you fooled me

"Dong Hua you can't run away from this conversation forever"


But he could. Feng Jiu confess to herself when he silenced her with his lips. when he releases her she was so dizzy to remember what was she saying. He caressed her right cheek to her chin using his point finger, taking her chin in his thumb and point finger brought up her face and kissed her lips lightly this time.


She only came to herself when he was long gone, "you shameless thick-skinned old attractive rock" she said in annoyed tone. It's been more than a year since they came back from their sweet second honeymoon, he tried his best to avoid any conversation related to his promise and their situation, sometimes he changed the subject, sometimes he drag them somewhere pretty enough for her to forget what she planing to tell and if he was late and she already began her words, well he attacks her dishonorable. She herself start to think maybe she is enjoying their current situation a little too much, she keeps reminding him but not wholeheartedly, she seemed more interest in his actions to make her silent, especially his sweet attacks than to actually have the conversation.


He was more open than before and he did ask for time, so maybe she need to be more patient and enjoy the road. "But he needs encouragement for sure and I'm going to remind him every few days" she thought with herself, smiling.


Another year went by this way, Feng Jiu was chatting with Cheng Yu after a memorial morning with Dong Hua's running away, she told that she feels like they are just engaged and are enjoying their limited time that they have together before the main ceremony: "It's like my family are watching us to not do anything inappropriate before our marriage date and we manage to hide from them once a while to have a little moment together."


In Cheng Chu's answer she even told: "he keeps kissing me like it's the only thing he had for now, isn't it like engagement time?"


Cheng Yu laughed but admitted her words, she once heard that foxes are the most impatience kind and now she can confirm it from personal experience. Her friend, the fox queen, wanted a full marriage.


Dijun was laying behind the orchid trees near the lake, he felt embarrass to confess but he was avoiding his empress, after this long he could tell by her behave when she is about to remind him of his promise, he long knows she is playing with him, it's no longer about his words, she is enjoying his reactions and he like to give what she wanted but the problem was that he starts to enjoy it a lot and that make it harder to keep himself. This morning he woke up of her light kisses and opening his eyes saw the playful mood in her eyes, making an excuse he managed to escape and was laying hear thinking, how much he wants to believe her opinion, but it was a risk he couldn't accept yet, beside somehow their serious disagreement turned to a sweet war, she wants to completely disarm him while enjoying his caresses and he want to keep some face while breaking down his walls slowly. He heard Feng Jiu's conversation with Cheng Yu, and he felt what Cheng Yu felt too, his little fox wants more. It was time for him to talk to someone more related to foxes, Feng Jiu's actions and status become bolder by the time, if there is more fox secrets he need to know.


Zhe Yan had no idea why Dong Hua was at his doorstep, or why he was inviting himself to a conversation over the wine, or even since when he started to drink wine.


"Is Feng Jiu alright?" the most possible issue Zhe Yan could think about


"Of course" the answer he got didn't seem from someone who came to chat, Zhe Yan stopped fanning himself and set down: "then why are you here?"


"We have known each other for a long time, what's so surprising?"


Zhe Yan: that you never come during our long time knowing each other?


Dijun: you are married to a fox, is there anything important about them beside their mated magic?


Zhe Yan froze at his sudden question: like what?


Dijun: desires.


Zhe Yan cough at his wine. He stared at Dong Hua who was staring back, waiting for his answer. He taught Dijun is teasing him but his face seemed concern, he sight, Feng Jiu was a fox after all, a playful one: their desire is higher than others creatures, so higher.


Dijun: "oh"


Zhe Yan: "What did Feng Jiu do to make you ask this?"


Dijun: she acted as a fox.


Zhe Yan start laughing, it seems Feng Jiu give him a hard time, comparing to Bai Zhen she must be hard to handle: she is a little playful fox who had to keep it together, it's hard for her but she will be fine as long as you kept the proper distance.


"hmmm"


"wait, don't tell me you already broke that?"


Dijun stayed silent. Zhe Yan laughed harder than before, poor Dong Hua: you drag a bullet, it will torture you until you let it be released.


Dijun: you should have told this sooner.


Zhe Yan: no one expected you two to cross the line, we thought you believed in your deal with fate and will keep the distance.


"then you must know foxes better." Dijun told before vanishing.




"Feng Jiu we need to talk"


Feng Jiu looked up in surprise as Dijun was walking toward her, he used her full name, he only used that when she was in deep trouble.


Dijun joined her in their camellias. Feng Jiu keep her silence, gave the lead to him, he wasn't seem grateful because of that, talking wasn't his thing ever and now even less: I did wrong to you, I want to apologize.


Feng Jiu looked in confusion, then her lips turned up to show a smile: Dong Hua is it about leaving me this morning? I know you didn't have an emergency but it's okay, I agreed to give you time.


He wasn't the kind to apologize for such a thing, but she thought maybe he is learning?


Dijun watched her in amusement, of course he wasn't apologizing for that: no it's not about that.


Feng Jiu asked him to explain, which wasn't easy.


"I come from Zhe Yan, he told me that foxes desires are much more than others, I didn't know that and I crossed the line with you, I never thought it would make you feel uneasy."


Feng Jiu couldn't believe what she was hearing, is he here to tell her he is sorry that he kissed her, repeatedly? Was he sorry or was he regretting? And that desire part, how that old phoenix dared to talk about her this way and how he went to ask about it? She felt embraced but living with him for a long while she knew she should be a thick-skinned if she didn't want to lose.


Feng Jiu: "there is no need to apologize, we get through it together"


She manage to say although she felt her face was burning and knew her cheeks must be red by now.


"She is so cute" Dijun thought and answer mindlessly: well that's what I am apologizing for, I didn't know my action will cause you eternally hurt.


Feng Jiu felt confused, why she will be at eternal unease, wasn't he opening up to her: "Dong Hua what do you mean with eternal? didn't you promise me?"


Dijun still lost in her embarrass yet annoyed eyes: "yes little fox I did, but I don't know how long it will take"


Feng Jiu felt her blood running up: you did promise me but you do not seem like a person who is going to keep his words.


She paused a little before continuing: tell me the truth Dong Hua, do you have any idea about how you are going to keep your words?


He hadn't and even if he didn't confess she saw it in his escapee eyes. she felt to be played, "you fooled me Dong Hua"


It was her last words before leaving him, her eyes were full, but with anger tears or sadness he didn't know, she didn't know either.






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P.S


I know I know, every time they make any improvement seems like they took several step back immediately, but this is the last time, promise!

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