Xuan Zhi cared about Wu Xin so much. Staring at him, Wu Xin thought he was so nice and so cute. Over the years, Wu Xin became mature gradually. She no longer hated taking medicine. She had suffered so much that she was no longer afraid of bitterness. Xuan Zhi was only soft on her. Wu Xin liked it so much and liked to see him worrying about her.

“Zhi, it’s so bitter. It’s so bitter!” She pouted playfully. Wu Xin was acting so soft on purpose.

“Wu Xin, let go of me. I’ll buy you some candies.”

“No, I don’t want to let you go. I don’t want to be alone.”

Xuan Zhi rushed here so quickly that he didn’t have time to buy sweets. He wanted to let go of Wu Xin immediately, but he was hugged tightly by this girl and couldn’t move. Xuan Zhi suddenly didn’t know what to do now.

“Wu Xin, don’t you hate bitter things?”

“Yes. It’s bitter, extremely bitter.”

“Then I am going to buy you some...”

“No...I don’t care about it. I don’t want to let you go. The medicine is too bitter.”

Wu Xin was acting teasingly on purpose, which looked very cute. She just wanted to see how embarrassed Xuan Zhi could be.

“I can kiss you and taste the bitterness with you, okay?”

Wu Xin, who was making trouble deliberately, blushed immediately after hearing Xuan Zhi’s words. She buried her head in Xuan Zhi’s arms, unwilling to look up.

Xuan Zhi didn’t know what Wu Xin was thinking. He thought she really hated the bitter taste. Well, when she was Princess Xi, she had hated taking medicine so much in the past. She had played all kinds of tricks to avoid taking medicine. Therefore, Xuan Zhi always prepared sweets for her while she took medicine. However, this time he forgot because he felt too worried. He looked at the woman in his arms and asked in confusion, “Wu Xin, why are you flushing? Is there any problem with the medicine?”

“I think you have a problem!”

“It’s impossible. Why does your face look so red? Do you feel uncomfortable?” After he finished speaking, fool Xuan Zhi touched Wu Xin’s forehead. He felt her body temperature was indeed a bit higher than usual.

“I...I’m fine!”

“But you are flushing abnormally. Did you take the wrong medicine? Is it because I have fetched the wrong medicine?”

“You... you... I am so mad at you!”

Wu Xin pulled Xuan Zhi’s hand away from her forehead, feeling annoyed. However, this fool felt so confused and didn’t know what was going on. Wu Xin then pushed him away, left him, and walked towards her bed. She took off her shoes, got on the bed without changing her clothes, and hid in the quilt. She didn’t want to talk to Xuan Zhi anymore. Otherwise, she would lose her mind because of anger. She’d rather choose to sleep.

Fool Xuan Zhi was stunned for a few seconds. He didn’t know what he should do but only stared at Wu Xin, who was angry but cute. He felt that his body temperature was rising, and he was turned on by her. However, he was still acting like a fool and asked Wu Xin, “Do you still feel the bitterness in your mouth? Wu Xin, do you need me to kiss you so that I can taste the bitterness with you?”

Wu Xin ignored him. After waiting for a long time, fool Xuan Zhi didn’t get an answer, so he also came to the bed. He thought Wu Xin was really angry. He pulled down the quilt so that Wu Xin would not be suffocated.

When the quilt was pulled down, Xuan Zhi saw a shy beauty. There was no trace of anger on Wu Xin’s face. She looked more beautiful because of her blushing face, like a delicious peach waiting for someone to pick it. Seeing this, Xuan Zhi couldn’t stay calm anymore.

Xuan Zhi felt even hotter. He lowered his head and kissed the lips of the woman on the bed. She was his beloved woman. He could feel that something was different between them. However, he was still a fool who didn’t know what the difference was.

They continued kissing each other. Xuan Zhi’s tongue was between Wu Xin’s teeth, looking for her soft tongue to have a deeper kiss. Gradually, they were out of breath. They hugged each other tightly, and their body temperament had become unusual.

In the past, they hugged each other without the shared love. At best, it was Xuan Zhi’s unrequited love. Their hugging was not so obsessive. But now, the two intimate hearts had been immersed in the hugging uncontrollably.

For Wu Xin, Xuan Zhi was different. He was not Yun Su, but someone she had fallen in love with. She didn’t hate Xuan Zhi’s touching. Besides, her heartbeat sped up because of him. Her body temperature rose, and she couldn’t control herself.

Wu Xin still hadn’t realized it, but she had been overwhelmed by Xuan Zhi’s increasingly hot kisses. Gradually, she lost her sense of reality and didn’t show any resistance to him at all. The two people were no longer satisfied with a deep kiss. Unconsciously, they were half-naked. Their naked bodies and direct touching made things become out of control. They were hugging naked and kissing each other’s bodies crazily. Their hands were about to pass the last boundary.

Xuan Zhi suddenly stopped. He asked Wu Xin’s opinion cautiously, “Wu Xin... no... Yinzhu... Can I? If you don’t want it, I will never continue... Yinzhu, why don’t you answer my question? Can I do it or not?... Can you answer me?” He was so annoying like a fly!

Such a subtle atmosphere had disappeared because of his question. Xuan Zhi was afraid that Wu Xin would be hurt again. After all, he didn’t know that Wu Xin had fallen in love with him. However, it never occurred to him that Wu Xin would never allow him to touch her if she didn’t want to.

