Please Don't Be So Polite

Her words slowed down more and more, and eventually she couldn't go on.

Because Evan Xiao walked up to her, lifted her chin with his hand, and looked down at her from above.

His tall, burly figure cast a huge shadow over her. The key point was, he was only wearing his underclothes, looking incredibly sexy. Grace's heart skipped beat after beat...

"The person you like is me?" Evan Xiao asked in a low, seductive voice.

"Huh?"

"You said so yourself."

Did she really say that just now?

"Heh, you... you already know, don't you..." Grace shamelessly replied.

Evan Xiao's lips curled into a smile. "He went to the army."

"Oh... ah?" Grace snapped to attention, her eyes lighting up. "Really?"

In the Blue Moon Kingdom, even among Spirit Practitioners, the hierarchy is strict.

There's a world of difference between being a civilian and an official—their treatment couldn't be more different.

For example, civilians can only wear cotton clothes, while officials get to wear silk.

Civilians are limited to living in courtyard houses, but officials can have big homes with multiple sections.

Civilians can only ride in horse-drawn carriages, while officials get spirit beast-pulled carts...

And so on.

Some Spirit Practitioners work their whole lives and never earn an official rank.

But once you have an official title, it's like a carp leaping over the dragon gate—instant success.

Now that Justin Guo has joined the military, he's no longer a civilian—he's an official!

His status is now far beyond that of a mere chief guard at the General's Manor!

So Grace was naturally very happy for him.

Not only was she happy for him, but it also solved that... issue about him wanting to marry her.

Evan Xiao nodded.

"That's wonderful!" Grace was so happy, she threw herself into his arms. "I misunderstood you, General. I'm sorry."

Evan Xiao was only wearing thin underclothes, so when she hugged him like that, his heart instantly fluttered.

He had no idea what kind of spell she put on him—he just couldn't handle it whenever she touched him.

He lifted her out of his arms and said, "From now on, you're not my maid anymore. You're my fiancée. In the General's Manor, you're the mistress—go wherever you want, do whatever you like, no restrictions at all."

Grace: "Huh?"

Fiancée?

Mistress of the house?

"Just now, I already spoke to Steward Qin and Louis Lin. If you need anything, just ask them. If you want to go out, they'll arrange guards and a carriage for you."

Don't be like this!

Just sleep with me and it's fine, you don't need to do all this—I feel so guilty...

"I've already asked Quentin Chin to arrange a separate residence for you. You know all the maids here—if you like any of them, just have them transferred to serve you—"

"No need!" Grace quickly interrupted him.

Evan Xiao: "Why not?"

"I don't want to leave Frostmoon Quarters," Grace said. "I... I..."

If she moved, she'd have fewer chances to flirt with him...

Evan Xiao smiled slightly and said, "I understand. If you don't want to leave, then stay. But... you'll have to remain here as a maid, otherwise it wouldn't be appropriate."

Living together before marriage would hurt her reputation.

If she remained his maid, it wouldn't matter.

"Mm-hmm, okay!" Grace nodded repeatedly.

But what exactly did he know?

"For now, only Quentin Chin and Louis Lin know that you're my fiancée. We won't announce it to the public yet."

"Mm-hmm, okay!" Grace nodded again and again.

She was actually relieved—they'd better not announce it. If word got out... Evan Xiao is the top Spirit Practitioner in Blue Moon Kingdom, it would attract way too much attention! That would be a disaster!

Evan Xiao lowered his head and kissed her. "Sorry to put you through this."

"It's not hard at all, not at all..." Grace replied, blushing and her heart racing.

Really, it's no trouble at all... You don't have to be so polite...

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