Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 411: Never smiled?

Everyone looked at Lingge.

Yieta also looked at him, her sparkling eyes seemed to be expecting something.

The young man frowned slightly: "Do I want one too?"

"What are you talking about!" Alice gently pushed his shoulder. "Everyone has hugged you, so how can you be an exception? Do you want to escape, or are you shy?"

She never hesitated to assume the worst of Lingge, and the latter replied calmly, "It's not very convenient."

At least he understands the difference between men and women.

Unfortunately, others don’t seem to understand.

"What's inconvenient about that?" Alice muttered, "It's just a hug, it won't cost you a piece of meat."

Yieta did not hide her loss and disappointment, and whispered: "I just want to bring you happiness, Lingge, don't you need it?"

As she spoke, she encouraged others to boo in protest: "Come on, Shemi, Metien, boo him with me, shout with me: Encore... Ugh! Do it again! Do it again!"

There was a strange feeling boiling in her chest. Was it some kind of strong emotion or an indescribable impulse? Yieta didn't know how to describe it, but she believed that it was definitely not an illusion.

Strictly speaking, this was not even a hug, because the two bodies did not touch each other, it was just that Ling's hand touched her shoulder. But this brief contact was enough for Yieta to feel the warmth transmitted from Ling's fingertips. She always thought that Ling should be a very cold person, from his tone to his expression to his personality, but the temperature of his fingers seemed to be hotter than others, hotter than Saint Xia Liya, Alice, Metien... and hotter than everyone else.

Ling wanted to explain, but stopped talking because he could see from the girl's pure eyes that she didn't deliberately interpret it as a love story. After all, she was an angel descended from the wind, a young queen who controlled the laws of creation, and was not bound by secular etiquette. In the past, the villagers of Avignon treated her as a relative, perhaps with a bit of respect and love, and naturally would not tell her these things.

A happy smile suddenly appeared on Yieta's face. She stretched out her hands to Lingge and blinked her eyes, waiting for him to come over and hug her. Lingge had no choice but to walk over and gently hug her. The faint scent of primrose was separated at the touch. Before Yieta had time to wrap him up with her wings, the young man let go of her hand, so fast that she suspected that the warm feeling she had just had was just an illusion.

After realizing this, Ling'er's attitude softened a little. In addition, Alice and others kept instigating and putting pressure on him, and finally, the young man nodded and agreed.

"Because you didn't smile."

Yieta's heart has been so pure from beginning to end. If I reject her with such a reason, will it make her more confused and even at a loss?
For her, the hug she gave herself actually had the same meaning as the hug she gave Alice and the others, she just thought too much.

Yieta didn't feel that she was being perfunctory. She just looked at the young man in front of her in confusion: "Lingge, don't you feel happy?"

"Shhhh!" Alice took the lead in making shushing noises. "What kind of hug is that? Even the lamb is taking the initiative before you!"

Linger frowned: "Why do you say that?"

He is really a guy who likes to watch the fun and never mind causing trouble.

This is not a question of need or not, but——

After the hug, Ling'er's expression remained unchanged. He asked, "Is this all right?"

When you feel happy, you will laugh. This is the most simple truth that Yieta has learned. Therefore, the reason why she firmly believes that her hug can really convey happiness is the smile on the other person's face after the hug: Saint Xia Liya's relieved smile, Alice's silly smile, Ovilla's nostalgic smile, Metien's happy smile, Shemi's simple smile, and the innocent smile in the lamb's eyes... But Lingge didn't smile. His expression was so calm, as if he had completed a task. He gave people the feeling that he was a man who could say that breaking up would be the next date.

Ieta heard this description from Olvera, who in turn read it in some book. One day, she said it when she complained that Ringer always bullied her. The angel remembered it, and now, thinking back on it, she found it particularly appropriate.

It is said that there are people in the world who are born unable to learn to smile and feel happiness. Is Lingge such a person? She tilted her head and carefully looked at the expression on Lingge's face. Somehow, the latter felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at him. He turned his face away awkwardly and replied, "I'm just not used to smiling."

Alice nodded seriously. "Indeed, I've never seen this guy laugh before."

The others thought about it and found that it was true. Since they met Linger, the young man had never smiled. They were used to his smile and thought that was normal. They imagined Linger's smile and shook their heads at the same time, thinking that the picture was too ridiculous, even more ridiculous than Alice not playing games.

Metien saw everyone's reaction, opened her mouth, and hesitated to speak, but in the end she said nothing because Linger looked at her and shook his head slightly.

There is no need to talk about the past, this is the consistent view of young people.

But if you don’t smile, how can you let others know that you are happy?
Yieta thought, and then heard Linger say, "Now we can go."

"Eh?" Alice cried disappointedly, "I don't want it. I want to hug Yieta again because I don't think I'm happy enough!"

"you shut up."

"Oh."

Yieta didn't want to waste everyone's time, so she waved her hand and said, "Then be careful. I'll be waiting for you here, along with the boss lady and Miss Shelia."

The lamb bleated to indicate that I was still here.

This time, entering the swamp is more dangerous, so Saint Shallia doesn't plan to take it with her.

"No problem! Just wait for our good news!" Alice patted her chest and promised, then rushed out of the room, shouting something like "With the BUFF given by Yieta, I am already invincible." Metien and Shemi hurriedly chased after her, and Saint Shalia and Olvera followed reluctantly.

Soon, only Lingge and Yieta were left in the room. When the young man wanted to leave, Yieta suddenly called him and asked hesitantly under his puzzled gaze: "Um, Lingge, are you really not used to laughing?"

"Yeah." Linger nodded gently: "What's wrong?"

"No, nothing." Yieta shook her head quickly, and then muttered to herself, "I thought you didn't like to laugh."

The young man's eyes suddenly fixed, and he was a little surprised by Iyeta's sharpness. Although she was a little slow in terms of social etiquette and common sense, she unexpectedly had a sensitive heart. Perhaps this was the unique tenderness of the young royal power? They were ignorant of the world, but they could always touch people's hearts in some way, just like Saint Xia Liya's understanding and Olvera's bravery and strength.

The young man thought for a moment and said, "You don't need to take other people's opinions too seriously. They can't affect you. The most important thing is what you want to do. By the way—"

He turned around and said, "Thank you for the hug."

He walked away without looking back. If he had looked back, he would have seen a bright light gradually blooming in Yieta's eyes. She stared at the young man's back. Somehow, her mood suddenly became much better, and even the feeling of loss that her hug could not make Lingge smile disappeared.

She put her hands behind her back, her slender white fingertips entangled restlessly, and the six wings behind her slowly rose up, and then slowly fell down, scattering white feathers. The angel gently said to the young man's back: "I want to thank you too, Lingge."

"besides--"

"What if one day I can make you happy?"

You didn't seem to feel very happy when you hugged me, but that's not your fault, it's the direction I should work towards. After all, the meaning of my existence is to be an angel that brings happiness to everyone.

When the young man heard this, his back seemed to pause for a moment, but he did not answer. He quickly walked forward and disappeared behind the door. Yieta was not disappointed. She silently added the unfinished part of the sentence in her heart:
What if one day I could make you smile?
　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)