Chapter 149 – Prelude to Goodbyes

Elena suddenly remembered her missing father.

When she was disobedient, she often fought with her father, and she would never yield, even if she was in the wrong. She would also never apologize, she would just run out of the house, fuming, until her father went looking for her. She would also have a cold face like the other person was in the wrong.

Would she be considered coldly arrogant, or headstrong for doing so?

Elena didn’t know, but what she did know is that since then, her number of friends became less and less. Other than her cute niece Elona bothering her, very few people dared… or rather was willing to get closer to her, and she took pleasure in that.

After all, she was the Demon King’s sole precious daughter.

There were no annoying flies, she could get strong by herself, the proof was that after her father went missing, she was able to pass the Demon tribe’s cruelest test only relying on herself before any other high-level demon, and successfully inherit the Demon King’s position.

Though she was chased out soon after…

The path of the strong was a lonely one, which Elena was content with. Anything unnecessary will be a hindrance, no one was worth trusting, they would all betray you.

Elena was sometimes glad that she was so cold, otherwise, she might just get tricked by those traitors, let alone being reduced to a maid, she might even lose her life.

Although she said that, she would sometimes think about the past with her father.

When she fought with her father, how did he console her?

「You’re tired, right? Let’s go home.」

After every one of their fights, he would never mention what happened before, he just used his broad hands to stroke her head, like their fight was just a hallucination, the only thing remaining was affection and concern. And every time Elena would stubbornly stay silent, not giving him an out, but she would obediently return with him.

Right now, the hand wants her fathers, but that damn pervert!

Elena opened her eyes, seeing Lin Xiao’s slight sorry smile.

She was shorter than him, so it was simple for him to touch the top of her head with his hands.

Lin Xiao’s hands were different from her father’s, it felt more stiff, rough, and unskillful, but she could clearly detect that he was trying to slow himself down and control his strength, like he was comforting a started cat, afraid of using too much strength and scaring it away, using too less and worried that it couldn’t feel his affection.

They were very close, although they had once been even closer, like kissing, she shouldn’t be embarrassed… but right now she had an intense sense to resist.

Perhaps it could have been because of the surrounding fire used as illumination, Elena felt her face getting hotter and tried pushing this pervert away.

Before she could do anything, Lin Xiao already stopped and seemed like he was going to say something.

「You’re tired, right? Let’s go home.」

That was once what her father said to her, would Lin Xiao also say something that gentle?

The answer, of course not…

“Elena, go back to sleep with me, don’t forget to make breakfast for me tomorrow.” Lin Xiao revealed his true face and said something unbefitting of the current atmosphere.

“Ha?” Elena almost choked, and even forgot to retort to him saying something ambiguous like, ‘go back to sleep with me’.

This damn pervert, he still wants her to go back and cook.

Elena felt that getting embarrassed was just a waste.

She almost forgot, for a pervert like Lin Xiao, nothing good can come out of him, she needn’t worry about Lin Xiao saying anything sappy to her in her life.

“Oh right, you don’t have to make breakfast, it’s too late, so I won’t be able to get up, you can just directly make lunch.”

Lin Xiao was serious, not like he was joking, he even took out a gold coin from the bag Elena returned earlier and handed it over.

“We’re leaving for Heino Kingdom the day after tomorrow, so eat something good before we leave. Go buy your favorite roast chicken legs, and you can keep the rest.”

“…” Elena was dumbfounded and couldn’t believe her ears.

What is this? A trap? Teasing her? Ridicule? Where was the punishment?

“Hey, what’s wrong, take it.”

Elena wasn’t taking it, she never responded after he called out, he thought that she was scared dumb, so he could only place the coin on the safest place on her body.

“Ok, take it.”

While Elena was at a loss, Lin Xiao reached out, pinching the coin and gently placed it on Elena’s chest.

That could also be considered as a safe, this way no one would be able to steal it!

That cool sensation woke Elena.

She found out that he treated her as something to store gold coins? She has never been this humiliated before. Although it was better than that severe punishment, Elena still couldn’t endure it, like he was always looking down on her!

“What are you doing?” Elena questioned angrily.

“I gave you money to buy groceries.” Lin Xiao innocently responded.

“Groceries?”

Elena bit her lips, endured her shame and took out the gold coin that fell between her breasts, then continued to question angrily, “Where’s the punishment? I stole money so you should punish me! Why did you give me a gold coin?”

“Uh, are you dumb? Why are you getting angry that I’m not punishing you, were you actually looking forward to something?” Lin Xiao was amused, “Okay, okay, stop fooling around, let’s go home… if you have to be punished, then keep that gold coin in your clothes and take it out tomorrow morning.”

“Ha?”

Let’s go home, sigh, this basement smells weird! … let’s go! Lin Xiao fanned the air next to his nose with great exaggeration, then turned and left, leaving only Elena in the dim basement.

Was it over just like that?

Putting the coin on her breast, was that a punishment? Was he serious?

He didn’t take advantage of her when he had the perfect opportunity to, was he still that pervert?

Elena couldn’t understand and followed Lin Xiao home in a daze, she thought that Lin Xiao would do something strange to her, but he went straight back to sleep up until next day noon.

The first thing he said after waking up was…

“Elena, breakfast… oh no, did you finish making lunch?”

Elena couldn’t understand what this pervert was thinking.

In accordance with last night’s agreement, she used the coin that Lin Xiao gave her to buy a lot of delicious food, this time it wasn’t stuff that she made herself, which could kill someone, but genuine delicious delicacies.

Seeing a table filled with delicious food, Lin Xiao was instantly energized, grabbing a roast chicken leg with his left hand, and some sauced beef with his right hand, he gorged himself and devoured the food ravenously.

On one side, he ate like he was a starved dog, while Elena, on the other hand had no appetite, from the beginning she stood there watching him, unmoving.

Why?

How could this guy eat so unrestrained?

She clearly already said that she would poison him, so why was he still able to eat what she put out? Why did he not suspect it at all?

Was it act? No, with Elena’s understanding of Lin Xiao, she was a hundred percent sure that he definitely wasn’t acting.

“Why are you not afraid?” Finally, Elena couldn’t hold back and asked.

“Afraid… of… what?” Lin Xiao tore off pieces of the succulent beef, while asking between bites.

“Are you not afraid of me poisoning you?”

“Uh… are you an idiot? You don’t have poison, so you cant poison me.” Lin Xiao casually said and went back to eating.

From the start, he never detected any killing aura from Elena, so he wasn’t afraid of eating what she prepared.

Someone who really wanted to kill wouldn’t be like Elena, they would be more calm, more normal. If he had to give an example, it would be like Shen DaiYing’s usual demeanor.

If one day, Elena treated him like Shen DaiYing, then that wouldn’t be good.

However, Elena didn’t know of Lin Xiao’s thoughts, in her eyes, she saw Lin Xiao’s indifference in another light.

Secure in the knowledge that one has backing.

That was Elena’s conclusion.

Why was Lin Xiao not afraid of being poisoned? It was simple, because Elena’s niece, Elona, was still in Snow’s hands.

If she poisoned Lin Xiao, and it got out, Snow would definitely not let her niece off easy.

How despicable.

Snow’s plan was perfect, freedom and her niece, she could only choose one, the result was her choosing to abandon freedom for her dear niece, and obediently be Lin Xiao’s maid.

Elena couldn’t kill Lin Xiao and could only hope Snow keeps her promise.

She wants to preserve her remaining self-respect, she wouldn’t give up or wallow in despair, she could only do one thing.

She would listen obediently and become the competent maid Snow wanted and await Snow’s answer.

Then, maintain her distance from Lin Xiao.