I raise elves in Florian

Not knowing how long she had slept, Frilian slowly opened her eyes and looked at Shi Yichen, who was so close to her. She wondered if he was still asleep because he was tired from traveling.

Because Shi Yichen hugged Frilian, Frilian couldn't get up or move, afraid that any movement would wake her up.

Looking at Shi Yichen's sleeping face, Frilian became more and more mesmerized. As if possessed, she leaned over and gently kissed Shi Yichen's lips.

Then she quickly pulled her head back, blushed, and buried herself in Shi Yichen's arms. How embarrassing!

"But that feeling was really quite nice, sweet and soft, ah! Frillie, what are you doing!"

Frillie covered her flushed face, unable to believe she had done such a thing. Fortunately, Shi Yichen was still asleep, otherwise she wouldn't know what to do.

She didn't know when she had become so dependent on Shi Yichen. As long as Shi Yichen was by her side, Frilian felt that nothing was a problem.

"I wish I could be with her in the future."

Frillie snuggled into Shi Yichen's arms, closed her eyes, and savored the fragrance emanating from him. Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep again.

After an unknown amount of time, the setting sun shone through the glass onto Shi Yichen and Frilian's faces. The two were sharing a pillow, very close together, almost touching.

"Ok?"

Shi Yichen groggily opened his eyes, finally having had a comfortable afternoon nap. He carefully withdrew his arms from holding Frilian, sat up, and stretched.

Looking at the still unconscious Frilian beside her, she leaned down and gently kissed Frilian's forehead. She had a special feeling for Frilian, and even she herself couldn't tell whether it was love or liking.

More than friends, less than lovers?

But it may have gone beyond lovers. She and Frilian have lived together for over 500 years, so it might be more like love!

She loved Frilian for over five hundred years. Yes, she loved Frilian very much, especially her—a love that transcended life and death.

But Frilian is just like a little girl, completely clueless about relationships. All she knows is that Shi Yichen has been incredibly good to her and has taken meticulous care of her all these years.

So over the years, the most they've done is kiss on the forehead, hold hands, take a bath together, and sleep together in each other's arms. That's all.

She didn't tell Frilian because her love was too deep, and she was afraid Frilian wouldn't be able to accept it. So she could only silently accompany Frilian until a very long time later.

She didn't know when Frilian would realize her mistake; she could only wait until Frilian accepted her love, at which point she would give Frilian all her love without reservation.

Shi Yichen shook his head, banishing the random thoughts from his mind. He tucked Frillie back into bed, then got out of bed and left the room.

As preparations for dinner began, Shi Yichen came to the courtyard and, seeing the basket of herbs on the table, knew that Frilian was planning to sell them for money.

"You're so forgetful! Aren't you afraid someone will steal it? It's worth a lot of money!"

Shi Yichen casually put the basket of herbs into the house. Although she didn't care about the money, it was something that Frilian had worked hard to pick, so of course she couldn't let anyone take it away.

"Looks like I'll have to leave more money for Frillie from now on."

Shi Yichen felt that he had already left Frilian a lot of money. No matter how much money she left, Frilian always managed to spend it all and still not have enough. He really didn't know how she managed to spend it all.

"Still not awake?"

Shi Yichen carried the herbs back to the room. Seeing that Frilian was still asleep, he could only put the herbs on the table next to him.

"How cute!"

After placing the herbs, Shi Yichen came to the bedside and looked at Frilian. She didn't wake Frilian; seeing how cute Frilian looked while she was sleeping, she couldn't bear to wake her.

Shi Yichen reached out and gently stroked Frilian's cheek, his eyes filled with memories of the time he spent with Frilian.

"He's such a restless sleeper!"

He tucked Frillie's messy hair behind his ear, looked at the sleeping Frillie, and smiled gently. Although she was asleep, she could still feel someone secretly kissing her while she slept.

As for who it is, there's no need to say!

“I hold grudges very much, Frilian.”

Shi Yichen leaned down and kissed Frilian's lips.

"Uh-huh!!!"

Just as Shi Yichen kissed Frilian, Frilian opened her eyes, staring wide-eyed at Shi Yichen leaning down at her in disbelief.

Shi Yichen didn't expect that Frilian would suddenly wake up at this time. His hand slipped, and he fell on top of Frilian. Fortunately, Shi Yichen was quick-witted and caught himself.

And so, with Frilian below and Shi Yichen above, the two looked at each other.

"you you you!"

Frillie blushed, too shocked to speak.

"What did I do wrong? I'm the kind of person who holds grudges. Have you forgotten what you did to me?"

Shi Yichen grabbed Frilian's flailing hands, looked at Frilian beneath him, and slowly moved closer.

Seeing this, Frilian gave up resisting, or rather, she didn't want to resist at all, and let Shi Yichen kiss her.

This time, Shi Yichen could no longer control her love for Frilian and continued to kiss her. Soon, she broke down Frilian's defenses, and their tongues intertwined.

They kissed for an unknown amount of time before Shi Yichen finally let go of Frilian. Their faces were flushed as they looked at each other, panting heavily. Since it was their first time kissing like this, they were not very skilled yet, and both of them had strands of unidentified liquid at the corners of their mouths.

"Yes! I'm sorry!"

Shi Yichen was the first to react and quickly apologized to Frilian. She had actually done such a thing to Frilian without her consent.

"No! It's nothing! It was my own choice, I don't blame you."

Frillie pulled the blanket over herself, unable to face Shi Yichen. She hadn't expected him to go this far this time.

In the past, they only kissed on the lips, but this time Shi Yichen actually stuck her tongue in, and she even cooperated by sticking out her own tongue. However, the feeling was really wonderful, and it almost made Frilian lose herself.

Shi Yichen also regretted treating Frilian this way, even though Frilian was willing. She originally wanted to wait until Frilian understood her love before doing this.

Frilian is like a blank sheet of paper now, and she can't bear to let it be stained with black spots.

But she never expected that she would still be unable to resist doing such a thing to Frilian, and she felt very guilty.

"You don't need to do this; it's my own choice."

Seeing Shi Yichen standing there blaming himself, Frilian got out of bed and hugged him around the waist, gently resting her head against his chest.

"It was truly my own choice."