America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 259 The Traveler Riding a Tiger

"Sean, how about we have a meal with our colleagues after get off work?"

Enlarging the document on the large display screen, Su Feier leaned back in Li Xiaoen's arms, looking at the corporate plan and business cooperation details together. At one point, she nudged the young man's chest.

Without turning around, she could feel the young man's strong heartbeat on her back.

"Sure, you pay."

Li Xiaoen nodded without hesitation.

Both of them are intelligent people, and the meaning of the studio team building event jointly hosted by Suffer is self-evident.

"Ah."

Sophie gave a soft hum and smiled, pursing her lips.

"Then... the maid outfit for tonight?"

Li Xiaoen tightened his grip on Su Feier's slender waist, his voice carrying a deeper meaning.

After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

A beautiful woman made a request, and he readily agreed, while also expecting her to reciprocate in certain ways...

"Cough cough..."

Unable to resist coughing twice, Li Xiaoen quickly shook his head, trying to banish the unclean thoughts from his mind.

"It's possible, but you have to agree to one condition."

Turning around, Sophie also revealed a mischievous smile.

With prior notice, a group of more than ten people from the studio went to a nearby upscale buffet restaurant after get off work. After a satisfying meal, it was already 8 p.m.

After saying goodbye to them, Li Xiaoen drove back to his villa with Suffer.

"Sophie, open the door, I have a surprise for you."

After parking the car in the garage, Li Xiaoen approached the front door and voluntarily moved aside to let the electronic door lock open.

"What surprise?"

Frowning suspiciously, Suffer opened the door, and the first thing that caught her eye was a huge beast with piercing eyes, a white forehead, and white fur with black stripes.

"Sean..."

With a gasp, Suffer felt a chill run down her spine and quickly grabbed the young man's arm beside her, pulling him back.

"Sophie, this is my surprise for you."

Taking a few steps back, Li Xiaoen smiled helplessly and explained, seeing that the girl was still frightened, he patted her back reassuringly, "I've been staying here throughout the entire spring break. Didn't you say you wanted to keep a tiger as a pet? So I tried to bring this white tiger back."

Last time, Sophie bought the tiger directly. Since the two of them couldn't live in the villa indefinitely, they entrusted it to Serafina's company. It was only yesterday, after seeing Sophie's text message that he was coming back, that he took the tiger back and used the [Domination Spell] to completely tame it.

Now, after repeated tests and confirmation from the system, the tiger has recognized the two of them as its masters.

"You really tamed it?"

Coming to her senses, Suffer looked up in surprise.

"Yes."

Li Xiaoen nodded affirmatively and smiled, "If you don't believe me, you can try to command it. Give it some orders, and it will do them."

"Will it still listen to me?"

Sophie was even more bewildered. She didn't remember spending any time with this tiger, nor did she have any emotional connection with it. Li Xiaoen said that taming a tiger and listening to it was understandable, but for it to listen to her was even more unbelievable.

"Although it's hard to understand, you can try it out."

Li Xiaoen shrugged nonchalantly, seemingly unfazed by Su Feier's stunned expression. "When I tamed this tiger, I even showed it your picture to make it recognize you and obey you."

"Is there any chance of such a thing?"

Sophie's expression turned strange. Seeing the white tiger approaching them with its large eyes looking rather friendly, she quickly said, "Back off, back off a bit..."

Upon hearing this, the white tiger seemed to be stunned for a moment, its eyes filled with disappointment and frustration, and it slowly retreated.

"It really did it!"

Sophie exclaimed in surprise.

"Don't worry, how could I let you be in danger?"

Li Xiaoen nodded, pushed Su Feier's back towards the white tiger, shielded the girl with his body, bent down and reached out his other hand to stroke the tiger's big head.

The white tiger was very well-behaved, its eyes slightly narrowed as it stretched and looked quite comfortable.

Seeing this, Suffer's doubts were greatly reduced, and she tentatively stepped out from behind the young man and reached out her hand towards the big head.

"Sean, it's so well-behaved! How did you do that?"

With clean, fluffy fur on his hands, Suffer could still feel the immense power at the neck of the white tiger beneath him without applying any force. He turned back to look at Li Xiaoen in shock.

"Sean, this is such an unbelievable situation, do you really not have the superpower to tame animals?"

"If we look at the results, perhaps my voice and aura are superpowers."

Instead of blocking, Li Xiaoen shrugged ambiguously, sticking to his previous excuse.

