"Brother, be good and don't move. Look what I brought you. You probably haven't even had dinner yet. You'll be starving if you stay out all night." As he spoke, Xie Chen produced a bag of food, which he had placed aside when he arrived, waiting for Su Yan to come and eat it.
Before even opening the package, Su Yan could already smell the aroma: "It's beggar's chicken!"
"Brother, you have such a keen nose! You can tell what's in the food just by smelling it," Xie Chen said with a smile.
“That’s right.” Su Yan was hungry, and his eyes lit up when he saw the food.
Seeing his expression, Xie Chen suddenly felt like teasing him: "Is brother very hungry?"
"nonsense."
"Want some?"
"Full of nonsense."
"Then if you kiss me, I'll give you something to eat." Xie Chen smiled, his eyes gleaming with mischief.
"You little bastard, don't go too far! I'm a man of principle, I won't eat if you keep this up." After saying that, Su Yan turned his head away, appearing exceptionally principled.
But he didn't realize the other meaning behind Xie Chen's words, "If you kiss me, I'll give you something to eat."
Then Xie Chen sighed softly, silently opened the oil paper, clicked his tongue, and then silently opened the lotus leaf inside, releasing a fragrant aroma: "What should I do? My brother isn't eating it. I can't finish such a big beggar's chicken by myself."
Chapter 500 The Slap in the Face Came Too Quickly
Xie Chen sniffed the beggar's chicken in his hand: "This beggar's chicken is really good. Brother, don't you want some? I can't finish it all by myself."
Su Yan swallowed hard, still stubbornly turning his head away: "I won't eat."
"Oh well, then I'll just have to eat it by myself. I just don't understand why you're not happy to get beggar's chicken just for a kiss? Oh right, I brought not only beggar's chicken, but also assorted nut crisps, secret eight-treasure recipe, sweet wine syrup, and crispy meat sauce patties."
Xie Chen rattled off a string of names, and Su Yan's mouth watered at the thought. His resolve wavered, and he began to struggle with his conscience.
Xie Chen tore off a chicken leg and held it out: "Brother, are you really not going to eat it? This chicken leg smells delicious."
Su Yan caught a glimpse of the plump chicken leg out of the corner of his eye, and thinking about how hungry he was, he couldn't help but swallow again.
With just one kiss, all this delicious food will be his.
A kiss in exchange for so much delicious food? That's a really good deal!
It's not like it's the first time I've kissed this little bastard.
Although it was at the main gate, they were sitting on the side, with stone lions blocking the way. It was late at night, and there weren't many people coming and going in front of the gate, so they could secretly kiss without being seen.
Su Yan desperately tried to convince himself, completely forgetting the things he had initially said about having backbone.
Anyway, it's not like this little bastard has had me completely under his thumb for the first time, so it's no big deal to compromise again.
He was genuinely hungry.
It's more important to fill our stomachs.
"Give me a kiss, and I'll eat all that you just said I could?" Su Yan asked weakly, still somewhat embarrassed, after all, he had spoken with such pride just now, and now he was being contradicted.
Xie Chen's lips curled into a smile: "Looks like brother has figured it out. Hmm, let me give you a kiss. All this food is brother's, and I'm brother's too. Brother can eat it however he wants."
"Pah, who wants to eat you?" With that, Su Yan went over to kiss Xie Chen's cheek, but Xie Chen dodged it.
Before Su Yan could ask a question, Xie Chen pointed to his lips: "You have to kiss here."
Su Yan glared at him angrily, but thinking that since they were already planning to kiss, it didn't matter where they kissed, so she kissed him again.
He thought a kiss would be enough, but as soon as his lips touched hers, Xie Chen bit them and wouldn't let go.
Xie Chen only let go of Su Yan when his stomach started growling.
Seeing Su Yan's lips swollen from being kissed so much, Xie Chen smiled with satisfaction and handed him the beggar's chicken: "Good brother, eat up."
Su Yan angrily took the beggar's chicken and began to eat it in large mouthfuls. Although his lips were swollen, it did not affect his eating speed at all.
After all, he had exchanged his looks for this, so it would be a huge loss not to make up for it.
"Brother, eat slowly, there's more." Xie Chen smiled as he looked at Su Yan, who was eating with great relish in his arms. After Su Yan finished the beggar's chicken, he immediately handed him other food. Seeing that Su Yan was choking a little, he quickly handed him some wine to help him swallow.
After a whirlwind meal, Su Yan patted his round belly with satisfaction; it felt so good to be full.
Xie Chen took a handkerchief and held it out to wipe Su Yan's mouth: "Brother, are you full?"
"Mmm." Su Yan nodded. He was more than full; he was stuffed. He was so full that he didn't want to move.
Xie Chen wrapped his arms around him and rested his head on him: "It's good that you're full, brother. It's a pity we're not in the room, otherwise, after you've eaten, it would be my turn to eat."
"..." Su Yan suddenly felt fortunate that he had been kicked out by Feng Muting.
"But it's good like this now. I hold my brother and we watch the stars and the moon together. If my brother gets tired, he can sleep in my arms. I'll be his bed, his pillow, and his blanket. He can just sleep peacefully." Xie Chen hugged him tighter, afraid that Su Yan would get cold as the night deepened.
Su Yan looked at Xie Chen leaning against him and felt a warm feeling in his heart. This little rascal was so annoying one minute and lovable the next.
Chapter 501 Here we go again.
The next morning, Su Yan woke up from his sleep, not even knowing when he had fallen asleep the night before.
