Chapter 72: Hugging all night (part 1)

Shael’s breathing was soft, as if she was still sleeping with her arms wrapped around me. 

This allowed me to reach out and to*uch her pretty easily. 

I stretched my hand toward Shael’s belly.

Then I gently grasped her belly, which was one of the sources of her insecurity. 

She didn’t exercise properly and indulged in desserts, so this slim body mystified me quite a lot.

After that, I spoke in a teasing tone, loud enough for Shael to hear, “Looks like she gained weight.” 

Shael twitched. 

Her pretense of sleep was so bad that it wouldn’t fool anyone, and her belly, which was pretty relaxed until now, suddenly tightened beneath my touch.

It was clear that she was tightening her stomach in order to look as lean as possible.

I was worried about Shael’s skinny body just a moment ago…

Now, seeing her tighten her stomach, I felt the urge to feed her more desserts.

[How about now?] I was able to sense her silent plea for reassurance.

“Ah…now that I see it again, she does seem a bit too thin…” I admitted, and Shael’s face relaxed from its earlier tension. 

Still, a hint of annoyance lingered in her expression. 

I could read her mind even without words. 

[If I’m too thin, shouldn’t you indulge me with more desserts?] That must have been her silent question.

I nodded internally and moved my hand, running my fingers through Shael’s light blue hair. 

Its softness comforted me, and her sky blue hair retained its presence even in the darkness of the night. 

Gazing at Shael’s serene face, I longed to see her flustered expression again. 

So I decided to tease her a bit more.

I firmly held her hand and said, “You’re cute.”

The words hung heavy with cheesiness, but the reward was worth it. 

Shael’s lips curved into a smile.

Embracing Shael, I whispered in a low voice, “I know you’re not asleep.” 

Now, Shael’s face flushed red with embarrassment. 

Yet, she persisted in her pretense, perhaps hoping I hadn’t caught on.

Shael continued her rhythmic breathing, pretending to be asleep while stifling her laughter. 

It was quite evident, though much appreciated on my part. 

She wanted to embrace me, hence the clumsy charade. 

Even if her acting was really bad, she tried quite hard to deceive me.

I decide to play along. 

“Are you really sleeping?” I asked again. 

But she continued her act.

I lightly blew air into Shael’s ears, causing her mouth to twitch in a struggle against laughter. 

Seeing her efforts, I reached out to her once more. 

My fingers brushed against Shael’s soft cheeks, marveling at their smoothness. 

As I withdrew my hand, my fingertips found her lips.

Shael gasped, momentarily startled. 

‘Did she think that I kissed her?’

She pursed her lips, hesitating, then began to move them, slowly responding. 

Her eyes, previously closed in concentration, slightly opened.

“…”

After finding out that it was my hands. Shael, who looked disappointed, closed her eyes again.

‘Is she disappointed because it wasn’t a kiss?’

But I didn’t want to waste my first kiss in such a way. I wanted to make it special.

Anyways, finally done with my little game, I closed my eyes, I hugged her.

I continued envisioning our future together. 

A future where Shael would express her affection without reservations…a future of happiness. 

Perhaps Shael’s shyness would change over time.

One day, we wouldn’t need to pretend anymore. 

I hoped for a future where we could express our love confidently. 

With those thoughts in my mind, I drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

---

Goblin: Please consider becoming a Patron at Patreon to support me if you can. You can also support me and sponsor chapters at BuymeaCoffee! A little support will help me a lot in these tough times.

If you want a more severe (spicy) rehabilitation of multiple villainesses, you can check out my other project, Pushover Extra Trains the Villainesses. Check out my other project My Summons Are Special and Dual Cultivation with a Fox Demon

Become a Supreme Patron for only $30 to access all the advanced chapters of all the novels on Goblinslate!

Please point out any mistakes if you find one.

Please whitelist this site in your a*blocker to support the translation.

Patrons, please visit the Patreon page for your advanced chapters.

If you enjoy this novel, please take some time to rate it on NU