The Second Volume of Case Files Chapter 24: The Men I Like

  A quiet night, a quiet room. Across from Xuan Yuan Yi Fei, who had slightly furrowed his brow, stood me, staring blankly.

  The night wind brings a faint, peculiar fragrance that belongs to Xuan Yuan Yifei. He walks in front of me, takes my hands that are propping up the desk, and furrows his brow: "Change your clothes, you'll catch a chill in wet clothes."

  "But why?" I didn't care if my bathrobe was soaked or if the cold air would invade me, all I wanted to know was why he had to test me. It gave me a feeling of not being trusted. Not because of this sensual encounter, but because I was questioned by my own good friend.

  Xuanyuan Yifei shifted his gaze away from me, standing with his hands behind his back: "This time you went to the Guardian Manor, Yuanchen and Lige are both handsome men, I'm afraid..."

  "Are you afraid that I'm a lecher and have ulterior motives towards you?" I suddenly found Xuan Yuan Yifei's idea to be quite amusing, but in this abnormal world it's also natural for men to think this way. Think about it, in our world only women would suspect men of being unable to control themselves due to lust, who would have thought that men would turn around and suspect women? This is an extremely abnormal world!

  "Xuanyuan Yifei, if I really had ideas about Yuanchen and Lige, I wouldn't have waited until today. At that time, I was the Protector of the Country, I could have done it openly and justifiably!"

  "Whatever." Xuan Yuan Yifei looked at me again, and I walked angrily towards the closet: "That's right, when I was threatened by Feng Qingya, even if I had a dirty mind, I didn't have the guts to do anything. But as for Yuanchen and Lige, I never had such despicable thoughts like you think. Yes, I'm lustful, I'm greedy, I'm a scoundrel, I'm trash, but!"

  I tore off my own clothes, glaring at Xuan Yuan Yifei, "I have boundaries. I have rationality, and I also have choices! Not all handsome men I like! In my eyes, they are just a painting, I look at them with an appreciative gaze, not the kind of lustful and desirous gaze you men use when looking at beautiful women!"

  "Whatever..." Xuan Yuan Yifei looked at me, wanting to speak but hesitating. I lowered my face and raised my hand: "Forget it. You emperors can't even say the three words 'I'm sorry', yet you look at me with such a tangled gaze, I already know what you're thinking. I hope in the future you won't play jokes like this on me again, I don't like bathing with men. Including when I'm unaware of my state and you strip off all my clothes!"

  No longer looking at Xuan Yuan Yi Fei, he walked out of the door.

  "Where are you going?" Xuan Yuan Yifei's tone was tinged with a hint of anxiety.

  "I'm not used to changing clothes in front of men." Still not looking at Xuan Yu Yi Fei, tonight's events made me very depressed.

  Behind him was a light footsteps. He walked to my side and stopped for a moment, then walked out of the room, standing with his back to me. I looked at Xuan Yuan Yifei's back in frustration, wondering why he still looked so captivating despite doing something wrong?

  "You... killed them?" he asked somewhat hesitantly.

  "No, I'm seriously injured, don't ask me how it happened. Today I don't want to answer." The blood-stained bathtub makes me feel nauseous just thinking about it, and now that I've calmed down, I have a little regret, after all, they were two beautiful young men, what a pity.

  I always thought that Xuan Yuan Yifei trusted me, but instead of testing whether I can wield martial arts or strategize, he tested my lust. Why? In my opinion, this is at least an unnecessary thing, and it makes me very angry. What kind of woman does he think I am? Even if I were a man, I don't think such a test would make me happy.

  I was originally taking a comfortable bath, when suddenly two shiny men jumped in without any mental preparation, how could I not be surprised? I didn't like bathing with others to begin with, let alone men. This matter really scared me, and I didn't even see clearly whether those two beautiful young men were real men or not, all I felt was a white blur in front of my eyes, as if... and also saw the small red beans on their chest.

  Alas, whether Chi is red or not is no longer important. What's important is that Xuan Yuan Yi Fei's method is really strange and has many leftovers.

  Get into bed, pull down the curtains, and don't let Xuan Yuan Yifei have the bed tonight.

  A gentle breeze blew into the room, bringing with it a faint familiar scent. I turned over, my back to him.

  "I... just want to know what you like."

  What do you like? Isn't it money? Does he think I like pretty boys? Listening to his tone, pretty boys are the same as money in his eyes. Right, he is an emperor, and pretty boys are nothing but things to him.

