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Wei Ying's POV

16 years later

"Why are you always so happy?" That was a question I always wanted to ask him.

"Am I?"

"Yes," I said and looked up to him. "So how are you doing this?"

"How do you know I am happy right now?"

"I just know. I am pretty good at reading people. I always was. So? Tell me."

I was currently laying on the ground and playing with the black bunny which seemed to feel very comfortable on my chest. It was pretty old already and I was sure it wouldn't take long before he would close his eyes forever. Bunnies only age up to 9, mostly 10 years old but the black bunny was challenging mother nature with all its might.

Wang Ji was sitting next to me playing with a bunch of white bunnies. "I am happy."

"I know. But how come you are always happy?" I really wanted to know. I knew him for 16 years and whenever we met he was happy. His aura was glowing and from time to time he would smile just like that.

Suddenly his eyes met mine and he tilted his head slightly. "Aren't you happy?"

I blinked and avoided his eyes. I looked up to the sky as I absentmindedly stroked my little womb. Was I happy?

Most of the time I was, yes. For example right now. Laying on the grass, having a bunch of bunnies hopping everywhere, Wen Ning sitting a few meters away trying to not suffocate with all the bunnies jumping on him nonstop, and being with Wang Ji.

Being the crown prince, Lan Huan had many duties. He was very busy every day and we seldom saw each other. But Lan Huan would always make sure to come home at night. No matter how much work he had to do he would always spend the night with me. We would talk, cuddle or we would just sleep.

But of course, not everything was perfect. There were times when I was feeling .... depressed. Maybe not that bad but close to it.

"Did you fight with my brother?" Wang Ji asked and looked at me in worry. I couldn't help but smile. It's been many years now and my brother-in-law didn't change at all. Everyone thought he was a cold person and didn't like people. But that was wrong. I figured that out the more time I have spend with him. Wang Ji was just a very quiet person. While everyone thought he liked to be alone and only wants to spend time with all his bunnies, I saw the real Wang Ji.

Lan Wang Ji, the second prince of the heavenly realm, was a lonely prince. Yes, he was a quiet person and did like his surroundings to be quiet as well, but that didn't mean wanted to stay alone for the rest of his life. And as he was an immortal, it was a very very long time.

"No, not really," I answered his question. It was true, Lan Huan and I didn't fight. We never did since the day we met. There was never a reason for a fight because Lan Huan was pampering me nonstop. He was showering me with his love and fulfilled my wishes before I even said them. He also often brought me gifts.

That sounded like heaven, didn't it? But it wasn't like that. Getting gifts and getting my wishes fulfilled didn't fill the gap that I felt, didn't fill the loneliness. I didn't want to be alone but with Lan Huan having to do what a crown prince has to do, I was left alone at our palace. Sure, I had Wen Ning but it wasn't the same. ... I couldn't describe it but I needed someone I could talk to. And that someone turned out to be Wang Ji.

Without him, I didn't know what I would do all day.

I was spending a lot of time here in his palace. Not only because I wanted to help him to care for his millions of bunnies. Well, it surely wasn't that many but probably close to it. I was spending time here because that way the both of us wouldn't be alone. And during my stay here he and I became friends. We were talking or just enjoying each other's presence. Sometimes we wouldn't even say a thing and just sit here and play with the animals.

Being the second prince was difficult. He rarely left his palace. Now and then he would go to the garden close to his palace for a change of scenery but shortly after he would go back. He didn't attend any court sessions either. There were quite a few banquets in the last few years but Wang Ji only attended when his presence was required.

He didn't want others to think he was after Lan Huan's position as the crown prince. He once told me the safest and most comfortable he felt when he was at his palace.

I was almost the same. I didn't attend the court sessions either. I did at the beginning because that was what was expected from the first consort of the crown prince. But because I didn't understand a thing they said and also because I was mortal, I stopped going after some time. I wouldn't need to know any information at all. It wasn't important to me. What was important was that my family and I were happy. That we would spend time together and would love each other until the day I had to leave this world.

Lan Huan hated it when I spoke about my death. He didn't want to hear any of it because he couldn't see his life without me in it. No matter how happy these words made me, I would have to die. And while Lan Huan was scared and would like to hold onto me forever, I was feeling the opposite. I didn't mind dying. Dying was a natural process. People were born, and they would live their life to the fullest before they would die. I turned 33 this year and I knew that in less than 60 years I would die. But I wasn't scared at all.

"Is it about the baby then?" Wang Ji asked and I sighed.

