Shufeng gently stroked the bed before holding his right hand out towards her. "Come over here Li Ji," and he wiggled his fingers, "I am lonely." He had tamed his tone to chime tenderness.
"I—I'm fine here."
"Li Ji Tao, this is not a request but a command." His voice came as if across a great distance and echoed around the room. "Afraid or not, you cannot escape it anyhow," said he with smooth smirks. And her heart went pit-a-pat as he was tapping the mattress.
To his surprise, Li Ji nodded in surrender.
At the time his embarrassment was immense, and the prince could have hid as a child may have, but it was time to own it regardless. Hopefully his voice didn't sound as unsteady to her as it did to him. He only embarrassed himself to teach the insolent woman a lesson, so he was determined to carry on.
