Forced to Marry the Enemy Prince - Chapter 51

However, once his identity was exposed, he would have humiliated the Jin empire. Even if Zhan Lue wanted to protect him, Emperor Jin would still take his life.

After coming to the capital, Xian Sheng had been wearing tight-fitting clothes inside his trousers to make ‘it’ seem less obvious. Although it felt uncomfortable, if Zhan Lue suddenly attacked Xian Sheng in the middle of the night, he would not accidentally touch anything that did not belong to a woman.

Wearing his shirt and wiping his hair with a towel, he walked out and coughed lightly. “I’m done bathing.”

“Come here and wipe my back for me.”

Compared to Xian Sheng’s evasion of him, Zhan Lue was very calm. He poured some hot water into the bathtub and sat into it without even changing Xian Sheng’s bath water. Then, he picked up the flower petals and tossed them outside.

Xian Sheng had no choice but to go over to him.

Zhan Lue’s back was very broad and his muscles were firm. However, there were scars scattered all over his body, including a circular scar left from an arrow that pierced through his chest. Closing his eyes, Zhan Lue leaned against the wooden bathtub, his face exuding an intimidating handsomeness. When he was quiet, no one would imagine him to be only eighteen—a teenager who would only reveal his silly side to his wife.

When Xian Sheng’s gaze swept across the overlapping scars on his back, he was suddenly stunned. When he touched the scars with his soft fingertip, Zhan Lue asked, “What’s wrong?”

“I thought that Mother and Father were just threatening you.”

“Northern Jin cannot tolerate men who hit their wives because they deem it to be a shameless act. Mother and Father would not be lenient on their punishment.”

Xian Sheng wiped his back with a towel and asked softly, “Does it hurt?”

Zhan Lue smiled and his tone became more cheerful. “Do you feel bad for me?”

Regaining his senses, Xian Sheng retorted coldly, “No.”

Still, Zhan Lue was certain. “You must be feeling bad for me.”

“I said I’m not!” Grabbing the towel, Xian Sheng rubbed his back forcefully, causing Zhan Lue to curl up in pain. He exclaimed, “You evil woman!”

“Hmph.”

Xian Sheng wiped gentler, knowing that Zhan Lue was not actually angry.

He knew that the more he pretended to not care, the more Zhan Lue would think he cared. He would be happy and would even feel that Xian Sheng had really fallen in love with him.

Stupid Lue Lue, mocked Xian Sheng secretly. After helping Zhan Lue wash up, he turned around and left.

As his hair was still half-dry, he would definitely wake up with a headache tomorrow morning if he slept now. Hence, he sat in front of the heater to dry his hair.

Zhan Lue walked out quickly without wearing his clothes properly. His collar was wide open, revealing his strong and muscular chest. He strode towards Xian Sheng directly, who immediately turned his face away. However, Zhan Lue grabbed his wrist. “Touch it. Isn’t it firm?”

Zhan Lue pressed Xian Sheng’s hand onto his chest muscles. However, Xian Sheng was not impressed. “What are you doing?”

“When I went to the brothel, all the girls there liked to collide with my chest and drool over it. Why? Don’t you like it?”

Xian Sheng was amused. Glancing at the guy squatting in front of him, he said, “Is there someone you like in the brothel?”

Zhan Lue arched his eyebrow and teased, “Are you jealous?”

“No,” replied Xian Sheng indifferently. “If you like the place, you can go there frequently. If you get any disease, don’t come back and give it to me.”

Zha Lue pulled a stool over and sat beside him. Observing his expressions, he felt that Xian Sheng was not speaking his mind. Hence, he explained sincerely, “There are a few extremely talented girls there. I just like to listen to their songs and I swear that I have never touched them before.”

“Are you trying to make me jealous?”

“I just want you to care about me, not to make you jealous.” Zhan Lue sat up straight and pulled him into his arms, planting a light kiss on his lips. “I don’t want to be like my Father, who falls in love with any beauty he meets. I just want to find someone I love, someone whom I will never get tired of seeing, and spend the rest of my life with her.”

Xian Sheng’s eyelashes fluttered and he coughed lightly. “You never had any girlfriends before?”

Stroking his back, Zhan Lue said honestly, “Other than you, no one is worthy enough for me.”

Xian Sheng did not know what expression to make. Suddenly, Zhan Lue rested his chin on his thin shoulders. “If you are unwilling, I won’t touch you. As I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I’m afraid that you’ll distance yourself from me. But I really want you. No matter what, you have to let me speak my desires, right?”

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