"No..." I answered but that was a lie. My current mood had something to do with the baby and also with Lan Huan.

My life in the past 16 years was a little tiresome but I was happy. At least most of the time. Raising my children was the joy of my life. Right now I was pregnant with our 5th daughter and I loved her to the core already.

But currently, I wasn't as happy as I would like to have been. I didn't know when it happened but I guess it was around the birth of my fourth child. Lan Huan .... I know he loved our daughters. He was pampering them just as much as I. But ....

"You are lying...." Wang Ji said and frowned. Sometimes I was surprised by how well he could read me. For a period I thought he had the same ability as I but he didn't. He was just good at reading people or at least he was good at reading me. Sometimes I believed he could read me even better than Lan Huan.

"What?" I asked amused trying to dismiss it as a joke but his face didn't change.

"You are not happy. My brother did something, didn't he?"

"No, Wang Ji. He didn't."

"Lying is a sin." He frowned even more and I sighed deeply. Wang Ji hated it when I lied. I didn't know the reason but he would get upset when I lied to him. He wanted me to be honest with him all the time. I found it amusing and .... soothing. Therefore I never lied. At least I tried to but it wasn't easy when I tried to hide my thoughts and feelings from him.

"I mean it. He didn't do anything. At least not intentional."

"But he did something. What did he do?" Another thing I realized over the years was that Wang Ji was stubborn. He wouldn't let go of a topic until he received the answers he wanted. Wang Ji was staring at me and whenever he did that I got goosebumps. It felt as if he was staring deeply inside me, deep into my soul.

"Tell me, Wang Ji, how important is a son to a crown prince or the royal family in general?" The question I asked him so seriously already gave away why I was in a bad mood.

"He loves his daughters." Wang Ji answered but I shook my head.

"That was not my question." I looked at him and we stared into each other's eyes for a few minutes until he looked away. I chuckled. He never was able to hold my gaze for too long. He was always the first one to look away.

"Only a son can inherit the throne." Wang Ji said and I nodded in agreement.

"So it is very important." I sighed again. "I gave him only daughters..."

"He loves you. He loves his daughters." He repeated and I closed my eyes.

"I know. I never said he didn't."

"Then why are you upset?" I kept quiet and thought about what happened a month ago.

Baoshan Sanren, who was the leader of the seers and the oldest existing immortal, came down to us after the doctors announced I was pregnant for the 5th time. It was shocking because I had no symptoms at all despite being in the 3rd month. No morning sickness, no cravings, no mood swings. My womb was also at normal size.

Lan Huan was sitting next to me holding my hand and waiting for the gender reveal in anticipation. The emperor stood at the door and waited as well. He didn't feel well for quite some time. He had Lan Huan take over the task at the royal court while he was recuperating at his chambers.

The seer gave me a warm smile and held her hand against my stomach for about 5 seconds before taking her hand away again. That was quite fast which surprised me.

When the seer looked at me again I knew what it was without her saying anything. I wasn't disappointed at all. To me, it didn't matter if the child was a boy or a girl. But it seemed to be different for the others, especially the emperor, and surely also for Lan Huan.

"Congratulations, your highness." The seer said and patted my stomach. "It's yet another princess."

I looked at Lan Huan and saw his reaction. It was the same as when I gave birth to our 4th daughter. He smiled and kissed my hand but his aura told me he was disappointed.

Because he never showed his feelings openly, at least not the negative ones, I would have never known about his disappointment. While I thought that seeing auras was quite fun as a child, now I saw it as a curse. At least when it came to Lan Huan.

I wasn't able to say anything. I didn't know what to do. I knew Lan Huan didn't hate me or our children. He loved us madly and I also knew that he would love our 5th daughter just as much. But still ... I felt the urge to apologize to him for not giving him the son he hoping for.

A glance at the emperor told me that he too was disappointed. But I didn't need to see his aura to know that. His face showed it. I knew from the mortal realm already that royals would always prefer a son over a daughter so I wasn't mad at the emperor for showing his disappointment.

I didn't care what he thought about it but only what Lan Huan thought and felt. And he too was disappointed but I knew he would rather die than tell me that. He loved me so much that he would never do something to make me feel sad or angry. His life goal was to pamper me and make me the happiest. He told me that numerous times and I always had to smile at that.

"I am sorry...." I still apologized because at that time I felt like that was the right thing to do.

"What!?" Lan Huan looked shocked and quickly squeezed my hand. "Why are you apologizing, Wei Ying?"

