A gust of wind blew, the candlelight wavered, and the door to the hall opened and closed gently
Shen Nuo looked at the woman in the chair, her head bowed slightly. Her clothes had not been changed, her hair was a little dishevelled and draped over her shoulders, and she was covered in dust from her journey, her eyes full of fatigue
Suppressing the stirring in her heart, Shen Nuo slowly walked over with a sad expression on her face, kneeled on the ground, and raised her head, which was absolutely beautiful
‘Princess‘
Junxu slightly moved her eyelashes. Shen Nuo’s agile eyes sparkled in the candlelight. He stood up gently, leaned close to Junxu, knelt beside her legs, carefully embraced her arm, and pressed his face against the back of her hand
’Princess…
Junxu sighed
‘What do you want? I don’t have the energy to pursue your lie anymore.’
Shen Nuo’s body trembled slightly
‘I… I didn’t…’
Junxu gently pushed him away with her hand, her gaze gentle
‘The story is over, everything is in the past.’
Shen Nuo sat on the ground, his eyes looking at her in horror. Junxu tilted her head, pulled him up, and straightened his clothes
‘I won’t hurt you, don’t worry.‘
’I like you.‘
Junxu narrowed her eyes and looked at him.
’Like? What do you mean like?‘
Shen Nuo’s cheeks gradually turned red, and she picked apart the sash with her fingers, but Junxu turned her eyes away.
’Some people learn suspicion before they learn affection, like you. Some people learn affection and then discard it, like me.”
The clothes fell to the ground, and Junxu looked at the flickering lights
‘These people’s lives are doomed to be unloved. Even if they do fall in love, it is doomed to be a tragedy.‘
The snow-white silk underskirt fell to the ground, but Junxu still turned her head away
’You say you like me, but you’re just afraid that I’ll hurt you. If I were to be seduced by your beauty, I wouldn’t be myself.‘
’Is there anything wrong with wanting to live?”
Junxu picked up the clothes on the ground and put them on him, quietly answering
‘No.‘
Shen Nuo took Jun Xu’s hands in hers and looked at her with bright eyes
’I think that to like someone is to give everything to them and let them become the closest person to you.‘
’Like you do with your empress?‘
’Yes, and I can give you more than that, can’t I?”
Jun Xu sighed
‘Liking the strong is a good way to survive. You’re very smart.”
Shen Nuo bit his lip and slowly leaned into her embrace. Jun Xu looked at him. In the candlelight, the boy’s thick eyelashes hung quietly. For some reason, she thought of the eyelashes of that person like a black phoenix butterfly. Her heart suddenly ached, and she subconsciously pushed the person in her arms gently outward
Shen Nuo raised his eyes in surprise and clearly saw a flash of pain in Jun Xu’s eyes for an instant
‘What’s wrong with you?‘
It was very cold, and Shen Nuo’s body trembled lightly. Her lips were a little pale, but not a hint of sadness showed on his face. His expression was always just right
Living in the whirlpool of power, relying on the strong to humble oneself, is a way of life here
Jun Xu took off his cloak and went up to wrap Shen Nuo up
Half-embracing him, they squeezed together and sat down on the chair
’In the past, my brothers and I always liked to squeeze together. At that time, it was also very cold on the mountain.’
Shen Nuo was speechless, and gently leaned into Jun Xu’s arms. The sound of her pounding heart reached his ears, gradually overlapping with his own. This feeling was strange, as if she had suddenly become strong in the darkness and cold.
No longer straining her nerves, she was overcome by a rare sense of drowsiness and comfort, and she couldn’t help but slowly close her eyes. Jun Xu stretched out her legs and leaned back on the wide pear chair, her body pressed tightly against the side of the body breathing heavily. The steady stream of body heat made countless loneliness and coldness retreat slightly
The person in her arms was about to fall asleep, and she, too, was exhausted
She gently picked up the person and walked towards the bed, put her in her arms, and covered her with the quilt
The night slowly flowed between the tall and luxurious buildings. Junxu closed her eyes
She was so tired that she would put off anything that needed doing until tomorrow.