Forced to become a delicate companion of a paranoid lord

"Because I have selfish motives, my Lord."

A gentle and restrained kiss fell on Shevi's collarbone. From an angle that he couldn't see, Sal's eyes were filled with a strong possessive desire that had been suppressed for a long time.

Xie Wei was able to guess that Mr. Rafa did not leave Naya Castle on his own because Mr. Rafa's maid told Gesan in the afternoon that "Mr. Rafa left Naya Castle in the afternoon of the second day of the red moon."

The maid was lying. As Xie Wei's magic teacher, Rafa would not leave suddenly without informing Xie Wei. Even if it was something important, given Mr. Rafa's character, he would not leave without saying a word.

Even if he didn't leave any words behind and didn't let anyone tell Xie Wei, if Rafa wanted to leave Naya Castle, he would still need the consent of the lord Sal.

But on the second day of the Red Moon, Xie Wei was always with Sal and they never separated.

As for Xie Wei asking whether Sarr had locked up Rafa, he was just asking a question. He didn't expect Sarr to really lock anyone up.

Thrall admitted it, and the rest was not difficult to guess. Mr. Rafa was once the court magician of the empire. He must know more and have met more people than the two doctors who came to the Far North Territory together.

When Xie Wei was asked by Sal to wear a veil to attend magic class, he was actually a little suspicious, but Sal had a criminal record, and it could not be ruled out that he was just possessive, so he did not think about it too much at the time.

Looking back now, Sal should have known at that time that his appearance might be similar to the person Mr. Rafa had met.

Now Thrall said that he had his own selfish motives. Xie Wei couldn't guess what Thrall's selfish motives were specifically, but one of them must be that he didn't want him to know who his biological parents were, or he was afraid that after he knew it, he would have a deeper involvement with the empire, and he was afraid that he would leave the Far North Territory and return to the empire.

What would make Thrall think he would return to the Empire?

When Xie Wei thought of this, the expectation that he had hidden deep in his heart shattered. He felt his heart sinking heavily, but he was not too sad.

"Sal...can you tell me everything you know?"

Xie Wei rarely has mood swings. His personality and experience have taught him a way to protect himself, which is to look at things rationally or face things calmly.

He kept telling himself that what had happened could not be changed, but sometimes he would wonder, why was it like this?

He has no family in his past or present life.

Even though Xie Wei didn't show anything, Sal still noticed his subtle emotional changes.

He put his arm around Little Rose's waist and held her on his lap, not giving her a chance to refuse. As if he didn't feel the pain in his shoulder blades, Sal locked her tightly in his arms, using this extremely possessive embrace to comfort Xie Wei.

Although Xie Wei never said it, Sal knew that his little rose was actually very obsessed with his arms. The strong and aggressive hug would make the little rose feel a little scared, but at certain times it would make him feel a sense of belonging.

Just like telling a story, Sal spoke slowly and in his still hoarse voice:

“Except for the court painters, no one else was allowed to paint portraits of the imperial family, and common people rarely had the opportunity to see the royal family.

Before you were born, detailed paintings were not popular in the Empire, and most portraits did not look like the real person, so the people I sent out failed to find a suitable portrait to send back, but this wood carving was collected from a down-and-out Imperial knight, who was very good at wood carving and was said to be able to carve a portrait on a wooden pendant slightly larger than a fingernail."

As he said this, Sal suddenly took out a necklace with something hanging on it from somewhere. When Xie Wei brought it closer, he found that the necklace contained a wooden bust as big as a pocket watch.

"You look alike, Shevy."

Sal placed the wooden sculpture into Xie Wei's hands and spoke softly.

Holding the wood sculpture in his hand, Xie Weiben thought he would not have any feelings. After all, he had never seen it before, nor did he know anything about it. He even did not know of its existence for a long time.

But after really seeing the bust in his hand, his chest was quickly filled with a sour feeling, and even breathing felt a little difficult for a moment.

The wood carving was very delicate, even the eyebrows were clearly visible. If it weren't for the fact that the wooden sculpture was obviously a young man with slightly curled semi-long hair and an overly majestic expression, Xie Wei would even think that this was a bust of himself.

What Sal said was right, they looked very similar. He and his father in this world looked almost exactly the same.

"He is my father, right?" Although he already knew the answer, Xie Wei still asked again.

"He is your father, Xiavi. Your biological father is Ilias, the former eldest son of the empire, and your biological mother is the great magician Florence. She is very mysterious. I haven't found her portrait yet, nor have I found any useful information." When Sal said this, he kissed Xiavi's cold fingertips with some regret.

"Is there nothing else..." Xie Wei looked up and looked into Sal's eyes. His words were unclear, but Sal understood them.

There was nothing in Xie Wei's amber eyes, so empty that Sal felt a little frightened. The last time he saw Little Rose with such an expression, he almost lost him.

So Sal didn't say anything else. He lowered his head and gently kissed Shevi's eyes, then kissed along his eyes all the way to the corners of his lips. He gently stroked Little Rose's back and whispered while holding her soft lips.

"I'm sorry, I'm so incompetent. I didn't find more information. Can you wait a little longer? My Highness. I love you very much, Xie Wei. I love you more than anyone else. Can you not want anyone else? Just me, just me, okay? My little rose..."

In the end, Sal didn't know whether he wanted to divert Shevi's attention, make him forget his biological parents temporarily and prevent him from continuing to ask questions, or he simply wanted to take the opportunity to squeeze into Little Rose's heart, and then occupy Little Rose's heart alone, not allowing anyone else the chance to enter, and not allowing anyone to influence his Little Rose.

Flos, who was casually placed on the table by Sal, held his tail and stared at the two humans blankly. His round ice-blue eyes were a little confused at first, and after a while he suddenly covered his eyes with his paws. Later, he simply flapped his little wings and fell into his nest.

Burying its head in the crystal beads, Frost listened to the sounds in the room. It felt that it was still a cub, so things like humans fighting were none of its business.