Chapter 299 : A Rose Wedding (25)
âWhatâre you reaching your hand out for?â Shi Sheng dragged Xi Yinâs arm back in and shut his window. He grabbed her hand, shooting a smile at her.
She didnât take it back and continued driving with the other hand. Her gaze turned to the side. Sheâd seen it too. The abnormality with the flowers.
But since Xi Yin didnât say anything, she wasnât planning on asking. After all, it was none of her business.
Once Shi Sheng parked the car in a deserted area, Xi Yin suddenly moved in for a kiss. It was just a light one, more to taste her than anything else.
A moment later, he asked in a low voice, âYou clearly saw it. Why arenât you asking?â
Shi Sheng placed her hand against his chest and moved back. âDo you want to tell me?â
âIf you want to know, Iâll tell you.â Xi Yin looked at her earnestly. She blinked.
Seeing his reflection in her eyes caused Xi Yinâs gaze to darken and he pressed down on her once more.
By the time Xi Yin released her, Shi Shengâs face was a bit red.
âSince when was this fellow so good at kissing? I nearly couldnât help myself just now!â
âMany vampires died there once.â Xi Yinâs voice was very faint; had the interior of the car not been completely silent, Shi Sheng probably wouldnât have been able to hear him.
She turned to look at Xi Yin only to find that he was looking at her, the barest hint of a smile on his lips. That smile contained no warmth, only a strange coldness.
âI killed them,â spoke Xi Yin.
Shi Sheng stared at Xi Yin, feeling the stirrings of anger.
âHeâs still trying to feel me out! This idiot!â
Shi Sheng suppressed the anger with several deep breaths as her lips tugged into a smile. âI donât care what youâve done or what you want to do. Even if you wanted to kill off every vampire, Iâd be on your side, got it?â
Xi Yinâs tightly clenched fist slowly loosened up, a true smile slowly appearing on his features.
He felt around his wrist for a while before Shi Sheng saw a pendant hanging off a red string appear in his hand. He pulled Shi Shengâs wrist over and helped her put it on.
âThis isâŠâ
If she remembered correctly, this was the bracelet sheâd seen in Mi Naiâs painting.
âIs he that child? Just where did Mi Nai get the painting from?â
âItâs just an ordinary bracelet, but it was passed down to me by my clan. It represents your status,â Xi Yin explained in a low voice, âYour status as my wife.â
He raised his head and planted a gentle kiss on the corner of her lips. âYouâve made your choice, Mi Nai. Thereâs no turning back now.â
Shi Sheng scoffed, pinching his face as she spoke nastily, âPlease! As if I was planning to! What I want most is to live and die together!â
Xi Yin appeared pleased. âAs my woman, you should feel that way. You canât die while I live, nor can you live when I die.â
Shi Sheng raised a brow. She felt like she was more selfish than himâsheâd destroy the world in a heartbeat if pushed too far,
especially
if the person doing the pushing happened to be the one she liked.
But that didnât matter, for sheâd always find him again.
âStill, this fellow wants to get married without even proposing? In his dreams!â
The bracelet would disappear when it was Xi Yinâs wrist, but not when it was on Shi Shengâs.
Shi Sheng leaned against the driverâs seat. Her wrist was lifted in the air and she shook it every so often, her gaze fixed to the glittering pendant that swung due to the movement. Xi Yin found her childish behaviour rather funny.
âThat paintingâŠâ Shi Sheng put down her hand and turned around, her expression hesitant.
âMy mother painted it.â Xi Yin answered naturally. âThatâs just half of the painting. Iâll take you to see the other half when we have the time.â
He lifted Shi Sheng from the driverâs seat and placed her on his lap, his fingers brushing against the red string on her wrist as his chin rested on her shoulder. âIâve never seen the painting complete before. My mother said that if I ever found the person with the other half, theyâd bring me salvation.â
âButâŠthe age gap is so wide ah!â Shi Sheng was confused. Just what age did Xi Yinâs mother live in?
âHow was she so certain this painting would end up in a girlâs hands? What if a guy got it?!â
Xi Yin held Shi Shengâs hands and didnât speak. The important thing was that theyâd met, wasnât it?
The two continued messing around in the car. Only once night fell did Shi Sheng remember there were proper things that needed to be done.
âToo much beauty is a curse ah!â Shi Sheng ruffled Xi Yinâs hair, causing one strand to stick up and make him look endearingly adorable.
She nearly couldnât hold herself back from taking him right here and now in the car.
âThe curse of having a beauty! In ancient times, Iâd be a fatuous ruler for sure!â
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The castle was brightly lit up at night and steeped in the thick fragrance of roses.
Shi Sheng was wearing the same black dress as she made her way to the castle, arm-in-arm with Xi Yin.
âPlease present your invitation.â The attendant found it strange that there were people still arriving this late.
âBut these two look really good! They simply appear made for each other when they stand next to one another.
En⊠The woman looks rather familiar too.â
There was no way Shi Sheng could use her own invitation, so she looked at Xi YinâŠwho could only fall silent.
âWhy are you looking at me? I donât have an invitation. Okay, itâs not that I didnât receive one⊠I just threw it awayâŠâ
Shi Sheng, ââŠâ
âWhat happened to showing off? Villain-sama, is that face of yours not useful at all?!â
Xi Yin was rather innocent.
âTheyâre too low level, so they canât recognise me!â
While the two communicated silently using their gazes, the attendant looked upon them strangely.
âAre these people trying to sneak in?â
Shi Sheng felt irritated.
âScrew trying to show off! We canât even get inside!â
She took out her phone and called Rui Yi to fetch her.
Rui Yi had probably just escaped from a throng of women, for he currently reeked of perfume and his clothes were all crumpled.
âLil princess, whyâve you been kept out again?â Rui Yi wanted to give Shi Sheng a bear hug but she hurriedly ducked behind Xi Yin. Rui Yi ground to a halt a handâs width away from Xi Yin, his expression changing quickly.
He grudgingly put down his arm and performed a noblemanâs greeting. âLord Xi Yin.â
But in his heart, he was cussing non-stop,
âLord Xi Yin, my foot! Canât even enter on his own! My lil princess is only going to suffer if sheâs with him! This wonât do! I have to straighten out her three views and make her switch to a good man!â
Xi Yinâs lips lifted slightly. âNo need to be so polite, big brother-in-law.â
âDa hell? Whatâs with calling me big brother-in-law?â
Rui Yi lifted his head to look at Shi Sheng, who returned him a smile that caused her eyes to curve upwards and raised her wrist.
When Rui Yi saw the object on her wrist, his expression changed once more. Now, his gaze couldnât help but contain more scrutiny as he looked at Xi Yin.
He straightened out his clothes and posture, put on a stern expression, and spoke in a formal tone, âCall me that a couple more times.â
Shi Sheng, ââŠâ
âWhy is your reaction so weird?â
Xi Yin felt a bit speechless at Rui Yiâs reaction as well, but still called him a couple more times. After all, Rui Yi was part of her family. Although they werenât her blood family, it appeared she rather liked them.
Shi Sheng cast a queer look at Xi Yin.
âThis villain-sama is very down to earth ah!â
âFine, fine. Donât think Iâll accept you just because you called me brother-in-law! Iâm telling you, if you wrong my lil princess in any way, Iâll skin you!â Rui Yi brought the two of them inside, leaving behind the confused attendant.
âThat was Lady Mi Nai? Didnât she arrive ages ago? When did she leave? And how come we didnât notice? Also, when did Lady Mi Nai have a partner???â
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