"Here is the salade aveyronaise you ordered, Madam," the head chef said, serving a delectable dish. It is a classic French salad that Yan Qiong assumed to be the easiest and fastest dish that can be made at this time of the day.
Wearing a bathrobe similar to Yan Qiong, the head chef, even though he already has a wife and three kids, can't help but be mesmerized at 'Nixie', the name of the woman according to their master.
"You're dismissed," the young miss said.
Usually, she would hate staying up late, or destroying her sleeping schedule, but this is far more important than her usual routines.
The dining room of the villa is a splendid sight to behold, with a white big Strauss-crystal chandelier above their heads and a glass table where the four columns are created using oak-tree. It is wide enough for eight people to seat.
This scene portrays those of in the medieval era, only that, it is made of modern materials. It's not even a mansion yet the intricate design and wide space resemble one. The floor used a gray tone ceramic tile flooring while the wall is in a lighter shade of gray with gold unruly lines as embellishment.
The wide double casement window that is on the right side of the dining table was opened for the fresh sea breeze to come in. It smells a bit salty, like the ocean.
No one bothered to cover the window with drapes as the Qiong's specifically requested for a house where the natural light and breeze can come in anytime, thus, the reason why huge windows can be seen in every corner of the three-tiered house.
On the left side of the dining table, a black imperial staircase resides, this is two staircases spiraling down a rectangular dark gray carpet for a soft landing.
It was around 3 am when Yan Qiong eventually managed to help Nixie dress up and guided her to walk.
It's unsettling as to how the girl doesn't know how to even walk, maybe, she's not pretending to be stupid...she really is!
Yan Qiong can only shake her head mentally, what use of beauty when one is dumb?
It's like a beautiful fish, sure, it is filled with thousands of colors and is dazzling to look at, but at the end of the day, it is still a fish, nothing more but a mere substance less creature.
Her eyes pierced through Nixie.
'Why isn't she eating the salade aveyronaise?'
Instead of munching the cuisine from France, Nixie merely stares at it curiously.
"Is there something wrong with the food?"
"It has an animal in it..." Nixie replied blankly, this earned her a raised eyebrow from Yan Qiong.
'It has bacon lardons in it, of course, it has animal meat if that's what she's referring to' Yan Qiong snickered replied at the back of her mind.
Sipping another drip of wine, she waited for Nixie's next action.
"I don't want to eat it," Nixie said, pushing the bowl afar like a child throwing tantrum over a plate of vegetables she doesn't like.
At this point, Yan Qiong doesn't know what to do anymore, she's tired with all the teaching and asking stuff to Nixie, this is similar to having born a child, the only difference is that she gave birth to a goddess.
"Are you a vegetarian?" she asked while circling the wine glass in her hand. She needs to sleep in a few minutes, she cannot afford to look like an ugly swine on the day of their auction.
"A vegetarian?" Andromeda asked cluelessly, tilting her head slightly to the right while her turquoise eyes are filled with inquisitiveness.
Yan Qiong mentally face-palmed, aside from the basic words, this woman knows nothing!
If patience is the only basis for making money, Yan Qiong would be on the streets now, begging for food to eat. She was known for being hot-headed, yet, why does she keep answering questions this woman threw?
Heaving a long big sigh, her lips opened and gave words.
"A vegetarian is a person who doesn't eat any meat and other animal produce"
Without any choice left but to answer her queries, it felt like she adopted a new child, although it never occurred to her to have one, she's too young and pretty to think of getting married so soon!
"Ah...um, I see, I guess, I am one" Andromeda replied while nodding, she admits that her stomach is already grumbling and begging to taste kelps or any other food. But she prefers kelps...
Reminiscing its sweet yet nutty flavor, the dark brownish eukaryotic algae is incomparable to the bland salad in front of her. It's filled with red, green, and darkish red that is supposed to be the meat. In her eyes, it's one of the most unappealing things she has ever seen.
Her eyes went up to see what Yan Qiong is up to but as she is at the far end of the table, she cannot hear what the woman is saying to what appears to be their cook.
As the Princess of the Sutra Kingdom, instead of keeping her mouth shut, Andromeda's lips opened to suggest the one thing that keeps her drooling over.
"Do you have any kelps?" she nonchalantly asked, her turquoise orbs remained unfazed upon the probing eyes of Yan Qiong.
The head chef exchanged looks with his boss before Yan Qiong nodded in agreement.
"We can make a salad with the kelp as the main ingredient," the cook replied, moderately raising his voice as he is located on the far end of the table too.
"I just want kelp..." the dazzling beauty replied in return. Her voice bears a resemblance to the chiming sound of bells in a breezy Saturday afternoon. It was mellow and soft.
With that voice and appearance, the chef didn't question further and hurriedly went back to the kitchen...to grab a plate full of kelps and made a juice out of kelps.
Is it weird that a person is obsessed with kelps? It's for garnishing purposes, yet in this dish, kelp is the main ingredient, the appetizer, and dessert.
People have weird fetishes, this must be one of hers.
