That’s right, this isn’t disturbing her.
I’m just going to take a look, it’s not like I’ll bother Serveyia.
Lin Sheng thought this in his mind, completely unaware that while the idea sounded wonderful, actually doing it was nothing like he had imagined.
After all, Lin Sheng forgot that as a Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, he was just too attractive.
He was only peeking at the doorway, but the moment his little head stuck out, Serveyia noticed him.
So, the two of them shared an awkward eye contact in midair.
“Little fox, what are you sneaking around there for?”
“Um!”
Realizing he’d been discovered, Lin Sheng quickly retreated backward.
But he hadn’t expected that in his panic, he’d step on one of his own tails and fall over.
“Ugh~ That hurts!”
His tail was already sensitive—normally, just sitting on it a little would hurt for half a day.
Let alone stepping on it with full force this time.
Almost instantly, Lin Sheng’s eyes filled with tears.
He sat on the floor, hugging the tail he’d just stepped on.
The once fluffy fur was flattened in one spot, and he instinctively used his hands to smooth it out, trying to make it fluffy again.
At the same time, he gently blew on the injured area like he was taking care of a precious treasure, as if blowing would drive the pain away.
“Princess, are you alright?”
The first to arrive was Lien.
Seeing Lin Sheng sitting on the floor and crying, her first reaction was to run over and help him up.
Then she carefully examined the tail he was hugging.
“It’s alright, Princess. Your tail is perfectly fine—still fluffy and beautiful. I’ll go get some ice to help you with the swelling.”
Lien truly was a professional maid.
She handled this situation with ease, quickly coming up with a plan and leaving to fetch the ice.
Next out was Serveyia.
The moment she saw Lin Sheng, she understood what had happened.
She opened her mouth, as if to say something, but after thinking for a moment, she closed it again, reconsidered her words, and then spoke.
“Next time, if you want to watch, just come in. There’s no need to hide at the door.
Can you stand?”
“Um, I… I’ll try.”
Having his most sensitive part stepped on felt indescribably awful.
Though Lin Sheng had never experienced the pain of being hit in the vital parts, he felt like the pain he was experiencing now was pretty much the same.
He tried to stand up as Serveyia suggested, but the physical pain was too much.
After several failed attempts, he could only sit on the floor, hugging his tail, and look at Serveyia with teary eyes.
“No, it… seems I can’t… Serveyia.”
“Sigh, I understand.”
Serveyia looked at the little fox in front of her, tears streaming down his face, and couldn’t help but sigh in her heart.
Just a few days ago, he was still a man.
Now, he’d become so alluring.
Is this the power of the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox bloodline?
Being stared at by Lin Sheng’s pitiful gaze, even someone as strong-willed as Serveyia found her heart wavering a little.
It proved that sometimes, a good appearance really could bring unexpected advantages.
Just like now, Serveyia felt her heart soften.
She scooped up Lin Sheng from the floor and placed him on the sofa in the study.
“Be more careful next time. You have nine tails on your back now—you can’t be so reckless, alright?”
Serveyia comforted Lin Sheng while accepting the ice pack Lien brought.
She gently placed it on the injured spot of his tail.
“Does it still hurt?”
“Ughh—Still a little.”
The coldness of the ice made Lin Sheng suck in a breath unconsciously.
But honestly, under the numbing chill, the pain wasn’t as bad.
Still, there was some lingering fear in his heart.
These tails on his back felt like foreign organs.
He’d stepped on one today, and who knew if he’d step on them again in the future.
Was there any way to make himself realize that his tails were part of his body?
When Lin Sheng voiced his confusion to Serveyia, he saw her look puzzled for a moment before smiling.
“Maybe when you get used to your tail being stepped on, you won’t step on it anymore, little fox?”
“Serveyia, I’m not joking!”
“Neither am I. Only by adapting to your tail as part of your body will you stop subconsciously ignoring it. I believe this is called Desensitization Therapy.”
“Ser-Serveyia, I think… Desensitization Therapy isn’t really suitable for this situation, is it?”
What kind of joke was this?
Stepping on it just once was already painful enough.
If he followed the intensity of Desensitization Therapy, he’d probably die before he ever got used to it.