"My first fan…" Utaha Kasumigaoka murmured, her beautiful eyes fixed on the handsome young man before her, sparkling with delight.
"Is that alright?" Lord Chen softly continued to ask.
"Of course!" Utaha Kasumigaoka excitedly agreed, but then immediately became bashful: "B-but, can you wait until I finish writing?"
"That would be even better," Lord Chen said with a smile, nodding.
At this time, Utaha Kasumigaoka was still so pure and innocent.
"Mm…" Utaha Kasumigaoka felt inexplicably embarrassed. She reached out, picked up two cookies, and put them into her mouth, trying to distract herself.
However, the taste of the cookies surprised her a little.
"This… is so delicious," Utaha Kasumigaoka exclaimed, covering her mouth.
"Thank you for the compliment."
"Compliment? Did Lord Chen make them himself?"
"Didn't expect that, did you?" Lord Chen chuckled proudly.
"I didn't expect Lord Chen to be so skilled," Utaha Kasumigaoka picked up two more cookies and put them into her mouth.
"When living alone, one always needs to know a few skills."
"Does Lord Chen run the shop alone?"
"No, that was before. Now, someone keeps me company," Lord Chen replied truthfully.
"So that's how it is."
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"Well, then I won't disturb you anymore. I want to read your novel as soon as possible," Lord Chen stood up, preparing to leave.
"I understand. Please wait a little longer, Lord Chen."
"No need to rush."
Lord Chen waved his hand and walked towards the cash register. A customer had just arrived, and he needed to attend to him.
Utaha Kasumigaoka's gaze followed Lord Chen back to the cash register as he attended to the customer before she finally withdrew it. She took a deep breath, concentrated, and placed her hands back on the keyboard.
At this moment, her thoughts were more numerous, and her inspiration flowed like a spring.
Before, she had just been writing casually, relying on her literary talent, but now, she had a clearer motivation and a more definite goal.
The coffee shop remained quiet. The customers were all doing their own things, not disturbing others.
Lord Chen would occasionally go to the kitchen to taste the dishes Tohru made. The dragon maid's talent was simply high; the food was getting better and better.
Tohru also didn't find it boring, especially when Lord Chen would rub her head and comfort her after tasting, which gave her even more motivation.
All the dishes she experimented with ended up in her stomach, so the kitchen was not piled high with food.
The sky gradually darkened, and then, as if in the blink of an eye, the night encroached upon it.
At this time, the coffee shop had few customers, only one or two who came for dinner; there were no coffee drinkers at all.
Drinking coffee at this hour would probably mean not sleeping at night.
Around seven o'clock, Shi Yu was the only one left in the shop, and she was still engrossed in typing on her keyboard, her expression focused.
Lord Chen glanced at the sky outside the window and sat down opposite Shi Yu again.
"Kasumigaoka-san?"
The first time, Shi Yu didn't react, so Lord Chen raised his voice.
"Kasumigaoka-san!"
"Huh?" Shi Yu finally reacted. She looked at Lord Chen in confusion and asked, "What's wrong, Lord Chen?"
"It's getting late, Kasumigaoka-san. You should head back first. It's not too late to continue tomorrow," Lord Chen said, pointing outside the window.
Shi Yu followed Lord Chen's finger and looked out the window, only then realizing that it was already dark.
"It's already this late."
"Yes, it won't be safe to go back later."
"I understand. Then I'll head back first." Shi Yu didn't insist and began to pack her things.
"Kasumigaoka-san hasn't finished the cookies. Shall I pack them for you?"
"That would be a bother."
"It's nothing."
After packing up, Lord Chen saw Shi Yu to the door and instructed, "Utaha Kasumigaoka, be careful on your way."
Utaha Kasumigaoka smiled in response, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Chen. I'll come again tomorrow."
"Always welcome."
"Mm."
Utaha Kasumigaoka turned and left, slowly blending into the night, quickly disappearing from sight.
Lord Chen withdrew his gaze, returned to the shop, and closed up for the night.
"Tohru, it's almost time for dinner."
"Lord Chen, wait a moment, I'll have dinner ready right away!" Tohru's rather excited voice came from the kitchen.
It seemed she had already made some progress, which made Lord Chen a little expectant.
Lord Chen ate a very full dinner. Tohru's cooking was truly delicious, much better than what he had eaten in restaurants before, making him unable to resist having two bowls of rice.
He was even a little worried that Tohru might make him fat in the future.
At night, Lord Chen showered and put on his pajamas before returning to his room. As expected, Tohru was already lying on his bed.
