After spending a long time tending to his tail, making sure it was almost back to its previous fluffiness, Lin Sheng finally remembered why he had stepped on his own tail in the first place.
He had only wanted to see what Serveyia was doing, and after being discovered, he instinctively stepped back and ended up stepping on his tail.
In other words, if he hadn’t disturbed Serveyia, he probably wouldn’t have stepped on his own tail.
Come to think of it, not only had he disturbed Serveyia, but he’d also gotten himself hurt.
“Um, sorry, Serveyia. I made you lose time to handle official business again today.”
“Sigh, as long as you’re okay, little fox. Since that’s the case, stay here quietly. When I finish with the documents, let’s go eat, alright?”
“Y-yes, okay.”
Right now, Lin Sheng didn’t have the face to bargain in front of Serveyia.
For him, it was already a blessing that Serveyia wasn’t angry with him—he really didn’t have the nerve to ask for anything more.
But then again, wasn’t this another way of achieving his original goal?
Curling up on the sofa in Serveyia’s study, watching Serveyia immersed in her work, Lin Sheng couldn’t help but think that when Serveyia wasn’t speaking, she really did have the aura of an orthodox queen.
But as soon as she opened her mouth, what awaited him was mostly mockery.
Still, no matter how pleasing Serveyia looked while handling documents, Lin Sheng was not someone who could endure boredom for long.
After a while, he took out his phone and started playing a game.
“Is it fun, little fox?”
“It is—uh, Serveyia, you’re done already?”
Serveyia looked at Lin Sheng, whom she had just pulled out of the game world, with a mixture of helplessness and amusement.
She had thought, seeing the little fox sneaking a peek at her from the doorway, that he was eager to watch her work.
She didn’t expect him to get bored so quickly.
If she’d known, she would have had Lien take him away earlier.
“I’m done. I thought the little fox cared about me and wanted to accompany me while I worked, but in the end, games are more important, aren’t they? Don’t you agree, little fox?”
“Uh, no, I—I was just a little curious. Uh, really, just a little curious. S-sorry.”
As it turned out, once Serveyia opened her mouth, not only could she mock Lin Sheng, but her tea-sipping skills were also hard for a little kitchen fox like Lin Sheng to withstand.
He was really starting to wonder if he should do something more to make Serveyia happy.
That’s right, Lin Sheng actually thought Serveyia was angry.
“Um, Serveyia, I’ll let you hold my tail. Please don’t be mad, okay?”
Watching Lin Sheng look so lost, wanting to do something but not knowing what, Serveyia felt helpless.
It seemed her guidance—or perhaps, her taming—of the little fox was still far from over.
Although Lin Sheng’s obedience certainly saved her a lot of trouble, being this innocent wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
There were many in Saint Laia who desired the Princess.
If it was just ordinary courtship, the little fox could probably judge it.
But the problem was some people might use tricks and lead the little fox by the nose.
Even so, how could such a situation be prevented?
Emotional intelligence wasn’t something that could be raised overnight, nor could it be improved just by reading a few books.
The simplest way to improve EQ was to communicate more with others.
But that raised another problem—if he talked to outsiders, would he be deceived?
In other words, for safety’s sake, did she have to stay by the little fox’s side at all times?
And if so, would the little fox’s EQ really improve?
“I’m not really angry, little fox. Honestly, if your EQ stays this low, I’ll really worry about your safety.”
“Um, if Serveyia is around, I feel like I don’t need to worry so much, right?”
“That’s exactly what worries me.
Even if I’m your personal maid, I can’t be by your side every moment.
What will you do when I’m not around, little fox?”
“Then, I’ll go find Aili and the others. Isn’t that what you said, Serveyia?”
Serveyia sighed helplessly.
It seemed the little fox still didn’t grasp the seriousness of the situation.
She would need to give him a more realistic example.
“Then, when you graduate and leave the Academy, what will you do?”
“Eh?”
“Eh, what? Do you think you’ll never graduate, little fox?”
“No, I just think that after Saint Laia went to such lengths to turn me into what I am now, they probably won’t let me graduate so easily, right?”
To be honest, though Lin Sheng’s EQ was low, his ability to judge the situation was still strong.
That’s right.
None of the previous Princesses of Saint Laia had graduated and retired normally—they were basically all lifetime positions.
“So, Serveyia, if you’re just worried about my safety and want to train my EQ, you can just tell me directly.”
Very good.
It seems this time, in the contest between Serveyia and the little fox, our little fox has taken the upper hand.
How delightful, truly delightful.