Xiao Huaijin, bathed in starlight and dressed in a dark robe, stood tall and imposing at the entrance.
"Shen Yunjiao, I want to see you." He looked up at her, his voice slightly magnetic.
Their eyes met.
Shen Yunjiao was at a loss for how to react, and was also afraid that he would be discovered standing there.
She had no choice but to hastily pull him into the room.
"Xiao Huaijin, what exactly are you doing here?" Shen Yunjiao's face was still flushed with drunkenness, and she looked like a plump, ripe peach.
She used to be gentle and polite, but now she treats Xiao Huaijin with extreme coldness and sharpness.
Xiao Huaijin felt a little unbalanced. His thick, dark eyelashes drooped, and his well-proportioned hands hung at his sides.
"If you don't speak, I'll call someone to kick you out," Shen Yunjiao threatened when he remained silent.
Xiao Huaijin then looked up at Shen Yunjiao. His handsome face was bathed in light, making him look vivid and beautiful.
"I told you, I just wanted to come and see you."
"Your head hurts again?" Shen Yunjiao asked casually, her intuition telling her that Xiao Huaijin wasn't in a particularly good mood.
"Hmm." Xiao Huaijin pursed his lips and replied, "Today, today I saw him put food on your plate."
Shen Yunjiao: "..."
"Didn't you see that I didn't eat his food? Besides, even if I did eat the food he picked up, wouldn't that be perfectly reasonable?"
Shen Yunjiao casually sat down by the window again. Her apricot-colored long dress trailed on the ground, and the warm yellow light shone on her head, making her figure graceful and charming.
Shen Yunjiao guessed that Xiao Huaijin must be jealous at this moment, and that he might still be infatuated with her.
Shen Yunjiao felt that there were some things she needed to explain.
She turned to face Xiao Huaijin and, seeing his upright and handsome figure, said to him, "Why don't you sit down and we can have a good talk?"
Xiao Huaijin obediently sat down in front of her.
After Shen Yunjiao saw him sit down, she took a deep breath and said, "Let's pretend that what happened that day never happened. In fact, our relationship was only one night."
"In your heart, is our relationship just a fleeting affair?" Xiao Huaijin looked at her, his eyes deep and dark, as if hiding a faint, almost invisible flame.
"Yes," Shen Yunjiao answered readily.
“But your first time was mine, my first time.” Xiao Huaijin pursed his lips and paused for a moment before slowly saying, “My first time was also yours. It’s impossible for you to distance yourself from me.”
How could Xiao Huaijin be so naive? Does he think they can be together just because they slept together once? No way.
"How do you know that was my first time? I've been married for two years!" Shen Yunjiao raised her eyelids slightly and looked at him coldly.
Xiao Huaijin's throat tightened, his eyes involuntarily glancing elsewhere, and he said in a low voice, "I saw blood."
Shen Yunjiao was speechless.
The candlelight flickered, casting light and shadow on Shen Yunjiao's face.
Oh dear! What on earth are she and Xiao Huaijin discussing?
"Let me make this clear: I can continue to be your go-to doctor, but it's impossible for me to fall deeply in love with you. Your Highness, with your noble status, what woman couldn't you have? There are plenty of fish in the sea, why be hung up on just one?"
Shen Yunjiao tossed her hair, stood up, and was about to go into the inner room.
As for Xiao Huaijin, let him sit there as long as he wants.
Seeing Shen Yunjiao about to leave his sight, Xiao Huaijin's deep eyes suddenly turned as cold as ice and snow.
The moment Shen Yunjiao walked past her, he reached out and grabbed her wrist. "Shen Yunjiao, why do you keep trying to push me away?"
Xiao Huaijin slowly met Shen Yunjiao's gaze.
Seeing the hint of disappointment in his eyes, Shen Yunjiao felt a rare sense of complex emotions.
It makes me feel like that heartless, scumbag woman.
Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a while, Xiao Huaijin used a little force on his hand and pulled Shen Yunjiao in front of him.
Shen Yunjiao frowned and said, "Does Your Highness not understand human language? I have no feelings for Your Highness, so naturally I don't want to get too close to you."
"You're lying." Xiao Huaijin actually reached out and hugged Shen Yunjiao, holding her waist tightly like a koala. He said in a muffled voice, "You clearly like me too, you just don't dare to admit it."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly like you?"
Shen Yunjiao couldn't stand it and rolled her eyes.
But the feeling now is strange. Xiao Huaijin is tall and strong. Every time Shen Yunjiao sees him, she is standing and looking up at him. This is the first time she has looked down at Xiao Huaijin.
Looking down from this angle, you can see Xiao Huaijin's thick, raven-feather-like eyelashes trembling slightly.
"I don't care, I just like you. If you don't agree, I'll snatch you away." Xiao Huaijin hugged Shen Yunjiao, indulging in her pleasant scent.
"Do you really like me that much?" Shen Yunjiao said lazily, her voice carrying a hint of imperceptible helplessness.
Xiao Huaijin thought she was moved by him, and was pleasantly surprised to let go of her hand. He stood up and said to her slowly, word by word, "Shen Yunjiao, I love you, and I want to be with you forever."
"Does Your Highness like me as a person, or have you tasted the pleasures of love and desire?" Shen Yunjiao raised her eyes, her gaze clear and sharp, but her words were quite incisive.
Xiao Huaijin answered quite frankly, "I've never been interested in matters of love and sex, otherwise I wouldn't have waited so long..." As he spoke, Xiao Huaijin's face flushed, and he became a little shy and didn't know how to continue.
Shen Yunjiao chuckled; he truly was an innocent young man.
When Xiao Huaijin saw her smile, her fair skin and delicate face made his heart beat faster.
He said to her earnestly, "Will you promise me? I will stay with you for the rest of my life."
The soft gauze curtains swayed gently in the breeze, and the lamplight enveloped Xiao Huaijin like the moon.
Looking at the handsome man before her, Shen Yunjiao felt a momentary flutter in her heart.
But she immediately came to her senses. She couldn't trust the man's words, and she didn't have time to guess whether Xiao Huaijin's words were true or false.
"You want me to agree, but do you know what I want?" Shen Yunjiao replied calmly, looking directly at Xiao Huaijin. "You're right, I do indeed have some feelings of affection for Your Highness."
“But I don’t want to share a husband with anyone. I want one man for life, one love. You can’t do that because you are the Crown Prince and will become the Emperor in the future. Your harem will be filled with countless beauties and women of all kinds. You will have a throne to pass on to your son and you will have to carry on the family line. I may be unable to have children for the rest of my life, which is why I was kicked out of the Pei family. How can we stay together like this?”
After Shen Yunjiao finished speaking, she still had a calm and serene smile on her face.
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