“You, you, you!”
Ni Wei’s face instantly flushed red, and her voice turned sharp.
“How can you spank my bottom?!
Pervert!
Hentai!”
Smack!
His Blackstone didn’t answer, just brought his palm down again.
Ni Wei’s hands clenched tightly around His Blackstone’s pant legs, her whole body uncontrollably jerking up.
“Mmph…”
She wanted to cry out loud, but she bit her lip hard, forcing the sound that was about to spill out back down.
“Do you know you were wrong?”
His Blackstone stopped and asked unhurriedly.
“Hmph! I’m not…”
Smack!
The pain shot through her bottom again, and Ni Wei’s legs immediately straightened.
“Wrong or not?”
“I’m not wrong!”
Smack!
This time His Blackstone’s force was heavier than before. Ni Wei’s back arched sharply, and a suppressed whimper finally leaked through her clenched teeth.
“Hngh!”
Hearing the sound she made, Ni Wei quickly covered her mouth with both hands, the redness spreading all the way to her ears.
Smack!
His Blackstone’s palm came down again.
“Say it. Wrong or not?”
Whether from pain or humiliation, Ni Wei’s eyes began to redden slightly.
She kept shaking her head, still stubborn, unwilling to say those words.
Smack!
“Ah!”
Ni Wei finally couldn’t hold back and cried out loudly.
Her legs flailed wildly for a moment, then, as if all the strength had been drained from her body, she collapsed limply over His Blackstone’s lap.
What… is this feeling?
“Do you know you were wrong?”
To the girl’s ears, His Blackstone’s voice began to blur, as if coming from somewhere far away.
Ni Wei tightly shut her eyes, her eyelashes still trembling.
She really didn’t want to admit she had done anything wrong.
But…
“I… I was wrong…”
Ni Wei said in fits and starts, her voice as small as a mosquito’s.
“Hm? What did you say?”
“I said I was wrong!”
A hint of tears had already crept into Ni Wei’s voice.
After a moment of silence, Ni Wei felt the hand that His Blackstone had been pressing against her lower back release.
Without a second thought, the girl practically bounced off His Blackstone’s lap like a reflex.
She covered her bottom with both hands and glared at him fiercely.
“You! You…
Pervert!
Hentai!
Shameless!
Lewd!”
Ni Wei cursed while quickly backing up several steps, putting distance between herself and the evil young master before her.
His Blackstone leaned back in his chair, watching the blushing girl with interest.
“Good that you know you were wrong. You can go now. Next time you make a mistake, the punishment will be doubled~”
“In your dreams!”
With that, Ni Wei turned around and dashed out of the study.
Only, the way the girl ran looked a bit awkward.
“Heh, I can handle you.”
Watching the girl’s retreating figure as she fled in disgrace, His Blackstone shook his head with a smile.
But that aside, Lila’s matter really couldn’t just be dropped like that.
An ordinary person with not a single shred of magic power in their body—how could they possibly slip away right under Li Nuo Er’s nose?
And this time, even his System hadn’t provided him with any personal information about Lila.
His Blackstone’s fingers began to tap rhythmically on the desk.
‘Something feels… off.’
***
In the corridor, Ni Wei, who had escaped from the study, leaned against a wall and breathed heavily.
Hate!
Hate, hate, hate, hate, hate!
That evil young master! Pervert!
He actually dared to spank her bottom!
And so many times!
The girl reached out and touched her burning cheek.
After looking around to make sure no one was there, she sneakily reached behind and touched the spot His Blackstone had just slapped.
The moment her fingertips made contact, she yanked her hand back.
Sss…
It hurts so much!
***
Early the next morning, Rafina Falier stood in the Duke’s mansion hall, her expression somewhat tense.
Last night, Florin had come to her room and told her that Young Master Xisi wanted to take advantage of her day off to bring her to play in town.
So Rafina had woken up and gone to the hall early to wait.
Originally, she had thought about changing into casual clothes, but when she looked at the two old dresses she had brought, a pang of worry rose in her heart.
She still remembered what Florin had said to her when she first arrived at the Duke’s mansion.
“Your appearance represents the Duke’s mansion’s appearance.”
If she wore casual clothes, would she really be able to go to town with Young Master Xisi?
She would definitely embarrass the young master.
But…
Besides her maid uniform, she didn’t seem to have any other clothes she could show off.
So, in the end, the girl chose to put on the maid uniform she usually wore.
“Hm? You’re up this early.”
Just as her heart was tangled in indecision, His Blackstone’s voice came from beside her.
“I… I just got here too, Young Master His.”
“Don’t be so nervous. It’s a rare holiday. Relax.”
His Blackstone patted the girl’s shoulder.
Thinking that Rafina had been working at the Duke’s mansion for some time and he hadn’t given her any leave yet, His Blackstone suddenly felt a chill.
What if one day she felt the work was too hard and wanted to run away?
Recently, he seemed to have gotten used to Rafina’s meekness, and had forgotten that the girl before him was the main consort of Feng Aotian in the original game.
This child must never be sent back to Feng Aotian’s side!
Close call, close call!
Thank goodness Ni Wei had caused a stir yesterday, or he might have never realized it.
***
A few minutes later, a carriage slowly drove out of the Duke’s mansion’s main gate.
Inside the carriage, Rafina sat across from His Blackstone, her hands neatly folded on her knees.
The girl’s back was as straight as a rod, and she even deliberately softened her breathing.
“Don’t be so nervous. I’m not going to sell you off.”
His Blackstone couldn’t help but laugh when he saw Rafina’s tense posture, teasing her.
“Yes, Young Master His.”
Rafina replied softly, lowering her shoulders a little, but her hands unconsciously clenched the hem of her skirt.
The carriage stopped on the town’s main street.
Rafina followed His Blackstone out of the carriage and looked up at the scene on the street.
When was the last time she had walked down a street like this?
“Let’s go.”
Seeing His Blackstone start walking forward, Rafina collected her thoughts and hurried after him.
“This shop is pretty good.”
His Blackstone stopped in front of a clothing store.
Rafina looked up at the sign, then glanced at the dresses displayed in the window, and unconsciously took a couple of steps back.
“Young Master His, this is…?”
“Hey, you can’t just wear your maid uniform forever, right?
Today I’ll buy you a few sets of regular clothes. Next time you go out on a day off, you can change into them.”
“But…”
Rafina looked at the price tags on the finished dresses displayed in the window, and a faint blush crept across her face.
“Young Master His, this price… I… I can’t afford it…”