A week passed in the blink of an eye, and Su Yu and Bibi Dong's relationship steadily deepened.
Inside the Pope Palace--
Su Yu was actually sitting in the pope's chair, with Bibi Dong seated on his lap. She held a scroll in her hands and was reading it intently.
Sunlight streamed through the tall windows, casting a faint halo over her serious profile. The glazed beads around her wrist reflected specks of light.
Su Yu lazily leaned against Bibi Dong's shoulder, his warm breath lightly brushing the back of her ear as he said with a hint of languor:
"Dong'er, just leave these trivial matters to the people below. Doesn't staring at documents all day wear you out?"
He wrapped an arm around her waist, rubbing his chin against the side of her neck. His voice held a mysterious smile:
"I've prepared a surprise for you. Do you want to know what it is?"
Bibi Dong found his breath ticklish and slightly turned her head away. There was a smile in her eyes as she chided him:
"Can't you ever be serious? This is the Pope Palace."
Although she said that, she had already closed the document in her hands, clearly having been piqued by curiosity:
"What surprise?"
Seeing that she had taken the bait, Su Yu smiled even more broadly and deliberately kept her guessing:
"It's a secret for now, but I guarantee you'll like it. Put these aside for now and come with me. You'll know when we get there."
As he spoke, he stood up with her in his arms before Bibi Dong could react.
Bibi Dong let out a soft cry and instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck. A faint blush spread across her face as she said in a low voice:
"Be careful