Chapter 131 - Playing Field (1/2)

”I understand.” The Emperor said with a small smile, then went to pat her head, but then stopped midway, knit his brows and withdrew the hand.

Lei Xing instinctively grabbed the hand with her hands, without thinking. Then she blinked and looked at his face to find him equally stunned and blinking at their hands.

{...What am I- ... *Sigh* Whatever, let's just go with the flow...}

”It's fine.” She said, lowering her head and turning red. She knit her brows, then glanced back up at the Emperor, who still seemed to be stunned. She frowned then mumbled, ”I thought you said you weren't angry.”

She glanced at the Emperor who was still blankly staring at her, her frown deepened and she released his hand. The Emperor finally responded and held onto her hand before she completely let go.

The Emperor smiled down at her hand and gently stroked it, then he sighed, ”Xing er', I'm really not angry...Hm...” He paused and took a deep breath then looked up at her, ”...Other than the fact that I was mistaken in thinking you preferred it this way...It was also because...well, it sometimes makes it harder...”

Lei Xing knit her brows.

{...Makes what harder? Your life?...Didn't seem that way though? -_-)...}

Lei Xing looked him over for a bit, then she frowned and narrowed her eyes then mumbled, ”I thought you said you had great self-control.”

The Emperor raised an eyebrow, observed her expression and then smirked, ”What are you thinking about?” Lei Xing blinked at him, and her confused expression made him laugh, which made Lei Xing's frown deepened and she looked away and flushed with embarrassment.

{...What the hell are you laughing at? -_-)...}

Lei Xing then tried to pull her hand free but the Emperor's hold was unyielding. He looked at her disgruntled face and then hugged her. Then he closed his eyes and sighed. After a bit, he slightly opened his eyes and looked down at Lei Xing wrapped in his arms.

{...This makes no sense...How can I have missed her when I've been with her the whole time?...}

”Xing er', I believe that I am quite the patient man...” The Emperor calmly said while stroking her hair., ”So I can wait...But I do have one request.” He then moved her back a bit so he could see her face. He held her face and smiled at her then said, ”Be sure to tell me when you're ready. I'd rather not have to guess...You sometimes make me feel quite confused.” He finished with a light chuckle.

Lei Xing blankly stared at him, she was completely red now.

{...I should do what? O_O)...How can I ever say -...}

Still, she subconsciously nodded, no other option came to mind. The Emperor's smile brightened, then he said, ”Don't take too long though...” Then he hugged her to his chest and whispered to himself, ”This will be a good test of patience.”

Lei Xing snorted, then chuckled. The Emperor narrowed his eyes at the top of her head, still smiling asked, ”What's funny?”

Lei Xing glanced up at him, shook her head and then lowered her head back to his chest, and hugged his waist. Then she closed her eyes and let out a sigh of relief.

{...Much better...Being awkward is weird and tiring...}

She felt glad he was back to normal and that the awkwardness was gone, she really could not stand it.

The carriage finally jerked to a stop and Lei Xing opened her eyes and immediately sat up. She could not believe she had stayed in his arms for that long without thinking. She blinked up at him, speechless.

{...Did I fall asleep? No way! I wasn - I don't even know. Hibernation? O_O)...}

The Emperor's face was full of smiles, and he said ”As much as I would love for you to continue to rest...We, unfortunately, have to get down now. But we can stay if you want.”

Lei Xing immediately shook her head, turning red from embarrassment. The Emperor pat her head and then got up.

{...What am I doing? This is isn't healthy T_T)...}

She took a deep breath to calm herself and then followed the Emperor out. This time, after he helped her down, he tightly held on to her hand. Tightly too, so Lei Xing could not slip it away and walked up to the others.

The others looked at the couple with raised eyebrows. The atmosphere around them was very, very different now. The Emperor was smiling and while Lei Xing was looking off to the side with her eyebrows knit, there was also a faint blush on her face. They could all tell that their carriage ride was definitely an interesting one.