Taming Tyrants I

Arc 3: Prince Daddy (77)

Hong Cha only blinked. So, why does it matter? From all the memories she saw with Gu Zixing, they were happy but she cant really tell who he is. A part of her is saying she wouldn't care while the other is persisting on forgetting about Gu Zixing. "Wasn't Gu Zixing a transmigrator?" she asked first. Gu Jiaoyue sat cross-legged while trying to massage her ankle. He knows a bit of trick to ease the pain. Hong Cha guessed his silence means yes. "Did we stay in one world or two? Because, I've been having dreams lately and we were in a different time."

"I cant tell. The only thing I know, he helped you become a successful actress in the first world you two met. And he saved you from your miserable fate." Gu Jioayue stopped upon hearing footsteps. He placed her socks back and stood up. "Let's continue the discussion next time."

"Alright." she nodded lightly. Gu Jiaoyue left and an imperial physician came. Hong Cha was treated easier because of what Gu Jiaoyue did first. She can walk the next day but an unexpected visitor came.

"Princess Mom!" Ying Wendao visited her with Ying Wenxiang and Ying Huai. Hong Cha acted as if it was difficult to stand up when the young boy jumped on her for a hug. This caught her off guard and her balance broke.

"Princess!" both Ying Wenxiang and Ying Huai were alarmed. However, as the fiance, Ying Huai came forth to hold her up. Ying Wenxiang remained on his spot and realized he was worried for her a moment ago.

"Little Dao, careful. You could have hurt Her Highness." Ying Huai amiably warned the litte boy. Ying Wendao pouted his lips since he wasn't able to hug her for long. "Are you feeling better?"

"Oh, yes." Hong Cha didn't expect again that Ying Huai would be worried. She gestured for them to have a seat in the parlour viewing the blossoming Chinese garden. "First Prince, Third Prince, Little Highness Dao are just on time for today. Since I cant walk properly yet, I thought of s-singing but Im shy to do so."

While mentioning her nervousness, she took a peek at Ying Wenxiang. He avoided her gaze though he almost got caught staring to her. Ying Huai didn't notice this since he was looking outside the parlour.

"Princess Mom, please sing! The zither is over there and your voice is great! Please do sing." Ying Wendao pointed the zither behind her. Hong Cha ruffled his hair gently before nodding.

"Please bear with me then." Hong Cha headed to the zither she asked for the servants to prepare. She chose a song ever so familiar to her but she cant tell where had she heard it.

"When a dream is over I want more
Memories makes me miss you
I want to spend my life with you
There's regret when we part
Feelings got me stuck in loneliness
Im waiting to meet you again
Your knitted brows cant remove the obsession
It lingers around
If I no longer miss you
How can I repay the previous life?
I keep waiting over a thousans years
To complete our destiny
Feelinga got me stuck in loneliness
Im waiting to meet you again
Youe knitted brows cant remove the obsession
It lingers around
If I no longer miss you
How can I repay the previous life?
Fate under the tree ring
I use four times to repay
Lend you a fleeting year
To wish to redeem the palm of your hand
Turning back is fate."

Her voice as melodious as they had thought but even equal to a dream. Ying Huai had only heard Mi Yan sing. She have a different voice compared to Mi Cha. He likes how unique the song is and meaningful. Hong Cha focused on strumming the zither softly and sang what she knows. A memory flashed in her head very quick.

"In a different world, I'll come back Camellia."

"Do not find me again! I will never stay with you! Leave!"

"Why? I thought, I thought you still hold me in your heart? Camellia, why do you keep hurting me?"

"If I have a heart, I will never love you. Gu Zixing, you broke your promises."

"You... You want me to promise such thing? You want us to be apart, to have painful lifetimes together? You are willing to suffer for decades?"

"Promise me!"

"Xiao Cha, I promise to..."

"To? Tell me, what do you want to promise? Come on, I am waiting, Gu Zixing."

"A cycle of lifetimes with you. All ending up in one...one emotion left. Will misery make you happy?"

"Gu Zixing, you didn't make it clear. Promise me, one more time, with more details of what I want."

"Remember this, Gu Zixing, I will never look for you. Till time ends itself, till our soul scattered. If you dare to be with me, you know the rest."

"Your misery makes me happy. Gu. Zi. Xing."

Hong Cha's tone wavered a bit. She thought, all she had with Gu Zixing were bad dreams, bad memories she wished to forget. But how when she doesn't even know herself?

She suppressed the sadness she felt. Those fleeting scenes were a mere ten seconds long but not difficult to forget. What she piqued is that she hated Gu Zixing. But why? Hong Cha cant remember even if she forced herself. He integrated his own consciousness to a world of fiction just for her but why does she hate him? Why does she keep vowing to forget him?

"Princess Mom, you're a good singer!" Ying Wendao broke their silence. She raised her head and actually caught Ying Wenxiang looking at her. Hong Cha got into character quick. She blushed in return.

"A good song. Was it from Chu?" Ying Huai asked curiously. Hong Cha can only nod.

"Sort of." she thought in secret. "Its title... I think the song's name was Flowing Back. D-did I sing it right?"

"Definitely."

"It's fascinating."

Ying Wenxiang and Ying Huai spoke at the same time. They glanced at each other while Ying Huai was thinking something is different about Ying Wenxiang.

Cant find any instrumental song for Flowing Back. I got captivated by the story and its emotional music I cant help being inspired by it! It inspired me to write more chapters and develop the ending, teehee. I kind of like making myself cry because of sad arcs, kind of a weird habit of mine. But, I found out music can help the story more emotional and develop better. Thus, expect this song to appear again in the ending of the arc. Thanks for bearing with my tattling(*´∀'*)