"What's with that skeptical look in your eyes?"
Luo Yu glared.
"You make it seem like if you let me in, I could do something bad to you."
Qian Renxue scoffed lightly.
"Don't think I don't know about all the bad thoughts you men have."
"Then I'll leave."
Luo Yu waved his hand, looking heartbroken.
"Hmph!"
"I've opened the door, whether you come in or not is up to you."
Qian Renxue walked back to her room, her jade feet stepping on black velvet slippers.
"Since you've said that, I'll just have to trouble myself to step in."
Luo Yu dashed into the room and promptly shut the door behind him.
In the pitch-black room, where one couldn't see the fingers of their own hand, the starry sky outside was completely concealed by the curtains.
Qian Renxue's body tensed, her mind somewhat anxious.
She inexplicably felt like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, with a hungry wolf eyeing her hungrily behind her back.
As if she could be eaten at any moment.
Luo Yu was inching closer to her, and Qian Renxue could feel the man's breath gradually approaching her from behind.
Her breathing slowed down, and her heart thumped wildly, getting faster and faster.
Luo Yu was already very close, within an arm's reach.
Qian Renxue thought that in the next second, she would be enveloped by strong arms around her slender waist and then taken advantage of.
But reality was completely beyond her expectation.
Luo Yu moved away with a flash and sat on her bed.
As her tense mood relaxed, she also felt a bit of disappointment.
Qian Renxue thought to herself.
Damn, what was I just looking forward to?
Was I hoping for this bad man to take advantage of me?
Why would I think that?
She shook her head, her blonde hair wafting about, and her cheeks turned rosy.
"What's the matter, Xue'er, why the daze?" Luo Yu asked with a smile.
"No... nothing."
Qian Renxue's voice trembled slightly, hesitating.
The corners of Luo Yu's mouth gradually curved upward.
This girl probably didn't even realize that she had already fallen into his rhythm.
"Come and sit, I won't bite you."
Qian Renxue shook her head.
"No, there's no need."
"I'm quite comfortable standing here."
Luo Yu teased, "Are you afraid of me?"
Those words immediately aroused Qian Renxue's pride and defiance, as she glared with her purple pupils.
"Me?"
"Afraid of you?"
"Then why won't you even dare to sit next to me?" Luo Yu raised an eyebrow.
"I think you'll play dirty tricks on me," Qian Renxue said.
"Tsk, that's just being afraid of me."
"Humph! Fine, I'll do it. I'm not afraid of you." Qian Renxue strode over with her long, graceful legs and sat down on the bed.
The corners of Luo Yu's mouth lifted, and he wrapped his arm around Qian Renxue's slender waist.
When it was time to make a move, he didn't hesitate.
When Qian Renxue felt Luo Yu's arm, her supple body trembled noticeably, and she awkwardly wriggled her buttocks a couple of times.
"What are you doing?"
"It's perfectly normal for boyfriends and girlfriends to embrace, isn't it?" Luo Yu said with a smile.
"Alright." Qian Renxue also found it reasonable.
Besides, she was just shy, not averse to Luo Yu; being held by the man, she even felt a surprising sense of safety and sweetness in her heart.
However, amidst the stillness of the night, alone with a man for the first time, Qian Renxue inevitably became anxious.
She quickly shifted the topic, trying to distract her thoughts.
"You big baddie, coming to see me in the middle of the night, it couldn't be that you're planning to take advantage of me, could it?"
Luo Yu's palm grasped Qian Renxue's tender chin, turning her face towards him.
"Xue'er, look at me, look into my eyes."
"Do I look like that kind of person to you?"
"No."
Luo Yu was just about to nod in satisfaction when Qian Renxue added, "You don't look like it because you are that kind of person."
"Saying that really hurts a man's feelings," Luo Yu said, holding his chest.
"Stop pretending," Qian Renxue's Purple Pupils showed contempt.
Luo Yu's eyes widened instantly.
"Since you've put it that way."
"If I act too harmless, it would be disrespectful to your beauty"
"What are you going to do?" Qian Renxue was alarmed, warily watching Luo Yu.
"What do you think I am going to do?" Luo Yu raised his eyebrows, lifted Qian Renxue's chin, and gazed at that beauty that could enchant the heavens.
"Brother Yu... don't do this," Qian Renxue's red lips parted slightly, her voice emanating from her throat.
"Aren't we, maybe, moving... too fast?"
"Ah?" Luo Yu gaped, "What are you talking about, I just want to kiss you, is that moving too fast?"
"Kiss me?" Qian Renxue was startled.
"Yes, just like this."
Luo Yu bowed his head, aimed at those moist red lips, and with a peck, he kissed them.
"Is it really that simple?" Qian Renxue was surprised.
"What else?" Luo Yu asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I..." For a moment, Qian Renxue found herself at a loss for words.
Was she supposed to admit she had misunderstood?
Wasn't that just giving a man an excuse?
At this moment, Luo Yu put his mouth near Qian Renxue's ear and gently blew a breath, uttering in an extremely gentle and magnetic voice.
"Xue'er, tell me, what were you thinking just now."
"I... I..." Qian Renxue's heart fluttered uncontrollably, and embarrassed, she stretched out her hand to cover her pretty face, her cool composure completely gone.
She was no different from a young girl experiencing first love at this point.
"Sigh."
Luo Yu sighed deeply.
"It's all because of you."
"I wasn't thinking crooked at all, but you led me astray, and suddenly my mind was running wild."
"Ah?" Qian Renxue was surprised, then followed his gaze, her pupils shrinking instantly.
She turned her head, puffing up her cheeks and glaring at Luo Yu with her Purple Pupils.
"Don't tell me you really see me as an inexperienced young girl."
Luo Yu shook his head.
"I suspect you were fishing for a reaction just now."
"You clearly knew what it was, but you still asked me about it."
Qian Renxue bit her finger.
"I've only ever heard of it."
"I've never seen it, though."
"So, do you want to see it for yourself?" Luo Yu asked.
"Humph! You think I'm a fool," Qian Renxue rolled her eyes...
Luo Yu was staring blankly at Qian Renxue.
Making her blush, she became unnaturally fidgety.
"I underestimated you."
"You..."
"You sure know a lot..."
"Undercover all these years, masquerading as the Crown Prince, you understand everything," Qian Renxue muttered.
"How would you understand that?" Luo Yu was surprised.
"That..." Qian Renxue whispered, "There are eunuchs in the palace who provide the Crown Prince with knowledge about the bridal chamber."
"Hiss..." Luo Yu took a deep breath.
He suddenly had a vision: a little eunuch educating Qian Renxue, disguised as a man, on how to favor the concubines of the harem.
"Laugh if you want, holding it in must be tough," Qian Renxue gave Luo Yu a cold look, saying sullenly.
"Cough cough."
Luo Yu couldn't help but chuckle.
"I'm a professional, I apologize only if I really can't help it."
"Hahaha."