Yu Mei didn't know how she even made it back to her room. When she came back, Chu'mei was busy cleaning the room.
"Xiaojie." The bright Chu'mei ran over to support her lady. Seeing that Yu Mei didn't come back with Pei Nan, she sensed something had gone wrong. As she helped her lady to the chair, she started to question her lady. "Did you have a fight with his highness again?"
Yu Mei didn't look at her because the moment she heard his name, she was reminded of that kiss. She felt her cheeks start to flush. That kiss, she could still recall his touch. But what did it mean. She had to find out. As soon as she took a seat, she quickly lied to Chu'mei. "His highness is busy. He left first."
"Oh~ I prepared two sets of plates for you and his highness. Let me take one back then." Chu'mei reached for the plate on the table.
"It's already there. Sit and eat."
"Really?" Chu'mei looked at her lady. She wasn't even afraid to be shameless in front of her lady. They were afterall the same type.
"En."
Once confirmed, Chu'mei didn't hesitate to sit down and start to open all the lids to the dishes.
It was strange.
Usually it was Yu Mei who did most of the eating. This time it was Chu'mei who was constantly shoving food in her mouth. When she noticed her lady wasn't eating very much, she set her chopstick down and cleared her mouth. "Xiaojie, are you not hungry? Are you sick?" she asked worriedly.
It was indeed true; Yu Mei was worried sick about something. Suddenly her dull eyes turned anxious as she stared at the startled Chu'mei. "Chu'mei, what does it mean when a guy suddenly kisses a girl he doesn't love?" she leaned forward.
"Who is it? Don't tell me you are talking about Consort Nuan? Is that why he left?" Chu'mei didn't buy that he left because he was busy. But if her lady didn't want to say it, she would not pester.
Yu Mei quickly nodded her head as she went along with it. She wasn't brave enough to admit she was asking for herself.
Mmm…" Chu'mei thought about it. "Consort Nuan is beautiful, gentle and kind. I'm not surprised Prince Nan kissed her. Most likely she grew on him. Maybe...He loves her!" Chu'mei pointed as if it was like she guessed. She felt proud of herself. Her analogy just now was too superb, in her opinion.
"Crazy." Yu Mei slapped her finger away. "How can Pei Nan like m…" Yu Mei caught herself before saying "me." Chu'mei stupidly thought she was going to say Consort Nuan. She pat Yu Mei's arm as she stared pitifully at her lady. "Xiaojie, don't be too heartbroken. If you try hard enough, you can also win his highness's love. I'm rooting for you."
Yu Mei gave her a look as if saying, "Are you insane? I'm the one he kissed. In love with me? Ha!"
Evening soon came and Pei Nan didn't come over for dinner.
Yu Mei lay in bed as she kept thinking about it. [He's not too bad. Other than his cold appearance, he's okay. I ran for my life a few times but now that I think about it, it was quite an adventure. And he's never actually punished me for the things I've done. That should mean something, right?] After realizing she was defending him and coming up with excuses, she quickly slapped her face lightly a few times. "Snap out of it Yu Mei. What are you saying? Are you crazy? Running for your life is fun?" She shook her head left and right vigorously a few times. "Forget it. I'm going to bed." Yu Mei pulled the covers over her head and closed her eyes. She tried her hardest to fall asleep. It wasn't until late at night that she fell asleep.
Early morning, Yu Mei was sitting on the edge of her bed nervously waiting. Her fingers fidgeting. She didn't know what to say to him when they met. "Chu'mei, get me some tea and cake. I'm so nervous my stomach is grumbling."
[Nervous? About what?] Even though Chu'mei was thinking it, she didn'task. She just quickly left.
Not long after Chu'mei left, a knock came from the door. Yu Mei's eyes widened. A mix of excitement and horror. "Come in."
The look on her face turned disappointed when the man appeared in front of her. "Greetings to Consort Pan."
"Feng Ju, why is it you?" Yu Mei softly asked, almost sounding disappointed.
Feng Ju quickly walked over to her. "Before his highness left, he told me to let you know that he was going to court early today. For you to not wait for him. He will not be here for dinner either. His highness is busy with the court affair."
