The moment his wrist was pulled, Hongli's lips curled slightly, but as he turned away, he adopted a nonchalant expression. "It's windy at night, and walking around like this makes it easy to catch a cold. Since you're here, why don't you..."
She stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, prompting Hongli to ask curiously, "What did you mean?"
"Please stay!" This was the first time she had ever begged him to stay. As she said this, Su Yushan was so shy that she didn't dare to look up at him, constantly fidgeting with her fingers, and she could faintly hear his soft humming in her ear.
"If I stay just because you tell me to, wouldn't that be incredibly humiliating?"
He wouldn't take the easy way out she offered, and she wasn't going to beg him. Su Yushan shrugged indifferently, "Since you think saving face is more important, then so be it! Anyway, it's not me who's freezing, my bed is warm enough!"
Her only attempt at sweet talk was one sentence, which left Hongli feeling disappointed. "Couldn't you have said a few more nice things to coax me?"
If I try to coax him any further, he'll get all cocky. "I'm afraid you'll take advantage of me."
"How many inches am I?"
"Huh?" At first, she didn't understand what he meant. But when she met his playful gaze, she realized there was something more to his words. After thinking for a while, Su Yushan whispered shyly,
"It changes all the time! There's no fixed size."
"You've already shaken hands with him last time, so you should know what to expect, right?"
"You're talking nonsense again!" She was easily embarrassed and couldn't argue with him, so she could only laugh it off, "I don't remember, I didn't see it."
Smiling at her, Hongli coaxed her in a low voice, "It's not that you can't see it if you want to."
"No! I don't want to!" Su Yushan denied it decisively, resolutely avoiding his tricks. "I'll see you'll make me take responsibility as soon as I look at you, I don't want to look."
"You seem to know me very well."
"How can I be a veterinarian if I can't even take your pulse accurately?"
Sensing her indirect insult, Hongli's brows furrowed slightly. "Who are you calling a beast?"
Realizing her slip of the tongue, Su Yushan thought he was angry and immediately corrected herself, "I was just kidding, I didn't mean anything by it, and I didn't mean to insult anyone, it was just a joke."
If these words had come from anyone else, Hongli would have immediately turned hostile, but since it was from her, he would only laugh it off, saying, "Then I should let you experience how a wild beast tastes its prey."
As they spoke, Hongli slowly approached her, like a patient leopard, staring intently at its prey, ready to launch an attack at any moment!
Su Yushan was filled with remorse, inwardly lamenting how she had blurted out that sentence, allowing him to seize the opportunity to flirt with her.
"I was wrong, I will never talk nonsense again."
It's too late to regret it now! The more pitifully she begs for mercy, the more it will arouse his possessiveness. In other matters, Hongli can give in to her, but in this matter, he will not be soft-hearted. How can he indulge in this if he is soft-hearted?
Reaching the edge of the tent, Hongli lay down beside her, casually lowered the tent curtain, and leaned over her, savoring her sweetness and beauty...
As he drew near, Su Yushan felt the bed become even warmer. She reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, squinting as she felt the warmth he radiated. "You're so warm, much more effective than a hot water bottle."
What he loved most was seeing her depend on him, which gave Hongli a great sense of satisfaction. "Then I'll warm your bed every day from now on."
She nodded, hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said very seriously, "It's warm in winter, but let's not do it in summer. It'll be too hot if we're sitting together."
"..." Hongli suddenly felt that he was just a hot water bottle that would never cool down to her. "So what? She holds on tightly when she needs him, and discards him when he's no longer of use?"
Dissatisfied, he pinched her slender waist, which made Su Yushan snort: "You're the one who'll abandon me, how could I dare to abandon you!"
Is she really incapable? Why does he always feel that her heart is like a kite, always elusive and unfathomable? "Yushan, you have to keep your word. I will take every word you say seriously."
She doesn't believe in promises, nor does she want to make any. "When you say something, you mean it sincerely, but who knows what might happen in the future? What if you get tired of me? Who can I complain to then?"
"People who catch your eye may become tiresome, but those who touch your heart will never." Hongli's gaze gently fell upon her, his thumb tracing her brow bone as he whispered a promise in her ear.
Beautiful vows are always so touching. Su Yushan didn't bother to investigate whether they were true or false; she just wanted to quietly enjoy this moment of peace.
The tent is warm in the cold winter, and the room is filled with fragrance...
Just as Gao Xiuwen had predicted, the matter indeed spread throughout the mansion, and everyone was talking about it. Lizhi, who loved gossiping, naturally heard about it.
"Princess, I heard that the Fourth Prince went to Lan Yue Pavilion yesterday, had a meal but didn't stay overnight! This Princess Gao is already capable of serving the Fourth Prince, but he still left, not giving her any face at all. Princess Gao must be furious!"
Speaking of this, Lizhi was overjoyed, but this time, Jin Minjing had no interest in watching the spectacle.
“If Fourth Master stays at Lan Yue Pavilion, that’s the real him. If he doesn’t stay, that’s troublesome! It proves that Su Yushan has won his favor.”
Lizhi thought to herself: No matter where Fourth Master goes, he has never come to Pixia Pavilion. What difference does it make?
Jin Minjing, however, would rather see Hongli favor others than see him repeatedly make exceptions for Su Yushan. "I can't stand Su Yushan gaining power. When will Fourth Prince finally get tired of her?"
Lizhi comforted her gently, "Princess, don't worry. It's almost the end of the year. When spring comes, the imperial concubine selection will take place, and the emperor will definitely choose a consort for the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince may not care about Princess Gao, but if the consort enters the family, she will be from a noble family. Can the Fourth Prince neglect her? Of course not."
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