Especially when he saw her looking as if she had been bullied, even he himself didn’t notice the corners of his lips slightly curling upwards.
His tone was gentle,
"What are you standing around for?"
Su Yan lowered her head and walked over, knowing that it was time to serve him his meal.
Standing in front of the table, she picked up the chopsticks next to her, ready to make a move.
Suddenly, a strong hand pulled on her sleeve and dragged her to the seat of honor.
Xuanyuan Yonghao’s eyes scanned across her cheeks,
"Where’s that sweet taste from?"
Su Yan blinked, the candy that had been in her mouth was inadvertently swallowed.
Then she spoke
"Just now, your servant was eating it outside."
Her tone was soft; as she spoke, the flavor of Milk Candy became even richer.
In this era, there were sugar cubes and nougat candy.
He had eaten them too, but for some reason, it seemed like the one she was eating smelled much more delicious.
And so...
He tapped his fingertips on the table, the memory of her taking out Milk Candy from her wallet that day floated in his mind.
His gaze took a glance at the wallet tied around her waist.
He coughed lightly, showing some frailty; maybe the lingering effects from falling into water hadn’t yet subsided.
Su Yan blinked and spoke out,
"Your servant will fetch you a cloak."
As she was about to go, she was tugged back by the sleeve again.
He was frail and harmless,
"No need."
As he spoke, he locked eyes with Su Yan and let out another heavy cough,
"The medicines I take daily are bitter, the sugar cube you gave me last time had a sweet flavor that was indeed not bad. Do you have any more?"
Su Yan obediently nodded
"Yes."
As she spoke, she untied her wallet and took out a piece.
Wrapped in waxed paper, she handed it over.
Xuanyuan Yonghao glanced at it but did not take it; his eyelashes trembled slightly, a touch of bitterness on his face,
"Your Highness is weak; taking medicines won’t recover health in a single dosage."
He gazed at her innocent and harmless face, his words inadvertently making people feel heartache.
Before Su Yan could speak, Xiao Hua’s voice came out,
"Host, the male lead is so pitiful, so heart-wrenching; just give it to him."
Su Yan looked at her wallet and then at Xuanyuan Yonghao.
She clenched her wallet tightly, wondering if this man had planned from the beginning to inherit all of her candy.
There was no meal to eat, and now she was expected to hand over all her candy.
Su Yan said with her head lowered,
"If Your Highness wishes to eat, you can ask the Imperial Kitchen to make it; any kind of sugar can be made there."
Her voice was soft, protecting her last bit of food.
A light flickered in Xuanyuan Yonghao’s eyes.
Looking dazed, she thought his reaction was quite quick.
Just as she was about to tie the wallet back on, a finger stretched out beside her, hooking on the wallet’s strap.
With a gentle pull, it was taken away, and in the blink of an eye, it was in the hands of Xuanyuan Yonghao.
His tone was gentle, looking at the sugar in his hand with his eyelids drooping,
"Just a bag of sugar, can’t bear to part with it?"
He weighed it in his hand.
Despite still appearing frail, that fragile air had gone; he now seemed casually indifferent.
Su Yan felt resigned; his demeanor implied he had no intention of returning it to her.
Without a meal, already physically weak, and being dragged here to serve, her candy was now being taken away.
As she thought, her vision darkened, her legs weakened, and she fell forward.
Xuanyuan Yonghao was stunned by the unexpected embrace.
Holding her, she felt almost as he had imagined; her soft body carried a sweet fragrance all over.