ETERNAL LOVE : A LOVE STORY

After Feng Ju left with the old man, Ji Cheng walked towards Zhao Ming's bed without saying anything.

Zhao Ming looked at the man who was walking towards her bed and seems to have no intention to leave her room. She raised her brows in confusion because now the old man has also left and there is no need for him to stay back.

She wanted him to leave so that she can make a plan as to how she should ask the man about the strange things he said? She just can't ask directly that if he knows that she is Xie Ming, not Zhao Ming. It would be ridiculous if she did that.

However, he does not seem to have any intention to leave instead he went to her bed and patted her pillow and prepared to lay on the bed.

Her eyes widened in surprise as she walked in long strides towards him and said," Your Highness, what are you doing?" 

Ji Cheng who sat on the bed and was ready to lay on the bed looked up at her in confusion and fluttered his long eyelashes and casually replied, " I am preparing to lie on the bed. I am tired and want to rest." he said as a matter of fact.

Last night, he wasn't able to sleep because she was kicking and hugging him while sleeping and it was getting hard for him to just sleep like this. He controlled himself with much difficulty and only get a few hours of sleep which was not enough for his body to rest.

Even in the morning, he has to suffer torture from her as she was moving around too much while sleeping and also his mother and Xiao Li created a fuss in the early morning.

After that, he had to go for work and due to the series of events, he did not get the chance to rest even a bit. Now when he brought the doctor to check on Zhao Ming, though he does not like the result, however, he believed that she must not have any serious problems with her.

She seems better than before and he will get another doctor to check on her as he could not believe the words of Master Li. Now everyone has left, he wanted to rest for a while and want to straighten his back.

He was hell tired as the exhaustion was visible in his eyes and the dark circles could be seen under his eyes.

Zhao Ming didn't noticed his condition and could only see him lying on her bed like it was his own. She always felt uncomfortable sharing her bed with someone else.

She did not say much last night because he forced himself to sleep with her because she was sick. But now she was fine and there is no need for him to accompany her.

Moreover, she also wanted to sleep for a bit. She has eaten too much for lunch and there is nothing to do either. She wanted to take a nap for a while before going to meet the man and ask about the details that he knows.

However, she could not sleep with him around and laying on her bed especially when it's day time. In the night, it was completely dark and she didn't feel his existence much but in the morning she could see him clearly as the light was coming in the room from outside.

There is no electricity, so they use lanterns to keep the room lit and brighten. In the day time, the lanterns were not required as the sun rays brighten the room.

Zhao Ming stared at him for answering the question this way. She was speechless when she heard his answer. She didn't mean it that way. She wanted to know why he wasn't going to his room to sleep but was trying to sleep in her room?

She felt her patience losing as she took a deep breath and asked again trying hard to remain as polite as possible, " I mean if you're tired than you should go and sleep in your bed. Your bed must be much bigger and better than mine. Moreover, how can I keep you in my room. What if Empress Dowager comes to know about this and will come at me again?" she spoke while gritting her teeth.

Ji Cheng sat on the bed with both hands placed on the bed supporting his body as he was tired to sit straight. However, she doesn't let him lay on the bed and keeps asking questions.

When he heard her words, he raised his brows in amusement and said, " So you're bothered that Mother would get to know that I am in your room." he said while pondering over something and nodding his head in understanding.

Zhao Ming just stared at him as she was speechless. 'Did he only heard this part of her words? What about sleeping in his room?'

Ji Cheng didn't looked at Zhao Ming for a minute and seems like he was thinking about something with his head hung down with his eyes closed.

She just watched him behave this way wand was amused by the way he was looking. He was looking sexy without even trying. 

The man with good looks and manners is a jackpot. It would have been better if she had met him in the 21st century but here it was impossible for her to like him as a man.

She felt that she feels attracted to her because he is handsome and sometimes could become very cute. But she was not planning to stay her whole life here and wanted to go back as soon as she can.

Ji Cheng finally looked up at her face and say, " You don't need to worry about that. From now on, you should tell everything to me. Even if my mother or Xiao Li says and does something to you, come to me. I'll handle them. Don't keep everything to yourself just like in the past." he said to her while looking straight into her eyes.

Zhao Ming was baffled when she heard his words. These words were quite unexpected and the way he said does not seem to be joking. She could sense his seriousness while speaking such words.

" Moreover, you're the Empress, so use your authority as an Empress. Though my mother is the Empress Dowager but you're also the acting Empress. You have every right to speak and use your rights. Don't give in to people just because you respect them and you're kind." he said with his jaw tightened as he remembered all the dirty things they have done behind his back.

At that time, he didn't focus on the things which were going in the palace and was busy settling the rebels in other areas of the country and was in the process of strengthening his power. However, this ignorance of him weakened the foundation of his relationship with Zhao Ming and his marriage with her.

" The people can be very cruel. You need to treat them the same way, they treat you. Just because you love them or respect them, you can't let them crumple over your self-respect. And that goes with me as well."

Zhao Ming: " -_- " she has no idea why he suddenly giving her a lecture to handle people accordingly. She knows this better than anyone else. She is not a kind person like Zhao Ming.

She can be a  bi*ch if the situation forces her to be. She rather be an antagonist than the protagonist because she hates to be kind to those who want her to face a failure in her life. She does not understand why she had to behave nicely to those who never behave nicely to her.

" Don't forgive me unless you could feel my sincerity. I allow you to be as rude as you want. I won't say anything to you. But I will not stop approaching you. That's my way to apologize to you for the things I have done in the past or the things I was clueless or never bothered myself with it."

When he spoke these words, his expression was gentle as he looked straight into her eyes, making her realize his sincerity and seriousness towards this issue. He wanted to fix everything in their relationship and also wanted to make her realize that she truly deserves to be the Empress and no one can take her place.

" I am sorry for making you go through all the things that you went to. But now I feel truly apologetic towards you and wanted to make up for all the pain I have given you. Can you give me a chance to approach you and give our relationship a new start?" he asked with his eyes shining brightly.

Zhao Ming was startled when he suddenly started talking about the heavy and emotional words. She didn't expect him to say such words.

She felt awkward when he apologized to her because she was not the right person he should apologize to. She felt that these words were addressed to the real Zhao Ming because wasn't wronged or tortured in any way and it should be the real Zhao Ming who deserves to hear his apology.

She felt bad because she was not able to hear those words, that she wanted to hear so much. Zhao Ming did not say anything and just looked at him with a complicated gaze.