"It's not what you hoped for..."

"What are you saying!? This is our child. Our precious daughter. I am going to pamper her like you and her sisters. There is no need to apologize for anything. I love you." He said, leaned in, and kissed my lips softly.

His confession should have soothed me but it didn't because, at the end of the day, he really wished for a son. Yes, he loved me and yes, he loved our daughters but what he wanted the most was a son who would inherit the throne.

As for me, I didn't care about gender at all. All I cared about was that my children were healthy and happy. Moreover, even if I couldn't give him a son, I knew that sometime in the future, he would have an empress at his side who would surely give birth to one. I knew that at the moment he loved me more than anyone else and wished that I was the one giving birth to his heir but he was still an immortal. He would fall in love again. I was sure of that. He still had a very long life ahead of him.

After the day of the gender reveal, something changes, he changed. Not much but enough for me to notice. I knew he was stressed because he had so much work to do as long as the emperor was recuperating. That was also the reason why I seldom saw him during the day.

But there was something else, something that scared me and made me feel insecure. I was sure he was keeping a secret from me. I didn't know what it was but I knew it had something to do with the emperor because I happened to find out that the both of them were fighting often. I didn't see the reason for the fight but whatever it was, it must be a big topic.

Was it because of me? Because I couldn't give Lan Huan a son?

But thinking about it that couldn't be the case. Because everyone except me and my daughters was immortal. Even if I wasn't able to give birth to a son, it shouldn't matter because while my time was limited, that of everyone else wasn't. And because everyone has hundred-thousands of years ahead of them they shouldn't be in a hurry for Lan Huan, who was still very young, to have an heir. Therefore I couldn't understand why the Emporer was disappointed. It's not like time was running fast.

Suddenly I heard a calming melody coming from Wang Ji who took out his zither and played on it. Hearing him play soothed me. No matter what kind of melodies he would play, it would always make me feel better.

I couldn't help but smile.

I closed my eyes and just listened to it. I listened to Wang Ji's magical skills on the zither.

I didn't know how much time went by but when I opened my eyes again the sun traveled quite far so it must be early in the evening. Wang Ji was still playing the zither but on top of that, he was singing. He had a soft voice and it didn't surprise me that I fell asleep to it. It wasn't even my first time falling asleep when I was at Wang Ji's.

I couldn't help but feel relaxed while staying here. Here, where everything was so quiet, calm, and magical.

"Do you feel better?" Wang Ji asked without looking at me. 'How did he know I woke up?' I asked myself amazed.

"I do," I answered and sat up. I looked to my left seeing Wen Ning sleeping with bunnies working as his blanket. Slowly Wang Ji stopped singing and the sounds of the zither fell silent.

"Hungry?" He asked and pointed at the marble table a few meters away from us where dinner was already served. I grinned and tried to get up slowly. The black bunny jumped off me in shock and looked at me outraged before hopping toward Wang Ji. But instead of picking it up, Wang Ji approached me and helped me to get up.

"Thank you." I smiled at him. I stretched myself a little before walking toward the marble table. Looking at the dinner I realized it was all my favorite food and my grin grew wider.

"Aren't you going to eat?" I asked Wang Ji who watched me.

"Mhn." He smiled.

I watched him eating and seeing his aura I realized he didn't answer my question yet. I wanted to ask him again but remembered that he didn't like it when we talked while dining so I held myself back and waited until we were done.

"So? How are you able to be happy all the time?" I wanted to know.

"Why do you think I am always happy?"

"Because you are. I am not sure about the time when I am not here but as I am here most of the time, I can see you are happy." I said to him and he smiled. I shook my head in amusement. "Don't want to tell me?"

"Because you are here." He answered and I was stunned.

"What did you say?" I asked him but instead of answering me, he picked up the black bunny and stroked it while smiling. I kept on watching him and as I did that I saw his aura becoming brighter by the minute. It was amazing and I couldn't help but stare at him.

Wang Ji was a handsome man and mixed with his beautiful bright aura he was one of a kind. I often caught myself admiring his beauty and was curious why never got married. I knew he was still young considering that he was an immortal but if he never left his palace how would he find someone to spend the rest of his life with?

"Jie!" I flinched and looked over to Wen Ning who just woke up. Wen Ning didn't see his sister for quite some time now. He seemed to miss her a lot but Wen Qing was busy working at the emperor's palace so she didn't come to visit him.

