The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 974 - 558: Some Rejoice, Some Grieve (Third Update)
"I suddenly thought of something." Wu Xufan looked serious.
His rarely serious demeanor made Xiao Hezhen a bit nervous.
"What?"
"Why do you all know about this play, but I don’t?! Yuan Wenkang should know too, right?!" Wu Xufan enunciated each word, sounding a bit gritted.
Xiao Hezhen pressed her lips, unable to suppress a laugh.
"Why?" Wu Xufan pressed.
Xiao Jinxing and An Ning knew he adored Xiao Hezhen to pieces, yet they kept him in the dark about this plan, what’s the big idea?!
"The Empress said she feared you’d hold us back." Xiao Hezhen answered.
"..." Wu Xufan was instantly furious, his whole face reddened with anger, "Am I really that unreliable?! When have I ever held anyone back?!"
Xiao Hezhen knew Wu Xufan would be upset.
She explained softly, "You can’t really blame the emperor brother and the Empress for keeping it from you; obviously, the fewer people know about these things, the better. If anything goes wrong, it will ruin everything."
"Then why does Yuan Wenkang get to know?" Wu Xufan was resentful.
He could be kept in the dark, but Yuan Wenkang shouldn’t know either.
"Why are you so petty?!"
"I’m this petty! Am I less reliable than Yuan Wenkang?"
"Yuan Wenkang is part of it after all." Xiao Hezhen explained helplessly, "If it wasn’t explained to him beforehand, Yuan Wenkang would never let me touch him even a bit. He wouldn’t let me get hurt even slightly; I had to explain ahead so he could cooperate with me on this act."
"So in your heart, Yuan Wenkang is a good person, huh." Wu Xufan was angry.
"He is indeed a good person." Xiao Hezhen said frankly.
Wu Xufan felt even more incensed.
He understood.
He just wanted Xiao Hezhen to comfort him a little.
Didn’t they realize how distressed he was being kept in the dark today? His heart was truly pierced like a knife, in extreme pain.
"But in my heart now, he’s just a good person." Xiao Hezhen said, "And you’re not just that."
Wu Xufan hesitated for a moment, then understood Xiao Hezhen’s intention.
The enormous joy and emotion in his heart compared to the recent agony inside the Imperial Palace, like night and day, wasn’t it?!
He suddenly pulled Xiao Hezhen tightly into his embrace.
Knowing Xiao Hezhen liked him, he would never let go again.
Whoever wanted Xiao Hezhen from him, he wouldn’t let go.
Held tight in Wu Xufan’s embrace, Xiao Hezhen didn’t resist.
She just lay there meekly, feeling the safety and warmth he provided her.
She once thought only Yuan Wenkang could give her this feeling.
The two held each other silently.
Wu Xufan released Xiao Hezhen, looking at her beautiful face, watching her so close, within reach...
He couldn’t help himself, lowered to kiss her lips.
As he approached.
Xiao Hezhen dodged.
Wu Xufan frowned.
"Haven’t bathed yet." Xiao Hezhen said shyly.
"I don’t care." Wu Xufan pressed Xiao Hezhen down onto the bed, "Your body is fragrant everywhere..."
"Oh." Xiao Hezhen looked at the close-up Wu Xufan.
She wondered if expressing love for Wu Xufan involved only this one method.
The room filled with unending passion.
Xiao Hezhen collapsed onto the bed, unwilling to move at all.
Wu Xufan, by contrast, was radiant, clutching Xiao Hezhen, too excited to sleep.
Realizing Xiao Hezhen truly liked him, he felt so happy he could run outside naked.
"Speaking of which, Xiao Jinxing and An Ning, those two don’t really care about my feelings; aren’t they afraid I’d be overly distressed?" Wu Xufan frowned, suddenly recalling this matter.
How come he couldn’t just move past this?
That they claimed he’d hold everyone back.
Okay.
He admitted if he’d known in advance, he wouldn’t be as deeply emotional and excited as tonight.
But weren’t they worried at all?!
He was practically tied to them life and death.
Absolutely not friendly enough.
"The Empress says..." Xiao Hezhen looked at Wu Xufan.
Wu Xufan had an eager expression.
Did they consider him?
"The Empress says, you’re carefree, and will recover soon, no need to worry."
"..."
"Actually, you are." Xiao Hezhen laughed.
"From today, An Ning and I will sever all ties!" Wu Xufan said decisively!
"It’s actually the Empress complimenting you."
"Don’t try to fool me."
"It’s true. She said no one else would have your mental strength."
"No one else would fall into her trap like this!"
"Don’t be mad." Xiao Hezhen said with a bit of coquettish tone.
How could Wu Xufan resist Xiao Hezhen showing sudden vulnerability?
"Didn’t I make it up to you tonight?" Xiao Hezhen said shyly, "The Empress said this strategy is the most effective."
"Did you plan in advance to lure me tonight, pretending to resist?" Wu Xufan jokingly teased Xiao Hezhen.
"You shouldn’t act smug after getting a bargain." Xiao Hezhen protested.
"Xiao Hezhen, you’re so dishonest..."
"Wu Xufan... oh!" Xiao Hezhen’s small mouth was sealed by Wu Xufan again.
Just now...
Now again?!
"But I like your dishonesty." Wu Xufan nibbled Xiao Hezhen’s ear, speaking ambiguously.
"..."
The room was filled with passionate entanglement.
...
Under the same night sky.
Fengqi Palace.
An Ning was originally exhausted today.
But lying on the bed really couldn’t sleep.
So how late is it now?!
Xiao Jinxing hasn’t returned yet.
Really, how late would he be? Would he truly wait until she was deep asleep without waking, only then to appear?!
An Ning’s eyes slightly moved.
The next moment, she closed her eyes, her breathing even.
Slowly, she felt a presence walking in.
As if coming in front of her, looking at her, a figment of her mind.
He passed by her.
After a while, came back again.
Then carefully lay down on her bed.
She always slept inside, leaving a spot for him outside.
He only lay on the outer side then pulled up the blanket.
Maintaining this distance from her, not crossing boundaries.
An Ning turned over.
Flipped inward.
Xiao Jinxing felt a flutter in his heart, seeing her still asleep before closing his eyes again.
"Xiao Jinxing." An Ning suddenly spoke.
Xiao Jinxing was taken aback.
Probably didn’t expect An Ning was awake.
"If you don’t want to sleep with me, go back to Qiankun Hall."
"Not at all." Xiao Jinxing said.
"Whether or not, take better care of your body." An Ning said, "Don’t cause trouble for yourself, don’t burden others."
So Xiao Jinxing meant.
Don’t use self-inflicted pain to make her feel guilty.
She wouldn’t.
Just thought he was insidious.
