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Every time Wang Yiheng sees Bai Yuan's sleeping face he's reminded of his helplessness that day. If he weren't an Emperor, could he and Yuan have been a loving couple like they mention in novels? If he weren't an Emperor, would've there been a scene where no one wanted to harm Yuan and replace him?

Yiheng was brought back to reality when he suddenly heard Bai Yuan whine in his sleep.

"Ugh….too…. Hot…" Yuan gripped his clothes and pulled hard. It looked like he was trying to take them off. Yiheng became worried, seeing Yuan act like that in his sleeping state and so he strode to him without wasting time, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Yuan opened his eyes halfway and seemed to guess the voice who was talking to him.

"Majesty?"

Yiheng quickly replied, "I'm here. Wife, talk to me. What's wrong?"

Yuan was breathing heavier than before, "Hot….my body…. burning…"

Yiheng touched his red face and it was actually burning. Panic came rushing, he was still trying to find out a way to comfort Yuan a little when Yuan started to undress.

"!!!"

Yuan mumbled within his breaths, "Water…majesty, give me some water…"

"Wait a minute." Yiheng made a sprint and returned with a glass of water. By then Yuan was completely undressed and his porcelain skin was reddish all over.

Yiheng helped Yuan drink some water and got up again to fetch a bucket of water and cloth. He recalled, when he was little and had a terrible fever, Queen Mother stayed up all night and used a wet cloth to reduce his temperature. He rinsed the cloth with cold water and gently patted Yuan's forehead. Instantly he curled up in a ball and whimpered, "Too cold….. don't…."

But it was the only way to comfort Yuan and help him return to his original health. Yiheng tried to coax him before cleaning him all over with a wet cloth.

"It's done. Please sleep a little more. I'll be back."

As soon as Yiheng stretched his leg to move ahead he felt a light tug on his sleeves. Yuan's eyes were closed but he mumbled, "please don't go…I don't want to be alone…"

Yiheng dropped the bucket in a corner and patted his hand, "I promise, I won't go anywhere."

Yuan relaxed in his sleep as soon as he found a familiar scent around him. His body automatically moved and wrapped itself around Wang Yiheng's torso when he lay down beside Yuan. He too took Yuan firmly in his embrace and soon slipped into slumber before noticing.

On the other side, something else was taking place inside the other grand suite.

The enormous room was engulfed in darkness but there were a few melting candles on a table. In that faint light, two figures moved on the wide bed. Low, painful, muffled cries could be heard.

Song Xu got down from the bed and lazily walked towards the table. He picked up a small red candle and went back to bed. When the light fell on the other person in the bed, it was none but Jia.

Song Xu stroked Jia's face and replied in a deep, sinister tone, "Don't you love me anymore, Jia-er? I am enough for you, right?"

Jia, whose hands, feet, and mouth were tightly tied up with thick red cloths, groaned and widened his red swollen eyes in panic.

"MmF! MmF!"

Song Xu touched his temple and then threw a hard slap across Jia's face. Jia instantly fell on the bed and trembled in pain. Song Xu gritted his teeth but then again changed to his gentleman mask, "Jia-er, didn't I tell you not to open your eyes?"

Jia only whimpered and stared at Song Xu in shock. Song Xu's face couldn't be seen because of the darkness but Ji could spot his evil smirk and heard him continue.

"Jia-er, I like obedient pets. Do you know what happens when my pets don't listen to me?"

Jia shook his head frantically and tried his best to ask for forgiveness even in that pathetic state.

Nonetheless, Song Xu grabbed a handful of Jia's soft hair and leaned in to lay his forehead on Jia's, pulling him up forcefully.

"I punish them" as soon as he said that Jia started throwing his body crazily. But Song Xu only grabbed him more firmly the more Jia moved when he scalded his thighs with hot, melted wax from the candle.

In the end, Jia couldn't hold on for some more and lost consciousness. Jia's beautiful body fell limp in Song Xu's arms. Song Xu wrapped his arms around him tightly, throwing the candle away.

"Yes, I like it this way. Calm and obedient."

Song Xu sat on the bed and rested his head on the headset while hugging Jia in his arms. He stared at the darkness, unblinking. After a while passed away, he sensed someone outside the window.

"Did you get it?"

A shadow entered the dark room and came forward to stand in front of Song Xu.

"Yes, master." A female voice rang.

"Give it to me, Junkai."

Junkai revealed a clean handkerchief from her sleeve and carefully gave it to Song Xu. Song Xu brought the piece of cloth near his face and inhaled the soft scent of it.

"Yes, this one. Go."

"Yes, master." Junkai vanished into the darkness presently.

On the other hand, Song Xu closed his eyes before smelling the handkerchief once again. Soon an enchanting face came to his mind.

"How can you be so gorgeous?"

Song Xu took out another piece of cloth from the drawer and tried it on his eyes. His vision got dark but soon he could imagine only one image. He took the handkerchief closer to his face, the soft fabric brushed by his nose and then lips. The image started to become more prominent and vivid.

Song Xu's hands moved, he touched Jia's closed eyes and exclaimed in a warm voice, "Your beautiful eyes….blue like the ocean. I want them."

Then his fingers traveled downwards, "Your red, plump lips. I want them."

"Your slender, delicate body. I want to touch it."

His hands wrapped around Jia's waist, "Your thin waist that looks like it will break down if I touch it. I want."

Song Xu's breath started to become heavier as he kept going downwards, touching all over Jia's senseless body.

" That maddening scent that only flares when you're near. I want that."

"I want you all to myself."

Song Xu boxed Jia in his arms as he started to hyperventilate, his body hot and mushy, burning with desire for the youth he caught a glimpse of, the following day in the lobby. He coincidentally caught Bai Yuan awe-ing at the interior with curious, sparkling eyes, and next time, he caught him running outside his dining room with a bright blush on that fair, refined face of his.

"I'll come to find you soon. Because…You. Belong. To. Me. "

Song Xu's eyes were tied and it only helped him visualize Jia as Bai Yuan. On top of that, his attendant, Junkai, helped him attain Yuan's handkerchief which had his scent on it. Everything totaled, it felt like Yuan was not far away, but inside his arms.

Taking Jia as Bai Yuan's replacement, Song Xu that maniac spent the night with Jia. After torturing him cruelly all night, Song Xu finally came back to his senses and found an unconscious, ravaged body on his bed. He didn't spare Jia even a glance before summoning Junkai to take care of the body like she usually does, simply stating, to bury it, dead or alive.