A trace of guilt flashed through Ye Yichenās eyes, as he said in a low voice, āIām sorryā¦ ā At that time, he hadnāt realized that the woman he really liked was Murong Xue. If he had known that, he wouldnāt have made any promises to Yuyan.
āI want more than an apology from you,ā Qin Yuyan shouted furiously with tears in her eyes.
āBut except for the apology, I can give you nothing.ā Ye Yichen looked at Qin Yuyan without any emotion in his dark eyes.
āI just want to stay with you!ā Qin Yuyan stared at him with imploring eyes, as tears rolled down her cheeks like pearls from a broken string. āIām willing to be your senior concubineā¦ or inferior concubineā¦ as long as you keep me by your sideā¦ ā
āYou are the noble young princess of Mo Bei. How can you condescend to be my concubine?ā Ye Yichen interrupted her, with sharpness flashing in his eyes.
Qin Yuyan said hastily, āI donāt care. As long as I can be with you, I am willing to give up everything.ā
āBut I canāt do that.ā Ye Yichen looked at her with sharp eyes. She was the favorite daughter of the king of Mo Bei and the most noble fairy maiden in the eyes of people of Mo Bei. Taking her as his concubine was an insult to her.
Qin Yuyan said hurriedly, āIf you donāt want to take me as your concubine, just allow me to be your maidā¦ā
Ye Yichen waved his hand and interrupted her. āSay no more.ā Then he looked down at her and continued, āIāll ask the imperial doctor to try his best to cure you. When you feel better, you have to start the journey back to Mo Bei.ā
With that, Ye Yichen turned around and was about to leave. Qin Yuyan stretched out her arms and held him tightly. Tears rushed out of her eyes like floodwater bursting the dyke. āYichen, please, please let me stayā¦ā
Ye Yichenās eyes darkened, as he said under his breath, āSorryā¦ā After saying that, he grabbed her wrist and slowly detached her hand from his overcoat with all his strength. Then he turned around and left without looking back at herā¦
āYichen!ā Looking at his retreating figure, Qin Yuyan cried sadly.
āHow did things come to such a pass? We used to love each other. And in order to be with you, I left my hometown. Yichen, how can you abandon me? I am not willing to accept that. I donāt want to go back to Mo Bei. I will try all means to stay by your sideā¦ā she thought to herself.
The bright sunlight shone through the lattice window and bathed Murong Xue in warmth. She was sleeping on the carved bed and feeling warm and comfortable. Suddenly, she let out a sigh of satisfaction and turned over on her side.
āYour left arm has been injured. Donāt rub the wound.ā A melodious voice rang in her ear. One arm slipped under her neck, caught her by the shoulder and turned her around.
Murong Xue felt uncomfortable. She frowned in her sleep and turned over again, her left arm underneath her body.
A helpless sigh came from above her head. The very next second, a strong arm wrapped around her waist and picked her up.
Murong Xue was woken up. She knitted her brows with displeasure and said angrily, āWho are you? Why are you bothering me?ā
With that, she opened her eyes and met a pair of obsidian-like eyes. Ouyang Shaochen looked at her with affection, his eyes like bottomless black pools, attractive and mysterious.
Suddenly, Murong Xue came back to herself. She instantly sat up and said, āPrince Ouyang, why are you here?ā She distinctly remembered that Ouyang Shaochen had gone back to Lord Freedom Mansion after sending her back to her bedroom.
āIām here to see you,ā Ouyang Shaochen said lightly. A trace of helplessness flickered across his black eyes. He knew that she was injured and impossibly woke up early. So he had eaten his breakfast slowly before he came to see her. But he didnāt expect that she would be still sleeping in the bed. What was worse, she almost hurt her left arm again.
Ouyang Shaochen asked, āAre you feeling better today?ā\n