111 Making Progress (1/2)

Prince Nan had been so anxious his consort would reject him that when his lips met hers, he barely recalled it.

His lips continued to just lightly touch hers, waiting for her answer.

She wasn't rejecting his touch this time.

With his heart still pounding like crazy, he began to advance. He dared not to be forceful, afraid he would scare her off. He was the one to suffer. Suffer the need to passionately kiss her.

His mouth gently covered hers as he slowly and selfishly sucked at her lips. Refusing to let go until he had taken all the sweetness from her lips.

When he felt his urge overtake him, his lips pressed rougher onto hers.

Yu Mei felt her body go weak again. His touch always made her lose all her senses. She knew she shouldn't have allowed it but his kiss was so tender...so soft...yet so powerful. When ladies spoke of a man taking their breath away, she laughed at them. Now she understood. He literally took her breath away and she was dangerously attracted to him.

Pei Nan almost lost all senses when she returned his kiss. His hand found the back of her nape. He aimlessly played with her hair as he continued to kiss her senselessly.

The two of them were caught up in a passionate kiss as Pei Nan continued to push Yu Mei closer and closer to the bed. She was lost in thoughts thus she hadn't realized he had done so. The back of her legs hit the edge of the bed and she lost her balance. But he didn't let her fall roughly as he had a hand at her back, laying her down gently.

She lay on her back with Pei Nan on top of her.

His kiss only got deeper and deeper and she felt her body become dizzy.

He unwillingly parted with her lips. His hands were placed at both sides of her shoulders as he hovered on top of her, looking down at her rosy pink cheeks. He had only wanted to kiss her but now that she was right here, trapped beneath him, he wanted more. He bent down and found the soft skin of her neck. He gently nibbled at her neck, slowly making his way down to her shoulders, kissing every inch of her body.

Yu Mei closed her eyes and allowed him to explore her body with his mouth.

His hand slid from her thigh up to her waist until he found the waist string to her gown. With one rough pull, the string unraveled as her gown loosened.

She finally realized what he was doing. Her eyes opened widely and she reached to grab his hand.

He looked up at her. What he saw was not the woman who had passionately kissed him earlier, but a woman who was frightened. He cupped her cheek and asked worriedly, ”Yu Mei, what's wrong?”

”I don't want you.” Her cold breathless words pierced his heart. The hurt in his eyes were obvious. She didn't mean it like that. ”Not like this…not now. Especially since we don't love each other.”

Those words caused all the colors in his face to drain. Love? Did she not love him?

He took a deep breath. ”If you didn't love me, why did you desperately force this marriage between us back then?”

No words came out. Whether the real Pan Yu Mei loved him or not was something she did not know. She dared not answer for the real Pan Yu Mei. It would not be right for her to do so.

Her lips moved but no words came out.

He sighed.

”Pan Yu Mei, it's better for me not to know. Whether you love me or not, I don't want to know.” The passionate look in his eyes were still there, even after she had spoken those cruel words to him. She thought he would be utterly enraged but she could not sense a single trace of hate or disgust in his gaze. She thought she had mistaken, he looked as if he understood her meaning.

”Did I treat you that terribly?” He questioned. Deeply regretting his every action back then. ”I don't blame you for the way you are acting towards me. I've indeed neglected and mistreated you in the past. Whether you did love me back then or whether you simply fell out of love, I have no one to blame but myself. Even though I am dying to know, I won't force you to answer. Matter of fact, I never want to hear your answer.”

”Why?” She couldn't help but ask. Was he really not going to listen to her explanation?

”I'm afraid my heart cannot handle your response.”

For the first time, Pei Nan let the wall he had built around himself shatter. He himself did not know why he had done so. To be so bare and real in front of her. He had truly gone insane.

Yu Mei felt her whole body go cold.

”I think I'm falling for you. Whether it's really love or not, I intend to find out. And I'll make you love me at the end.” Once his declaration was over, he immediately got off and left the room.