Otome Shuraba: The villain heartthrob refuses to flirt

The night was darkened again, and dark clouds covered the moon.

When Rodis woke up, it was already a day later.

The decoration of the main dormitory of the Imperial Master's Mansion felt familiar to him, but the faint smell of blood permeating the air did not make him particularly accustomed to it.

Turning his head slightly, Rodis could see Irene sleeping soundly next to him.

Although she was close to him, there was no intimacy as usual when she was sleeping.

As if he was afraid of hurting himself, he only used a soft, boneless palm to gently caress his heart.

The warm palm is glowing with a faint purple-red magic power, constantly resisting the remaining power of the holy sword.

Live, you are still alive.

Not only that, he was also taken back to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion by Irene.

Looking at the dim and priceless citrine magic stones all over the ground, Rodis felt a little sweet in his heart.

Eileen...you should still care about yourself.

When she collapsed in her sleep, she heard the cries in her ears. Although she couldn't hear clearly what she said, those heart-rending bitterness probably meant that she loved herself.

Holding his breath and concentrating, Rodis used his magic power to feel his surroundings.

In the huge Imperial Master's Mansion, there were only two people, himself and Irene.

This feels so good...

Feeling the detection of magic, the sleeping Erin suddenly opened her eyes.

Facing the purple-red eyes and the gentle expression of the red pupils, Irene instantly lost all sleepiness.

"Are you awake? Are you feeling unwell? Are you thirsty? I'll get you some water. Just wait."

Qianying was about to get out of bed when a big hand suddenly grabbed her arm.

"Don't go, I'm not thirsty, you don't need to make excuses to avoid me."

"..." Eileen smiled bitterly, "Can you see through the timidity in my heart with just one glance?

"As you said, I didn't expect you to wake up so soon, and I didn't think about how to face you."

"But..." He breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and the bitter smile on his red lips revealed a soft joy.

"I'm really, really happy that you can wake up and that you can be safe and sound."

"........."

Without speaking, Rodis stared straight at Irene, as if he wanted to carve her happy smile into her bones.

"Irene..." Rodis moved, "I would rather you scold me, be cruel to me, or even hit me now.

"You should scold me for being too impulsive and taking your life for granted, instead of smiling at me. I will feel very strange if you do this."

"Eileen, I'm sorry, I was too impulsive and did something wrong." Rodis' voice was trembling with choking,

"Are you willing to forgive me? Can you... hug me again?"

His nose suddenly felt sore, and his eyes instantly became wet with tears.

Irene threw herself at Rodis, hugged him tightly, and burst into tears.

"Don't apologize. You were not impulsive. It's all my fault. I went too far and hurt you by saying those words, right..."

"No need to apologize." interrupted Irene and hugged her tightly.

The moment he felt the warmth in his arms and the fragrance of roses permeated his whole body, Rodis felt that nothing mattered.

"It's enough that you are still willing to hug me, even if the person you love most now is not..."

"It's you!" Realizing what Rodis was going to say, Irene shouted:

"I'm sorry, I lied. The person I love most is you, from beginning to end.

"As for Sean, it's just because...because..."

After being choked for a long time, Irene didn't know how to explain to Rodis what happened before.

But the keen and intelligent Rodis understood everything from Irene's hesitant expression in an instant.

"Eileen, you are hiding something from me, right?"

He touched Eileen's face and did not urge her to answer. Instead, he asked softly:

"So, even if Sean branded you unilaterally, you would still know that he was injured, right?"

"Well, I'm hiding something from you." Seeing the concern in her red eyes, Irene apologized even more,

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lied to you about the dragon contract."

The deception before had obviously made him heartbroken, but now, seeing Irene's frown, Rodis was still heartbroken.

Gently rubbing Irene's frown with his fingertips, Rodis asked:

"Eileen, I am your husband and your first dragon. It is my bounden duty to love and protect you.

"If you encounter anything, you can tell me immediately."

Bai Te bit her red lips until they turned slightly white. Irene looked at Rodis and remained silent.

Seeing this scene, Rodis was a little surprised. He raised his eyebrows slightly and asked:

"Is the matter serious? Can't you even tell me?"

"I can tell." The arms holding the strong body were stiff, and Irene's face looked a little ugly.

"I originally planned to tell you everything when you wake up."

"But I can see that you don't want to tell me."

Erin: “…………”

Rubbing the slight frown between his brows again, Rodis sighed, "Then can you tell me why?"

He turned away his eyes, not daring to look at those clear red eyes.

"If I told you, you would..."

The words 'kill me' couldn't be said. Irene paused and then said: "You will hate me."

The fingers between Qingrou's brows stiffened, and her ruby-like pupils were filled with shock.

"Disgusted? How is that possible! Don't you know how much I love you?"

Erin's heartstrings tightened, she was deeply afraid that Rodis would do something extreme again.

"I know! But because I know so well how much you love me, I dare not say it.

"At the same time, I can't accept that you hate me, I don't even dare to think about it...

"If one day you look at me with that disgusting look, how devastated I will be!"

Holding the back of her neck, Rodis pushed her head into his arms.

"No, no." He promised again and again.

“I can swear to you that no matter what happens to you, I will never abandon you.

"Eileen, I love you. I loved you before and I love you even more now. I have never changed."

There was a spark of luck in my heart, but when I heard the words "never changed", it was instantly extinguished.

Erin's heart felt like needles pricking her heart, and she clenched her teeth tightly, not revealing the slightest bit of her broken emotions.

Seeing that she was silent, Rodis didn't force her. He just held her quietly and gave her silent comfort.

After a while, he asked tentatively: "As for the engagement, do you still..."

"It's not lifted." Eileen replied.

The stone hanging high in his heart suddenly fell to the ground, and the corners of Rodis' lips unconsciously raised a smile.

"You won't leave me anymore, will you?"

Erin: "...Yes."

I will not take the initiative to leave you, but when the truth comes out, you will definitely leave me.

"Okay, okay..." Unable to control the joy in his heart, Rodis said the word "ok" several times in a row.

After a moment, he asked again: "Then you can't tell me the secret you're hiding, can you tell it to Kaloy?"