Chapter 101
“First, you can’t kiss me whenever you want!”
“Second, I can sleep with you, but you can’t touch me, and… and you can only come secretly every time, you can’t be discovered by others.”
“Third…”
Li An’s eyes darted around and landed on the thin nightgown. She immediately had an idea and quickly said, “You must wear long sleeves and long pants.”
The woman sitting by the bed patiently listened to everything and finally concluded, “An’an wants me to be your lover.”
Li An nodded before she had even finished listening, but as soon as her head dropped, she realized something was wrong. She stiffly straightened her head back up and said in horror, “What lover?!”
Making the Holy See’s Saintess the lover of a succubus?
Am I crazy or is the Holy See crazy?
Li An gasped and quickly said, “Don’t talk nonsense. What lover or not? Don’t talk nonsense, you’re just a child.”
“A child?” Anoska ignored the rest and seized on the last word.
Her eyes shifted to Li An and she said, “Has An’an always thought of me as a child?”
Li An was immediately speechless. She couldn’t very well say that she had always thought of Anoska as her daughter. Putting aside their different statuses, how could a mother and daughter kiss?
She didn’t even have to say it out loud. Just thinking about it made Li An feel ashamed, so she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
Her mouth opened and closed, and she only managed to squeeze out, “You heard wrong.”
“Heard wrong?” Anoska said with a half-smile, “So it’s a lover then?”
“What lover?” Li An’s eyes widened, and she immediately denied it.
“Then it’s a child,” Anoska immediately followed up.
“Not a child,” Li An waved her hands repeatedly.
Anoska repeated, “Then a lover?”
“Absolutely not a lover.”
“A child?”
“Not a child either,” Li An’s tongue was about to get tied in a knot, and the last two words were extremely muffled.
Seeing that Anoska wanted to continue, she quickly interrupted, “Not a child and not a lover.”
Anoska didn’t dwell on it and went back to the previous question, “Then why is An’an treating me like a lover?”
“How am I treating you like a lover?” Li An’s expression was on the verge of tears. She was completely confused by Anoska’s roundabout words.
“But I read in a book that this is how royalty and nobility hide their lovers,” Anoska finally said.
Hearing this, Li An finally knew what Anoska was being awkward about. The decision she had blurted out before was too hasty. Looking back now, it did seem a bit strict, but…
Li An suddenly put on a stern face, a rare show of strength, “Anyway, it has to be this way, or forget it.”
It was a bit strict, but she had already agreed to be Anoska’s Abebe, chatting with her during the day and sleeping with her at night. Others had two days off, but she worked day and night without a break. On this matter, she would not budge.
Anoska raised an eyebrow. Seeing that this couldn’t stop Li An, she immediately lowered her eyelids and said pitifully, “Alright.”
“As long as An’an is willing to be my Abebe, I’m also willing to be An’an’s secret lover.”
When these words fell, Li An’s eyelid twitched, but she didn’t want to back down. She could only hold her breath and change the subject, “I’ll go get you some water.”
She hadn’t forgotten that Anoska had come barefoot.
Anoska obediently agreed and then stared at the other person eagerly, like a good child whose parents had bought them a delicious treat.
This made Li An’s heart soften, and the temper she had been holding in all dissipated.
Anoska is just a child. She learns everything from books. It’s normal for her not to know these things.
Li An thought as she walked, persuading herself.
Raising a daughter is like this. As long as she doesn’t run off with a bad boy, it’s not a big deal.
Li An touched her head and finally stepped into the bathroom.
Perhaps because she was the Saintess’s attendant, Li An’s treatment was not bad.
On the first day, she was arranged a new room. Not only was it close to the Saintess’s room, but it was also spacious and well-laid out. Although the decorations were not as luxurious as the Saintess’s room, as an attendant, she had a room with a bathroom and a small balcony. Looking into the distance, she could vaguely see the outline of a snow-capped mountain. It was already very comfortable.
As soon as Li An moved in, she had been thinking about getting a rocking chair and lying on the balcony to look at the snow-capped mountain.
In the end, the rocking chair hadn’t been moved in, but an ancestor had come first.
Li An sighed silently. After filling the basin with water, she tested the temperature and then slowly walked in.
As soon as she reached the bed, she resignedly placed it down, rolled up her sleeves, and squatted down, “Your Excellency the Saintess, I will serve you in washing your feet.”
Is this a lover?
I’ve never seen a lover being served like this.
At this thought, Li An sighed again.
She had been trying to get close to Anoska from the very beginning, but who would have thought it would be so fast?
She hadn’t even pulled yet, and she had already been pulled in front of the great Saintess. She didn’t know how much closer they could get.
Li An sighed again.
Sometimes, people didn’t need to be so close. The point was, she really didn’t want to be on duty day and night.
Just treat it as raising a daughter. Raising a daughter is like this.
Li An nodded deeply.
The room was quiet for a moment, with only the sounds of washing and cleaning. When the candlelight was extinguished and the thin blanket was lifted, Li An slowly climbed into bed and lay down straight.
The surroundings were covered in darkness, and the moonlight outside the window was very faint, obstructing her vision and making her other senses more obvious.
Amidst the sound of their breathing, one after the other, Li An could also hear her own heartbeat.
But she waited and waited, and the scene of Anoska pouncing on her that she had imagined did not appear. The other person lay beside her obediently, strangely well-behaved.
Li An frowned, suddenly realizing that something was wrong.
Since she had gone to get the basin of water, Anoska hadn’t said a word.
What’s wrong?
