The Prince of Zhenbei pushed the bird's nest towards the Princess: "You eat some first, there's no need to wait for that boy."
The princess frowned: "How can I eat? Xiao Bai has never missed a morning audience, yet today he's even being so perfunctory in delivering a message..."
"Perhaps it's because of overwork last night..." the prince cleared his throat.
Upon hearing this, the princess's eyes lit up: "Your Highness means..."
She lowered her voice: "Could it be that the 'young lady' really has such effects? Even that stubborn ailment..."
The prince stroked his beard and pondered, "Master Li said that when extreme yin and yang are combined, something extraordinary will happen. However..."
"Just what?"
The prince gazed intently towards the direction of the bridal chamber: "Tell me, what does this ghost fetus... look like?"
The princess's silver chopsticks landed on the table: "A ghost... a ghost fetus?!"
"Now that they are married, it is only natural to have children."
"But that's a ghost!" The princess clutched her handkerchief tightly. "Could it be a translucent little ball? The kind you can't see during the day, but glows at night?"
The prince pondered seriously: "Perhaps it's more like an ordinary infant, only with a cooler body temperature, and able to float?"
"That's adorable! If he takes after his father and is a ghost child with an extremely yang constitution, wouldn't he be able to appear even in broad daylight?"
"More than that, they might be born with the ability to ward off evil, and even be able to catch ghosts during their first birthday celebration!"
…
Shu Bai stared at Li Yuheng, who lay stiffly on the ground, and his lips twitched wildly.
Li Yuheng's eyes were closed, his expression was peaceful, and his hands were folded in front of his chest, as if he would be laid to rest at any moment.
"Li Yuheng, what's wrong with you now?"
"I am not Li Yuheng. I was originally the purest little angel in the heavens."
"..."
"Because of the villains, I fell into a deep sleep." Li Yuheng continued to state with his eyes closed, "Only when I hear my beloved say the moment I fell in love can I break the curse and be reborn."
"Then why is your mouth still moving?"
"The concrete manifestation of obsession."
Shu Bai suddenly smiled.
"You really won't get up?"
Li Yuheng remained silent, like a living dead ghost.
"Is nothing else I said going to work?"
Li Yuheng remained silent, not even her eyelashes trembled.
Shu Bai raised an eyebrow and began to try: "Little angel."
No response.
"Male protagonist".
Li Yuheng's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, then he quickly suppressed it.
"My dear baby."
The ghost lying on its deathbed twitched slightly in the Adam's apple.
"Wife."
Li Yuheng suddenly opened her eyes: "Calling me 'husband' won't work! I have to hear a heart-fluttering moment today!"
After saying that, he immediately closed his eyes, lay flat, and folded his hands back together.
Shu Bai squinted as he examined the "corpse" on the ground.
really.
Li Yuheng always manages to force him to compromise, just as he can force Li Yuheng to compromise.
Would you consider this an unusual match made in heaven?
Regarding the question of when I started liking Li Yuheng...
It's easy to say, but it's also hard to say.
Li Yuheng may not be a perfect person in his eyes. He accepts Li Yuheng's imperfections and even finds his crazy moments quite entertaining.
But in Li Yuheng's eyes, he had to be a perfect person.
This logic is as self-evident as the sun rising in the west in the underworld.
He dared to embrace an imperfect Li Yuheng, but could not tolerate an imperfect version of himself being seen by Li Yuheng.
It turns out that in love, the greatest humility and arrogance are two sides of the same coin.
This is the paradox of love.
Shu Bai hesitated for a moment, feigning hesitation: "Do you really want to hear it?"
Li Yuheng's body remained motionless, only his eyeballs under his eyelids rolled quietly.
"Okay, that was probably when you were a dog."
This is true.
"..."
The "corpse" on the ground twitched suddenly, as if it had been pricked in the buttocks by an invisible needle.
Li Yuheng sprang up as if from the dead, his eyes wide with shock: "Which part? Was it me bravely taking on three vicious dogs to protect you, or me cleverly getting a sausage and sharing it with you?"
"It's the part where you're being chased all over the street by sparrows and getting stuck in a dog hole, howling in pain."