However, Xuan Zhi’s question had wakened Wu Xin up from that sweet, dangerous dream. She was awake. She remembered that she had to avenge her country and family, and she shouldn’t be so lost in her own desire. At the same time, she recalled her deep love for Kong Yue, which made her feel the panic of betraying Kong Yue. Pushing Xuan Zhi away from her, she wrapped her naked body in the quilt. She now missed Kong Yue even more.

Wu Xin’s change was like a bucket of cold water pouring on Xuan Zhi, which made his desire disappear. He put on his clothes quickly and hugged Wu Xin and the quilt silently. Xuan Zhi was really a fool. His excessive caution was the most terrible. Otherwise, Wu Xin would have become his woman long ago. For Wu Xin, a new relationship could also be a kind of special medicine to treat the pain in her heart.

It was about to dawn. Wu Xin stayed up all night. This night, she was thinking about her past, especially Kong Yue. They had been so happy and sweet from their first acquaintance to falling in love. However, Kong Yue’s death was her lifelong heartache, devouring her like a nightmare. The pain she felt was even more than the love she had for him.

Sometimes if people felt guilty, they would think about the people who made them feel guilty more.

Staring at the sky outside, Wu Xin calmed down gradually. She saw Xuan Zhi, who had been holding her all night. Wu Xin left him gently to get up and get dressed.

Xuan Zhi also stayed up all night, staying with her and watching her secretly. Looking at her expression, he knew that she had recalled the past, but he didn’t dare to disturb her. He only spoke when she got up, “Wu Xin, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I won’t be a bastard anymore. You can beat me and scold me! I will never fight back.”

“Haha.” Wu Xin had been heartbroken, but now she was amused by the look of a silly man who seemed to do something wrong. She really couldn’t be cold to him! Thanks to Xuan Zhi, Wu Xin now calmed down again, “Zhi, turn around. I’m going to get dressed.”

“Okay.” Xuan Zhi turned around obediently and closed his eyes.

“No peeking.”

“Okay.”

“Zhi, I didn’t blame you. Don’t think too much about it. It’s just that I still can’t forget Yue.”

“It’s okay. You don’t need to, and I will miss him together with you.”

“Zhi, why are you such a fool?”

“Huh? Am I a fool?”

“Well, you are a cute fool.”

...

Spring days were so lively as usual. In the morning, Qi Yuan was neatly dressed, ready to go to work in the palace. He always got up early. After all, for a man who was as cold as ice, the only thing left in his life was working. However, something unexpected happened. Today, as soon as he walked out of his yard, he saw a beautiful white figure like a fairy with only a simple pearl hairpin on her head.

The figure heard the footsteps and turned around. Her ugly face, covered by red spots and scars, was completely inconsistent with her temperament. “Master, good morning.”

“What’s up?”

“Nothing.” Wu Xin shook her head. She saw that Qi Yuan was going to leave directly, so she pulled his sleeve, “Master, the breakfast is ready. You can have some food before leaving.”

Qi Yuan would always say no to such a proposal. However, this time he nodded—he also didn’t know why.

Wu Xin grabbed Qi Yuan’s sleeves and walked to the living room. This was the living room of the mansion of Qi Yuan, a place that Qi Yuan was familiar with. However, today he felt a touch of warm strangeness. There were only a few pickles, a large bowl of porridge, and two sets of chopsticks on the table, which was not sumptuous but very simple and refreshing.

He was really an icy man. People could feel the coldness on his expressionless face. Qi Yuan sat there, and the atmosphere in the entire living room seemed to cool down a little bit. He glanced at Wu Xin, who was standing next to him, and said only two words, “join me.”

Wu Xin didn’t reject him and sat down naturally. She served Qi Yuan with porridge first, and then she also filled a bowl for herself. This kind of ordinary thing was something Qi Yuan hadn’t felt since his mother died.

Yeah, no one liked to eat alone. He was used to being alone, but it didn’t mean that he did not like warmth. The ordinary pickles on the table inexplicably became more flavorful. After having breakfast, Qi Yuan left the mansion of Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan was the leader of the imperial guards. He was also the person that Emperor Yun Su trusted the most. He was not merely Yun Su’s guardian but was almost a friend of his, and such a relationship was very special for Yun Su. Friends, brothers, or confidants were really rare for Yun Su, who had been so cunning.

This was the first time Qi Yuan asked his master Yun Su for help. He was the leader of the imperial guards, only responsible for protecting the safety of the palace. How could he interfere with the Zuos by himself? It was not his job, and he was not good at socializing. Besides, he had no friends—he couldn’t act at all.

What Yun Su liked the most about Qi Yuan was that he had no parents, no relatives, and no friends. Only such a person could truly belong to Yun Su. He would never betray him or be threatened by others.

Qi Yuan had always been obedient. He had no desire and did not say any unnecessary words. However, now he suddenly offered to investigate the Zuo Family, which had just been a pretty ordinary noble family. No matter how famous the Zuo Family were, investigating them was nothing for Yun Su. However, Yun Su still felt something fishy about this thing. Of course, he would say yes to Qi Yuan’s request. However, he also had an impression of Wu Xin now, the disfigured woman.

...

After working for a whole day, Qi Yuan did not return to his mansion as usual that night. He planned to stay in the palace. After all, there were some rooms for imperial guards to rest in the palace. However, he didn’t know why but felt restless tonight, and he had a strange and unspeakable feeling in his heart.