Chapter 356

Seeing her like this, Leon thought for a moment, then stepped forward and, ignoring the Queen's murderous glare, boldly sat down next to her.

Losweiser glared at him, giving him a cold look.

But this is no challenge for a married man with high emotional intelligence.

Leon gently pinched Losweiser's tail.

Losweiser shook her head symbolically a couple of times in an attempt to break free, and Leon took the opportunity to grab her tail and let it swing onto his arm.

Then, feigning a sickly appearance, she said in an affected manner,

"Oh, Your Majesty! You've beaten this weak prisoner so badly he's made me question my very existence!"

The First Rule of Married Life: feign weakness to lure the enemy into a trap.

Losweiser maintained a composed demeanor, but she was actually forcing a smile.

She pulled her tail back and said in a serious tone, "Now that you know how powerful this Queen, you'll obediently take your beatings from now on, understand?"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is right."

The Second Rule of Married Life: Admit your mistakes readily, but never change them no matter what.

"You're saying nice things now, but you'll forget them as soon as you turn around," Losweiser said resentfully.

"Don't mention it. Everyone knows I love my wife the most."

The Third Rule of Married Life: win over others; the law does not punish the masses.

Losweiser gave him a playful glare, "You call me 'wife' so affectionately, anyone who didn't know better would think we were really husband and wife."

"Hmm, that's how you appease someone, "Leon thought.

The Dragon Queen is quite different from ordinary women.

Once a woman is appeased, she will immediately change her attitude, calling him "husband this" and "husband that," which is incredibly cloying.

But the Dragon Queen was different.

When the Dragon Queen says things like, "I'm not your wife, we're not husband and wife, I don't like you at all!" it means she's truly happy.

Don't ask, the answer is experience.

"So, what was the reason you stormed in like that?"

That's when we got down to business.

Losweiser opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

She had originally intended to ask Leon, 'Have we entered what's called a cooling-off period? You seem to have lost interest in me lately?'

But if she were to ask that question, wouldn't it make it seem like she cares a lot about Leon's feelings for her?

If that scoundrel gets a chance, won't he gloat like crazy?

So she swallowed those words back.

After a brief moment of thought, Losweiser changed her approach.

"Recently, it seems our fake family maintenance plan has run into some problems."

Leon was taken aback. "Something's wrong? What's wrong?"

"It's just that... Milan and the others think... they think we've drifted apart."

"Faded? What faded?"

"... Feelings! Feelings have faded!"

"Didn't you say you had no feelings for me? How can things have gotten colder?"

"We may not have feelings for each other, but other people may think we do."

Losweiser explained earnestly, "Milan just came to see me, saying she feels we've entered a period of post-marital stagnation, saying you... saying you..."

What did you say about me?

Losweiser blushed slightly, and felt a little guilty.

She felt guilty because the question she was about to ask was one she wanted to ask herself, but because of her "Queen persona," she had to ask the maid instead.

"You don't care about me as much as you used to..."

Losweiser quickly changed the subject, saying, "See, doesn't this mean that our fake family has already shown a flaw in the eyes of outsiders?"

Leon blinked, thought for a moment, and nodded thoughtfully.

"That makes sense... Since it's meant to be an act for others, we can't judge it by our own standards. The effect should be decided by others, right?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean."

"So what did you tell Milan?" Leon asked.

Losweiser paused for a moment, then stammered, "N-nothing much, just that we're still the same as always."

"What an unconvincing answer, Dragon Queen," Leon retorted without hesitation.

"Then how can you be convincing? You try it yourself!"

"Of course I can!"

Leon puffed out his chest proudly, cleared his throat twice, and then said earnestly,

"First of all, we haven't entered a cooling-off period. As the saying goes, old married couples experience the seven-year itch, but we've only been married for five years, so we haven't reached that point yet."

"Secondly, even if it's another two years, we won't have any cold spells, because—"

The Queen's interest was piqued by his serious expression. "Because?"

"Because every day I spend with you is so happy, how could I be indifferent?"

Losweiser: (//? v?//)

"Furthermore, I don't think that expressing affection means being glued together in front of others all day long. Giving each other some private space is more conducive to improving the quality of married life."

