26 IS THE EVIL EMPEROR UNHAPPY? (1/2)

”You have deeply rooted control issues, Mr Zhong Feng.” Hu Lei declared.

She spoke while pointing repeatedly at the man seated opposite her with her chopsticks. Her small face was no longer pale and sickly. In fact, her cheeks looked flushed, complementing her shiny plumb lips. She pouted deeper as she poked the food on her plate.

”Is that so?” the man asked with a bemused expression.

”Of course! You are like an ancient emperor, looking down on your subjects.”

She took a small sip from yet another glass of her delicious drink. Then, she cleared her throat. Zhong Feng watched with a lifted eyebrow.

”Zhen is not pleased with you useless insects. Someone come and whip these idiots to death for Zhen.” Her impression was quite poor, especially with that adorable red face.

Zhong Feng did not respond. But his lips stretched into a wide smile while he looked at her. The weight that had been weighing in his heart in relation to his little interpreter felt lighter. He felt that he was seeing a real part of her for the first time. Though she always seemed to be an open book, he had been feeling that it was a carefully constructed façade.

Now, seeing her speaking unflattering things in his face, the relief was immeasurable.

”You should eat a little more.” He tried to speak gently, but he felt awkward.

Those were words he had never spoken before. His concern was genuine. She had only eaten a small portion of her food; a few mouthfuls of vegetables, a few pieces of meat and just a little rice. Unfortunately, she also seemed to have filled the rest of her stomach space with cocktails.

He had wanted to stop her from ordering the alcoholic beverages, but he could not bring himself to do so. Her face looked bright as she savoured their taste. On the contrary, when she ate, she seemed to grudgingly place food in her mouth before chewing and swallowing quickly.

He let out a deep uncontrollable sigh as he considered the dilemma.

”Oh, is the evil emperor unhappy?” she giggled.

Pushing her food away, she leaned closer across the table.

”You know sighing gets rid of happiness. You will be sad if you keep sighing like that. You won't even find a girlfriend.” Her voice was filled with a touch of wisdom.