chapter 2

The servants stayed very quiet. Momo, who was having a meal, was bored and looked up at the woman who was serving it.

“Hey,” she wanted to talk to her about it, but her English was so bad, and she really didn’t know how to start. “Speak up.”

“Why not go out after dinner?!”

“Well, good idea!” Momo nodded excitedly, “Been here for only three days and all I did was stay in the room to eat, sleep, and sigh wasn’t a good thing! Momo, you must cheer up, life is very beautiful!” Momo cheered herself up in her heart, and quickly finished eating, even that boring borscht(1) with the strange taste. The maid smiled and left the room. Momo saw that the baby had fallen asleep. She wiped her mouth, went to the mirror, began to comb her hair, changed clothes, and prepared to go out of the room.

Momo looked at herself in the mirror. It was the same appearance, but the baby fat on her face was gone, replaced by a standard melon seed face(2), and her skin was flawless. The whole person’s facial features seemed to be deep; waist-length curls, she didn’t know if that was the reason why the sheets were reversed. Even with just simple, purple-colored silk pajamas, the whole person still looked noble and mysterious. Her temperament was very sophisticated!

Looking around the room, Momo finally found the closet, specifically, a room full of clothes. She covered her mouth in awe and once again lamented the life of the rich. Haha, please allow her to use this less respectful word, because so far, there were too many things that have exceeded her understanding. Not off-line, what was it?!

Freely picking out a set of milk white colored long skirts on the body, the whole clothes’ style was simple, only a silver-edged violet was embroidered near the neckline. Momo nodded in satisfaction, “Really beautiful! It seems that even after ten years, I have a very good eye.”

In order to change clothes, Momo picked up the purple colored one decorated with white swan. There was a long red carpeted gallery outside the door. There were many oil paintings on the walls on both sides. Momo didn’t understand oil painting, but she thought that the vibe of the style was full of unity, there was a desire for life. At the end of the promenade was a turning staircase with a semi-circular arch. Momo walked down the stairs and was suddenly stunned by the sight: a spectacular palace!

There were about four or five hundred square meters of space, all covered with mosaic floor. She slowly walked to the center of the palace. The floor depicted an ellipse like the shape of the earth, with patterns of animals and plants. Above, the dome of the palace symbolized the stars moving in the same direction as the sun, and the dendrite frame made of gold colored brass plates was sharply shaped like a crown of Byzantine.

Momo went straight to the lamp and found that it was also inlaid with a lot of shiny and bright crystals, each with a lighted milk-white colored candle.

Because there were a lot of candles, Momo, who was a big fan, couldn’t even count due to her curiosity: “1, 2, 3 … 96, 97? That’s not right, I’ve only—”

Suddenly hearing the sounds of footsteps from behind, Momo turned her head to look and found that Naze Vatican, who had already changed his clothes, to be standing behind her: “Did I scare you this time?”

“Ah, no…” Momo, who was squatting, turned around. She didn’t know what to say. After all, the opposite person was nominally her husband. He still seemed to love her very deeply. If she stood too far, he would be sad. But too close, she couldn’t bear it, so she had to stand there silly.

Naze Vatican walked up to her “It’s ninety-six.”

“Okay?!”

“I said that these candles are a total of ninety-six, you don’t have to count anymore,” Naze Vatican chuckled, “In any case, you have never counted.”

“Oh~” Momo went stupid, and her eyes looked everywhere else, not looking at the man in front of her. “Lu – Keer(3) – Naze Vatican, I… I used to like this, um, this ‘color’?”

“Naze, it’s good to call me Naze. You used to call me this very name so much. It’s better to say it. I finally know why you didn’t call me by my full name. It’s really—” Naze stared at her face. Seeing Momo’s flushed face, he didn’t continue further, just paused and said sadly, “You have not changed from your past self, except, you forgot me and the ten years that belonged to us.”

“I’m sorry,” Momo muttered.

“Don’t say sorry and don’t doubt yourself anymore.” Naze Vatican extended his hand to touch her cheek. he doesn’t know why but he stopped midair. “I am no good.”