All he knew was that last night he and Xie Chen looked at the stars and the moon, talked about many interesting things from the past, and then he fell asleep without realizing it.
"Brother, you're awake. Did you sleep well last night?" Xie Chen asked with a smile.
Su Yan nodded, then looked at him.
Xie Chen actually held him and slept at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion all night. He was naturally comfortable sleeping with his cushion, and Xie Chen even took off his outer garment and covered him with it, so he didn't feel cold all night.
Xie Chen sat on the cold stone steps all night, and had to hold him; his bottom must have been sore from sitting so long.
He then quickly stood up, holding Xie Chen's clothes in one hand and pulling Xie Chen with the other.
When he held Xie Chen's hand, he found that Xie Chen's hand was ice cold, and he immediately felt guilty and heartbroken.
"What's wrong with my brother?" Xie Chen asked, noticing that his expression was off.
Su Yan didn't speak, but silently helped Xie Chen put his clothes back on.
Xie Chen looked at Su Yan, who was bowing his head slightly to help him get dressed, and smiled gently: "This is the first time my brother has helped me get dressed."
Su Yan remained silent, continuing to carefully tidy Xie Chen's clothes.
Seeing him like this, Xie Chen reached out and grasped his hand, asking, "What's wrong, brother?"
Su Yan could still feel the coldness of Xie Chen's hands, so he pulled his hands away from Xie Chen's.
Xie Chen was slightly taken aback. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Su Yan turn around and hold his hands in his arms, which made him feel flattered: "Brother?"
"Your hands are so cold, you must have been chilled last night. I'll make you some ginger soup later to warm you up." Su Yan then looked up at Xie Chen.
Xie Chen stared blankly at Su Yan, who was showing him such concern so proactively and openly for the first time, and was overjoyed.
Su Yan released one hand and raised it to touch Xie Chen's forehead: "You don't have a fever, why are you so dazed?"
Xie Chen suddenly smiled, then pulled Su Yan into his arms: "If only you could always care about me with such sincerity."
Su Yan paused, then struggled and said, "You little bastard, let go! This is the main gate of the Prince's mansion, and it's already broad daylight. It would be bad if someone saw us!"
"So what if you see it? I want everyone to know that my brother is mine," Xie Chen said happily.
"..." Su Yan's face turned red. "You, you let go, I still need to make you some ginger soup."
"Call me Ah Chen and let go."
"You're using this trick again!" Su Yan said irritably. Has this little bastard become addicted to it?
"Who told you to fall for this trick, brother? Please, just call out once. You haven't called out since the last time, and I really want to hear it again." Xie Chen's tone carried a hint of coquetry.
"...You're not incapable of shouting, so if you want to hear it, shout it to yourself!" Su Yan said, then tried to struggle a couple more times. It was infuriating that he couldn't break free; how could this little bastard be so strong!
"How can my shouts be the same as my brother's? My brother's shouts are the most beautiful, just like his breathing. Every sound makes my heart tremble."
Xie Chen deliberately spoke the second half of the sentence into Su Yan's ear in a voice only they could hear, and the warm breath made Su Yan's earlobes turn red.
"..." Su Yan was both angry and annoyed, and struggled even more.
“I won’t let go unless you shout, brother. Besides, your struggling so loudly will attract more attention from others,” Xie Chen said with a wicked grin, his tone full of mischievous “threat.”
Su Yan was helpless; he couldn't break free, so he had to admit defeat. After all, this little bastard was really shameless and didn't care if people watched.
So he shouted angrily, "Achen, let go!"
Chapter 502 Let's change our address to Princess Consort
"Okay, okay, I'll let go, brother, don't be angry." Xie Chen originally wanted to tease Su Yan a little longer, but seeing how embarrassed Su Yan was, he stopped in time to avoid backfiring.
Upon gaining his freedom, Su Yan angrily punched Xie Chen, striking him squarely in the stomach.
Of course, he only used three-tenths of his strength.
As a result, hitting Xie Chen was like tickling him; it was Xie Chen's firm abdomen that hurt his own hand.
He snorted, glared at Xie Chen, and then returned to the palace.
Xie Chen smiled and rubbed his lower abdomen before following them back to the palace.
He had just entered when he ran into Feng Muting and Su Fuliu, so he cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Your Highness, Young Master Su."
Feng Muting took Su Fuliu's hand and said, "Call me Princess Consort."
Xie Chen was slightly taken aback, but without asking any further questions, he immediately changed his address to "Your Highness".
Su Fuliu was taken aback. He had no idea that Feng Muting would suddenly have someone address him as Princess Consort. He immediately became so nervous that his palms sweated and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
He wanted to say something, but after moving his mouth for a long time, he still couldn't find the right words.
Feng Muting was pleased and nodded, saying, "You are so well-mannered and never talk much, so why can't Su Yan learn from you? When you have time, you should continue to teach him properly."
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
After Xie Chen left, Su Fuliu looked at Feng Muting and said, "Tinglang, you didn't even tell me before suddenly having someone call me Princess Consort. I..."
"I just heard Xie Chen address us and it felt particularly asymmetrical, so I thought of having him change it. It sounds much more comfortable for the Prince and Princess. We're getting married soon, and they'll have to change how they address us after the wedding, so you should get used to it a few days in advance," Feng Muting said with a smile.
Su Fuliu was indeed very unaccustomed to it, but others must have been even more unaccustomed to it.
“Ah Liu, listen to the title ‘Princess’ a few times first. Soon, they will change their address and call her ‘Empress’ all the time,” Feng Muting added.
Su Fuliu pursed her lips slightly and nodded gently: "Mm..."