Overhearing someone’s inner thoughts

Long Ling, holding the Eternal Heart gem pendant with added luck, returned to Violet’s side.

She planned to keep the matter of finding a craftsman to process it into a ring a secret from Violet for now, wanting to quietly give Violet a surprise.

Long Ling’s eyes were full of smiles: “Everything is arranged. I bought all the glowing seaweed and will go back to test the sales situation. If it’s good, I’ll purchase it regularly.”

Violet looked at her neck, not seeing the gem pendant, and her eyes darkened: “Let’s go back to the manor first.”

She had sent dragon guards to investigate the people around Long Ling.

Apart from that elf and Annie, no one was close to Long Ling.

Who would give Long Ling a gem pendant?

Long Ling took it everywhere, and hid it from her.

Did she like the gem, or the person who gave it to her?

Violet became unhappy, and her expression wasn’t as good as before.

Long Ling noticed the sudden chill in Violet’s aura and eavesdropped on Violet’s thoughts.

[Who exactly gave the little strawberry dragon the gem pendant? And she doesn’t want me to see it!]

Long Ling coughed lightly, attracting Violet’s attention.

She placed the gem pendant in her palm, the sapphire sparkling in the sunlight.

Long Ling looked into Violet’s eyes and said softly, “My grandmother gave it to me. Is it pretty?”

The corners of Violet’s lips, which were originally pursed into a straight line, quickly turned up: “It’s not bad.”

A woman’s mood is truly like the weather, sometimes cloudy and sometimes sunny.

Fortunately, she could hear Violet’s thoughts; otherwise, Violet would have been like a pufferfish, puffed up all the way home.

Long Ling’s lips curved up, and she put the Eternal Heart pendant around her neck.

[Grandmother’s gift is no good either. The little strawberry dragon can only wear what I give her. Let others know she’s my dragon!]

Long Ling couldn’t help but stop.

After so long, how could Violet’s possessiveness still be so strong?

Seeing that she suddenly stopped walking, Violet stared at her: “What’s wrong?”

Long Ling said, “You need to know when to stop.”

A look of confusion flashed across Violet’s eyes: “What do you mean, know when to stop?”

She almost forgot that Violet didn’t know she could hear her thoughts!

Long Ling immediately said, “Grandmother’s gift has a different meaning.”

Violet asked, “What meaning?”

Long Ling explained, “It’s just a blessing.”

If Violet knew that when they were first together, her grandmother had asked her to give it to Violet, but she hadn’t, Violet would definitely be upset.

Violet hadn’t intended to bring up the gem pendant, but she realized that Long Ling seemed to be able to hear her thoughts.

She had people investigate Medea’s background.

After Medea rejected the former queen, she repeatedly hid in the Misty Forest to escape the queen’s pursuers.

Long Ling had been living in the elven territory, and it must have been with Medea’s support.

No one had ever known who Long Ling’s mother was with when she had the dragon egg.

Now, it was speculated that it was most likely Medea and an elf.

Magical books recorded that elves had the ability to hear the thoughts of intelligent races.

If Long Ling could hear thoughts, she probably had elven blood, but she couldn’t always let this little strawberry dragon hear her thoughts.

Violet took Long Ling back to Illidari Manor.

The temperature in Aud Continent was always lower than that of the Livo continent.

When they came from the Livo continent, there was only a light snowfall, and the surrounding grass was still green, but the mountains of Aud Continent were already covered in snow.

The river surface had begun to freeze, and goose feather-like snowflakes were falling down.

Long Ling and Violet were in the carriage and didn’t feel cold yet, but when they opened the car door, they felt the cold wind blowing in their faces.

They put on thick deerskin boots and stepped on the thick snow, which came up over the boots, making a crunching sound.

Long Ling hadn’t been back to see it for many months, and coming back with Violet again gave her a feeling of returning home.

Illidari Manor was the most beautiful manor Long Ling had ever seen.

The scenery of this manor was different in each season, and it had been renovated by many generations of owners.

Every landscape was unique.

The lush green pine trees at the manor entrance had been covered with snow, but they were still tall and straight.

Marchia, the housekeeper, had been waiting at the manor entrance with the servants, wearing a thick red woolen coat, and said kindly, “Miss Long Ling, you’ve finally returned. Her Highness has been looking forward to your return for many days.”

Long Ling said politely, “I’m just accompanying the Duchess to stay here temporarily for a few days.”

Violet was a little dissatisfied.

She came all this way, but was only staying for a few days.

The little strawberry dragon had no sense of propriety at all.

She glanced at Marchia.

Marchia quickly said, “Christmas is coming soon, Miss Long Ling. Her Highness has prepared many surprises for you. You must stay longer.”

Long Ling was a little surprised.

She hadn’t thought about Christmas yet.

“It’s still more than a month away, right?”

Marchia said, “It’s more than a month. When the time comes, you and Her Highness can eat turkey, Christmas pudding, and Christmas mincemeat pie.

You can also decorate the Christmas tree and sing Christmas carols together. If you meet Santa Claus…”

These things sounded quite interesting.

Long Ling had also opened a tavern elsewhere and was worried about the business: “I probably won’t stay that long. I have to go back in the middle.”

Violet frowned, not wanting Long Ling to go back to the Livo continent.

Last time Long Ling said she wanted to go back to the tavern, many things happened in the middle.

If she hadn’t happened to hear about Long Ling’s engagement to Annie in the office, Long Ling would have become someone else’s Alpha.

