landbeastnovel Chapter 237 : Very Relaxing Being by Your Side
Chapter 237 : Very Relaxing Being by Your Side
"Since she's Boss's companion..."Annie hung her head dejectedly. "Then doesn't that mean I'll have to face her all this time?"
On that furry rabbit face, Celitia seemed to see expressions of distress, frustration, and annoyance, almost wrinkled like a bitter melon.
"Don't worry, Ariel quite likes you. Earlier she wasn't trying to catch you, she just wanted to pet you."
Celitia coaxed Annie. "You just need to act a little cute and conquer her with adorableness—wouldn't that put her right in the palm of your hand?"
Annie's long ears perked up, feeling that Celitia made sense: "But how do I act cute?"
"Very simple. Don't talk the whole time, listen to my arrangements, and just cooperate with us."
Out of trust in her boss, Annie nodded: "I'll listen to Boss!"
Celitia tried to correct her again: "I told you not to call me boss."
"No problem, Boss!" Annie answered quickly.
"..."
She really should just give up!
Carrying Annie back into the house, Celitia discovered that all the people who had been resting were now up.
Ariel was sitting at the dining table drinking black tea. Seeing Celitia return, she nodded gently at her.
"You look much more energetic, Lily. Your body should be fine now, right?"
Just as she finished speaking, Ariel suddenly let out a small exclamation, her gaze immediately drawn to Celitia's cupped hands.
"Oh? That white rabbit is your pet, right? You found her?"
Annie didn't like hearing that, lifting her crimson eyes to glare at Ariel.
What lack of insight from this fierce woman—what pet? She's a subordinate! The difference is huge, okay?
"Her name is Annie," Celitia stroked the rabbit's head. "Want to pet her?"
"Pet... pet her?"
Ariel stammered, her eyes fixed on Celitia's hands, longing appearing in her gaze again.
But Shanie, Benita, and Shanie's mother Judy were all present.
Mindful of her dignity as the Saintess, Ariel felt rather embarrassed for the moment.
While Ariel was feeling embarrassed, Shanie and Benita directly surrounded them:
"What pet? Where did it come from?"
"Such a cute rabbit! I want to pet her too!!"
The two surrounded Annie completely, one petting her head, one petting her back, and even Judy came over to curiously tug at Annie's long ears.
Being petted by several hands, Annie the rabbit was in a daze.
So many beautiful girls, and a beautiful... being the center of attention felt so good!
Was this what boss meant by conquering the world with cuteness?
Seeing everyone gathered around, leaving only herself alone, Ariel couldn't sit still anymore.
Her eyes stared fixedly at Annie, holding the black tea in her hands—continuing to hold it wasn't right, putting it down wasn't right either.
Celitia saw this and sighed inwardly.
This Saintess really cared a lot about her image!
Was it so difficult to admit that she liked fluffy little animals just like ordinary girls?
After Shanie and Benita had petted enough, Celitia took the initiative to walk in front of Ariel.
Pulling out a chair to sit beside Ariel, Celitia held Annie in front of her.
"Come on, pet her."
Ariel put down the black tea in her hands, staring at Annie but still hesitating:
"But..."
Annie must be very afraid of her, right?
Sure enough, leaving the circle of beautiful girls and seeing the annoying red-haired woman, Annie immediately snapped out of her dazed state, her white fur standing on end.
This woman was definitely dangerous!
She'd probably be caught and made into spicy rabbit head, right?
Thinking this, Annie was about to bare her teeth.
Celitia quickly smoothed Annie's fur, quietly soothing her:
"We agreed, you need to be good and not bite people."
Hearing Celitia's words, the rabbit closed her mouth, drooped her head, and lay down pitifully in her hands with a resigned expression.
"Go ahead and pet her." Celitia said to Ariel.
Ariel finally hesitantly reached out her hand, carefully petting Annie's head.
The moment her fingers touched the rabbit's head, Annie's fur stood on end again.
But before long, that fluffy white fur gradually settled down without her noticing.
Annie comfortably opened her mouth and yawned widely.
Who would have thought this woman looked fierce but gave quite good massage service.
It was actually... quite comfortable...
Taking advantage of Annie's drowsiness, Celitia handed her over to Ariel, letting Ariel hold her.
Ariel fumbled around, holding Annie in her arms like holding a fragile baby, at a complete loss.
"Will... will I use too much force and accidentally hurt her?"
"No," Celitia shook her head, quietly instructing Annie, "Annie, quickly act cute—this is a good opportunity!"
Annie groggily followed the command, rolling over in Ariel's arms, showing her white belly and using her short front paws to scratch her own head.
"So... so cute!" Ariel was indeed conquered.
"Right?" Celitia smiled. "If you want to play with Annie, you can say so anytime—don't hold back, Saintess."
She deliberately emphasized the title at the end, winking at Ariel.
Ariel's face immediately reddened a bit.
She had always been careful to maintain her image, wanting to become a serious, upright Saintess who cared for the people and had enough power to protect everyone.
Such a person shouldn't have weaknesses.
Even if she liked something, she often suppressed it in her heart.
Before being the Saintess, she was first Ariel.
Only in front of Celitia could Ariel understand the meaning of this sentence.
Only at times like this could she remove her mask and admit that like ordinary girls, she had things she liked and things she feared.
Ariel smiled gently, her expression soft, peaceful, relaxed and natural.
Completely different from the stiff fake smile she had forced out this morning.
"I don't know why, but time spent with you is always so relaxing."
Celitia also smiled gently at her: "This kind of smile is very good—keep it up."
Ariel was startled and quickly touched the corner of her lips.
Indeed, they were slightly curved upward.
This curve made her feel very good.
"As for the relaxing part, it's probably because I'm too lazy with my days."
Celitia shrugged. "While learning from my daily laziness isn't advisable, you should remember to rest occasionally too, Ariel."
It was clearly just ordinary concern, yet at this moment, Ariel's heart unknowingly skipped half a beat.
Yes, she wanted to see her smile at her, wanted to hear her concern.
She never wanted to see again that helpless yet resolute expression that had flowed from her eyes when they parted that evening.