Me and Him and Him - Chapter 3

Chapter 3

The Cold-faced Guard tormented me the entire night and only left just before seven in the morning.

Before he went, he was even professional enough to change the bedding, wipe me down with hot water, and dress me in a clean set of sleepwear.

As for me, forget cooperating-I didn’t even have the strength to lift a hand.

But the moment I thought of that pouch of jewelry, I still reached out with trembling hands, dragged a pillow over, stuffed it beneath my hips, then shut my eyes and passed out.

The Cold-faced Guard, who was in the middle of fastening his belt: …

I slept like the dead for an entire day.

It was not until evening that I finally woke in a daze.

The first thing I discovered upon waking was that the pillow I had tucked beneath my hips was gone.

There was also a note at the head of the bed, written in a bold, vigorous hand: “See you tonight at the hour of Hai.”

I stared at that piece of paper, my whole body flushing red.

He was coming again tonight? Was he really that dedicated? Did he not have a shift to stand?

The soreness all over my body made me want to back out a little, but I had already spent the money, and who knew whether the seed had taken root yet?

So, to be safe, I decided to fight another round tonight.

To avoid ending up as miserable as I had last night, I did not plan to use any more medicine tonight.

I thought that should make things a little better.

But I never expected it to be even worse than yesterday!

He actually forced me to be the one on top!

I froze completely above him, so embarrassed I felt like smoke was about to come out of my head.

“I-I don’t know how…” I protested softly, my voice close to tears, my hands not knowing where to go.

“I’ll teach you.” He let out a low laugh, his large hands holding my waist firmly as he guided me.

Me:!!!

This feeling… was even more deadly than last night!

In the end, I practically cried myself into an exhausted sleep. I did not even know when he left.

For the next half month or so, this Cold-faced Guard came almost every night, right on time, to “keep our appointment.”

And his stamina was astonishingly good. Every night was of excellent quality, and he never showed the slightest sign of fatigue.

Compared to him, I was in a far more pitiful state.

Every day, my back and waist ached, there were dark circles beneath my eyes, and my legs went weak when I walked. I looked exactly like some spirit had sucked me dry.

A few close sisters in the palace asked me with concern more than once whether I was sick and if they should call for an imperial physician.

I could only laugh it off guiltily and muddle through, then secretly brew myself some kidney-tonifying soup to patch myself up.

After the Cold-faced Guard came for ten days straight, I truly could not hold out anymore.

“Boohoo, do you take medicine every night before coming to see me? You really don’t have to be this dedicated. I-I honestly can’t take it anymore, boohoo…”

I lay against him, my voice trembling as I tearfully complained and asked whether he had taken something.

It did feel quite good, but one could not keep feeling good nonstop!

I was genuinely afraid that if this continued, I would end up leaving this world before the emperor did.

Hearing my words, the Cold-faced Guard paused. He looked at me with dark, unreadable eyes for a moment, then suddenly lowered his head and gave my collarbone a light, punishing bite.

“I don’t need anything like that.”

His voice was low, and his long, jade-like fingers, faintly rough with calluses, gently stroked my cheek.

Those deep, sharp eyes were now filled entirely with tenderness. He gazed at me, his voice slightly hoarse with emotion. “It is Your Ladyship who is too…”

He did not finish, but the meaning in his unspoken words made me even more embarrassed and furious.

I grabbed the soft pillow beside me and tried to throw it at him, only for him to easily catch my wrist.

“It seems Your Ladyship still has strength left?” he said with a low laugh, helping me up. “Then let’s go to the mirror…”

At those words, I instantly flushed red from head to toe.

Again?! Hadn’t we just gone there?!

He-he-he was shameless beyond belief!