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After Xu Huan's reminder, Elizabeth realized that what she had said was somewhat impolite. Her haughty demeanor vanished instantly, and a hint of nervousness flashed across her youthful face.
His initial confidence had vanished completely due to a series of setbacks, and now it seemed he had accidentally said the wrong thing, offending someone in the process.
Perhaps they could have kept the person in the royal family, but after all this trouble, they might have driven the other person away.
"I didn't mean that, Xu Huan!!!"
She stammered as she explained, even forgetting to say "this king" which she usually used to say.
The young man in front of her basically didn't buy into her act. Whether it was her temper or a way out, he would only touch on the surface and then stop, unlike other ship girls in the Royal Navy who would always go along with her temper.
"But it sounds like that to me..."
As Xu Huan spoke, he sighed with a sense of loss.
Elizabeth felt that things were still the same as before.
Sometimes this temper needs to be properly disciplined. If he's used to running rampant in the port area and continues to act the same way outside, someone will naturally help teach him a lesson.
As expected, seeing the young man sigh and look worried, Elizabeth's already unstable mentality collapsed in an instant.
What have I done?! Why didn't I realize it at all...?
Are you really going to push them away?
What should I do now? What can I do to salvage this situation? No one has ever taught me anything about this...
Elizabeth, whose dictionary contained no word for 'apology,' found herself in a very difficult situation.
She wanted to do something, but had no idea how.
When Xu Huan saw Elizabeth's appearance, a strange feeling arose in his heart.
It's like satisfying some strange fetish...
Seeing the arrogant humble is a very satisfying thing for people.
He tried to sigh softly again and stood up.
"Don't leave!!!"
The Queen, already bewildered, immediately conjured up countless scenarios in her mind the moment she saw Xu Huan stand up, imagining him leaving the royal family because of her offense.
In an instant, she panicked.
Disregarding her status as Her Majesty the Queen, she no longer maintained her haughty demeanor.
Elizabeth suddenly jumped off her throne and ran to Xu Huan's side.
"puff--"
Not knowing what to do, she instinctively reached out, intending to hug the young man and physically restrict his movements.
However, the boxes piled up in the room also became stumbling blocks for the ship girls.
As her foot was lightly bumped by a box that appeared out of nowhere, Elizabeth's petite body, which was running, immediately lost its balance and fell towards Xu Huan.
She instinctively reached forward and ended up hugging the young man's lap.
The plan to restrict youth movement has been achieved. Elizabeth knelt on the ground, ignoring the pain in her legs, and looked up at Xu Huan with pleading eyes.
"I...I misspoke...Please don't leave, please don't leave!!"
"ah.....?"
Xu Huan looked at Elizabeth, who was clinging to his leg, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
It seems... we've gone a bit too far?
But his silence had another meaning in Elizabeth's eyes.
"I...I said something wrong...Xu Huan, don't go..."
An indescribable sense of grievance suddenly welled up in Elizabeth's heart, and her eyes suddenly became quite moist.
She looked at the young man with teary eyes, repeatedly saying things like, "Don't go..."
During the brief moment of silence the young man had just been, Elizabeth also realized from her own feelings what she truly wanted.
It wasn't for the sake of the royal family, but solely for his own selfish desires.
Young man in front of you, you must stay...
Staying here means I can spend more time with myself; if I go to Ironblood, I might never see them again...
The girl knelt on the ground, clinging tightly to the young man's leg, muttering something under her breath. Her pretty face was already wet with tears, and the tip of her upturned nose was red, making her look pitiful.
If someone were to see this, it would be easy for them to think that Xu Huan was the kind of heartless man who had betrayed others.
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Seeing this, Xu Huan's heart softened considerably.
If nothing else...
The girl's pitiful appearance was quite endearing...
But Tie Xue himself can't not go. Is there any way to convince the other party that he won't go and never come back?
Elizabeth has a childlike personality, and as a child...
One type is easily fooled; they can be fooled with any fabricated reason. The other type doesn't easily believe any promises; for them, tangible things in front of them are far more important than an empty promise.
At this point, Elizabeth was probably in the latter state.
At this point, no matter what I say or what promises I make, the other party probably won't let go of my coattails.
At this moment, Elizabeth could only stop feeling wronged by seeing the 'sweetness' in front of her.
Xu Huan hesitated for a moment, then took out a crystal ring from his storage device.
Judging from the reactions of the other ship girls, this thing... seems to be quite popular among them?
Xu Huan himself happened to have many crystal rings.
These were originally intended as a precaution in case Wan Tangyi fell into danger, but I never expected them to come in handy now.
As expected, after Xu Huan took out the crystal ring, Elizabeth was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.
Even the tears in the corners of her eyes seemed to forget to flow down her face. The girl stared blankly at the ring that Xu Huan took out of his pocket, her pretty face flushing red in an instant.
"What...what are you going to do to me?!" Elizabeth turned her head to the side, her hands that had been holding her leg were now in front of her face, no longer daring to look directly at the young man.
this...
What Xu Huan pulled out...
Is it the same ring as the one from the human world?!
Although Elizabeth rarely went out or did much work, she read quite a few novels and storybooks to pass the time, and therefore knew very well the meaning of rings in human society.
Although it's not a proper oath ring specifically for making a vow with a ship girl,... the meaning it represents should be the same, right?
Why did Xu Huan suddenly turn to me like this—
As Elizabeth continued to think, the blush on her face deepened, and even the top of her head seemed to emit a faint heat.
What should I do in this situation? Should I decline or openly display the demeanor of a royal queen?
While Elizabeth was in a state of confusion and overthinking, Xu Huan took advantage of the girl's momentary lapse in concentration to launch his attack.
"This... Elizabeth, you should still like it, right? Consider it a small gift..."
"Um...."
Elizabeth nodded instinctively.
As expected... it was indeed meant for me...
"This is just a small gift from before. I'll give you another one when I come back from my trip to Ironblood, how about that?" Xu Huan squatted down, lowered his voice, and whispered in Elizabeth's ear.
"Um...."
As the young man's gentle voice, deliberately lowered, reached her ears, Elizabeth nodded again instinctively, her fair ears inevitably turning quite red.
Elizabeth's mind was completely overwhelmed by the impact of the ring, and she was so easily swayed by whatever Xu Huan said that she would do it.
"So... I'm going to Ironblood's side later. Do you have any other plans?"
“Hmm…” Elizabeth nodded blankly.
"By default, it's assumed to be unavailable..."
"Um...."
"it is good...."
Having achieved his goal, Xu Huan smiled with satisfaction and gently patted Elizabeth's head.
Elizabeth blinked, looked at Xu Huan, and comfortably twitched her body slightly, behaving like a well-behaved kitten.
"When I'm not around, remember to listen to the war-weary women..."
"Um...."
Xu Huan nodded in satisfaction, then stood up and said, "Then I'll be going now?"
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