Volume 3 Chapter 30 Long Talk Clears Up Misunderstandings (Part 1)

  Oo… haha, although this week is H, it's not just these two days. This week is very long and there will be more updates. If the monthly votes reach 400, I'll continue to update more. So this week will have a total of 14 chapters. Are you all still worried about being too straightforward? And Zhong Nan Gong will come out to stir up trouble again, it's just going to be chaotic. Those who were looking forward to H should start screaming and running away with their heads in their hands. One more thing, the female lead is not overly sentimental, so at most she'll have feelings for him, but they haven't reached the point of being deeply in love yet.

  For the first time, I found out that Xuan Yuan Yifei... can talk...

  "Floating... If you don't like the two words 'especially', then I'll say I like your magic, I like your cold jokes, I like the happy look on your face when you see gold, I like the smile on your face when you're hugging a quilt and sleeping, and I also like it when Hou Xian is not by your side..."

  Dazedly listening to him speak, could this be what Xuan Yuan Yi Fei's heart really wanted to say? Heh... it's actually true, now that Hou Xian is not around, he must feel very relieved.

  "Hmm..." Xuan Yuan Yifei let out a long sigh, his thick chest heaving up and down with the motion. "Piao Piao, I..." He trailed off, not continuing, but instead tightened his embrace around me.

  "You... aren't thinking I'm special just because I can reincarnate, are you?" How boring, asking a question that I clearly didn't want to know the answer to, but also the one thing I care about most.

  "Rebirth? Ah, yes, I forgot you had this ability, right." Suddenly, he pulled me away and stared at my eyes with an unusual seriousness. From his clear amber pupils, I felt a genuine emotion without any coercion or purpose, just pure and clear feelings.

  "What...are you doing?!"

  "Your eyes won't change." Xuan Yuan Yifei smiled, and that radiant smile made his pair of eyes that rarely smiled into a crescent moon. I was almost stunned, he smiled.

  "That time when I saw you at the fake mountain, I didn't recognize you. You were hiding very well until your eyes revealed a desperate look when you begged for life, which made me feel that it might be you, but I still couldn't be certain." Xuan Yuan Yifei furrowed his brow, "I thought I had just met a woman who looked like you, until I saw the focused expression on your face when you looked at my aquamarine ring. Ha! It's actually the first time I'm happy that you're greedy for wealth, because your greed helped me recognize you."

  "...a face full of black lines, next time I'll definitely pay attention," "Actually, I'm not greedy, I just like rare things."

  "Yes, everyone likes rare things." Xuan Yuan Yifei lowered his face and gently lifted my chin, "So why do you dislike this word in particular? This word suits you very well."

  Knitted her brow, turned away. Left Xuan Yuan Yifei's arms and sat on a chair aside, thinking: "Because someone once thought I was special for being able to reincarnate, he wanted to keep me by his side like a precious treasure."

  "Who?" A hint of murderous intent emerged from Xuan Yuan Yifei's words, and I smiled: "He already thinks I'm dead. We... will never meet again."

  "Heh." Xuan Yuan Yifei suddenly grasped my shoulders, making me turn to face him. He looked at me seriously and solemnly, "From now on, I'll protect you."

  Later, I will protect you... protect you... This sentence crashed into my heart and echoed in my chest. Xuan Yuan Yifei never said "I love you" to me from start to finish, or that kind of sweet words, but every word he said moved me.

  He said he likes my magic tricks, likes my cold jokes, likes the way I smile when I see gold, and likes the smile on my face when I sleep with a quilt.

  Xuanyuan Yifei, sneaking a peek at me while I'm sleeping...

  These simple words, yet they carry a unique truth that belongs to Xuan Yuan Yifei. Without Ma Jingtao's passionate and intense expression, or Su Youpeng's deep and emotional gaze, but still, it moved me. It's been a long time since someone last said these words to me. After getting used to hearing "I love you", I was touched by these unromantic words.

  Where emotions are, I pounced on him and hugged his waist. Among leftover women, there's a popular saying: if you see a decent man, hurry up and hug his thigh; if you see a very good man, hurry up and hug his waist; if you see an exceptionally good man, quickly transform into an octopus and wrap yourself around him tightly. Bread will eventually get moldy, but emotions can be slowly nurtured. If you miss this chance, there won't be another one like it.

  So I held him tightly: "Xuanyuan Yifei, I...I... will try to catch up with you. Now...I still can't..."

  "We can't make it..." He gently stroked my long hair, and I looked up at him: "Why?"

  His bright eyes were full of smiles: "Can't you feel it? When you were the national protector's wife, I already had the idea of binding you to the palace."

  "Huh? But... that... isn't right..." It turns out he already liked me back then.

