"You love me." G.Li blinked her eyes, her heartbeat rising with each of her breath.

"Erm, Lao- uff" She was instantly on her back with Zhu Zhen's mascular body hovering over her. Zhu Zhen tackled her body beneath him and buried his face in the crook of her neck. His hot breath fanning over her veins making her shiver with excitement.

"Tell me, Li'er. You love me, don't you?" His husky voice resonated from her neck as his fingers worked open her robe ribbons.

"I- I, Huangshang-mmm" Zhu Zhen captured her stuttering lips with his in a searing kiss as if he was afraid to hear what she was going to say. He knew he would lose his shit if she said the wrong things and he was too desperate to leave her right then.

His hands shook with suppressed emotions as he ripped her robe apart making her upper body bare to his eyes. Gongsun Li gasped and started to struggle to get her hands free from his grip to cover her body.

"No!" His grey eyes flashed with warning as he understood her motive. Lowering his gaze to take a full look of her body, he groaned and buried his nose between her breasts.

"Who are you trying to hide from, my love?" He smiled from between her breasts, his hands massaging her buns before he showered them with his kisses.

"They are mine, right?" he pinched one when she hesitated to reply again taking her lips in a punishing kiss. "Tell me, they are mine!"

"Laoye, I- I don't think we should- ah" Zhu Zhen took one of her breasts in his mouth and sucked hard. Gongsun Li wriggled in pleasure as she buried her hands in his hair.

"Huangshang, no!" Zhu Zhen lifted his head and stared right at her. Gongsun Li forgot to breathe as she watched intense emotions flickering through his face, from lust to love then disappointment and finally grief.

He crawled over her body and kissed her jaws, then her cheeks and finally licked his way to her ears whispering,

"Zhen can't stop, my love. It's-It's been weeks, Li'er. Zhen- Zhen needs you."

Gongsun Li's insides melted in his vulnerability and she found his lips with hers. He went stiff with shock as G.Li hesitantly pressed her lips to his, her face becoming red with embarrassment when Zhu Zhen didn't make any attempt to deepen the kiss. Not wanting to give up, she flickered her tongue and licked his lips making him growl loud. Before she could take it back in, Zhu Zhen grabbed her hair and forced his tongue inside, his hands travelling south on her body.

"My little vixen" he groaned pressing his hard body closer, his hands roaming recklessly all over her body. Gongsun Li's head thrashed as Zhu Zhen's hand reached the forbidden area, his fingers doing magic to her body. As if her hands had mind of their own, they spread over his bare chest. She didn't even notice when he put his robe off. However, her hands massaged their way from his chest and grabbed his shoulders when Zhu Zhen placed himself between her legs. Draping both of her sleek thighs around his waist, he gripped her rear to make her ready and drove inside.

Both of them groaned together with pleasure and Zhu Zhen showered her faces with kisses, his hands massaging her stress points to make her relax.

"Laoye- it hurts!" Gongsun Li complained.

Zhu Zhen kissed her neck as his hands massaged her scalp, "just a little more." he pecked her lips lovingly, "Zhen will make it better."

Gongsun Li laid on her side sated staring at the stars through the window. She could feel his hot breath on her back as they were in spooning position, his hands playing with her buns as if they were some stress balls to squeeze. She sighed not bothering to tell him off as she knew it would not help at all.

Zhu Zhen pushed her more into his body as if being closer was possible at all, they were already sticking skin to skin, with no space between them. He rubbed his nose in her hair and trailed it on her cheeks rotating it back and forth.

Gongsun Li giggled at the ticklish feeling making him stop.

"Zhen loves it when wife laughs." he sighed dreamily, his fingers rotating around her navel before frowning,

"Why did you stop?"

"Huh?" She was literally confused.

"Laugh" he ordered again rotating his nose on her cheeks. Gongsun Li laughed out loud this time but at the childishness of her husband. She rolled to lie face to face with him, another laugh erupting from her lips as she saw his face expressing pride to make her laugh.

His eyes tingled with joy ad he rubbed his nose with hers,

"I made Li'er laugh again."

Gongsun Li affectionately pinched his cheeks laughing "You did."

Zhu Zhen's eyes shone with pride again as he eagerly placed her hands on his cheeks as if telling her to pinch again. Her heart clenched with emotions at his actions, she trailed her fingers on his unshaved jaw and pecked his hair.

Zhu Zhen's childlike expression turned into something intense all on a sudden. Making her roll on her back, he crawled kissing his way down her body. When he reached her belly, he wrapped his arms around and kissed her navel before lying his head there.

"I want to be a good emperor, you know. Before you, I was perfect, ruthless, hungry to win and to protect my empire. But Li'er, now I can see nothing except you, I cannot think, cannot sleep, cannot dream without you. Why?" His voice shook with emotions as he let it all out. Gongsun Li felt hot tears trailing down her cheeks.

"Tell me, Li'er. Why loving you is making me so inconsiderate of everything in the world. Why can not I think of anything else except your smile, your eyes, your touch?!"

Gongsun Li's lips trembled as she processed his heart felt words, she was preparing to say something but she felt her heart stop as she felt his tears soaking her belly as his body shook with every sob,

"Love me back, Li'er. Please, love me back."

Gongsun Li hurriedly sat and brought his head in her chest before whispering again and again,

"I love you."

"I love you."

"I love you."