Helian Chengyan held his breath and gave her restless bottom a slap. Hadn't they been intimate many times? Wasn't she aware that his resistance towards her was completely nil? If she kept wriggling about like this, wasn't she afraid to provoke him...?
At that, truly frightened, Chi Xingye stopped moving and merely allowed him to hold her.
The hand she had draped around his neck could feel his skin growing hotter and hotter.
Helian Chengyan then carried her straight into his private room at the old Emperor's residence.
The Elder Queen came in with the doctor following closely behind her.
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'Oh dear, such delicate young hands! How did they get so badly burnt?' The Elder Queen watched the blisters on Chi Xingye's fingers and cringed, unable to bear the sight.
Her voice filled with concern, she instructed, 'Old Qi, make sure you take care when treating Ye's burns. Don't leave a scar.'
