The woman he has longed for day and night has come right to his door. He'll take her, then. He wants to see her ache, see her cry, see her tear off that false mask and be with him wholeheartedly! That night, he kissed her gently, then finally asked the question he'd wanted to ask for so long. “Do you really have feelings for me now?” The woman beneath him blushed at the sight of his reddened face, then dared to tease him. “Your Highness, what a childish question!” She really was a shameless woman. He'd been far too lenient with her. Before long, Chu Rui deeply regretted it, and with red-rimmed eyes, she coaxed him: “Your Highness... Your Highness... You still have court tomorrow!”
