Book 15: Chapter 48
A week went by very quickly. I experienced a different lifestyle while living at Ling Yue’s place for a week. I used to be surrounded by people. I had Lucia, Freya, Nier and so forth around me all the time. I was always surrounded by people I loved. It was sweet, no doubt, but I was busy from morning till night. However, during my time here with Ling Yue, I was allowed to enjoy the bliss of a life that didn’t require me to be busy all the time.
It was a gentle life of peace. Ling Yue basically didn’t have any guests. We met Evelyn and Leah, but the two of them needed to have their own time together, as well. Ling Yue’s estate used to house a dozen people, but there was only the five of us then. It was usually so quiet that it was slightly scary. Nevertheless, because Ling Yue and Liu Yue were by my side, I felt at peace. It was as though we were a very ordinary but blissful family of three. After dinner every day, Ling Yue would wrap her arm around me, and we’d go on a very blissful stroll with Liu Yue. Strolls there were different to strolls in the palace. I didn’t have Luna or guards with me. It was just Ling Yue, who had her arms around mine and Liu Yue, who’d run back and forth, giggling. Occasionally, Ling Yue would tease me by slapping my ass with her tail, or she’d turn her head, allowing me to see her bright and tender smile.
Days where I could live a cosy, blissful family life of three were very rare. It was the first time I experienced that sort of life since coming to this world. One of them was my wife, who loved me, and the other was my cute daughter. I slept with Ling Yue in my embrace at night. In fact, I didn’t even want to wake up. I finally understood why we were taught to have a career before building a family. There are no ambitions to speak of once you have a wife you love. I would’ve forgotten about dragons if I didn’t read stories to Liu Yue every night.
I was pretty much useless at Ling Yue’s place. She handled the daily finances, so there was basically nothing for me to be concerned with. Ling Yue dealt directly with the Imperial Palace. Knowing that Ling Yue was my mistress, the Imperial Palace didn’t dare to delay her work or rip her off. Otherwise, they could forget even fleeing if she wrote me a letter.
Most of my time was spent with Liu Yue. After breakfast, I read books with her, or I’d teach her literacy and basic mathematics. After lunch, I’d nap with Ling Yue. After waking up from our nap, I’d have afternoon tea with her while Liu Yue played around next to us. At night, our family would go for a stroll together. To end the day, we’d sneakily put Liu Yue to sleep, and then Ling Yue and I would engage in intimate relationship research.
A week went by very quickly. I ended up feeling that I should’ve left after two days. I got use to life at Ling Yue’s place over the week. Additionally, Ling Yue, who usually wouldn’t say anything, had her head down in silence when she saw me to the door. I really wanted to cry inside. Liu Yue ran over and adamantly clung to my leg. She cried until she virtually lost her voice. I couldn’t do anything besides crouch down and give her a hug.
I honestly couldn’t continue stalling. If I stayed for a month, Nier and Lucia would be angry. Moreover, there was a lot to sort out with regards to the alliance. I felt bad for dumping it all on Freya. I, too, want to spend time with Ling Yue and Liu Yue, but my main life was in the Imperial Palace. The sort of ordinary family-of-three life wasn’t my prerogative, because I was the King of the North, not a commoner.
“Daddy… Daddy… Please… Please stay… I will be a good girl… Please stay, okay…? Please don’t go… Please…” Liu Yue leaned on my shoulder and loudly wailed. She clung to me with all her might using her two tiny hands.
Ling Yue crouched down to gently grab her daughter’s shoulders. In a soft tone, she said, “Don’t do this, Liu Yue… Didn’t we make an agreement before…? Daddy can only stay at home for one week. Daddy has fulfilled his promise, so don’t make things hard for Daddy… Don’t… cling to Daddy…” I noticed Ling Yue cautiously wiping the corner of her eyes despite saying that to her daughter.