Go back? There's no going back.

Noticing something strange, Su Wei looked back with some confusion.

Then he discovered that the expression on the Queen's face at this moment was... a little strange.

Bewildered, dazed, stunned——

There even seemed to be a hint of nervousness that Su Wei had never seen on this big shot's face before?

"You... the paper cup in your hand is..."

The Queen's bewildered voice reached my ears.

"Huh? What's wrong with this paper cup?"

Su Wei first looked into the cup in confusion, then realized something and was startled: "Could it be that this cup is the most expensive?"

"...Well, it's not expensive. It's better to say...it can't be measured by money."

After a brief silence, the Queen stared at Su Wei with a subtle look: "Do you... want to drink?"

"I suddenly don't want to drink anymore."

Although Su Wei was a little confused about the situation, he felt something was wrong and decided to change to something else.

"Hey...? What a shame. Once you take something out here, there's no point in putting it back."

With a long, obviously unhappy sound in her nose, the Queen's eyes, which had been wandering and nervous, suddenly became somewhat dangerous when Su Wei was about to back off. "Since you took it out yourself, drink it yourself. Besides... there's nothing bad in it."

"Do you know what's in there?"

Su Wei looked at the Queen.

“…Yeah, I know.”

Her crossed legs swayed slightly, and the Queen's eyes narrowed into a slightly dangerous arc, looking at Su Wei kindly: "After you finish drinking, I will consider whether to tell you."

"..."

After the Queen finished speaking, the room became quiet again, and a drop of cold sweat quietly slid down Su Wei's forehead.

He stared at the milk in the paper cup without saying a word.

I always feel like, how come the atmosphere suddenly becomes one where you have to drink?

"Hmm? What are you still hesitating about?"

At the side, with her head slightly tilted eight degrees to the right, the queen of a country gazed at him kindly.

"..."

To be honest, the thing Su Wei is least afraid of in his life is threats.

The premise is that he doesn't owe the other party anything.

But now... He glanced at the elixir box next to the Queen, then looked down at the paper cup and reached out to peel off the plastic wrap bit by bit.

…numb.

Just drink it.

Can you just lie here after drinking?

The next second, he took a deep breath, and as the Queen's eyes gradually widened, Su Wei picked up the paper cup and drank it all.

……Well.

Soon, as a mellow and sweet taste rushed into his throat, Su Wei suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Although the flavor of the liquid in the paper cup was something Su Wei had never tasted before, it was indeed milk, just as he thought.

Moreover, seeing a certain queen looking nervous before, Su Wei thought there would be some problems drinking it.

But in the end, apart from a slightly strange fishy smell, the taste was better than Su Wei expected.

Isn't this delicious?

"You...drank it all?"

It was not until he put down the paper cup that Su Wei met the Queen's astonished gaze.

"Yeah, I drank it all."

Su Wei nodded and waved the empty cup in front of the Queen: "Is this okay now?"

“…Yes, that’s enough.”

"So, how does that...taste feel to you?"

The queen in front of him continued to question, but for some reason, her voice became a little tense, and she turned her head slightly when she spoke, no longer looking directly at Su Wei.

"Taste? It's just so-so, right? It would be perfect if you add a little more sugar to suppress the fishy smell."

After making such a comment, Su Wei looked at the Queen with some confusion.

The paper cup has been there all the time. Since you care so much about the taste, why don’t you drink from it yourself?

“…Is that so…”

However, at this moment, the Queen seemed to have no time to care about Su Wei's reaction.

Her knuckles clenched unconsciously, her breathing became heavy, and even that beautiful face that was the mother of the world suddenly became strangely flushed for some reason.

This was the first time Su Wei saw her like this.

"Well, I've already drank with you, so I'll take my leave first."

Although he didn't know why, he noticed that the situation seemed a little strange. Su Wei hesitated for a moment, then quickly walked to the table, picked up the elixir box and was ready to escape.

However, the moment Su Wei picked up the elixir box, he felt his wrist being firmly grasped by a force, making it difficult for him to move at all.

"……Hey?"

Su Wei, with a little sweat on his forehead and feeling that something was going wrong, subconsciously glanced at the queen in front of him, and then he was stunned.

Unlike what was expected, although the reaction just now suddenly became strange, the expression on the Queen's face... did not continue to become more terrifying.

For some reason, at this moment, she seemed even more... er, gentle? No, loving?

In short, he just stared at Su Wei with such a strange look without saying a word.

"Hiss, it hurts?"

Although it seemed like the opponent was just exerting unconscious force, Su Wei grimaced in pain as his wrist was squeezed tighter and tighter during the brief stalemate.

"Ah...sorry."

Quickly relaxing the force, the empress of the empire rubbed Su Wei in a panic: "Just now I... I was a little distracted, are you okay? Does it hurt?"

