Chapter 124 - Play (1/2)

As Lei Xing walked into the room, the Emperor narrowed his eyes at her, ”You're back, I was starting to think you forgot your way home.”

Lei Xing glanced at him and mumbled, ”I lost track of time.”

”Come here.” The Emperor then said with a smile. Lei Xing suspiciously looked at him, sighed and then walked up to where he was sitting. When she got to him, the Emperor put out a hand to help her sit.

Lei Xing slightly knit her brows then sat down on her own, ignoring his hand. The Emperor was not bothered and simply grabbed her hand, ”Are you still angry?”

”No, I'm not...Why would I be angry?” Lei Xing quietly responded.

The Emperor raised an eyebrow, ”It seems like you're pouting.”

Lei Xing let out a breath and flatly stated, ”I'm not angry.”

{...It's because of that Li Ru who was talking nonsense...}

”That's good then.” The Emperor then released her hand, swiftly cleared the table in front of them and put the qin that was behind him on it and looked at Lei Xing, ”Play something for me.”

Lei Xing blinked at the qin, then glanced at him and said, ”It's better if you play...”

”I want to listen to you play.” The Emperor stated.

Lei Xing frowned at the qin, then nervously said, ”I...I'm tired” She quickly jumped up as she announced, ”I'm going to bathe.”

She then saw a smile slowly creep up on the Emperor's face as he looked at her and went, ”Alright, I'll be here waiting.”

Lei Xing knit her brows as she felt a shiver run down her spine. She quickly turned and left the room with her heart pounding. Lei Xing soaked in the bath for a long time, stalling again for as long she could. Then she begrudgingly returned to find the Emperor reading his memorials and then let out a sigh of relief, thinking that it was all just her imagination.

{...This is all that Li Ru's fault! She needs to get her eyes checked -_-)...Making me jumpy for nothing haha...ha...}

She did not bother him and happily crawled up on the bed, snuggled up with her blanket and settled in to sleep. Only for the Emperor to shortly get in behind her and gently pulled her into his arms. Lei Xing went rigid and kept her eyes closed, trying to calm herself, thinking that this was normal, he did it all the time so it did not mean anything different.

The Emperor looked at her face and twitching eyebrows then sighed, ”Xing er', I know this is a small thing...but it still bothers me...”

Lei Xing knit her brows in confusion and slightly opened her eyes to see him frowning off to the side and she looked at him with a raised eyebrow. He then turned back to her and she blinked as her heart jumped.

{...Freaking calm down! You're being annoying!...}

Lei Xing took a deep breath to calm herself. The Emperor, who was oblivious of her internal tribulation then asked, ”Why won't you play for me?”

”Huh?” Lei Xing responded, completely baffled.

{...You're still on that? -_-)...}

The Emperor knit his brows, ”Well, you play for other people, even your maids...I've asked you several times and you always deflect it...I play for you all the time...so why won't you?” He finished looking at her with a displeased expression.