Chapter 8

     Fengjiu's plan of trying to avoid Donghua had failed greatly. He never left her side, not even for a second. He always had his eyes on her and nothing else and it was like he knew about her plan of avoiding him.


     In truth Donghua had come back early from his meeting and went to her room. He saw that she was in daze and read her thoughts. "Siming said we are not destined? And she wants to avoid me? I will deal with Siming later but for now… I won't let Xiaobai out of my sight" He smirked and walked away.


     He kept her close at all times and would watch her till she fell asleep. He watched her eat every meal and he could tell she was getting annoyed by it but he didn't care. 


     One time she was changing her clothes and Donghua walked into her room without knocking "Y-you why are you here! GET OUT!" She covered herself with an old robe and was bright red but Donghua just kept staring at her. Although she was covering most of her body he could see her legs. He couldn't help but check her out "DIJUN! I SAID GET OUT!" She yelled at him and he smirked and turned around "I'm not looking at you Xiaobai. Continue with what you were doing." 


     He finally decided to give her some space and was in his study dozing off. His Xiaobai knew something that he didn't know but what could it be? Was she connected to his spiritual fox in the past? His thoughts were interrupted when Lian Song came in "Hehe, hey Dijun? It's been… awhile?" He took a seat in front of him and started fanning himself. "Why are you here?" Dijun asked "Oh umm, to hang out with you of course!" Donghua already knew that he had come to gossip or something like that because even after that incident he has nobody. His only choice was Dong Hua really since the only 3 people he knew were busy.


     "Oh?" Lian Song nodded "So… what's the plan? Do I have to help you get out of this one as well? You know it will affect my reputation." Lian Song said, Donghua looked up at him confused "What plan?" He questioned and Lian Song became confused "Well uh the plan to help the Princess of Qing que escape this marriage?" And it was quiet for a bit. Donghua actually wanted to marry Fengjiu but he thought for a bit and wondered how his Xiaobai felt about him "There is no plan." He responded and Lian Song gasped "Really? You really are going to marry her?" Donghua responded with a nod "Donghua! Really? Like you want to marry her and spend forever with her? Do you like her?" Donghua gave him a cold look then lowered his head “Must you ask so many questions?” sounding a little annoyed that Lian Song stopped talking. “Lian Song… Does your gossip buddy know anything about Xiaobai?” He asked and Lian Song thought for a bit “Xiaobai? Who is that? If we are talking about Princess Fengjiu then I have not heard anything from him…” Lian Song then remembered something


     “Actually Siming did say something strange...” Donghua looked at the Prince “Oh? What did he say?” And the Third Prince sighed “Well he said that you guys are not fated or something like that. I don’t really understand what that means though... “ 


     Lian Song had left and Donghua went out looking for his little fox and saw her at the pavilion drinking tea. Or what he thought was tea.


     He walked over to her and sat across from her but she didn’t notice and kept drinking her tea. After a while he finally realized that she was actually drinking wine and not tea so he quickly snatched it from her “Xiaobai you should not be drinking.” He told her and they both looked up at each other. “Are you… drunk?” He asked and she tilted her head a bit and said “No I am not drunk…” She then placed her chin on top of the stone table “Do you wanna hear a secret?” Fengjiu asked and he nodded “ I’m trying to avoid Dijun!” She whispered and he knew that she was definitely drunk but decided to play along “Oh? Why are you avoiding him?” And she started to giggle “Because Siming said we can’t be together!” He raised his eyebrows ''Oh? Why did he say that?” He questioned and she looked up at him still laughing but had tears in her eyes ''He just told me that we can’t be together and he wants me to move on from him… But he is just trying to look out for me and doesn’t want me to get hurt because of him.” Donghua felt his heart ache


     “So… I have met Xiaobai before in the past? And I hurt her?


     He thought to himself and asked her “Can you… Tell me what he did to you? Or how he hurt you?” He hoped that she would tell him but she didn't give him the answer he wanted "I don't know you. You're a stranger!" Was her reply "Didn't just now… You told me about how you were trying to avoid Donghua?" He asked and she tilted her head to the side "Oh right…" She began scratching her head and Donghua couldn't help but laugh.


     Fengjiu had fallen asleep and Donghua carried her to her room and placed her on her bed. He sat next to her and admired her for a bit. Although she was drunk she still looked gorgeous. He took some strands of her hair and played with it thinking about how and what could he possibly have done to hurt her. Donghua couldn’t recall anything and knew that the person he had to talk to was Siming.


     As he got up he felt Fengjiu grab onto his wrist and pull him towards her and he tried escaping her grip but she held onto his wrist so tight that he knew it would be impossible to get out of “Stay with me…” She whispered “I don’t wanna be alone.” She begged. Donghua sighed and sat back on the bed “Fine… But after you fall asleep I have to go… Alright?” And she agreed and let go of his hand. 


     After he was sure that she was asleep he left and called Zhong Li over to his room. “Greetings Dijun” Zhong Li greeted Donghua “Around 9:00 A.M. I need you to tell Siming to come to my study. I need to discuss things with him.” Zhong Li bowed and left. Donghua walked over to his desk and sat down in his deep thoughts and soon fell asleep himself.

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