Chapter 272 - Flighty Reassurance (1/2)
The Emperor arrived at the Empress's palace to find Lei Xing still pacing. As soon as she saw him walk in, she rushed over to him and instinctively went to grab him, but managed to hold herself back in time, she was still waiting for Doctor Lou to contact her and did not want to mess things up.
”What happened? What's happening? How did it go?” Lei Xing agitatedly asked.
The Emperor knit his brows as he looked at her expectant face and then let out a sigh. He did not know what to tell her, right now he simply wanted to hold her and so went to do that.
But Lei Xing swiftly took a step back, out of reach. The Emperor immediately frowned and went, ”W-why?” Worried and panicked by her rejection. He had always been afraid this would happen, that she would come to hate him one day and leave.
{...Did someone tell her?...No, that's not possible - but then why?...}
Lei Xing saw the Emperor's expression and quickly explained before he got the wrong idea, ”I'm trying to contact that qua- doctor. I told you it doesn't work when we're touching s - Just tell me, what's happening? Do you - What is this?” She exasperatedly finished, pointing at the sky.
The Emperor let out a sigh of relief and he dropped his hands. She was not rejecting him...yet. But with the way things stood, tomorrow she might blame him and come to hate him. He let another sigh and said, ”I don't know...”
”You don't - then, then -” Lei Xing frowned, she thought he knew something. It seemed as if he knew what was going on at the main hall, he seemed so in control of everything then that she thought -
{...What am I thinking? Of course he doesn't know...Mark of a great leader, cool but...}
”Okay, what did - how did the meeting go? The ministers -” Lei Xing paused and let out an irritated breath. Everything was a mess now and she honestly could guess how the meeting went.
The Emperor frowned and glanced off to the side, not sure what to tell her.
”That bad?” Lei Xing asked with a deepening frown and the Emperor promptly turned back to her and said, ”It will be fine -”
”You don't know that!” Lei Xing interjected and then resumed her pacing as she ran a hand through her hair.
The Emperor knit his brows and walked up to her and went to grab her arm, ”Xing er -”
”I told you not to touch me!” Lei Xing exclaimed swiftly moving her arm out of reach his. This, of course, got the attention of Xiao Ruo, the twins and the other servants in the area.
Lei Xing let out a breath and quickly went, ”I'm sorry, it's just...all this, it's not - it shouldn't be possible and that quack isn't responding and I need him to explain this.” Lei Xing explained. She was irritated and on the verge of a frenzy.
{...You think I'm joking about the fire? Are you daring me? You better tell me what's happening right now or I'll really have them build a bloody fire! >_
The Emperor sighed, ”Xing er', I mean i-”
”Wait - I just heard a chuckle!” Lei Xing suddenly said, putting her hand up.
{...*Hehehe~...}
She really did hear it, Lei Xing immediately lit up and she almost jumped, ”He's here~” She said to the Emperor with a smile. The Emperor slightly knit his brows and decided to keep the news of the Voice's message for now, to wait to see if Lei Xing could get a better explanation from Doctor Lou.
{...You're here! Finally!...}
{...*Hehehe this is quite fun~ I am almost tempted to leave it alone~ (⌒ω⌒)...}
Lei Xing frowned and her irritation quickly returned.
{...(≖_≖ ) What do you mean by - Forget that, do you see what's happening in the sky? Tell me what's happening?!...}
{...*Hehehe, you panicking is quite adorable to-...}
{...Can you please be serious for once?! Do you not see these - these Planets? In the sky? Why did they have to come today? During my ceremony?! Now they're going to blame me for this! -...}
{...*HA! Hahahaha I wo-...}
{...Stop laughing, it's not funny! ۹( ÒہÓ )۶...}
”What did he say?” The Emperor quietly asked as Lei Xing's frown deepened. He feared the Doctor Lou had given her some bad news, taking back his prior reassuring words and now saying that this was a bad omen and that their union was a mistake.
”Nothing...yet.” Lei Xing irritatedly responded.
{...Stop messing around and answer the question!...}