Chapter 51
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Chapter 51:
However, in the next moment, a big fire suddenly started burning in front of them, causing people not far away to struggle in pain and cry out.
Facing this sudden turn of events, Li Chunzhou was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted by raising her hand to rub her forehead, angrily shouting, "Li Zhexuan!"
Before her words had even finished, Li Zhexuan had already appeared in front of her. He seemed to realize he had done something wrong, secretly observing her expression, as if not fully understanding why Li Chunzhou was angry.
Li Chunzhou angrily punched him with her fist, saying, "Didn’t I tell you to let me know when you’re hungry? Don’t imitate Zhao Er! Now, immediately release everyone from their illusions!"
Li Zhexuan obediently followed her instructions, then tilted his head to look at Li Chunzhou’s face, studying her angry expression, and asked hesitantly, "Lady Chun… Are you upset?"
He behaved like a mischievous child who, knowing the rules, still misbehaved. He only cared about taking a bite of food for himself, not considering how others might suffer in their illusions. But Li Zhexuan specially created a retaliatory illusion for Li Chunzhou, trying to cheer her up. He knew her hatred, even shared that hatred, so he thought Li Chunzhou would be happy to see this scene of fierce fire burning…
But she wasn’t, leaving Li Zhexuan feeling puzzled once again. He couldn’t understand overly complex emotions.
Li Chunzhou gritted her teeth and shouted, "Get out of here!"
When Li Zhexuan left her dream, Li Chunzhou retreated into the pitch-black void, gathering up her scattered emotions.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Li Zhexuan appeared next to Li Chunzhou, stuttering as he apologized, "I’m sorry… Lady Chun, I shouldn’t have… looked into your memories without your permission. I should have stopped… before making you angry. I was wrong, I shouldn’t have done that. Sometimes I’m clever… and sometimes I’m foolish, making your mood… worse. I deserve to be scolded, so if you want to hit me, I deserve it… I shouldn’t be annoying, I’ve always been your… little puppy, a good little puppy. I… love you, please don’t be mad."
Li Chunzhou raised her head, with a hint of fatigue in her eyes and said, "Even if you kill them a hundred times in my dreams, what’s the use? It’s all fake anyway."
She gradually calmed down, pulled Li Zhexuan over, made him sit down, then gently asked, "Does it hurt where I hit you? Did I use too much force just now?"
"It doesn’t… hurt," Li Zhexuan shook his head blankly, his gaze still fixed on her, "And also, we are in Lady Chun’s… dream."
Li Chunzhou hugged his head into her arms, closed her eyes and said, "Even in a dream, I can’t bear to hit A’xuan…"
Li Zhexuan nodded solemnly, his eyes blank, obviously forgetting the recent beating, his cheek pressed against Li Chunzhou’s soft chest, his human heart beating rapidly in his body. Li Zhexuan raised his hand, placing his clearly visible knuckles on Li Chunzhou’s abdomen, as if sensing something.
Li Chunzhou opened her eyes, took his hand down, looked quietly and suddenly said, "Why are your nails so long? Let me help you trim them."
Li Chunzhou woke up from the dream, seeing the familiar thatched roof in the wee hours of the night, Li Zhexuan lying obediently next to her, looking at her with his dark eyes wide open.
Li Chunzhou smiled at him.
Even though she had taught Li Zhexuan how to cut his nails, he couldn’t do it properly. Each time he tried to use scissors secretly, he ended up with cuts on his hand, then secretly fixed it. Eventually, he let his nails grow long enough to break them off easily.
Sometimes, when Li Chunzhou remembered, she would help him trim his nails. When Li Zhexuan was five or six years old, Li Chunzhou even suspected that he might not be very clever because he was clumsy compared to other children his age, often falling down, not good at walking on two legs, and believed whatever others said.
She initially thought he was a little silly, but later discovered he was a little monster.
Li Chunzhou focused on trimming Li Zhexuan’s nails, while Li Zhexuan focused on watching Li Chunzhou’s profile intently. Suddenly, he grabbed her delicate wrist. Although there was still a scar on Li Chunzhou’s wrist, Li Zhexuan pressed it against his face and said hesitantly, "Lady Chun … from now on, I will be your home."
"Am I your home?" Li Chunzhou smiled and put down the scissors, "Then where does A’xuan want me to stay?"
The little monster held her hand over his heart and slowly said, "Stay … here."
Li Chunzhou was stunned, lowered her head and smiled, but in the end, she remained silent.
***
The next morning when Li Chunzhou woke up, she heard Chihong knocking on her window, whispering, "Miss, the Second Master is here."
Li Chunzhou’s heart skipped a beat. Without time to change clothes, she quickly tidied her messy hair and asked Chihong to help her get ready.
Usually, it took her at least half an hour to wash up and get dressed. This time, it only took her less than fifteen minutes to hurry through her preparations. Just as Chihong pinned the peony hairpin behind her, Jian Yi also came to fetch her.
The Second Prince was never one to wait for others. Waiting for her for just fifteen minutes was already quite unusual for him.
Inside, Li Chunzhou cursed the Prince for being awake so early while she was still half asleep. Despite her annoyance, she pushed open the door and rushed towards the man resting inside, calling out cheerfully, "Second Master!"