Chapter 189 - Content (2/2)

After a long while, the Emperor stopped glancing up at her. And as the minutes trickled by, Lei Xing started to become more curious and then she became impatient. Finally, at her wit's end, she just walked over to see what he was doing.

”Oh, wow.” Lei Xing said as she saw the drawing. The Emperor stopped and turned to see Lei Xing as she knelt down next to him. He was so absorbed with his drawing that he had not even noticed her come over.

Lei Xing leaned over and scrutinized the drawing. The Emperor noticed her knit her eyebrows as she scanned the drawing, and it was then he finally realized he got carried away and left her standing there. He felt somewhat embarrassed and lightly cleared his throat and explained, ”Ah the scenery did not really suit, so I made a few adjustments.”

”A few?” Lei Xing asked with an amused smile and a raised eyebrow. He had long finished drawing her, beautifully too. But then he had also drawn a garden around her, complete with trees in the distance, grass,  birds, and butterflies.

She was a bit annoyed that he left her standing there ”posing” while he went about ”adjusting” the scenery. But she was more happy than annoyed and so she honestly complimented, ”It is much better than reality...”

The Emperor immediately knit his brows and his eyes roamed between her and the drawing. He did not agree and so he said, ”Perhaps to the untrained ey- ” Lei Xing immediately turned to him with a threatening eyebrow raised and he quickly amended, ”Beautiful eyes...but reality much more appealing.” He finished with a charming smile.

Lei Xing lightly snorted and rolled her eyes as she mumbled, ”Of course...” She picked up the drawing and sat back on her heels and looked it over more closely.

{...If I lost in appeal to a bloody drawing then I think I need to rethink my life choices...namely you -_-)'...}

His compliment was nice, but in her opinion, the drawing was definitely better. He drew her a lot more beautiful than she appeared. For one thing, the her in the drawing had a radiant smile on and she did not remember smiling at all, if anything she was glaring at him.

It was obvious that he put a lot of thought and care into each stroke and it made her feel warm and very happy. This drawing felt very precious to her at this moment, it was another thing she wanted.

Since she was currently indulging in her wants, having one more would not hurt. And so she turned to ask him for it but then she froze when her eyes met the Emperor's warm obscure gaze. Her heart jumped, she gulped and she immediately looked back down at the painting. The room suddenly felt too hot and too cramped.

{...Ahhhh, I forgot...I forgot we were embarking on a certain trajectory - Well it's not my fault, he's the one who wanted to draw! That killed the general vibe of everything! (⁄⁄>⁄ω⁄

”Xing er'?” The Emperor softly called.

”En.” Lei Xing timidly responded in a tiny voice. The Emperor took the drawing from her hands, dropped it on the table and then took her hands in his and turned her to face him. Lei Xing glanced up at him and then nervously lowered her eyes and nervously gulped.

{...Okay, we're doing this...Finally - Well, not finally...I'm not in a rush or anything. It's just...Progress...}

The Emperor simply held her hands and stared at the nervous Lei Xing for a while and softly caressed her hands with a content smile.

He felt truly happy and grateful to have her. She told him she liked him and she even came here ready to ”tempt” him. He had never felt happier than he was at this moment and he knew she had no idea how much he felt for her...how important she had become to him.

He wanted her to know, to understand. He gently put a hand on her cheek and raised her head so she would meet his eyes, and when they met, he softly said, ”I love you.”