The Little King

22 | Being Left Out

Translator: PastTimer

Editor: PastTimer
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When Chu Lan came back late that night, there was a lot of fuss and Xia Xi was awakened. He went downstairs and looked at the backyard, only to find that many people were moving things there. There were five carts filled to the brim with goods. He was a little surprised, although they were disguised as merchants, they didn't need to be so realistic, right? While he was wondering, Chu Lan came over and took him by the hand, bringing him to the front of the carts with excitement. He unbuttoned a pouch and presented him the contents, "I bought this for you, look, do you like it? Is there anything else you want?"

There were rice sprouts inside the pouch. Xia Xi was taken aback for a moment, and Chu Lan used that time to offer him treasures and show them to him one by one. He bought a lot of things, there were seven or eight varieties of rice alone. There was other preserved food that was easy to store. A bag full of seeds was also presented to him, which were packed inside paper packages. An array of different names were written on the paper packages. In addition to these, there was also some gold and silver jewellery, pearl, silk, and satin. It could only be described as a dazzling sight. Xia Xi was stunned, only after a while did he come back to his senses, "These... are they all for me?"

Chu Lan nodded vigorously, "Look, what else do you think is missing?"

Xia Xi's heart warmed, he shook his head lightly and said with a smile, "You've bought so many, nothing is missing," He had never received so many gifts in his life, and apart from the gold and silver pieces of jewellery, everything else suited his preferences, it was enough to show how much thought Chu Lan put into it. When Chu Lan saw that he was happy, he became overjoyed. He ordered someone to take care of the logistics. He took Xia Xi's hand and accompanied him back to the room, saying, "We'll return to Yudu tomorrow, do you have anything else you want to do?"

Xia Xi shook his head, "There's nothing."

Chu Lan deliberately stared at him, "No need to meet with that Li Yuan again? Exchange farewells?"

Xia Xi's face turned red after being teased, and he didn't know how to reply. Chu Lan had already hugged him to his lap and kissed him on the lips. After the kiss, he said with jealously: "Don't go!"

Xia Xi felt a little helpless, "I originally didn't have any thoughts of going before anyway... we just met up, nothing else," Chu Lan squeezed his waist, "It's fine as long as there was nothing," He then asked, "Has your body gotten better? Did you drink your evening medicine? Didn't drink? Why didn't you drink it?"

Xia Xi only wondered how Chu Lan knew the answer before he could even reply. He said, "I'm already well, so I don't need to take medicine anymore."

Chu Lan laughed at him, "It must be because you can't stand the bitterness! Such a big person, yet frowning after drinking medicine; you're even worse than me," Xia Xi laughed with him and said warmly: "Well, I'm not as good as my King. When my King was 12 years old before and got sick, he wasn't afraid to take his medicine," Xia Xi stretched out his hand and gently touched the handsome face in front of him, "Thank you for your care for these past few days. It must've been very difficult, right?"

Chu Lan looked at him fixedly, "It wasn't hard," But there was a little expectation on his face, as if he wanted to be rewarded, even his mouth was slightly pouting. Xia Xi had accompanied him since he was twelve years old, he naturally understood what Chu Lan wanted. This time he didn't hesitate and took the initiative to lean forward, pressing his soft lips against the other party, giving him one sweet kiss. His initiative obviously made Chu Lan extremely excited. His eyes lit up and he held the back of Xia Xi's head to deepen the kiss.