Pitiful Widower (20)

When Xue Ci woke up, the lights in the room were already on.

As if afraid of disturbing him, the other person did not turn on the glaring white light, but only left on a small, pale yellow lamp by the bedside.

Lucius was sitting on the edge of the bed watching him.

The man frowned slightly. "You were dreaming; you were talking in your sleep."

Thinking about the content of her dream, Xue Ci pursed her lips.

He was unaware of how alluring he appeared to his virgin brother-in-law, Lucius, who harbored strange thoughts.

Her whole body looked as if she had been pulled out of the water, exuding a stuffy, sweet fragrance.

Sweat-dampened black hair clung to his cheeks, making his chin appear even sharper.

His lips parted, his chest heaved violently, and he gasped for breath in short, shallow gasps.

The toes had turned pinkish-white from the friction.

Lucius could feel the heat emanating from his body, a heat different from the heat he felt after exercising.

The scent is captivating.

"Lucius... Lucius..." Xue Ci regained some clarity, feeling sticky all over, and frowned uncomfortably. "I'm thirsty, could you get me a glass of water?"

Lucius responded and got up to go downstairs to get some water.

Previously, Erland had always taken care of all the tasks of serving others, and he used to think that Erland was a love-struck fool, which completely overturned his image of her.

Can't they do these things themselves?

Moreover, Song Xueci is a man, so he should be even more independent.

Why do you rely on your husband every day?

He completely despised clingy people, and every time he saw Erland serving his wife, he would scoff inwardly.

What's so good about getting married?

They also have to be someone's dog.

But now, he's beginning to understand that feeling.

--It's like being completely dependent on by a pitiful and fragile herbivore.

The feeling was strange, making his chest feel hot and his neck veins bulge.

Before leaving, he closed the bedroom door halfway.

But through the crack in the door, she saw Xue Ci bend her knees and glance down at her lower abdomen.

Her rosy, moist face puffed up, and her eyebrows drooped slightly, as if she had breathed a sigh of relief.

What are you looking at?

Did you experience any bleeding as a result of this dream? Or did you dream that you grew an extra crack in yourself?

Lucius felt a dryness in his throat from his own thoughts and strode toward the stairwell as if fleeing.

He didn't even have time to drink water; he poured Xue Ci a glass and hurried upstairs.

Xue Ci remained in her original posture, curled up in a small ball, her eyebrows and eyes slightly lowered, looking somewhat disappointed.

"Drink water."

Lucius handed over the water.

Xue Ci very thirsty, but she still sipped slowly, leaving glistening watermarks on her lips afterward.

"What were you dreaming about?" Lucius crouched down beside the bed, his deep blue eyes, like the ocean, and his concerned expression making him look remarkably like a large guard dog. "You were talking in your sleep and whimpering softly."

With her eyes closed, she looked as if she had been moistened in a dream.

It's really arousing.

Succubi are inherently aroused.

Xue Ci, unaware of his unusual thoughts, said, "I dreamt of Erland, about how we met and got married..."

"He's very good to me."

Xue Ci felt inexplicably sad. These memories returned to his mind in the form of dreams, fragmented and intermittent, reminding him of the little things he had shared with his husband in the past.

"Lucius, can... tell me what happened to him?"

Xue Ci's eyes welled up with misty tears, as if her beloved husband had truly died.

"I... I... I miss him a little."

Lucius's face was grim, his expression grave. "He had fallen into a deep sleep. I couldn't find him after the accident."

Sleep?

Xue Ci looked at the other person belatedly.

Lucius reminded him, "Have you forgotten? Your husband is a vampire."

Wh-what...

Xue Ci's eyes widened.

Do vampires still exist in this world?

No wonder Erland's body was cold and his skin was pale in my dream.

He thought that was the cause of death.

Vampires and succubi... Xue Ci seemed to have thought of something, and started looking up legends about vampires and succubi on the system panel.

After reading through the details one by one, he finally understood why Erland had moved out of the castle for him to live in this small house.

These two races are natural enemies.

Xue Ci pressed her temples in exasperation, wanting to continue reviewing the remaining information, but then felt her ankle being gripped.

"Lucius... hiss--"

After the other person massaged her delicate meridians a few times, Xue Ci belatedly realized that her leg had cramped.

Perhaps because he was used to being taken care of, he accepted Lucius's help without a second thought.