She worked for Lan Huan for several years before she was sent over to serve the emperor until he recovered from his illness. That was 4 weeks ago and I guessed that Wen Ning was never before separated from his sister for such a long time.

"I am sorry, your highness! I fell asleep!" Wen Ning jumped up and bowed to me immediately. I rolled my eyes in amusement.

"It's okay. Did you sleep well?" I asked him with a smile and chuckled seeing him blush.

"I slept very well, your highness." He mumbled embarrassed.

"I did too." I winked at him and was even more amused to see that he didn't know where to look.

"Eat something," I said and pointed at the food on the table. "Don't you dare to say no!" I threatened him knowing very well he would refuse. He looked at me defeated and walked up to us. He bowed to Wang Ji, sat down, and slowly started to eat.

"Do you want to visit your sister?" I asked him softly but he shook his head.

"She is busy serving the emperor. I don't want to bring her trouble." Wen Ning answered and I nodded at him before my eyes went back to Wang Ji. He was currently cuddling with the black bunny and I couldn't help but smile.

Once Wen Ning was done, a few female servants came to clean the table. I caught two of them looking shyly at Wen Ning but the latter didn't notice it at all and got up to play with a few bunnies who seemed to have been waiting for him to finish.

"Do you have a name?" Wang Ji suddenly asked me and looked at my stomach. I shook my head.

"How about I let you decide? You are going to be the godfather after all." I grinned. He was the godfather for all my children and he was pretty good at it. He gave my daughters many gifts, played with them a lot when they were still small, and helped me babysit them. One could think he was the real father of them.

"Mhn." He smiled and then looked at me. "I will look for a good one."

I saw my reflection in his eyes and noticed that my aura looked the same as his. The same color and the same brightness.

"Your highness, we need to go back soon." I heard Wen Ning saying and I was brought back from my trance. I cleared my voice in embarrassment realizing I had been staring into Wang Ji's eyes for quite some time.

"I guess I will have to leave," I said and Wang Ji stood up.

"Will you come tomorrow?" He asked me. It sounded neutral but his aura showed me he waited for my answer in anticipation.

"I will." I agreed immediately. Being at Wang Ji's place helped me in feeling better. I always thought the little garden near this palace would be my favorite place but it turned out I was wrong. The big garden in Wang Ji's palace, filled with an uncountable amount of bunnies was the most suitable place for me to relax. I loved spending my time here.

Wang Ji nodded with a soft smile as I got up from the chair. The moment I passed him, my hand accidentally touched his, and once again I felt this weird electrical shock. It happened whenever we touched us accidentally and up till now I never found out the reason for this.

We bowed to each other and I left the palace with Wen Ning through the front door. When we entered, we would use the labyrinth and I would find my way inside easily. But no matter what, I wasn't able to find my way out of it when I intended to leave. I tried it twice and Wang Ji had to pick me up every time and lead me out.

"Your highness." Whenever we met someone on our way back home, they would bow and greet me. I got used to it by now. After all, I lived here for 16 years already.

"I will prepare your bath." Wen Ning said and I nodded before taking a seat on a chair. Despite sleeping for a few hours at Wang Ji's I still felt tired. I looked down at my stomach.

"I really hope you are going to be a quiet pregnancy. Your sisters were quite a hassle." I said and smiled before closing my eyes and waiting for Wen Ning who soon came back to help me into the bathtub. He was about to leave but I held him back.

"Stay, Wen Ning. I am tired and want you to watch over me and prevent me from drowning should I fall asleep." I said jokingly.

"Yes, your highness." I suppressed a sigh. 16 years and Wen Ning still wasn't able to stop calling me like that. But I wasn't mad at him. I got used to this title long ago. 

I leaned back and closed my eyes.  

 After a time I felt a hand caressing my face and there was only one person who would do that.

"You are back early today." I smiled and opened my eyes to look at my husband.

"I missed you so much I decided to skip the last court session and come back to spend time with my beloved consort." Lan Huan answered. He smiled at me but his voice sounded tired.

"How is the emperor?" I asked him and hoped he wouldn't be mad at Lan Huan after finding out he skipped a session. Since the emperor left to recuperate, Lan Huan had to substitute him and take over the work. Lan Huan wasn't used to so much work yet and therefore was pretty tired whenever he came home. But it was a good thing to learn early what his duties were once he became an emperor.

The moment I mentioned his father a shadow flitted across his face. 'Did they fight again?'

