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Shelley gently knocked on the door. Without waiting for a reply, he slowly walked in.
“Lydia, I… hmm?”
To Shelley’s surprise, Lydia was not waiting in the room at this time, but was sleeping on the table.
Hmm?
[Night raid! Night raid! Night raid!]
[Charge!]
“I don’t need to…”
Shelley walked to Lydia’s side, speechless. He looked at her sleeping soundly and felt a bit of heartache.
“…You’ve worked hard, my little maid.”
He took off his top and gently covered Lydia’s back, and then began to tidy up the documents on the table.
A god could not interfere too much and directly in the mortal world, otherwise there would be a lot of trouble.
Ever since Nadia’s ascension to godhood, she had been gradually delegating the power of the queen to the various ministers. Then Nadia would approve the plans they proposed and finally make a decision.
And in the past few months, the person who approved these projects had also gradually changed from Nadia to Lydia.
With the identity of the queen’s disciple, Lydia had taken on the responsibility of the acting queen. Although Shelley was doing his best to help her reduce her burden, there were still times when he couldn’t take care of everything.
Of course, Lydia did not handle these matters entirely on her own identity. Just as Nadia had once said, Lydia was a rare genius. Her memory and comprehension ability were far beyond her and Shelley’s expectations.
After Nadia’s careful teaching, what Lydia lacked was only experience and time.
Shelley looked at Lydia’s face, which had grown a lot from her youth, and revealed a knowing smile. He remembered the first time he had seen Lydia, she was huddled in a cage in tattered clothes, trembling, and he was standing outside the cage in magnificent clothes, looking at her.
That was the first meeting of two pitiful people who were not in control of their own lives. Neither of them had expected that their future would be like this. One was the only prince, under one person and above ten thousand, and the other was the acting queen of equal status.
Shelley gently picked up the sleeping Lydia, gently placed her on the bed, and turned back to the table to deal with the mountain of documents.
Just as Shelley was about to finish dealing with the documents on the table one by one, a magic alarm clock on the table roared.
Ring, ring, ring!
“Tsk.”
Even though Shelley had cast a ten-foot silence spell at the first moment, Lydia on the bed still reacted. Her brow furrowed slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.
“…Hmm?”
“You’re awake?”
Sitting beside Lydia, Shelley looked at her dazed expression and laughed. This scene, Shelley seemed to have seen it a long time ago. And just now, when he was sending her to bed, Shelley had discovered that Lydia was still hiding the dagger he had given her.
“Shelley, why are you here?”
Shelley raised an eyebrow with some surprise, but did not explain. He reached out and gently stroked her golden hair. Her once-short hair had grown a lot and had a beautiful luster.
“I came to see you. You’ve worked hard.”
“I shouldn’t have left so much work for you to handle alone.”
Shelley reached out and held her small hand, their fingers intertwined. He looked into her eyes and said softly, “If you’re unwilling, if you feel tired… we can find another way.”
“Your body is always the most important.”
Feeling a little ticklish, Lydia hid her face in the quilt, leaving only a pair of smiling big eyes looking at Shelley.
“I’m fine… if I can help Teacher and you, I’m fine.”
Without pulling her hand from Shelley’s, she instead squeezed it slightly. Lydia expressed her attitude with her actions: My strength is not enough to support you by your side, so I can only help you share some of your worries in the rear.
Lowering his head, Shelley gently kissed Lydia’s forehead, and then he ruffled her hair with his free right hand and said softly, “Is that so.”
“My Lydia, my lovely little maid has also grown a lot.”
Hearing that title, Lydia’s face turned much redder. She protested softly, “…I’m not a maid anymore.”
Shelley’s smile became playful. His right hand slid from her hair to her earlobe, and he whispered, “Really?”
“You really… don’t want to?”
!!!
Her little thoughts seen through, Lydia wanted to hide her whole head in the quilt…
“Ah.”
Lydia was directly pulled out of the quilt by Shelley. Her right hand, which was holding Shelley’s, was held high. She stared blankly at Shelley’s face, which was close at hand.
“Mmph.”
Their lips met. Shelley gently reached out his right hand and wrapped it around Lydia’s waist.
“Hah… hah…”
When Lydia came back to her senses, she had already completely relied on Shelley’s body for her own weight. She raised her head and saw that Shelley was holding her and had come to the balcony, looking at the sky outside the window.
It was incredibly blue and deep, just like his eyes.
Under the bright sky were the hardworking half-elves. They were rebuilding their homes according to the requirements issued by the palace, and everyone’s face was filled with a brilliant smile.
Looking at those smiling faces, a smile also appeared on Lydia’s face.
“Our future will definitely be better.”
“By then, even the gods in the sky will envy our lives.”
Shelley’s confident and firm voice reached her ears.
If someone else had said such a grand statement, Lydia would have definitely felt disgusted. But the person who said this was Shelley. She surprisingly did not feel that this was a fantasy, but was full of hope for that kind of life.
Because the person who was speaking was a person who was good at creating miracles. He had never broken his word.
And more importantly… she loved him. She unconditionally believed in his thoughts and views.
Shelley did not force her to think this way, nor had he ever asked any of his women to do so. He hoped that those women would be independent, have their own thoughts, and be living people, not pets who had lost their humanity and only knew how to please him.
That kind of woman, as long as he wanted, and exuded a little charm in front of ordinary people… he could have as many as he wanted.
“Shelley…”
“Hmm?”
Lydia took a deep breath, covered her blushing face, and said, “Mas… master… aren’t you going to check the growth in other places?”
!!!
Shelley was stunned for a moment, and then he unhesitatingly carried Lydia and turned back to the large bed.
“Let me confirm how much you’ve grown as a maid.”
Let me see.
“…Yes, master.”
[She’s grown up.]
[She’s really grown up.]
…
Although Lydia acted very brave, her stamina was very poor. Not long after, Shelley could only helplessly look at the exhausted Lydia, clean her body, and then watch her slowly fall asleep.
“Rest well, my little maid.”
Kissing Lydia’s forehead, Shelley turned and walked out of her bedroom.
A short rest was enough. He still had other things to deal with.
After Shelley left, Nadia’s figure appeared in the room and slowly walked to Lydia’s bedside.
Gently stroking Lydia’s pink and flushed cheeks after her exercise, she chuckled softly, “You’ve worked hard.”
“After you’ve rested, there are more things to prepare.”