  "What's wrong?" Xuan Yuan Yifei pinched my cheek, "At first, I admired Feng Qingya, her ability was very strong, but unfortunately we were enemies. So when you appeared, I thought you were the real Feng Qingya, because the Wind family wouldn't tolerate your behavior, but the Wind family didn't make a move, so the truth is that you are indeed the real Feng Qingya."

  "So, I'd like to win you over. Our cooperation has been very pleasant and tacitly understood. Since it's so pleasant and mutually understood, why not take you in as my true woman? The imperial concubines can also represent the court on official business."

  "Huh? How strange." It turned out that Xuan Yuan Yifei had initially only admired me and wanted to marry me, which was also reasonable.

  I remember a young lady, she had a blue-colored confidant, they were very tacit and harmonious, the two made an appointment, if by 30 years old they still hadn't found suitable partners, then they would get married. Perhaps many people will find this strange, but in reality there are many such people around us. Because they knew each other well, understood each other deeply, the deep friendship and plain love were only a step apart.

  What's that saying? Deep liking is light love. I like Xuan Yuan Yi Fei, at least for now, he is the first in my heart, and after today, I think this liking will deepen.

  "Strange? What's strange?" Xuan Yuan Yifei's chest rose and fell under my face as he spoke, and through the layers of clothing, I could clearly hear his heartbeat. From that beat, I seemed to feel Xuan Yuan Yifei's joy.

  However, I soon discovered that you are a person who likes freedom. In this regard, I am the same as you, so I gave up the idea of recruiting you into the palace. I thought that since you are the protector of the country, you will always be by my side. If I want to see you, I can just look at you. At that time, I realized that you are different in my heart because I care about your opinion of me. As an emperor, I can get whatever I want with just one imperial decree, but I dare not issue this decree to you. I know that this will only make you dislike me.

  "But I am not the Empress Dowager."

  "This is what really delights me, and another reason I dispelled the idea at the time was your identity. You are the Protectress of the Nation, the younger sister of Feng Xueyin. After calming down, I began to suspect that you might have deliberately attracted my attention in order to get close to me."

  "Do you suspect me? Alright, it's fine if you do. As the Emperor of the Xuan Yuan Dynasty, it's reasonable for you to doubt me, the Wind Family's Guardian Lady. But tell me clearly! Where have I ever flirted with you? When did I ever intentionally try to seduce Xuan Yuan Yi Fei? This guy has always had that same expressionless face, heaven knows what he's thinking!"

  He raised his face and glared at Xuan Yuan Yifei with anger. I didn't even have time to dodge, let alone try to entice him?

  "You do." Xuan Yuan Yifei's iron-faced expression was as if he was indicting me with evidence, "You coquettishly try to get on my good side, playfully tease me, and act spoiled with me. Although all of these actions are for the purpose of getting benefits from me, however, these actions are indeed seducing me!"

  "This... It seems like... a bit... off... At least others wouldn't dare do that to Xuan Yuan Yifei, but I did what no one else would do. Can't help standing out?"

  "Hmm..." A faint smile escaped from Xuan Yuan Yifei's thin lips, his smiling eyes filled with delight and doting, "You're really a heartless thing, if I didn't like you, why would I spoil you so much, letting you bully me as you please."

  "Hands off me! I didn't!" I immediately let go of Xuan Yuan Yifei to prove that I had no ulterior motives towards him.

  "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore." Xuan Yuan Yifei reached out and pulled me back in front of him again. "What really moved my heart was when you were injured that time. The look in your eyes at the moment, I still haven't forgotten it to this day."

  "What gaze? What kind of gaze?" Could it be that I have unknowingly mastered the art of captivating souls? After a long while, Xuan Yuan Yifei didn't speak. His chest heaved greatly as he bent down, burying his face in my neck. His soft words reached me: "A concerned and anxious gaze, truly pure, without ulterior motives, worrying about me for so long... No one has ever been like this for me..."

  At that moment, I was stunned. Just a concern and worry made me thoroughly enter Xuan Yuan Yifei's heart. Unconsciously, my heart began to sink, not knowing whether to sympathize with Xuan Yuan Yifei or feel sad for him.

  He is a high and mighty emperor, but there is no true affection around him. Loneliness and solitude follow him like a shadow, gradually freezing his heart, freezing his expression, freezing his joy and all happiness.

  Here is the translation:

  "Nonsense for a moment: After being frozen for so long, this explosion was naturally like a tidal wave of love. Xiaofeifei's words were also numerous, and people seemed to come alive, but only in front of the female lead. Whether or not it can move Xiao ShuShu still needs continued effort. Remember, don't force Xiao ShuShu, she might explode and recklessly throw herself at him."