Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Sleeping Together

Huiyi's eyes widened; if it were under the lamplight, her trembling pupils could be seen.

She never expected Lin Er to react this way, saying such shameless things so bluntly and rudely!

ah?

What is he planning to do?

So shocked was Huiyi stunned for a long time before she finally spoke in a trembling voice, "Lin Lanting, do you know what you're saying?"

Huiyi rarely addressed Lin Er by his full name in such a formal manner; this was already a sign of her seriousness and propriety.

However, Lin Er not only couldn't understand, but also kept repeating it.

"I know, I meant you kissed me on the lips."

His voice was booming and powerful, each word piercing the heart.

Half embarrassed and half angry, Huiyi's face flushed, and her heart pounded faster.

"I didn't, that's an ear, you're mistaken!"

Huiyi began to evade the issue, denying everything and attempting to gloss over the matter.

But clearly, Lin Lanting wasn't buying it. He retorted confidently, "Don't try to fool me, that's just talk!"

That moment of tenderness couldn't fool him; although it only happened once, it left an incredibly deep impression on him.

With just that gentle touch, Lin Lanting's mind cleared instantly, and he suddenly realized something.

He seems to know what he wants.

So he abandoned all pretense and began to press Li Huiyi relentlessly.

Seeing that she couldn't get away with it, Huiyi was filled with shame and indignation, and said hatefully, "Then what do you want?"

It was just a minor accidental wipe; she didn't do it on purpose. Why are you being so petty?

Just then, a gust of wind blew by, making the leaves above rustle and many leaves drift down, landing in Huiyi's hair.

"Of course..."

These sounds masked the rest of Lin Lanting's words. Huiyi plucked a withered leaf from her hair and was about to raise her head to ask what he had said earlier when a shadow fell upon her and her lips were pressed heavily against his, soft and intimate.

Her mind went blank for a moment, and when she realized what she had just seen, Huiyi was completely stunned.

Did that scoundrel Lin Er just kiss her?

"Are you crazy?"

A thousand angry curses were stuck in his throat, but after going around in circles, this was the only one that came out.

Huiyi stared in disbelief at the boy whose face was half-hidden in the darkness, almost losing control of her expression.

Faced with Huiyi's utter collapse, Lin Lanting acted quite differently, like a cat that had successfully stolen some fish. He even licked his lips and chuckled, "You asked me what I want. I just said I want to return it."

"Paying back debts is a matter of course. Since you kissed me, I have no choice but to get my money back~"

They looked righteous and awe-inspiring, as if they really came to ask for money, which infuriated Huiyi.

"You lecherous scoundrel, I'm going to kill you!"

Unable to maintain her composure any longer, Huiyi screamed, clenched her fists, and swung them around to strike.

Lin Lanting had been on guard against this move for a long time. Ever since he was tied up last time, he had learned how troublesome this tactic could be.

Seeing Huiyi beckoning over, Lin Lanting reacted swiftly, grabbing Huiyi without a word and earnestly advising, "Calm down, or others might think you've gone mad."

Huiyi was so angry that her eyes turned red, and she cursed loudly, "You shameless thing, how dare you say such a thing! You have no shame!"

To be honest, Lin Lanting didn't take that little bit of strength seriously, but because he was special, he couldn't use forceful methods, which led to the two of them struggling and entangled behind the tree for a long time.

It wasn't until Li Huaiyu finished dealing with Xie Yun and came over that he happened to see the two of them pulling and tugging at each other.

Her brother-in-law was laughing, seemingly saying something, and it looked like they were flirting.

But looking at her younger sister, even though it was night, Li Huaiyu could see that her face had turned almost liver-colored.

He looked extremely angry.

But upon closer inspection, there seems to be a hint of inexplicable embarrassment and annoyance.

She walked over and stopped the farcical scene, saying, "What's going on? What are you two doing?"

Compared to Huiyi, Li Huaiyu was much more composed. At this moment, when Huiyi heard her elder sister's voice, she also calmed down considerably.

Pulling her hand away from Lin Er, Huiyi said urgently, "Lin Er bullied me, he just..."

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but Huiyi hesitated to speak, as if she had a fishbone stuck in her throat.

