Chapter 38

So he liked these foods too? She hadn’t expected their tastes to match so closely.
Seeing Xing Luo’s delighted expression, Ye Lixiao knew she truly liked it.
Aside from Xing Luo, there was nothing in the world that Ye Lixiao particularly enjoyed, so these dishes and desserts had naturally been prepared specifically for her.
He knew her preferences perfectly.
Xing Luo happened to be hungry as well, so she didn’t hold back. After taking everything out, she immediately began eating.
One of the dishes was a roast chicken, just from the shop she liked the most.
She tore off a drumstick and handed it to Ye Lixiao. “Your Highness, this chicken is especially delicious. I didn’t expect you to like it too!”
Ye Lixiao took the drumstick but didn’t eat it, instead placing it in a bowl. A faint smile flickered in his eyes; he seemed to want to tease her, and asked, “You’ve eaten at this place before?”
“…” Xing Luo froze.
This lifetime, ever since she had taken human form, she had been by Ye Lixiao’s side, where would she have gone to eat roast chicken?
She’d almost slipped up.
Quickly, Xing Luo explained, “I haven’t eaten there myself. Even before I transformed, I could understand human speech. I only heard others say that this shop’s roast chicken was good.”
“I see.” Ye Lixiao didn’t comment further.
If he continued teasing her, she might choke.
Xing Luo continued eating for a while, but noticed that the drumstick she had placed in his bowl remained untouched.
“Your Highness, why aren’t you eating?” she asked.
Then she realized: a man like Ye Lixiao would never simply pick up a drumstick and eat it.
So Xing Luo took the drumstick, tore off a piece of meat, and brought it to his lips.
For a moment, Ye Lixiao’s gaze seemed slightly dazed, he hadn’t expected her to feed him.
Seeing that he didn’t move, Xing Luo guessed that perhaps he had some cleanliness concern and didn’t want to eat it.
She was about to withdraw her hand when Ye Lixiao gently held her wrist and took the piece of meat directly from her fingers.
Xing Luo blinked her wide eyes. “Your Highness, is it good?”
“Mm.” Everything she fed him tasted good.
Xing Luo felt inexplicably a little embarrassed.
After feeding Ye Lixiao an entire drumstick, she continued eating her own portion.
After dinner, Ye Lixiao had her return to her original form and carried her to bathe together.
Once in the water, Xing Luo obediently rested against his chest.
Her eyes fell on Ye Lixiao’s taut, sculpted chest, and looking further down, his abs.
She had to admit, Ye Lixiao’s body was truly impressive.
She had even touched it before.
That was the one time she had accidentally glimpsed him bathing.
In her previous life, with cultivation comparable to Ye Lixiao’s, she could have silently watched him bathe without being noticed. But upon seeing his physique, Xing Luo, hiding in the grass, couldn’t help but whistle.
That had caught Ye Lixiao’s attention.
Her first instinct upon being discovered was, of course, to run. Seeing it was her, Ye Lixiao immediately released his powerful demonic aura, drawing her in.
Xing Luo thought he might kill her to silence her, so they struggled.
She didn’t know what feelings Ye Lixiao had for her. He couldn’t possibly have intended to hurt her seriously, so she maintained the upper hand. But with a guilty conscience for spying, she hadn’t noticed much, thinking, “If I’m caught spying anyway and punished, I might as well get a little advantage.”