Chapter 204 - A Night to Remember (1/2)

The Emperor sent her a sly smile and said, ”Perhaps it was love at first sight...”

Lei Xing narrowed her eyes in obvious disbelief. The Emperor's smile widened and he lightly shrugged, ”Instinct then. It seems I was drawn to you from on the onset...I guess it was simply an instinct to speed things along.”

Lei Xing snorted and then looked away as her face heated up, ”I see...” She awkwardly said and then she knit her brows, ”But what about children? An Empress not havi-”

”I already told you that is fine...Becoming Empress does not change anything between you and me. I will not force a woman to have a child she does not want. I know from experience that it does not bode well for either party...”

Lei Xing looked at him with raised eyebrows.

{...What does that mean? Experience...Don't tell me that crazy witch -... Okay, don't get sidetracked -_-)'...}

Lei Xing frowned.

{...Does he understand the gravity of all these things he's promising me? I'll only be with you, it's fine if you don't want kids, but then what about - Okay, I definitely have a problem. I can't believe I'm complaining about someone being over considerate of me...because it's unreasonable and...and...Overbearing -that it is not...Sweet, nice, selfless. Any of those -_-)'...

...It makes me seem...feel...insufferable, selfish, overbearing maybe? Difficult - Guess if I'm so worried about him not having a child, I might as well just give him one! ( `ε´ )...(O.O ')...Oh...Well, I guess...maybe...In the future, perhaps...Not now...too soon...I could consider...maybe...I mean, he's really...everything I-...}

Lei Xing took a deep breath and then said, ”I don't like your mother.”

The Emperor blinked and scrutinized her, she was looking at him seriously now, most of the humor gone from her face. He was not sure why she suddenly brought his mother into this, then he got an inkling, so he said, ”As Empress, my mother would hold no sway over you...You may show her ”filial respect” but that has its limitations, no one would hold sway over you...”

No one except him, but that was hugely irrelevant point to mention right now. Moreover, he would let her do as she wished, within reason. And he trusted her to be reasonable in her wants.

Lei Xing nodded and remained quiet. He could see that she was contemplating her choice. But now he was feeling confident and a smile tugged at his lips. Throughout the entire conversation, she never once said or even hinted that she personally did not want to. All her questions and concerns were really about him and how this decision could affect him.

He had decided not to pressure her, but then he thought a little nudge forward would not hurt. And she was the one who insisted on having this conversation tonight. A little nudging on his part would be fine, so he got up and went to crouch in front of her, held her hands and smiled at her.

But before he could begin his nudging speech, Lei Xing narrowed her eyes at him and said, ”You know, you really make it difficult...” She said it with a little smile, but the smile did not obscure the weight of the words for him. His smile faltered but he maintained it and changed the words he intended to say to, ”There's really no pressure, so take your time.”

{...Perhaps it will be better to stay elsewhere for toni-...}

”You know, I had once thought that it would be better if you were mean, ruthless or just an as***le...Then I would have reason to dislike you and more reason not to want anything to do with you or this place.” Lei Xing said with a light laugh at herself and her own stupidity.

If he were truly to be any of those things, she would have been truly trapped or worse even dead. There was no way someone like that would have been patient or tolerant with her. She would hate her life. ”But you've been nothing but sweet and accommodating, unreal almost...So it has been quite difficult not to have feelings for you...”

”Oh...” The Emperor said looking down at their hands, not sure what to make of this.

{...Is that a good or a bad thing? Compliment or complaint?... I really can't tell...}

Lei Xing took a deep breath and then let it out, ”...Let's just go with the flow.”