Chapter 77 077 Heart Fluttering...

Chapter 77

Xie Huaiyuan looked down at the person who had been startled awake, his watery pupils filled with complete bewilderment.

It turned out that after finishing his business in the court, he heard that she had gone to bed to rest after meeting with Su Furong, and he was so moved that he came to check on her.

Looking at her peaceful sleeping face through the curtains, her delicate, rosy lips moved slightly as she murmured softly. Although it was impossible to hear what she was saying in her dream, little did Xie Huaiyuan know that this appearance, in his confused and hazy gaze, was like prey being targeted and about to be swallowed, just waiting to be skinned and dismembered.

His eyes instantly turned bloodshot and filled with crimson light as he lifted the curtain to look.

Lin Wan, still asleep, stirred slightly, causing the mandarin duck quilt to slip off and fall to one side. Perhaps because it was too hot, Lin Wan simply threw off the quilt altogether, revealing her two snow-white breasts that seemed ready to burst forth, their clearly visible nipples coming into his view.

The last thread in Xie Huaiyuan's mind snapped.

He grabbed her head and shoved her hard.

The rush of blood surged back to my mind, and all my senses lingered on that sweet, tantalizing place.

Lin Wan understood his intention. Her brain, which had just woken up from a daze, finally reacted. Surprised, she struggled to push Xie Huaiyuan away and backed away herself.

"Your Highness...are you going to rest?" Lin Wan could barely finish her sentence.

The room was completely blocked by the closed doors and windows. Xie Huaiyuan, who was backlit, had a deep and unfathomable expression on his face, and his eyes were filled with a dark, mad, and lustful desire.

"No, thank you."

Xie Huaiyuan only managed to reply with two words in his spare time, and as soon as he finished speaking, he launched another attack.

His fingers slipped into her loose black hair, cupping the back of her head. His mouth, landing on her rosy lips, was so tender it seemed he wanted to devour her whole. His other hand slipped under her slightly open clothes and caught her snow-white breasts.

Thick, uneven fingertips rubbed against the rabbit's rosy, pointed pearls, then rubbed them back and forth, causing Lin Wan to shudder and want to back away.

Suddenly, Lin Wan remembered the small jar she had received before going to sleep. She looked around and peered through the lowered curtains at a hidden corner not far away. Seeing that the corner was still safe and had not been discovered, she felt a little relieved.

Since being ordered not to receive any more medicine last time, Su Furong has been teaching her everything without reservation every time she breaks the vine. She has to be on guard. Fortunately, she was able to see Su Furong again and obtained a contraceptive pill. Even if she has to endure more, as long as she secretly takes the pill and is not discovered by him, she can rest assured that nothing she does not want will happen.

Xie Huaiyuan heard Lin Wan's voice, soft and seductive, coming from her nose, which almost made his genitals explode. He pointed his finger across the hill and into the jungle.

The shrimp shell was completely soaked, as if water had just been splashed on it.

Xie Huaiyuan seemed to see through Lin Wan's disguise. He swallowed hard and chuckled softly, "Wanwan, you actually think the same way I do, right?"

Lin Wan wanted to deny it; she didn't want to admit it. But the facts were right in front of her. No matter how much she ignored it, she couldn't deny the feeling of his fingertips tracing the seams with meticulous care, like a fine brush painting, carefully outlining and pressing along the edges, depicting with extreme patience.

The blazing sunlight gradually streamed through the west window, casting a golden glow on the windowsill. The servants guarding outside, being quite perceptive, kept a little distance.

Just then, a kitchen maid walked briskly from a short distance in front of the veranda.

She hurried over, slightly out of breath, and stood in front of Liu Ye, asking in a low voice, "Miss Liu Ye, Aunt Zhang from the kitchen asked if we need hot water delivered right now?"

Liu Ye turned her head to look at the closed door, thought for a moment, and then nodded and instructed, "Prepare it, and send it over immediately if needed later."

Okay.

...

The silence of the room made even the slightest sound seem incredibly loud; the intermittent "thud" and "clatter" sounds mingled with the clanging of chains.

Lin Wan gasped for breath, tears streaming down her face and onto the stray strands of hair around her ears.

Tears blurred her vision, making it impossible for her to see the person in front of her. She could only vaguely make out that the silver chain around her ankle was being pulled almost to Xie Huaiyuan's ear, and even to his shoulder.

Even when dealing with court affairs, Xie Huaiyuan's experience of working with colleagues who held different political views, or even enemies, was far less stimulating than what he was feeling at this moment!

His eyes were bloodshot, and he looked extremely frightening and insane as he stared intently at the junction of the jungle where the drums were being beaten.

Xie Huaiyuan's hidden madness, unseen by others, vanished when facing Lin Wan. He shattered her sobbing voice and unleashed the pent-up white foam that had accumulated over the days.

It even throbbed faintly.

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Huaiyuan, following Xuan Xie's instincts, felt as if he were in a dream that was extremely chaotic, yet he clearly sensed Lin Wan's body, which was as soft and moist as water, clinging to him tightly.

In the silence, Lin Wan heard the pounding of her own heart. This familiar, lively, and throbbing feeling was just like when she first met Xie Huaiyuan by the river that year, when one glance was enough to make her heart flutter.

