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Sun Jinzi laid on the bed, her body wrapped in silk unable to warm up. It was already past midnight, and she did not want to torment Mu Tan anymore. It would be better if she fell asleep.

The fire in the brazier flickered and crackled.

He pulled the blanket tighter and tried to close his eyes, but the more he wanted to sleep, the more he couldn't sleep.

She intentionally looked under the green pine tree where the voice came from. There was indeed a space on top of the tree, and there was even a tree branch that had been broken off by someone. She could not think of anyone else who would sneak into her Sun Mansion, and even did not intend to assassinate her.

Without seeing Jin Chupei's shadow, Sun Jinzi's heart was at a loss. Even Mu Tan felt bad following her. However, she couldn't let Qian's disease see that for fear that her mother would be worried for her.

Now that she thought about it, she felt like laughing. She wondered if he had been pricked by a pine needle. The water loss of these pine needle leaves in winter would cause the body to feel a little less tenacious. Only then would it feel more painful.

Thinking about it, Sun Jinzi could not help but feel her heart ache. Then she thought, "What does he have to do with me? She hasn't appeared for so many days, there shouldn't be any relation between the two of them, right?"

If she didn't marry him, perhaps everything would be different, different from her previous life.

Suddenly, Sun Jinzi felt the cold, and pulled on her blanket even more tightly. When she heard the soft sound and opened her eyes, she found that there was an extra person in her room.

He covered his mouth, afraid that he would scream.

Jin Chupei was secretly annoyed in his heart, he did not expect that she had not fallen asleep yet. He covered his mouth with his slender fingers, but his almond eyes were filled with surprise. His thin wrist was even whiter than before.

Feeling Jin Chupei's gaze on her, Sun Jinzi looked down, and then pulled herself up under the blanket, covering herself up tightly.

While she was lying on the bed, she felt that something was wrong, so she wrapped herself in a blanket and sat up to look him in the eye.

"You …" Feeling that her voice was a little too loud, Sun Jinzi nervously looked outside. After confirming that there was no sound, he looked back at Jin Chupei.

After not seeing him for a few days, there were no changes to his expression. His entire face was calm, and no emotions could be seen.

"How did you get in?"

Jin Chupei found a seat and sat on the low stool in front of the screen. He was not too far away from Sun Jinzi, nor was he too close. The way she spoke in a low voice was very cute, like a rabbit who was afraid of being discovered by a hunter.

Pointing at the window, he had used a dagger to remove the window latch, so he had taken care of it when he landed. Every night a light was lit in her room, and at first he thought she was awake. Once, after bitterly waiting until daylight before he saw the oil lamp was extinguished, Jin Chupei found out that Sun Jinzi had the habit of lighting the lamp to sleep.

That day, when Queen Mother pulled him down to the backyard, it was not to advise him to give up on Sun Jinzi. She was only telling himself that if he insisted on sticking to it, she wasn't sure if Sun Jinzi would be able to marry him. The only thing she was sure of was that Sun Jinzi would definitely be killed by him.

A girl that a man would fight over like a madman was a beauty disaster. Jin Chuao was like this, and so was he. His son was born to the royal family, so he was jealous. If a girl caused a fight within the royal family, the final result would be the woman's death.

Jin Chupei was not afraid of death, but he did not dare to bet Sun Jinzi's life.

It was a good thing that he did not reappear in the end of First Prince's wedding and that the poisoning Sun Jinzi had caused him to think that the royal father loved him and did not want to harm him, so the royal father did not investigate further.

Men should be like this. If they could not love, then they should be destroyed.

On the other hand, he had avoided a calamity and allowed Sun Jinzi to fade away from his line of sight.

However, his Queen Mother was still trapped inside, and he was also locked inside. It wasn't easy to sneak out in the open and see her and First Prince exchanging glances today.

"What? You don't want to see me?"

"I …"

Sun Jinzi wanted to tell him that it wasn't like that, but no matter what, he couldn't open his mouth. Jin Chupei was still the same as in her memories, but he was a little different.

It was as if he had only been dreaming in his previous life. He had never existed, never protected her with his life.

His heart was bitter, but he didn't dare reveal it on the surface. Jin Chupei wasn't able to reveal a single bit of his intentions, but this woman didn't understand either. If Jin Chuao was her choice, why would she bother bothering him?

It was not a happy day. There were no lanterns lit on the corridor outside. The moonlight shone through the window, making the tree branches slightly tremble. It made the place seem exceptionally quiet.

"Alright, I understand. If this is your choice, then I won't come back in the future."

Jin Chupei stood up. The oil lamp on the table cast a long shadow of him, which extended to his feet in front of the bed.

Sun Jinzi lowered her head and looked at the figure. She didn't dare to look at his face, because that expressionless face would always make her feel guilty. He remembered that after the two of them got married, he would wake up many times. He was also standing by the bed looking at him, and he even jumped at the start.

