CHAPTER 50

It wasn't until Chu Yu carried Shu Yanyan back to the bedroom and they sank into the soft bedding behind them that Shu Yanyan slowly came back to her senses.

She watched as Chu Yu unbuttoned her shirt by the bedside and propped herself up with her hand, sitting up. "... When did you start planning all of this?"

Chu Yu pretended to be innocent. "Hmm?"

Shu Yanyan raised her hand and admired the diamond-studded ring, biting her lip. "The engagement ring is already prepared. You... It couldn't have been a spur-of-the-moment decision, right?"

She should have realized this earlier!

But the previous scene was too dreamlike, and she still felt a bit dizzy and disoriented. She hadn't paid attention to those details at all. Now that she had calmed down and thought about it...

She was clearly like a silly rabbit that fell into a cunning fox's trap!

Of course... she was actually very willing about it too...

Chu Yu took off her coat and rested her left knee on the bed.

She gently stroked Shu Yanyan's hair and smiled as she asked in return, "What do you think? Can you guess when I started preparing the ring?"

Shu Yanyan paused for a moment, but then she started to think seriously.

After a while, she gave an answer. "Last week? After we confirmed that we were going to hold this banquet?"

Chu Yu shook her head. "Here's a hint: even earlier."

"Even earlier?" Shu Yanyan furrowed her brows and pondered, "Then... was it when Yunmiao came to sleep with us?"

That was when she unilaterally declared "war" against Chu Yu, and it wouldn't be impossible for Chu Yu to buy her gifts to make her happy.

Chu Yu continued shaking her head. "Even earlier."

"..."

Shu Yanyan fell silent.

Even earlier?

She tilted her head. "Could it be that when you brought me back to the palace... No, that's impossible. At that time..."

But she couldn't continue her words because Chu Yu nodded openly in front of her.

"Yes, it was that time."

She leaned closer to Shu Yanyan. "Once I found out the truth, I arranged for people to start preparing."

Shu Yanyan leaned back slightly, avoiding her breath, and confirmed with some disbelief, "... That early?Hmm, isn't that a bit rushed?"

Chu Yu narrowed her eyes, a hint of frustration in her smile. "Is that still considered early?"

She continued, "You and Yunmiao are the people closest people to me. It already pained me to waste the past two or three years, and how much longer did you want me to wait?"

Shu Yanyan answered. "But at that time, you weren't even sure if I would say yes, were you?"

Chu Yu, upon hearing those words, surprisingly didn't speak. She lowered her head as if pondering something.

Shu Yanyan was a bit surprised. "What's wrong?"

Chu Yu smiled and said, "You're right."

Shu Yanyan: "Huh?"

Chu Yu reached out and hugged her tightly.

She let out a slow breath and then began to peel away the layers of her heart. "I truly wasn't sure if you would accept, but I was certain that I had to keep you by my side."

The ring, the proposal, the position of the Empress...

As long as she could keep the person by her side, she didn't mind using any means necessary.

Saying this, Chu Yu's hand touched Shu Yanyan's cheek. She didn't apply much force, but her fingertips left a deep imprint on Shu Yanyan's soft skin. "Fortunately, Yanyan likes me too."

At this moment, Shu Yanyan understood the entire meaning behind Chu Yu's implicit madness.

Even though they had been together for so long, Chu Yu, despite enjoying teasing her, had always been a gentle and reliable person in Shu Yanyan's eyes. This made her overlook the fact that Chu Yu also had another identity as the Emperor. In that role, Chu Yu could do whatever she wanted, including taking anything she desired.

If it weren't for her own choice to be with Chu Yu, if she hadn't decided to stay with her instead of leaving with Yunmiao, perhaps the course of their story would have taken a different path...

Chu Yu observed her expression and affectionately kissed her.

"Don't be afraid."

Her voice was low. "I don't ask for much, I just want Yanyan to stay by my side forever."

Shu Yanyan shivered.

After coming back to her senses, she obediently reached out and hugged Chu Yu back. "...Mm."

Although she was indeed a bit scared, in reality...She had never once considered separating from the person in front of her.

Chu Yu smiled and kissed down from her earlobe.

In the midst of Shu Yanyan's uncontrollable breaths, Chu Yu suddenly asked, "So, when will Yanyan and I have our wedding?"

Shu Yanyan couldn't help but bite her lip and muttered reluctantly after barely hearing her words, "We just got engaged, and you're already thinking about the wedding?"

Chu Yu confidently replied, "Of course."

She had her own plans. "If it weren't for the fact that wedding preparations take some time, I would wish we could have the ceremony tomorrow and let everyone know that Yanyan is mine."

Shu Yanyan's eyes welled up with a touch of moisture.

"Are we already... preparing for the wedding?" Shu Yanyan asked in disbelief.

Chu Yu found a moment to ask her, "What kind of wedding would Yanyan like?"

With Chu Yu's actions speeding up, Shu Yanyan had no time to answer that question. Of course, Chu Yu wasn't in a hurry either. They could discuss the answer to that question later.

After a full minute, Shu Yanyan clung to Chu Yu's shoulder and suddenly said, "Anything is fine."

Chu Yu's attention was focused on her little rabbit and had already forgotten about the previous question, so she was a bit surprised by the response. "Anything is fine?"

Shu Yanyan held her tightly, gasping for breath, and whispered in her ear, "I mean... any type of wedding, anything is... fine. As long as I'm with you, anything... is fine."

Chu Yu was momentarily stunned by her words, and once she regained her senses, she almost wanted to embed the other person into her own flesh and blood--

They wanted to be inseparable, to be eternally together.

"Okay." Chu Yu gently caressed her cheek, making a firm promise. "We'll be together forever."

Looking into Shu Yanyan's gaze, filled with a smiling expression, Chu Yu's mind wandered and imagined the scene on their wedding day. The beautiful thoughts gave rise to eagerness, and Chu Yu found herself impatient to reach that day.

However...

Knowing Shu Yanyan's cautious nature, she wasn't sure how long she would have to wait after waking up tomorrow before the rabbit would be willing to stick its head out of its burrow.

But, Chu Yu also had a way.

She squinted her eyes, lowered her head, and lightly licked the gland behind Shu Yanyan's neck.

As Shu Yanyan's body arched in pleasure, Chu Yu's hand moved to the area of her lower abdomen and gently rubbed it.

Considering Shu Yanyan's little rabbit character, she might be willing to have the wedding before the baby bump becomes too prominent, just to look prettier in a wedding dress, right?

Realizing this, Chu Yu's lips curled up.

She lowered her head and found Shu Yanyan's lips, kissing them deeply.

The night was warm and long.

------ End of the Novel------

Author's Note:

Ah, after thinking about it, I decided to conclude the main text here!

I'll add a wedding extra later on~ Thank you, my lovely readers, for your support~. 

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