She was lying on her side on the bed, wearing pajamas, but her neckline was wide open, revealing her fair skin and two rounded mounds, which were very eye-catching.
Lord Chen stood at the door, looking at her helplessly: "Didn't we agree this morning that you wouldn't sleep in my room tonight?"
"Why not? Lord Chen, it's fine if you don't let me help scrub your back, but why won't you let me help warm the bed?"
"Don't you look at what the weather is like now? Do I need the bed warmed? Do you want to roast me alive?" Lord Chen said irritably.
"It's okay, my skin is very cool, Lord Chen doesn't need to worry about the heat."
"Didn't you say you were warming the bed?"
"Oh, Lord Chen doesn't need to worry about these details."
"Sigh…" Lord Chen sighed and walked towards the bed.
"Last night, alright? Tomorrow you must go back to your own room to sleep, otherwise, wouldn't buying the sheets and everything be a waste?"
"Okay!" Tohru immediately became excited upon hearing Lord Chen agree. As for what he said afterward, she directly ignored it.
Lord Chen climbed onto the bed and lay down. Tohru unhesitatingly hugged his arm, rubbing her small face against it.
"Why did Lord Chen take a bath? I clearly feel that Lord Chen is very clean."
The most obvious benefit of the divine body at present was that it didn't accumulate dust or dirt, so there was no need to bathe or use the restroom.
"This is a pre-sleep ritual, very important," Lord Chen replied seriously, lying still.
Hopefully, he wouldn't have any strange dreams tonight.
"A ritual? Then should I go take a bath too?"
"No need, it's just for tonight anyway."
"Eh~"
"What 'eh'? Go to sleep. We still need to get up early tomorrow to buy ingredients."
The ingredients were almost all used up by Tohru today. If they didn't buy more tomorrow, they would only be able to sell coffee.
"Alright," Tohru replied obediently. Her demands weren't high now, as long as she could sleep together, that was enough.
The night passed without incident. The next day, Lord Chen opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
It was good that he didn't dream.
Tohru, however, didn't wake up as early as yesterday to peek at Lord Chen's sleeping face. She was still sleeping soundly, a faint smile on her small face.
She was sleeping very soundly.
Lord Chen looked at her peaceful sleeping face and chuckled softly, unable to resist reaching out his other hand to caress her face.
Tohru's face was chubby and exceptionally smooth, making Lord Chen feel an urge to pinch and pull it. However, before he could do anything, Tohru opened her eyes.
"Lord Chen?" Tohru blinked.
"Sorry, did I wake you?" Lord Chen withdrew his hand.
"Not at all." Tohru smiled brightly and pounced on Lord Chen.
"It's so nice to wake up and see Lord Chen."
"So eloquent? But no reward."
"Huh?" Tohru rested her chin on Lord Chen's chest, a little confused.
"Never mind."
She was too cute. Lord Chen couldn't resist. He sat up and hugged her, then kissed her on the cheek.
A distinct 'chu' sound was heard.
"Eh?" Tohru was completely stunned.
"You don't want it?" Lord Chen asked with a smile.
"No!" Tohru quickly shook her head, excitedly replying, "I just didn't expect it… I'm so happy! I want more!"
"Don't push your luck!" Lord Chen decisively pushed her away.
"Eh? Why like this?"
"Don't you understand that contentment brings happiness?" Lord Chen ignored her, turned, and got out of bed.
"At least make it symmetrical~" Tohru pouted, sitting on the bed and looking at him expectantly.
But Lord Chen was unmoved. He directly left the room for the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
"Lord Chen—!"
Receiving no response, Tohru helplessly leaned back on the bed. She reached out and touched her left cheek, where Lord Chen had kissed her, and suddenly giggled foolishly.
"Hehe~"
Lord Chen arrived at the bathroom, closed the door, and didn't immediately brush his teeth. Instead, he stared at himself in the mirror, then shook his head.
Tohru had no idea how cute she was, which made him completely unable to resist. If this continued, he felt he would succumb in a few days.
Sigh, when a woman pursues a man, it's truly like a thin veil. Not to mention that he already liked Tohru; no man could refuse a proactive girl.
Unless they didn't like women.
Lord Chen decided he couldn't spoil her like this anymore. Tonight, they absolutely had to sleep separately!
He was a man of his word. Since he said one month, then it would be one month. How could he give in to temptation early?!
A month of emotional foundation would allow him to have no qualms whatsoever.
This was his purity.