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Chapter 105: Losing The Soldier To Protect The Chariots (Part 1)

Yan Hong Tian walked very quickly and Qing Feng chased without even thinking. When she reached her hand out to stop Yan Hong Tian and meet his surprised dark eyes, Qing Feng then realised that she was overeager but in any case, that child must be brought up by her. Avoiding Yan Hong Tian’s gaze, Qing Feng lowered her eyes and softly said, “Is the Emperor willing to have dinner with Chenqie?”

Qing Feng knew that Yan Hong Tian was looking at her. Even if she did not look up, she was able to feel his line of sight was much hotter than it was in the Cold Palace. After waiting for very long, Yan Hong Tian did not speak and Qing Feng was hesitating if she should raise her head when her hand got suddenly warmed as Yan Hong Tian held her hand. There seems to be a sighed by her hear which made Qing Feng thought if she heard wrongly.

“Come on.”

Having her hand suddenly held by Yan Hong Tian made Qing Feng s.h.i.+vered. Yan Hong Tian grabbed tighter and Qing Feng wanted to break away but seeing the clear clenching of his teeth, her heart was somewhat sore.

The two persons headed back to Qing Feng Hall and neither said anything. The dinner tonight was enriching but Yan Hong Tian and Qing Feng had no appet.i.te and only ate a little before it was cleared.

“Yue Sheng left?” Yan Hong Tian asked as he was sipping his tea.

“En.” Qing Feng only nodded her head. Her heart was very tangled up, this was their first time sitting down and talking calmly after Zhi-er left. She knew that with regards to Zhi-er’s death, Yan Hong Tian was not indifferent to it but she could not help but to blame him, especially when he knew that the child did not die from sickness and from the beginning he sent someone to take the medicine dregs away. This blame had evolved into a type of grudge. She felt that perhaps Yan Hong Tian know the other reason for Zhi-er’s death but he was not willing to investigate deeper and this kind of speculation made her feel hurt.

“Come here.”

This seemed to be like how Yan Hong Tian usually call her and as compared to the first violent confrontation between the two, this ‘come here’ had a slight warmth to it but made Qing Feng not want to step forward.

Yan Hong Tian was never a patient person and seeing Qing Feng not moving, Yan Hong Tian reach out directly and pull her into his arms.

“You want that child?”

Qing Feng entire body stiffen a little. She leaned towards Yan Hong Tian’s embrace for a while before replying, “Yes, I want.” Worried that Yan Hong Tian would not agree, Qing Feng immediately said, “I need a child right now.”

Need? Yan Hong Tian’s dark eyes got colder before it darken when they swept over Qing Feng’s fingers. He pull her hands to take a closer look. There were some faint scars that were made by the cuts on her palms and on the slender fingers, it was covered with many tiny cuts. Even though it was not considered serious, it made one feel uncomfortable. Yan Hong Tian asked in a cold voice, “How did this happen?”

Qing Feng withdrew her hand and coolly replied, “By s.n.a.t.c.hing.”

Yan Hong Tian was clearly not satisfied with such a half-hearted answer and Qing Feng did not want to dwell on this issue so she looked up at Yan Hong Tian and insisted, “I need that child.”

Again with the need. Yan Hong Tian could understand the pain of losing a child and once again placed her hands in his and spoke in a somewhat coaxing deep voice, “If you need, Zhen can let you have your own child.” Won’t her heart be in more pain if she were to look after other person’s children?

This sentenced stepped on Qing Feng’s sore spot. Qing Feng stared at Yan Hong Tian as if she want to stare a hole into him, “I have had before. And the result? I was already disappointed once, does the Emperor want to break another promise again?”

The expression in Qing Feng’s eyes was like a knife and the words that she spoke were like a double edge thin blade that pierced into his heart directly. At first one did not feel any pain but afterword the pain was bone-piercing.

“Must you treat Zhen this way?”

As her hand was tightly held, a familiar pain returned with that violent set of eyes. Qing Feng stared at Yan Hong Tian and she suddenly laughed. Both of them was so accustomed at hurting one another like this.

“Qing Feng!” He did not like this laughter of hers, he extremely dislike it.

Qing Feng only felt her feet lighten as Yan Hong Tian carried her from her waist and in the next moment, already placed her in the centre of the large bed.

As the fingers gently caressed her delicate face, that hand around her waist tightened and both bodies tightly fitted together. The eyes followed the fingers and gradually some mesmerising feelings heated up. Qing Feng suddenly laughed, “You previously said before that the most incorrect thing that I did in my life is to destroy this face. Now are you satisfied?” Even though the injuries on her face no longer exits, but her heart was in shambles.

Yan Hong Tian cupped Qing Feng’s cheeks with one hand as the heat of that pair of eyes turned cold. He was not satisfied seeing her eyes like this and that laughter of hers. Yan Hong Tian wanted to cover Qing Feng’s face more than the first time he had her.

That night, she catered to Yan Hong Tian demanded crazily like she never did before. Their body had never been so close but both hearts were separated by a cloud of haze, they couldn’t get closer but neither wanted to stay away.

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