The Heart of Julie

"Brother," Yu Li said softly, holding onto the doorframe of the kitchen.

Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, clearly something was on her mind.

This was one of Lin Feng's rare moments of solitude during the day. Only at times like this could he not lose himself in the gentle bosom of the beast-eared maiden.

"What's the matter?"

She peeked out from behind the door and walked straight towards the sink. "Nothing, I came to help you cook."

"No need, I can handle it. You usually spend your days at the adventurers guild or fighting in dungeons. Today is a rare day for you to rest at home."

Yu Li peeled the carrots, speaking haltingly, "I...I want to rest at home for a while, not going anywhere."

"That's good too. Take the opportunity to relax and take some time off."

"Mm, I want to develop our relationship during this time, brother." As Yu Li snuck glances at Lin Feng, her ears had already turned red saying this.

"Ah?"

Lin Feng's mind went blank for a moment.

He soon understood what was going on.

This girl was getting impatient.

What happened this morning was probably the last straw.

After gathering her courage for a bit, Yu Li spoke again, "This morning, brother and teacher were in the bathroom..."

Sure enough she wanted to ask about that.

Lin Feng blurted out, "We were playing a game!"

Yu Li puffed out her cheeks, muttering resentfully, "I've already grown up, I'm not a child anymore. You don't have to hide things from me."

"You're right, Yu Li is an adult now."

Yu Li put the peeled potatoes into the water, glancing at Lin Feng as she questioned, "Then...why haven't you made a move on me yet, brother?"

This...

He didn't know how to respond to this question for a time.

Because there were just too many people and he couldn't keep up?

No no, he could still find time despite being busy.

Yu Li completely stopped what she was doing. She lowered her head looking at her plain body, "Is it because...I'm too flat..."

"Of course not! Beast-eared maidens are the cutest, and Yu Li's furry ears feel so nice and fluffy." Lin Feng quickly dried his hands and went to touch her drooping wolf ears.

But her tail just listlessly swayed, she had clearly convinced herself of this conclusion.

This awkward atmosphere lasted until after dinner.

Lin Feng finished eating and ran upstairs, just about to spend some time with Rosa Linda and Yuna. But they both shooed him away.

"The two of us are enough company, you don't need to purposely come spend time with us every time. Shouldn't you have more important things to do, master?" Yuna waved her hand at Lin Feng.

"That's right, hurry and go accompany Yu Li. She rarely gets time off, shouldn't you seize this opportunity?" Rosa Linda chimed in from the side.

Lin Feng was shocked.

How did they know about this?

"Did Yu Li tell you?"

Rosa Linda stood with her hands on her hips, pregnant belly sticking out, "Does she need to tell us? We can see the cause and effect with one look after being with her all day."

After saying this, the door to the room was closed.

As a result, Lin Feng had just gone downstairs when he ran into Kandis after a few steps.

Lin Feng thought that his chance would be snatched away.

After all, it seemed like she had awakened some strange new desire this morning, and had been tirelessly indulging it the entire day.

"What's the matter? Staring at me, are you thinking of dragging me to a corner again?"

Lin Feng was just about to continue saying he still had some things to do, but was directly seen through by Kandis, "Forget it, let me rest for a bit. Go hurry and accompany Yu Li."

"Ah?"

"She's not feeling well, reading a book in the study." Kandis elbowed Lin Feng, then went upstairs.

Since that was the case...

Lin Feng arrived at the study door and peeked inside.

Why was Red Scale there too?

She kept rubbing Yu Li's beast ears with her hands. You could tell she also really liked soft fluffy things.

"Hiss hiss!"

Lin Feng made a signal for Red Scale to come out.

But this silly dragon was like she was hard of hearing, still fully absorbed in rubbing Yu Li's ears, even letting out strange idiotic laughs from time to time.

Seeing this, Lin Feng had no choice but to raise his voice.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

Red Scale heard it this time. Seeing it was Lin Feng, she immediately bounded over joyfully.

But Lin Feng grabbed her directly, covering her mouth, "Red Scale be good. Go upstairs to play with Emily and the others. I've got something to do."

Red Scale immediately let out a cry of immense disappointment, hugging her tail as she left.

Lin Feng quietly walked behind Yu Li, lightly placing his hands on her shoulders.

"Reading a book?"

"Mm." Yu Li glanced back at Lin Feng, then suddenly stood up.

"What's the matter?"

"Brother you sit on the chair. I'll just sit on you."

What!

This this...

How could someone just give benefits like this?

"I couldn't possibly trouble you like that."

"It's no trouble. There's only one chair in the study after all. We might as well just sit like this." Yu Li pressed down on Lin Feng's shoulders, making him sit. Then she promptly sat down on his lap herself.

If it was just an issue with the chair, they could have brought one in from outside.

Moreover, this strange feeling...

Didn't seem right.

Although Lin Feng was no saint who could remain composed sitting so intimately with a woman, with his self-control he could endure it.

But Yu Li constantly shifted left and right, sitting very unsettled.

Lin Feng simply brought in a stool from outside. He didn't want her to hit the ceiling.

When he came back, Yu Li had her lips pursed, her whole face showing her displeasure.

"Does brother dislike me now?"

Of course not!

Although this girl didn't have as good a figure as the others, her personality was still quite endearing.

Moreover, he heard Yu Li had no lack of excellent human suitors outside, including many high quality men.

Yet like pouring concrete around her heart, she remained completely unmoved by them.

"Of course not, Yu Li is so cute." Lin Feng gently pinched her round, chubby cheeks.

She allowed Lin Feng to messily pinch her face. "But we used to be able to do this before."

That was a long time ago...

She had already grown up now, becoming a mature and beautiful beast-eared maiden. Of course she couldn't be treated like a child anymore.

"When was that? Yu Li has grown up now. Men and women should avoid impropriety." Lin Feng awkwardly replied.

"What's there to avoid? This is bound to happen eventually...unless brother has already given up on the idea." Yu Li closed the book and turned to face Lin Feng, placing her legs on his thighs. "And little brother didn't say anything about avoiding impropriety when pursuing others in the past."

What was this?

Jailer!

Lin Feng gave a little cough, hurriedly hiding his perverted expression and acted proper.

"Let's talk about this later. You keep reading, I'll massage your shoulders."

Yu Li sighed lightly, withdrawing her legs, "Fine then."

The two quietly sat there for a while.