"Then I'll assume you have this superpower."

With a smile, Suffer took the initiative to hug the young man and tiptoed to kiss him on the lips.

As they entered the living room, the golden eagle flew over at the opportune moment and perched on a table to the side. Sophie familiarly reached out and stroked the eagle's silky feathers on its back, her steps light and carefree.

Following behind, Li Xiaoen silently observed the girl's posture, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face. He lifted his leg and approached, hugging her tightly from behind.

Her supple body tensed up slightly. Suffer turned around, but was immediately pushed back by the young man and pressed against the back of the sofa. She looked up, about to say something, when her mouth was immediately covered.

"Shower first..."

With her shirt open, Suffer hugged Li Xiaoen's head tightly in her arms, feeling the young man's hot breath on her delicate skin. She still suppressed the restlessness in her heart and patted the other's shoulder.

"You go back to the master bedroom to shower, I'll shower in the guest room."

Straightening up from the warmth and softness of the woman, Li Xiaoen stared intently at Su Feier with burning eyes. "Don't forget our terms of exchange."

"Do not worry."

She pursed her lips, and a blush spread across Su Feier's pretty face. Even so, her light blue eyes still shimmered like rippling spring water.

……

Li Xiaoen was quick and nimble. He dressed neatly according to Su Feier's instructions and waited patiently in the room, listening to the gurgling water inside, which made him quite restless.

After waiting for a long time, Suffer still did not come out. Bored, Li Xiaoen sat back down in front of the computer until a moment later, a teasing voice came from behind him, pulling him back to reality.

"Hmm...compared to before, he looks taller and more handsome now..."

He spun his chair around to look behind him, scrutinizing Sophie's black and white maid outfit from head to toe. Her long, straight legs were exposed to the air, and even though he had seen and appreciated them before, he couldn't help but hold his breath. As he looked at Sophie, the girl was also looking him up and down, a disdainful smile on her face.

"Seeing you dressed like this makes me want to invite you to the karate dojo, threaten you, and cause you trouble."

"And then, bite me at the karate dojo? Threaten me to agree to a few trivial things?"

Li Xiaoen chuckled and shrugged. "I didn't expect you to like reminiscing..."

At this moment, he was wearing the school uniform he wore at the beginning of last semester when he attended the opening ceremony. This was the condition that Sophie agreed to wear a maid outfit in exchange.

"Tonight, I'll be on top!"

As he approached, Suffer pulled the young man onto the soft bed, immediately pinning him down and looking down at him with intense, fiery eyes.

"In exchange, as a maid, shouldn't you also call me master?"

Li Xiaoen didn't care. He looked up at Su Feier, who was sitting on him, dressed in an exquisite maid outfit and wearing a white headband, and laughed out loud.

……

[Gambling Agreement]

[You can't even touch the floor with your feet today, there's lava below!]

[Reward for a successful bet: Adventurer's Memoir x1]

[Adventurer's Memoir: When used, it unlocks a long-term, 1-year questline where the adventurer overcomes numerous obstacles to ultimately defeat the dragon and obtain the treasure.]

【Whether to accept? 】

It was already the second day, and Li Xiaoen had just regained some consciousness when he saw the system screen appear in front of him.

He took it as a matter of course, released Suffer from his arms, sat up on the bed, and his gaze was immediately drawn to the thick, reddish-brown lava on the floor.

Wisps of steam could be seen rising, and bubbles occasionally bubbled from the surface of the magma.

It's quite realistic.

Li Xiaoen found it amusing. If this were when he was a child, he would have been excited to see such a scene. Unfortunately, it wasn't because he had grown up, but because there was a girl lying next to him who suspected he had superpowers.

The bet is for one day; how is he supposed to tell the other party that?
Feeling helpless, Li Xiaoen searched around the bedside, pulled over the wheelchair in front of the computer, sat on it, and then slid towards the bathroom while holding onto the bedside...

It was the first time Li Xiaoen had ever washed up on a chair. She carefully slid out, holding onto the wall, and looked up to meet a pair of suspicious, scrutinizing, light blue eyes. The playful thoughts that had been nagging at her suddenly froze.

"What are you playing at now, Mr. Sean?"

She had somehow ended up leaning against the headboard, with the blankets covering her chest and her arms clasped together.

"Today is the last day of spring break, and I want to give myself a break."