Momo raised her eyes and looked at the person in front of her. The smooth and deep outline was even more unclear in the swaying candlelight. The sleepy “confusion” in her heart gradually faded down, and her mood dehazed: “She passed out and lost her memory. After all, since you are still yourself, since the other party doesn’t mind, then why bother to cling to the past, good days will be good!”

Momo, who made up her mind, raised a bright smile towards Naze. “We don’t have to blame ourselves. From now on, I won’t say sorry to you, and you don’t have to say sorry to me. What’s important is the future. But—”

“But what?” Naze asked urgently.

Momo laughed out with a smile: “However, if you want to regret it now, hurry and say, I won’t blame you, or otherwise, I will ask for mental compensation next time, ah!”

Unfortunately, her threat had not even finished when she was dragged by the ecstatic Naze. He could not wait to put her whole person in his arms: “Momo, my Momo, how can I regret, how will I ever regret, I have such a big heart for you!”

“I know, I know.” His show of true love made Momo feel at a loss, she gently patted his back. “Ah that, can you loosen your hands first?”

Naze listened to her and slightly reduced his strength, but still fixed her in his arms. Momo struggled to reach out.”Can we, um, not be so close? I can’t adapt to it for the time being…”

“Okay.” Naze was very obedient to let go, and the two people stood close to each other, and were a little embarrassed.

Momo tried to swallow, and she was a little embarrassed to say: “Isn’t this going to make me fall in love with you again? Then I can chase you again, I am very good at chasing, really. Besides, anyway, we have a child and you are so handsome, basically, I am sure to rely on you, haha.”

“Momo,” Naze looked at Momo’s lovely and courageous eyes and looked at himself, restraining his impulse to put her in his arms again. “Thank you!”

“See! You are saying it again. Don’t say it again.” Momo squinted her eyes, and blamed him in a somewhat spoiled tone. “Right, how come you are here? You just didn’t say goodnight to me, I thought you stayed up late at night, ready to make up during the day!”

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“Well, I am staying here for the time being – the next room.” Then continued, “How is Momo here?”

Momo pulled out a naughty smile: “The room is too stuffy, It’s not breathable. Right, it is so big, but there’s not even a window. There’s so many candles, it is beautiful! But in the daytime, it feels a bit wasted!”

Naze looked at her, and his eyes suddenly deepened: “Momo, this is the setting in the castle. Except for that window in the hostess’s bedroom, there are no windows in other places, and from morning till night, it will be full of lit candles.”

“There are so few windows in the castle!” Momo said in amazement. “There is no such thing mentioned in the fairytale book.”

Naze looked at her face with a look of innocence. Suddenly, he felt cruel. He clenched his fist and let go. The tall figure moved slightly, as if he made up his mind: “Momo, you feel bored. Actually, the doctor said that your body is no longer in trouble. I have a party tonight, I will take you there, okay?”

“Well, okay.” Momo nodded briskly, thinking and laughing. “But I am like this. Will it make you lose face, or I have given you a lot of faces before that you have gotten used to it?”

Naze also smiled faintly and pulled her hand: “You never gave me a face.”

“This, ah!” Momo stuck her tongue out and pulled her hand away from his. “If you think so, then I am relieved, ah, the baby is still upstairs, I have to go up.”

After that, she hurriedly turned around, unable to withstand that gentle offense anymore! Momo lamented in her heart, her face had not known how many times it turned red, and she could not say that two words to give in. So, she was chased out, thinking that there was no meaning to go out, or to hurry up!

“Momo!” Naze shouted to her softly from behind.

“Hmm?!” Momo paused and turned to look back at him.

Naze, the whole person was bathed in candlelight, and the shadows on the floor folded and swayed. As the candlelight swayed, he was like the god of the night, mysterious and melancholic. He silently looked at Momo. Half a day passed, “Nothing, the baby will be there to see at any time. You go slowly, it doesn’t matter.”