Yan Xiu held the little concubine in his arms, savoring her beauty, and he could truly feel himself touching her.
In his ecstatic confusion, his hand had already touched the tie at Li Yuyu’s waist, and at the same moment, he was pushed away by her.
In the depths of Yan Xiu’s phoenix eyes, a rich flame still burned. His breathing was slightly heavy, and he looked at Li Yuyu in front of him with a wolf-like gaze.
He kissed the somewhat dazed little concubine, her face flushed, her cherry lips alluring, but what calmed Yan Xiu were those eyes that always enchanted him.
Their clarity now sharply distinct from the earlier haze and faint emotions.
It stabbed Yan Xiu’s heart hard.
Very painful.
"Emperor, this subject’s body is unwell, I fear I cannot accompany the Emperor in bathing," Li Yuyu retreated two steps, further widening the distance from Yan Xiu, and bowed.
Yan Xiu, thoroughly provoked, moved two steps closer to Li Yuyu: "Beloved concubine, you said your body is unwell?"
Li Yuyu dared not respond, her lips pursed tightly as she caught sight of Yan Xiu moving closer, the long legs wrapped in trousers and the black short boots on his feet.
"Is it just today you’re unwell, or were you unwell just now?"
Listening to Yan Xiu’s question, Li Yuyu felt a bit flustered, uncertain how to answer, she only wanted to turn around and leave immediately.
As she made the slightest of movements, her wrist was caught by Yan Xiu.
"Why doesn’t the beloved concubine answer?"
Li Yuyu was forced to face Yan Xiu again, her clear eyes showed a fleeting moment of bewilderment.
What’s wrong with her?
If Yan Xiu cared about someone other than "Li Yuyu," how could she use this advantage to vie for affection? She had deliberately done this to protect herself and Yan Xiu’s lives.
Why did she suddenly care so much about Yan Xiu’s attitude?
"The Emperor misunderstood this subject. This subject was just shy for a moment, that’s all." Li Yuyu brushed off distracting thoughts, meeting Yan Xiu’s furious eyes with a coquettish smile.
She blushed slightly, her delicate body leaning into Yan Xiu: "Emperor, this subject and the Emperor are here to share a bath, aren’t we?"
"Does the Emperor wish to do something else here?"
Li Yuyu returned to a carefree demeanor, continuing her act enticingly.
As she bowed her head, she did not notice Yan Xiu’s unusual behavior.
Within Yan Xiu’s chest surged an irrepressible wild temper.
Acting again, he tolerated it when in front of outsiders, yet now alone with him, she still thought to mask and deceive him!
The word "deceive" had only just emerged when Yan Xiu’s emotions underwent a cataclysmic change.
"What if I, wish to do something else with my beloved concubine here!"
Yan Xiu asked word by word.
That low voice carrying implicit danger made Li Yuyu’s heart tremble slightly, she slowly raised her head, her clear eyes crashing into Yan Xiu’s bottomless dark ones.
"You..." Li Yuyu was speechless.
"Why does the beloved concubine stop acting?" Yan Xiu locked in Li Yuyu’s gaze, leaving her with nowhere to escape.
Facing such a Yan Xiu, Li Yuyu became somewhat panicked.
"Beloved concubine, the words about starting anew with me and forgetting the past, are they true or false?" Yan Xiu bent forward closer to Li Yuyu, pressing her.
Li Yuyu instinctively stepped back: "Naturally, they are true..."
Yan Xiu stepped forward again: "Beloved concubine said, to be wholeheartedly devoted to me, to love me alone, without any other man in your heart or mind, is this true or false?"