Chapter 863: Asking for marriage, a life and death contrac (1/2)

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Even the smartest person would have their own worries, such as Han Yunxi. It was clear that Long Feiye wasn’t drunk, so she could just say as much, but she grew conflicted instead. Why was he asking such a question? He had to have some other meaning in mind. Otherwise, why would he ask when he knew the answer himself?

If that was the case, she couldn’t reply carelessly, because then she’d fall to his pace. As she grew silent, Long Feiye waited patiently while continuing to wash her hands. Unlike her own perfunctory motions from the banquet, he was quite thorough and detailed when cleaning her fingers. After washing each and every one of her ten fingers, he even made sure the nails were clean. He scrubbed them lightly, almost like massage. The sensation was very comfortable. Then he went to the palms and scribbld against them, almost like scratching them or drawing a picture.

Her hands weren’t dirty at all, so why did she need such care? And this wasn’t washing at all, but massaging and waiting on her. Han Yunxi used to disdain people being waited on for such small things, but after experiencing it herself, she realized it was actually quite comfortable. She relaxed her hands before the rest of her body followed suit, wishing that Long Feiye could go on forever. It looked like she needed a servant girl by her side after all. Why was she so foolish in the past? Han Yunxi felt that Long Feiye had spoiled her rotten yet again to give her such thoughts.

He wiped her hands dry before circling his hands around her waist, his tone as light and soft as before. “Do you think I’m drunk?” he asked again.

Han Yunxi turned back and raised a finger. “How much is this?”

“One,” Long Feiye replied honestly.

Han Yunxi stuck up another finger. “How many are these?”

“Two,” Long Feiye answered next.

“Then what’s one plus one?” Han Yunxi asked as she raised a third finger.

Long Feiye didn’t react immediately, but stared at her finger and declared, “Three!”

Han Yunxi immediately burst into laughter. It was fun to tease people with little things like this! Long Feiye actually fell for her ploy!

“One plus one is three? You’re drunk!” Han Yunxi laughed!

Long Feiye shook his head helplessly. She was the only person who could trick him so easily because he had no guard against her!

“I’m not drunk!” he said seriously.

“It’s clear that you’re drunk!” Han Yunxi quibbled. Although she had the mischievous thought of seeing him drunk someday, she didn’t know how many jugs of wine that would take.

“Fine! I’m drunk?” Long Feiye suddenly picked her up princess style and turned to head towards the inner room. Han Yunxi panicked because she’d only been joking with him! There were still matters she wanted to discuss, but if they didn’t talk tonight, who knew when they’d get another chance?

“Long Feiye, I have something to say to you.”

“This crown prince is drunk, so we can’t talk,” Long Feiye answered.

“You’re clearly not drunk!” Han Yunxi grew impatient. “Long Feiye, be a little more serious, will you? I’m really--”

But they passed through the curtains before she finished, leaving her startled as all of her words stopped on the tip of her tongue. She saw…

She saw that the space inside was filled with golden, glittering sunflowers. The entire floor was littered with fist-sized blossoms, while the tables and cabinet were covered in huge vases and basins blooming with more sunflowers. Next to the tatami mats were two especially huge vases with only two or three plants, but their flowers were so big that they were the size of cooking pot lids. It was inhumanly beautiful.

Han Yunxi’s favorite flower was sunflowers! When did Long Feiye find out? She had never seen sunflowers this big, much less so many in bloom so brilliantly this late at night.

Is Long Feiye...is Long Feiye gifting me flowers?

Last time, he’d given her a whole sea of them. This time, he was giving her a flower house? Han Yunxi had already forgotten that this was the exact same technique she’d taught Tang Li for winning over his wife. Looking at the dazzling scene before her, she was so moved she didn’t know what to say.

“Do you like it?” Long Feiye was standing right behind her.

Han Yunxi turned back and suddenly kissed him on the face as she exclaimed, “I do!”

Long Feiye was easily pleased as he laughed out loud. “It’s good that you do.”

He took out a small, round brocade box from his sleeve and gave it to Han Yunxi, who opened it to see a ring. It was shaped in an exquisite, tiny sunflower. Despite its small size, it was finely done and very realistic. The colors of the flower petals were done remarkably true to life and looked like a real sunflower at a glance! Han Yunxi was still admiring the care that had gone into this gift when Long Feiye’s words made her heart stop.

“Han Yunxi,” he said, “No matter what happens in the future, marry me again as long as we’re both alive, alright?”

How could someone like him exist? How could he say something like that?

Marry him again?

Who marries their husband twice?!

They were probably the only ones! Han Yunxi looked at Long Feiye with pursed lips, her heart filled with feelings as she sought for something to say. After a while, she finally opened her mouth. “Long Feiye, are you really not drunk?”