His Rui

Still hugging her in his arms, Xi Ying turned to look at Li Rui and asked

"What do you think?"

As he said this, he raised his hand to caress her cold cheek. The frown came back on his forehead when he felt his cold cheek and he started walking slowly again with her.

"I think it was Lord who was behind the Crown Prince's dethronement."

Xi Ying smiled and said

"Well, what can I do? I can't even hide from my Wangfei as my Wangfei is so intelligent."

Hearing his playfulness in his tone, Li Rui looked at him weirdly.

Just a few minutes ago, he left the Plum Courtyard with a cold face, and now he was smiling in front of her like this.

"Bring the heater to Wangfei's room."

As they stepped inside the Courtyard, Xi Ying said to Liu Lan.

He took Li Rui to her room and Liu Lan brought the heater and then left the room. The room soon started to get heated. As her body started to warm, Li Rui couldn't help but raise her head to look at the man who was rubbing her hands.

The scene seemed to be a bit weird so she cleared her throat and said

"This wangfei is fine."

However, Xi Ying looked at her strictly as if he was talking to a child and said

"Ssshhh… you are so cold all over. Let me do it."

So she let him do it silently.

A few moments later, when Xi Ying felt that Li Rui's body was finally warm he let her lay on the bed and then covered her with a blanket.

Perhaps she was not used to being cared for like this, so Li Rui still felt a little strange whenever Xi Ying treated her as if she was very delicate.

The room was now dimly lit with the only lamp placed on the table in the room. Two arms slid across her waist and a firm chest came in contact with her back.

The room was silent until Li Rui said suddenly.

"Lord"

"Hmm…"

  "Did I do something wrong?"

Her question finished and her body was turned. Now she was laying on her back and she saw Xi Ying hovering over herself. 

"Why do you think so?"

Xi Ying asked with knitted brows.

In fact, her question only made him feel that he did something wrong that was making her feel like this.

Li Rui was embarrassed by his question. She thought that Xi Ying couldn't see the redness of her cheek and ears but he could see everything.

"What happened? Are you having a fever?"

Just as his hand touched her forehead, Li Rui held it. She looked into his black eyes and said after a few moments of hesitation but with a straight face.

"Then why didn't you do it again?"

Although her face looked calm only she knew how difficult was it for her to say these words but the man hovering over her body still didn't understand anything making things more difficult for her.

"What are you saying?"

As he asked, Xi Ying went through his memories of the past week but couldn't guess what Rui was saying.

On the other hand, Li Rui suddenly regretted talking about such a topic but now she couldn't back down. Actually, she was feeling very awful.

She had given herself to him because she was thankful to him for saving her clan because she wanted to give this marriage a chance and see if it really could work.

She wanted to try if they could share a peaceful life with each other.

Now when he did something again that was only for the betterment of her clan, she felt like it was only she who was not completing her side of the deal.

It was only she who was so indifferent towards their marriage and not putting any effort.

"That…"

She lowered her eyes trying to think that how she should tell him what she was talking about.

"We did it a week before….that night…"

Xi Ying's knitted brows almost loosened when he guessed what she was saying. His heart was filled with surprise and he hid his smile.

Seeing her red cheeks and her lowered eyes, his heart was filled with so much adoration for her that he wished to integrate her into his body completely.

Still, he pretended to be confused and asked

"What are you saying, Rui?"

A small frown marred her smooth forehead and Xi Ying almost chuckled when he saw her struggle.

How could anyone be so cute and loving? She just made him lose all his control.

"Consummation"

The low whisper fell in his ear and Xi Ying this time didn't stop himself from kissing her forehead.

"Why are you so shy?"

He chuckled when he tried to raise her chin but she avoided his hand.

His words seemed to provoke her and she raised her head to look into his eyes and said

"This wangfei is not shy."

His eyes darkened when he looked into her black eyes and he instantly came down from her body and said

"Sleep, you must be tired."

After that, he again held her in his arms and took deep breaths.

But Li Rui who couldn't see this frowned. 

She suddenly turned around in Xi Ying's arms.

Xi Ying who was startled didn't even get the time to question her when the next moment he felt the soft lips touch his own making his body stilled.

The last time when Li Rui had kissed him she didn't know anything but this time she even licked his lips making the stunned him open his mouth cooperatively.

When her tongue invaded his mouth, Xi Ying groaned

"Such a quick learner…"

However, she soon parted away her mouth leaving him wanting for more.

As he opened his eyes to look at her, he found her already looking at him.

"Lord, this wangfei didn't know anything last time so might be….a little boring. However, this time…"

She couldn't say anything else. This was her limit and he should have understood already what she was trying to do.

The past week she could only think of this reason behind him not taking any initiative.

On the other hand, Xi Ying didn't know whether he should cry or laugh.

He suddenly sat up on the bed and then picked Li Rui effortlessly. As he made her sit in his lap, Xi Ying breathed sharply.

"Can you feel it?"

He whispered in her ear huskily.

She, of course, could feel something poking against her butt. Knowing what it was made her turn the dark shade of red and she suddenly wished to get down from his lap.

However, Xi Ying held her tightly in his arms. He sucked and licked her earlobe. He then turned her chin to made her look in his eyes and said

"Rui…you don't even need to do anything. You don't need to be experienced. So never think something like that again, okay?"

Staring in his eyes for a few seconds, she finally asked

"Then why didn't Lord …."

Her question was incomplete but understandable.

At her question, she saw his serious face as he opened her mouth and asked

"Rui, did you do it just because you wanted to thank me for saving your clan?"

When she looked at him silently, Xi Ying's heart sank suddenly and he held her face in his hands.

"Rui, I don't need you to thank me like this. I don't want any more lies or problems in this marriage. If you have something in your heart then just say it to me directly. I want you to be wangfei by heart, not by some kind of helplessness. You can take as much time as you wish.

I know I have done many mistakes and I can wait for you to accept me. But we can't move forward like this where you think that I want you just because of your body and you can't trust me with anything."

This was the first time that Xi Ying had talked so openly to Li Rui about their marriage.

As Li Rui looked into his eyes, for a moment, she couldn't find anything to say.

Somehow from his words, she could feel that he was mentioning her words from one week ago. That night, she didn't like when he had hidden things from her and she had indirectly expressed her anger. However, she had not expected things to turn out like this.

She was just a bit suspicious. She thought that even after knowing that the Crown Prince was also involved in framing Li Clan, he was trying to save her. So, in the end, he was just working for the Emperor.

Now after hearing the news of dethronement, her heart was clear from any suspicion.

Since he was so sincere, she would also not back off from showing her sincerity.

So looking into Xi Ying's eyes, Li Rui said firmly 

"Lord perhaps has some misunderstanding. This wangfei didn't do that to thank the Lord.. This wangfei also wish for this marriage to work."