Chapter 2205

Water droplets kept sliding down her cheeks. Bella Belinder even looked at Xia De somewhat stubbornly. Xia De almost shrank half of his head into the water again.

"Don't you like me?"

"This question, didn't we answer it when we were at the ranch outside the city? Yes, of course I like you. But can you wait until I get out of the bathtub and I'm dressed before talking? I'm not escaping, but this is really not a place to talk about this..."

"When you were holding me on the reef just now, was your reaction just because of that mermaid?"

She could say "mermaid," it shouldn't just be because she heard what Xia De said at the time. Before Xia De arrived, she definitely had contact with 【Desire】, instead of just falling into a coma.

"That's an instinctive reaction, I'm a physically healthy person."

She pursed her lips and looked at Xia De. Xia De could clearly see his own reflection in her golden eyes.

"Yes, sir, I am also an instinctive reaction now, I want to kiss, just now."

Saying this, she stood by the bathtub and opened her arms to Xia De. The meaning was very clear, she wanted Xia De to hug her. Xia De knew what she wanted to do, but he had to let the witch understand:

"I have to remind you, I am... not wearing clothes."

"I know."

The Countess looked down at him:

"The morning's matter is very important. I can feel a fire burning in my heart. This is not something that the unicorn's blessing can..."

Blushing and pursing her lips, finally said it;

"I want to confirm your gender for the last time before they arrive, and confirm your heart for the last time. If it weren't for the morning's matter, maybe I would never say it, but the situation is different now. Since destiny arranged all this, I cannot disobey destiny. Of course, I didn't do this just because of destiny, you... are worth it."

Looking at her expression, Xia De felt his heart was hit by an arrow:

"Do you want..."

"Don't misunderstand, I am a girl who keeps herself clean, and I didn't make such a determination... I just want to check the goods in advance."

Xia De looked at her in surprise. After confirming that she was not joking, and the stubbornness in her golden eyes was also from the heart, he tried to reach out and hold her hand, just a light pull—

Clatter~

The water in the bathtub splashed out, and soon the water surface flowed downward because it exceeded the edge of the barrel. The sound of clattering covered other sounds. A few seconds later, the soaked bathrobe was thrown on the carpet, and she smiled and hugged Xia De's neck and offered a kiss again, sinking into the warm embrace... and then satisfied to confirm that Xia De was not sent by other witches specifically to joke with her.

The gloomy weather always makes people feel very bad. This hazy drizzle began to appear ice grains at noon and almost evolved into small hail.

The air was so stuffy that it felt hard to breathe, but at least in Belinder Manor, the brightly lit and warm and dry room still made people feel very happy.

Xia De and Miss Belinder arrived at the restaurant for lunch later than the scheduled time. Both of them had washed up and changed their clothes, but there was not enough time, and Miss Belinder did not groom herself, and even her hair was still wet.

She looked exceptionally good, and even the aftereffects brought by the morning's matter seemed to have disappeared completely. After sitting at the main table in the restaurant in the sound of rain, she first looked at Xia De beside her with charming eyes, and then smiled and asked Emilia what she had done in the manor this morning. Then she told Xia De and Emilia that tomorrow, which is Saturday, her mother and sisters would come back to live for a day. The young Misses Belinder didn't like to stay outside the city all the time, and they also needed social interaction in the city.

"I see, I will watch Little Liana and not let her run outside."

Emilia said, carefully looking at Xia De and the Countess. She could of course see that there was something wrong between the two.

However, at least during lunch, Miss Belinder did not show any intimacy beyond her usual level with Xia De. And after lunch, Xia De called Emilia and the witch to the study:

"Sit down first."

He took out the pitch-black crow feather from his pocket. The Countess took it first to check, and then handed it to Emilia. The little unicorn immediately made a warning sound, letting Emilia not touch such a powerful cursed item.

"So, is it the owner of this feather who cursed me?"

The elf girl asked uneasily, and Xia De nodded:

"Today it has already found me and Miss Belinder. My situation is special, the curse of bad luck was offset, and Miss Belinder encountered some trouble, but it was solved for the time being."

Since the crow had taken the initiative to send a clone to appear, it was time to inform Emilia of some facts. Of course, Xia De still didn't intend to inform Emilia of everything now. He couldn't expose that he knew the other party very well.

"The main body is suspected to be a black crow, and its ability to curse bad luck is quite powerful. The operation of Belinder Big Ben remains unchanged for the time being. Emilia, just wait for my notification."

He took the black feather from the elf girl's hand:

"I want to apologize to you, Miss Belinder, I didn't expect it to go find you too. Today's matter is all my fault."

