Huahua’s eyes were clear and bright: “The wedding dress is ready!”
I paused, smiling softly: “Is it beautiful?”
“Yes!”
Yaya stretched its neck, its little eyes as clear as Huahua’s: “Ga.”
I laughed helplessly, picking it up and stroking its increasingly smooth fur.
“Sister, aren’t you going to look at the wedding dress?”
“No need.” I pursed my lips and looked at her, “Huahua, what do you think of Qingyuan?”
Huahua didn’t hesitate: “Brother Qingyuan is very nice.”
“How is he nice?”
Huahua scratched her head, her pretty face scrunching: “I don’t know.”
I laughed involuntarily, reaching out to pat her head: “Is that kind of niceness similar to how your Brother Chen is with Sister Yu?”
Huahua blinked, her face suddenly turning red, stammering: “Sister, you can’t tease Huahua like that.”
“Hehe.” I laughed, but suddenly felt there were many things I couldn’t let go of. Like what if Huahua gets bullied by Qingyuan or if Yaya gets hurt.
“Sister,” Huahua called me, “why are your eyes red?”
I rubbed my eyes, saying: “It’s windy.”
Huahua looked at the flying red silk and nodded: “Yes, the wind is indeed strong.”
Around midnight, three more drops of my heart’s blood were taken, and I lay on the bed, lacking even the strength to speak. Peony put away the jade bottle in her hand and said, “I heard that the Prince went to see you today. He didn’t discover anything wrong, right? You’d better not see him again, nor let him see you; otherwise, the matter of taking your heart’s blood will definitely not be hidden from him, and our agreement will be nullified.”
I didn’t answer her, nor did I want to. After she left, I prepared to sit in meditation, hoping to hold on until the twenty-first drop of heart’s blood was taken. But before long, another figure flashed into the room. Before she could speak, someone covered her mouth: “Shh, be quiet, don’t let my royal brother hear.”
As the hand released, I scolded, “You’re not afraid your brother will kill you, but I’m afraid he’ll kill me! Go back quickly!” Seeing him not move, I added, “Don’t forget, I’m about to become your sister-in-law.”
