Xiao Chi Zhan, "----"
He kept a cold face, letting her embrace him, silent for a moment.
Ye Luan knew he was truly angry. She licked her lips, stood up, and explained.
"I just wanted to ask him what he meant, nothing else."
"Is that so?" He let out a cold sneer. "Ye Luan, how many things have you hidden from me?!"
Ye Luan looked at his fierce expression, her eyebrows twitching slightly. After a pause, she lowered her gaze.
"He said it was important, so I sent a message by pigeon. You've seen the contents of the letter, there was nothing improper, was there?"
"Do you speak the truth?"
Ye Luan was startled and looked up at him.
Xiao Chi Zhan pursed his lips tightly, his eyes cold, and a barely concealed bloodlust in his gaze.
Ye Luan stood on tiptoe and hugged him. Just as she was about to coax him, he suddenly grabbed her hand, pushed it away, and said sternly.
"To this day, you still want to hide from me?! Will I only be worthy of knowing when you secretly leave?!"
His strength was too great, and Ye Luan was caught off guard. She stepped on her skirt and stumbled violently, almost falling.
Xiao Chi Zhan immediately reached out to grab her.
Ye Luan steadied herself by holding onto the table. She couldn't hold back any longer. Anger surged through her, and she brushed aside his hand, turning away.
"You intercepted my things in private and investigated me?!"
Seeing the clear anger on her small face, Xiao Chi Zhan awkwardly withdrew his hand.
But the thought that she dared to think of leaving in secret made him want to kill.
"Then you saw, you saw it!" Ye Luan was enraged. "Lu Fei Bai is dead. He's dead, what are you fighting with a dead man for?"
Lu Fei Bai, it was Lu Fei Bai again!
Xiao Chi Zhan felt something expand from his veins, spreading through his limbs and bones, his face unable to conceal his ferocity.
"He died long ago. Xie Bei Han is telling you now, what despicable intentions does he have?"
"What?" Ye Luan was shocked. "What do you mean?"
Seeing his cold face and silence, she exclaimed in anger, "So, he died long ago, you knew, but you kept it from me all along."
No wonder he refused last time when she asked him to find Lu Fei Bai's whereabouts. It turned out he had known all along.
For a moment, Ye Luan felt her heart clench violently, the pain so intense she could barely breathe, filled with bitter helplessness.
Xiao Chi Zhan watched her grieve for that sickly person again, and felt as if all his blood had frozen, ice shards raging through his limbs.
"Before this, Xie Bei Han sent you messages several times, and you ignored them. But the moment he told you about Lu Fei Bai's death, you couldn't sit still. Ye Luan, who is Lu Fei Bai to you, that you care so much about him?"
His voice was tinged with undeniable anger, his deep eyes like venom, his tone somewhat sinister.
Ye Luan's words brought her back to reality.
She suppressed the pain in her heart with all her might, stopped talking to him, and turned to leave.
Xiao Chi Zhan grabbed her wrist, his icy voice trembling slightly.
"Are you planning to go to the frontier to see him?"
Stubborn thing!
Ye Luan was already saddened by the news of Lu Fei Bai's death and wanted to go see him. However, she knew he was taking medicine and feared provoking him, so she was thinking about how to appease him before she could leave.
Unexpectedly, he had been monitoring her in secret, and now he was confronting her like this.
"He's dead, don't I even have the right to go offer a stick of incense?"
Xiao Chi Zhan's eyes were bloodshot. "You are not allowed to go."
Ye Luan pursed her lips and tried to pry his hand off.
Xiao Chi Zhan watched her movements, his eyes filled with terrifying darkness.
He held her tightly, suddenly tightened his grip, pulled her into his embrace, and nuzzled and kissed her neck.
Ye Luan frowned. Just as she was about to push him away, he pinned her against the table, his hand reaching into her clothes and caressing her.
"Xiao Chi Zhan, don't be crazy in broad daylight."
He remained silent, tore open her dress, restrained her body, and forcefully pressed down.
Ye Luan trembled all over, her slender hands quickly gripping the table.
Her loosely piled skirt around her waist exposed her slender, fair, jade-like back. Burning kisses traced down her spine.
She couldn't help but tilt her head back and bite her lip.
Seeing his intent to ravage her, she suppressed the dense grief in her limbs with all her might and softened her tone.
"You made such a fuss when I asked you to investigate his whereabouts last time. This time, I was afraid you would be angry, so I didn't tell you."
Hearing her explanation, Xiao Chi Zhan's expression slightly faltered, but his movements did not lessen, making her breath tremble.
"No matter what you say, I won't let you go."
Ye Luan's face darkened, her hands gripping the table turning pale.
He leaned down, licking and sucking her earlobe, kissing her deeply and intensely.
The room instantly became a scene of passion, with an intimate atmosphere.
Ye Luan bit her lip, her waist exerting force downwards, her eyes reddening.
Suddenly, he softened his tone and whispered into her ear.
"Luan Luan, please don't go, okay?"
His voice was low, with a hint of grievance.
"---"
Ye Luan's heart suddenly felt weak, and she couldn't help but recall the person in her memory, her eyes burning with unshed tears.
Such a gentle person, yet she hadn't even seen him one last time.
What was he thinking as he died?
She couldn't help but imagine, her eyes glistening with moisture, but she didn't want him to notice, forcefully suppressing it.
Xiao Chi Zhan, who was he? No matter how she tried to hide it, he noticed.
His expression suddenly changed, his ferocity returning, his movements wild and untamed.
Ye Luan swayed precariously. Just as she was about to grab the table for support, he forcefully flipped her over, grabbed her waist, lifted her onto the table, and they embraced each other intimately.
She flinched back, using her hands to push against his chest, looking at him intently.
He was also looking at her.
Whether it was her imagination or not, she seemed to see sadness and fragility in his eyes.
Ye Luan's nose suddenly felt a sting. After looking at him for a while, she reached out and hugged him, saying softly.
"Childish, petty."
Xiao Chi Zhan remained silent, encircling her waist, his movements growing more profound.
The table shook violently a few times.
He was incredibly fervent, and Ye Luan, with her mind preoccupied, didn't want to entangle with him, so she twisted her waist to meet him.
Later, her voice was hoarse.
But he still wouldn't let her go, pinning her to the carpeted floor and delving deep within her.
After all the exertion, it was impossible to tell what time it was.
Ye Luan, exhausted, nestled in his arms and fell asleep.
Xiao Chi Zhan carried her, cleaned her up in the bathroom, and then returned to the bed, holding her as he slept.
The next day, she woke up to find it was already bright.
Ye Luan felt sore all over and rolled over.
Xiao Chi Zhan was already dressed and leaning against the bed, looking down at her.
As she dazedly opened her eyes, she found a shadow looming over her.
"Aren't you going to court?"
Xiao Chi Zhan said, "When you've slept enough, get up and come to the palace with me."
Ye Luan rolled up the quilt and buried her head. "I'm sleepy, you go yourself."
"I'll wait for you, until you've slept enough."
"---"
Ye Luan opened her eyes and remained silent, hidden by the quilt.
He intended to keep her by his side at all times, fearing she would run away.
She sighed helplessly.