Chapter 262

Chapter 262: Little Brat’s Dad Is So Serious It Makes People Blush, Hahaha

Jiang Tea Tea pressed her hand against his chest, feeling his heart beating under her palm.

Her own heart betrayed her and, for no reason, skipped two beats.

She tried to pull her hand back, but Chong Ming tightened his grip and would not let her go.

His hand was big, hot, and strong. His eyes were even more intense, full of wild, aggressive love as he stared straight at Jiang Tea Tea.

Jiang Tea Tea held his gaze for a long time. She swallowed, and her mind suddenly jumped to that night when he had “served” her. Without thinking, she blurted out: “Give me a break. With your skill at serving people, no one could even praise you.”

She added: “I still want to live a few more years. I don’t want you to kill me!”

That night with him, he had snapped her branches.

Her branches never broke because she wanted them to. For most people, they were hard to bend, let alone break.

[That old mud loach spent a whole night with her, messing around, crashing in every direction. His skills were awful, and he still managed to break her branches. Let him ‘serve’ people? Who would even want him!]

Chong Ming’s heart shook, and his brows drew together as he asked: “I hurt you?”

Jiang Tea Tea got mad as soon as she thought of it and said: “Of course you did. Don’t you know how strong you are?”

Chong Ming grew nervous and asked: “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Jiang Tea Tea gave a mocking little laugh and said: “It’s not too late for you to know now.”

Chong Ming’s golden eyes went deep: “Right, it’s not too late. I will learn again. I promise that next time, I’ll serve you so you feel good, and I won’t…”

Jiang Tea Tea cut him off and refused: “Hey, hey, stop. There is no next time.”

But Chong Ming did not stop. Pushing his luck, he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her closer. He lowered his head until his forehead rested against hers, his voice hoarse as he said: “There will be a next time. Give me one more chance. I will study again, properly.”

He went on: “Jiang Tea Tea, I’m very smart. Whatever I learn or watch, I get it in one try. To learn how to serve you, I’ll study ten times, twenty times, until you are satisfied.”

Jiang Tea Tea: [????]

[Wait, why is she suddenly so close to him?]

[And his voice is this hoarse? Is that even allowed?]

Her heart that had just skipped two beats now sped up even more.

[What, is she actually looking forward to him serving her?]

The male demons from the Demon Clan could be cold, handsome, dashing, androgynous, strangely beautiful, even prettier than female demons. Yet when she faced them, her heart never sped up the way it was now, facing this one dragon.

[Bah. Who wants him to serve her? She is going to take the kids back to the Demon Clan. She has no interest in staying here to let him “serve” her.]

Jiang Tea Tea wanted to move farther away from him, but she could not break free. His body was still hot from training, and even through his clothes, his heat rushed straight onto her.

She had washed up already. Her whole body felt cool, and once she changed out of her pajamas, she could have gone to the infection quarantine zone or gone out for a walk.

Now, great, he was so close to her that it made her feel hot, too. She complained: “You want to study? Who are you going to learn from? And why should I give you a chance?”

Chong Ming picked out only the part he wanted to hear and said: “I’ll learn from you. We can study together, discuss together, until you are completely satisfied.”

Jiang Tea Tea did not even notice that her face had gone red and hot. She snapped: “Who wants to discuss anything with you? Let me go, or I’ll hit you.”

Chong Ming lifted her hand to his lips. While he kissed her knuckles, his eyes stayed on her, full of bold, aggressive intent, as he said: “If you won’t study with me, I’ll go study on my own. I’ll learn by myself, and when I’m done learning, I’ll come back to you.”

[He, he, he is really pushing his luck.]

[He’s holding her waist, kissing her hand.]

[And he still wants to go gain experience and then come back to ‘discuss’ it with her.]

[Discuss my foot!]

Jiang Tea Tea’s eyes went round like eggs. Her brain felt like it had been pasted over with glue. Only after a long moment did she remember her Shrinking Ground to Inches Technique and the flash-step spell formula.

She could not break free by force, so she drew on her spiritual power and silently recited the flash-step spell in her heart. She slipped out of his hand and flashed out of his bedroom.

Chong Ming looked down at his now empty hand, then around the bedroom. She was gone. She had run out.

She would not accept him. She refused to date him, refused to register their marriage, would not let him touch the youngling, would not let him hug her. It was all because his skill at serving people was terrible.

