Volume Three, Chapter Eight

"He won't strangle you."

A note from the author:

I hope this passes... Nothing actually happened, did it? ╭(╯^╰)╮

Chapter 96: Volume Three, Chapter Eight

"You're not him. How would you know? He's terrifying. If he finds out we've been playing with his body like this, he'll make sure I die horribly. He could ask Lord Wei Chenmu to tear me limb from limb, or have his father send assassins after me, or tell His Majesty to behead me." So he had that many ways to kill her... After all her clinging and kissing and hugging, she was still alive and kicking. Should she thank him for having a shred of mercy?

"I don't think he'd choose any of those."

"Then what would he choose?" She braced her hands on his shoulders and looked down at him.

He lay obediently beneath her, letting her do as she pleased. He did not even reach up to remove the Jade Belt covering his eyes, afraid his gaze might give something away. "He'd probably choose to take responsibility."

Oh, right. If someone had taken her innocence, any upright gentleman would do that.

Once they had that kind of relationship, he would take responsibility. If it were Lord Li, he would probably glance at her naked body, get up, and dress without a flicker of emotion. "Pick a date. I'll marry you."

That answer turned her stomach even more than His Majesty ordering her beheading. Zhu Bafu pursed her lips, all interest gone. She pushed herself up, rolled off the Young Master, patted her flushed cheeks, and took a deep breath.

Only after a long stretch of silence did Li Chenjing dare lift the Jade Belt slightly from his eyes. No one was on top of him. Little Eight sat at the edge of