Chapter 104 - Bothersome thought

Lei Xing felt her feet lifted off the ground and the Emperor began moving towards the bed only for Lei Xing to push at his shoulders, breaking the kiss, gasping for breath. The Emperor instinctively went to kiss her again but she pushed him back again, fl.u.s.tered, she asked, "C-can we stop?"

When she saw the Emperor's dissatisfied, confused expression, she quickly lowered her eyes and said, "It's you, not me - I'm sorry, I mean it's me, not you...Please put me down."

The Emperor knit his brows and put her down, still holding her quietly asked, "Why?"

Lei Xing knit her brows, keeping her head down, "I'm really not feeling well." She was telling the truth, but looking at his face made her feel guilty for some reason, which further irritated her. She had been feeling queasy since returning, and the kissing made her feel even more so, probably due to the reduced breathing. Her head was now hurting more and her stomach as well.

Lei Xing then heard the Emperor sigh and frowned. The Emperor then brought a hand and caressed Lei XIng's face startling her. Then he softly asked, "What's wrong?"

Lei Xing's frown deepened and she said, "I'm not exactly sure, I just do-" She suddenly felt a strong urge to throw up, and used all her strength to toss the unprepared Emperor to the side, stunning him as she raced to the wash basin on the side and started retching but nothing was coming out. 

The Emperor quickly came to from his shock and went to pat her back, Lei Xing frowned at him for a moment then continued her retching fit. The Emperor then called for the servants to send for an imperial doctor. After a while, Lei Xing finally managed to calm down, breathing heavily and feeling lightheaded. She went to sit down and took the cup of water Xiao Ruo offered, and then just sat there with her eyes closed frowning, completely rundown.

The Emperor sat beside her and was deeply scrutinizing her.

{...Is it possible that she's -...No, she wouldn't be...And who could possibly be the-...No, she's not...But that would be a great explanation for why she wanted to leave so badly...to save herself...}

The Emperor frowned and stared at Lei Xing's stomach as his mind ran through Lei Xing's recent change in behavior. Before she was even opposed to the idea of sharing the same bed with him, and then a few days ago she suddenly arrived in his place dressed in a seductive manner, although seeming reluctant, and today she even accepted him. 

The Emperor's frown deepened, as this realization left him feeling a lot more upset and angry than expected. His anger level was quickly increasing as he looked at her and thought of her being with someone else.

"All of you leave." The Emperor coldly said through gritted teeth, and the servants quickly vanished from the room.

Lei Xing opened her eyes to see him coldly glaring at her and flinched.

{...You can't be serious -_-)...Can't I be unwell?! It's not like I invited you here or something, go somewhere else, there are tons of welcoming eagers waiting for you!...}

Lei Xing frowned and looked away, enraged at the thought of him getting angry with her because of her illness disrupting his activity. Then she blinked as she became wary and glared back at him, ready to fight.

{...You entitled idiot! You better not try to touch me! That will be r.a.p.e and I will kill you!...}

The two sat there glaring at each other for a while, then the Emperor looked away and sighed. He was angry but was not sure what to do with her, if it were exposed they will be calls to kill her as was custom but he could not even fathom that as an option. He also could not fathom sending her away and letting her go as she wanted as an option either. He was at a complete loss on what to do. 

The Emperor sighed again and Lei Xing was confused as she looked as seemingly dejected expression.

{...Is this guy on drugs or something? His mood swings are quite...perplexing o_O)...}

The Emperor then turned to her and said, "Xing er', I am not asking this for the sake of punishing you, but rather it is so we can work on a solution together. So I want you to not worry and be honest." He then paused and took a deep breath as if bracing himself, and Lei Xing looked on completely lost as to where he was going with this. 

"Are you..." The Emperor frowned and stopped, "Is there any chance that you could be " He paused again and rephrased, "Is there any possibility at all, that would make it so that you co..." He paused again and his frown deepened.

Lei Xing in her irritable mood, barked out, "Be what?!"

The Emperor looked at her and then frowned down at her stomach, Lei Xing followed his gaze and looked at her stomach too and then back at him and in complete disbelief asked, "Pregnant?"

The Emperor frown deepened and he glared up at her and chillingly asked, "Are you?"

"Of course not!" She said appalled at the idea that he would even consider that.

{...What the hell dude?! Someone bio class...What exactly is going on in his head? And here I thought he was smart o_O)...}

The Emperor's face relaxed then he frowned again, "Would you actually tell me if you were?"

Lei Xing looked at him, unamused and irritated, she flatly said, "It depends." Looking at the Emperor's deepening frown, she sighed and reassured, "I am definitely not pregnant, it's impossible."

The Emperor then smiled and smugly said, "I thought so."

Lei Xing shook her head.

{...He definitely is an idiot -_-)...}

The Imperial doctor eventually came and checked on her condition. As he checked her pulse, she saw the Emperor looking at her wrist suspiciously, probably still on the pregnancy idea so she asked the Imperial doctor, "Is there anything abnormal about my pulse?" As soon as she said this, the Emperor looked off to the side, pretending not to be paying attention and Lei Xing snorted and shook her head.

{...Definitely an idiot...}

The Imperial doctor informed that her pulse was normal and but a bit labored due to the retching episode. He explained that her symptoms were probably temporary and nothing serious and must be a result of something she ate not agreeing with her body. And that adequate rest and time will resolve it and also prescribed some medication to alleviate the feeling of nausea and left. 

Lei Xing frowned and cursed Princess Nalan in her head for her unwanted teachings and also cursed this body that was too weak to shut down over simple words. Then she also cursed her overactive imagination for painting very detailed pictures for her torture.

Lei Xing then turned to the Emperor who was still staring off to the side and said, "Aren't you leaving?"

The Emperor turned to her with a raised eyebrow, and Lei Xing advised, "Since I am unwell, you should go somewhere else."

"I am fine where I am." The Emperor said smirking at her, then he knit his brows, frowned and suddenly got up and announced, "I am going to take a cold bath. You can go to sleep first." Then he left in quick strides.

Lei Xing frowned but was too tired to be bothered. She told Xiao Ruo to put another blanket on the bed. Then she rolled herself in her own blanket. The Emperor returned to him a while later to find a Lei Xing roll in the corner of the bed. He snorted and then got in the bed and went to hug the roll. Lei Xing frowned when she felt his arm around her, she was already feeling constricted in the roll and this made it worse.

"Oh, you're still awake." The Emperor said when he sensed her movement and leaned on his hand so he could see her face on the other side, she had her eyes closed but her eyebrows were twitching. He smirked and then asked, "Isn't it hot in there? I was debating removing so you wouldn't feel suffocated."

"This is how I normally sleep." Lei Xing finally responded, burying her face in the blanket. The Emperor snorted as he thought she was really cute when nervous. He then moved her hair and gave her kiss on the cheek and saw her knit her brows and said, "good night."

Then he hugged the Lei Xing roll tightly and settled in to sleep behind her. After a while like that, Lei Xing finally could not take it, and groaned loudly. He moved his hand and she sat up and freed herself from the blanket, "Fine."

The Emperor smiled and said, "Comfort is important."