Mama's Princess is Daddy's Beloved

Li Xue was checking the time and recent messages on her phone again and again. But no matter how many times she checked there was no information about the arrival of Mr. Beelzebub. Though she had already asked Du Fan to stop him outside, she was not too sure if he really would be able to do that. 

Chen Rui has also noticed her action and seeing her like that, she could not help but chuckle. "Don't worry, Xiao Xue. You won't have to wait for long. The palace has already received the call about Feng Shufen's and your man must already be on his way inside." She said with a bit of tease which took Li Xue off the track for a bit. 

"Huh?" Li Xue asked with a bit of confusion, then quickly shaking her she denied, "No, no absolutely not. I wasn't looking for that. I was just …" 

"You don't have to stress about another thing as well, dear.. Our relationship with FenFen is not how people talk about it. Though there are differences between us, we can never become his enemy. He is someone like our own so rest assured, he would not be harmed here. Moreover, he is not someone whom anyone would dare to harm." 

Before Li Xue could provide any excuse, Chen Rui interrupted to clear the confusion. And hearing her say that, Li Xue's curious brains were again at work. Feeling intrigued, she was about to ask more but at that right moment, a maid came to inform. "

"Your Majesty! Your Highness! Mr. Feng is here." She said and at that very moment, Li Xue's eyes caught the man entering inside with all his finesse. 

Chen Rui nodded and the maid swiftly left. 

Li Xue stood up to walk to Feng Shufen first and along with her the lady left her seat, while from the side Shin Tinming also entered back in the living space. 

"You are really here? If you are not comfortable, you should have denied the request of Li Wei." Li Xue whispered, reaching the man first. 

Feng Shufen looked at him and blinked his eyes once. "It's fine. My work got over early and I wanted to come and pick you two up to make up for the trip I missed to WeiWei's school." 

Li Xue's brows raised at his words. "To make up for that trip, you wanted to come here? I thought you had some issue with the people living in the palace." 

"It's not about them. It's about you and WeiWei, so I don't mind". The man added in an eased tone as if it really didn't matter to him. Li Xue stared at him and could only be wordless. Could she say anything more? 

Nope, since he has already said that it doesn't matter. Then it doesn't matter. 

Pressing her lips in a smile, she smiled at him before getting to his side to turn back to face the king and queen, whose pair of gazes she could easily feel on her back. "Ah, I am sorry. I was just asking about his day. It was just out of habit." 

Chen Rui smiled, obviously understanding the reality. "It's fine, Xiao Xue. We can understand." Then turning to Feng Shufen, she addressed, "It's really been long to see you like this, FenFen. Never expected this kind of day would come again. Especially after what play you have played here, twelve years back." 

Li Xue looked at the woman smiling and felt something in between her words. Her eyes stared at her for a moment but then immediately turned to look at Feng Shufen. Finding his expression all stiff and controlled, she could guess that the lady has purposefully said something that has pricked his nerves. 

"It might have been a play for Her Highness, as for me, I have not been ever interested in political board games." Feng Shufen retaliated equally and for once his words went all over the head of Li Xue. Maybe because she was yet to know the right context of their talk. 

The royal lady laughed out melodically, before shaking her head with some memories from the past. "Really? I have once heard from your mother that when you were young, you were a chess champion of your senior group." 

Mother? Heard from his mother? Does Her Highness know Mr. Beelzebub's mother? Li Xue was confused. It was then she remembered the talk she had with the lady the last time she visited. She has heard her mention the stories of the power of the main lady of the Feng family. Was she familiar with the power because she knew his mother? 

Li Xue thought internally when she heard the cracking voice of the man's knuckles from her side. Her eyes instantly looked down at Feng Shufen's hands, where the fingers were clenched into a ball, making his knuckles go all white. In all the time which she has spent with the man, she has never seen him losing himself like this. 

She must agree, the lady had her ways. Or maybe their past holds something that was all capable to twist the Shufen's nerves all easily. 

Not knowing what she should do in a situation like this, Li Xue slowly reached down to hold Shufen's balled fist into hers, squeezing it a little to provide some comfort. Her eyes blinked at him to let him know who he was and where he was. 

Chen Rui didn't miss this soft and sweet moment and smiled contently. 

Feng Shufen looked at Li Xue and blinked as well in reciprocation, before again turning to look at the lady in his usual aloof composure. "Interest in young days often changes as people grow. Especially when your interest is a nightmare of your life." He said and Li Xue's desperation about knowing the things in depth only grew more. She could feel there was something deeper than people could think of. Something that was making Feng Shufen easily go restless.