How can she possibly explain this to herself?

Just as Huiyi was feeling awkward and embarrassed, Lin Lanting coughed lightly and stepped forward.

"It is my fault for angering the princess. I am willing to accept the punishment."

Upon hearing that it was just some minor squabbles between children, Li Huaiyu smiled tolerantly.

"It was just a little argument, nothing to warrant punishment. Just apologize to Xi Nu properly."

Thinking it was just another argument, since neither of them were exactly gentle, Li Huaiyu chuckled and acted as a peacemaker.

Huiyi felt particularly aggrieved, but she was too ashamed to tell the truth.

She's a woman who cares about her image.

He glared fiercely at Lin Er, his eyes clearly saying, "You just wait."

Lin Lanting was not afraid; he was only going to get scratched a few times by Li Huiyi's kitten-like strength.

However, with Princess Changji present, Lin Lanting could not go too far, so he immediately adopted a respectful posture and said, "Your subject knows, and will certainly apologize to the princess properly."

Seeing that the person was respectful and polite, Li Huaiyu nodded and said, "The banquet is almost over, let's go back to Guanyue Tower."

This reminder brought Huiyi, who was seething with anger, back to her senses. She quickly went to her older sister and asked, "What did you say to Xie Yun, sister? Did he trick you into going back?"

This was Huiyi's biggest worry. Her elder sister was a kind-hearted woman, and given her past affection for Xie Yun, she might be easily swayed back by Xie Yun's sweet words.

Seeing her sister's reaction, Li Huaiyu was both amused and exasperated, and sighed, "Is my elder sister really so useless in Xi Nu's eyes?"

"Don't overthink it. My relationship with Xie Yun was a mistake from the very beginning."

"Although we can't go back and correct things, at least we can stop the damage in time."

“I will never go back to the Xie family. I am at peace every day now.”

Li Huaiyu smiled gently, her beauty captivating, as pure as if she were still in Lingzhou during those years.

Huiyi looked at Xie Yun's lonely figure gazing in their direction from afar and inwardly cursed him, thinking, "Serves him right."

"Let's go back, sister!"

He strutted confidently, arm in arm with his elder sister, while turning back to glare at Lin Lanting and saying, "Step back, don't get so close to me!"

Li Huaiyu smiled helplessly at Lin Lanting, signaling him to be more tolerant.

Lin Lanting naturally had no objections, since it was all his fault.

Back at the Moon-Viewing Pavilion, the two sworn enemies reunited, and Huiyi began to take revenge on Lin Er.

Taking advantage of Lin Er's inattention, she pinched him several times, making him grimace before she could finally manage a smile.

"So, Princess, are you relieved now?"

Given his skills, unless he deliberately held back, no one could get close to him.

I just hope these few blows will calm her down.

However, this girl's grip strength is quite considerable.

Lin Lanting rubbed the flesh around her waist and muttered to herself.

"That's impossible!"

Although she was quite amused, Huiyi was still not satisfied and snorted coldly.

"Can't you just give me a straight answer? Tell me, how can you let this go?"

Looking at the wine on the table, Huiyi suddenly had a wicked idea.

He whispered a few words to Biqing, and a moment later, Biqing brought out a large pot of wine from somewhere.

"Drink it."

Huiyi was full of anticipation as she pushed the object in front of Lin Er.

Lin Lanting glanced at the wine in front of him, then at Huiyi, and asked suspiciously, "Is it really that simple?"

With a mysterious smile, Huiyi simply said, "You may drink it."

Having no other choice, Lin Lanting poured himself a cup and drank it.

As soon as it entered her mouth, Huiyi saw what she wanted to see.

Lin Er's face suddenly contorted, as if he was about to vomit, and he looked extremely painful.

"Don't spit it out!"

Huiyi stared at him menacingly, her expression saying, "If you dare to vomit, you're finished."

Lin Lanting had only done this to appease Huiyi, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and bear it, no matter how unwilling he was.

I endured this cup of vinegar wine.

The wine was thin, mostly made up of vinegar, and it was so sour it almost made your teeth ache.

"Will you stop being angry once I drink this vinegar wine?"