She turned her head to look at Xie Huaiyuan, who was standing beside her with his eyes closed, following the light that was streaming in.

He had already closed his eyes and gone to sleep.

Lin Wan paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and quietly sat up. She quickly put on an outer robe and walked lightly on the cold floor. The moment she landed, the foam dripped down her legs and bloomed into snowflakes. She frowned slightly and looked back at Xie Huaiyuan in the curtained room. She gritted her teeth and continued walking quickly.

He quickly took out the small jar, opened it, took out a pill, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it immediately.

Her heart was pounding with fear.

She was terrified that he would suddenly wake up, open his eyes, and see her.

When Xie Huaiyuan opened his eyes, he saw Lin Wan, who was already dressed neatly, sitting in front of the dressing mirror, with Liu Ye doing her makeup.

Lin Wan lowered her eyes and looked at the hair accessories in the box, picking through them absentmindedly. She couldn't find one that suited her taste. In fact, since she couldn't leave the room, it would be useless to spend so much time choosing hair accessories.

Lin Wan said weakly, "That's fine, no need to wear hair accessories."

Liu Ye wanted to persuade her further, but seeing that Lin Wan in the mirror had no joy at all, she didn't say the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She simply replied, "Okay."

She hadn't originally planned to wear makeup, but Liu Ye kept nagging her, so she followed Liu Ye's advice and had her makeup and hair accessories done.

Just then, a soft rustling sound came from behind. Xie Huaiyuan, who should have been resting, quietly came up behind Lin Wan. She was just looking down and taking out the hair ornaments from the box one by one and arranging them, and did not notice the person behind her.

Hearing the noise, Liu Ye turned around and saw Xie Huaiyuan smiling faintly, his deep eyes signaling her not to make a sound.

Xie Huaiyuan took the eyebrow pencil from Liu Ye's hand, a doting smile appearing in his eyes that he himself did not notice. He carefully added a few strokes according to the eyebrow marks that Liu Ye had drawn earlier, his expression as focused as if he were handling state affairs.

The warm sunlight of the setting sun streamed into the window, casting shadows across Lin Wan's profile. Her fair face was flushed, and the rouge on her cheeks looked particularly beautiful. A light touch of lip rouge adorned her slightly pursed lips, making her exceptionally charming.

Only then did Lin Wan realize that the person beside her was Xie Huaiyuan!

The surprise on her face was impossible to hide and was completely noticed by Xie Huaiyuan.

Lin Wan: "Your Highness...when did you wake up?"

She panicked for a moment, trying hard to recall if she had said anything inappropriate.

Xie Huaiyuan gently put the eyebrow pencil back into the vanity case and asked with a smile, "Do you think my eyebrows look good like this? Are you worried that the color is a bit too light?"

Lin Wan now genuinely doubted that the person in front of her was the same person who had just been filled with a crazed and ambitious look in his eyes. They seemed like completely different people, so much so that she stared at Xie Huaiyuan in astonishment without responding immediately.

"Why is it you? Where's Liu Ye?"

Xie Huaiyuan reached out and brushed the stray hairs from his forehead, then lowered his head and gently knocked.

Her face flushed instantly, unable to believe his sudden outburst, and she stammered, "...you."

She didn't say anything more until Xie Huaiyuan released her.

Xie Huaiyuan looked down at Lin Wan, whose face was flushed, and said in a pleasant voice, "I'd like to practice drawing your eyebrows beforehand. What do you think?"

This was a completely different Xie Huaiyuan. Lin Wan was surprised, and she couldn't utter a single word she had wanted to say earlier.

Xie Huaiyuan spoke so gently; she had never imagined him to be like this. Even when she met him back then, or even when she met him again in the capital, he was always so aloof and indifferent. No matter how much she expressed her affection, he always kept her at arm's length.

She once wondered if he was really as everyone said, a cold and aloof gentleman who didn't understand what love was.

Even though she was confined to his side during this time, and even though he said he wanted to marry her, Lin Wan didn't believe it at all, especially since there was someone else between them.

But at this moment, Xie Huaiyuan, who was so gentle and whose heart and eyes were filled with her, made her unable to ignore her own heartbeat.

My heart fluttered.

Lin Wan's heart suddenly raced, almost leaping out of her throat.

Just as she couldn't help but speak.

Xie Huaiyuan stared at her, his brows furrowing slightly: "What did you just eat?"

Lin Wan hesitated for a long time before remaining silent.

But now my heart was beating even more violently, though not with the same throbbing feeling as before.

Xie Huaiyuan looked into her eyes, which were as black as ink. "This taste?"

“It’s candied fruit.” Lin Wan met his gaze, her heart beating even faster. “Just now, Liu Ye said that the kitchen had made some new candied fruit, so I asked her to bring some to try.”

Following Lin Wan's gaze, Xie Huaiyuan saw a piece of candied fruit on the desk by the window.

Xie Huaiyuan turned to look at her and asked, "How does it taste?"

Lin Wan suppressed her inner guilt and said, "Not bad."

Fortunately, she thought of it and asked Liu Ye to prepare some candied fruit for her.

if only.

As long as Xie Huaiyuan doesn't find out she's secretly taking contraceptives...