Volume 3, Chapter 231 – Do You… Really Like Me?

“Offended?”

Bu Lianshuang knew that the so-called “impropriety” and “offense” were merely excuses from this fox lady.

Back at the inn, Wei Qingyu had already revealed Bu Lianshuang’s identity.

So this fox lady had known from the very beginning that Bu Lianshuang was a wolf clan princess.

She had lifted Bu Lianshuang’s veil while knowing her identity.

Her words were frivolous, her actions unrestrained.

Bu Lianshuang had never seen anyone so dissolute and rude.

It did fit the wolf clan’s usual impression of the fox clan though.

But now, this fox lady was using status and impropriety as excuses to brush Bu Lianshuang off?

Yet clearly, it was this fox who made the first move!

Bu Lianshuang couldn’t understand why this fox lady would act this way.

Ever since Bu Lianshuang revealed her true name, she had shown very obvious distance toward her.

Was it because of the name “Bu Lianshuang”? Or because of the identity of “Ice Plains Goddess”?

Bu Lianshuang couldn’t understand. She only felt wronged.

The wolf clan followed tradition, but not so rigidly that nothing could be negotiated.

Though relations between the wolf and fox clans weren’t good, they were still allies in the same camp.

Moreover, this fox lady was Bu Lianshuang’s savior.

The wolf clan always repaid their debts of gratitude.

If this fox lady was unwilling, the wolf clan would naturally respect her choice.

If she felt things were moving too fast, Bu Lianshuang could accept taking it slow and developing feelings gradually.

But Bu Lianshuang hadn’t said anything to this fox lady yet.

And this fox lady had already started actively distancing herself…

Bu Lianshuang’s status and appearance weren’t so terrible as to be unbearable, were they? Did this fox lady really need to avoid her like a viper?

Not wanting to reveal her origins and birthday, Bu Lianshuang could understand, because she had asked too hastily earlier.

Only willing to give a false name, Bu Lianshuang could understand that too. After all, in unfamiliar territory, maintaining some vigilance wasn’t a bad thing.

But why wouldn’t this fox lady even look at her now?

“Miss Yu…” Bu Lianshuang pressed her lips together and said, “The wolf clan isn’t pedantic to that degree.”

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“You’re my lifesaver. Without you, the elders and I would have already fallen into human hands.”

“So there’s no need for such formality between us.”

“Moreover, I…” Bu Lianshuang’s words paused, and a slight smile appeared on her face. “I didn’t feel offended by you at all.”

“Quite the opposite… I don’t dislike your closeness.”

Bu Lianshuang lowered her eyes slightly. If one looked carefully, one could see a faint blush on her face.

As the wolf clan princess, the Ice Plains Goddess, when had she ever said such embarrassing words?

“In the wolf clan, I’m both the wolf clan princess and the Ice Plains Goddess.”

“The wolf clan is conservative and traditional. They all respect me, fear me.”

“But no one has ever truly set aside the barriers of status to truly connect with me.”

“So… I very much hope to have a friend like you.”

“Unrestrained by convention, unbound by propriety, free-spirited.”

“Someone who won’t consider my status, won’t care about so-called position and rules…”

“A true… friend who can connect with my heart.”

Lu Zhuxin’s eye twitched slightly.

This girl really knew how to give compliments.

Also, was Bu Lianshuang really this kind of character?

The original novel was a female-dominant world, and that grassland goddess Bu Lianshuang was much more domineering and forceful than the wolf clan princess before her.

She was cold as ice, with a heart like iron, showing a woman’s tenderness only before her husbands.

In a female-dominant reverse-harem novel, bringing such a noble and domineering woman into the harem and making her show a young maiden’s bashfulness created a sense of satisfying conquest.

If it were the Bu Lianshuang from the original setting, she probably wouldn’t be standing here having such a lengthy conversation with Lu Zhuxin with doe eyes.

Most likely, she would have simply and forcefully dragged Lu Zhuxin into the room.

However, the wolf clan princess Bu Lianshuang before her showed none of the arrogance befitting a royal court princess.

Instead, she made Lu Zhuxin feel like a delicate wife yearning for love.

“Friends?” Lu Zhuxin chuckled. “Is that all the Princess wants? Just a friend?”

What kind of friend would wear a revealing, semi-transparent undergarment and actively let someone look at them?

Friends who knew each other inside and out?

Bu Lianshuang paused her breathing and continued, “Yes, I want a close friend who can set aside prejudices.”

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Of course, the keyword was “close.”

Whether they were friends or not didn’t matter right now.

Following wolf clan tradition, Bu Lianshuang certainly couldn’t want to be just ordinary friends with this fox lady.

What she wanted, what she needed, was a closer, more intimate relationship.

But she couldn’t say that now.

Bu Lianshuang worried it would scare this fox lady away completely.

Who knew that Lu Zhuxin would suddenly change the topic at this moment and say, “I’m afraid there’s more to it than that, Your Highness.”

Lu Zhuxin lifted her head, looking at Bu Lianshuang’s face.

Below the neck were forbidden zones, but surely she could look at the face?

Lu Zhuxin had written this female lead herself. If even she couldn’t look, then who should?

At this moment, Lu Zhuxin could see a trace of slight panic in Bu Lianshuang’s eyes.