In the dead of night, in the small house, a young man squatted by the bed, massaging his widowed sister-in-law's feet.

Lucius didn't know why he did it on his own initiative; it was just a subconscious action. At first, it was normal, but as he stared at it, he began to drift off into a daze.

His widowed sister-in-law even has such beautiful feet.

Her toes were rounded and neatly trimmed, with pinkish nail polish.

This was the first time he had seen Xue Ci's feet up close.

When he lived here before, he could only occasionally peek through the crack in the door and see a foot raised in the air, the instep stretched straight, then suddenly curling up and falling limply a few seconds later.

He had also seen Song Xueci being held and kissed by Erland, her foot kicking wildly on the sheets, rubbing her skin until it turned red.

Then, Erland's large hand would grip that ankle tightly.

Song Xueci's physique was vastly different from that of the two brothers. Both he and his brother could easily keep him off the ground, whether it was holding him in their arms and kissing him or doing other things.

Thinking about it this way, Erland's desires are stronger than the succubus's.

He didn't know who first suggested sitting on his face, but after that, Erland sucked on it for a long time, even more than he had sucked blood.

It must taste much sweeter than blood there.

Lucius noticed the foot in his hand struggling. He looked up and saw Xue Ci looking at him with a hint of fear.

"You... you... your eyes have turned red, and your teeth..."

The young vampire couldn't hide his bloodthirsty nature like Erland could; just seeing Xue Ci's smooth skin on her neck made his throat itch.

"Yes, you are all vampires..." Xue Ci murmured, finally relaxing and no longer afraid. "Do you want to drink blood now?"

Lucius sheathed his fangs. "No need. I'm an adult now, I can control my desires at any time."

He intentionally added that he was already an adult, but Xue Ci didn't care what he said; her mind was still on her deceased husband.

"Oh... vampires are immortal, so Erland won't die, he's just in a dormant state, right?"

Even though she lost her memory, Erland still holds an irreplaceable place in Xue Ci's heart.

Lucius frowned. "There are many types of hibernation. Erland's type should be impossible to wake up from."

Xue Ci was stunned for a moment. The fine sweat on her face had not completely dried, as if she had been drenched in rain.

"How could this be... Isn't Erland the family heir? He should be very powerful."

"He is indeed very powerful," Lucius admitted, "But even the most powerful vampire is afraid of having a silver bullet pierce his heart."

Xue Ci was stunned.

He had indeed seen it in TV dramas; it was the most effective and direct way to deal with vampires.

But how could her husband... such a powerful family heir, be shot in the heart with a silver bullet?

Does this have anything to do with him?

Where was he when Erland had his accident?

In the thick fog, Xue Ci finally found a clue. Just as she was about to ask Lucius, she heard him say calmly, "Your husband is dead."

Lucius's thin but strong hand still gripped his foot. "You've moved on, remarry sooner rather than later."

"This time we can find someone younger."

"..."

What kind of person do you like? Young? Someone who's willing to do physical labor?

"..."

Xue Ci suddenly thought of the men he had been luring away in the ancient castle. He awkwardly rubbed his nose. "Even if I can't wake up, I have to see Erland. Do you know where he is?"

Lucius remained silent, seemingly hiding something.

Xue Ci knew that conditions had to be negotiated in this situation.

He leaned closer, and when he saw the other person's slightly reddened earlobes, he seemed to guess something and rolled his eyes.

"You just asked me what kind of person I like."

"I do prefer someone younger than me."

"They... are very strong."

Suppressing her embarrassment, Xue Ci deliberately sighed after noticing Lucius's gaze darken, "But I feel there are too many bad men out there, so I still plan to live with you for the time being."

Lucius's shoulders stiffened. "... What?"

"It means... I want to live with you. I'll quit my job in a while." Xue Ci leaned closer, and her sweet, soft fragrance immediately wafted onto Lucius's face. He stared at her bright red lips and small, upturned cupid's bow.

He was already on edge, but he didn't realize that the kitten was saying these things on purpose. He just thought that the kitten really couldn't live on its own and was very dependent on him.

"Your inheritance is all here with me, more than enough for you to live on for the rest of your life. You don't need to work." Lucius was already tingling with pleasure, barely suppressing his surging excitement.

His voice trembled uncontrollably. "But you do need someone to take care of you. Before my brother fell into a deep sleep, he did entrust you to me."

