Xing"s impatient expression turned sombre once he uttered those words and she placed her forehead on his forehead and closed her eyes.There was only you...
There is only you...
There will be only you...
In my eyes...
In my heart...
In my life...
She was lost for words... How could I reply to such heartfelt words?
" Is that so?", she whispered and the warm breath from her mouth made Chenglei feel hot.
"Mmm", he replied and placed his hand on the back of her head and she opened her eyes to see his eyes with the same gentleness as always and leaned in for a kiss and he reciprocated her actions and they entered into a flurry of fiery galocher.
My Prince! I will live! I want to be with you a lot more longer! Even if the G.o.d of death drag me by my hair to the abyss of h.e.l.l, I will claw my way out of there and come to you! I promise! This only life I have is for you and I will spend it to the fullest with you!
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Xing was leaning in the headboard admiring the hairpin in her hand as Chenglei was by her side solely concentrating on her content expression as if she had found the biggest treasure in the entire world and she was talking non-stop about the events that happened in his absence in the capital as if he didn"t know....
His eyes darkened looking at her like that... This girl... Starting to lie, hiding things from me... Has she changed...? All the things she was telling him was about others and not her story.
Then she started telling him about how she is a descendant of the Tians.h.i.+ Emperor... He knew... He knew she is not a descendant but the only living descendant of the Tians.h.i.+ Emperor. But she paused somewhere along telling him how she found out about that...
Did she mean to hide the fact that her Master Yuan is the Tians.h.i.+ Emperor? He already knew... s.h.i.+hong told him...
She also hid the fact that she is personally maintaining good relations.h.i.+p with the Emperors of the Water and Earth Kingdom. Why is she hiding that? He already knew....
She started something about how the G.o.ds will be trying their best to separate them and she paused somewhere in the middle explaining some things that happened...
Why? Is she meaning to hide him the fact that his brother might have already fallen for her...?
He could deduce that by her words...
"The Emperor"s eyes looking at me resembled yours!",
"I didn"t realise you two sounded the same!"
"I forced the Emperor to take Chu Weiye inside the palace! He seemed to hate her. But it might work because, He doesn"t have such strong feelings towards any other woman. His hate might turn to love in the future", she smiled , "Afterall there is only a fine line between love and hate! "
He is not a fool to recognise how she had started mentioning his brother as "The Emperor" as opposed to "Your brother" as she usually does and also the fact that she felt that guilty for hugging him accidentally. He had seen her sleeping in the same bed with Haru without any thoughts and so why must she feel that way about Junjie if she thinks he is the same as Haru, right?
And why does she thinks Junjie hates that Chu girl? Isn"t she the same girl who he couldn"t keep his hands off when there was a fight going on outside... And a lion?
Whatever! Chu family won"t be a threat!
Well, it seems like he cannot leave her there for long. Not because he didn"t trust her but because it would take a toll on her happiness if she is left there for long with all these troubles.
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But more importantly, she refused to tell him about the nightmare she had recently and her eyes were hiding extreme sadness. That"s what he wanted to know but she just had that fake smile on her that he hated to his bones...
"It"s nothing... Something from the cave... The past... ", she lied effortlessly. If he cannot see through her heart, he"d have believed her...
When he asked how she"d be killing old Rong, all she did was shrug as if, in case she tells him, he"d slip up and tell s.h.i.+hong and ruin her plans... Come to think of it, it is pretty wise of her considering how s.h.i.+hong can put certain spells or drugs that might make him speak the truth even against his will. So he can give her props for that!
He looked at her... She has a weird hairstyle on and her hair has grown a lot... Her complexion has paled... She looked like she has lost weight... He could say she is not sleeping well...
She made some unwise decisions these days... Like letting that Kei woman inside her father"s Manor as her brother"s wife. Even though he had no claims that she had good relations.h.i.+ps with her brother who is working along s.h.i.+hong, she is a threat!
She is also a little too proud of her new friend... The Arsalan girl whom, he is skeptical about... It seems like Seiren took a fancy to her..? And she approves? How would the daughter raised by a brave general betray her kingdom and wish for another Kingdom"s welfare? Especially after her father"s entire fleet of s.h.i.+ps were destroyed by her?
She is a threat too!
Then again, she is a better judge of people than the is! So it is fine.
Chenglei looked at her, still talking. Her little mouth didn"t stop moving and blabbering as always but not everything he wants to know... Just silly things that carried no weight, came out of her mouth... She is careful with her words, even with him... What changed in her?
Could it be...
She grew up, didn"t she? She has matured and realised she cannot speak everything in her mind even to her man!
Oh! I"m going to miss the little girl! The little girl who only thought of me... What did you endure to change you this much in a short time, Xing, my love? I wish I knew! I wish it is not the reason I"m thinking of.
You have a lot of things to consider apart from me now, right, My love?But I love you still! I love you more!
He extended his hands towards her and gently caressed her long hair that had almost reached her ankle, "You are not cutting it?", he asked with his gentle voice interrupting her coy voice.
"No!", she grabbed her hair back in a panic. " I"m growing my hair out for you. I won"t take any chances", she had an odd smile in her face. It contained pain, hope and contentment in it. She looked so alluring with that look. She is not a little girl who needed his support all the time... She is a woman who had decided for herself...
He hugged her close and kissed the top of her head.
You who never cared about sentiments and superst.i.tions started to care about all that suddenly..? What have you decided...? She looks like someone who is grasping for anything to stop herself from falling down the abyss.
A tear drop rolled from his eyes...
You"ve decided to die, haven"t you? What did the G.o.ds say to you? What did you see in the dream?
He knew... Deep in his heart when she said he can hug other women.... He knew, she slipped out revealing her heart without holding on to her facade.
Telling me she cheated on me... Did she want me to leave her?
Xing, my love! Do you think by leaving me alone here you will be content? By allowing me to take other women, you could fill the place you rule in my heart that would be left desolate and dark in the wake of your departure? How foolish of you! I wish you didn"t grow up! I wish you stayed that little girl who clung to me like a shadow, never letting me go!
Is this how you are planning to repay my love...? By leaving me alone to live miserably... ?
Silly woman!