After swallowing the first bite with difficulty, Lin Lanting asked seriously.

Huiyi didn't quite believe that Lin Er could obediently finish the pot of vinegar wine; she was only trying to torment him.

"Yes, please."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Er suddenly grabbed the silver pot and poured it all into his mouth.

Because the movements were too hasty and forceful, wine occasionally spilled out, flowing down from the corners of his lips, across his neck, past his constantly bobbing Adam's apple, and finally disappearing into his collar.

It wasn't anything particularly beautiful, but for some reason, Huiyi became inexplicably mesmerized by it.

The empty silver pot was slammed onto the table, waking Huiyi.

"You really finished it?"

She thought Lin Er wouldn't be able to take more than a few bites, since the sour taste was so strong that Huiyi could smell it from a distance.

She mumbled something, and then Lin Er wiped his mouth, trying to straighten his distorted face, and said with trembling lips, "I mean what I say, you're not allowed to hold it against me anymore."

Huiyi was speechless, yet also felt a little amused.

After the palace banquet ended, Huiyi insisted on staying at her parents' home tonight.

That's perfect, she doesn't want to face Lin Er right now either; seeing her always reminds her of something.

"Go home by yourself. I'm staying in the palace tonight."

The fact that they kicked him out without a word made Lin Lanting rebellious.

“Your Highness is too kind. As the prince consort, I will naturally accompany you. If Your Highness wishes to stay in the palace, then I will certainly accompany you.”

His words were so eloquent that his parents beamed with joy and immediately agreed.

Huiyi felt as if she had swallowed a fly, and was extremely depressed.

And so, Lin Er followed her to Xunfeng Palace and stepped into her most private bedroom.

"You got off easy."

After leading the person into the bedchamber, Huiyi left a single sentence and began to undo her hair bun, ignoring everyone else.

Lin Lanting then wandered around, looking at this and that, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Women take their time removing their hair and makeup, so Lin Lanting went to take a bath after her stroll.

When Huiyi went in, she noticed a sour smell in the bathroom.

But then he laughed when he thought about how he had created this himself.

However, once she came out, Huiyi could no longer smile.

Because she saw someone lying on her soft, fragrant bed.

"Lin Lanting, get out of my bed!"

Huiyi never expected that this scoundrel would dare to get into her bed; he was simply audacious.

"stand up!"

She picked up a soft pillow and slammed it a few times at Lin Lanting, who was lounging on the bed with his legs crossed. Not only was he unmoved, but he also retorted, "I'm not getting up. It's so cold now, and the couch is so cramped. It's not as comfortable as a bed."

"I'm not getting up, not even if you kill me."

After pulling and tugging for a long time, Huiyi still couldn't get the scoundrel off the bed. Instead, she was so tired that she sat down on the edge of the bed, panting heavily.

"What did you eat? You're as heavy as a pig!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Huiyi felt a sudden dizziness, followed by the sight of her pale yellow tent ceiling.

"Don't bother, just lie down and rest."

Lin Lanting became more and more insightful, but he also felt that he was becoming more and more shameless.

It came out of nowhere, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Huiyi turned her head and met Lin Er's smiling face, who was propping his head up with his hand.

She changed tactics; instead of jumping and dodging, she rushed forward and grabbed Lin Lanting by the neck.

"I'll strangle you for being so arrogant!"

But as agile as Lin Lanting was, how could she be easily caught? The two of them played around on the bed, causing the brocade curtains to sway like waves and the bed to creak.

Yu Niang and the others were caught in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward, as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

After everything calmed down, an incense stick's time had passed. Exhausted, Huiyi collapsed onto the bed, looking at Lin Er, who was still as agile as a monkey, with an indignant expression.

"I'm done playing, let's go to sleep."

Finally, Huiyi gave up and went with Lin Lanting.

"If you dare to take advantage of me tonight, you're dead!"

Lin Lanting smiled but remained silent, appearing obedient on the surface, but his heart was filled with wild and rebellious thoughts.

He wasn't satisfied with just a taste; he was far too greedy.

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Author's Note: That's amazing! I wrote 2,000 words while slacking off at work today, so I can update again! [heart emoji]