"What about Chen Guang?" An Xin changed the subject.
Yan Zhen laughed and said, "Keeping a beauty in a golden house is a wonderful thing, but unfortunately the beautiful woman hidden in that house was a concubine from the previous emperor's time. Because the previous emperor suddenly passed away, the newly selected ladies-in-waiting were buried alive with him. Naturally, some of them escaped the net, but they dared not actually return to the palace and could only hide their identities..."
An Xin stared at Yan Zhen and said, "You seem to know everything."
Yan Zhen smiled and said, "Knowing your enemy and knowing your enemy is the key to victory in every battle."
An Xin paused for a moment and then asked, "How did you know I was going to use Heavenly Silkworm Silk?"
Yan Zhen chuckled softly, "If Xin'er liked me as much as I like you, she would know what I want right now."
An Xin, feeling dizzy from his rambling, said, "What do you want? Ugh, don't tell me, I'm not interested!"
Yan Zhen moved and pressed her down beneath him, saying, "I want you!"
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Everyone says that men are animals who think with their lower bodies. Anxin originally thought that this was still a matter of reasoning, but after seeing it today, she felt that facts speak louder than words!
An Xin's cheeks flushed red from the words "I want you," and she instinctively struggled with her hands and feet, shouting, "Yan Zhen, you bastard, you despicable, shameless, vile, shameless, and bottomless bastard, let me go!"
Yan Zhen smiled and said, "If I don't do something, how can I live up to the evaluation of that bastard, despicable, shameless, vile, shameless, and bottomless scoundrel?"
An Xin felt a light bite on her neck, and a tingling sensation instantly spread throughout her body. She choked and couldn't catch her breath, so she opened her mouth and bit Yan Zhen back.
As soon as she took that bite, she felt a sharp pain in her teeth. An Xin cried out "Ah!" and Yan Zhen froze.
An Xin covered her mouth, glaring at him angrily: "Where's your meat?!"
Yan Zhen really didn't want to eat anything all day, so where would she get meat? "Let me see."
An Xin immediately stood up, stared at Yan Zhen and said, "Don't move, let me touch you."
Yan Zhen paused, her eyes flashing, and said with a smile, "It's rare for Xin'er to take the initiative..."
An Xin snapped, "Shut up!" She reached inside Yan Zhen's clothes, and Yan Zhen trembled. An Xin's face darkened; her fingertips touched his bony frame. "Yan Zhen, how long have you lived in the slums to get this thin?!" No wonder she felt such pain every time she bumped into him; he was practically skin and bones. It was unbelievable how beautiful he was!
Yan Zhen suddenly laughed and said, "Ever since I saw Xin'er, I have lost my appetite..."
An Xin said impatiently, "Don't give me that nonsense!" An Xin casually picked up a plate of pastries from a nearby table and placed it in front of Yan Zhen, saying, "Eat."
Yan Zhen stiffened, then looked at An Xin and said with a wronged expression, "Xin'er, I don't like this..."
An Xin said calmly, "Even if you don't like it, you have to eat it."
Yan Zhen suddenly lowered her eyelashes, then casually picked up a piece of pastry, put it in her mouth, and swallowed it.
An Xin stared at his expression.
Yan Zhen laughed and said, "Why is Xin'er looking at me like that?"
An Xin remained silent, turned around and walked outside to order a few side dishes. She then sat down beside him and said, "I'm hungry. Eat with me."
Yan Zhen smiled and said, "Okay."
The side dishes were quickly served, all of them exquisitely prepared chicken, fish, and meat. An Xin crossed her arms, glanced at Yan Zhen, and said, "Let's eat together."
Yan Zhen paused for a moment, then picked up her chopsticks and began to eat slowly and deliberately.
...
Blood.
An Xin clearly smelled a trace of blood. Her gaze suddenly fixed on the tip of Yan Zhen's chopsticks, which were stained red with blood. An Xin looked up abruptly and saw Yan Zhen pause and look at her with a smile, "Why are you looking at me like that, Xin'er?"
An Xin got up and walked to Yan Zhen, then suddenly raised her hand and slapped him hard on the back!
"puff--"
Yan Zhen's face suddenly froze, and the blood he had been holding back could no longer be contained, so he spat it out.
Even though An Xin had expected it, she was still shocked at this moment. She knew how heavy her palm strike was, but it was definitely not heavy enough to make someone vomit blood!
What's going on?!
How could Yan Zhen vomit blood just from eating a meal?!
Yan Zhen suddenly stood up, flicked his sleeves, and walked away. An Xin grabbed him and shouted angrily, "What's wrong with you?!"
Yan Zhen's lips were stained a deep red with blood, but she raised the corner of her lips and said, "What?"
An Xin was taken aback by his indifferent expression.
Yan Zhen smiled coolly: "You can't eat it, you'll just vomit."
An Xin suddenly remembered that the Empress Dowager had said that Yan Zhen had witnessed his mother and Xue Man being burned alive, and that their flesh had been cut off and forced to be eaten by him... A sharp pain shot through her heart, but An Xin's expression gradually calmed down. After a long while, she said, "Anorexia?"
Yan Zhen suddenly turned her face away.
An Xin tightened her grip and said slowly, "If you have anorexia, why didn't you say so earlier? You can't eat."
Yan Zhen suddenly turned around to look at her, his expression strange.
An Xin casually pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the blood from his lips. Yan Zhen stared at her without moving.
"Too skinny! It'll hurt your teeth!"
Yan Zhen: "..."