Translator: Jalyss
Proofreader: Odyssey
Chapter 49 – World of Two People (part 1)
Feng Ming looked at Bai Xi without blinking and without a word. Bai Xi also didn’t speak. Only the sound of the breeze was heard.
Bai Xi held her breath. She wanted to look away from those gold eyes, but she found that she couldn’t control her body. She could only look at him like this while she heard her heartbeat accelerate. Was she scared or…
After a long while, he said indifferently, “No.”
Bai Xi was stunned. No? Did he mean it as no or no it wasn’t a joke? As she was hesitating asking him, Feng Ming was already standing in front of her. He raised her head, making their gazes meet once again. “I, Feng Ming, am 21 years old and the seventh head of the Feng family. I have no particular interests. I look for greater power. I have the envy of men, the appearance to drive women crazy, and the power and influence that some people covet. I am somewhat proud and aloof, but not unsociable and eccentric. I don’t know if you will like it, but I am willing to try. Compared to Little White Face, am I more worthy of your affection?”
His soft and quiet voice resounded in Bai Xi’s ears, disturbing her heart.
“Huh? Compared to Little White Face?” Although his voice was still a little cool, she found it to be unusually pleasant. Those golden eyes seemed to have some sort of magical power which made her heart beat faster once more. “Com… Compared with…”
“In that case, am I more worthy of your affection?” Feng Ming deliberately lowered his head, allowing both of them to hear each other’s breathing. Their lips were about to touch.
“Um.” Bai Xi’s mind was blank. She was only aware of her heartbeat.
“Do you like me?”
In an instant, Bai Xi suddenly felt her confused heart flutter. Was this feeling considered ‘liking’?
In a corner far away, Qing Wu clenched his fists and cheered on his master in his heart.
Suddenly, Feng Ming removed the hand holding Bai Xi’s face and took a few steps back. He looked up at the night sky, the indifferent expression abruptly changing to a self-deprecating smile. “Hehe…”
That smile made Bai Xi’s heart tighten and she felt a bit of pain. What was wrong with her? Did she feel sorry for him?
“Why… Why do you like me?” They didn’t know each other well, and they don’t spend a lot of time together, so why did he say that he liked her? And, her appearance was pretty average, so did he have some sort of special vision?
Feng Ming didn’t look at her. He looked down at his pair of black boots, thinking. After a while, he said, “I don’t know.”
“I am willing to give it a try.” It didn’t matter if she actually liked him, but she could try to figure it out. Plus, he was willing to try, so why not?
His gold eyes looked straight at Bai Xi.
“You said that you don’t know what ‘like’ is but you are willing to try. If that’s the case, then I am also willing to try.”
“You’re saying that you like me?” It wasn’t difficult to hear the slight happiness in his voice.
After Bai Xi heard his voice, she smiled a little. Forget it, if he says it like that, then she will just follow her heart. “Yes.”
The beautiful man who always looked cold and indifferent immediately smiled. Even his golden eyes were smiling. It was a smile from his heart, and it was so gentle and warm that it affected Bai Xi’s heart.
“You look good when you smile.”
“I only smile at you.”
“Good. From now on, you aren’t allowed to smile at other women. You also can’t smile at men.” This man’s cold face could already cause people to be infatuated with him. This kind of gentle smile was definitely much worse.
“Okay.”
“Then we will be lovers from now on.” But how did people in the ancient times date?
Feng Ming raised his eyebrows and smiled. A crafty look flashed across his golden eyes, but it was gone before Bai Xi could catch it.
In the distance, Qing Wu covered his mouth with both his hands to prevent himself from laughing. He was afraid that he would disturb Master and Young Miss Bai Xi. No, she should be addressed as madam now. Although he was usually quite careless, he could still be very attentive.
“Feng Ming, why did you bring me to this cliff?” They should be back in their courtyards at this hour. Why did they end up at a cliff? Surely it wasn’t to watch the sunrise, right?
Feng Ming pursed his lips without saying a word. He stood facing the wind with his hands at his sides as he looked into the distance. Bai Xi didn’t speak and instead stood beside him, looking up at the night sky. The matching pair of them standing under the starry sky made a beautiful picture.
As time pa.s.sed, the two of them ended up sitting on a large rock. Bai Xi sleepily leaned her head on Feng Ming’s shoulder. Then, the bright red light shining golden through the dark blue clouds woke her up. The light was like a rocket rushing upwards, where a few brighter red beams of light poked through the gaps of the blue clouds. In the next moment, a bright red ball of fire illuminated the dark night.
“The sunrise is beautiful.” Bai Xi admired the scene.
“Bai Xi,” Feng Ming suddenly said after being silent for so long.
“Hm?”
“It’s time to go down.”
Bai Xi withdrew her gaze from the sunrise and turned to look at him. “Are you going back?”
“No. Going down.” His voice was as indifferent as ever.
Bai Xi followed his line of sight and saw that the cliff was 10 metres away from them. Wait… he said that he was going down… did he mean the cliff?
“You didn’t come to watch the sunrise, right?” She was sure that this man would tell her no, and sure enough, she was right.
“No.”
Bai Xi quietly looked at those golden eyes, as if searching for other emotions, but she couldn’t find anything.
“Okay, how do we go down?” Even though she was confused at first, she didn’t show a trace of fear. For some reason, she just believed him and trusted his decisions.
“Go.” After he said that one word, Feng Ming had already jumped off the cliff with his arms around Bai Xi.