Chapter 140: Fairy Tale - He Has a Little Gray Wolf (65)

As Si opened the door and stepped out, she saw Lyde standing there. He was dressed in a form-fitting black knight’s uniform, draped in a crimson cloak. In his hand, he held a massive crystal ball. Night had already fallen, but the sphere illuminated the darkness; if one looked closely, it seemed as though a flowing galaxy was trapped within, brilliant and dazzling.

Lyde watched the young girl approach him, the obsession in his eyes steadily deepening until it consumed his very being, his heart thumping wildly against his ribs. Holding the crystal ball in one hand, he lifted As Si’s hand with the other and bowed to press a gentle kiss to the back of it. The corners of the young man’s eyes were tinged with a seductive allure, and his inky blue eyes were filled with a captivating radiance.

"As Si... this crystal ball is every knight’s vow to the woman he loves..."

Lyde continued to speak, but As Si did not take in a single word. Her mind was buzzing, echoing only with that one phrase—the woman he loves. She was stunned. Although her cheeks burned red and her heart raced, she still could not conceive of herself and Xiao Bai becoming a married couple. In all the days they had spent together, she had always defined him as a friend, a member of her family.

Yet... why did Xiao Bai suddenly say she was the woman he loved? How could this be? As Si was deeply perplexed.

Lyde watched the bewildered expression on the young girl’s face, but he was in no hurry. He held her hand, never letting go, gently stroking her palm. He positioned the crystal ball between their joined hands, and a warm sensation began to diffuse into the space around them.

Tan, hovering nearby, drifted back and forth. Although Shang Yuan had transformed him into this state, he still considered Shang Yuan the only brother he had ever had in all these years. He hovered beside As Si and whispered, "As Si, Lyde loves you. Why are you hesitating? Don't you love him too?"

*You love him too.*

As Si wanted to retort, but the words died on her lips. As she looked up, she met Lyde’s gaze, which was overflowing with tenderness and obsession, making her face flush even deeper.

Tan continued, "As Si, think about it—have you ever treated anyone as well as you treat Lyde? You love him."

Tan’s words were like an enchantment, ringing in As Si’s ears, refusing to fade. Suddenly, Lyde’s expression darkened. He glanced toward Tan with sharp vigilance, a flash of cold intensity crossing his inky blue eyes. He curled his lips into a smile and said to As Si, "I love you, As Si."

His voice carried a lingering, intimate sweetness.

Tan froze. Looking over tremblingly, he caught the vicious glare the man directed at him. Tan fled, thoroughly frightened. Perhaps it was because he had appeared beside the two of them just as Shang Yuan was confessing his love, and he was now being treated as an unwanted third wheel.

"You damn Shang Yuan, your brother is trying to help you, and you drive me away! Hmph! I’m furious!" Tan grumbled and cursed as he scurried off to the kitchen of Lyde’s house to gorge himself.

On Lyde’s side, he felt his consciousness flicker for a brief moment before returning to normal. He waited patiently for the young girl’s reply.

As Si was completely shaken by a tone so strikingly similar to Xiao Bai’s. That declaration of love acted like a spell, anchoring her to the spot. Her cheeks were burning hot, and her typically dewy eyes were now misted over. By the time she regained her senses, Lyde had already led her to the bed.