“Forget it. As a princess, I have my own pride. You, little fox, should just stay obediently beneath me.”
It seemed Serveyia had no intention of giving up her dominant position.
Well, whatever. If she didn’t want to give it up, she didn’t have to.
Liuli’s earlier suggestion had just been a joke anyway. If she really had to take the lead, she wouldn’t even know what to do.
Perhaps, looking at it this way, she was only ever suited to being a ‘pillow princess’ from the start.
“But, little fox, I might disappoint you too. I’m not very good at sweet talk. Even so, do you still want to hear it?”
“Serveyia, you didn’t have to say that…”
Liuli was starting to wonder if Serveyia was doing this on purpose.
How could someone’s emotional intelligence be this low?
Even she, in her past life, wouldn’t have said something so cluelessly tone-deaf at a moment like this.
“I know. But, little fox, you feel different to me.” Serveyia whispered into Liuli’s ear, her warm breath brushing against Liuli’s earlobe, making it tingle.
Even Serveyia’s voice, which should have been clear, seemed to grow husky.
And Serveyia’s movements didn’t stop. Liuli had to admit, hearing Serveyia’s sweet talk at a time like this did make her heart flutter even more.
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.”
“That’s so corny, Serveyia…”
Rather than corny, Liuli felt this classic sonnet didn’t suit her. She didn’t even like summer, and her personality wasn’t as fiery as a summer’s day.
“Corny? But little fox, do you know the line that comes after that in the poem?”
“What?”
Liuli didn’t know. Thanks to the internet, classics could spread widely, but often only the most famous lines circulated.
The rest remained buried in the vast sea of literature.
“But thy eternal summer shall not fade.”
For some reason, Liuli felt inexplicably moved upon hearing Serveyia’s words. Why was that?
“Serveyia, do you really think my ‘eternal summer’ will never fade?”
Liuli genuinely loved her current life. If possible, she naturally didn’t want it to change. But then again, what in this world could remain completely unchanged?
“You can, little fox. Of course you can. If you wish, the whole world would stop for you.”
“I… I don’t know…” That line truly sounded like sweet talk now.
And Liuli suddenly realized her resistance to romantic words was surprisingly low.
Just these few sentences from Serveyia had made her unbearably shy.
“Can I really make the whole world pause for me?”
“Of course. After all, I have already stopped by your side.”
Serveyia seemed quite confident at this moment. To be honest, she had the right to be. As a princess, she was naturally the center of attention.
Thinking about it this way, being able to keep Princess Serveyia tied to her side… did that mean she was more charming than she had imagined?
“Thank you, Serveyia.”
“Oh? What makes the little fox think of thanking me now?”
“Well, it’s precisely because you, Serveyia, are by my side that I can adapt better to this new life. So isn’t thanking you the normal thing to do?”
“Is that so? Then I am truly honored. However, even if it weren’t me, someone else would have come to your side, little fox, to help you adapt to your new identity. So there’s no need to thank me. Rather than thanking me, thank fate for allowing us to meet.”
Fate? If her past self hadn’t believed in fate, after transforming into what she was now, she couldn’t help but believe.
“Then… thank fate, I suppose.”
Liuli took the opportunity to hug Serveyia. The feeling of their skin touching was wonderful.
Serveyia’s body was cool, comfortable to hold, perfectly cooling down Liuli’s own body, which had grown warm with passion.
“Little fox, acting so clingy… are you tired?”
“Mmm, I think I want to rest a bit.”
With her face buried in the crook of Serveyia’s neck, Liuli’s voice was muffled, but the meaning was clearly conveyed to Serveyia.
Looking at the little fox beneath her, already somewhat spent, Serveyia revealed a satisfied smile. She discovered she actually possessed quite a possessive streak.
Yet, she understood even more clearly that Liuli, as the Princess of St. Laia, could not be hers alone.
Since she couldn’t have her exclusively, she might as well enjoy this moment to the fullest.
Moreover, she already had a unique advantage.
With her own charm and effort, even if she couldn’t fill the little fox’s eyes entirely with herself, securing an important place in the little fox’s heart was still achievable.
In the end, faced with such a ‘deeply sinful’ little fox, all she could seemingly do was stay by her side, hoping her gaze would linger on her a little longer. Was doing this considered selfish?
Although these questions swirled unresolved in Serveyia’s mind, looking at the little fox who had already fallen into a peaceful sleep in her arms, Serveyia felt those things didn’t really matter.
Just being by the little fox’s side like this… wasn’t that a kind of simple happiness in itself?
Perhaps in Serveyia’s view, this counted as simple happiness. But Liuli, waking up the next day, didn’t think so.
Although she could vaguely remember what happened last night, honestly, this groggy feeling of not knowing when she fell asleep wasn’t great.
Not to mention, upon waking, her body felt strange too—sticky, as if she hadn’t bathed.
Strictly speaking, it was normal not to have bathed given yesterday’s circumstances.
But the key point was, the moment she opened her eyes, Serveyia wasn’t by her side. What was she busy with now?
Come to think of it, although Serveyia was nominally her maid and wore a maid uniform, she didn’t seem to do much a maid should do.
Not only did she always call her ‘little fox,’ but even her demeanor lacked the respect a maid should have.
Was it because she was a princess after all?
Even condescending to be her maid, she still carried herself with noble airs, completely different from Liuli, a princess who came into the role halfway.