Zhao Li Xin's mouth curved slightly "It's not that hard to guess, you might use amulet or pill to hide your condition but it can't hide the anomaly in you're heart rate" Zhao Li Xin pour a wine for himself ignoring Zhao Yi Chen sullen face.
"I forgot you use to do this trick for years" he sneers at Zhao Li Xin.
"I do it better cause no one knows for years…" Zhao Li Xin sips his wine nonchalantly.
Zhao Yi Chen can't refute him its true no one knows Zhao Li Xin pretend to be sick for years not even his supposed to be Mother knows what happened with him, one time he was sick the next days he becomes one of the Strongest Man in the continent, not even the emperor could hold him down.
For a prideful person like Zhao, Yi Chen is like a slap on his face, not just Zhao Li Xin become powerful figures even he had the ability to ruin his Kingdom it's just strange when Zhao Li Xin released his claw from the Jiang Wei kingdom, that's why his kingdom managed to bounce back from the dire economic situation but still his curious why Zhao Li Xin didn't destroy the Kingdom who abused him for years to the ground.
"Tell me what you want, you know I'm busy…" Zhao Li Xin slightly complains while resting his hand on the armrest lazily.
Zhao Yi Chen's face turns dark, he found him lay on his couch with half-empty wine flask how dare he said he busy! But he not dare sounds his though because he's coming to bargain with him.
"Than I cut the chase, can you heal me?" he said bluntly.
Zhao Li Xin chuckles "Is this love remarks from you're fiancée?" his shoulders trembles when he laughing at Zhao Yi Chen.
Zhao Yi Chen gritted his teeth it is an embarrassing situation for him but he has no one who can help him, most alchemists are under Lao Min Na authority and the other was under Hei Shen power so what choice left for him. Zhao Yi Chen hit the table in front of him.
"CAN'T YOU HELP ME OR NOT!"
Zhao Li Xin ignores him, he is no match for Zhao Li Xin when he was healthy and he definitely no match for Zhao Li Xin when his dying so why must he care.
Zhao Li Xin raised his eyebrows "Is that how you ask for help?"
Zhao Yi Chen clenched his fist, his body trembles and his face become paler after his sudden burst of anger "What-do-you-want? He hissed angrily.
"For starter…you can say, Please…" Zhao Li Xin smirked.
If a stare could kill Zhao Li Xin would be death a hundred times now, Zhao Yi Chen is used to have people singing praised for him, people always admired his appearance, talent, and his bright minds, from child to adulthood he never bow to anyone other then his Father Emperor and perhaps the empress once in a while.
He never knows how it feel to be ridiculed, pity and despised, he never knows how it feel to be invisible and forgotten. Zhao Yi Chen grew up as an overbearing, arrogant and prideful man just like how a prince should so Zhao Li Xin have this urged to teased this 'perfect prince' let him tasted how it feel to be on the losing end.
Zhao Yi Chen clench his jaws, his fist is shaking and his glare at Zhao Li Xin furiously, meanwhile Zhao Li Xin twist the wine cup on his hand than he drinks his wine slowly he didn't pay attention Zhao Yi Chen inner struggling, after a few minutes Zhao Yi Chen trembles he say with quiet voice
"Please…."
Zhao Li Xin yawn he covers his mouth with his fist "What?"
Zhao Yi Chen knew Zhao Li Xin teased him, he gnashes his teeth than he said it louder
"I said, PLEASE!"
Zhao Li Xin puts down his empty wine cup on the table gently than he looks at Zhao Yi Chen ashen face "Is that so hard…?"
Zhao Yi Chen feel he wants to vomit blood, he doesn't know is it because the poison or Zhao Li Xin, he leaned his back on the chair while closing his eyes to calm his nerves, he can feel it the poison is acting out he started to believe asking Zhao Li Xin help is a bad decision.
"Mong Liu!" Zhao Li Xin said with not so loud voice.
A shadow guard enter the room than he kneeled in front of Zhao Li Xin "Yes, Milord!"
"Called Jin Hao," said Zhao Li Xin with lazy toned.
"Yes, Milord!" Mong Liu left the room without showing any respect for Zhao Yi Chen.
Zhao Yi Chen can only feel bitter in his heart, he knew no one give it da*n about who he is but still it make Zhao Yi Chen upset. On the other hand, Zhao Li Xin treats him like air, he drinks his wine with half-open eyes he didn't bother to make conversation with Zhao Yi Chen after he tells his subordinated to find the other subordinates he treats Zhao Yi Chen as if he wasn't there.
"You must be happy isn't it, see me like this" said Zhao Yi Chen suddenly.
Zhao Li Xin looking back at him as if he just realized Zhao Yi Chen is still in the room, his eyebrows gradually furrows "Amused, yes....happy…..no" he look contemplating.
Zhao Yi Chen didn't believe him "Don't be hypocrite, you know you like seeing me like this! You want me to feel what you felt isn't it, to be weak and useless!" he sneered coldly.
Zhao Li Xin chuckles, his black onyx eyes stare at Zhao Yi Chen miserable appearance "If I want to make you feel how I felt was, I will order my servants to hit you black and blue, I will make you starve and eat the leftover not even a dog wants to eat it, I will let you alone when you're poisoned start to act out and eating you from inside, I will let you suffer for years and years until the pain make you numb and you start thinking, maybe death it isn't so bad….."
Zhao Yi Chen gulped his saliva, he knew everyone abused Zhao Li Xin but he didn't know it was that bad but even if he knows he wouldn't care, that just how Royal family is, they all selfish and cold.
"Did I do that to you….?" Zhao Li Xin raised his eyebrows while asking.
Zhao Yi Chen let a heavy heaved "No…" he answers.
"So, shut up…" Zhao Li Xin sip his wine calmly.