CHAPTER 50: CHAPTER 50: REVISED

The Little Princess’s delicate porcelain-white face was already streaked with tears.

Between her elegant brows was a hint of pride, and in her beautiful eyes filled with fear and anger, there was a stubborn trace of defiance.

With chubby lips clenched tight, she pounded the man who held her beneath him. "Yelyu Lie! If you dare bully me today, I will never forgive you!"

"Never?" Yelyu Lie laughed in anger, "You’re already planning to run, and you’re talking about ’never’?"

The warmth previously in his amber eyes was gone, replaced by arrogance and self-confidence akin to a beast’s strength, faintly tinged with bloodthirstiness and brutality, causing Yun Chunnuan to tremble.

"Savage! Why shouldn’t I run? We’re not married, and I don’t even like you, so why can’t I run?"

She shouted these words.

It’s unclear whether she was speaking to the Barbarian General or herself.

But hearing it, Yelyu Lie felt deeply unsettled.

He looked down at her petite and delicate face, stunning even while tear-streaked.

The beautifully arched eyes stared at him, furious and defiant, fully igniting Yelyu Lie’s desire to conquer.

"Whether you like it or not, today, you will be mine!" he declared domineeringly, his eagle eyes burning with passion and a hint of... hurt.

Yun Chunnuan kept her eyes on him and sharply caught that almost hopeless look in his eyes.

Her heart twinged slightly.

Just as she was about to speak, he seemed unwilling to hear another word from her lips!

Suddenly, he lowered his head and forcefully sealed her lips.

Yun Chunnuan’s eyes widened as she struggled fiercely.

He clasped a hand behind her head, holding her tightly, refusing to let her evade.

This time, with a heavy dose of desire, even the air around them was suffused with his intoxicating scent.

Yun Chunnuan finally realized that the Barbarian General likely intended to proceed in earnest.

The passionate kiss left her breathless, and in panic, she bit down hard on his lower lip.

The pain caused Yelyu Lie’s thick brows to furrow, yet he did not release her; instead, he deepened the kiss, sharing the taste of blood between their lips.

He pressed close against her, but suddenly, his chest was painfully jabbed.

Yelyu Lie lifted his torso slightly, reaching into her long coat to find a bulging object.

His fingers touched a very familiar plush fabric.

Yelyu Lie yanked the thing out.

Just about to casually discard it, he caught sight of an eye-catching red color out of the corner of his eye...

This, he was all too familiar with.

It’s something he personally sewed, stitch by stitch, so the little darling wouldn’t burn herself on the hand warmer!

The fabric was also personally chosen by him...

She still... carried it with her?

The warmth from the object should have faded by the time she left...

In a moment of distraction, Yelyu Lie inadvertently bit the Little Princess’s lower lip with his poor kissing skills.

Blood immediately appeared.

She winced in pain, and he quickly pulled away, "Does it hurt?"

Of course, it hurts!

The damn barbarian knows full well and still asks!

Enraged, Yun Chunnuan swung her fist towards Yelyu Lie’s face.

But with quick reflexes, he caught her wrist.

Holding the hand warmer, he raised it before the little darling’s face, baffled, "If you’re so repulsed, why carry something I gave you?"

Seeing the small warmer she had taken from her bundle last night, wrapped in her clothing, Yun Chunnuan’s breath hitched.

Turning her head away, she stubbornly replied, "It’s cold. Without it, I’d freeze to death."

"Heh, do you take me for an idiot or a fool? How long does it stay warm? Do I not know? Tell me! Why do you carry it?"

Yelyu Lie pinched her delicate chin but didn’t dare apply force.

Even so, her pale little face, beneath the makeup, bore red finger marks.

How could Yun Chunnuan admit it was because her heart was moved?

After he said such things like ’so what if we sleep together,’ admitting her true feelings would be self-imposed humiliation.

"To constantly remind myself of your humiliation towards me! Even if I freeze to death outside, I will never return to this damn place!"

She glanced aside, unable to meet his eyes.

Hearing this, the small warmer in Yelyu Lie’s hand landed on the couch with a dull thud.

The sound was as heavy as his heart.

Yelyu Lie looked down at her, "Do you truly hate it so much? Would you rather die than stay with me?"

His voice was low and hoarse, missing the wild arrogance it usually held.

Yun Chunnuan’s eyes wavered, but she still didn’t turn her head, "Yes! I’d rather die! If you force me today, all you’ll have tomorrow is a corpse!"

"What about the people of Great Xia? Will you not care about them?" Yelyu Lie stubbornly asked, even turning her face, forcing her to look at him.

He’s a straightforward man who completely misunderstands how women say anything when upset.

Especially after his earlier comment about ’so what if we sleep together,’ it deeply provoked Yun Chunnuan.

She thought, even if she could accept the many women he previously had, he would not change for her in the future.

A dog can’t change its habit of eating shit.

A stud horse can’t change its tendency to get aroused at the sight of a woman!

She’s furious!

Angry at him, even angrier at herself!

So, she stubbornly looked into his eyes and said what she didn’t mean, "What does it have to do with me? I don’t care anymore!"

Her expression was so resolute.

So resolute that Yelyu Lie felt as if a lump of cotton had been stuffed in his chest, leaving him breathless.

"Then why come to Bianliao to marry me?"

"Before coming, I didn’t know you were a stud horse!"

Yelyu Lie didn’t understand what a stud horse meant.

But her expression and tone were full of disdain, letting him feel what it meant to be heartbroken to the point of death.

Indeed, she was right, the marriage wasn’t specifically arranged for Yelyu Lie.

If he hadn’t thought to relieve his father’s worries that day, she would have ended up with another prince.

Perhaps, she would have been much happier with them.

Yelyu Lie let out a bitter laugh and slowly stood up.

Seeing the Little Princess panic and shrink into the corner, he felt even more pained, "Yun Chunnuan, damn it! From the first time I saw you, I wanted to sleep with you! But seeing you cry, I couldn’t bear to!

If I had known... I should’ve just slept with you right away! Damn it! Damn it!!!"

He wasn’t sure if he was angry at his unwillingness to hurt her or at not getting the chance with the Little Princess, or if perhaps it was both, leading him to quickly switch from wanting to sleep with her to craving her smile and happiness.

If he had been ruthless the first time, her eyes would not occasionally show a hint of affection for him.

Perhaps he wouldn’t be in this much pain?

Yelyu Lie was immensely disturbed and had intended to just have his way with her, but seeing that small hand warmer instantly extinguished all his passion...

He needed to calm down, absolutely needed to calm down, and figure out exactly what was going on with him!