This is fake.
Li Yuheng: "...No wonder you were squatting on the wall watching so intently, and didn't even think to help me."
Shu Bai looked disgusted. "Help you with what? Help you bite your stuck butt out of the dog hole?"
The air froze.
Li Yuheng sat cross-legged on the ground, his expression like that of a toad struck by lightning.
"So," he began slowly, "you were attracted to a beagle stuck in a dog hole, its butt sticking up high, and its tail being pecked by sparrows?"
"Um."
Shu Bai looked at Li Yuheng, who was completely petrified, and the words "So what?" circled on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed them back.
He suddenly realized that he should perhaps let go of a certain obsession he had been holding onto.
He needs a bit of courage to break free from this self-imposed prison.
Perhaps, growing up begins with stopping running away.
So Shu Bai changed his tune: "I was just kidding."
Li Yuheng snapped back to reality: "I knew it!"
"Yeah, not a dog hole. It was after you beat me the first time."
Li Yuheng was stunned.
Back when he was a beagle, he and the black and white cat, Shubai, had been fighting ever since they met.
Cats and dogs are natural enemies, and they are even more like kings who never meet.
They'd fight over territory, over food, or even over who looked cooler sunbathing.
At first, Li Yuheng was always at a disadvantage, and Shu Bai scratched him all over.
But he learned extremely quickly.
After what seemed like the umpteenth duel, Li Yuheng finally seized an opportunity and pounced, pinning Shu Bai under his claws.
The little beagle was overjoyed, its tail wagging like a propeller, and it opened its mouth as if to let out a triumphant howl.
But he didn't howl.
He simply lowered his head, looked at the black and white cat under his paws, which he had covered in dirt, and subconsciously stuck out his tongue to gently lick the dust off the cat's nose.
The movements were very gentle, with a touch of animalistic, instinctive soothing.
Then he released his claws, raised his head, and resumed his arrogant, domineering demeanor, as if the gentleness he had shown just moments before was an illusion.
"Fine, you're convinced now? From now on, I'll protect you in this area!"
Shu Bai didn't say anything at the time, but just glared at him fiercely before turning around and running away.
But at the very moment Li Yuheng lowered his head to lick the tip of his nose.
Shu Bai clearly felt that she had been tense, trying to maintain a certain impeccable "perfect" disguise, but this unexpected gentleness had opened a crack in her.
He loathed any form of embarrassment, especially in front of Li Yuheng.
Ke Liyu Heng's biased view proved all his previous imperfections.
The humiliation of losing a fight, the ferocity of guarding food, and even the haste to jump onto the wall when being chased.
At that moment, Li Yuheng neither mocked nor boasted.
There was only one instance of wiping, almost instinctively.
It's as if it's saying, "Look, even if you're in such a mess, it's okay for me."
This feeling is very subtle.
For Shu Bai, being moved is not about looking up to someone when they are shining brightly, but about discovering that when you are at your lowest point, they do not look down on you because of it, but instead try to brush away the dust for you in an almost clumsy way.
His pursuit of "perfection" is essentially a fear of being hurt after his weaknesses are exposed.
At thirty, Yuheng showed him through his actions that even if someone is imperfect, they still deserve to be treated gently.
This was closer to his unspoken desire than any scenario he had envisioned.
Of course, Shu Bai would never voice these thoughts.
He would simply dismiss it as, "You were quite sensible to win; you didn't kill me."
After listening, Li Yuheng remained silent for two seconds.
Then, his eyes gradually brightened, as if they were filled with starlight.
He suddenly pounced on Shu Bai, hugged him tightly, and rubbed his head against Shu Bai's neck.
"I knew it! I'm incredibly charming! Even my gentleness is just right, hitting the mark perfectly!"
"Let go, it's hot."
"Hot item, give me a Snickers bar!"
“…”
"Don't worry, Shubai, I'll still protect you from now on!"
Shu Bai let him hold her, a smile playing on her lips.
See?
This is Li Yuheng.
He always has the ability to turn a subtle flutter of the heart into a grand celebration.
But it's fine.
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