421 To See You Again (1/2)

The bad memories had resurfaced, violently slamming into Li Xueyue like a sword piercing through flesh. She felt her palms turn clammy, her eyes moisten with tears.

Li Xueyue's heart froze with terror for a split second before it suddenly thumped against her chest. Ba-dump. Ba-dump. Like the sound of drums during a ceremony. Her foot was rooted to the wooden floor. Any second now, she would break into tears.

Li Xueyue did not think her worst nightmare would be walking towards her. One grimy step at a time. In her eyes, he wasn't even human. He moved like a monster of the night, large and terrifying, nothing but contours of shadows stalking through the forest.

She didn't realize her hands were shaking until she hugged her stomach out of fear. It felt like bugs were crawling upon her skin, creating goosebumps.

”Heavens no…” she breathed out, believing this must've been a wicked dream of hers.

Li Xueyue's knees nearly gave out from underneath her. Then, one thing happened after the next, and she blinked rapidly. One second her eyes were upon the monster, and the next, she was looking up at the ceiling.

Horrified gasps could be heard, as maidservants quickly surrounded her. What had happened?

”Crown Princess, are you alright?!” Xiao Hua urgently asked, as her gentle face came into view. She was kneeling upon the ground, preventing the Crown Princess's head from hitting the floor.

Xiao Hua couldn't believe her eyes when it happened. The Crown Princess was standing firm as a tree, then the next, she had fainted backward.

No one was prepared for it to happen. It was a miracle that they even caught her in time before her head hit the floor.

”Y-yes, I'm fine. I am just dizzy from forgetting about my afternoon meal,” Li Xueyue lied. She stood up with the eager help of Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua's hands trembled when the Crown Princess got back onto her feet. Her eyes darted from Lady Ge Beining to the mysterious man who had approached him. Both of them wore alarmed expressions on their faces.

Xiao Hua hated the fact that they witnessed the Crown Princess at such a lowly point. The Crown Princess could've walked away with a victory, but now she was put in a sticky situation.

”Oh my,” Lady Ge Beining worriedly said. ”Does the Crown Prince starve you? I didn't know he preferred his woman to be thin as a twig.”

Li Xueyue's lips twitched. She had barely recomposed herself, and Lady Ge Beining was already starting the second battle.

And if this was the Li Xueyue from months ago, she would've believed in Lady Ge Beining's words like an insecure little girl. But Li Xueyue knew better.

”It seems your sources have lied,” Li Xueyue shakily said. She turned around, doing anything to distract herself from the disgusting man behind her.

Lady Ge Beining's haughty smile threatened to slip away. The audacity of the Crown Princess! Everyone knew Lady Ge Beining was the most beautiful woman of the palace, if not, in the entire Hanjian!

There was no one who could match her beauty, in terms of bountiful assets in the front and back. Her waist was slim, which enhanced her perfect figure even more.

What the hell was the Crown Princess laughing at?

”Please pardon me.” Li Xueyue laughed. ”I suddenly thought of a funny joke when I laid my eyes upon you. But, believe me, the joke wasn't about you.”