"He's not coming?" Yu Mei didn't know if she should be happy or not. Happy that she could avoid this awkward situation but also unhappy. Even she didn't know why.
She forced a smile in front of Feng Ju. "It's okay. I understand. His highness is a busy person. The people should come before me. Tell him to get some rest. You may leave."
Feng Ju bid her farewell. After closing the door, Feng Ju just so happened to meet eyes with Chu'mei the moment he turned around. He wasn't too pleased to see her. Chu'mei felt the same.
[Little raccoon]
[Stupid lackey]
Both Feng Ju and Chu'mei arrogantly turned their heads away as if they were enemies. If Feng Ju could, he would have walked the opposite way but there was only one staircase. He had no choice but to walk towards Chu'mei. Chu'mei too, had no choice. Still carrying the tray of tea and cake, she held her head high and proceeded to walk up the stairs. She tried hard not to meet eye to eye with him.
Step by step, the two of them made their way towards each other. They were less than a meter away. Why did it feel like the closer they got to each other, the stronger the hate became. Feng Ju was about to take a step down the stairs when out of nowhere, the cake on the tray suddenly flew high and above, heading directly his direction.
A clumsy Chu'mei had been so occupied with avoiding eye contact that she stupidly stumbled on a step. Her arms automatically rose to the sky. Luckily the tea was heavy enough to stay put but the cake was another story. It flew off the tray, heading right towards Feng Ju like it was planned.
Chu'mei didn't catch herself in time as she made a fall forward. Luckily her fall was light. She didn't get a chance to worry about herself for her eyes were staring straight at Feng Ju. *Splat* a high and mighty bodyguard like Feng Ju did not expect this. He had fought countless assassins but never a piece of cake. So he didn't react in time. More like he didn't know how to react.
Without hesitation, Chu'mei let go of the tray and ran over to him. She looked at the cream cake. How did it hit the target so well? It landed straight in the center of his chest. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I really didn't." Chu'mei frantically explained to him as she used her sleeve to wipe off the cream on his chest. She had not been thinking when she touched his chest. Feng Ju on the other hand became flustered at her bold touch.
Her rubbing only lasted a few seconds but it only made the stain worse.
Chu'mei used both her sleeves this time to rub his chest with no ill intentions. This silly action of hers only lasted a few seconds before Feng Ju rolled his eyes and grabbed both her fists. "You crazy woman! You did it on purpose, didn't you? You are too much." he shouted at her. Chu'mei innocently looked up. She met with his cold glare. "I…I really didn't do it on purpose."
"Staining my clothes wasn't enough; now you are harassing me in broad daylight?" He looked at both her hands.
He wasn't the only one to sound wronged. "I didn't mean to stain your clothes but saying I harassed you, isn't that too much?" Chu'mei softly spoke like someone who had been unfairly blamed. She looked to the ground. This time she couldn't say anything, it was true that she was in the wrong first. But he was too much.
Seeing the saddened Chu'mei, his anger decreased by half. "Forget it. You didn't mean to. I was overreacting just now. I was wrong." Feng Ju tried to make her feel better.
"You're right. You did overreact just now." Now that he mentioned it, Chu'mei realized just how much he was overreacting. It was only a small stain. Not like she stabbed him.
The two of them just had a moment of understanding but thanks to Chu'mei's rude comment, the two of them quickly turned back to enemies. "You woman! I tried to be nice and you turn back to blame me?" he couldn't believe what he was hearing. She should be thankful he was letting this go.
"I don't care. It was only a small stain, you were in the wrong."
Chu'mei looked left and then to her right. He was still holding her hands. "Stupid lackey, don't you know that men and women shouldn't be having any physical contact? What if my future husband finds out? I'll have him kill you." Chu'mei ruthlessly threatened him. Feng Ju also ruthlessly pushed her hands away. "Hmph! And who would want to marry a stubborn wild raccoon like you? When you find someone, please do find me." Feng Ju sarcastically said as he stormed off.
"You…you…" Chu'mei could only stomp her feet and point at him.
So early in the morning and Chu'mei had to meet him. Now he had ruined her mood. Feng Ju wasn't feeling too happy about this meeting either. Of all people, Pei Nan had to send him to relay the message to Yu Mei. Next time he would refuse.