Chapter 289

Just being looked at like this, she felt her heart race and her breath become tense. To hide her unease, Su Qiuge sternly said, “How daring!”

She was about to step forward and lower the curtain when the man, faster than her, directly grasped her hand. Her wrist, slender and delicate, was firmly held in his hand, unable to move, and her fingertips trembled slightly. He leaned in slowly, and beneath his feathery eyelashes, his narrow eyes shimmered with a dim light.

“The princess didn’t say that before...”

Su Qiuge was frightened by the sudden pressure emanating from him and stared at him in a daze, unable to speak. Meanwhile, he curved his lips slightly, a seemingly gentle but distant smile on his face.

“When the princess fought with others for me at the Jade Tree Garden, she said she wouldn’t let me leave the bed. Why are you retreating now?”

Su Qiuge’s hand was firmly grasped by him.

His exceptionally exquisite facial features, being so close, carried an undeniable aggressiveness that instinctively made her want to step back. But constrained by her “persona,” she could only muster a forced response, saying, “How audacious! You are merely a plaything of mine. I can play with you whenever I want. Who are you to interfere with my actions?”

Xie Xinglin lowered his gaze, staring at her for a moment with an expression that was profound and inscrutable. His gaze unnerved Su Qiuge, making her contemplate how to drive him away. Then, he suddenly revealed a smile—casual and tinged with curiosity.

He leisurely spoke, “Then allow me to attend to the princess’s dressing.”

The emphasis he placed on the word “dressing” carried a clear and mellifluous tone, lingering in the ears and evoking imaginative thoughts. Upon hearing his words, Su Qiuge quickly tightened her dress, realizing that his gaze had fallen upon her exposed bare feet. She promptly pulled them back.

Why does she have another male favorite!

And this young man, with just one look...

One look and it’s obvious he’s underage??

How much of a beast is this going to be...

At this moment, Su Qiuge took a deep breath and bit herself hard, just wanting to quickly escape from this damn dream and never dream again.

Little did she know, at this moment, she heard a sneer in her ear.

She turned her gaze to Xie Xinglin beside her and saw him raise an eyebrow slightly at her.

His crimson lips curled up slightly as he stared at her anxious expression for a while. Finally, lazily, he leaned closer and said to her, “Princess, you really have a big appetite. Today, you took one by force, but little did I expect that there’s another hidden beauty in the palace.”

Su Qiuge was about to retort when she heard him continue, “It seems that I haven’t served you well enough, and I haven’t satisfied the princess...”

He stared at her meaningfully and added slowly, “I will try my best from now on.”