[Fine. It’s good that I found the root of the problem.]

Chong Ming flipped his hand, took out a space knob storage device, and pulled from it a branch he had picked up in the hotel after that night with Jiang Tea Tea.

The leaves on the branch had gone through a special process, keeping their original look, a little green and a little yellow.

He stared at the branch. Even though it no longer gave off the light fragrance it once had, he still raised it to his nose and took a breath…

Using the Shrinking Ground to Inches Technique and the flash-step spell formula, Jiang Tea Tea flashed straight into the Imperial Palace kitchen.

The busy cooks there jumped in fright. One of them stammered: “Miss Jiang, w-why are you here? What would you like to eat?”

Jiang Tea Tea was still wearing her pajama top and pants. Luckily, her hair was tied up, so she did not look too messy. She said: “Please cook all the ingredients you prepared for today, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and pack everything to go.”

She added: “Oh, right, you don’t need to send food to your Commander in Chief today. He’s not eating. He’ll just have nutrient injections and nutrient solution. I’ll wait for you outside, thank you.”

The cooks looked at each other. The person in charge of the kitchen answered: “Miss Jiang, we prepared a lot of ingredients. If we cook all of it, we won’t finish even if we work all day. What do you think…”

Jiang Tea Tea let out a small “ah,” then checked her Light-Brain Wrist Terminal and said: “If you can’t finish it all today, then just cook until eight o’clock. However much you can make by then is fine.”

The head cook quickly replied: “All right, all right, we’ll try to make as much as we can. Please wait outside.”

Jiang Tea Tea nodded, left the kitchen, and went outside. Not far from the kitchen, she found a hidden spot and crouched down. She yanked down her neat high ponytail and rubbed her hair hard. [What is even going on here.]

[That old mud loach Chong Ming acts like he took the wrong medicine. He’s in heat all the time, chasing her for love and for fun no matter where they are.]

[She is not some peerless beauty. Why is he begging her? He should go beg someone else. There are so many people in the M31 Star System who secretly like him. If he just shouted once, someone would come running.]

[No, she can’t keep living here. She has to go back to her mountain estate. But even at her mountain estate, there isn’t a house she actually likes yet.]

Jiang Tea Tea opened her Light-Brain Wrist Terminal and suddenly saw a message from Deputy Officer Ai. He told her they had already found an architect, gone into the mountain she had bought, reached the spot she had chosen, and started designing and planning the wooden cabins.

Jiang Tea Tea replied with a “thank you,” while cursing in her heart that old mud loach Chong Ming, whose speed-type ability was actually pretty fast.

Chong Ming had just taken off his clothes and was completely naked, not yet in the bathroom, when he received the message from the kitchen.

He confirmed that Jiang Tea Tea was over by the kitchen, then told the kitchen staff to prepare more for her, prepare a lot, and pack it all for her.

Jiang Tea Tea thought she was hiding quietly outside the kitchen and that Chong Ming did not know she was there. She never guessed that every move she made inside the Imperial Palace was reported to him.

Freedom and privacy did not exist at all.

Sui Xuan Chu and the other six, however, got a message from Jiang Tea Tea telling them not to eat breakfast. She would bring them food.

They were working as temporary patrol personnel, each patrol lasting three hours. They took turns. When they got hungry, they relied on nutrient injections and nutrient solution. When Jiang Tea Tea said she would bring breakfast for them, every one of them got so happy they could not stop grinning and waited eagerly.

Jiang Tea Tea could not keep squatting, so she dropped down and sat on the ground. A big tree above her blocked the sun, flowers behind her hid her, and under her was a green lawn. It was safe and hidden. She lay down on the grass and took another nap.

When she woke up, the sky was clear and blue, and the sun shone down everywhere, except on her. As a tree, she loved sunlight the most. But the sunlight was blocked and could not shine on her, and that made her angry. She snapped: “You’re blocking my sun, Your Highness!”

Chong Ming, dressed in a sharp military uniform, was squatting in front of her, blocking the sunlight from her completely. He said: “If you like sunshine, there is a sunroom in the Imperial Palace. Next time, I’ll take you there.”

Jiang Tea Tea pushed herself up with one hand and sat up: “No, I like sunbathing like this. I don’t like sunrooms and stuff like that.”

[How can he be begging for love, hugs, and kisses one moment, and the next moment act like nothing ever happened, calm face, steady breathing.]

