Chapter 977: Chapter 712: Deep Affection (2)

"..."

"I, I won’t do it in the future."

"..."

"I also don’t want to encounter any danger again, I—can’t bear to lose you."

Yu Wenye’s pupils slightly trembled.

After saying these words, Shang Ruyi seemed to feel guilty, and even a bit embarrassed. The red in her eyes faded, but a blush instantly spread across her cheeks, making her eyes appear even brighter in the dim light. She blinked, feeling slightly uncomfortable under his intense gaze that was so close, and hurriedly tried to shrink back.

Just at this moment, Wo Xue’s voice came from outside the door: "Prince Qin, Princess, the dining hall is almost ready with dinner."

Shang Ruyi dared not look at him; she quickly responded, "Oh."

After speaking, she stood up to leave the room.

But just as she was passing by Yu Wenye, about to open the door, she suddenly felt a gust of wind from behind. Before she could react, her wrist was firmly grabbed by a hot hand and pulled back forcefully.

"Ah—!"

She instinctively let out a soft cry, but the sound hadn’t even formed when she was forcefully embraced into that familiar chest. Yu Wenye, unable to hold back any longer, let his earlier suppressed anger turn into a fierce and explosive kiss.

Shang Ruyi’s back instantly tensed: "Mm..."

She wanted to say something, but all sounds were swallowed by that burning, passionate kiss. And it wasn’t enough; Yu Wenye held her tightly, their freshly bathed bodies, still carrying the heat and moisture, soon made skin burn and limbs weak, Shang Ruyi softened in his embrace like a cat being soothed, slowly melting away, reaching out her arms from loose sleeves, in the dim light, her skin glowing like pearls, climbing up his shoulders, wrapping around his neck.

The two of them, without a gap between, entangled intimately, kissing deeply.

No one knew how much time passed, long enough for Wo Xue outside the door to remain silently discreet, long enough for Shang Ruyi to almost suffocate from the kiss, before Yu Wenye finally released her.

Her little face was flushed, with a touch of bewildered mist in her eyes.

Yu Wenye looked at her petal-like lips, slightly swollen from his rough treatment, marked with bite traces, and smiled with satisfaction.

He whispered, "This is the way."

"..."

Shang Ruyi couldn’t speak; she didn’t know whether "this is the way" referred to her earlier words to him or her submission and even her passionate embrace, but upon hearing it, her face grew even redder, almost bleeding, and her arms wrapped around his neck immediately retracted, softly pushing him.

Yu Wenye staggered and took two steps back, smiling at her.

Shang Ruyi stopped speaking, biting her swollen lower lip, tidying up her slightly disheveled clothes, using the coolness of her hand to press against her face to appear more composed, before stepping forward to open the door.

Wo Xue still waited outside.

After waiting so long, she hadn’t made a sound, and when the door opened, seeing Shang Ruyi’s uneven breathing, she immediately lowered her head, revealing slightly reddened ears.

Shang Ruyi coughed lightly twice to appear more composed, saying, "Just now—"

Wo Xue quickly replied, "This servant saw someone sending dishes to the dining hall, so came to inform Prince Qin and Princess."

"Oh, I know."

Shang Ruyi nodded, then stepped back, saying, "Come in to comb my hair, and when done, I’ll go over."

Wo Xue obeyed, entered.

The room seemed to still hold a faint, tender atmosphere.

This made Wo Xue even more reluctant to lift her head, not daring to look at Yu Wenye standing in the room’s center, while Yu Wenye watched Shang Ruyi return to the dressing table, letting Wo Xue pick up a wooden comb, and slowly comb through her long hair, always keeping her head down, not daring to meet Yu Wenye’s gaze in the copper mirror.

But her eyes, bright and flickering.

Yu Wenye smiled softly, then said, "I’ll go down and speak to Shen Tu Tai and the others. In a while, you head to the dining hall first."

Shang Ruyi still didn’t lift her head: "Mm."

Yu Wenye turned and left.

Once he left, the room felt much emptier, Shang Ruyi finally lifted her head, looking at the copper mirror reflecting the vacant room, instinctively sighed softly, but seeing Wo Xue’s pursed lips behind, almost wanting to smile, she immediately blushed again.

Finally, her hair was combed neatly.

Wo Xue found another more dignified dress for her to change into, before accompanying her out the door towards the dining hall.

Along the way, nothing but devastation met their eyes.

Though it was the old Yuwen Family home in Taiyuan, after being attacked when Western Turks and Wang Shaoqiu joined forces to seize Taiyuan, they found this place, killing all the guardians. Once Yu Wenqian regained Taiyuan, he ensured everyone here was buried properly, and ordered a thorough cleaning, but it couldn’t restore its former grandeur.

Sign of the chaotic times.

As Shang Ruyi walked, watching patches of moonlit shadows by the walls and eaves, sighing inwardly, she turned a corner and reached the garden’s entrance.

The dining hall was on the other side.

But as soon as she reached the garden gate, she stopped.

Because in the garden stood two figures, one a seductive Lu Xiao, the other the handsome and tall Yu Wenqian, talking about something, Yu Wenqian stepped back, bowing deeply to Lu Xiao.

"Thank you."