Zhao Junyao took several deep breaths before he managed to push back the weird feeling in his heart.
Seeing him come in, Xia Ruqing quickly scrambled to get up.
"Emperor!"
"MEOW!"
The cat was also startled awake!
Xia Ruqing's heart trembled, and she quickly turned back to soothe the cat.
Only then did she kneel down to pay her respects again.
Her movements were fluid, like passing clouds and flowing water.
Zhao Junyao watched, dumbstruck, also feeling a sense of being neglected.
He asked in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"
"Watching the cat sleep," said Xia Ruqing cheerfully.
"Emperor, thank you for the cat you gave me, it's really beautiful..."
Xia Ruqing was completely oblivious to his discomfort.
Zhao Junyao twitched the corner of his mouth.
Was he less important than a cat?
But the cat was his gift! Was he supposed to be jealous of his own gift?
Zhao Junyao shuddered at the thought of being jealous of a cat.
