Chapter 984: Chapter 718: I Belong to You Alone

Hearing Lu Xiao’s laughter, Shang Ruyi’s face blushed immediately.

Actually, from the beginning, she felt something was off. Even if the people in the manor didn’t know the rules and let her personal maid bring wine and food to Lu Xiao, since Wo Xue was already at Lu Xiao’s place, when she was calling outside, she should have been calling Lu Xiao.

But she called "Princess".

It turned out it was Yu Wenye who sent her to urge her.

Shang Ruyi’s face was both red and hot, even Wo Xue felt a bit embarrassed, and after Lu Xiao laughed, she looked at the somewhat embarrassed Princess Qin with a glimmer of unspeakable envy in her eyes.

She recalled that just now, when Shang Ruyi and Yu Wenye parted, the decisive and silent Prince Qin, who always appeared stern and unexpressive in front of them, had no expressions of joy or anger, but when he looked at his wife, his eyes were full of tenderness, even deliberately telling her that he would send someone to fetch her later.

In the same manor, he still needed to send someone to fetch her; being apart for even a short while felt like three seasons had passed.

It turns out, people who love each other are like this...

"Hmm, what are you saying?"

Initially, Shang Ruyi felt a little embarrassed and was about to tell Wo Xue to return, but hearing Lu Xiao’s murmurs, she immediately turned around and saw, for the first time, a nearly dazed expression on Lu Xiao’s charming and alluring face, not knowing what she thought of, or who she thought of.

Hearing Shang Ruyi’s question, Lu Xiao also quickly came to her senses.

She shook her head, "Nothing."

Saying this, she glanced at Wo Xue again, then smiled and said, "In this case, I won’t keep the Princess any longer, I will enjoy these wine and dishes by myself."

Shang Ruyi’s face blushed a little again.

However, since Lu Xiao said so, she really could not stay any longer, so she prepared to head back with Wo Xue. But before leaving, she turned around and instructed, "Miss Lu Xiao has no brazier in her room, it’s too cold, go and ask someone to bring one."

Wo Xue said, "Yes."

Lu Xiao stood at the door, watching the master and servant’s figures walking away, her expression sometimes envious, sometimes forlorn.

Not long after, Shang Ruyi returned to their room.

As soon as she pushed the door open, a wave of warm air rushed towards her.

Compared to Lu Xiao’s unattended room, Prince Qin’s room was naturally cleaner and better maintained, with even two more braziers making the entire room warm like spring; amidst the warmth, there was also a intoxicating wine aroma that slipped into the nose, making one’s mind sway.

Shang Ruyi looked up and saw Yu Wenye sitting in the center of the room.

Because he was not planning to see outsiders anymore, he had also taken off his formal attire, only wearing a casual white robe, and he, being robust and unafraid of cold, found the room’s temperature too warm, so at this moment, his collar was wide open, revealing a large area of honey-colored, sturdy chest, even lightly covered in a sheen of sweat.

In front of him, the low table was filled with wine and dishes.

When Shang Ruyi pushed the door open, he was taking a wine pot from the warmer on the table and pouring half a cup.

The sound of wine flowing was pleasant to the ears.

His long hair, draped over his shoulders, slipped down like water, brushing gently past his face.

"...!"

Shang Ruyi’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat.

She was accustomed to seeing Yu Wenye’s cold and profound demeanor, decisive and fierce, even when they were intimate, his entire being exuded a fierce, intimidating aura, always making her spirit tremble and lose control, yet it was the first time seeing him in such attire, exposing such a relaxed and even elegant air.

It turns out, he also has this side to him.

Clear and ethereal, like an Immortal.

Just as Shang Ruyi was staring at him dazedly, somewhat entranced, Yu Wenye glanced up at her, and judging by his recent wine pouring, he probably hadn’t started drinking, yet his eyes seemed a bit tipsy, smiling as he said, "Why did you come back so late?"

"...Hmm."

Shang Ruyi’s fingertips were somewhat numb, she responded hurriedly and entered the room, closing the door in passing.

Yu Wenye extended his arm, sending the wine pot to the cup prepared for her on the opposite side, also pouring her a cup. Shang Ruyi walked over to sit down, and immediately the fragrance of wine wafted around, like an invisible hand pulling her to sit down blankly, wrapping around her, warmth surging straight to her heart.

Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly felt a chill, sneezing several times in succession.

"Achoo, achoo!"

Seeing her like this, Yu Wenye immediately put down the wine pot, "What’s wrong? Caught a cold?"

Without delay, he reached out to grab Shang Ruyi’s hand in his palm, frowning as he felt her fingertips were indeed cold.

Shang Ruyi, however, laughed and said, "It’s nothing."

It was just that Lu Xiao’s room had no brazier and was too cold. She stayed there for a while, and carried back a body full of coldness, but the room was warm inside, the sudden change in temperature did this.

Just a bit more warmth will be fine.

Saying this, she intended to retract her hand.

But with one pull, it didn’t move; though Yu Wenye didn’t use much force, he held her fingertips tightly, Shang Ruyi was taken aback, looked up at him, and in those usually stern and calm eyes, she glimpsed a hint of warmth like a flame.

The next moment, she was suddenly pulled over, nearly knocking over the table.

"Ah!"

She gasped in surprise, but she was already in that familiar, warm embrace, with Yu Wenye’s arms circled around her waist, pulling her slightly cool body entirely into his hug.

"...!"

Shang Ruyi caught her breath.

She wasn’t exactly scared, after all, they had been closer than this before; yet she was still a bit surprised—from the moment she opened the door, she was surprised, Yu Wenye was in a completely unfamiliar look, and his embrace, aside from the familiar warmth, contained more of a... indescribable tightness.

She instinctively struggled a bit, "Feng Chen?"

Those arms immediately hugged her tighter.

This time, Shang Ruyi stopped struggling, because she clearly felt a kind of faintly anxious emotion from those arms and the chest pressed against her, so she quietly let him hold her.

After a while, she heard Yu Wenye murmur, "From now on, just be moved by me alone."

"...?"

"So will I."

Shang Ruyi was momentarily puzzled, not understanding why he suddenly said this, why he suddenly mentioned "being moved", he shouldn’t know what she had just said to Lu Xiao.

Besides, her matters were long past.

Instead, he...

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi smiled with a bit of annoyance, "I only have you."

"..."

"But you, don’t you still have Princess Xinyue?"

She said this with a hint of playfulness and teasing, after all, the situation was set, even if she minded, there was no way Yu Wenye could dismiss Chu Ruoyan, so mentioning this was pointless.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, she felt a slight tremor in the chest pressed against her.

"Do you hope I..."

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