Chapter 156 - Third Wheel (2/2)
{...It seems I have truly become a bit of a fool for her, I keep behaving like this... I should be upset but here I am smiling...I don't even know why I got in the water in the first place...To comfort her? comfort her when she wants t-...Does she still not trust me? Is that why?... Why won't she talk to me about these things? And why...}
Th Emperor let out a long sigh as he looked at the retreating Lei Xing. Then he grabbed the hand covering her face and gently pulled her rigid form to his chest and stroked her hair. Lei Xing immediately froze and went wide-eyed.
{...Too close! Too close! Too cl-...}
”Don't worry, I'll protect you...just trust me.” The Emperor softly said. Lei Xing blinked and her mind felt empty, she did not know what to think and so thought nothing.
The Emperor felt her body relax a little and he smiled a bit and after a while more of petting her, Lei Xing completely relaxed. He released her and then looked at her with a little smile. Lei Xing looked at him and then quickly looked down as she went even redder.
The Emperor's face bloomed into a full smile and he gently raised her face up as he leaned down to kiss her. Lei Xing closed her eyes and braced herself for the impact, but instead, the Emperor forcefully pushed her away. Lei Xing immediately opened her eyes to witness a sandal flying right through where her head was. The sandal directly broke the wooden wall behind them and wedged itself halfway in.
”I said no frolicking in my hot springs!” The pair heard the shout and turned around to see Doctor Lou standing there glaring at them with a sandal missing on his foot. The Emperor swiftly moved in front of Lei Xing to shield her from Doctor Lou's eyes and glared back at him, ”You could have seriously hurt her.”
” Tch! She would have moved.” Doctor Lou defended frowning off to the side.
”I would have moved?! You almost killed me, you Freaking old quack!” Lei Xing barked from behind the Emperor, raising herself up with a hand on his shoulder. The Emperor raised his eyebrows and blinked at her. Lei Xing froze and quickly removed her hand, then shrunk back behind him, feeling embarrassed.
The Emperor snorted but Doctor Lou did not share in the amus.e.m.e.nt. And it seemed seeing this little show further incensed him and he barked, ”Separate! No frolicking allowed! SEPERATE!”
Doctor Lou seemed to be really triggered by this and was hopping mad. Lei Xing blinked and subconsciously moved to comply, but the Emperor swiftly grabbed her and stuck her to his back. Then he narrowed his eyes at Doctor Lou, ”You leave first.”
Doctor Lou glared at the unflinching Emperor for a bit and then went, ”Fine...I will give you ten seconds and one of you better come out. Otherwise, I will come sit in-between the two of you and I'll see how you will frolic with me watching. Hmph!” Doctor Lou finished and then stormed out of the room as he mumbled, ”Little brats want to desecrate my hot springs too...”
Lei Xing let out a sigh as Doctor Lou left. The Emperor then separated from her but instead of heading out like she thought he would, he went to go settle down in the corner of the pool and coolly looked at her.
Lei Xing blinked at him and then at the door, she turned back to him and asked, ”Aren't you leaving?”
”I just got here...” The Emperor informed with a small smirk, ”You, on the other hand, have soaked long enough. Staying too long won't be good for your health. Hurry out.”
”9!...8!...7!...6!...” Doctor Lou shouted from outside, ”I don't hear anybody getting out yet!”
Lei Xing knit her brows and pouted at the Emperor, who simply ignored her. He relaxed into the pool, sighed and then closed his eyes.
”5! It's 5 now! Still no one getting out?! I didn't know you two were so eager to share a bath with this old man!” Doctor Lou continued to shout.
Lei Xing looked between the relaxing Emperor and the door, weighing her options. She knew Doctor Lou was really crazy enough to jump in with them and she really did not want to witness the scene. Not to mention, she knew the Emperor would go crazy as well despite his cool demeanor now. She really was not in the mood for such chaos, her morning was already eventful enough.
{...His eyes are closed...Just run, he won't see...Plus I'm pretty sure he alrea- Shut Up! >_
”4! Don't worry I'll try to keep my shorts on for the sake of decency! I can't make any promises but I'll try hehe~” Doctor Lou snickered and now seemed to be excited at the possibility of bathing with them.
Lei Xing bit her lip, cast the unseeing Emperor one last aggrieved look and then made a dash for it. As she ran out, she glanced at the Emperor to his eyes trailing after her with that unnerving smirk on his face. She groaned loudly as she dashed behind the curtain, grabbed her clothes and ran behind the screen. She frowned as she quickly got dressed as the Emperor's laughter rolled into her ears and dyed them crimson.
{...All these freaking as***les! Too many humiliations in one 24-hour period! I'll get you all one day! Especially you, as***le in the water! >_
”Much better.” Doctor Lou happily said through the door, ”Hurry up! Time to eat~”
Lei Xing finished, came out and cast a quick glare at the hot springs and then ran out of the room. The Emperor's smile then vanished and he sighed to himself. He looked at the sandal wedged in the wall and went up to it and pulled it free. As he did, the area of the wall around the sandal broke apart and crumbled down. The Emperor blinked in surprise and then scrutinized the hole and then looked down at the sandal with a frown.
{...He might as well have thrown a knife and even with that...quite the peculiar old man...}