Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

She immediately slid back while pulling the blanket. Her back hit the wall behind her. Lóng Wei’s sleep broke because of her, and he rubbed his eyes. “What is His Highness doing on my bed?” She asked.

Lóng Wei sat up on the mattress. “We both always sleep together. Why are you reacting this way!? Ahh, my leg is aching. You have such strong legs,” he complained.

“What does His Highness mean?”

“Ahh, you were holding me tightly close to you. I wanted to leave, but you weren’t letting me go. That’s why I had to sleep beside you,” Lóng Wei stated and smiled.

“His Highness is lying. I don’t have such weird sleep habits.” Her grip on the blanket loosened, and it moved down. Since she had removed her upper garment before sleeping, her bare shoulders, arms, and cleavage were visible to Lóng Wei.

He looked back into her eyes. “Sometimes it happens. Since your mind, your heart wants me, so it reacts automatically. You pulled me down and clung to me.” Lóng Wei started to tease her. He looked at her foot which was peeking out of the blanket.

“Your Highness, my mind and... Ahhh,” she let out a scream when Lóng Wei drew her close to him, grasping her foot gently. With his other hand, he pushed away from the blanket.

“You always sleep by my side. You never get scared, but now, you are reacting completely opposite. Why? You know that I won’t do anything without your consent. Still, so much insecurity!” He muttered and clicked his tongue on the roof of his mouth. “I admit that I pecked your lips while you were sleeping,” he affirmed.

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“That was without my permission. His Highness did wrong, then,” Li Hua said.

“Li Hua, that was out of care. You told me that I’m emotionless, but I do feel these types of emotions. I think you need to understand my feelings,” he said, and he put his hands on her bare shoulders. At that moment, she realized that she had removed her upper garment and gulped.

“Your Highness, please wait for me in your chamber. I will bring tea for us, and then, I will brew it for you,” Li Hua suggested to him. Her fingers clutched the fabric of the blanket, and she bit her bottom lip in nervousness. She didn’t want Lóng Wei’s focus to come to her body.

“Li Hua,” Lóng Wei pronounced her name softly.

“Huh?” Li Hua again glanced at him.

Lóng Wei cupped her face in his large palms. “You don’t need to be scared of me. I am well aware of your choice,” Lóng Wei said.

“I am not scared.” Li Hua scolded herself internally for lying to Lóng Wei.

“What are you scared of?” Lóng Wei modified his question. “You are taught everything about loving a husband and performing your duties. Still, you pretend that you know nothing,” Lóng Wei stated.

“I never pretended, Your Highness,” Li Hua answered. “I am still not ready,” she said in a low voice.

Lóng Wei locked his arm around her shoulder and flipped her to the mattress. She gaped at him and curled her fingers tightly into fists.

“Why are you not ready?”

“His Highness already knows,” Li Hua replied and again gulped. She felt her throat getting drier with those questions.

“Is he still in your heart!?” Lóng Wei asked straightforwardly. “I am sure my love is stronger than his. I am confident that your heart started to consider my feelings. It is you who is stopping yourself from acknowledging me,” Lóng Wei stated. He again looked like a desperate lover. But what could he do?

Li Hua had already comprehended that her heart acted strange around Lóng Wei. It would make her happy, sad, cautious, excited, etc. around him. Feng Lao was associated with her for more than ten years, so forgetting him was difficult too. However, she remembered well, how Lóng Wei asked him why she trusted Feng Lao.

“Your Highness, it is tough to answer now,” Li Hua said. That was the best answer in her eyes. “His Highness can give me more time, I feel,” Li Hua said.

“What is the guarantee that you will return my feelings equally? Will you love me?” He asked. Though, he had told her many times that he would make her heart beat for him. But that insecurity was still hidden deep inside his heart.

“Forgive me,” Lóng Wei retreated and sat straight. He turned his back to her, which bewildered her. “I look too desperate for your love. I have lost my mind,” he stated and climbed down from the bed. Looking at the upper garment that Li Hua must wear, he handed it to her.

“I will wait for you,” he said. The sadness in his voice and eyes were visible. He wore his shoes and was ready to leave when Li Hua started to speak.

“Your Highness, I had imagined myself as a wife in a normal house, as the wife of Feng Lao. My humble apologies for taking that name. But my destiny wanted something else for me. It brought me here and made me meet the Sixth Prince. I will always be loyal to His Highness,” Li Hua asserted.

Lóng Wei turned to face her.

“I also feel that His Highness’ love is strong. We both met at that lake not because of a coincidence, but because of this destiny. If I hadn’t met His Highness, then he would not be helping me today,” Li Hua stated and passed a tiny smile to him.

“Yes. If you had not jumped in that lake, I would not have even glanced at you. You have made a place in my heart, and for some reason, I get hurt when you refuse my feelings. Nothing bothers me, but everything about you does bother me,” Lóng Wei proclaimed.

“My mother told me one thing when I entered the marriageable age. I must love my husband no matter what,” Li Hua said.

“Then, why are you stubborn and holding your past?” Lóng Wei asked her.

“Your Highness, he was my first love. It is not easy to forget someone whom you know for more than ten years. It takes time,” Li Hua stated. She didn’t want to say this. Li Hua thought to tell him that she would be devoted to him only. But she did the opposite.

Lóng Wei bent to her and pulled her chin to meet his gaze. “Then, forget him with this,” Lóng Wei said and crashed his lips on hers.