Chapter 177 - Interlude (1/2)

By the time Lei Xing woke up, it was already night time. The lights in her room had been lit and the bowl was gone. She sat up in the bed and glanced around and then sighed heavily.

{...*Hey, you-...}

{...I know I'm a horrible person! I don't need you to tell me!...}

Lei Xing's mind jumped to defend the moment she heard the bracelet begin

{...*Tch, I wasn't going to say that...}

Lei Xing knit her eyebrows and did not respond. She threw the blanket aside and stood up and her eyes immediately fixed on the small container of balm that was still on the table. She blinked at it and then walked up to it, picked it up and then simply stood there frowning at it in her hand.

{...He forgot this...I should send it - I'm sure there's more than one... He would have gotten his injuries seen to by now, right?... Probably, definitely...I should still send it just in case...Eunuch Li wouldn't have forgotten...*sigh* He left it because It's nothing important...He doesn't need it, he wouldn't care so...}

Lei Xing sighed just as Xiao Ruo came into the room. Before Xiao Ruo could open her mouth to speak, Lei Xing threw the container at her and ordered, ”Send that to the Emperor.” Then she stormed back to the bed and covered herself with the blanket.

Xiao Ruo stood there, perplexed with Lei Xing's behavior, she had been sleeping all day and she still wanted to sleep? ”Your highness, are you feeling unwell? Should I send for an Imperial doctor?”

”I'm fine.” Lei Xing mumbled back from under the blanket.

Xiao Ruo knit her brows and then brightened up and smiled, ”Your highness, aren't you hungry? You haven't eaten all day...I was actually coming to wake you, it's was getting too late and the Emperor ordered all your favorites for dinner so-...”

Lei Xing's ears perked up and she revealed her eyes from the blanket and blinked at Xiao Ruo, ”Huh?”

Xiao Ruo nodded and her smile brightened, happy she got Lei Xing's interest, ”The Emperor sent someone earlier but you were asleep...He said for you rest properly and be sure to look after yourself and ordered that your favorite dishes be prepared for dinner...with extra care.” Xiao Ruo added with a giggle.

Lei Xing knit her brows and continued to just blink at her, feeling at a loss. When Xiao Ruo realized that Lei Xing was not going to respond, she said, ”I'll have your dinner brought in...” Then she left the room, leaving a confused Lei Xing behind.

{...He's not angry?... I thought...but he seemed...}

Lei Xing pouted and the bracelet let out an exasperated sigh.

{...*Disappointed, sad, hurt...Ahhh, what tiring work...I know it's hard to believe, but he obviously still cares about your tactless, heartless self...Tsk, tsk, he's a lost cause...But a good lost cause so nothing to worry about at all, you should be happy...No, no, you should be sad for the damage you dealt him. Hmph!...}

Lei Xing frowned.

{...-_-)...He's too nice, people who are too nice are sketchy...Shouldn't he at least be a bit angry?... Or maybe I'm the crazy person here for wanting someone to be angry with me *sigh* -_-)'...}

{...*You are quite abnormal but it's not your fault...mostly...And he's not too nice! He's ONLY too nice to you, big difference!... He doesn't bother with other people, he has quite a low tolerance actually...}

{...I thought you didn't know him -_-)...}

{...*I don't! But you do and you have eyes and a mostly sound mind...Denial of the truth doesn't mean ignorance of said truth...}

{...I don't know anything anymore -_-)'...He's...he's always...}

Lei Xing let out a tired sigh.

{...*”Nice, sometimes annoying but nice”...YOUR words...told you I'm helpful! ^_^)...}

Lei Xing sighed again and did not respond.

{...*So what are you going to do? You hurt your adorable little puppy at quite the vulnerable time too, mean...His poor pitiful heart broken into tiny smithereens, time and time again...Now that I think about it, it seems you enjoy doing this quite a lot, not that I mind it but after a while, you start to look like the worse one, you know...It's hard not to feel some sympathy for him...Well, at least this time you felt something, you kn-...}

{...Leave me alone! >_