Chapter 365 - Healthy Minds (2/2)

”Try me.” The Emperor said, narrowing his eyes back at her. Lei Xing scoffed and laid back on the chair and folded and confidently said, ”Then I'll go with her.”

”You will not.” The Emperor menacingly said in warning with a frown, but Lei Xing simply shrugged, ”Try me~”  She mockingly said with a taunting smile.

The Emperor looked at her smug expression and sighed, ”Why are you avoiding me?”

”Avoiding you? Who's avoiding you? Why would I be avoiding you?” Lei Xing raised an eyebrow at this line of questioning, ”Did you do something wrong?” She asked, narrowing her eyes at him again.

”I'm not sure... You tell me.” The Emperor wisely responded. Lei Xing stared at him for a moment and then suddenly sat up, grabbed his face with both of her hands, and moved it left, right, up and down, assessing him. This was not exactly the kind of attention that he hoped for, but at least she was paying attention to him now. The Emperor smiled and also grabbed her face and went in for a kiss, but Lei Xing moved her head back and irritatedly ordered, ”Be still! I'm checking something!”

”Checking what?” The Emperor asked with a raised eyebrow.

Lei Xing took a few seconds more before squinting at him and asking, ”You... Have you been crying?”

”Cry- What? No!” The Emperor incredulously said with a laugh, ”What gave you that idea?”

”Your eyes are red.” Lei Xing responded, squinting at him. The Emperor raised an eyebrow at her but before he could defend himself, Lei Xing put an arm around his shoulder, ”It's okay! There's nothing to be ashamed of! There's nothing wrong with crying! I cry, you cry, we all cry! It's definitely normal~” She finished with a nod and a few reassuring pats.

The Emperor smiled and held onto her hand, ”Why did you drink so much?” He asked in amus.e.m.e.nt.

”I'm not drunk!” Lei Xing defended and then she put her other around him and put lazily put her head on his shoulder as she lazily explained, ”I only drank a little bit because today's a day of great celebra -” She caught herself and looked up at him with a smile, ”Sorrow! I was drowning my sorrows~”

”Really?” The Emperor asked with a slight smirk. Of course, he did not believe her lie. Even he was not drowning in sorrow at his mother and Eunuch Li's departure, so how could someone with Lei Xing's character be.

Lei Xing fervently nodded, ”Most definitely~” She said, stretching up and planting a kiss on his lips, ”You know I love you, right? Like more than anything~” She sweetly said with a smile. The Emperor willingly took the bait and smiled down at her, bringing up a hand up to c.a.r.e.s.s her cheek.

Unfortunately, Lei Xing had some other thoughts that she did not have the presence of mind to keep to herself at the current moment so she continued, ”... More than most things anyway. Food and money are debatable essentials. Money, I guess is meh, perhaps. but if it's between you and food, then it's a matter of basic survival an -”

The Emperor clamped her lips shut with his hand, earning a disgruntled glare. He smiled and advised, ”Stop talking.” Thankfully more amused than offended that he apparently ranked third on her list.

Lei Xing swiped his hand and glanced off to the side and mumbled, ”Tch, I was going to say I would pick you...”

”I would pick you too~” The Emperor said with a happy smile, easily appeased as he kissed her and whispered against her lips, ”I love you...more than anything.”

Lei Xing smiled and then suddenly narrowed her eyes at him, ”More than Eunuch Li?”

The Emperor's head popped back up, ”What?”

Lei Xing pouted and grabbed his collar, ”Don't stall, answer the question. Is it me or Eunuch Li?” She asked, narrowing her eyes at him.

The Emperor blinked at her and then he laughed, ”What sort of question - Of course, it's you. Why w-”

”You hesitated.” Lei Xing accused with a frown, shoving him away.  The Emperor quickly wrapped his arms around her and defended, ” ”I did not. I do not ”love” Eunuch Li or anyone else for that matter...only you.”

”Really?” Lei Xing asked, trying and failing to hold back her satisfied grin. The Emperor lightly chuckled and patted her head, this was strange but cute. To think that she was jealous of Eunuch Li of all people, Lei Xing always had the strangest thoughts whenever she was drunk, ”You're really not allowed to drink anymore.” The Emperor said with an amused smile.

”I'm not drunk!” Lei Xing interjected with a pout. The Emperor nodded along and pulled closer, ”Yes, yes, not drunk. Just celebrating~”

”Exactly!” She affirmed with a series of happy nods, forgetting that she was supposed to have been drowning in sorrow. The Emperor chuckled as he leaned forward and kissed her again. This time she was finally quiet and simply reveled in his attention. It did not take long for the scenery around the lounge chair to heat up as the couple got loose, clothes and all.

”Ow!” Lei Xing suddenly exclaimed, pushing the Emperor off her, ”What did you do that for?!” She irritatedly asked as she sat and held onto her stomach and bent over, groaning.

”Why? What's wrong?” The Emperor asked, hovering over her. He had no idea what he had done wrong just now. He had barely touched her, okay, maybe he did more than that but it was nothing out of the ordinary, ”Xing er, what's wrong?” He repeated, more concerned when she did not respond.

Lei Xing slightly sat up, taking deep breaths and swallowing, ”I think -” She stopped again and swallowed, taking a few more deep breaths.

”You think?” The Emperor impatiently went, ”Nevermind. Let me help you get dressed and then we'll get a physician here.” He said as he re-tied the strings of her innerwear, but then she suddenly shoved him away again and leaned over the chair and began purging her system... all over his dragon robe.

It was definitely not intentional.

”I'm sick!... I'm definitely-...sick -” Lei Xing announced amidst her coughing and retching fits.

The Emperor stared at her for a moment before he sighed and went to help her hold her hair in place as wearily asked, ”Why did you drink so much?”

Lei Xing turned a glare on him, ”I'm not dru -!” Another purge session interrupted her denial.

”Yes, yes, not drunk, just celebrating -” The Emperor kindly helped her finish her words and then frowned as he asked, ”Didn't you eat anything?” He just noticed that she was vomiting only clear liquid, exactly like the wine she had been drinking.

”I-” Before Lei Xing could defend herself, she was interrupted again.

The Emperor sighed, slightly annoyed. They had not been intimate the last few days either because Lei Xing was unwell or feeling tired, and tonight was clearly another bust. So he could not help feeling a bit salty about this.

Helpless, the Emperor sighed and said, ”Empty it out, and then we'll have the physician come and prescribe something for your stomach, then we'll have some dinner and you can rest...”

Lei Xing coughed, ”I don't want those quacks!” She insisted with her head still bowed, ”I'm perfectly hea-” She said, starting to cough and retch again.

”En, I'm the one that needs them. Don't worry about it...” The Emperor sarcastically indulged, patting her back. The Emperor sighed, this was really not how he envisioned his night going. But he had long learned that there are just some fights we cannot win, and matters relating to Lei Xing were all such fights in his life.