A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

Chapter 188 Not sick, just jealous

Inside the carriage, the two remained silent, a faint awkwardness filling the air.

Xin Moyan licked her dry lips and looked up at the person opposite her. "Um..."

Xuan Yuan simply propped his head up with his hand, staring intently at her. After a long while, he slowly spoke, "Yan'er, is there anything you want to say to me?"

"Have!"

She nodded vigorously, her eyes wide with curiosity as she asked, "Xuanyuan, why are you angry today?"

"..." His lips, which had been curled up, suddenly tightened. He glanced at Xin Moyan with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

"Yan'er, could this be the matter you wanted to ask me when I went to the Imperial Garden?"

"Yes! I noticed you didn't look well this morning, but there were too many people, so I didn't want to chat with you in front of my brother. Were you feeling unwell? And tonight at the banquet, you looked so pale. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought someone owed you money!"

Xuan Yuan's lips twitched uncontrollably, but he remained silent and listened quietly until she finished speaking.

"Xuanyuan, are you angry with me? Or are you feeling unwell? I met your friend a few days ago, that Doctor Feng, would you like him to take a look at you..."

Before Xin Moyan could finish speaking, there was a whooshing sound, and suddenly a large hand grabbed her waist, pulling half of her body into Xuan Yuan's arms.

"Yan'er, I'm not feeling unwell."

Her waist was held tightly, and Xuan Yuan rested his head on her shoulder. His voice was deep and magnetic, and his warm breath sprayed all over her ear. The ticklish and tingling feeling made Xin Moyan subconsciously shrink her neck.

"It's good that you're not sick. Don't get so close."

"Then... wasn't Yuan Huailie even closer to you when he held you tonight?"

"You still dare to talk back? Why were you peeking there?" Xin Moyan was annoyed. Why didn't he show up sooner? At least he wouldn't have let Ningfei frame him...

He tightened his grip, his face darkening. He reached out with his other hand, pinching Xin Moyan's cheeks to make her look at him. "Yan'er, are you upset that I spied on you? That I disturbed your fun?"

"Hey! What do you mean by 'disrupting my fun'? What I mean is, if you had appeared earlier, I wouldn't have been tricked by Consort Ning."

His expression softened considerably, but he was still not very happy.

Ignoring how intimate their position was, Xin Moyan frowned and glared at him, "Xuan Yuan, were you blaming me just now?"

"Ah."

He nodded in acknowledgment, released Xin Moyan's cheek, hugged her tightly with both hands, buried his head in the crook of her neck, and said in a muffled voice, "Yan'er, I've never hugged you like that before."

"...Aren't you like that now?"

"Tell me, do you still have feelings for him?"

"...Still feeling something?"

He was so focused on nuzzling Xin Moyan's neck and inhaling the faint fragrance that he didn't notice her dark expression.

"I know you used to be deeply in love with him, but now that your engagement has been dissolved and he has married, and you know me, Yan'er, can you please stop paying attention to him?"

He practically spat out the words "deeply in love" through gritted teeth. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Yan'er had always been the one he admired, hadn't she?

"...Brother, when did I even notice him?"

He looked up instantly, staring at her eyes with a resentful look, "At the banquet that evening, from the moment Yuan Huailie entered the hall, you only looked at him, not even his back."

"Hey~"

Xin Moyan sighed deeply and quickly explained, "I just thought that Consort Qin looked very beautiful tonight. I was looking at Consort Qin, not at Prince Lie, Xuan Yuan, you have to believe me."

"Is what you're saying... true?"

"It's real! Even more real than my bubble tea!"

She frowned, as if she understood something, and brought her face close to his, squinting as she questioned, "Could it be that you misunderstood tonight that I still have feelings for Prince Lie, which is why you looked so bad?"

Xuan Yuan nodded in agreement, his expression serious and earnest. "Yan'er, no matter how much affection you had for him before, now, you can only have me in your heart, understand?"

"This..." Xin Moyan scratched her head awkwardly. She was still a little embarrassed by such a direct confession.

"Yan'er, answer me." He hooked his fingertips under Xin Moyan's chin, making her tilt her head back so that her eyes met his burning, affectionate gaze.

To be honest, Xin Moyan was afraid of looking into his eyes up close. Xuan Yuan's eyes were really beautiful, but they were too deep and dark, like an endless vortex, which always made her dizzy.

"Xuan...Xuanyuan, listen to me, I have no feelings for Prince Lie right now, not even a little bit. Please believe me, okay?"

A slight smile played on his lips, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. "Yan'er, tell me, do you have feelings for me?"

"I……"

"Say it!"

Two blushes gradually rose on her cheeks. Xin Moyan turned her face away shyly, but he turned her back, clearly wanting her to face her own heart. She bit her lower lip and nodded helplessly in acknowledgment.

"Hehe~ That's more like it."

The person's gloomy mood vanished at this moment, and his tender gaze grew even more intense, slowly moving from her eyes to her two luscious red lips. Instantly, his throat bobbed, and without thinking, he pinched her chin with the fingertips of his other hand. The coolness of her lips made Xin Moyan shiver involuntarily.

“That…that…” Xin Moyan placed her hands on his chest, but even with some effort, she couldn’t push him away.

He gave her a light, fleeting kiss, not going too far. "Yan'er, we haven't had a proper time together since your brother came back."

"Isn't that what it is now! Xuan Yuan, let me tell you, let's talk this out, don't resort to violence." She pointed at Xuan Yuan, her face burning, and she felt an indescribable sensation all over her body.

He loosened his embrace slightly, but still didn't let go of Xin Moyan. He grabbed one of her hands and wrapped it around him from behind, saying, "Yan'er, you have to hug me too."

"..." Xin Moyan's body stiffened a little, and she was more speechless, but she didn't pull her hand back. Then the two of them sat down in a sweet embrace...

"Yan'er, where did your brother go?"

"do not know."

"When he returns, I will ask the Empress Dowager to grant us a marriage, and then I will go to his home to propose."

"Huh?" Xin Moyan was startled and sat up straight instantly, her face filled with horror.

"What did you say? An arranged marriage? A marriage proposal?"

"I want you to be my Princess Xuan."

"No! Xuan Yuan, this is too fast!"

"Yan'er is eighteen now, it's normal to talk about marriage, how can it be so fast? Or do you not want to marry me?" He raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with a 'warning and threatening' look.

She quickly waved her hand, "I just want to spend more time together before we talk about it."

"Hmph! If we stay together any longer, I'm afraid you'll get kidnapped."

"What do you mean?"