The bathroom was some distance from the bed. Li Xiaoen pushed hard, and the chair slid over with a rolling sound. He then stopped, bracing his hands against the foot of the bed, and began to speak seriously.

"I want to challenge myself to not touch the floor or the ground today."

"A boring challenge."

Rolling her eyes, Sophie delivered a ruthless and cold judgment.

"So, I'll have to trouble you today."

As Li Xiaoen slid to the computer while holding onto the bedside, he looked at Su Feier with a smile.

"Who said I've been here all day?"

With a light snort, Sophie revealed a mischievous smile, "Since you want to play this boring game, you'd better be prepared to be immobile and suffer from hunger."

After saying that, she lifted the covers, exposing her beautiful figure to the air. Without asking Li Xiaoen for help with dressing, she dressed and tidied herself up by herself.

As Suffer's delicate feet touched the scalding "magma" on the floor, Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow, watching as she walked into the washroom as if it were flat ground.

Then, I grabbed my bag and went out.

"..."

No, seriously?
Li Xiaoen had initially thought Su Feier was being arrogant, but when he saw her leave the room without looking back and stride downstairs, he was stunned.

He has a biological clock and health needs, so he's thinking about eating breakfast today.

Feeling helpless, Li Xiaoen sat on the chair, slid out of the room while holding onto the wall, and called downstairs but received no response. He had no choice but to step into the gap of the stair railing with one foot and slide the other foot onto the wall on the other side, holding on with both hands to maintain his balance, and carefully moved downstairs.

"Brother Tai..."

Originally stuck at the bottom of the stairs, with nowhere to grab onto and feeling helpless, Li Xiaoen immediately thought of a solution and shouted loudly towards the backyard.

Immediately, a large white tiger strode over with light, quick steps.

"hey-hey……"

Feeling a bit excited, Li Xiaoen beckoned to the tiger. When the tiger came to him, he put one hand and one foot on its back. After the tiger arched its back and then straightened up, Li Xiaoen put all his weight on the tiger's back and rode on its back.

"Brother Tai, go to the kitchen."

Li Xiaoen patted the white tiger's round, fluffy head with a smile he couldn't suppress.

As soon as he came down to the first floor, he could vaguely hear sounds coming from the kitchen, and now a faint aroma of food was spreading over him.

With a groan, the white tiger raised its head and slowly walked towards the kitchen. Li Xiaoen was still in surprise when he quickly grabbed the tiger's neck as it moved, thus restoring its balance.

Even so, as he approached the kitchen and the sizzling sounds of cooking grew clearer, he mustered his strength, gripped the tiger's belly tightly with his legs, and loosened the grip of his hands.

"Which beautiful lady is cooking here? Could you be so kind as to give us some?"

As she spoke leisurely, the tiger had already turned the corner. Li Xiaoen turned his head to meet Su Feier's gaze, his face full of smiles. "Don't worry, if you encounter any difficulties, you can tell me without hesitation, and I will help you solve them!"

"Whether it's a lord trying to seize you by force, or a treacherous local church colluding to frame you, I can help you resolve it, I guarantee it."

Yesterday, I was having an ambitious chat with her about the current state of the studio's development and its future plans. Today, I'm showing her such a childish and immature side. Su Feier found it amusing and tentatively opened her mouth with her arms crossed.

"Cowboy or adventurer?"

The tiger had been following her affectionately after she went downstairs, and it took her a while to get used to its closeness. She was busy in the kitchen when the tiger suddenly left. When she saw it again, she found Li Xiaoen sitting on its back.

This seems to be on a much higher level than taming; I wonder how the young man managed to persuade the tiger.

"A traveler who passes through this place and will travel all over the world until the end, Lee Shawn."

Li Xiaoen loudly announced his self-introduction, then patted the head of the white tiger he was sitting on, "This is my partner, you can add him as Brother Tai."

"Tai-ge? Is that his name?"

Sophie's expression turned strange, and she spoke up for the tiger, "Why don't you give yourself a name like Shameless Bastard, and give it a proper name instead?"

"Tai Ge" is a transliteration of the English word "tiger," so it's understandable that Suffer wouldn't be satisfied with this hastily written name.

"Then will you take one? Just agree to give us breakfast, beautiful and kind lady."

Li Xiaoen laughed twice, patted the tiger's head, and made it slowly move towards Su Feier. "Let me see what the beautiful lady has prepared for us?"

(End of this chapter)