Prince Ling was determined to win over Su Li, so he stubbornly refused to leave, staying the entire day at the Serenity Vegetarian Bistro.
This whole day made Prince Ling very anxious; he was eager to see the little spicy beauty, but unfortunately, the chef was extremely busy and wouldn't even grant a single meeting.
The more he couldn’t see her, the itchier his heart grew. Prince Ling craned his neck toward the kitchen, his eyes practically popping out.
Inside the kitchen, Su Li was busy beyond measure, completely unaware of what was happening outside. But her four apprentices and assistants were having a hard time.
Lingdang kept glancing outside at Prince Ling’s movements, noticing his neck was almost stretched out like a giraffe’s. Lingdang thought to herself, 'Oh no, could it be that Prince Ling really has his eyes on our General’s wife?'
Lingdang and the other three apprentices exchanged glances secretly, thinking they must protect their General’s wife and not let Prince Ling, that big bad wolf, snatch her away.
So when evening came and work ended, Su Li was slyly coaxed by her four apprentices to sneak out the back immediately. Prince Ling’s neck was nearly stiff from stretching, but he still didn’t catch sight of Su Li.
'Still didn’t see her!' Prince Ling was frustrated. But men’s minds are strange — the less they get, the more they want, and the more they can’t have, the tighter they cling.
That night, Prince Ling couldn’t sleep, his mind full of the little spicy beauty. He wondered what was wrong — he was such a charming and elegant young man, so handsome and graceful, yet the little spicy beauty showed no interest in him at all. It was truly frustrating!
Besides Prince Ling, there was another person who couldn’t sleep that night — our General Xiao Zetian.
'Yuanbao, I’m exhausted. Let’s talk tomorrow,' Su Li rubbed her aching wrist, muttering to herself about how Yuanbao was relentless today, always wanting more and more.
Xiao Zetian, wearing a stern face, couldn’t bear to trouble her further. He blew out the lamp, then, by the moonlight, gazed at her sleeping face, gently pressing her sleep point to help her sleep more soundly.
'Little devil, you sure know how to tease!' Xiao Zetian saw Su Li was sound asleep, pulled back the blanket from her chest, looked at her fair neck, and swallowed hard.
'First, you lured the Crown Prince of Huainan here, who shamelessly stayed at our place to fight over you. Now the Emperor’s son has taken a fancy to you too. Tell me, how can you give me any peace of mind?' Xiao Zetian gritted his teeth; his wife’s charm was simply overwhelming pressure!
Under the moonlight, Su Li’s sleeping face was as innocent as a baby’s, truly making it hard for anyone to be harsh with her.
Moreover, Su Li had no idea that Li Yanhao and Prince Ling both had their eyes on her. From start to finish, she was completely unaware that two big wolves were lurking behind her, eager to snatch her away.
In her sleep, Su Li murmured something pleasant, a sweet smile curling at the corner of her lips.
That smile made Xiao Zetian’s throat tighten. He roughly pulled open Su Li’s collar, showering her white jade-like skin with kisses, deliberately leaving several dark hickeys on the back of her neck.
'Hmph, A-Li, you are mine, and only mine!' Xiao Zetian’s fingers gently stroked the 'mark' he left on her. Finally feeling somewhat balanced, he covered her collar back up, placed a kiss on her forehead, then quietly dressed and slipped out to the woods behind the mountain.
Lingdang and Xiao Yun were there. Xiao Yun knelt on one knee and said, 'Master, the situation is not looking good.'
'Speak,' Xiao Zetian’s head ached faintly. That bastard Prince Ling was up to some scheme again to snatch his wife!