"What? Xi-er is with the second prince?! They are not even married yet!", Li Mu Han shouted. They were having a dinner as family when the matter about Li Xi Rui was mentioned. That was when Li Mu Han get to know about how Long Jie had brought his sister to his residence as her health is not suitable to be moved.
"They would eventually be married. Besides, your sister is not even complaining, yet you are", madam Li had enough of her son's antic.

"Mother that is clearly all just excuses! That second prince just wants to do something indecent towards Xi-er!", Li Mu Han raised his voice.

"LI MU HAN! I would not allow anyone to disrespect my wife! That's including my son!", the left prime minister dissatisfied with his son's attitude.

Calming her husband down, madam Li warned her son, "Mu-er, don't disturb your sister. If I ever heard any complaints from Xi-er, we will personally send you back to the border ourselves. Your sister deserves to be happy. She had been through enough", madam Li advised as she strokes her husband's back.

Realizing his error, Li Mu Han felt guilty for being impertinent to his own mother. "Yes Mother and I'm sorry for raising my voice", Li Mu Han apologized to his mother. Living by himself in the border overseeing the small city, he had been too used ordering his subordinates. Forgetting that he was talking to his mother, he unconsciously raised his voice.

The welcome dinner for Li Mu Han becomes a bit awkward. With the left prime minister throwing dagger to his son, madam Li who is trying to console her husbands while talking to her son, and the star of the feast looking a bit downcast. That was truly the weirdest welcoming feast the residence ever seen.

***

Meanwhile in the Qilin Sect, Rui Sheng is knocking on Li Xi Rui's door.

After waiting for a while, the door opened to a lady in white.

"Old man? Why are you here?", flabbergasted, Li Xi Rui could only asked his intention suspiciously.

"I came to deliver a dragon. This dragon had all his nails plucked. So be a good lady and console this dragon. Well then, I'm off~", Rui Sheng throw a man to Li Xi Rui's direction before he disappeared.

What could she do?. Well, she could only catch that man. Steadying herself, she tried to support that man. Suddenly, realization downed upon her, "Long Jie?". Smelling the alcohol wafting in the air, she scold the man, "Are you drunk?. Don't drink if you cannot hold your liquor!".

Has the old man lost his mind? Why would he suddenly throw a drunken man unto her in the middle of the night?. She tries hard to wake Long Jie up. But the second prince just refused to wake up. Giving up, she dragged the heavy body to the bed and let him fall unceremoniously to the soft being. She is pregnant, and just fainted that evening. But now, she had to take care of her future husband. 'Isn't life is great?', she thought sarcastically.

Pushing him to the inner part of the bed, she prepares some room for herself. 'I'm not going to let myself be uncomfortable sleeping on the floor', she thought. Why would she pretend anyway? Yes, they had intimate relation. Yes, they had done everything and seen everything. And yes, they would be married in the future. Seeing as there are no obstacles and no reason for her to pretend being pure, she decided to just sleep on the bed. With him.

Plopping herself on the bed, she fell asleep with her back towards Long Jie. Pretending to be unconscious all this while is Long Jie. After he made sure that Li Xi Rui has fallen asleep, he opens his eyes.

'Damn that Sheng!', he thought. Without warning, Rui Sheng just shoved him to Li Xi Rui's arm. What could he do?. He was not prepared to face her yet. So, he pretended to be unconscious. He had thought, Li Xi Rui would just let him sleep on the floor or let him occupied the bed and she, herself slept on the floor. But of course, it won't be Li Xi Rui if she didn't choose another solution.

Facing Li Xi Rui's back, he hesitates to touch her. 'She didn't love me', he said to himself over and over again. He must remind himself in order to avoid touching her.

"Are you alright with this? Marrying me?", he asked the sleeping figure. He wanted an answer, but he is afraid to ask. So, he asked a sleeping Li Xi Rui. At least he is brave enough to do that. 'How pathetic am I?', he asked himself.

"Xi Rui, are you alright marrying me?", he asked again. He knew he would receive no answer from her, but he still ask anyway.

"Yes. It's not a problem. Are you regretting it?", a sleepy woman's voice answered and questioning at the same time.

Long Jie freezes. Did she just pretended to sleep, just like him?. Imagining the shame, he wanted to flee again. But before he could run to the door, Li Xi Rui turned her body and faced him. "Now, sect master, tell me the truth!", her eyes narrowing and seems to pry the truth from him.

Long Jie is stunned