The Emperor placed Lei Xing back on the bed, putting a pillow behind her back and covering her legs with the blanket to ensure her comfort before he took a seat next to her with a smile. The entire time Lei Xing had been staring at him with an inexplicable expression, a somewhat confused, slightly curious but wary expression. The Emperor lightly sighed and placed a hand over hers.
Lei Xing slightly recoiled at the touch, balling her hand into a fist, but she did not pull it away, her eyes moving to scrutinize the hand holding hers with the same unclear expression.
"Xing er' -?" The Emperor called, reaching out to touch her face, but as soon as his hands came into her sight, Lei Xing moved back and stared wide-eyed at the hand, before blinking up at him, her expression now fully on guard.
