"Let me apologize first, it was just a little prank.
Well... maybe it's a little too early to make such a joke to Nana now. We should wait until you spend more time with us and understand us better.
But you're so cute, and the atmosphere was just right, I really couldn't help myself, I'm sorry."
Chen Xi clasped his hands together in front of his chest and gave an apologetic smile.
"And then—even though I've said it many times, I still want to tell you."
Taking up the pair of hands that were trembling restlessly before his chest, Chen Xi stroked every neglected snake scale on them. The breath of life lingered on Chen Xi's fingertips, and he gently wrapped them around the pair of viper scale satin gloves, making them shiny again.
“There are no densely packed contract clauses here, nor are there any giant mazes of characters that you can never escape from.
Here you can find the warm and sweet emotions you desire, as well as the taste of infinite trust and love.
There are people who are willing to tolerate you no matter what happens, and I, who likes to play tricks on others~"
"Owner……"
The emotion that is now lingering in Nana's body is not touching or joy, but a sense of guilt and apology.
"Master...Master..."
Compared to the pain of being trapped in a cage, compared to indulging in instinctive joy, when was the last time I was filled with this golden emotion?
It’s so far away, so far away that the memory has become blurred, so far away that I have even forgotten what life was like back then.
"Shh-"
For Chen Xi now, getting scratched is a simple problem.
But from the time he was scratched by Nana until now, Chen Xi has kept his fingers bleeding, as if on purpose.
The bloody fingers stained Nana's slightly opened lips, stopping the words she wanted to say next.
Just as the tempting sweet breath filled his mouth and brain, Chen Xi said with a hint of temptation:
"Let's leave the rest of the story for now and return to the original question -
Nana, would you like some dessert?"