At that time, because he had loved someone else and had never cared about his feelings, he had never cared about his sadness. Now that he thought about it, he probably suffered a lot too. To be able to put forth all of his strength and protect himself even if he lost his life, he probably loved himself. However, to love a woman who didn't love him, he should be feeling helpless in his heart.

Seeing the shadow start to move, Sun Jinzi's heart shivered, and she immediately cried out.

"No!"

Jin Chupei walked to the window and stopped moving. He saw Sun Jinzi lying on the side of the bed, with tears glistening in his eyes.

Sun Jinzi didn't even notice from the start that her voice was a little too loud, she only noticed that Jin Chupei's eyes had finally begun to show signs of melting.

"Miss, did you have a nightmare?"

Sun Jinzi, who was in the outer room, woke up. He seemed to be dressing up as he got out of bed, startled, and heard the sound. If Jin Chupei were to flip the window and go out, Mu Tan would definitely see his figure when he comes in.

"Faster!"

In the panic, Sun Jinzi pushed away the embroidered bed, and after looking at him deeply, she leaped and jumped onto the bed, covering herself with the blanket. Coincidentally, Mu Tan opened the bed at the same time.

The candlelight flickered and the Miss was lying on her side, looking very calm. It seemed like she had just had a nightmare.

Rubbing her hands and wrinkling her nose, Mu Tan closed the curtain and went to the outer room.

Jin Chupei also didn't think that there wasn't even a trace of heat in Sun Jinzi's bed. Even through his clothes, he could feel the coolness on her body. He frowned slightly. He couldn't imagine how she managed to get here all night.

Jin Chupei moved his body, placing his head on the pillow, he extended his arm and pulled Sun Jinzi into an embrace.

Sun Jinzi's body instantly tensed up. It wasn't that the two of them hadn't slept together, but because of her rejection before, he had never touched her. Right now, looking at this situation, Sun Jinzi's heart was in a mess. She wanted to push him away, but she couldn't bear to.

He was really warm. She had felt it when he was sticking to her, and she felt she needed it.

Jin Chupei also didn't move carelessly, but Sun Jinzi's stiffness made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, I won't move. When your blanket gets warm, I'll leave."

Sun Jinzi nodded, she was used to his embrace, so her body slowly relaxed, and she felt extremely relieved.

The duo did not say anything more as the gongzi outside was still trying to get better. It was already late in the night and he was confined within the mansion, so he did not have to worry about tomorrow's court meeting.

Lowering her head to look at Sun Jinzi, she closed her eyes and slightly frowned. Was she worried about him?

Smelling the light and refreshing scent of her under the blanket and her body, Jin Chupei didn't want to get up. Instead, he wrapped his arm around her waist and moved. Jin Chupei felt that she was extremely cute and wanted to tease her, but suddenly, Sun Jinzi opened his eyes.

"Sixth Prince often steals jade by smelling it?"

It was clearly a joke, but Jin Chupei was very unhappy in his heart. In the past, when he fought outside, when he fought with a group of men, he did not even touch a woman. In the past few years on the way back to the capital, there weren't many ladies that were close to him, so how could it be like this?

"You're the first."

Sun Jinzi was a little stunned, she also did not expect him to answer her so honestly. Originally, she just wanted to warn him not to move recklessly.

With a slightly red face, Sun Jinzi closed her eyes and ignored him.

"You go to sleep. I'll go when you warm up."

Sun Jinzi nodded, she believed in his character. In the past, he had shared a bed with her for a few years, yet he hadn't taken a single step over the Lightning Lake. Sun Jinzi felt that a person's nature would never change no matter how time passed.

After a while, Sun Jinzi's breathing stabilized, but Jin Chupei was not sleepy at all. He lowered his head and looked at the beautiful little face, wanting to kiss it, but he was afraid of disturbing Sun Jinzi.

He never thought that he would one day do such a thing. He even crawled into the bed of a lady. However, it was her. His heart was filled with boundless joy.

The bed was already warm, but he didn't want to leave. He slightly closed his eyes, not daring to fall asleep. If there was any movement, he could react in time. After all, the reputation of a young miss couldn't be broken, much less be ruined by him. One day, he would definitely marry her into his manor and become his imperial concubine.

When Sun Jinzi woke up, there was already no one on the bed. Since the window lock was still locked, he should have already left.

His heart was slightly disappointed. He buried his head under the blanket, but there was still a faint smell of him under the blanket. The fragrance of the cold plum was still the same. It was not strong, but it smelled good.

The sky outside was still rather dark, but if one were to listen carefully, one would see that servants were already sweeping the area outside. Sun Jinzi wrapped herself in a blanket and wrapped herself in the shape of a silkworm chrysalis. A hint of a smile actually hung on her lips.

She didn't know if he understood her feelings, but she knew that he was just like before, a gentle gentleman. She was very happy in her heart that he hadn't changed. It became just her.

However, the present was different from the past. If she were to marry him now, she would no longer have any extravagant hopes, and only hoped that he would no longer be like in her previous life, withering away in the rain.