Violet took her hand: “You can have Nora send a message for anything you need to arrange. You can bring your grandmother here for Christmas.”

Nora, who hadn’t seen Miss Long Ling for a long time, quickly stood up from beside Marchia: “Miss Long Ling, you can rest assured and leave everything to me. I’ll help you with anything!”

Long Ling noticed that Nora’s golden-blond short hair was a little longer than before, tied into a short ponytail.

Her round eyes were bright and she smiled very brightly.

She must have been helping out at the Misty Tavern ever since she left Violet.

Long Ling nodded slightly and looked at Violet: “We’ll see when the time comes.”

She had also asked the mermaids to recommend a suitable craftsman to her to customize the ring.

If Nora did it, Violet wouldn’t be as surprised.

Seeing that Long Ling had other plans, and since they had just returned, Violet didn’t want to be too forceful.

The two walked into the manor together.

Nora and Ellena, who were following behind them, quickly went to the carriage to move the suitcases.

Long Ling and Violet walked on the path in the manor, where they had many memories together.

In the spring, Violet’s leg injury hadn’t healed yet, and Long Ling followed behind her.

At that time, the rose garden in the manor was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and walking on the road felt refreshing.

Now that winter had come, she and Violet were walking side by side.

The roses in the manor hadn’t withered, but were covered with some thin snow, carrying the coldness of winter.

In the distance, she could still see the crystal kitchen that Violet had built for her.

Everything seemed to have remained the same, and she and Violet were still living the same life as before.

Long Ling entered the manor’s bathroom, as the weather was cold, she planned to take a hot bath first.

Violet arranged things for Ellena before going to the bath with Long Ling.

Actually, it had been almost half a year since she had last bathed with Violet here.

Long Ling recalled the first time she had bathed with Violet.

She had been quite nervous at the time, ordered by Violet to take a bath together.

She had accidentally stepped on Violet’s dragon tail, and the entire dragon had stiffened.

Now, Violet’s dragon tail had been wrapped around her countless times.

After their relationship had warmed up, it was easy to become passionate, and it was hard to remember the shy times of the past.

Long Ling entered the warm bath first.

The hot water was very comfortable, and bathing in winter was a very enjoyable thing.

Violet also entered the water with her, leaning in Long Ling’s arms.

Long Ling hugged her gently, resting her chin lightly on the top of Violet’s head.

Although she had been intimate with Long Ling too frequently these past two days, Violet couldn’t help but indulge in this embrace, reluctant to let go.

After hugging Violet for a while, Long Ling released her hand: “Do you want me to apply soap for you?”

Violet looked forward to it: “Yes.”

Long Ling turned to pick from the soap box next to her.

She remembered that Violet liked the milk scent.

After smelling each one, she took the soap and turned around, only to find that Violet had fallen asleep by the pool.

Violet’s raven-like curly hair was draped down, and her delicate eyebrows looked a little tired.

Her body was covered in the kiss marks she had left, and she seemed a little weak compared to her usual tough aura.

Long Ling gently stroked Violet’s cheek, a little reluctant to wake her.

She massaged and relaxed Violet for a while, helping her rub the soap.

Violet woke up after everything was done.

She felt refreshed and couldn’t help but kiss Long Ling’s cheek: “Thank you, darling.”

Long Ling’s face flushed slightly when Violet suddenly called her “darling”: “I’m done washing. If you still need to soak, rest in there for a while longer.”

Violet’s eyes sparkled with a smile: “I want to soak a little longer.”

Long Ling came out of the bathroom alone, wearing only a bathrobe.

There were many fireplaces in Illidari Manor, and the rooms were as warm as spring.

She sat on the sofa, waiting for Violet to come out.

Red plums were placed on the coffee table, emitting a faint fragrance, and there was also red wine.

Just as Long Ling poured a glass of wine and took a small sip to moisten her throat, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.

Long Ling saw that it was Marchia, so she let her in directly.

Marchia bowed and said, “Miss Long Ling, do you have some free time now?”

Long Ling thought for a moment.

She didn’t have anything particularly important to do, so she went to the treasure room with Marchia.

Marchia opened the cabinet where the treasures were stored and took out gemstone jewelry, neatly filling the table in front of Long Ling.

“Miss Long Ling, these were all prepared for you by the Duchess. Please see if you are satisfied.”

Long Ling was stunned.

Marchia opened a map and pointed to several mines that Violet had marked in advance.

“There are also these, the gold and gemstone mines closest to Illidari Manor, which will be under your name in the future.”

Long Ling was shocked.

This was giving too much.

She already had a lot of wealth and didn’t need so many mines.

Long Ling refused: “I don’t need so many things. Take them back for now.”

Marchia was a little embarrassed: “But Miss Long Ling, Her Highness said that she wanted to give these to you.”

Long Ling was about to refuse when Violet suddenly appeared at the door.

She waved her hand, signaling Marchia to retreat first.

Violet walked to her side: “Don’t you like any of them?”

Long Ling nodded softly.

Her hair was half-dried and blown, and she still had some moisture on her body, looking a little upset: “You only accept the things your grandmother gives you, but not what I give you?”

Long Ling sighed: “You’ve already given me a lot.”

Although she had given Annie a lot of compensation before, Long Ling’s tavern was making money every month, so she didn’t need Violet to support her.

Violet hugged her, and said softly, “I want to give you even more.”