Chapter 213: A Minor Incident

Li En and Miss Shaliman stayed in the room for an hour and a half.

Don't misunderstand, nothing happened; it was mostly waiting for Miss Shaliman to wake up and completing an explanation that wasn't entirely reliable.

On the other hand, Li En did not want to gain a reputation as a quick-shooter, especially now that he knew this establishment actually belonged to the Sudar family.

At this moment, after Miss Shaliman's careful planning, Li En realized some things could not be undone.

Since they had already entered the room and stayed so long, there was no way to explain it away; feeling the softness of the girl in his arms, he could no longer treat her with ordinary indifference.

"You, really..."

Glancing at the dazed, foolish girl in his arms and the snake hair constantly biting the girl's own cheeks, Li En was also speechless, even wanting to laugh.

Li En had gradually regained his physical ability to move, but his will was becoming increasingly clear.

He didn't know whether Miss Shaliman used snake venom or mental abilities, but he feared he would need to add a point to his resistance in both areas.

"Stop fainting; I've already put my clothes on. If you faint again, today will be wasted. You wouldn't want rumors spreading everywhere that the Sudar family's fiancé and the Young Lady spent the entire day in their own hotel suite, would you?"

Li En sighed; he felt increasingly helpless.

Recalling a short while ago, he had even seen some acquaintances in the hotel lobby; it seemed "Miss Shaliman" had already decided to make everything official.

Miss Shaliman, who had just awakened, was still a bit dazed upon opening her eyes.

But upon hearing Li En's words, her eyes rolled, her head tilted, and she prepared to faint.

"Ahhh, don't pinch, it hurts."

Li En, in a bad mood, put down his right hand which had been pinching her small upturned nose, then patted the snake head that was still biting, soothing the other Miss Shaliman.

Actually, both Miss Shalimans were good girls.

"We have other plans today; hurry up and get dressed, get up."

The girl, who had been touching her nose and smiling foolishly, only then noticed she wasn't wearing a shirt. Her head tilted again, and she was about to faint again; this time, it was probably real.

Li En sighed; it would probably still need a bit more time.

By the time Li En had settled everything and the two of them were dressed and went out, it was unclear what time it was, but looking at the bright sun outside, it seemed to be noon.

At this time, the lobby of the city's top hotel already held quite a few nobles and acquaintances.

Walking down the stairs, facing the many surprised or enlightened gazes in the lobby, Miss Shaliman, very embarrassed, hid behind Li En. Li En couldn't refuse; he also knew that from today on, he could no longer face this foolish girl with an ordinary heart.

Perhaps it wasn't as straightforward as the Purple Rose, but having reached this point, when someone followed you without seeking fame or profit, Li En could no longer simply turn and leave.

In this era, the reputation of a noble daughter was extremely important; foolish Miss Shaliman had unhesitatingly bet all her chips.

"Fool." He rubbed her smooth cheek, but the dangerous snake hair only licked Li En's palm.

Compared to that somewhat annoying and subtle engagement, the girls' sincere and earnest feelings were the most precious. Although Li En didn't know if he was worthy of these feelings, he could no longer ignore this determination.

"Don't get lost."

Under everyone's gaze, Li En took Miss Shaliman's hand instead and smiled.

Looking left and right, he nodded slightly to some familiar nobles and knights, and the two of them left directly.

From now on, Li En would probably not be regarded merely as the Sudar family's fiancé; he would be considered part of the Sudar household!

Li En perhaps saw through all this, so he simply gave up resisting.

Compared to causing some messy rumors, this result seemed more acceptable.

However, both of them subconsciously forgot something.

"Uh, I really didn't expect Knight Li En to have such heavy tastes; there are so many bite marks on Miss Shaliman's face."

"Many Paladins hide their bestial nature; when they explode after being restrained by the precepts, they are particularly fierce, which is why they are so popular with noble ladies. Who doesn't like a knight who is polite and refined during the day to be a night beast belonging only to themselves? 'With her face like this, who knows how many on her body? Fortunately, Lady Shaliman is also a professional, otherwise she really couldn't withstand his torment.'"

"Truly, the most brilliant rose has an owner; she can't even straighten her back. How wild was it?"

"It seems if she hadn't collapsed, she probably wouldn't have come down at all. Truly a beast, to make a snake-woman unable to straighten her back."

Scandals and gossip always spread the fastest, especially entertainment news about big shots with a bit of a spicy flavor.

Perhaps Li En didn't feel it, but Miss Shaliman was indeed a big shot in this city, possessing real power, reputation, and connections; even the new nobles like Labor dared not provoke her.

What happened at this moment would probably be exaggerated and fabricated tenfold, then spread throughout the noble circle. Perhaps this was the main reason Miss Shaliman chose this establishment.

Li En probably didn't expect that from today on, his reputation would be quite strange; but perhaps it would also attract some strange ladies.

"... What other arrangements do we have today?"

Li En himself, however, was unaware of all this; he simply calculated his plans and found there was nothing much to do.

His current state also didn't seem suitable for acting as a "detective," nor was visiting past events appropriate, nor was visiting a new mentor. These non-urgent matters could be postponed.

"Shopping; I want to buy a ring!"

The girl suddenly looked up; this time, both her original self and the snake hair were in agreement.

It seemed the ring Li En had given Dai Niya before, and the rumor that had already vaguely spread, made her quite unable to accept it; in every way, this also promoted her radicalism.

"Uh..." Li En hesitated a bit; it wasn't that he was unwilling to buy one, but the current situation was already too unclear to distinguish.

"You, you, do you not want to take responsibility?" Foolish Shaliman showed a shocked face; with things like this, you are even unwilling to spend on a ring.

"No... didn't we buy over a dozen today?"

Li En pointed to Miss Shaliman's small bag, inside which were various wooden, metal, and gemstone rings worth over a dozen.

They were all bought in the morning; the other Miss Shaliman probably thought of the same thing.

Hurriedly opening her own small bag and seeing the rings of various colors, Miss Shaliman was not happy.

Instead, her cheek, full of bite marks, immediately puffed up with anger.

She punched her own head once and then suddenly pulled her hair, as if wanting to retaliate against someone; at this point, not knowing the existence of the other self was truly too foolish.

"Ow!"

But obviously, only she felt the pain.

"Hiss hiss hiss (Fool.)"

Watching the foolish girl touching her hair and blowing on it repeatedly in pain, Li En also sighed.

That girl always comes up with new tricks; Li En is truly worried that if left unchecked, she might accidentally kill herself.

"I want some too, and more rings."

Clearly, the foolish Sha Li Man does not accept these rings; she wants her own.

"Alright, Young Lady." What else could be said? Others followed you for just a few copper coins' worth of jewelry and rings; just do it.

It is rare that this day's date was limited to just the two of them, with no chaotic incidents encountered.

Strolling, chatting, buying small things; yet the girl and Li En seemed to have forgotten that Miss Shaliman is not only a celebrity figure, and the tooth marks on her cheek are even more obvious, making it inevitable that some spreading rumors cannot be avoided.

(End of this chapter)