Chapter 98: Let's Go Take a Bath Together Then

Nan Xueyin was taken aback, and almost without thinking, she refused, "No!"

She had drunk a little wine, so her speech was not as cold as usual; in her slurred words, there was even a hint of coquettishness. She stood there with her delicate brows knitted, glaring at him, yet the look in her eyes was soft.

Xiao Youlan looked at her, and was reminded of the little cat he had kept when he was young.

"You clearly said that if I drank with you, you wouldn't make things difficult for Wu Zhui, but now you're saying it's not like that," Nan Xueyin said, filled with righteous indignation. "You're simply a liar! A pack of lies!"

"You've lied to me even more."

"Since when?" Nan Xueyin tilted her face up.

"Who was it before who blocked a cup of wine for me and then claimed to be drunk? Once on the carriage, you even deliberately leaned against me," Xiao Youlan said, as if sighing lightly. "I was still quite innocent back then, and for a long time, I didn't know what to say, so I just covered your eyes."

It was a fact that she had feigned drunkenness to seduce him back then, and Nan Xueyin had no way to refute it. Her dizzy head turned with difficulty, and she did not know what to say.

"However, I am very curious." Xiao Youlan lowered his head slightly.

"About what?"

Xiao Youlan stared at her without blinking and spoke slowly: "Xiao Mingyu sent you to the Eastern Palace to seduce me. Before this, did he ever have you seduce other men?"

Nan Xueyin froze for a moment.

"You have said many flirtatious things to me and done many intimate things with me. Am I the first? Or had you already tried it on others before me? You succeeded, and you knew what was most effective; when you used it on me, I fell for it with almost no struggle."

Nan Xueyin's brows knitted even tighter.

"And Xiao Mingyu... between you and him, has there been anything?"

Nan Xueyin could not help but be annoyed, and she pushed him away.

She turned and walked toward the bed. When she was still a few steps from the edge, she smelled the scent of wine coming from behind her, her wrist was caught, and the world spun before her eyes.

The next instant, she was already pinned to the bed by Xiao Youlan.

"Kiss me." His voice was low.

Nan Xueyin had originally wanted to refuse outright, but thinking of something, she said instead: "This position isn't convenient, is it?"

"Hmm?"

"I'm on the bottom," Nan Xueyin reminded him.

Xiao Youlan likely felt she made sense. After thinking for a moment, he used strength in his waist and abdomen, flipped over, and the two of them swapped positions.

"This, this will do," Xiao Youlan said.

Nan Xueyin smiled silently, but the smile was not sincere.

She braced her hands on either side of his head and slowly, slowly lowered her head.

Their lips drew closer and closer, and the scent of wine and their breaths intertwined.

When they were inches apart, Xiao Youlan closed his eyes involuntarily.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, still closing your eyes?"

Nan Xueyin's voice rang out, carrying a mocking tone of schadenfreude.

Xiao Youlan opened his eyes.

"You know I'm a liar, full of deceit, yet you actually believe I would really kiss you?" Nan Xueyin said with a cheeky grin.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Youlan was not angry.

Just as Nan Xueyin was about to roll off, he suddenly raised his hand, stroked the back of her head, and pressed her head down completely.

At the same time, he raised his upper body and captured her lips.

Nan Xueyin struggled, so Xiao Youlan flipped over again, pinning her beneath him.

Nan Xueyin was furious and made a move to push him away, but the moment her hand touched his shoulder, it was caught by him.

His fingers were long and slender; he interlaced them with hers and pressed her hands to the side.

She wanted to curse him, but instead, he took the opportunity to pry open her teeth.

In truth, this was not their first kiss, but this time was clearly different.

Because of the wine, Nan Xueyin's lips and tongue were softer than ever, as if they had been soaked in liquor, filled with a rich sweetness.

Feeling Nan Xueyin's unprecedented fragrance and softness, his reason gradually dissipated, and he continued to explore deeper.

A faint humming sound came from the bottom of Nan Xueyin's throat; to Xiao Youlan's ears, it sounded like coquetry, yet also like a plea for mercy, which only served to intensify the desire in his heart.

After an unknown duration of deep kissing, Nan Xueyin could not catch her breath, and her head was dizzy and heavy. She was truly annoyed and lacked the strength to fight back, so finally, unable to bear it any longer, she bit down on his lip.

Xiao Youlan was caught off guard; he let out a muffled groan of pain and released her.

Nan Xueyin panted, forcefully broke free from his restraint, and glared at him. "Weren't you very disgusted just a moment ago?"

Asking her if she had seduced other men, then asking if she and Xiao Mingyu had been together.

"It wasn't disgust," Xiao Youlan corrected her. "I was jealous. Jealous that someone knew you earlier than I did, jealous that you had shown a smiling face to others, and jealous that you still think of Xiao Mingyu, jealous that you are willing to die for him."

His lip had been bitten until the skin broke and blood seeped out; on such an overly handsome face, it had an indescribable, bewitching charm.

Especially while saying these words.

Nan Xueyin was stunned for a long while, and an inexplicable emotion welled up in her heart. She knitted her brows tightly and forcibly suppressed the feeling.

She did not want to continue this topic, so she wiped her face with the back of her hand and said deliberately: "There's your saliva everywhere."

Xiao Youlan laughed instead: "In this way, haven't I covered up all their scents?"

Nan Xueyin did not know what to say to him for a long time.

Xiao Youlan lowered his head and looked directly into her eyes. "Alright. Don't be angry; as for Wu Zhui, I won't move against him for the time being."

"I will no longer pursue the past. No matter who you have had, no matter if you liked Xiao Mingyu or if you were with him, I will treat it as if nothing happened. But from now on, you can only be mine."

"You said the Empress Dowager advised you to leave me, and you said you would consider it. I won't be angry with you about this anymore, but starting today, I will not give you any opportunity to see anyone from Baoci Palace."

"Little Xue, don't think about running away again."

"Stay by my side obediently; that is quite enough."

Xiao Youlan's voice was steady and unhurried; it was clearly a gentle, jade-like tone, yet it carried extreme obsession.

Having finished speaking, his body sank down, his head resting in the hollow of her shoulder, his voice gradually becoming soft and slow, "I've had too much to drink, are you sleepy? Let's sleep together."

Nan Xueyin shifted slightly, "You are very heavy."

Xiao Youlan gave a hum of acknowledgment, obediently climbed up, and even took the initiative to remove her shoes, socks, and outer robe; Nan Xueyin was indeed sleepy, so she did not resist.

After tending to Nan Xueyin, he removed his own, finally got into bed, and pulled her into his embrace, "Sleep."

This sleep, Nan Xueyin slept unexpectedly soundly.

She was woken up by the heat; outside the window was a thick, dark night, and inside the palace, there were a few faint candlelight flickers, hazy and unclear.

Nan Xueyin was held tightly in Xiao Youlan's embrace, but it was already summer, and with the two of them so close, her body was already covered in sweat.

Nan Xueyin tried to struggle a little, wanting to get out of Xiao Youlan's embrace.

Suddenly, Xiao Youlan opened his eyes.

He was not fully awake, his eye sockets still rimmed with a dark red, his gaze fixed steadily on her face.

"Let go of me, it's very hot," Nan Xueyin said, enunciating each word clearly.

"You are sweating," Xiao Youlan said in a hoarse voice, touching the beads of sweat on her face, "Then let's go take a bath together."