The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 370 - 357: Afraid to Scare You, It’s Not the Right Time

Chapter 370: Chapter 357: Afraid to Scare You, It’s Not the Right Time

Shen Chuwei didn’t dare to move any further, "Your Highness, didn’t you yesterday..."

Xiao Jinyan buried his face into her neck, smelling her sweet scent that seemed even stronger than before.

"Being apart restores our affection as if new. How long have we been separated?"

Shen Chuwei felt an intense heat on her neck, especially every time he touched her, causing her to flinch.

"About five months now, it is quite a long time."

Xiao Jinyan whispered by her ear, "I’ll be more careful and won’t hurt the baby."

As if under a spell, Shen Chuwei nodded her head, "...Okay."

Actually, pregnancy is a sensitive time. When Xiao Jinyan kissed her, she was moved.

After it was over, Shen Chuwei couldn’t help but remark sentimentally, "Beauty truly leads one astray."

It was supposed to be a quiet murmur, but unfortunately for her, Xiao Jinyan had excellent Kung Fu skills, which included better hearing than ordinary people.

Beauty leads one astray?

Xiao Jinyan touched his face, starting to wonder, did she fall for him as a person, or just for his face?

While Xiao Jinyan was tangled in doubt, Shen Chuwei had already fallen into a deep sleep...

Xiao Jinyan watched her sleeping face and gently pulled a thin blanket over her belly before succumbing to sleep himself.

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The injuries Qin Xiao received this time were mostly superficial, with welts and burns on his body not visible, but the whip marks on his handsome face were somewhat frightening.

The scars had already scabbed over, the color a bit dark.

As the Crown Prince’s personal guard, he had never been concerned about these.

Chun Xi looked around for a while but didn’t see Qin Xiao; spotting Weichi, she approached to ask, "Guard Weichi, where is Guard Qin?"

"Isn’t he over there..." Weichi pointed towards the direction of the doorway, only to find that Qin Xiao, who had been standing there just moments ago...was gone.

Chun Xi followed the direction of Weichi’s finger but shook her head in confusion, "He’s not there."

"He was just here." Weichi smiled, "He’s probably gone to relieve himself."

Chun Xi handed over the ointment to Weichi, "Then please give this ointment to Guard Qin for me. My young master said that this ointment is particularly good for scars, and it will work as long as it’s used consistently."

Weichi took the ointment, cheerfully assuring her, "No problem."

After Chun Xi left, Qin Xiao emerged from a hiding spot.

Seeing him, Weichi asked, "Where did you go just now? Miss Chun Xi came to deliver medicine for you."

He said, handing the medicine to Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao lowered his gaze to the small bottle of medicine in his hand.

"I was afraid I’d frighten her." At first, Qin Xiao didn’t care about the scars on his face, but after looking in the mirror, he realized the crisscrossing scars indeed looked terrifying. His brothers were used to it and didn’t think much of it, but Chun Xi was still a delicate young lady, who would surely be scared by the sight.

"Ha, I thought you two just missed each other, but you were actually avoiding Chun Xi," Weichi stared at Qin Xiao’s face for a while, "That’s nothing, Chun Xi is not so timid. Even if she sees, so what?"

Qin Xiao snorted, "Easy for you to say."

Weichi replied, "I’m just telling the truth; it looks the same however many times you look at it."

Without paying attention to Weichi, Qin Xiao walked away with the ointment in hand.

Today, Chun Xi accompanied Shen Chuwei to deliver food to His Highness. After Shen Chuwei went in, she waited outside.

Seeing Qin Xiao’s figure from a distance, Chun Xi trotted to catch up with him, "Qin Xiao, how is your injury?"

Qin Xiao heard Chun Xi’s voice but didn’t stop; instead, he quickened his pace to leave.

Chun Xi, with her short legs, failed to catch up, feeling both puzzled and annoyed, "I’m not a tiger, why are you running?"

The next day, Chun Xi saw Qin Xiao from a distance. She deliberately crouched behind a wall, waiting for him to walk by so she could ambush him.

However, Qin Xiao, being a martial artist, sensed the movement behind the wall and took preemptive action.

As a result, Chun Xi was caught red-handed by Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao was surprised to see that it was Chun Xi, "Why is it you?"

This was the first face-to-face meeting between the two since Qin Xiao had come out of the Sky Prison.

Upon seeing Qin Xiao’s face, Chun Xi paused for a moment. The handsome face that she remembered was marred with several whip marks.

Qin Xiao saw the shock and fear in her almond eyes, released her, and turned to leave. Chun Xi, coming to her senses, grabbed his sleeve.

"Are you planning to run again?"

Qin Xiao replied without turning back, "I have duties to attend to."

Chun Xi pressed on, "Then why did you run when you saw me last time?"

"I didn’t want to scare you." Qin Xiao pulled his arm back, ready to leave.

Chun Xi’s strength was no match for Qin Xiao’s, and her grip was easily shaken off.

Watching Qin Xiao nearly disappear around the corner, she yelled out in frustration at his retreating figure, "I’m not afraid, why are you running?"