She curved her lips and continued, “What Your Highness wants shouldn’t be as simple as just friends, right?”

“That’s not… I’m serious, Miss Yu.” A flash of unnaturalness crossed Bu Lianshuang’s eyes.

She hadn’t expected the fox lady, who had just shown resistance and distance, to suddenly lift her head.

Those brilliant bright eyes sparkled with gorgeous light.

For some reason, under those bright eyes, Bu Lianshuang actually felt as if her body and mind were being seen through.

Bu Lianshuang pressed her lips together and said quietly, “I want to build a good relationship with you…”

“Hehe…” Lu Zhuxin laughed lightly. She took a step forward, tilting her head back to look at Bu Lianshuang’s face.

She parted her cherry lips, gently calling Bu Lianshuang’s name.

“Bu Lianshuang, my princess…”

“Have you forgotten? I’m from the fox clan.”

“What are fox clan members best at?” Lu Zhuxin smiled. “Reading expressions, manipulating hearts.”

The familiar fox fragrance drifted over, making Bu Lianshuang’s breathing hitch slightly.

Too close, she was too close!

When Bu Lianshuang had held this girl last time, the girl had been unconscious.

Now, this fox lady stood before her, tilting up that delicate little face, staring straight at her with alluring fox eyes.

Unbearable! Who could withstand this!

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“Miss Yu… too close…” Bu Lianshuang looked away.

She felt her cheeks heating up slightly.

“Heh…” Lu Zhuxin laughed softly. “Flushed cheeks, rapid breathing, accelerated heartbeat.”

“Your Highness.”

“Trying to disguise your emotions and thoughts before someone from the fox clan is rather like teaching fish to swim.”

This wolf clan princess’s performance could even be described as pure and innocent.

In this terrible worldview, encountering such an innocent character setting was quite unexpected.

Thinking of Song Shiyuan from before, that sword sect junior sister with a pure heart.

When she had pinned Lu Zhuxin on the bed, she hadn’t been innocent at all.

However, thinking about it carefully, Bu Lianshuang wasn’t originally a female lead from this erotic novel world anyway.

“Miss Yu… I…” Bu Lianshuang opened her mouth but couldn’t say a word in refutation.

After organizing her thoughts, Bu Lianshuang could only reluctantly say, “But I really don’t have any ill intentions!”

“Of course you have no ill intentions.” Lu Zhuxin smiled. “Because what you want is only one thing, and that’s me.”

“Right?”

Hearing this, Bu Lianshuang’s pupils contracted slightly.

What was going on? Had all her thoughts been seen through by this fox girl before her?

But why?

Were fox clan people’s minds all this perceptive?!

Bu Lianshuang felt as if all her concealment had been forcibly torn away.

“Hehe, no need to be so surprised.” Lu Zhuxin chuckled. “I told you, this is what fox clan people excel at.”

“Besides, your acting really wasn’t that good to begin with.”

“Mm…” Bu Lianshuang’s eyes showed shock and disbelief.

And Lu Zhuxin continued, “Of course, there’s one more important point.”

“The wolf clan is reclusive, and wolf clan matters are indeed rarely known to outsiders.”

“But I actually do know about the wolf clan goddess.”

At this point, Lu Zhuxin sighed deeply and added, “I just didn’t expect that the wolf clan princess I randomly encountered would turn out to be the Ice Plains Goddess.”

Bu Lianshuang was astonished. “So you knew all along…”

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Earlier, this fox lady had started intentionally distancing herself after learning Bu Lianshuang’s name.

So actually, this fox lady had expressed her refusal from the very beginning?

Bu Lianshuang had been assuming the other party didn’t know, assuming she could start as friends, assuming she could draw closer little by little.

She hadn’t realized the other party actually knew everything.

If everything had been made clear from the start, perhaps it wouldn’t have been so awkward.

Still, Bu Lianshuang felt somewhat unwilling to give up.

This was the first time she’d met someone who could approach her without considering her status, and also the first time Bu Lianshuang had met a girl she wanted to actively get close to…

This should have been something to be happy about. Bu Lianshuang was unwilling to stop here.

Bu Lianshuang took a deep breath.

She looked at Lu Zhuxin, her gaze filled with hesitation and uncertainty.

“Miss Yu… then can you give me a definite answer?”

Lu Zhuxin asked, “Are you serious, Your Highness?”

Bu Lianshuang pressed her lips together and said, “Of course I’m serious! I’m not joking!”

Lu Zhuxin smiled. “Your Highness, you’ve never pursued a girl before, have you?”

After saying this, Lu Zhuxin suddenly froze.

Why did this feel oddly familiar?

Bu Lianshuang bit her lower lip lightly. “I indeed have never pursued a girl! So what?”

“The wolf clan is traditional in thought, unlike the fox clan who are so promiscuous!!”

“Is there a problem with that!”

Her chest rose and fell slightly as she glared at the fox lady before her.

However, to her surprise, the fox lady before her didn’t directly answer her words.

She seemed to be thinking about something, silently pondering.

After a moment, the fox lady lifted her head again, looking at Bu Lianshuang with an inexplicable expression.

“Your Highness.”

“Do you really like me?”

“Do you like this fox clan lady you’ve known for less than a day, whose name you don’t know, whose origins you don’t know?”