"Is he really that handsome?" An Honghan asked in return.
Xi Xizhi repeated herself, saying with utmost sincerity, "He is very handsome."
However, this answer did not stop An Honghan from asking questions; instead, it made him press on even more.
An Honghan raised his right hand and pointed to himself, "Compared to me?"
Xi Xizhi had just picked up her teacup to drink when she spat out a mouthful of water...
She wasn't hallucinating, was she?
An Honghan actually asked such a question!
Cough cough... After coughing for a while, Xi Xizhi's face turned crimson.
An Honghan's face immediately darkened, and his voice was icy cold, "Is this question difficult? You can't even answer it."
No...no, it's not difficult at all!
However, this problem made Xi Xizhi feel extremely frightened.
Wiping the water from her mouth, Xi Xizhi tried her best to return to normal.
He raised his eyes and carefully observed An Honghan, then opened the scroll and made a serious comparison.
An Honghan suddenly moved closer, his face magnified in front of Xi Xizhi.
"This way you can see it more clearly." An Honghan gestured for Xi Xizhi to finish reading quickly and then answer the question.
An Honghan and Xi Xizhi faced each other, their faces no more than two inches apart.
Xi Xizhi could even see the other person's eyelashes clearly. Her gaze unconsciously moved to the other person's eyes, which were dark and deep, captivating the viewer.
This...this distance is way too close!
Xi Xizhi felt a sense of oppression from the bottom of her heart. No wonder everyone was afraid of An Honghan. This feeling was not something that ordinary people could bear.
Two small hands tightly gripped the scroll, standing between An Honghan and her.
Xi Xizhi tried to push him away, but he seemed to know her intentions and moved even closer to her.
"Did you look carefully?" An Honghan's cold, magnetic voice rang in Xi Xizhi's ear.
Warm breath brushed against Xi Xizhi's cheeks. As if sensing the other's heat, Xi Xizhi's cheeks flushed even more, and her bright eyes blinked like a pool of water rippling with waves.
His deep blue eyes were the color of the sea, so clear that one could not find a trace of impurity.
An Honghan liked everything about the child, but he was particularly fond of her eyes, because whenever he saw no sorrow or sadness in Xi Xizhi's eyes, he felt very calm.
"I...I can see clearly now." Xi Xizhi exerted all her strength to push away An Honghan, who was almost pressed against her, and took a few breaths to calm herself down.
The more Xi Xizhi appeared to be filled with unbearable anger and had nowhere to vent it, the more amused An Honghan became. Raising an eyebrow, An Honghan asked, "So, have you come to the answer?"
Xi Xizhi was panting heavily, and weakly hummed, "Mmm."
Unexpectedly, after only a short confrontation with An Honghan, she felt powerless. The invisible pressure from facing him face to face was suffocating.
An Honghan thoughtfully handed Xi Xizhi a glass of water, saying, "Now that you've thought it through, why don't you say it?"
Time slowly passed, and Xi Xizhi's heart was pounding wildly. It took a long time for it to calm down.
I thought to myself, what's wrong with An Honghan today! He keeps bringing up this issue again and again.
Having calmed herself down, Xi Xizhi gripped the cup tightly in her hand. She was about to speak when she met An Honghan's gaze, and then stopped talking.
Swallowing hard, Xi Xizhi finally couldn't resist An Honghan's urging gaze and said helplessly, "Compared to Prince Duan, I still think that a domineering man is more charming."
Although this statement didn't explicitly say that An Honghan was more handsome, the meaning was similar.
“Oh?…” An Honghan deliberately dragged out the last syllable, making Xi Xizhi’s heart jump.
She thought to herself, "Could An Honghan be dissatisfied with this answer? She's telling the truth!"
Just as she was about to speak and continue explaining, An Honghan suddenly turned his gaze to her and looked at her. "So, you still prefer... my type?"
Xi Xizhi dared not refute, so she nodded repeatedly, "Mmm-hmm."
"Aren't you going to tell me why? As far as I know, most people prefer handsome and dashing men." An Honghan tapped his fingers on the table, feigning a puzzled look.
In her haste, Xi Xizhi blurted out, "To each their own."
These words made An Honghan's gaze darken, and Xi Xizhi's heart pounded wildly, unable to fathom his thoughts at all.
"To each their own? Love...? Could it be that you love me, which is why you find me more charming than Prince Duan? As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, isn't that true?"
Xi Xizhi almost choked on her own saliva because she couldn't catch her breath.
This was the first time Xi Xizhi had ever seen someone so eager to embellish their own image. But when she thought about the other person's status and saw the dragon robe they were wearing, Xi Xizhi was completely deflated, unsure whether to nod or shake her head.
"Is it hard to answer? It seems you still prefer men like Prince Duan. Were your words just now meant to flatter me?"
Xi Xizhi wished she could bang her head against a wall to prove her point; she had never tried to please An Honghan!
At most, she was intimidated by An Honghan's terrifying aura, so her tone was slightly weaker, but she had absolutely no intention of flattering him.
In a moment of desperation, Xi Xizhi hummed twice and muttered softly, "Who likes to face a face that's prettier than their own every day, especially when that person is a man?"
Xi Xizhi didn't want to die of shame, so she absolutely couldn't do that. Besides, she wasn't lying; a domineering man like An Honghan made people feel safer, and that was his charm.
Although Xi Xizhi spoke softly, it was still not hidden from An Honghan who was standing next to her.
An Honghan burst out laughing.
The laughter lingered within the Panlong Hall, giving people an unreal feeling.
Xi Xizhi was completely stunned. She had been with An Honghan for several months, and this was the first time she had ever seen him laugh so heartily! Her mood improved inadvertently, but the next second, when she remembered why An Honghan was laughing, a black line appeared on her face and wouldn't go away.
An Honghan laughed so hard he almost choked. "Tell me... if Prince Duan heard what you just said, what would his expression be like?"
Although he rarely interacted with princes from other countries, An Honghan had heard quite a bit about Duan Yufei. He heard that the man hated it most when people said he was handsome. If that wasn't mentioned, Duan Yufei was a perfect gentleman, but once someone said he was as beautiful as a woman, his temper would immediately show.
An Honghan had heard before that some foolish men had been killed by him after saying "What a beautiful girl."
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile and instructed Xi Xizhi, "When you actually meet Duan Yufei, you absolutely mustn't say anything about his appearance, or you'll regret it."
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