Chapter 240 - Hidden Conflictions (1/2)

Lei Xing was obviously not convinced by the Emperor's reassurances. She cleared her throat and then asked, ”Has it -... Has it ever spoken to you when we were -” She paused and bit her lip as she fished for the appropriate listener-friendly terminology.

”Together?” The Emperor suggested and Lei Xing eagerly nodded. The Emperor sighed and then responded, ”No.”

Although there was that one incident it interrupted them kissing, but he thought it was best to keep that to himself.

Lei Xing knit her brows and hesitantly asked, ”Are you sure?”

”Yes.” The Emperor confidently responded, ”Now, forget that...please.” He said as he pulled her body close and then kissed her before she could say anymore.

Lei Xing was obviously still hesitant, but she eventually set aside her reservations and the two rolled around for a while before the Emperor finally got up.

As he put on his robe, he saw Lei Xing also get up to don hers as well. This was incredibly unusual as Lei Xing always chose to sleep in. Even if she was awake to see him off. She never got out of the bed. So he could not help asking, ”You're not going back to sleep?”

Lei Xing shook her head, ”I'm going to see Doctor Lou...”

”Isn't it too early?” The Emperor asked with a raised eyebrow.

”I'm sure he won't mind.” Lei Xing said with a smile. After all, he owes her an explanation.

Lei Xing glanced around for the bracelet and saw it on the floor next to her dresser. She picked it up, looked at it for a bit, and then dropped it on her dresser.

Lei Xing then turned to the Emperor, who was standing there absentmindedly with knit eyebrows. She could understand that this probably meant a lot more to him than it did to her. After all, whatever it was had saved his life on numerous occasions. It was an important but elusive player in his life, one he owed a great debt to. His feelings must be complicated.

Lei Xing walked over to him and held his hand with a smile, ”I'll wait for you to get back...Let's go together.” She had been thinking about this since last night. Regardless of her own situation, the Emperor seeing Doctor Lou and asking him his own questions should not be much of a problem.

This way Doctor Lou could choose to divulge as much as he would like on his own and she would not have to pick and choose what to tell the Emperor. This was truly the best option that satisfied both loyalties she felt obliged to uphold.

The Emperor looked at her and weakly smiled, ”You don't have to -”

”I want to. It'll be better for you to explain your own situation to him yourself...for clarity's sake.” Lei Xing said with a reassuring smile. The Emperor frowned, he was clearly hesitating.

Before he could decide one way or the other, Lei Xing grabbed his arm and walked him towards the doors, ”You go bathe, then we'll eat, then you'll go to court and then we'll go together...” She said with a sweet smile.

The Emperor looked at her face and then nodded and gently said, ”We'll do that then.”

After Lei Xing sent the Emperor off and asked for their breakfast to be prepared, she went back to the room, picked up the bracelet and stared at it. She could see that the Emperor was feeling nervous and uncertain about the meeting.

She could understand he shared a special relationship with this entity. Lei Xing sighed and slipped the bracelet on.

{...Some things are truly left best unknown...but even when knowing that, we still can't help wanting to know...This will be quite the encounter...}

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The Emperor tried to be as normal as possible as he ate breakfast with Lei Xing, after all, it was rare for her to ever be up to see him off to court. She was also being very sweet this morning and attentive, she kept giving him food and smiling at him. So he naturally smiled back and ate what she gave. It was that she could sense that he was nervous and reluctant with the idea of this visit and was trying to be supportive.

After their meal, he gave Lei Xing a kiss on the cheek and left for court.