Chapter 144 (2/2)

“I can't fall asleep. Stay and talk to me.”

It was the first time he'd heard her speak to him in such a soft and hushed tone. This is…too many firsts for one day. I'm feeling more nervous than my first day on the battlefield! The soft side of Feng Luodi was one that he'd never seen before, and it did not take long for him to move a stool to the side of the bed where he sat down, his eyes looking intently at the girl in front of him.

“Now that's a good boy.” Feng Luodi smiled. Her eyes seemed to drift off, but they quickly became clear again.

Situ could no longer tell if she was drunk. “Do I get a reward for being good?”

“Of course.” Feng Luodi grabbed Situ and pulled him closer, pecking him on the cheek before he could react.

For a brief moment, flowers bloomed inside Situ. He leaned in for more, but she quickly let go of him. Her hands landed on his as they explored each line and crack of his hands. Her small and nimble hands were warm and ticklish as they roamed across the hard calluses on his palms.

“Situ.” Feng Luodi's voice was soft. “Are you supporting the First Prince?”

His eyes sharpened, but softened when he saw the clear look in her eyes. Surprise and joy quickly filled him. “Are you going to be on my side?”

“What do you think?” Feng Luodi glared at him, but it was ineffective against the general in the heat of love.

Situ leaned closer. “Tell me with your actions.”

Feng Luodi reached out an arm and snaked it around his neck, pulling his face closer. Their lips met.

After a long and deep kiss, Feng Luodi leaned into his ear. “Why have you never asked me, where I am from?”

Now Situ knew that Feng Luodi was drunk. That was her biggest secret, the one thing that she would never let him know. His words were firm and warm. “It doesn't matte, if I'm not letting you leave.”

Feng Luodi buried her face in his neck and giggled.

“Situ, you're so silly.”

“Situ, you're doing it on purpose. That's too much.”

Situ felt warm liquid run down the side of his neck as the tears of his beloved streaked across his skin. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly, resting his chin on her forehead.

“If that's what you think, then stay by my side forever. You can exact your revenge however you want.”

Suddenly, Situ felt a pain on his neck and leaned away from her in surprise. The look on his face was the dumbest look she had seen of him. She pulled him in again and whispered in his ear.

“Situ Muye, I don't think I've told you this before.”

“I love you.”

Situ was overwhelmed, the world fading out of existence. The three words echoed in his head and all he saw was the woman in front of him. Flowers blossomed in the bloodied world he had known, colours filling the places that were once lifeless and forlorn.

He kissed her deeply, drawing the drapes around them.

“Luodi! You've got to be on my side this time; Qingjia is too much!” Qi Jianqiu barged into Feng Luodi's courtyard, heading straight for Feng Luodi who was staring into s.p.a.ce, sitting under the tree.

However, Feng Luodi did not react at all. Her eyes stared into the distance, as if her soul was in another place. Scarlet and Jet stood by helplessly.

“Hmmm?” Qi Jianqiu frowned, waving a hand in front of her friend in an attempt to exact a reaction.

It was a while before Feng Luodi blinked, as if surprised to see Qi Jianqiu in her courtyard. “Jianqiu? When did you come in?”

Qi Jianqiu pouted. “I've been standing here for quite some time now! What are you thinking about that has drawn your soul away?”

Feng Luodi's face turned a bright red immediately. Qi Jianqiu looked at the two handmaidens, confused by her best friend.

Scarlet shrugged helplessly. “Young miss has been like that ever since she'd come back yesterday.”

QI Jianqiu blinked and moved in to get a closer look at Feng Luodi. “It's only the start of Autumn; why are you wearing such a high collar?”

“Oh…uhm…uhm…” The usually witty Feng Luodi stammered.

QI Jianqiu continued. “Feng Luodi, there's something different about you today.”

“What? Where?” Feng Luodi panicked.

“Hmmm.” Qi Jianqiu thought for a moment. “You look like you're in heat.”