Chapter 213 - Heads Up (2/2)

The Emperor could clearly see the disbelief on her face, he touched her cheek and brought her face up so she would face him and reiterated with all the sincerity he could muster, ”I do trust you.”

Lei Xing sighed and took his hand from her face and held it. The Emperor could see that she still did not believe his words but he did not know what else to say and just stood there frowning down at their hands.

{...Well, at least she's not pulling away anymore...This is hard...}

He had never had to worry this much over someone else's feelings before or ever been so bothered about what someone thought of him. He heard Lei Xing sigh and was just about to repeat himself again as he could think of nothing else, but she spoke first, ”Why did you need an honest performance?”

The Emperor looked up to see her calmly looking at him, waiting for a response and he saw his chance to prove his words. Hee pulled her sit down and then explained, ”I suspect that she's a part of the group who drugged you -”

”Group? So it wasn't Chen You?” Lei Xing asked with knit eyebrows.

”I think not...She simply made use of the information the maid passed on to her after the fact. She was just a pawn.”

”And the maid was the master?”

”It would seem so...”

”So there's more of them...that's why you let her go...” Lei Xing said to herself as she thought things over, ”...And you didn't want me to give it away.”

The Emperor smiled and hugged her to him, ”So smart.” Lei Xing narrowed her eyes at him and his smile brightened.

{...What're you smiling about? -_-)...And it's not exactly rocket science, you would make a horrible teacher -_-)'...}

”I am a great actress so next time give me a hint or something, otherwise I will be upset...” Lei Xing informed, further narrowing her eyes into slits.

The Emperor lightly chuckled as he remembered her sleep ”acting” from their first night in his palace, months ago when she ”acted” out being asleep to avoid talking to him.

Lei Xing frowned, ”What's funny? I am really good...”

{...I've been acting this whole time, you know...Well, not recently, but before -_-)'...}

The Emperor nuzzled against her nose with his, Lei Xing immediately jerked her head back and frowned at him. Then he let out a happy sigh and went, ”Of course you are great...And it won't happen again.”