Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

46 Kissing me Willingly

Li Hua put forward a condition about making rules. If she would not make it now, then Lóng Wei would keep doing that. She had to maintain a good distance from him while being in the marriage.

“Fine. But you won’t ask me not to touch you. That rule will not exist between us,” Lóng Wei asserted. “Also, we will sleep together, so any such rule if you want to make, then that’s not possible,” he said with a smirk. No way she could escape him.

Li Hua’s jaw dropped down. Those two rules were most important. If they would not exist, then there’s no point in making any rule.

“Why are you not speaking?” Lóng Wei questioned her.

Li Hua looked at him with an upset look. “His Highness shall know that I wanted those two rules to be most followed in this marriage,” she replied.

“You don’t hate it when I get affectionate,” Lóng Wei stated. Li Hua curled her fingers and, with inquisitiveness, gazed into his eyes.

“I do not like it either,” Li Hua answered, “Your Highness.”

“Why? Don’t tell me you cannot betray your lover! You already did. You agreed to this marriage. Do you think I will ever let you go?” Lóng Wei questioned her.

Li Hua was agonized listening to his words. He was right that Feng Lao would never forgive her if they ever met in the afterlife. But it was all for him. She had to find the truth, and it was the only remaining way.

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“Your silence tells me two things: either your love is one-sided, or the man who you love is dead.” Li Hua gaped at him as tears filled her eyes. “Don’t stick to the past. Your present and future are me. So, keep your focus on me,” Lóng Wei advised her.

“Do you genuinely not like it when I get affectionate to you? Last night it was different. You cried your heart out, and it felt like you always wanted a shoulder, but you never got one. In my arms, you feel safer. Around me, you feel good. The earlier you will realize it, the better it will be.” Lóng Wei furrowed his brows together. He knew it was too early for Li Hua to believe his words, but he would keep making effort to win her heart and her soul.

Suddenly a knock occurred on the door, and they both heard Court Lady Hong’s voice. Li Hua asked Lóng Wei if he locked the door.

“Hmm.”

“Why?” She rolled her eyes.

“I don’t want anyone to come in when we are into such an important conversation,” Lóng Wei stated and grinned.

“Miss Hua, why is the door locked? Please open it.” This time, Court Lady Hong said aloud. She wondered if Li Hua fell asleep and if she was unable to hear her.

“Your Highness, leave me. I need to open the door,” Li Hua urged him.

“If she sees us together, she may take another meaning.” The smile never faded from his lips, and it troubled Li Hua. “Fine. I will let you go if you kiss me on the cheek,” Lóng Wei stated, “else, let Court Lady Hong shout. It will be fun if she sees that you and I are so eager to become each other’s.”

Li Hua fell out of words. How could he say such things? But did she have any choice? An idea clicked in her mind and she agreed to kiss him.

Lóng Wei pulled back his arm and leaned down to reach the level of her face. He tilted his face to show her his right cheek. “Kiss here,” he pointed at his cheek.

Li Hua carefully took a step back and asked Lóng Wei to close his eyes.

“Why? I have to witness it,” Lóng Wei refused to close his eyes. They both heard how Court Lady Hong talked about breaking the door. “Do it quickly before the door is broken,” he stated.

“That’s why I am telling His Highness to close his eyes,” Li Hua requested again. Lóng Wei closed his eyes. Li Hua moved her hand in front of his eyes and got the opportunity to run away from his sight. She lifted her skirt and ran towards the door.

She held the wooden latch and lifted it to open the door when Lóng Wei caught her wrist. The next moment she got swirled and pinned to the door behind her.

Court Lady Hong and the maidservant wondered why the door made such a sound. They saw the shade of Li Hua and wondered why she was on the door with her back.

“Miss Hua, what happened? Please open the door,” Court Lady Hong stated.

Li Hua twisted her wrists in Lóng Wei’s grip. “How dare you fool me? Now this door won’t open unless you kiss me on my lips,” Lóng Wei affirmed. He changed his condition the moment she tried to escape from him without fulfilling his earlier wish.

“Your Highness, please let me go. It will not be good if the Queen finds out that His Highness came to see me,” Li Hua tried to manipulate him.

“If you kiss me, then I will leave. The more time you take, the more complex it will become,” Lóng Wei stated. He took another step toward her and felt her breath that fanned against his lower lip.

“Can we not agree to the kiss o-on the cheek?” Li Hua looked at his right cheek and shook his head.

“Please,” she urged.

“What’s wrong with kissing on the lips?” Lóng Wei asked, keeping his voice low. “You should not have angered me,” he added. He understood she would not kiss him this easily. So, he agreed to let her kiss his cheek.

“I won’t close my eyes this time,” he said. Li Hua hummed and tiptoed. She pecked on his cheek and immediately leaned back.

“Done,” she said.

“I didn’t even feel it. You only brushed your lips. You need to kiss my cheek.” Lóng Wei was dissatisfied with the kiss that she gave.

Li Hua took a deep breath and again leaned forward to kiss him. Her lips almost touched his right cheek when Lóng Wei tilted his head, and their lips connected.

Li Hua widened her eyes in shock while Lóng Wei smiled. “Thank you for kissing me willingly.” His grip on her hands loosened, and he kept stepping backward.

Waving at her, he said, “Have your breakfast. I will see you later.” He turned his back to her and went towards the window. He jumped out of it. On the other hand, Li Hua stood in shock at her place.