"Who says I'm teasing you in front of everyone?" The prince leaned forward and sniffed into her neck, making Li Mei shudder. She pushed the man away as she scooted even further away as if she had transformed into a little rabbit trying her best to jump away from the lion.
But how could the man let her get away so easily? This was the first time Cao Haoran found teasing another man fun. Although it was weird that he was attracted to a man out of everyone, he didn't care. He was already unruly, and this action of his would only set off his father even more.
Wasn't that what he wanted?
It wasn't that he would directly stuff this guy into his harem, but what if there was a rumor related to this action of his that reached the Emperor's ears, making the old man tremble in utter traces of anger?
In any case, this man had stolen his favorite robe right under his nose. It means he should possess some qualities, shouldn't he?
Cao Haoran would think about what to do with this person later, but for now, it wouldn't hurt him to tease this 'man' a little, would it? After all, a thief deserved a little punishment.
Thus, the third prince, the elegant and handsome prince who should have been reserved, boldly grabbed the 'man's' chin and forcibly turned the other over to face him. For a moment, he was enchanted by 'his' deep black eyes as if Cao Haoran was getting sucked into those eyes, deeper into the other's hearts. He almost felt like his entire being was stolen away just by a single glance of this 'man' so much so that Cao Haoran felt for the first time that he had gone too far.
He cleared his throat and leaned back, clicking his tongue. "Whatever."
Li Mei was confused at first, but she shrugged and released the breath she was holding. For the first time in her life, she felt utterly relaxed despite her circumstances.
She knew she was caught, but seeing this man, she knew perfectly well that she would be sent to his rumored harem where all she had to do was avoid opening her legs for him and undressing. It shouldn't be very difficult, should it?
Thus, she relaxed even more so much that all the exhaustion of the day came over her head as she closed her eyes and leaned back to sleep. Since the carriage was running on a bumpy road, her head constantly hit the wall, making her frown.
At first, Cao Haoran ignored her and pretended that he didn't see it. But as he continued to hear that annoying thudding noise, he cursed under his breath and finally scooted closer to her, pushing the 'man's' head onto his shoulder and sat firmly as if he weren't the one who did this kind of thing. Then he too leaned against her head and pretended to be asleep.
In any case, if she wakes up, he will just point fingers at her that she was the one who leaned onto him first.
Just as expected, when they reached, Li Mei woke up with her head tilting onto the hateful prince's shoulders, and what was even more annoying was that the man also slept soundly with his head peacefully leaning against her head as if they were some old couple.
Li Mei's face was filled with black lines as she gritted her teeth and pushed the man away with all her power.
Cao Haoran was already awake and ready to be attacked by her the moment she woke up. Thus, he managed to control his movements and grabbed her hands before she could retract after pushing him. The series of actions were so fast that even Li Mei was dumbfounded.
She stared at him with widened eyes as she struggled to get her hands off of his grip, but not only she failed, but she also somehow managed to sit on his lap because of the struggle.
Li Mei: "...."
She shouldn't have struggled. Her face turned colorful because of what was happening. She knew that it was way too dangerous for her to sit on his lap. If he moved his hand toward her breasts, she might end up getting caught!
She finally took a deep breath, trying her best to contain her anxiety under her breath as she said, "Can you let me go?"
"What if I say no?"
"Please…."
"Alright, since you're begging me," Cao Haoran felt like the 'man' in his arms was way too soft for a man as his hands groped around the 'man's' waist as he said, "I'll let you go if only you give me your name. Otherwise, I can even call you my Baobei."
"....."
Li Mei gritted her teeth and finally let out a fake name, "Li Chen."
Her face was completely red from anger as she took deep breaths to control her anger, but she knew despite her angered little face, she couldn't do a single thing about him. This person behind her was way more powerful, and she hadn't learnt any martial arts since young. Except for strong muscles, she didn't have anything else.
Cao Haoran was finally satisfied with that and let her go, pushing away the curtains. He turned around slightly and said, "Come out if you don't want me to become unruly with you again in public and humiliate you all over again."
Li Mei's face darkened. She knew that his warning wasn't for naught. She had a feeling that he would really end up doing it if she didn't hurriedly nod.
And what's more, she could even imagine what else he would end up doing, and she didn't want that to happen at all!
Thus, despite her reluctance at following his orders, she walked out right after him.
At this time, she looked more like someone who was brought into his harem forcibly rather than a thief who stole the prince's clothes. But Cao Haoran didn't care.
He smiled and even whistled the entire way toward his palace.