Chapter 19 - Friends? (2/2)
After a while of the staring contest, the emperor took a step forward and Lei Xing instinctively took a step back and looked at him with a guarded expression.
{...Look, let me warn you, don't come near me...If you dare touch me, I will kill you and then kill myself!!... Okay, I can't really kill myself...and I don't think I can kill you either...BOTTOMLINE! Don't come near me!!...}
He raised an eyebrow at her, then took another step forward, she took another back. He took another forward, she took one back and then frowned and flatly asked, ”What are you doing?”
”What are YOU doing?” He returned her question.
”Walking.”
”Backwards?” He quizzically looked at her.
Lei Xing pursed her lips in annoyance and also a bit of embarrassment but confidently said, ”Yes.”
He smirked, ”Okay, then I'm walking too, forward.”
Lie Xing's lips twitched in annoyance as she watched him take a few steps forward and then turned to the side and sat down, ”Relax, I just want to talk. Sit down.”
{...Talk about what? -_-)...}
Lei Xing stood in place, still looking at him with a guarded expression. He looked up at her and said, ”Or you can remain standing, that's fine too.”
Lei Xing inwardly sighed in annoyance and walked to the chair on the other side of his and sat down, then poured herself a cup of tea from the table and downed it in one shot.
When she finished she saw him looking at her, then he glanced down at the tea set on the table, then back at her. She looked at him suspiciously, then he did it again and she understood.
{...Fine, let's be cordial...perhaps we can negotiate this...}
She poured a cup of tea for him, he picked it up and was casually sipping the tea slowly. Lei Xing was watching him and getting more annoyed by the second.
Finally, after a while, he said, ”I have a question.” He put the cup back on the table and looked at her, signaling for her to refill the cup.
Lei Xing looked forward and pretended as if she didn't see it. He scoffed and refilled the cup himself and also refilled hers as well and then went back to casually sipped the tea again and didn't speak.
This time the silence was stretching out longer and Lei Xing was getting more irritated, she wasn't a very patient person and hated silent games like this the most. Finally, she couldn't stand it, ”What is the question?”
”You seem dissatisfied.”
{...I am dissatisfied! and that's an understatement!...}
”Do you not like this palace? I had specifically chosen it for you, if you don't like it, you can ch-”
”It is fine.” Lei Xing said through gritted teeth.
”That's good then.” He said and resumed sipping the tea.
Lei Xing skeptically looked at him, ”Is that the question?”
”No, I just had that thought.” He coolly replied.
{...This as**ole!! He's playing with me, isn't he?...fine then, I won't ask...When you're tired you'll talk!...}
Lei Xing crossed her legs, leaned back in the chair and folded her arms and looked off to the side. The emperor glanced at her and then looked away. The two of them sat like that in silence for a while, each dealing with their own thoughts.
”What's your relationship with Prince Yi?” He finally asked.
”None.” Lei Xing flatly replied with a frown, remembering another annoying existence.
{...Is that why?...}
”Really? It doesn't seem that way.” He said calmly looking at her.
{...That must be why? It's a misunderstanding! ...okay, we can fix this...}
Lei Xing looked at him and explained, ”I really don't have anything to do with him. I didn't even know who he was until I entered the palace.”
”He seemed to know you.”
”I did encounter him once before, it was the day before entering the palace and I ended up offending him, so if anything he may hold a grudge against me.”
”It didn't seem like a grudge though.”
”He gave me harsh criticisms in the first two rounds and must have decided to be magnanimous, to let go of the anger and so said some good words to balance out the scale.”
”He's not one to be magnanimous without reason.”
Lei Xing narrowed her eyes at him and blurted out, ”Well then, maybe I tormented his dreams.”
The emperor looked at her then snorted and then burst into laughter. Lei Xing glared at him, she was not amused and flatly asked, ”Is that why?”
The emperor comported himself and asked, ”Why?”
”Prince Yi and I really have nothing to do with each other, neither do I plan on ever having anything to do with him. If you can't believe that, I promise, if you let me go, I will immediately leave this city, no, I will leave this country.” Lei Xing earnestly said.
{...I have no interest in getting in the middle of your brotherly feud, so please just let me go, PLease!...}
”I have no interest in his matters.” The emperor dismissively said.
{...Then why?!! You obviously don't have any feelings for me...is this really out of SPITE?!...}
”Your brother and I close friends...” The emperor informed.
Lei Xing narrowed her eyes.
{...So that's why? Go marry him then! Why involve me? -_-)...}
”...Of course, I wasn't aware of that until you introduced yourself earlier.” He added.
Lei Xing frowned, ”Then why?”
He lightly shrugged ”Who knows.”
{...You should!! -_-)...}
Lei Xing took a breath to restrain her anger and tried to negotiate, ”It is a great thing that you and my brother were able to meet and become close friends, for his sake you shouldn't hold past transgressions against me, you obviously don't have feelings for me and I also don't...So how about we settle as friends and amicably part ways here?” Lei Xing finished with a smile.
”No.” He flatly said and put his teacup down. Then he stood up said, ”You should sleep early.” and started walking off, Lei Xing stood up fed up with everything and loudly asked, ”Why?!”
He stopped and turned to look at her and simply said, ”Why should I?” Then smirked, turned and left.
Lei Xing stood there with her hanging mouth open in exasperation.
{...Why...Why should you?!! Why should -...haah...I think before the harem scheming kills me, I am going to die from frustration!!... This FREAKING Conniving ARGGHH!!!!...}