"Snap!"

The items on the table fell over.

A muffled, heavy thud startled Xue Ci, who glanced in that direction.

Lucius glanced at it indifferently, not paying any attention.

Even if Erland's spirit were to unleash its fury, it would be utterly futile.

His sister-in-law was already a widow, and he couldn't let her body remain empty any longer.

He will inherit everything.

"He did say that..." Xue Ci pondered. It seemed that Lucius had communicated with Erland, and the other party did indeed know where her husband's body was.

We can negotiate with Lucius later.

As for the terms of the negotiation, Xue Ci roughly understood.

He nodded, agreeing with the other person, "Then I'll follow you from now on."

Lucius's eyelids twitched.

This word is ambiguous.

What exactly did his widowed sister-in-law mean? Did she want him to be her next husband, or did she simply want to use his body for free while maintaining their original relationship on the surface?

A proud and arrogant young person would naturally not accept an ambiguous relationship.

Just as Lucius was about to ask, he heard Xue Ci yawn. "I'm a little sleepy, and I want to take a shower, but I'm a little scared. Can you stand at the door with me?"

Lucius asked no more questions.

The fact that she's always standing at the door with him means it must be her husband.

Xue Ci was indeed sleepy.

She dreams of being tormented by her husband, but upon waking, she still tries to seduce her brother-in-law.

He casually grabbed a pair of pajamas from the closet, washed them, and then snuggled into bed, smelling wonderful.

Leaving behind Lucius, whose mind is preoccupied with wedding planning, and a dead husband who can't even leave his soul and can only wreak havoc in impotent rage.

*

Xue Ci slept soundly until noon without being disturbed.

Lucius had already bought lunch, and after they finished eating together, the other person conscientiously cleared the table.

The progress bar for the hidden quest has reached 70%.

It seems that finding Erland's body and finding out who shot him in the heart will complete the hidden mission.

Only when he leaves the game with the corpse can the mission be considered a complete success.

Seeing the progress bar rise so much, Xue Ci relaxed her tense nerves and, accompanied by Lucius, searched every corner of the villa.

He found no useful clues, but he could sense that something invisible was binding him.

He told Lucius to leave first, then addressed the empty living room. "Is that you, Erland?"

It felt strange to talk to thin air like that, Xue Ci's ears started to burn.

But soon, a gentle breeze brushed against his cheek.

He touched his lips and waist.

"..."

Xue Ci suddenly thought of the male ghost haunting her in the castle—could it also be Erland?

Lucius called him from outside, and Xue Ci didn't delay any longer, saying to the air, "Stay here and be good, I'll be back to see you soon."

The sound of the wind disappeared.

They were all so well-behaved, like dogs.

*

Lucius was looking for a carriage; it seemed he intended to send him away.

Xue Ci only then remembered Bill, and he grabbed him, saying, "I need to go back to see my friend; I need to tell him."

After all, Bill brought him here, it would be very unfair for him to leave on his own.

"You still want to go back to that kind of place?" Lucius felt utter disgust for the slums, and thinking of those hungry, burly men, he said coldly, "I'll send you."

Xue Ci did not refuse.

The two walked along the street toward the slums, but ran straight into a person.

"... Xue Ci!"

Xue Ci almost didn't recognize him. She stared at the tall man opposite her for several seconds, then asked in surprise, "Lu Min? Did you cut your hair?"

Lu Min's overly long curly hair was gone, replaced by a head of slightly choppy short hair.

His handsome face was fully revealed, making him stand out in the crowd.

This made Lucius feel threatened, and he looked at the other person with hostility.

Xue Ci, I miss you so much!

Lu Min's aloof expression vanished upon seeing Xue Ci. He resembled a stray, shameless dog, not daring to immediately cling to her and hug her, but instead staring intently at her.

That look in his eyes.

Lucius gave a cold, smirking look.

Xue Ci what was happening and her heart skipped a beat. Beside her was her husband's younger brother. She absolutely couldn't let Lu Min know that she had a husband!

He grabbed Lu Min: "How did you find this place? No, it's not far from here—"

I know it's far away, but I miss you so much.

After Lu Min finished sticking the glue, he glanced at Lucius.

Lucius ignored her and casually leaned on Xue Ci's shoulder.