'W-wait, is it the kelp that produced a beauty like that?' the question lingered on the chef's head.
'Because if it is, I will feed my wife tons of it'
Do you hear it, Andromeda?The bombs that kept exploding and your friend's and family's voice wailing deeply in sorrow.With every explosion that happens, their tails got ripped off, their soul would start vanishing into thin air as they uttered the word, "Escape, Andromeda"The moments you shared together, those laughs, each meal you had together can no longer happen again because of the selfishness of other people.Why must we suffer?Why should my people be drowned in agony?That day, the sea looks palely blue, it should've stayed that way, but with a sound that resembled a thunderstrike, the blue seawater turned bloody red.The screams echoed loudly and clearly...Revenge...yes, the sole reason why she's here, in the land.Do you remember, Andromeda?How you take care of that one angelfish you loved, you gave her a name, Sammy...and she was pregnant, ready to give birth to a thousand more of her kin...she was
A lone figure clad in an azure silk gown stood at the balcony of the Qiong's villa. The entire room was filled with gloomy atmosphere, it was dark with only the sounds of dripping rain resonating throughout.It was just an awful dream.'I guess it was just wishful thinking on my part that we, humans and mermen, can co-exist peacefully, then sooner, I'd reveal myself to their world. I had high-hopes yet in a snap, it dissolved into bubbles.'As the cold wind stroked her body, she shivered instinctively but didn't move.Is this how feeble a human body is?With a little bit of coldness, one shudders their arms while in coldness.Their people thrive more.Her mind once more wandered to the thoughts she's forbidden to speak of.'Love can be deadly when given to the wrong people'This is the biggest lesson she acquired after what happened fifteen years ago and its aftermath to her Kingdom.It's been three days since she
"There are six main bedrooms in our villa, sister Yan occupies the largest one on the third floor, beside her is the office she works in. She is lazy, so she doesn't get anything done anyway unless it piques her interest, she won't get up and get the job done" Xiulan narrated while sighing, he forgot that their villa is composed of many rooms. Now, he needs to spend half of his day touring Nixie.Well, he took the day-off so it should be fine…if only his eldest sister, Yan Qiong would help him, life for him would be easier.After all, if his sister wills to reach the top five of the inner elite circles, she can do it in a snap.Nixie nodded slightly, and this took Xiulan's attention from his stress regarding his sister. The fact that Nixie didn't even bother listening to his juicy gossips and rants about his older sister proved that she's not a spy nor an agent.This gained Xiulan's trust.His eyes once more pinned down against the beauty.
It was already middle in the midnight when little footsteps can be vaguely heard all around the basement of the Qiong's.A little figure with a bright flashlight on her hand looked around curiously on the bare walls, she needed to go downstairs in order to travel down the basement. Unlike other rooms, this one isn't polished nor glistening with extravagance.It was dirty and full of webs, with brick walls that resemble ancient towers.It was a relief that Keela Chen, the maid, taught her how to use the flashlight, or else, there's no possible way that she can walk through the dim room.'A door?' she asked herself quizzically.She was toured by Xiulan Qiong earlier in the villa, however, a certain door caught her interest, when she inquired Xiulan about this, he said she was not allowed to go there.Curiosity indeed kills a cat.She ventured the rooms of all the family members, there was no room that she hasn't seen, but why is that sp
A golden tail brightly shimmering under the lonesome moon, sparkling with the splashing water, a few moments passed by and the princess of the Sutra kingdom decided to swim deeper.It was a cold night and her body seemed to forget what coldness feels like for the Qiong family made her stay as cozy as possible.
Andromeda was painful in all parts especially her body. She felt as though she was floating in the vast ocean, drifting along with the flow while experiencing the rise and fall of the tide. Besides, she also sensed a deep feeling of helplessness and trepidation for not being able to get a hold of any driftwood.She tried her best to open her eyes, and that feeling was increasingly obvious as if a blaze of fire burning all parts of her body, not only causing her pain but had also brought about a strange emotion in her.‘Why did you hurt yourself in order to escape?’ her inner voice asked while she gave up opening her eyes and keeping them in a tight seal.The humans are indeed cruel, their hearts are covered in the darkness that even the ones she trusted, Xiulan Qiong, would betray her.
“Pwaaggghhh!” he vomited, not caring whether he’s dirtying the pristine flooring of the ship.The attendants can clean it later! But his mouth will never be the same as before, it has been tainted and dirtied to the core.
“Waaahh”Andromeda shrieked when Mister Crabby suddenly let her go. She thought that this man will let her fall to the ground but it was surprising that instead of a stone-cold flooring, her body was welcomed by the delicate fabric and mattress.It was softer than the ones she had inside the villa of the Qiong’s!She opened her eyes that were unconsciously closed before.“Where will you go?” she asked softly but Mister Crabby didn’t respond.‘What a snob!’ she thought.Her eyes scanned throughout the room. It was a huge place with black, white and teal colors inside.Masculinity is evident in each part of the room. Inside it is a king-size bed covered in black blankets, below is a sophisticated white floor with a black fur carpet.