Chapter 30: Conquest of the Prince - Sudden Change
Holding a cup of water, slowly approaching the quiet prince, my fingers somehow trembling inexplicably... Mom, let me pretend to accidentally spill water on someone for the first time, I really don't know if I can do it, you want me to pick up the spilled cup, I might be able to do that, but asking me to do it in reverse... how hard is it?
When I came up behind him, I handed over the cup with a trembling hand: "Th...that, I just happened to pour you one...ah!"
That prince, for some reason, didn't even wait for me to finish speaking and turned around with the book in his hand. The book suddenly hit the cup in my hand, and the cup flew straight up and splashed towards me...
It was all a conditioned reflex... I turned my wrist and the cup came back into my hand... What a close call, what a close call... Just now it was almost me who got splashed by water...
"It was really close, I'm sorry...I didn't know you were holding a cup just now." The prince still had a brilliant smile on his face as he slowly pulled out a handkerchief from the pocket of his shirt and gently wiped my cheek: "Hey...this spot got splashed by the water in the cup earlier."
"Uh... thank you... I, I suddenly feel a bit uncomfortable in my stomach... um, can I... go again?..." He took a few steps back, his mouth twitching as he hid behind his handkerchief... A person who always carries a handkerchief with him, this guy should have more potential to be a gigolo than me.
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you ∧＿∧." A certain prince said to me in a very affectionate manner.
When I stood in front of Mingyue again, he severely criticized my evasive behavior just now: "How can you be so stupid? When he took out his handkerchief to help you wipe it, you should have accepted it with a smile! How could you shrink away with your mouth twitching?"
"Can you even see me twitching at the corner of my mouth?" I heard him say and it made me want to twitch a few more times.
Mingyue interrupted me: "Alright, alright, don't drag this on. Considering you've made some progress, I won't pursue it further. From now on, you must follow my arrangements completely."
"Oh..."
After a special lesson from the Dark Moon, I set out again to attack the great "Bubble King" fortress. First, according to his requirements, I must always keep a smile on my face... According to a certain sage, a smile is a gentle breeze in a storm (Author: A gentle breeze in a storm...?), soothing our inner pain and anger; a smile is a dinosaur sleeping under the ice river, using its rugged back to depict the great historical process of ancient times; a smile is an eagle soaring in the high sky, using its strong wings to lift up tomorrow's sun!!! (Author: --___--! Certain Tea, are you sure this was said by that sage?)
Anyway, according to Mingyue's meaning, as long as I maintain this smile, I can overcome all the embarrassing and difficult situations!
With a smile that he thought was perfect (but actually looked like a twitch at the corner of his mouth), he slowly walked up to Prince Michero of Lan, and with great elegance (or so he thought), pulled out a chair and sat down.
"Has ∧＿∧ returned? Uh...... what's wrong with the corner of your mouth? Was it scalded when you got splashed earlier?" Some prince looked me up and down for half a day before finally saying something that made me completely despair. Oh my god, this guy actually thinks I've scalded the corner of my mouth?! Although I admit my smile is a bit fake, but it's not to the extent of being scalded, right?! Ugh... what nonsense about the greatness of smiling, I'm never going to learn again!
"Nothing much. I was probably bitten by a fly when I went to the bathroom just now." She pulled the corner of her mouth, glared at Mingyue who was staring blankly into the distance with an idea, and replied in a not very good mood.
A certain prince... Even flies here bite people?
"By the way, ∧＿∧ I forgot to introduce myself earlier. My name is Lette Michero Lan, you can call me Lette from now on." The prince brushed off the fly incident and spoke to me with a smile again.
"Oh, I'm called Ruo Zhi Cha. I'm a first-year student." Why does this guy keep smiling so naturally, while my smile looks like a twitch at the corner of my mouth? Depressed...
"Haha, from just now I've been thinking, your ring seems to be very popular, I saw many people wearing similar rings at our country's noble banquet, only the flower pattern is a bit different. At first, I thought it was some kind of emblem. Is this a limited edition sale? Where can I buy one?" Originally, he was introducing himself normally, but then that prince suddenly came out with such a sentence, which really shocked me.
How frustrating! Doesn't this guy know the meaning of a ring? I thought he knew but just didn't notice mine... And to make matters worse, their country has so many gigolos, all from the aristocratic class. The Flower Boys are really... too powerful!
"Uh... this ring, it's better if you don't know what it means. If not for some things, I wouldn't want to wear it." The last few sentences were said a bit lightly, I reckon he didn't hear clearly.
Putting aside these unpleasant things, I started discussing with this noble prince the content of "The Complete Book of Governance", on the condition that he speaks and I listen.
Maybe I was too tired, or maybe the discussion was too dull, but I actually fell asleep with my head propped up by my hand while sitting in a chair. My impression of what happened later isn't very clear, all I remember is that the prince was still reading from the book, and I had already closed my eyes completely!
"Tea!!!" A sudden voice startled me, and before I even opened my eyes, I felt a surge of murderous energy heading in my direction! My conditioned reflexes kicked in as I slapped the book on the table to block the source of the killing intent, then quickly reached into my pocket and shot out the only 0.1 yuan coin I had left!
