Chapter 78 - Spending The Night Together

Her eyes flew open as soon as Jiang Ying Yue came out from a deep sleep filled with her memories of the past life. Her heart was breaking rapidly while her breathing was coming out in short gasps.

She would probably have started searching the room if not for the warm and familiar embrace that surrounded her as soon as she sat up on the bed. 

"Yue, I'm here. I'm alright... It's alright." Silver whispered next to her ear as he rubbed her back to help her calm down. He hated seeing her worked up for him. Making her worry for himself was the last thing he wanted to do but sometimes the situations became too dire for him to react before thinking, just like the one he encountered a few minutes ago.

"Is she alright?" Wang Shu asked as he came closer to bed.. There was hesitation in his eyes as if he was in a dilemma whether to stay closer to her or keep his distance.

"It will help her if you will be closer to her." Silver encouraged the man who nodded his head slightly before taking his seat next to Wu Xie who hurried to made space for his brother.

"She's looking so pale." Qing Shan commented from his position next to the window which he had opened to let the moonlight filter inside the bed-chamber.

His words made a small twitch appeared on Silver's lips as he tightened his arms around his mate before replying, "You haven't gone through the pain of separating from your mate. Just a mere thought of losing her forever can make it hard for you to take another breath. It's the worst kind of pain and the deepest levels of suffering that one could go through."

The Princes glanced at each other as they heard Silver's words. "We didn't mean to frighten you guys. Qing Shan felt the presence of high spiritual energy being used in the Cold Palace and that's why we came here to take a look. It would have become a huge problem f Empress Dowager has also noticed it." Wang Shu explained while giving Wu Xie a hard glare.

"Why are you looking at me like that? It was just an impulsive mistake. I won't do it again." Wu Xie defended himself as soon as he noticed the cold gazes of both his brothers trained on him.

"You deserve this. We asked you to stay here in the palace to help us and Ying'er, not to create trouble for all of us. And this is not the first time when you have neglected the seriousness of the situation. Don't forget that you went to meet her at her shop before taking her out of the city. What were you going to do if that old fox had found out?" Qing Shan asked his brother who didn't seem very happy to be questioned like this.

"I'm not a child anymore. I know how to handle such situations. I agree that I put her safety at risk whenever I tried to meet her these past weeks but I never let her get caught. And what do you want me to do? I don't have any problems staying here and become a scapegoat for you all but don't expect me to keep my distance from her when I know that she's... she's way more special to us... to me... than what we were told." 

It happened very rarely when Wu Xie became irritated enough to lose his calm. Mostly, this was Qing Shan's character. Even though he was the oldest out of the three of them, he still use anger and superiority to solve most of his issues, unlike Wang Shu who was as calm as stilled water. Wu Xie was like a mix of both his elder brothers. He could be fierce like Qing Shan but he could also be gentle like Wang Shu.

"That's right. She's important, way more important than we were aware of and that's exactly why we need to be more cautious while protecting her from that woman." Qing Shan wasn't ready to back down yet.

"Can you guys stop shouting at the top of your lungs? You are making my eardrums ring." Jiang Ying Yue's little whin caused everyone to become dead silent as their focus returned to the woman who was still leaning against Silver as the man held her in his arms.

"Are you feeling better now?" Wang Shu was the first one to ask as he moved closer to Ying Yue, almost coming close enough that there was barely any space left between them.

To everyone's surprise, Jiang Ying Yue pulled out of Silver's arms to look at the Second Prince as she gave him a soft smile before shaking her head. But the real surprise came when she let her body fell against his chest which made him immediately wrap his hands around her.

"Thank you for caring about me, Ah Shu." She thanked her mate with a sweet smile before closing her eyes and taking a deep breath.

Though her eyes were closed, she could tell that there were some people present inside her bed-chamber who were currently in a bitter mood. Of course, it was none other than the First and the Third Prince who were glaring at their second brother with unhappiness and jealousy clearly written all over their faces. 

Silver smiled as he realized that his girl had finally found the perfect weapon to deal with her soulmates. She didn't need to fight with them to make them angry or frustrated, nor did she need to play tricks. She just had to pay extra attention to one of them to make the other two jealous, or if she wanted to make all three of them jealous, then he was more than happy to compile with her plans. 

"If you want equal rights as her soulmates, you need to learn when to stop or back down. If you will keep upsetting her whenever you will meet her, then how are you going to make your relationship move forward? Try to control your temper when around her. It's indeed hard to find one's destined soulmates but the hardest part is to make them fall in love with you like there's no tomorrow." He advised the Princes while keeping his eyes trained on Ying Yue who was still pretending to be half asleep.

"Love?" It was Wu Xie who spoke this time and by the look on his face, it was hard to tell whether he was confused because it was his first time hearing that word or generally because he never thought about falling in love with Ying Yue.

"Right! Love. Isn't that what you guys want? To love her and be loved by her?" Silver asked as he looked at the Princes who seemed to suddenly have lost their ability to speak at all.

Silver's lips twitched a little as he tried to not make fun of these poor guys. They could be one of the most powerful people of this new mysterious world but they were too innocent when it came to the things between men and women. They were too conservative and lacked knowledge about their current relationships with Ying Yue. 

"Stop teasing them." Jiang Ying Yue whispered as she finally opened her eyes and looked at him with a similar smile on her face as the one playing on his lips.

"Who's teasing them? I'm just trying to make them realize the ultimate destination of a soulbond - love." Silver replied as he stared deep into her eyes. His bright emerald eyes slowly turning dark as he let her see a glimpse of his true feelings that he had been keeping sheltered inside him.

Jiang Ying Yue could see the flames of desire, undying care, and affection, unlimited trust, and neverending love that was stored inside him, all belonging to her.

She shook her head slightly before turning her face away to bury it in the crook of Wang Shu's neck. She needed to distract herself before she could end up doing something stupid. 

"It's pretty late. We should leave so that everyone can rest." Silver spike after a couple of seconds when he finally returned to his calm self.

"Wait! Can one of you stay here with me?" Jiang Ying Yue requested as she looked at the four men who seemed to be taken aback by her sudden request.

"I'll let these three decide. Goodnight, sweetheart." Silver whispered to her as he moved closer to place a sweet kiss on her forehead. He gave her a warm smile before walking out of the bed-chamber, leaving her behind with the Three Princes. 

"So...?" She asked while looking at the three of them. They were clearly having difficulty deciding which one of them should stay with her.

"I want to stay." Wu Xie finally spoke as he looked at her with hopeful eyes.

"Alright then."