5 Inviting The Cheater (1/2)

”Your highness!”

”Master!”

”Royal Princess Ruge!”

”Your highness, lord Wei!”

As soon as the sun had set and the owner of the mansion returned, a swarm of men and women gathered around Wei Xia Ri like a moth to a flame. The woman furrows her brows but kept silent, waiting for their intentions to leak out.

All of them lowered their heads and kneeled down.

”Young lord, these humble servants welcome you home,” they say in unison. Such harmonious greeting sounded so elegant, Wei Xia Ri could not help but guess how many times they practiced. Nevertheless, she nodded in acknowledgement.

With a pair of anxious eyes, she scans their faces that were lowered at a 45 degree angle. In ancient worlds, it would be possible that some of these people were spies sent over by enemies and even the emperor himself provided that the tyrant has not been the brightest and least threatening authority living in the capital.

”Forego the formalities, lead my guests to the dining hall while one can take me to my chambers.” Her command was clear and frank yet with a tone of arrogance dripping like an aftertaste. If she could remember, the original had her nose lifted to the sky all the time paired with eyes that narrowed as she looked down on others. Not that Wei Xia RI was willing to do the same. Instead, she sighs loudly and started walking with her back towards them and her feet going towards a familiar road.

Such act deserved some recognition. Inside, Wei Xia Ri felt her heart hammering against her chest with a pair of ears ringing. She felt too scared to be caught. And in reality, every single word came straight out from a novel's protagonist from the Huaxia romance books she read. And it seemed so convincing, the servants did not bat an eye.

Dinner with the matchmakers did not do much to help the bride feel any happier.

So when the moon had shown itself in the night sky surrounded by luminous stars, one lucky transmigrator used the body's muscle memory to sneak out past her guards towards some empty entrance to the woods from across the capital's square.

It was outside the walls of the capital towards an uncrowded area. It was a good spot for Wei Xia RI to concentrate and understand this new identity more without any interruptions. However, who knew about a couple flirting in the woods at this time?

She immediately stops from a few tens of meters away and decided to watch a show.

”Hehe, your highness, fifth prince, don't you want to find out what Xuan-er has for you? Zhong Lei... Ahh! What are you doing? ” a lady's high-pitched but squeezed voice was heard from around the corner.

”Xuan-er, you are mine. No matter what tricks you have up your sleeves, I, Zhong Lei will continuously conquer you over and over and over. Just stay in my arms.”

It was sweet and sounded so much like those novels' protagonists she enjoyed. Yet at the name Zhong Lei and the title of Fifth prince, her chest tightened. Wei Xia RI instantly knew that the original had feelings for this person that even if she was gone, the body had reacted to that man in strangest way as if hurt. Of course, the transmigrator frowned in disgust. Why of all people did she like the cold-blooded, black-bellied prince?

'Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!' She clicked her tongue. In novels, characters like the tyrant lover of the cold-blooded prince are followed by misery and demise. Wei Xia Ri who was granted a new chance obviously disapproved of the man, his behavior and also the woman in his arms.

She decides to 'accidentally' walk into them acting surprised.

”Your highness, fifth prince?” her long, dark lashes flattered as she blinked like an innocent, clueless woman. She focused her gaze on him attempting to see if it might successfully make this man uncomfortable.

The cold man's rare warmth immediately froze on his face when his eyes left the woman pressed against his chest to the woman who was his ex-fiancee. Her facade of confusion irked the prince making his face grow stiff and raged. Just her appearance alone made him want to slap her skin off her body. Why was she looking at them like that? Why is she acting like that? This woman seriously did know her place anymore. An urge to swing his sword and slice her clean roared in his head.

Her gaze was too provoking.

Wei Xia RI on the other hand sighed. ”Your highness, this general did not expect you to be here. I shall take my leave immediately.”

Zhong Lei furrowed his brows. It felt too weird that she would just leave them be. No, not if it comes to this person.

”Halt on your steps Wei Xia RI!”