His deep voice enveloped her, making Ji Qingwu feel so hot she thought she might start to steam.
'Am I getting so flustered I'm starting to hallucinate? Why does it feel like the Emperor is flirting with me?'
Before she could make sense of it, a slightly hoarse voice spoke up.
"Stay in the palace tonight."
The words stunned Ji Qingwu, and her mind went blank. She quickly looked up from his embrace.
Meeting Emperor Wu Su's eyes, as dark and heavy as an inky haze, her senses returned, and she hurriedly gave him a push.
She immediately retorted, "That's not possible. My family is waiting for me at home."
A flush of shame and indignation crept onto her face. 'What does the Emperor take me for? A casual dalliance? Someone he can trifle with as he pleases?'
Ji Qingwu's eyes, which had been clouded with a watery mist moments before, were now perfectly clear. She declared loudly, "Besides, I am already engaged."
