Chapter 918: Efficiency, waiting to raise the price (2/2)

Long Feiye’s mouth twitched slightly as he gave a soundless, helpless grin.

“Long Feiye…” Finally, Han Yunxi spoke.

Long Feiye didn’t move or answer, but his smile was full of doting helplessness. He finally realized this woman was just like him, ever thirsting for her other half.

“Long Feiye…” Han Yunxi crooned again.

He couldn’t bear to leave her to dry in the air for too long, so he pulled her hands under the covers and held them still. “Alright now, be good and go to sleep.”

Han Yunxi was now certain that Long Feiye was acting too out of character tonight. She turned around and knitted her brows at him. Although she didn’t ask any questions, they came to a tacit understanding

Long Feiye avoided her gaze and buried her head against his chest. “Be good and listen to me...go to sleep. I’ll hold you until you do.”

When Han Yunxi made to move again, Long Feiye finally trapped her in place and muttered, “Your body is more important. Listen to me.”

Han Yunxi suddenly understood everything! As it turned out, he had misgivings about her birth control methods. Her heart ached before she said, “Alright.” How could she begin to describe what a good man he was?

“Long Feiye, you’re so wonderful that I have nothing to pay you back with,” Han Yunxi said as she sat up. Long Feiye followed and prepared to coax her again when Han Yunxi wrapped her arms around his neck once more. Long Feiye stopped in the middle of removing her arms, feeling reluctant.

He lowered his head and muttered, “Yunxi, be good and sleep. I’m tired…”

She could tell he was holding back just by the tone of his voice and asked, “Long Feiye, if I can’t pay you back with anything, can I offer you my body instead?”

He creased his brows at her and prepared to push her away, but Han Yunxi suddenly pulled his head down and made him rest against her bosom.

“Don’t fool around!” Long Feiye grew anxious. But Han Yunxi simply moved to rest his hands over her chest. Of all the women in the world, she was the only one with the guts to force him! Finally, Long Feiye lost the last vestiges of his self control and shoved her hands aside. But instead of pushing her away, he gave her a vicious bite. Although it wasn’t very deep, it left a faint mark on her chest with a hint of pain. Once he released her, he cried hoarsely, “Han Yunxi, you asked for it!”

“I want to,” Han Yunxi threw caution to the words with her declaration. How could this man not want her? She gently stroked his chest and saw him knit his brows. Then she went even more ruthless and pounced on him, kissing the sensitive spots on his torso.

“Han Yunxi!” Long Feiye’s head whipped up as he cried out. “Han Yunxi, that’s enough!”

“It’s not enough!” Han Yunxi said mercilessly. She traced the well-defined contours of his skin all the way down…

Long Feiye raised his head, his eyes squeezed shut. His long eyelashes were trembling as two drops of sweat shone on the sides of his head. His expression was one of agony mixed with unbearable desire.

This had to be torture.

His whole body seemed wreathed in flames, as if his very soul was burning up. Han Yunxi was the only one who could quench the fire.

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That night, Han Yunxi experienced firsthand what it meant to play with fire. All night long, they stopped and started, slept and woke, until day broke. When the servant girls came knocking on her door with breakfast, Long Feiye still didn’t want to let her go.

“I’m not feeling very well, so I’ll get up a little later. Tell them that no one’s to disturb me,” Han Yunxi said as she sprawled on the bed, doing her best not to sound too ragged.

Meanwhile, Long Feiye was bullying her from behind, viciously punishing her for last night’s provocation.

Once the servant girls left, Han Yunxi’s nerves finally relaxed as she allowed him to ride her…

“Long Feiye, I’m so tired,” Han Yunxi muttered. As she slipped into unconsciousness, she heard him speak.

“Silly, there won’t be a next time.”

She immediately woke up and glared at him. Her face was flushed, her eyes angry. Seeing this, Long Feiye laughed but warned her all the same. “Take care of your body. You owe this crown prince a whole brood of children!”

Han Yunxi wagged her finger and gestured for him to draw closer. Once he did, she quietly told him a secret. As a proficient practitioner of needles, she had ways to prevent pregnancy without hurting her body.

Hearing this, Long Feiye managed to smile with difficulty. “That’s good to know.”

The disappointment and helplessness in his eyes were obvious to see. His hands brushed lightly against the bite mark on her chest, as if lost in thought. After a while, he played with her hair and gave her a doting smile. “Sleep, then. Chu Tianyin will be coming over tonight, so I’ll come by a little later.”

Han Yunxi only felt miserable as she remained silent. Just like last night, Long Feiye didn’t say much beyond turning to leave. By the time his figure vanished out the window, Han Yunxi was still staring blankly in his direction. Finally, she managed to sit up. But unlike the other times, where she used acupuncture to prevent any pregnancy possibilities, she simply went to get dressed and called for the servant girl to take her to Ning Jing.

Just what was she planning?