"The doctor said he is fine but should stay away from stress for the time being." Lan Huan answered shortly and I nodded. Being an emperor was tough so I wasn't surprised that the emperor fell ill. But I am thankful it wasn't something serious. Even if they were currently fighting for whatever reason, the emperor was still Lan Huan's father.

"I am sure you are going to be an amazing emperor when the time comes." I smiled and Lan Huan leaned in to kiss my forehead.

"I would renounce the throne right away if that means I can have you with me forever." He mumbled and I stroked his cheeks.

"I will be with you forever, Lan Huan." I pointed at his heart. "But let's stop talking about that. I am just 33 and still young. Don't make it sound like I will die any moment."

"Wei Ying....aren't you scared?"

"Of what? Dying?" I laughed. "I am not."

"Am I the only one?"

"Lan Huan, I am a mortal and that won't change. I was born only to die again. This is mother nature. I love my life. And if I am to die one day, I will do so peacefully because I lived my life happily."

"I love you so much...I don't want you to ever leave me...." He mumbled and held his forehead against mine. We stayed like this for a while.

I thought it was kind of weird that Lan Huan changed in the last month. He became more serious and would confess his love to me every day when he came home. Hearing his confession made me happy.

But there was something else happening with him. Something he didn't tell me. I didn't like that he was having a secret especially when I could see how guilty he sometimes felt. It probably had something to do with his duties at court or his fights with the emperor and I shouldn't worry about it and trust him that he can overcome whatever he is hiding from me.

"Did something happen today?" I asked him as usual but he shook his head.

"My father is just as usual. A little overreacting. Nothing to worry about. I can handle it." He mumbled.

'He is lying....' I thought as I watched his aura changing. I wanted to ask him more about it but he already felt bad about whatever it is so I just let it slide. But what if...

Suddenly I had a thought and looked at him in panic. "Did something happen with our daughters!?"

"What?" Lan Huan looked at me in surprise but quickly shook his head. "No, they are fine. All three of them are healthy and happy."

I sighed in relief. "Thank god..."

When it came to my daughters I became serious. I loved them so much that I would die if something happened to them. Thinking about them made me miss them even more.

Lan Hanna, my first daughter who turned 16 this year, was in the mortal realm. She came to me last year and said she wanted to live in the mortal realm rather than here. She didn't like it that she aged while everyone else was not. She wanted to live around people who were like her, who were normal.

I was against it at first, especially since my second daughter already left the heavenly realm, but later I gave in. I had to because I wanted her to be happy. I knew how she felt, I knew she wasn't happy being surrounded by immortals. I spoke to Lan Huan and the emperor. Both weren't happy that the first princess of the heavenly realm would live alone in the mortal realm. I understood that and thought the same. So we sent down a few guards to protect her secretly. They are not allowed to show themselves but only when our daughter was in danger.

Our second daughter, Lan Zemin who would turn 15 this year, moved to the ghost realm a few months before Hanna went to the mortal realm. In a few years, when she was older, she would marry one of the princes over there. I hated it! She said it was her decision but that wasn't true. At least not at the beginning. I knew she did that to help the royal family but that wasn't something she needed to do. She was just 13 when she made that decision.

I knew that the ghost realm was about to go to war. I was not sure if I understood that right but I think it was because they felt they were treated unfairly or something. Especially while there was a revolt in the fire realm for a few years now. The emperor tried to find a way to calm The citizens of the ghost realm down and Lan Huan too tried to negotiate with them. Nothing worked.

But Zemin listened to Lan Huan's and my conversations when we talked about that topic in the evening. She heard when Lan Huan said that the emperor is thinking of sending someone to the ghost realm in exchange for a peace contract. He thought about sending one of my daughters but I was strictly against it. How dare he!? My daughters were no pawns the emperor could use just so there was no war!

But Zemin heard everything and offered to go to the ghost realm. I forbid her to go! I told her I didn't want that and she doesn't have to go. No one would force her.

I almost succeed in changing her opinion when one of the princes traveled to the heavenly realm for the negotiations. The moment my daughter saw him she was even more eager to go to the ghost realm. She said she fell in love with the prince and wanted to marry him. No matter what I said, she didn't change her mind.

In the end, she went with the prince.

I saw that he took a liking to my second daughter but that wasn't enough. Not for me. But what could I do? Everyone supported her so I had to let my second daughter go. Back then I was furious but by now I calmed down. Especially after I found out that Zemin managed to wrap the prince around her finger. He was head over heels for her and was set on making her his first consort, even going against his father's wishes to marry an immortal. Only the queen of the ghost realm and her twin daughters were on the prince's side and supported him.