[And he can still seriously say he is going to study how to serve people and find someone to practice with. Give him a little color and he wants to open a whole dye shop.]

Chong Ming held his hand out to her and said: “If you don’t like sunrooms, that’s fine. If you like this kind of environment, I’ll make a place like this for you somewhere else.”

Jiang Tea Tea ignored his hand. She got up by herself and patted the grass off her clothes: “Thank you, but no need.”

Chong Ming stood up with her and said: “It’s fine. When you ever need it, just tell me. Come on, I’ll take you to the Imperial Military Headquarters.”

Jiang Tea Tea did not want to go with him and said: “I haven’t eaten yet, and I haven’t picked up all the food I had them pack. I’m going to the kitchen.”

Chong Ming flipped his hand again, took out a space knob storage device from his own space knob storage device, and waved it in front of her eyes: “All the food you asked the kitchen to pack is in here.”

Jiang Tea Tea reached out a hand: “Give it here.”

Chong Ming placed it in her palm and said: “Let’s go to the infection quarantine zone.”

Jiang Tea Tea squeezed the space knob storage device and said: “You go first. I’ll go back and change my clothes.”

Chong Ming grabbed her wrist: “I already brought clothes for you. You can change on the flying device. Let’s go.”

Jiang Tea Tea: [????]

[Seriously, did he take the wrong medicine? He keeps pulling her, hugging her, putting his arm around her. Does he think she can’t beat him, so he can just keep pushing his limits?]

Chong Ming held her and walked her over to the flying device. He opened the back door and let her get in.

The flying device was very spacious. The cockpit and the back were completely separated. In the back, there were seats and small rooms. You could walk around, lie down, or sit.

Jiang Tea Tea took the Imperial Military Headquarters duty uniform from Chong Ming’s hand, gave him a fierce glare, then went into one of the back rooms of the flying device to change clothes.

Her long black hair, which reached her waist, was twisted into a round bun and looped in place with the Flame Staff. The light of the Five-colored Phoenix Flame flowed over the Flame Bracelet, making her look even more beautiful.

When Jiang Tea Tea came out of the room, Chong Ming did not even lift his head. He kept his eyes on the anti-peep screen of his Light-Brain Wrist Terminal resting on his leg, as if he had not heard her come out at all.

As soon as Jiang Tea Tea sat down, he reached out and handed her a cup of water, his eyes still fixed on his Light-Brain Wrist Terminal screen.

Jiang Tea Tea took the water. It was warm, but on the cooler side. She gulped it down, then passed the cup back to him and asked curiously: “What are you watching?”

[Is he really this busy, doing so many things at once?]

Chong Ming took the cup back, put it into his space knob storage device, and answered: “I’m watching simulated combat, learning from other people’s experience.”

Jiang Tea Tea stared at him in surprise and said: “With your level, you still need to watch simulated combat to learn from it? Are you planning to leave no way for others to survive?”

Chong Ming’s voice lifted a little as he said: “I haven’t learned it yet, so why should I leave a way out for others? If they have a way out, then I won’t. I want to use every single minute and second to study simulated combat, so that when it’s real, I can win a big victory and gain goodwill.”

Jiang Tea Tea’s head filled with question marks: “????”

[He’s fighting other people and still wants to gain their goodwill?]

[Is he crazy, or are they crazy?]

Jiang Tea Tea leaned back against the chair and said: “Fine, keep watching then.”

Chong Ming teased her, trying to hook her in: “Aren’t you curious what kind of simulated combat I’m watching? Aren’t you coming over to take a look?”

Jiang Tea Tea hesitated. He really had her heart itching with curiosity. After struggling with herself for a moment, she scooted her butt a little closer to him and leaned over to look at his Light-Brain Wrist Terminal screen.

To help her see more clearly, Chong Ming moved the Light-Brain Wrist Terminal screen even closer to her.

Jiang Tea Tea focused her eyes, and her pupils shrank. She shouted: “That Chong guy, w-what are you watching?”

Chong Ming finally lifted his eyelids and looked at her. His voice was low and very serious as he said: “Two-person simulated combat, also called a mating record. You said I didn’t serve you well and you didn’t feel comfortable. I reflected on it deeply. With no experience, I really can’t serve you well.”

“So I have to take time to study, study hard, and study with care. If you are willing to study with me, I would be more than happy.”