The little female is incredibly sweet and soft, healing the five evil beasts right from the start.

Chapter 161 Gift
The emperor's thoughts were instantly drawn to the sensation on the lips.

His purplish-gold eyes flickered slightly, and his gaze gently fell on the face of the girl in front of him.

So close, under the incandescent light, you could almost see the tiny hairs on the skin.

The emperor's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he spoke.

The girl kissed him on her own initiative.

His heart began to pound, and his cheeks flushed slightly.

Zhao Ci slowly reached out and gently placed his palm on the back of her head, returning the kiss.

He slowly returned the kiss, savoring the sensation as if cherishing every bit of it.

Jiang Mian bit her lip, her movements slightly agitated, while Zhao Ci's movements were slightly hesitant, making it seem as if Jiang Mian had the upper hand and had become the one in control.

The imperial edict, however, was indulging her and catering to her wishes.

Before long, he lifted Jiang Mian up, put her against the back of the sofa, and kissed her passionately.

Finally, the two left, their chests heaving and panting, their faces still very close, their heavy breathing seemingly alternating.

"Mianmian, I brought you a gift." Zhao Ci smiled slightly and took out a necklace from the hub space. A crystal gemstone was attached to the end of the necklace.

Jiang Mian looked at the necklace in his hand, and saw that the heart-shaped gemstone was emitting a dazzling light like fire, making people's eyes seem to be dazzled by the brilliance.

"So beautiful!" Jiang Mian's eyes shone with admiration.

No girl dislikes sparkly things. Although Jiang Mian isn't usually interested in these things, she still genuinely finds them beautiful and pleasing to the eye.

Seeing that she liked it, Zhao Ci seemed to become even happier. "I'll put it on for you."

He said this while gently untying the necklace, then wrapping it around her neck and putting the necklace's gems on her.

Jiang Mian then felt a slightly cool touch coming from her neck.

She touched it subconsciously; the heart-shaped gemstone was cool and smooth to the touch, with an excellent feel.

"Thank you, Zhao Ci. I really like this gift from you." Jiang Mian touched the gemstone, then looked up at Zhao Ci with a bright smile. The joy in her eyes was genuine; she was truly happy.

"Yes, I'm glad you like it." Zhao Ci said, his fingers gently stroking the delicate chain around her neck. The soft touch of his fingers and the slightly firm feel of the necklace together landed on Jiang Mian's neck, sending a shiver down her spine.

The necklace accentuated her fair and slender neck, making her skin appear even more delicate, like snow, while the fiery gemstones added a dazzling beauty to her neck.

Zhao Ci is fond of shiny things, just as a butterfly is attracted to the dazzling wings of the opposite sex.

He wanted to dress her up to make her sparkle, as if she were courting him, and to let himself be intoxicated by this dazzling love.

At that moment, he was also attracted to her and couldn't help but kiss her neck.

"Mianmian, I missed you so much." Zhao Ci lowered his head and nuzzled her neck, gently licking along the thin chain. "Have you missed me?"

Warm, moist lips and a cool necklace brushed lightly against her neck.

Jiang Mian gently hugged his neck, naturally indicating that she wanted to. She said softly, "I do."

"How much do you want to?" Zhao Ci asked in a low, hoarse voice.

"I really, really want to." Jiang Mian pinched his two hot, burning ears with her fingers. The ears seemed to become even hotter because of her touch.

"I miss Mianmian so much too." Zhao Ci nuzzled her neck, clinging to her tightly as if in dependence, his cheek pressed against her neck, unwilling to leave.

Jiang Mian hugged him back, feeling the other's body temperature.

"Mianmian, did you open the gift I gave you last time?" Zhao Ci rested his head on her neck, his lips occasionally lightly kissing her neck, and his soft purple hair slid down Jiang Mian's neck, causing a slight tickle. "I want to see you wear it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mian instinctively blurted out, "What gift?"

By the time she realized what was happening, she had already said it.

When I last summoned her to warm my bed, I sent her a beautifully packaged gift box.

Jiang Mian took it back to her room and then forgot to take it apart.

The gift was placed in the cabinet in the room. Jiang Mian originally wanted to find time to open it and see what it was, but after that day, she got busy and forgot to open the gift, so the gift seemed to be gathering dust in the corner of the cabinet.

An inexplicable silence fell over the air.

That's terrible! How could someone make a mistake in front of the person involved, and do it twice?
"I... I can explain," Jiang Mian said after a moment of silence. "After taking the gifts back last time, I was so tired that I fell asleep first. I originally wanted to find some time to open the gifts, but then a lot of things came up, and I didn't have time to open them..."

After Jiang Mian finished explaining, she felt that her explanation was a bit far-fetched. If she forgot, she forgot. What was the point of saying that she didn't have time to dismantle it?
"So Mianmian hasn't even been demolished yet." Zhao Ci's eyelashes drooped, and his mood could indeed plummet from the highest point to the lowest point in an instant.

What he cares about is whether she has him in her heart, and whether she cares about him at all.
Jiang Mian:......

"I'll go take it down right now!" Jiang Mian grabbed Zhao Ci's hand and rushed into the room. "Actually, it's not that I didn't have time to take it down; I wanted to wait for you to come back so we could take it down together! I mainly wanted to wear it for you to see!"

When people are busy trying to appease others, they can say anything that doesn't make any sense.

Zhao Ci glanced at her sideways, trying to be firm. This time, he couldn't let her coax him so easily.

But when the girl held his hand, he couldn't help but hold her hand back.

Actually, there was another reason, which was that gift, which was prepared that day to warm the bed.

Jiang Mian didn't come back on the day the bed was warmed, so the package wasn't opened.

Then, things unexpectedly progressed smoothly, and I forgot about that gift.

Should I wear it to show him now?
Zhao Ci's thoughts were a little scattered. She was willing to wear it for him, so of course she loved him. Forgetting to open it wasn't her fault. It was just that the gift was too inconspicuous, which made Mianmian forget to open it.

Jiang Mian had no idea that before she even started to coax him, Zhao Ci had already coaxed herself for her.

At this moment, the imperial edict stirred his anticipation once again.

His heart pounded; he wanted to see it.

Jiang Mian was unaware that Zhao Ci had already become distracted. She pulled him into her room and took out the gift box from the cabinet.

"Look, isn't this like having two surprises today?" Jiang Mian looked at him and smiled. "One is a gemstone necklace, and the other is this gift box."

Author's note: My darlings, there's one more chapter I haven't written yet. I'll post it later after I finish it. Hey, why didn't you write faster? Σ()

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