Chapter 163

Back in his palace, Ye Yan didn't put Qin Su down. He just sat on the edge of the bed with her in his arms, sulking to himself.

Qin Su used her finger to tug at his tied-up hair and teased, "Imitations are counterfeit, but what about General Ye? Is he the legendary original?"

Ye Yan kept a straight face and didn't say anything.

Qin Su deliberately said, "Really? Could it be that General Ye isn't a genuine official either?"

Ye Yan glanced at her, annoyed and aggrieved, and said, "What am I, the genuine article? I'm just a collectible. Who knows which world the real article is hidden in?"

Qin Su couldn't help but laugh, pressing her hand against his chest: "What you're saying makes no sense. Have you seen any other collectibles?"

“I haven’t seen anything else like this,” Ye Yan said expressionlessly, “but I know that most people aren’t that skilled at hooking someone with their feet.”

Seeing Qin Su actually use her foot to hook Wan Yan Chengzhang's chin, Ye Yan was furious.

More importantly, Ye Yan keenly noticed that Qin Su's action was very practiced, and it was obviously not the first time she had done it.

Qin Su hadn't expected him to notice such a subtle detail. She clicked her tongue and said, "I just don't like touching it with my hands because I'm used to it."

Ye Yan stared at her and said with certainty, "So there were indeed many times before this."

Qin Su paused for a moment.

Countless blurry faces she had stepped on, kicked, and stomped on flashed through her mind in an instant. Although she could no longer clearly remember the names, appearances, and origins of those people, she did do so frequently.

As soon as Qin Su hesitated, Ye Yan immediately knew that he had guessed correctly.

His chest heaved twice, his face looked really bad, and the fingers holding Qin Su's waist tightened, as if he wanted to put her down, but then he froze in place.

Seeing him so angry he looked like a pufferfish, Qin Su burst out laughing, pinched his face and pulled it to the side, deforming General Ye's handsome face: "So angry?"

Ye Yan turned his head away, refusing to let her pull.

Qin Su put her arm around his shoulder and changed her sitting position, from sitting sideways on his lap to straddling him. She cupped his face in her hands, touched the tip of his nose with the tip of her nose, and then touched his chin with her lips.

"Fine, you can be angry all you want. Let me appraise my collection." She blinked, her eyelashes brushing against Ye Yan's cheek, and teased, "Hmm, it seems sour. Did the imperial kitchen use all the vinegar here today?"

As she spoke, she kept moving around, kissing and touching him, and Ye Yan's facial muscles visibly relaxed, unable to hold back any longer.

"Su Su." He helplessly grabbed Qin Su's fingers. "You know perfectly well what I'm angry about."

Qin Su swung her legs and said casually, "I know, you're just angry about the way they look at me, aren't you?"

She's not the kind of naive beauty who's completely clueless about people's hearts and desires.

She can tell whether someone has a crush on her or just wants to sleep with her at first glance.

"So what? I don't care about them, let them think what they want."

If everything in this world could be obtained simply by thinking about it, then everyone would be dreaming.

"Besides," Qin Su said with a smile, tilting her head slightly, her soft, vibrant lips brushing lightly against Ye Yan's lips, "shouldn't you be happy?"

No matter how long they are together, Ye Yan will always be bewitched by Qin Su.

His gaze involuntarily followed: "What's so exciting?"

Qin Su chuckled softly, and said in a low voice, "I'm glad that you can do all the things that those people want to do but are not worthy of doing, and you've done them all."

Ye Yan's ears turned red instantly, realizing Qin Su's unspoken meaning.

Qin Su saw his bright eyes and smiled, "Want to kiss me?"

Ye Yan's Adam's apple bobbed as he lowered his head to find her lips.

Qin Su blocked him with her hand and said, "You haven't answered me yet."

Ye Yan's muffled voice came through his palm: "Yes."

Qin Su said, "There's also the previous question."

Ye Yan paused for a moment before realizing that she was referring to the question she had asked earlier, "Shouldn't you be happy?"

His thick, dark eyebrows furrowed, and he hesitated before saying, "Happy..."

After thinking for a moment, Ye Yan said again, "No, although I did feel inexplicably happier after you said that, I'm still angry when I think about those people."

He was telling the truth, but Qin Su found it strangely funny.

She laughed so hard she nearly fell over, and even her hand that was trying to block him slipped down.

Ye Yan finally got to kiss her, just as he had hoped.

Perhaps because he had become a general in this world, his kisses were like those of a battle, landing on soft skin and rosy lips, full of possessiveness and force as if declaring his territory.

Qin Su was so overwhelmed by his kisses that she couldn't catch her breath. She pinched his arm, and Ye Yan paused, then kissed her even more fiercely.

Qin Su opened her eyes, slightly annoyed, and was about to bite him to teach him a lesson when she suddenly realized that Ye Yan had not closed his eyes at all.

His dark pupils, like spilled ink, blurred into a deep color, and he stared straight at her.

He kissed her passionately while greedily observing her every expression.

Qin Su paused for a moment, then pushed him away: "Don't you know you should close your eyes when you kiss? Why are you staring at me?"

Ye Yan wiped away the tears that had welled up in her eyes, his slightly rough fingertips stroking her cheeks and massaging her slightly swollen lips a few times, before saying in a hoarse voice, "I like looking at you."

He enjoyed watching Qin Su's expressions and reactions because of him.

Whether it's kissing or anything else.

"What you're doing is a bit perverted," Qin Su commented objectively.

Ye Yan tightened his grip, applying slightly more pressure with his fingertips, pressing the soft lips into a vortex-like arc.

Qin Su took the opportunity to bite his fingertip and licked it with her tongue.

Ye Yan's whole body trembled, his jawline tightened abruptly, and a tingling sensation traveled from his lips and tongue along his bloodstream to his limbs and torso.

He tried to pull his finger back, but Qin Su gently held it in her mouth.

Even though she didn't use any force, Ye Yan couldn't pull her back.

“Su Su…” He arched his back and rubbed his nose against hers, his voice filled with a mix of grievance and suppressed emotions, “I’m not a pervert.”

Qin Su glanced at him sideways and suddenly let go of him.

"It's nothing," she said calmly. "Anyway, I like it."

Ye Yan's eyes lit up. He pursed his lips and asked, "Do you like perverts or me?"

This is a pointless question, and Qin Su doesn't want to answer it.

She tried to jump off Ye Yan, but Ye Yan grabbed her waist to stop her from leaving.

He kept asking, "Susu, do you like perverts or me?"

Qin Su grew impatient and turned around to cover his mouth with her own.

This is the most effective method, and it works every time.

But Ye Yan was very persistent today; after kissing her, he kept looking at her longingly.

Qin Su finally couldn't help but laugh.

"It's you, it's you! You're a pervert, and I like perverts. You're not a pervert, but I still like you, okay?"

A smile spread across Ye Yan's face. His arms around the other person were as solid as a fortress, yet he still stubbornly retorted, "Am I not a collectible?"

Qin Su said matter-of-factly, "The imperial seal is also a collectible, but how could an emperor possibly have a second imperial seal?"

Ye Yan was satisfied.

Qin Su patted his arm: "Can you let me down now?"

To everyone's surprise, Ye Yan frankly replied, "No."

Qin Su: "?"

Ye Yan pulled her back with him, and casually tugged at the side curtains, causing the ornate bed curtains to cascade down from both ends, the gold and jade incense burner pendants jingling.

The personal maid waiting outside wanted to come in to change the tea, but she had only taken a few steps into the hall when she heard the noise. Her face turned red and she retreated.

She thought, "It seems I can prepare dinner for His Majesty and the Empress now."