Fortunately, holding her felt even better than he had imagined.
Xing Chen clenched his teeth, moved his body a bit, wanting to distance himself from Xiangsi.
But just as he moved, it seemed like the sleeping Ran Xiangsi sensed something, and she tried hard to lean closer to Xing Chen.
When living alone, sometimes at night during thunderstorms, Ran Xiangsi wasn’t afraid, but the Prince was.
When the Prince was very young, he would shiver all over at the sound of thunder and wouldn’t fall asleep unless he was nestled in Ran Xiangsi’s arms.
Now, Xiangsi was treating the arm belonging to Xing Chen in her embrace as if it were the Prince.
Xing Chen’s retreating motion halted in surprise, and as he lowered his head, he accidentally noticed the wound on Ran Xiangsi’s head.
His bandaging skills weren’t as practiced as a doctor’s, so a bit of gauze was exposed.
A small patch of white stimulated Xing Chen’s brain.
Her wound wasn’t fully healed, and if she were left to sleep on her own, she might bump or knock it.
By then, wouldn’t she pitifully clutch her head and cry out in pain again?
Thinking it over, Xing Chen sighed quietly, moved closer, and pulled her small frame up to rest her head on his chest.
This way, he was holding her while ensuring she wouldn’t toss and turn and hurt her head.
Ran Xiangsi, sleeping comfortably, unconsciously patted the person beneath her and praised, "Good boy..."
Hearing her say those two words clearly, the corners of Xing Chen’s mouth twitched hard!
Really, what gotten into him, to have such patience?
Probably, it was only for her, right?
From the moment she boldly threatened him that night, hadn’t he been indulging her every whim?
Truly a woman who leaves no one with any choice but to pamper her.
Xing Chen helplessly shook his head, suppressing a certain desire within him.
Wanting to devour her, but there was no rush for that moment.
The night wind was slightly cool.
Early in the morning, Xing Chen woke Ran Xiangsi up, informed Lou Zhaonian, and they left together.
The Emperor still had many tasks waiting for Xing Chen to handle; there was no need to linger at the Lou Family longer than necessary.
However, as soon as they left, Lou Xinyu hurried downstairs, wishing to see Brother William one more time, but she didn’t make it in time. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by ɴovel(ꜰ)ɪre.nᴇt
Disappointed, she turned to head back to her room, but just as she reached the stairway, she overheard two maids cleaning not far away chattering about something.
"Did you know? In the middle of the night, Young Master Xing came down to get the emergency kit," one said.