Days and nights of pursuit of Dottore

Chapter 389: Raising Me is Expensive

Hearing these words, Cheng Yan stared at Villette's face carefully.

This shouldn’t be the case… With a look like this, how could he easily forget it after seeing her once?

Unless... recalling the strange spatial fluctuation in Xumi, he fell into the water and was rescued, and when he got ashore he was already in a strange place, and that place seemed to be... Fontainebleau?

"I...we."

Cheng Yan stuttered and dared not recognize it. It seemed that this was really true, but at that time, Villette was clearly still a cute little kid.

"You, you grow so fast?"

No, no, it seems that he is not growing so fast. Under the influence of the system, his lifespan is extremely long. From Xumi to now, it has probably been several decades, so it is not surprising that he has grown into an adult.

"You actually still remember me? That's incredible."

His mentality changed, and Cheng Yan looked Villette up and down carefully again, touched his shoulders, and squeezed his hands, as if he was seeing him for the first time.

"That's great. I knew you would treat him as a handsome man, and a majestic judge at that. Not bad, not bad."

He acts like an older brother.

That Villette was very dissatisfied with his attitude.

Holding Cheng Yan's wrist, she slid down, her slightly cool palm gripping his hand, and the skin between their hands gradually became hot.

"I'm not a child."

Cheng Yan did not break free from his hand and looked at him with a smile in his eyes.

"Of course I do, Your Honor."

Navillatte emphasized again, with some helplessness in his eyes.

"Even when I first met you, I was not a child. I saved you and you gave me many things. I have kept them all. However, as time goes by, those decorations and exquisite pendants will inevitably age and become damaged."

Cheng Yan couldn't hold back the smile on his face. The thing he had casually given away might still be remembered by Villette, but he had no recollection of it.

"It's okay. I'll give you more in the future. If they're broken or old, I'll replace them with new ones."

"No."

Villette pursed her thin lips, held Cheng Yan's hand tighter, and there was a hint of stubbornness in her eyes.

"Even if I get new ones, I will still keep those things. To me, they are not just decorations."

Cheng Yan was speechless for a moment, feeling his inner emotions swelling up, not knowing where to vent them.

With a slight force, his long fingers separated Villette's fingers one by one and interlocked theirs with his.

"Okay, then you can keep it. But it's a bit unfair for me to be the only one to send you off. This is a rare opportunity. Does the Judge have other important matters to attend to this afternoon?"

"...I can live without it."

"Your words are enough." He grabbed Villette's hand and strode out.

"Since you said I gave you so many things, now you should buy something back for me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Yan looked back worriedly.

"The salary of an inquisitor... should be very high, right?"

The salary of an executive officer doesn't seem to be very high, otherwise how could his salary alone not be enough to support the emperor? He still needs to be supplemented by Zan Zan.

It seemed like this was the first time Villette had been asked such a question, and confusion appeared in her eyes for a moment and then disappeared.

"…Maybe it's not particularly high, but I can buy you anything you want."

Cheng Yan smiled and pointed a finger to ask him to promise.

"Then we have a deal. Don't call me a spendthrift later. I told you in advance that it would cost a lot of money to support me!"

There was a gleam in his eyes, and the usually calm Navilette showed some youthful spirit, and even jogged with Cheng Yan for a few steps, like two young boys who had just started out.

"We have a deal. I'll keep you company no matter how much Mora it costs." As long as you can stay here a little longer, a little longer.