Unexpectedly, the man's palm had come into contact with a soft and delicate sensation.
This… He…
Silas was momentarily stunned, and his face suddenly took on a strange expression. He now understood where he had touched.
His heart skipped a beat, uncontrollably.
Not only was he stunned, but the young woman he had pinned down was also shocked. She was the one who reacted first, and she could only widen her eyes in disbelief. Her starry eyes teared up, making her look like she was about to cry, and her face turned especially red— white, and then red again. Those colors changed faster than the speed at which she was changing her expressions.
Silas quickly withdrew his hand, as if electrocuted. Although there was no expression on his face, the stiff fingers still revealed the emotions stirring within him at that moment.
Yue Ran also finally responded at this time.
She bit her lip and began to struggle. Fortunately, the other party was in a state of doubt about his life, allowing her to take advantage of the other party's distraction to push him away.
Yue Ran covered her chest and said, "You… you… you…"
She repeated the word "you" for a long time, but still could not make out any additional words, not even a curse. The young woman turned around and swiftly trotted all the way to the bedroom doors in a state of speechlessness. After making sure that she was standing outside the danger zone and was at a safe distance, she turned around and glared at the man. Unfortunately, her harmless phoenix eyes were teary and held no threat at all.
Perhaps she was truly annoyed and had swallowed a can of courage. Seeing that the man did not react to her glare, which she thought was very venomous and terrifying, she stomped her feet and cursed in a low voice, "Beast!"
After cursing, she turned around and ran away. Her speed was so fast that one might think that a monster was chasing her tail.
Silas, who was left alone, looked at his palm strangely. He stared at the palm of his hand for a long while, then covered his chest with the other hand. It felt as if something was pinching his insides, and it was a little itchy. Subsequently, he realized a fact: this woman actually dared to scold him? She was obviously his wife, who was married back in a fair and justifiable way, so what was wrong with him touching her? At any rate, if he really wanted to do something, it was only natural. Right? Right?
Even after justifying himself, the Demon King's ears still turned a strange red.
Since that day, some changes seemed to have taken place between the two individuals, Yue Ran and Silas.
Yue Ran did not go to the study for several days. At first, Silas did not think there was anything wrong. But on the third day, he could no longer help it. Even if he was slow, he knew that the young woman was avoiding him. But why? Was she not deeply in love with him?
The woman who could not be chased away had not been seen recently… Why did she not pester him anymore? Silas could not help but think about the reason. What went wrong?
Maybe the man did not even realize that his attitude toward Yue Ran had changed. He became more and more concerned about her. It was something that he would have never expected before.
The Demon King was in a bad mood, and the subordinates serving under him were trembling with fear. They feared that they would offend their lord and be killed by him with a slap of a hand.
After pondering for a long time, Silas still could not hold back the irritation in his heart and asked the servant beside him coldly, "What is she doing?"
The servant was stunned for a moment, looked up, saw the expression on the face of the Demon King, and then tentatively answered, "Is Your Majesty inquiring about the recent situation of the Madam?"
Silas glared dangerously at him. The meaning expressed in his eyes was very obvious— who else could it be except her?
The servant came to his senses in time and quickly reported Yue Ran's situation truthfully, "The Madam was ill a few days ago, and she has been recuperating in her bedroom these days."
"Her illness came at such a coincidental time," Silas said, snorting coldly. It was clear that he did not believe his words. It would be ridiculous of him to accept it as true.
The woman was so lively a few days ago, so how could she fall ill so easily at a time like this?
"Call her to come and see me," Silas commanded.
The servant hesitated for a moment and could not help but say, "The Madam is sick; what does Your Majesty want her to do?"
What does he want her to do? Silas did not know the answer to this, but he simply did not want her to live so comfortably.
The Demon King thought so, but felt that something was off. Something was wrong with the servant. Why was he even asking questions when he should not be asking them?
Silas displayed a murderous look in his eyes as he spoke to the servant, "You are getting bolder now that you dare to question your master's affairs. If I order you to go, you should comply without question. If you say any more nonsense, I will take good care of you."
The servant's face turned pale, and he hurriedly and carefully retreated.
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On the other side, Yue Ran was lying down comfortably on the bed. She was, of course, not ill.
After her conquest had reached this stage, she was a little too lazy to serve the male protagonist any longer. In any case, from the time in the plot, it was expected that the...