I met the queen of the ghost realm once and one look was enough to know that she loved my daughter as her own. I knew she would be on her side and would protect her. That was the only reason why I accepted my daughter's decision and did not travel over there to bring her back. As long as she was happy, I was happy as well. As long as I knew she was safe, I would fulfill all her wishes.

My fourth daughter, Lan Guanyu, who was now 5 years old was currently also staying in the ghost realm. She wasn't feeling well and the doctor said that a change of scenery would make her feel better. As Zemin also missed her little sister, we send Guanyu over there. I was also thinking about sending her to Hanna into the mortal realm. Guanyu was still young and didn't understand the difference between mortals and immortals so I thought sending her down to Hanna would be a good idea.

But I decided to hold back that thought for now. Not only because Guanyu was happy in the Ghost realm but also because Hanna was currently courted by a few gentlemen. One of them was the crown prince of the southern region in the mortal realm. I didn't know whom my daughter would choose but I had the feeling she would get married pretty soon.

Then there was my third daughter, Lan Jingyi. She would have been 12 years this year. She was born healthy but at the age of 6, she fell sick. The doctors tried their best to heal her but nothing helped. At the age of 7, shortly after the birth of Guanyu, she left us. Losing my daughter traumatized me an I had difficulties adapting to my life without her. I fell sick too and didn't want to leave my bed. The doctors said that it was unhealthy for me but I didn't care back then. The shock of losing my daughter was too much. I wasn't even able to raise Guanyu so they took her away to be raised by a nanny until I was feeling better.

When Guanyu fell sick as well I woke up from my shock. Scared to lose yet another daughter of mine, I listened to the doctors and went for a long walk each day. I ate enough and took my medicine and soon I was feeling better again. I was allowed to get my daughter back and we would spend time together every day. Often I took her with me to Wang Ji's palace and let her play with the bunnies while I spent time talking with Wang Ji. I think around that time we became even closer than before. As Lan Huan was occupied with the work at the court I was alone at home. I didn't like that so I decided to spend time with Wang Ji. He always listened to me and would always know what to say to make me feel better.

But no matter what, the death of my third daughter was something I never wanted to feel again.

"I am sorry. I didn't want to scare you. Our daughters are doing good. Wei Ying. Don't worry about anything." Lan Huan said and held my hands. "But Wei Ying... how long are you sitting in the bathtub already? Look at your hands. And the water is almost cold too."

"I don't know."

"Then come out now or you will catch a cold." He said and helped me climb out of the water. He carefully wrapped me into a robe and made sure my skin was fully covered by the soft and warm cloth. Of course, he didn't forget to pat my stomach lovingly before he led me to our bed.

Wen Ning, who was sent out by Lan Huan earlier bowed to us and went back into the bathroom. Lan Huan then helped me wear my garments all the while stroking or kissing my skin. I shuddered when his lips trailed kisses from my back to my shoulder, then to my neck and lastly, he turned me around and kissed my lips as he looked into my eyes.

"Every day I fall in love with you once again." He said before kissing me deeply. I wrapped my arms around him and kissed him back.

"Hmm... do you have a new perfume?" I asked as I sniffed at his neck "Roses?" I asked him and he moved away.

"No." He said and finished straightening my garments.

"What is wrong?" I asked him worried. His aura changed and it became darker. "Did I do something to make you sad?"

Lan Huan looked at me. "I am amazed as always how good you are at reading my emotions." He smiled and kissed my lips softly. "No, you didn't do anything. I am just tired."

"Then why are you so sad? Did you fight with your father again?" I asked him but instead of answering his aura changed again. It became even darker and I decided to stop asking him. For now.

"Are you coming to bed?" I asked him and patted his spot next to me.

"In a minute. I didn't take a bath yet."

"I don't mind. It's not like you are dirty. I want to cuddle."

He climbed onto the bed and kissed me. "I will cuddle you as much as you want after I took a bath."

With that, he left, and once again the smell of roses hit my nose. I didn't like this smell at all. I hated it without knowing why. But I would find out soon enough...

to be continued....

It's slowly starting...

And as much as I want to see Wang Ji and Wei Ying together, I wish I could spare Wei Ying from the pain he is awaiting in the future...

At least I know that Wang Ji will be there for him <3

By the way, wouldn't Wang Ji be the best father in the world? <3 <3

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