Dong Hua returned to Feng Jiu's tent; she was deeply asleep. He was staring at her attentively. He sat next to her and couldn't help to touch her forehead. "My little vicious fox, your heart has been pained with too much. I know you are a brave queen, but I also know how sensitive you can be when faced with injustice. I'll be here when you wake up. Sleep my love." He kissed her forehead and laid down next to her.

Feng Jiu opened her eyes trying to adjust herself with her surroundings. She was dazed and confused. "Where am I?" When she stretched out, she felt a body next to her. "Huh?" She turned to see Dong Hua sleeping next to her. "Oh no why is he here?" She looked to see her body and was relieved to see that she was fully clothed. "So he's really here sleeping next to me", she giggled. "I can't believe it. Feng Jiu, Feng Jiu, you must behave" she said to herself. Playfully she raised her hand and started to trace his eyebrows, his eyes, his nose, his chin and finally his lips. "How can he be so handsome? Dong Hua you are the only one that can be this close to me." She mentally said enjoying the moment.

"Little fox what are you doing?" She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

"I know you are up. Are you feeling better?" He opened his eyes and met her beautiful face. Feng Jiu opened her eyes and met his black stone eyes. They were staring at each other savoring each other's presence. Feng Jiu had grabbed Dong Hua's hair without noticing. Dong Hua was captivated by her doe brown eyes. She gave him a sweet smile. "Good morning Dijun". That's all she managed to say.

"You were being mischievous earlier" he said to her.

"Sorry I couldn't let this once in a lifetime opportunity pass" She sweetly responded.

Dong Hua smiled at her. He loved her boldness and innocence. "Are you feeling better?" He lay to his side facing her.

"Yes, thank you for taking care of me yesterday." Feng Jiu lowered her face avoiding his.

"Come here, let's sleep a bit more, is still too early to be up" Dong Hua pull her close to his chest and embraced her tightly. He was smiling. She surprisingly snuggled to his chest and closed her eyes content. Her cheeks were flushed but she loved being hugged by him. So, she hugged him too. They slept like that for hours.

Bai Zhen went to Feng Jiu's tent to check up on her and to his surprise when he entered, he saw Dong Hua and Feng Jiu sleeping hugging each other. He widely smiled and left them alone. Lian Song was about to enter too, but Bai Zhen stopped him. "They are still asleep." He said while smiling.

"Oh?" Lian Song smiled at Bai Zhen and he peeked inside the tent to have a look. "How sweet" he thought. He felt happy for Dong Hua. "Let's wake them up later on then." Lian Song said.

"Yes lets." Bai Zhen laughed and left.

Hours later, Feng Jiu yawned and opened her eyes again. She woke up being firmly hugged by Dong Hua. He was still asleep. She wanted to move out of his embrace, but he wouldn't let her leave his side.

"Jiu'er why are you up? You need your rest." He said in his sleepy raspy voice.

"Dijun what if someone sees us like this?" She was truly embarrassed.

Dong Hua sensing her embarrassment, smiled with his eyes closed. "What about? We are only sleeping. Can we just sleep like normal people do?"

"Dijun, we are not normal people."

"Jiu'er don't overthink things. No one will dare to say something to you or me. We are not doing anything wrong. I enjoyed sleeping next you. It's a new experience for me." He happily smiled at her flushed face.

"Dijun you are shameless" she glared at him. Her cheeks were beet red.

"Jiu'er you are the only one who has come this close to me. Nobody has been in my embrace." He thought.

"Please don't hurt my poor heart" she mentally said. She wanted to pull away from him but at the same time his white sandalwood scent was calming her. She melts in his arms. "Dijun?"

"What it is Jiu'er?" He softly responds.

"Thank you for this." Feng Jiu lift her face up and met his gaze. She gave him a small smile and lowered her face again. She was waiting for him to let her go again at any minute.

Dong Hua was mesmerized by her beauty and innocence. He couldn't hold his feelings any longer. He sensed her mood changing so he lifted her face and put his forehead against hers and tenderly rubbed it. He closed his eyes and felt a warmth sensation stirring inside his chest. "Jiu'er what are you doing to me?" He whispered to her. Feng Jiu was overwhelmed in his embrace. She so longed for him and being in his arms was a dream come true to her. She didn't want the moment to end.

