This was rather thrilling!
Her heart trembled slightly, but on second thought, she grew so angry her teeth itched.
"You really are getting crazier!" She reached out to push him, but he did not budge. "How did you get in? You didn't bribe the Imperial Guards, did you?"
Zhou Cheng shook his head.
"No. I climbed over the wall."
Li Yunrui scoffed and rolled her eyes at him.
"With those pathetic scraps of martial arts of yours? You climbed over the wall?"
Zhou Cheng nodded.
His matter-of-fact manner made Li Yunrui laugh in exasperation.
The female official stood to one side, her lips moving as she hesitated to speak.
She wanted to tell Li Yunrui that His Highness's strength was far beyond mere "pathetic scraps." Her arm was still numb from the force that had rebounded from that palm strike.
But Zhou Cheng offered no explanation, and she did not dare say anything out of turn just then.
Li Yunrui sighed, her tone softening somewhat.
"If you really wanted to come, you could have sent someone to tell me. I'd have arranged a pretext for you to come during the day." She looked at Zhou Cheng. "Coming here at night now, never mind ruining my important business-how would you explain yourself if someone discovered you?"
She paused.
"Leave at once."
Zhou Cheng looked at her without loosening his grip.
"I'm already here, and you want me to leave?"
At his words, Li Yunrui went weak and began to hesitate.
Zhou Cheng paid no heed and simply swept her into his arms.
Li Yunrui bit her lip, her arms naturally winding around his neck, and did not refuse.
Without either of them needing to speak, the female official silently withdrew through the door and sent all the nearby attendants away.
Amid