CHAPTER 33: CHAPTER 33: ARE YOU ANGRY? ARE YOU REALLY ANGRY?

Ruan Li suddenly wanted to tease Xu Mo.

Her smile gradually turned cold, her deep affection turned to indifference.

"Your bed is the most comfortable, and I like it the most, but a woman can’t spend her whole life trying just one man. However, I can assure you that in my heart, there is only you. Prince Wenxi is just a tool to help me become the Queen, only you are the one I truly love."

Xu Mo could hardly believe such hurtful words could come out of Ruan Li’s mouth.

He gritted his teeth, "Ruan Li, do you really think that way?"

Ruan Li tilted her head and blinked, "Xu Mo, are you angry?"

"No!"

"Then let go of me, this door is so hard, it’s hurting my back." Ruan Li softened her voice.

Xu Mo glared hatefully at her spoiled expression, seemingly taking for granted that he wouldn’t do anything, becoming more and more unruly. She leaned against his shoulder and nuzzled, her soft hair mixed with a faint fragrance disturbed his thoughts.

"Xu Mo?"

Xu Mo licked his back teeth, somewhat inclined to end the immersive acting.

He picked up Ruan Li by the waist, "Pressing on the bed won’t hurt, right?"

With that, he pressed her together onto the soft bed, holding her hands with one hand above her head, his tone dangerous, "A lifetime cannot just try one man?"

"Hmm?"

"Why don’t you dare to say it?"

Because I’m afraid you’ll unleash the beast. Ruan Li mused in her heart.

Xu Mo gave a cold snort and, still indignant, bit her chin until she gasped in pain before letting go.

Ruan Li touched the tooth marks on her chin, incredulously exclaimed, "Shameless!"

Xu Mo was pushed onto the bed by her sudden force, laughed angrily, "You’ve never seen anything more shameless."

"Can you do something more shameless than climbing into bed?" Before Ruan Li finished her quick talk, she saw Xu Mo squinting his eyes and immediately turned over and moved to the corner of the bed.

"Rest assured, Your Highness, I wouldn’t dare do anything disrespectful to you," Xu Mo spoke coldly, his face seemingly smiling yet not.

"You’re so scary like this, Xu Mo, you’re really angry."

"I’m not."

"Oh."

"..." Xu Mo stared at Ruan Li hiding in the corner, suddenly very curious to know if she dared to treat him this way outside the game.

The night passed uneventfully, only the original dividing line between Chu and Han was completely messed up.

Xu Mo did not sleep all night, sitting with deep dark circles under his eyes, dozing off. The little female who was like a kitten in his arms, he was completely unable to manage her, just hoping she wouldn’t turn one hundred and eighty degrees again.

Ruan Li stretched lazily, habitually wrapped in a quilt attempting to roll around, only to find a hand blocking her waist, completely halting her movement.

She gently pinched Xu Mo’s wrist, trying to lift his hand.

The man’s first reaction was to tighten his grip, then frowned and opened his bloodshot eyes, "Don’t move."

"Xu Mo, your eyes!" Ruan Li was slightly surprised, after all, a handsome guy with originally delicate and fair features suddenly turned into a vengeful ghost, anyone would be surprised.

"Did you do something bad last night?"

Xu Mo listlessly glared at her, gritted his teeth, "No!"

"Then what’s wrong with you?"

"Doesn’t someone know how bad their sleeping posture is?" Xu Mo smiled without warmth.

"No way..." Ruan Li thought back, she always seemed to sleep pretty well, neither quilt nor person moving out of place.

"If I hadn’t been holding you all night, you would’ve spun three hundred and sixty degrees." Xu Mo revealed, the key being that when she rotated, she would take the quilt with her, causing him to be woken up by the cold every time.

"Hey, but nothing happened last night."

"Because last night, I got kicked off the bed in the middle of the night and only climbed back in the morning."

Ruan Li felt slightly guilty, but still justified herself, "After all, it’s just a game, it’s not real. If you’re really tired, then sleep a bit more."

Xu Mo didn’t argue with her anymore, closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.

Ruan Li tiptoed off the bed, washed, changed clothes, and went downstairs.

Task prompt: Accept the invitation from Prince Wenxi and make an intimate gesture to let the knight see.

The maid saw Ruan Li coming downstairs and approached to say, "Your Highness, Prince Wenxi invites you to dinner."

"Alright, take me there."

The maid led Ruan Li to a secret garden, with a green plant-adorned arch at the entrance, covered by green vines.

Ruan Li pushed aside the waterfall-like vines, followed the directions, turning and twisting a few times before finally reaching the "dining room."

The long dining table was covered with red cloth, filled with exquisite dishes. The unique candle holder had two flickering candle flames, the rich fragrance of flowers filled the air, making one unwittingly fall into a daze. Around the dining room were freshly picked red roses still dewy from the morning.

Ruan Li had to admit, the scene was indeed beautiful, but also quite exaggerated.

Seeing her arrive, Wenxi immediately stood up to greet her warmly.

"My dear Princess, I hope you like everything I’ve done." The man’s handsome face showed a charming smile.

"Thank you for being so thoughtful, I like it very much," Ruan Li smiled, discreetly avoiding Wenxi’s embrace.

Wenxi’s smile slightly froze but quickly recovered, thoughtfully guiding Ruan Li to her seat, pulling out her chair and placing a napkin on her, then pouring some red wine.

Instead of sitting opposite Ruan Li as he should, he moved his chair to sit next to her.

"Your Highness, it’s just the two of us here, let me handle the steak for you."

Faced with Wenxi’s thoughtfulness, Ruan Li had no reason to refuse.

The man cut several pieces of steak, then picked up a small piece with the fork and brought it to Ruan Li’s face, smiling gently, "Freshly cut steak has the best texture, please have a taste, Your Highness."

Just as Ruan Li internally griped that she didn’t believe him, she heard the system prompt:

[Reminder to the player, the knight is watching you]

It seemed Xu Mo had also been brought over by the maid.

Ruan Li smiled slightly, lowered her head, and ate the steak.

"Thank you, the texture is indeed nice."

Wenxi smiled, also picked up a piece to taste, "Indeed, just as you said, Your Highness."

He raised his glass, his smile charming, "Very glad to have met you, Your Highness, and honored to become your fiancé."

Ruan Li clinked her glass with his, taking a small sip.

The red wine tasted bitter with a strong aftertaste, so she only dared to sip a little bit as a gesture.

Wenxi’s smile deepened, "I heard Your Highness had some close people around before? You need not worry, I’m not a petty person, but I do hope that after marriage, we can be honest with each other since we’ll be the closest of couples."

Watching his lips open and close, Ruan Li quickly lost track of what he was saying, her consciousness gradually blurring.

Wenxi quickly held the swaying Ruan Li, their cheeks touching, he lowered his voice, glancing to the side briefly, "Your Highness need not worry, I just want certain people to face reality."

Feeling the unfamiliar presence beside her, Ruan Li instinctively tried to lift her hand to push him away but was tightly grasped by Wenxi.

"Prince Wenxi! What are you doing to the Princess!" Xu Mo rushed over from the flowers on the side, seemingly forgetting that this was just a game.