Losweiser: (//? v?//) Mm-hmm!

"Oh, and besides, I've never been indifferent to you. I care about you a lot, Losweiser. I can't live without you."

Losweiser: (//? v?//)!

"Because you have to cook for me."

Losweiser:...?

"Okay, that's the last one."

Leon turned to look at Losweiser, gazing into her silver eyes, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"If anyone still feels that we've become cold and unloving after this, I suggest they ask Vice Principal Wilson for a copy of the 'As Love Sinks' Imprint Stone and then fast-forward to the last line of dialogue."

The last line of Noa's play "As Love Sinks" needs no further explanation, but Losweiser was particularly impressed by those three words.

She had assumed that it was just a line Leon came up with for the sake of the play's ending, a love affair that was just for show and would be forgotten afterward.

But I never expected him to bring it up now.

Does that mean... it wasn't just an improvised line?

There are also some scoundrels trying to take advantage of the situation to speak their minds.

It's hard to say, really hard to say.

With a smile playing on her lips and arms crossed, Losweiser said in a coy, enigmatic manner,

"Which line is it? I don't remember it."

Leon was taken aback. "You're only two hundred years old and you've already become forgetful?"

"Hiss!--"

Seeing that the man wasn't paying attention, Losweiser got a little anxious. "What I mean is, how could I possibly remember every single line of so many lines?"

"But you couldn't possibly have forgotten the last sentence."

"So what if I didn't remember it?"

Losweiser's classic unreasonableness accounts for three-tenths of the argument, and what's most fatal is that Leon can't do anything about her.

It wasn't that he was afraid to reason with Losweiser, but rather because...

When the Dragon Queen is being unreasonable, she has a kind of... the charm of a teenage girl being coquettish.

This is quite rare for her.

Leon should definitely cherish this opportunity.

"Then you didn't remember it, so you didn't remember it."

Leon shrugged, touched his nose, and turned his head away.

Losweiser raised an eyebrow and bumped his shoulder in exasperation. "Would it kill you to say that again?"

After going around in circles, she just wanted to hear Leon repeat those three words again.

After all, everyone knows exactly what the so-called "last line" is.

But how can that be?

It only makes sense to restate the content verbatim.

Losweiser looked at Leon expectantly.

She thought to herself, since that jerk has already been so straightforward once, it's okay to be straightforward again, right?

Hey hey hey?

"I won't tell," Leon said stubbornly.

The Queen frowned in displeasure. "Why?"

Leon stammered and didn't give a direct answer to Losweiser's question.

But Losweiser knew he must have had a reason for not saying.

This reason should have nothing to do with his usual "stubbornness".

Because Losweiser could tell that Leon wanted to express his feelings for her, but for some 'reason' he chose to remain silent.

"Is... I'm sorry?"

Losweiser asked, "What's there to be embarrassed about? It's just the two of us here, and only I can hear what you're saying."

Her tone softened.

The Silver Dragon Queen rarely tries to coax or say anything to others.

But in order to hear those three words from that scoundrel's mouth again, it's okay to coax him a little.

Leon shook his head. "No, I'm not embarrassed. I wasn't embarrassed when there were hundreds of dragons there, so of course I won't be now."

"Then why didn't you say so?"

"Because!—Because..."

"Um?"

Leon lowered his head, fiddling with his fingers. "Because it's been a week since the play ended, and you haven't responded to that sentence."

Upon hearing this, Losweiser was stunned.

She never expected it to be for this reason.

When Leon said this, she could even hear a hint of grievance in the tone of this once-renowned Dragon Slayer.

This guy always calls himself a 'brute,' but he's actually quite meticulous.

Losweiser lowered her eyes, gently placing her hand on the back of Leon's hand. After a moment, she spoke slowly.

"I... it's not that I didn't want to respond. I just thought it was just a line from the play... I didn't know it was—"

She pursed her lips, a blush creeping onto her cheeks. "That's what you wanted to say to me."

Leon shrugged and didn't respond.

Losweiser looked up at his profile, a sense of indescribable loneliness washing over her.