Li An quickly turned over and called out in a low voice, “Your Excellency the Saintess.”
The other person didn’t respond, as if she was asleep.
But Li An’s ears twitched, and she heard Anoska sniffling softly.
Crying?
How did she make Anoska cry again?
She was anxious and said repeatedly, “Your Excellency? Anoska? What’s wrong?”
She reached out and touched her, and immediately felt Anoska trembling slightly. She didn’t know how long she had been crying. Perhaps she had been holding it in before, and she couldn’t hold it in anymore once the candlelight was extinguished, and tears were streaming down her face.
“Don’t cry. Tell me what’s wrong first.”
Perhaps it was the fear magnified by the darkness, but Li An was even more nervous than last night. She shook Anoska’s arm and said, “Did I make you feel wronged?”
Anoska didn’t speak, just cried silently. If it weren’t for the occasional sniffle and trembling, Li An wouldn’t have known she was still crying.
Li An asked again and again. Seeing that Anoska still wouldn’t speak, she was so anxious that she lifted the blanket and got up, kneeling on the bed with a thud, “I was wrong, I admit my mistake.”
Only then did a muffled sob come from the other side, “You’re not wrong.”
“No, I’m wrong!” Li An quickly followed up.
“No.”
“Yes, I’m wrong,” Li An said with determination.
Seeing that she couldn’t win the argument, the other person stopped talking.
Li An quickly lay down and grabbed Anoska’s hand, “Ancestor, what’s wrong?”
The other person cried softly, and after a long time, she squeezed out with a sob, “Did I make An’an unhappy?”
Huh?
Li An was clearly stunned. Her mind spun and spun, but she couldn’t think of a reason.
Fortunately, Anoska didn’t make her think for too long and said, “An’an didn’t say anything just now and looked very unhappy…”
She paused, her crying even heavier, “Very fierce.”
Fierce?
Li An was clearly stiff. She couldn’t think of how she had been fierce. Washing the Saintess’s feet with a cold face?
That was indeed very fierce.
Li An’s thin lips moved. After thinking for a long time, she could only say, “I shouldn’t have been fierce to you.”
Anoska didn’t speak, just cried and grabbed the corner of Li An’s clothes. As she curled up, her forehead touched Li An’s bent knee, and she said in a small voice, “I’m sorry.”
“I’m sorry, I made things difficult for An’an.”
“I was too willful.”
Hearing this, even if Li An had a temper, it had now disappeared without a trace. She said repeatedly, “It’s not difficult, it’s not difficult.”
“I’m sorry…”
Anoska’s tears soaked her long pants, leaving a wet patch.
Li An said “ouch,” and then, “What are you sorry for? You don’t have to be sorry.”
She continued without hesitation, “Of course I’m willing to sleep with Anoska.”
“Anoska is so good. How could I dislike our fragrant and sweet butter cookie? I’m very, very, very willing.”
“Little cookie, don’t cry anymore, okay? If you cry anymore, you won’t be crispy.”
Hearing this, Anoska sobbed.
In the dim light, many things could not be seen clearly, but because of this, many details that would not normally be noticed could be detected.
For example, Her Excellency the Saintess, who was usually looked up to and held a long knife and scales, when she curled up, was she not just a small ball, as if she could be easily tucked into one’s arms?
For example, when she cried, she would tremble slightly, as if she was trying to hold it in but couldn’t help but show a trace of vulnerability.
Crybaby.
This word suddenly popped into Li An’s mind, and her heart became a soft mess. She didn’t know how such a crybaby child could bear such a heavy responsibility, and how wronged she must have been when she was framed.
Forget it.
Li An lay down beside her and gently put her arm around her.
“Anoska,” she called softly.
“Don’t cry anymore.”
“I wasn’t deliberately giving you a cold face. I was just a little tired.”
“Of course I’m willing to sleep with Anoska. You’re so well-behaved and fragrant, just like a sweet butter cookie. With you by my side, I’ll also sleep very soundly and peacefully.”
Anoska looked up, as if to confirm. Her body was still trembling slightly with sobs, and there were still tears at the corners of her eyes that had not yet fallen.
She’s obviously such a powerful person. Why is she crying like a little dog that no one wants?
Li An stared blankly for a while, then silently leaned over and kissed the tears at the corners of her eyes.
“Alright, little cookie. Don’t think about it anymore and cry yourself into a state of grievance.”
“I’m willing to sleep with little cookie. I feel very happy and joyful.”
Anoska stared at Li An without blinking. Her misty eyes were like gems, sparkling even in the dark night, reflecting Li An’s figure.
The crying in her voice had not dissipated, but her words were firm, “I also like An’an. I like sleeping with my Abebe.”
“I will come to find An’an to sleep every day.”
“I’m also very happy, very joyful.”
Li An vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but she couldn’t say it. In the end, she just raised her hand and rubbed Anoska’s head, praising her in a low voice, “Good child.”
“You’re a good little cookie. Little cookie, don’t cry anymore, okay?”
Anoska said “mm.” As soon as she finished, she suddenly remembered something and said, “No, I have to go out in two days. Does An’an want to go with me?”
Her voice was slightly low, and she said pitifully, “If An’an doesn’t go, we won’t be able to sleep together.”
As soon as she said that, of course Li An wouldn’t refuse. She only said, “What is it?”
“A mission from the Holy See,” Anoska moved forward and tucked herself into Li An’s arms, then said, “I want to sleep with An’an.”
Li An hugged the person in her arms tightly and said, “Alright, I’ll go.”