He closed his eyes and tenderly kissed her forehead, then moved down to her eyes, then her nose and finally he gave her a sweet kiss on her lips. Feng Jiu was loss in his kisses. He tasted her sweet lips and deepen the kiss which Feng Jiu responded with the same fervor. She placed her arms around his neck. Dong Hua placed his arms around her waist. Their hunger for each other could not be delimited. They were moaning and getting too hot to handle. Their bodies naturally were responding to each other's longing. They were aching and burning in desire. Dong Hua felt her body against his and his urge to have her was snapping. He decided to break their passionate kisses and saw Feng Jiu sweetly flushed trying to catch her breath. They needed to calm down. He couldn't cross the line with her. She was too precious to him for that.

"Please breathe with me Jiu'er. Dijun sweetly said. Did I make you uncomfortable?" He was smoothing her hair.

"I wasn't expecting this from you. I'm more surprised." She was able to respond under his chin.

Dong Hua smiled at Feng Jiu and caressed her cheek. "You are so beautiful Jiu'er. Let me start by saying that I'm truly sorry for the way I treated you in the past. I have deeply hurt you and caused you so much pain. I don't deserve your love. Please forgive me. I don't know what I will do if anything happens to you. I can't help it; you are constantly in my mind. You have shown me what I lacked. I can't bear to be without you anymore." Dong Hua hugged her tighter, his voice was breaking.

Feng Jiu was surprised to hear Dong Hua declaring his feelings to her this way. "Am I dreaming?" Feng Jiu asked.

"Jiu'er you are not dreaming." He looked at her face, tears are coming from her eyes. "Please don't cry"

Feng Jiu was reading his reaction and offered him a brief smile with teary eyes "Then I forgive you, Dijun."

"You really do? Just like that? Look at me Jiu'er." He was wiping her tears away.

"Of course I do. Yes, your rejection was something that I had to dealt with, in my own way. I was hurt for so long and didn't want to continue living like that. But deep inside I knew why you did it. I tried to place myself in your position to understand your choice, but as much as I played it in my mind, it doesn't matter to me what fate and destiny have written for us. I pick my own destiny; I decide who will be involved in my love life. Who will I love and share my life with. Fate can be rewritten with choice. And I have chosen you long time ago. I don't regret meeting you, choosing to be with you or loving you." She was sniffling.

Dong Hua was thinking about the meaning behind her words: 'Fate can be rewritten with choice'. He was pondering on his choice. "Jiu'er, I want to be with you. I have tried to put you away. I knew it hurt. I was hurting too by the way I acted towards you. I was trying to burry my feelings but at the same time I was trying to find a way to let you go, I couldn't do it. I want to be selfish this time and let fate take care of chaos." Dijun reassured her.

Feng Jiu realized that he was hurting too and was pondering about his confession. "If you are serious about us, then let's figure it out together Dijun. I can't bear another rejection from you again. My heart will not handle it, after this. I promise you to help you find a way for us to be together, okay?"

"I'm dead serious about us Jiu'er. Are you willing to do that with me, and face all risks?" Dijun asked her.

"As long as you don't hurt me, or push me away again, then yes. I realize that in any relationship there are risks and obstacles to face and overcome, I understand your position Dijun. You are responsible for so much and I am willing to share any burdens that comes with being with you. I want to take that chance. I don't care how cruel fate can be with us. Give me the opportunity to be by your side forever, no matter what. Besides where am I going to go? You practically have me trapped in your arms" Feng Jiu chuckled.

"Forever Jiu'er? He took her chin in his hand to look at her expressive face.

"Yes Dijun, forever" She nodded to him.

"Then I will do my best to not keep you waiting for long." Dong Hua kissed her lips again, he felt relieved. "Who is my vicious beautiful little fox?" Dong Hua sweetly asked her.

"I am Dijun" she giggled. "My Dijun." Feng Jiu tightly hugged him back.

"Only yours, Jiu'er" he kissed her forehead. They stayed embracing each other for a while, thinking about their confessions.