Doted by Many: I became the Top-Tier Celebrity!-Chapter 501 - 500: The Boy in White II

"Thank you, miss."

After lying down, the young man looked at her tidying up the bloody clothes and suddenly felt a softness within. He was worried he might implicate her and softly bit his lip, "Miss, you saved me, and I am very grateful. This kindness is not something that can be repaid with money, I’m afraid I might have caused you trouble."

"Don’t worry, there’s nobody on earth who can trouble me." Tiana smiled, her eyes like the stars, gently comforting him.

The young man was momentarily stunned, his gaze becoming truly sincere. He softly bit his lip again and said, "Miss, thank you. If I ever become successful, I will return to this cottage and make you my wife."

Tiana chuckled, "I cannot marry. Just focus on recovering and stop overthinking."

"I’m serious."

Tiana felt their acquaintance was fated, but it wasn’t strong enough to make her want to marry him.

So, she casually replied, "How about this, if you truly want to thank me, wait until you become successful, then we can become sworn siblings. Not all life-saving grace needs to be repaid through marriage. If we’re siblings, a brother caring for his sister for a lifetime isn’t that nice?"

Her words seemed somewhat opportunistic—only if he succeeded would she consider becoming siblings, but that was intentional, to deter him from thoughts of repayment through marriage.

The young man spoke earnestly, "The miss is right, I was being presumptuous. Let’s agree on that."

She nodded, "Hmm." Truly casual.

He then asked, "Miss, could you tell me your name?"

"Tiana, that’s my name. Everyone in our village calls me Doctor Tiana."

"Doctor Tiana..."

Tiana smiled and nodded, "Hmm."

She hadn’t asked his name because she had already learned it earlier.

"My name is Silas Hawthorne," he said.

"Young Master Silas, you now need to close your eyes and rest well."

Silas watched her; in this world, those with the Hawthorne surname were only royals.

The young lady Tiana possessed a beauty that could charm an entire nation, her personality was carefree and spontaneous, not only highly skilled in martial arts but also gifted in medicine. Despite her young age, she was formidable and humble, choosing to live in seclusion in a village, surely the daughter of a master hidden from the world.

Since she didn’t want to say more, he wouldn’t ask further, gently nodding, "Alright."

After that, Silas spent half a year recovering in the cottage, not only healing but becoming physically more robust than ever.

Miss Tiana had a special hobby of practicing martial arts every morning.

Fortunately, as a martial artist himself, he became her training partner. Over time, his martial arts skills increased greatly, surpassing even the palace’s most formidable eunuch manager.

Through such interactions, their relationship grew closer.

Silas remembered what Tiana said when she saved him and, although not yet successful, treated her like a sister.

Despite Tiana’s impressive abilities in all aspects, she wasn’t as knowledgeable about earthly joys compared to Silas. She used spells for anything she wanted, claiming to experience human life but not engaging in typical human activities. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Over the past six months, Silas took her hunting in the mountains, fishing in the river, cooking meals, and even growing vegetables for trade, leading an exceedingly carefree life.

Tiana tasted the hardships of the human world. Initially, she regarded Silas as a mere human, but later, inexplicably began to see him as a brother.

However, every time Silas offered to carry her, she always refused.

A little fox spirit has to maintain dignity~

Even though she considered him a brother, she was still the fox spirit of all creation, how could she let a mere human carry her?

Happiness is fleeting; separation is inevitable.

Tiana secretly slipped the Jade Pendant she had kept into his bag because she knew it was left to him by his mother and very important to him.

Tiana originally thought this marvelous fate would end here.

She hadn’t anticipated Silas would remember every word she had said.

Seven years later, Silas ascended the throne, returned alone to the small village, and relived the activities they had joyously shared seven years prior.

For instance, stealing loquats from a neighbor.

Digging up sweet potatoes from the widow’s field with whom Tiana frequently quarreled.

Taking a child’s candied fruit skewers.

And even pilfering mulberries, feeling unsatisfied, directly transplanted the tree at home.

All kinds of mischievous acts.

Of course, Tiana remembered seven years ago she was indeed mischievous, but seven years later, Silas, after accompanying her in each act, would discreetly explain to the villagers and generously compensate them.

The Emperor not returning to the palace, the Empress Dowager sent people to invite him.

The Emperor’s maid, steward, and guards all arrived.

Originally thinking the Emperor had fallen for a countryside wild girl, the Empress Dowager advised that having his woman outside the palace was improper, but unexpectedly, the Emperor replied, this girl was his sworn sister and savior.

Everyone saw the young girl munching on sunflower seeds, holding and doting on the rabbit gifted by the Emperor, drooling from her small mouth...

She seemed to love the pet dearly, likely to take good care of it.

This...

The girl appeared no older than thirteen or fourteen years old, hardly resembling the life-saving savior who attended to the Emperor for half a year...

Truly unbelievable.

From what the Emperor had said back then, the young girl should only be two or three years younger than him. Seven years have passed, surely she would be in her twenties; yet her appearance hardly matched that of someone in their twenties?

Thus, after pondering, everyone believed the Emperor had found true love, was embarrassed to directly inform the girl, and feared they might startle her, so they cooperated with the Emperor and said not a word further.

Miss Tiana was exceptionally hospitable; upon seeing the palace entourage, she prepared a grand feast.

Then, at the dining table, everyone saw the rabbit gifted to Miss Tiana by the Emperor had already been roasted into a delicious dish...

The girl invited everyone to eat.

One of the elder nurses was the Emperor’s nanny, highly esteemed in the palace, and deeply cared for by the Emperor. Witnessing this scene, she was taken aback, "How dare!"

Tiana laughed, "Nanny, I prepared a big table of dishes for you esteemed guests who traveled afar to enjoy, why would you be angry about this?"

The nanny huffed in anger, "We are all attendants, how can we dine with the Emperor? Miss, this is greatly disrespectful. Furthermore, the rabbit was a gift from the Emperor, named Sherry, it has a name and is a royal pet; how could you, how could you serve it as a dish?"

Tiana couldn’t quite understand her words; in her memory, back when she used all four legs to walk, these rabbits were meant for eating.

"Just because it’s named Sherry doesn’t mean it can’t be eaten, right? But it was originally meant for eating, after all."