  Here, you can raise pets, but once you enter the Guardian's Mansion, you cannot lay a hand on Yuanchen and Lige.

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  Okay, I admit that I couldn't help but "take action" when it comes to good-looking guys. I'll try to get rid of this perverted habit. But what Xuan Yuan Yi Fei said about pets being shrimp-like things, could it be Hou Xian?

  The footsteps faded away, and I turned over to lie on my back, gradually calming down. I realized that I was also in the wrong. Xuan Yuan Yi Fei is after all an emperor. But he allowed me to call him by his name, allowed me to keep Hou Xian, uh... that thing he thought was a pet, allowed me to do this and that, actually except for tonight's incident, I had never done anything beyond what he could tolerate.

  He... after all is an emperor.

  Slowly getting up, secretly lifting a corner of the curtain, Xuan Yuan Yifei was still reading his memorials. Every night, he would work very late, at least I never knew when he slept. He was so diligent, working hard to be a good emperor. He was a good emperor, only not easily expressing his thoughts. This wasn't strange for him, because he was an emperor.

  Unable to help myself, I got up and ran to his side. He stopped what he was doing but didn't look at me. I knelt down and leaned against his leg, looking up at him: "Xuan Yuan Yi Fei, you're a good emperor."

  He lowered his face, opened those amber eyes and looked at me, the black pupils like a thousand-year-old pine stone preserved in amber.

  "I know you don't easily express your thoughts, so next time if it's not convenient to say, just write it down. As long as you ask me, I'll definitely tell you everything." I said this very sincerely, I like this wooden head, the reason is simple, he treats me well.

  "Really?" Xuan Yuan Yifei's hand brushed against my face, and I nodded in his palm: "I'll do what I promised, so don't test me. What you see isn't true, Hou Xian isn't what you think he is. He's not my kept man, but my friend, my family, my disciple. Please respect him too, okay?"

  "Good." Rarely, a hint of a smile appeared on Xuan Yuan Yifei's lips, "So who do you like? I'm referring to those three husbands and four concubines."

  "En—Nangong Qiuyue."

  "Really?"

  Seeing Xuan Yuan Yifei's puzzled gaze, I smiled: "Isn't it strange? He is the most ordinary-looking person among the three husbands and four servants, but he was the first person I saw when I came to this world, taking care of me. I like people who are good to me, but that's all."

  "It's just... I like it."

  "En, afterwards, I think Shan Shan is not bad, because the dishes he made are delicious, unfortunately now entering the palace can't eat them."

  "Having a pure mind in the imperial kitchen."

  "Not the same, everyone's cooking is different, even if it comes from the same family, it's still different."

  "Is it just liking?"

  "Anyway, then there's Hou Xuan, he's a bit different, so the second time I reincarnated I still looked for him, he's like my little brother, close to me and listens to me, but recently you've taken him away from me, it's really frustrating." I slowly closed my eyes, Xuan Ye's thigh is really comfortable, soft and hard just right, he only told me not to lay a hand on Yuan Chen and Li Ge, so I'll just comfort my little heart here with him, heh heh.

  "Of course, I also like Yuanchen, he's pitiful, staring at the sky every day. Ah, you often stare at the sky too, you two are indeed brothers." I opened my eyes to look up and saw that the light had cast a shadow on Xuan Yuan Yifei's face, it seemed... only I was speaking now.

  "As for Li Ge, I don't like him. He seems to have a grudge against Feng Qingya. I once tried to sound out Nan Gong Qiuyue, but his mouth is very tight and he didn't tell me..."

  "Because Ge's leg tendon was broken by a gentle and elegant kick." Xuan Yuan Yifei's sudden answer surprised me, he sighed, the hand on my face moved, and began to gently stroke my half-dry long hair behind my head.

  "So it was... but why?"

  "Because of the sound of wind and snow."

  "Feng Xue Yin?" I took a deep breath of cold air, "I understand now, if she can't get it, nobody else will!"

  "If I can't have it, nobody else will."

  "I'm selfish, I don't like people who are not good to me, so I dislike Feng Xueyin. I only like people who are good to me, whoever is good to me, I'll be good to them too. I know you're good to me, so I'll also be good to you." I stood up and put away the memorial in Xuan Yuan Yifei's lingering gaze on my face.

  "Let's stop for tonight and get some rest," I said with a smile, pulling him up. He remained still, looking at me quietly, unsure of what I was going to do.