Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 402 - 401 I Can Protect You Too

Chapter 402: Chapter 401 I Can Protect You Too

A lifetime, a pair.

This had been Chu Qianli’s greatest hang-up for so long.

If one cannot accomplish that, then one should not invest emotions.

Otherwise, in the end, it’s always oneself who gets hurt.

Actually, she had simply chosen a way to protect herself to survive, which is why she constantly wanted to escape.

Did she not want to be with him?

The moment he almost lost his life trying to save hers for the first time, her heart was no longer steadfast.

There had been wavering, even the thought of just being with him like that.

But once she thought about how in the future there would be more women sharing this man with her,

her heart could become cold in 0.01 seconds.

That was her self-protection.

She was unwilling and it was impossible for her to be just the first and not the only one.

Yet Chu Qianli had never imagined that this man could actually give up everything for her...

Feng Yexuan took her hand, gently enveloping her small hand in his palm.

He placed it on his chest, letting her feel how his warm heart was beating.

"I’m not asking you to trust me now, but at least give me a chance to prove myself,"

he took a deep breath, lowered his head, and gently kissed her forehead.

"Give me some time, let me prove with actions that I will not want any other woman but you, alright?"

Chu Qianli bit her lip, daring not to speak.

Because once she did, he would hear that her voice was not just choked up but also hoarse.

She was still not used to showing weakness in front of him.

But at this moment, she already wanted to show vulnerability.

What should she do?

A woman’s heart, it turned out, could really be so soft.

Just a little hope had made her completely fall for this feeling where hearts are fully melded together without quarrels or confrontations.

"Alright?" Feng Yexuan asked again gently.

There was no oppressive air, not even a hint of his past arrogance, only cautiousness and a tension filled with immense anticipation.

"Is that okay?"

After what seemed like an eternity, Chu Qianli finally buried her small face in his embrace and nodded lightly, "...Alright."

Feng Yexuan closed his eyes tightly.

His anxious heart finally, fiercely calmed down.

Who would have thought that the all-powerful War God Prince would have such moments of fear and tension?

He was so afraid that she would refuse him again.

And run away from home once more.

At this moment, the two embraced each other, a tranquility they had never experienced enveloped them.

He truly wished to be like this for a lifetime, forever without strife.

After a long while, Chu Qianli raised her head from his embrace and said, "Tomorrow..."

"I’ll take care of it."

"The selection of the Princess..."

"I have already made my choice." He lifted her hand, brought it to his lips for a kiss, and smiled, "Isn’t it you who left and then came back? Since you are so persistent, how could I not choose you?"

Chu Qianli pouted her lips and glared at him, "I did it just to get close to Long Ziyue, who cares about the position of War God Princess?"

"No matter, in any case, you returned on your own, into the net of your own volition."

A smile lingered in his eyes, and he didn’t bother asking why she wanted to get close to Long Ziyue.

When she was ready to tell him, she naturally would.

"Tomorrow is the seventh day, my father the Emperor will surely come, and I will tell him that whatever he wants me to do, I will do it as long as it is beneficial to Beiming Country and to the people of Beiming,"

"I am willing to exchange all that I have, just to have you safe and sound by my side. I believe my father will agree."

"In the future..."

"No one knows what will happen in the future, but at least for this period, you won’t face any threats from Father Emperor."

Just as he said, the future was an unknown quantity.

Seizing this moment was already enough.

"Father Emperor and Empress Dowager will surely come over early tomorrow, rest earlier."

Despite his body being constantly tense and uncomfortable, he was still well aware of his current condition.

Tommorrow will be a long day.

She was finally willing to stand with him and face whatever the future held together.

As long as she didn’t run away from home again, didn’t constantly think of escaping from his side, no matter how many difficulties lay ahead, he wouldn’t care.

As long as his dearly departed woman was willing to stay by his side.

Both of them closed their eyes, tonight, it would be a sleepless night, yet a warm one.

After an indeterminate time, Chu Qianli’s voice, light and airy, rose: "I’ll find a way to deal with the Emperor myself, I don’t need to stand behind you, I can also..."

She stretched out her hand, encircling his robust and attractive waist: "Protect you!"

...

The Emperor really did come early in the morning.

With a large troop of Imperial Guards.

But what he could never have anticipated was that the person who came out to greet him personally was Feng Yexuan, who had been reported just the night before to still be unconscious.

"Xuanxuan, how... how are you?"

The Empress Dowager hurried over, and seeing Feng Yexuan standing before her, she was both excited and moved.

"Xuanxuan has really awakened, Xuanxuan has truly come around!"

Feng Yexuan stepped forward, giving a slight bow: "Father Emperor, Empress Dowager, my apologies for causing you concern!"

"Don’t talk such nonsense!"

The Empress Dowager immediately took hold of his hand.

These hands, warm, a solid and real temperature!

He had really awakened! And he seemed quite spirited, with only his complexion a bit pale.

"Xuanxuan, where do you feel uncomfortable? Don’t lie to your Empress Dowager!"

She quickly turned around, intending to summon Yu Linglong to take his pulse.

But then, seeing Chu Qianli standing right beside Feng Yexuan, the Empress Dowager suddenly felt a twinge of guilt.

She always felt that having Linglong take Xuanxuan’s pulse now, in front of Chu Qianli, seemed somewhat unfriendly.

The Empress Dowager’s gaze merely skimmed over Yu Linglong’s figure, then she said: "Physician Sun, you... hurry and come take a look at Xuanxuan’s pulse!"

The Imperial Family’s physician had to take his pulse; it was a necessary procedure.

It wasn’t that they didn’t trust Chu Qianli.

Besides, with Feng Yexuan now awake, doesn’t this signify it was all Chu Qianli’s achievement?

How could the Empress Dowager not trust her?

The Empress Dowager truly wanted to believe her!

Yu Linglong, who had originally thought the Empress Dowager would call her over, had even prepared what she would say.

Even if Feng Yexuan had truly recovered, she would make the Empress Dowager keep worrying, find a way to get her consent to stay, and serve by Prince Xuan’s side together with Chu Qianli.

But unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager didn’t call for her!

Yu Linglong’s fervor was immediately extinguished.

The Imperial Physician hurried over, and after taking Prince Xuan’s pulse, his face lit up with joy: "Reporting to the Emperor and Empress Dowager, the Prince’s condition... it has stabilized, there’s no danger anymore!"

The Empress Dowager’s lifted heart was heavily set back down.

The Emperor also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yet, when looking at Chu Qianli, his gaze became more complicated.

She was indeed capable and skilled.

However, such a woman staying by Xuanxuan’s side, in the future, would always spell trouble!

Before the Emperor had fully considered how to deal with Chu Qianli, he saw her slowly approach him and speak gently, "Emperor, your humble daughter has a few words she wishes to speak with you alone."