Liu Wei felt funny, this was such an unusual situation that she even came out of the covers to respond properly. "Of course I will, but can you skip it?"
Wang Zheng did not answer. No, she couldn't.
Liu Wei hugged her knees as she kept herself covered with the sheet.
"I know you have your obligations and it bothers me to see you having to keep being fawned over by all the other participants… But it's not like you or I can do anything about it. Can we?"
Liu Wei felt tired, her glands still ached and her patience wasn't the best either. She was always impulsive and extremely sincere, well, if there was a problem, they should solve it right away, right?!
The young princess knew that at some point or another they would have to talk seriously about what they had and what they felt… Should that moment be now?
Liu Wei was afraid. Very scared.
But how long could they avoid this subject?
Things between them were getting more and more serious and they were starting to get closer to the middle of Bloody Spring and when was it over?
What would become of them?
Would they go back to their old routines as if they had never met?
The queen let out a loud sigh, she understood what Liu Wei was trying to say.
Wang Zheng finally sat down next to Liu Wei on the bed, both of them were nervous and fearful.
Could what they had end up here and now?
The queen had never found herself in a situation where she feared the other person's reaction so much… Could Liu Wei really not want to be with her?!
The queen let out a sigh.
"Liu Wei… Have you ever thought about the consequences of our relationship?"
Liu Wei could feel her throat dry. "What do you mean?"
"Bloody Spring results in a marriage… Are you willing to marry me?"
The queen felt shy talking about marriage like that, well, it sounded like she was asking the young princess to marry her.
Liu Wei smiled, she felt the same way, it really felt like a proposal.
Wang Zheng had a slight blush on her face. So cute.
"Is that a marriage proposal?"
Liu Wei spoke in a good-natured tone, but Wang Zheng was serious even though she was feeling a lot of shame.
The queen stared into Liu Wei's eyes, she could feel her hands shaking.
It was the first time she felt the sensation of losing something she wanted so badly. Wang Zheng always had everything she wanted and despite having lost her parents relatively early on, she never had the time to choose to get involved or allow herself to suffer. She deliberately chose to like Liu Wei, taste her and have her around.
"Would you accept if you were?"
Liu Wei lightly touched Wang Zheng's face in an attempt to comfort her.
"Why do I feel like you're insecure?"
Wang Zheng laughed at Liu Wei's tone, that girl really was very different from her.
Wang Zheng was like a flower that desperately feared the arrival of winter. But Liu Wei was a flower that seemed to enjoy her confident bloom through the summer.
They had their colors and their personalities, so distinct and so complementary.
"I'm afraid you'll accept it and regret it."
Liu Wei couldn't keep smiling upon hearing this, did she really think that?! "Do you think I'm going to regret it?"
The queen ran her hands over her face in an attempt to lessen her nervousness. "I don't know what to think, I've never been in love before."
Wang Zheng spoke quickly and awkwardly, so unlike the confident queen she went around solving the country's problems.
Liu Wei couldn't help but laugh. So beautiful and so cute.
The older omega looked confused with laughter. "Why are you laughing?"
"You're confessing to me so scared it's funny."
Wang Zheng finally realized… Indeed, she was confessing. Finally.
She smiled along with Liu Wei.
The young princess took the queen's hand and kissed it.
"I don't want you to be shy, keep going."
The queen smiled, but she couldn't calm her heart. "Liu Wei, I don't want us to have this conversation during your estrus, but you need to think about whether you really want to go with me until the end..."
"Does that mean you're going to marry someone else if I don't?"
The queen wouldn't know the answer, maybe she would marry someone else, but she didn't have the courage to admit that to Liu Wei. "That means I need to think of another alternative, I need an heir, with or without getting married I'm going to have to bear a child... I wish we could date, get engaged and maybe marry, like normal people... But there is no this option."
Liu Wei felt her heart race, her hands were shaking. Now she really was nervous.
She didn't know what to say.
She finally let go of the queen's hand and turned her face to face the void, she felt that if she looked at Wang Zheng she would end up crying.
"Alright… Shall we eat?"
Liu Wei felt cornered, got up without facing Wang Zheng and walked wrapped in sheets into the bathroom.
The queen was as helpless as Liu Wei, she let out a sigh. Her heart was tight and small.
"Yes. Anna brought a lot of food, do you want me to bring it or shall we go to the table?"
"I'm going to the table, but first I'm going to take a shower."
Liu Wei closed the door and finally she could breathe.
She rubbed her hair and ruffled it almost completely.
What should she think?
Marriage… Was she really going to marry Wang Zheng?! Would she accept to see Wang Zheng marry someone else?!
Liu Wei finally went under the shower and let the water fall over her skin and soothe her emotions.
She could see through her mind in retrospect everything she had lived with Wang Zheng.
They had known each other for such a short time, but those memories already had so much meaning.
She thought of her family and Anna.
Would it be okay to drop everything?!
It wasn't okay.
She knew it would be difficult, in fact she was sure of it.
She sighed wearily.
She thought of kisses and hugs and caresses.
I thought of the smile and the moments when the only thing possible was to admire from a distance.
Liu Wei turned off the shower and took the towel to dry off.
She walked slowly out of the bathroom and stared at Wang Zheng lost in her thoughts looking out the bedroom window.
What was she thinking?
Liu Wei approached hugging her from behind.
The queen seemed to be crying, she softly touched her face in an attempt to hide it from Liu Wei, but the little princess just rested her chin on the older one's shoulder.
She could smell the sweet pineapple scent.
She let out a loud sigh.
"I guess being afraid is part of liking someone, right?!"
Wang Zheng agreed. "Yea."
Liu Wei always chose to be honest and it would be no different now. "I'm scared, I never thought about getting married so young..."
Wang Zheng couldn't help but feel guilty, she was almost forcing Liu Wei to marry her. "I'm sorry about that."
Liu Wei smiled, his omega was so worried about everything.
The young princess was as sly as a fox, did she deserve to be given such concern?
Wang Zheng finally turned around and faced Liu Wei's sweet eyes.
That girl looked so mature and experienced, really enviable.
Wang Zheng couldn't speak at all and just listened intently to all of Liu Wei's words. "Remember our promise?"
Wang Zheng felt her face heat up. Yes, she remembered the promise. "Let's stay together until there's no more reason to be afraid... I can't imagine being away from you and I can't imagine you with anyone else... You are my omega and only mine, we can have little puppies walking around the palace with your smile and with my personality, doesn't it seem perfect?!"
The queen smiled and hugged the little princess, hiding her face in Liu Wei's neck as she felt the mint flavor envelop her.
The young omega enveloped the queen completely in her arms. "I don't want you to cry because of me, I want you to be happy and that's all."
Wang Zheng felt more at ease. "Are you sure what you're talking about?"
Liu Wei scowled in disapproval and felt grateful that Wang Zheng was not seeing her face at that moment.
The young omega was ready to buy the rings, she was not willing to let go of that woman.
Wang Zheng was hers.
"My pheromones have nothing to do with what I'm talking about, I assure you. I like you, very much! I love you."
Wang Zheng laughed clinging to Liu Wei. "You look older than me sometimes."
The little princess finally faced the queen and placed a light kiss on her cheek.
She smiled feeling funny. "But I still want a proper marriage proposal."
"So that's a yes?"
"Of course. I agree to marry you."
They intertwined their fingers and Liu Wei briefly stroked the queen's ring finger.
It was only a matter of time before they were officially engaged.