I Love You, Monster: The Blindfolded Wife x The Masked Husband Chapter 52

"Okay, next question gramps . " The energetic Davi stared intently at the old man again, as if she's already switched gears and now ready for a much higher level of the treasure hunting .

She sure switched gears quite fast, this child .

"Does Sei have something he likes when he was young?" she asked with a look of innocence and great interest in her eyes, making the old man smiled pleasantly again . Her questions were all about the simplest but the most beautiful things that the old man couldn't help but feel the urge of wanting to just tell her everything .

"Even when he's that young, the young master wasn't picky . But he also doesn't have anything I would call his favorite thing . " The old man paused when he saw her expression dulled as soon as she heard him and he laughed briefly . "However…" he continued and the saddened girl instantly brightened . "There was one thing I believe he does really like . "

Davi's spine immediately straightened as he moved closer to the old man . "W-what is it? Please tell me, dearest grandpa . "

Oho, this child's pleading skill is also quite unbelievable, huh .

Mr . Kazuki was even getting more amused with the things he slowly discovers about the girl in front of him . And seeing an adorable child pleads to him sweetly like that with her eyes burning passionately left him feeling like the happiest old man at that very moment . Well, it's been more than a decade since someone ever pleaded adorably like that to the poor old man, making him felt extremely happy .

"It's a piano . " He finally said and Davi blinked three times .

"Eh? Really?" she uttered, quite surprised .

"Back then, the sound of a piano will always calm him down no matter how agitated he was and it was his lullaby . He will hardly fall asleep without listening to it . " At that moment, the old man's voice saddened even though he was smiling, as if he's telling a warm nostalgic story of an old forgotten past . A faint feeling of pain and sorrow came along with it and Davi instantly felt it as well, strangely making her suddenly felt a sudden urge to cry .

"Is it surprising?" the old man asked and Davi nodded right away, as she smiled . "Mm . I didn't know he likes listening to a piano," she replied and for some reason, a sharp little needle seemed to poked her heart and it bleeds a little .

"Does Sei play the piano that time?" she continued .

"No, he never learned it . It's not like he couldn't, he just didn't want to . He said, he only like listening to it . "

"Then who played the piano for him?"

"His mother . "

Davi sighed in relief, not noticing the deep sorrow that flashed across the old man's eyes at that brief moment .

"Why are you sighing?" he asked .

"I'm relieved, because I thought he doesn't have a family . But now I'm glad he actually has . I'm really glad . " She sounds genuinely relieved as she smiles .

"Why?"

"Do I need a reason why? It was sad being alone . So I'm really happy knowing that he's not alone . " Davi smiled brightly, however, the old man didn't smile . A faint feeling of coldness almost akin to Sei's, flickered in his eyes instead, causing Davi's smile to fade slowly .

"Well, he does have people he called family in blood but… it's quite too far from the kind of family you're talking about . "

Davi was speechless . The warm old man suddenly went cold and it immediately stunned her . However, at that brief moment of coldness, someone suddenly talked .

"Uhm… Young miss, the meal is ready . "

Abruptly, Yijin interrupted . Davi instantly turned at him . "Oh…Okay . " She uttered and turned back to the old man . But to her surprise, the cold atmosphere instantly vanished, as if nothing strange happened at all . The old man immediately returned back into his usual soft and cheerful self .

"Oh, no wonder I'm turning cold . My poor stomach is going berserk . " The old man jokingly said as he laughs . And his words were followed by a weak roar inside the old man's stomach, cracking them up together . Davi also understood the situation right away and was feeling sorry for the old butler .

"Ahh! Sorry gramps, sorry . " she said apologetically as she held his hand to help him stand .

"Why are you apologizing? Please stop apologizing, young miss . "

"I'm not apologizing to you, gramps, I am apologizing to your poor stomach . "

Davi's words were followed by laughter this time as the two started walking towards the mansion .

Meanwhile, inside the old-butler-in-disguise's mind, he was sighing in relief .

That was close . This child really is dangerous . Dangerous . Good job interrupting young man .

Chapter end