The blonde Countess gently held Xia De's hand and shook her head gently:

"I don't care about this, and I don't need your apology."

In fact, she wanted Xia De to call her "Bella" directly, but was worried that it would be seen through by the witches arriving on Sunday.

"Actually, it was I who brought misfortune to you."

Emilia said in a low voice. She tried hard to hide her inner hesitation and frustration, and asked Xia De again:

"Do I need to pay attention to anything recently? I don't want to cause you trouble... I also want to do something."

The witch sitting with her gently put her arm around her shoulder as encouragement. She could see what Emilia was thinking at this time. That kind of "I can't do anything" emotion is something everyone will experience.

Xia De still had a confident expression on his face;

"The only thing you need to remember is: believe in my arrangements. Besides that, nothing else is important."

Emilia nodded heavily and turned to look at the rain curtain outside the window again. The worry in her eyes still hadn't faded. She had a very bad feeling.

The three of them sat together and talked for a while. Seeing that Miss Belinder still had private matters to talk to Xia De, Emilia left with the little unicorn first. Even Miss Matilda was asked to take the maids out of the study first. And when the door closed, she stood up immediately, smiled, and hugged Xia De's neck, sitting in his arms.

"Vanessa let you come to Moon Bay to help me, now you help me deal with... Desire, if Vanessa knows, won't she be angry?"

Saying this, she also kissed Xia De's side face, and Xia De looked at her:

"They will arrive the day after tomorrow, I will handle this matter then. They... shouldn't be very angry. I also hope that when they know my true identity then, you won't blame me for hiding it for so long."

Miss Belinder nodded gently, pursing her red lips and looking at him:

"We are already like this, what else can I blame you for? Even if you have an affair with other witches, can I, a latecomer, let you drive Vanessa away?"

She hugged Xia De's neck affectionately:

"Before lunch, I only cared about... with you, I didn't have time to ask you, what exactly is that mermaid..."

Speaking of this, she trembled instinctively again, and Xia De reached out and brushed her golden long hair:

"Unknowable-level relic. In fact, even if you don't know what she is, a word should automatically appear in the bottom of your heart."

The witch nodded quickly, but didn't dare to say the word "Desire":

"What's wrong with Moon Bay? Before today, I thought dragons and the like were dangerous things. But compared to... what is a dragon? Except for gods, I can hardly think of anything that can resist that kind of existence."

Saying this, she buried her head in Xia De's arms again, listening to his heartbeat with her ear against Xia De's chest.

"She and I can be considered old acquaintances, at least we don't have to worry too much for now. Don't think about reporting it, and don't have any contact with Countess Dalmanin in the future, just pretend you don't know anything. Although this is a bit too pessimistic, the Church probably doesn't have any good way to deal with her."

"Then, will that thing always be in Moon Bay?"

She asked worriedly, and Xia De nodded:

"Yes, but whether she is here or not, it won't actually affect this city. Because no matter what she does, it's hard for us to notice. She is almost equal to the word itself, and that word, none of us can disobey. I will let her promise not to provoke you and the people around you, forget about this matter, it has nothing to do with you."

"This is our city..."

The witch said softly, but could only accept that she had an extra dangerous "neighbor."

Complaining in her mouth, her left hand held Xia De's right hand, and her five fingers were inserted into Xia De's fingers:

"That thing is not something I should know. If I hadn't met it, I wouldn't want to talk to you about that kind of existence for the rest of my life. I know you have always been capable, but promise me, don't have too much contact with that thing, okay?"

"Hmm... this is not something I can control."

Saying this, he thought of the beautiful mermaid oil painting hanging at home. If it weren't related to "Desire," Xia De would actually be very satisfied with the artistic level of this painting. The witch sighed softly, and her right hand also grabbed Xia De's left hand, and led him to put it on her lap:

"Can you stay here with me this afternoon? After experiencing the morning's matter, I am still a bit scared. Can you accompany me? Just this afternoon, otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight."

While speaking, the golden eyes with water color also looked at Xia De.

She said so, Xia De of course would not refuse. But Xia De felt that besides being really scared of 【Desire】, she actually had other purposes, but he had to admit that after the siwa was wrapped around her slender legs, the shougan was indeed very good.

"Vanessa was right, you are really useful."

"Miss Bernice shouldn't mean that... Can I kiss you?"

"Of course, no need to ask, haven't you done more excessive things?"

"Hmm... I mean, can I kiss the birthmark on your brow?"

"You are really a pervert~"

Of course, she didn't refuse.