Chapter 477: Chapter 477: Fireflies Dancing in the Sky
Chi Enen was well aware that Li Beijue had stood at the top of the staircase eavesdropping on her conversation, only to return upstairs after listening.
After using the incident with the fireflies to teach Baby Chi a lesson, she worried that it might have dampened his spirits, so after a short rest, she took him out to search for fireflies.
If they were going out in the evening, Huo Yi would definitely need to follow.
Several servants, carrying flashlights, accompanied them along the way towards the stream.
Though it was June and summertime, the mountain air grew quite cold in the evening; a breeze gave Chi Enen goosebumps.
Immediately, a piece of clothing was draped over her shoulders, and when she turned around, she saw Huo Yi respectfully stepping back.
Chi Enen smiled with gratitude, “Butler Huo, thank you.”
Miss Chi, you need not thank me; it was Master Jue who, before leaving, instructed me to bring this for you,” Huo Yi replied, not so much seizing the chance to speak for Li Beijue, as simply carrying out his orders.
Chi Enen paused, slowly lowering her gaze.
Since she had passed out that morning, she hadn’t seen him, and he hadn’t come down for dinner either; he must have realized something, right?
That’s why he had pressured her, making her answer whether it was about not wanting the deed or not wanting him.
At this time, Chi Jingchen found fireflies in the bush, excitedly hollering with the servants’ company, “Woman, here, here! I’ve found the fireflies! Come quick~”
Chi Enen cast her complex emotions aside, took a deep breath, and walked toward him, asking with a smile, “Where?”
“Right here, this spot. Hurray, Woman, hurry up, it’s going to fly away!” He hopped from foot to foot in his urgency.
Chi Enen approached, but only a pitch-black bush remained, “Where are the fireflies?”
Baby Chi was utterly downcast, pouting and grumbling, “I told you to hurry. It’s all your fault for being so slow; the fireflies have all flown away.”
“Little Young Master, there are many by the stream; use this and you can draw them out.” Huo Yi procured a tree branch from somewhere and began sweeping the bush with it.
Soon, the dark bush was speckled with twinkling fireflies, lighting it up as if by magic. It was as beautiful as something out of a fairy-tale.
Even the normally chatty Baby Chi quieted down, looking up at the ‘little stars’ swaying in dance, clutching Chi Enen’s hand as if afraid to disturb the fireflies, whispering, “Woman, you were right, the fireflies should fly , not be trapped in bottles.”
Because it was too beautiful.
A few captured in a bottle could never match the breathtaking sight of thousands of fireflies in flight.
Chi Enen thought he had finally understood that love wasn’t about possession, unaware that he was already scheming about mass-producing fireflies once he grew up. He wouldn’t sell them in bottles; instead, he’d buy a scenic area, release artificially bred fireflies there, then sell tickets and merchandise. If things went well, he could even build a hotel, a restaurant, and make countless money every day—far more than he would by just selling fireflies.
And it would not cause firefly deaths, nor would they need to be separated from their mothers. His family’s woman would also stop nagging him.
For the first time, Baby Chi saw so many fireflies and played beside the stream until eleven o’clock before he was willing to leave. Only after Chi Enen forcefully carried him back to the villa did he protest fruitlessly before bathing and going to bed. However, he took the opportunity to act spoilt, pulling at Chi Enen to sleep with him that night…