Chapter 163 - Envious inclination (2/2)
Regardless of the object arresting his stare, Lei Xing felt itchy to disappear and immediately looked down with knit eyebrows, feeling incredibly rattled with embarrassment. If not for the Emperor holding onto her hand, she might just have fled the scene or dug herself into the ground.
The Emperor felt Lei Xing go rigid and glanced at her to find her looking down with her ears crimson. And although he could not see the rest of her face, he was very sure that she was just as red with what he hoped was embarrassment...Although, the thought that it might be something more flashed through his mind and just the thought of it infuriated him some more.
The Emperor frowned and released Lei Xing's hand, ”Xing er', return to your palace first.” Lei Xing nodded and then quickly shuffled her agitated feet forward, walking quickly and controlling the urge to run. Ah Jin who had been waiting outside the Empress dowager's palace, quickly followed behind her.
As she passed by Prince Yi, Lei Xing very quietly said, ”Sorry.” She was sorry. Regardless of the fact that she was drugged, she did assault him and despite the fact she believed he could have done something other than to ”indulge” her, she understood that this meant trouble for him. Perhaps even more so than it did for her...And she started it, she could have picked anybody else...
{...Why did it have to be him?! >__
Prince Yi blinked and glanced at Lei Xing as she whipped by. Her apology only made his already bad mood worse and his frown deepened. He felt hurt.
{...She regrets it...}
Prince Yi glanced back up to meet the Emperor's cold stare but did not say anything. After a while of them simply looking at each other, the Emperor walked past him and Prince Yi turned and followed. They both understood that there were guards and servants around so the matter could not be discussed here.
Prince Yi had chosen to wait for the Emperor of his own volition. He refused to run off like a coward. He could barely get any sleep all night thinking of the kiss that he shared with Lei Xing. Thinking of the reason, about what motivated her to do it.
And most importantly, thinking about what he just realized where feeling he had for her.
And even when he finally fell asleep, he dreamt of her in the flower field with him again. But this time he had kissed her and it was a blissful time...until he woke up and reality hit him, she was someone else's. And not just anyone's, she was his loathsome brother's.
One more thing that if it was not for his brother's existence, he would have had.