The two young men were secretly trying to prove that they had a better relationship with Xue Ci.

Seeing the impending chaotic scene, Xue Ci simply pretended to be oblivious and didn't introduce herself to anyone.

He urged Lu Min to go back, but Lu Min complained, "My forehead is injured."

Before Xue Ci could speak, Lucius coldly said, "You followed me all this way just to say this?"

"I..." Lu Min had indeed been following them. He gave up on explaining and started playing the victim, "I was beaten up by Qin Zhou."

"..."

It's a complete headache.

Xue Ci a deep breath, fearing that Lucius might let something slip, and sent someone back first.

Lucius was clearly unwilling, but Xue Ci's tone was firm, and he didn't dare to offend her, so he left with a cold face.

Before leaving, he gave all the money he had to Xue Ci.

After everyone left, Lu Min asked, "Who is he...?"

That cowardly tone made it seem as if Xue Ci Xue Ci could convince herself that even if she slept with him last night, she was just at the age where she loved to have fun, and that all the other men were just passing through, while he was the only one who could stay at home.

Seeing Lu Min's expression, Xue Ci knew that he was overthinking things again.

"Lower your head, let me see."

Hearing Xue Ci's gentle tone, Lu Min's slightly cold heart warmed up again, and he obediently bent down and leaned his head closer.

Upon closer inspection, there is indeed a small, inflamed wound.

Xue Ci with him about following him without permission, so she gave him some money. "Go to the pharmacy and buy some ointment, then take a bus back."

I can't go back until tomorrow.

Lu Min's heart sank instantly. "Can't I go back with you tomorrow? I miss you so much... Why didn't you even ask me how I hurt my forehead?"

Xue Ci asked in confusion, "Wasn't it Qin Zhou who beat him up?"

Lu Min was speechless, staring at him in silence.

Xue Ci also felt that she had been too cold-hearted; after all, Lu Min was her secret boyfriend.

Does the wound hurt?

Lu Min's expression softened a bit. "It doesn't hurt anymore. After you left, I planned to go find you the next day. Before leaving, I wanted to take in the clothes you had hung out to dry, but as soon as I got to the balcony, I found Qin Zhou stealing your underwear."

Wh-what...

Xue Ci was incredulous, her brows furrowing with shame and indignation.

"He stole your underwear because he was going to do that kind of thing, so I tried to snatch it from him. In the end, he tore your underwear to shreds but still didn't give it back to me."

Seeing Xue Ci's cold expression, Lu Min immediately said, "But I've already bought you a new one."

Xue Ci didn't know what to say, and was biting her lip in frustration when a cold, mocking voice sounded from behind her.

"You went out for two days just to go on a date with him?"

Xue Ci turned around, her vision blurred.

One by one, they all came to our door.

So annoying.

Bill searched for Xue Ci for two days, his stubble long and his appearance disheveled. His voice was hoarse and cold. "Didn't I say I was going to find you—"

The next moment, his mouth was covered.

Xue Ci looked flustered, her eyes wide open, as if afraid he would continue.

Bill glanced at Lu Min behind him and quickly realized what was going on.

He stuck out his tongue and licked Xue Ci's palm, startling her so much that she immediately pulled her hand away.

He then leaned in close, his tone harsh. "So he didn't know you had a husband before."

Xue Ci looked at him nervously.

Bill said menacingly, "You don't want him to know either, right? Then come with me obediently."

Xue Ci had no choice but to quickly give Lu Min a couple of instructions, but Lu Min refused, so she threw a tantrum. "Are you even going to listen to me?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Min immediately wilted. "I'll be good, I'll be good, please don't be angry."

He remained motionless, staring menacingly at the two figures ahead.

"He's as obedient as a dog."

After walking for a while, Bill suddenly blurted out this sentence.

Thinking that Xue Ci had spent the past two days with Lu Min, he uncontrollably increased the force in his hands.

Xue Ci stumbled after him, asking, "Bill... why are you walking so fast?"

"You guess?"

Bill sneered.

He saw Xue Ci's shoulders tremble slightly.

"Of course I'm going back to fuck you hard."

Author's Note:

I almost forgot the names of those guys in the castle. [Pity]

I was surprised to see that my work has over 9000 views today! Could you please add it to your favorites to make it a round number? [Poor me][Poor me][Poor me] Please, I'll do anything if you do.