"No, it doesn't hurt that much—"

Hearing the Queen's concerned voice, Su Wei quickly withdrew his arm.

He suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Because he just realized that the other party's voice this time was... very strange.

It is quite different from the intellectual elegance that was obviously and deliberately displayed before.

It's like he suddenly became a different person.

...Be more normal. This gentle look doesn't suit you. I'm a little scared.

"Anyway, I'll take my leave now."

Taking a deep breath, while the other party was still not able to come to his senses, Su Wei quickly picked up the elixir box and walked quickly out of the VIP room door.

But after a few seconds, the door was pushed open again, and Su Wei slipped back into the room through the crack in the door. He pressed himself tightly against the door, breathing rapidly, and looked like he had seen a ghost.

At this moment, Su Wei's face was full of confusion.

Why...

Why is the first princess outside now?

Chapter 29: Sir, we have medicine

squeak.

With a slight noise, the door of the VIP room was pushed open.

The first princess walked straight into the room with her waist-length hair swaying gently.

"You're late today, junior."

Half leaning on the sofa, the Queen of the Empire looked at the First Princess who had arrived almost an hour later than the agreed time.

Even though she had been muttering for so long, the queen did not look unhappy at the moment. Instead, she asked with great interest, "What happened?"

After all, this was the first time she saw this junior who was always punctual being late.

"…Feel sorry."

The First Princess spoke in a low voice, raised her hand to gather some of the hair that had fallen down from her forehead, and the expression on her face was obviously irritable: "I went out for a while. When I came here just now, I also stopped by the hospital."

"Is that so?"

Hearing this, the empress of the empire was slightly startled. Her beautiful eyes turned and she subconsciously looked at the long sandalwood table in front of her: "Are you visiting your brother who is in the hospital again? It's only been half a day. Isn't it too close?"

To be precise, I was looking at the long tablecloth under the wooden table.

“…Didn’t I just say that I was just passing by.”

Sighing silently, Celsia, who had developed a drinking habit over the past year and had gotten used to drinking to relieve fatigue when she was upset, turned around, walked straight to the freezer in the corner, and opened the door.

"I'm surprised you didn't drink from other people's food without permission."

Blinking her eyes, the first princess looked back in surprise at the bottle of wine on the top layer that she had stored there and was still intact.

Having known each other for many years, the current Queen is undoubtedly an outstanding ruler in Celsia's eyes. However, her most obvious shortcoming is probably that she has no sense of boundaries when interacting with others in private, and prefers to "borrow" things from others.

"Yes, why didn't you drink it then?"

Hearing this, the empress of the empire was silent for a moment, looking at the first princess who came back with the wine, and a slightly amused expression appeared on her face; "Let's not talk about this. You kept me waiting for so long. Did something happen to my brother?"

"Ah, could it be that when you went there, you happened to see him having a tryst with my sister in the ward?"

Having said this, the Empress of the Empire, who had been leaning lazily on the sofa, suddenly sat up straight and spoke with a slightly teasing tone.

"..."

He didn’t know if it was Su Wei’s illusion, but he felt that after the Queen said this, the air temperature in the entire room... seemed to have suddenly dropped a few degrees.

"If that's the case, then... it's not bad."

After an unknown amount of silence, Su Wei heard the First Princess' voice again: "At least, it means that he is obedient and staying in the hospital to recover from his injuries."

…Oops.

Hearing this, Su Wei, who was hiding carefully under the tablecloth with red magic energy all over his body, froze and his face changed drastically.

...To be fair, after being fired, a person does not actually need to obey the arrangements of his former employer. He can even remind the other party in person "not to be too nosy".

But, if the other party is the great First Princess, Su Wei can only say...all the arrangements made by the Princess are correct.

Apart from anything else, this woman will be the monarch who will be in charge of the entire empire in the near future. At that time, the entire empire will be under her control, let alone a little Karami like him?

Without a doubt, this is proof that the princess cares about the world and has the potential to be an emperor.

However, when Su Wei heard the other party say that he had stopped by the hospital, he thought that he had gone to another hospital to visit other people.

After all, in his impression, the Third Hospital where he was staying was not on the route from the Princess Palace to the Tianbao Pavilion.

And if he remembered correctly, this princess seemed to have just left the hospital half a day ago...?

Why waste time going there again so soon?

And...he just happened to see me going out?

Su Wei looked confused, but soon he no longer had time to feel confused.

In front of him, one side of the tablecloth that was hanging from the wooden table and blocking his way suddenly shook.

Then, the current queen's long white legs kicked the tablecloth slightly open and stretched out through the gap in the cloth.

Seeing this scene, Su Wei suddenly froze.

Because he knew very well that at this moment, sitting on the sofa on the other side of the table was the First Princess.