TSFLIP Chapter 279

Feng Guang recalled the scene from that day and nodded without hesitation. “That’s right, Feng Ya was sitting on the ground.”

“At the time, the princess was experiencing her monthly cycle and had stained her clothing. She sat on the ground to prevent me from noticing the marks on her garments,” Gu Yan said with a straight face, unabashedly fabricating a story. “But I noticed anyway. To spare the princess any embarrassment, I told her it would be our little secret.”

This explanation was beyond anything Feng Guang could have imagined. She remained skeptical. “Really?”

Gu Yan replied calmly, “I have no reason to lie to Your Majesty.”

It was a bizarre reason, yet the seriousness in his tone made her feel strangely compelled to believe him.

Feng Guang bit her thumbnail, perplexed. “How odd. Gu Yan, I feel like if you wanted to lie to me, I’d probably believe you.”

Gu Yan chuckled. “That is my honor, Your Majesty.”

“I’m not complimenting you!”

“Even so, it’s still a testament to my abilities,” he said with a self-assured smile, seemingly able to accept praise even when it was backhanded.

Feng Guang pouted, then asked incredulously, “So tell me, are you particularly knowledgeable about women’s cycles?”

He rubbed his nose awkwardly. “Not particularly. I’ve just skimmed through a few medical texts.”

In truth, he was very familiar with the topic.

While most women had regular cycles, her constitution was weak and cold, leading to irregular and often painful periods. Her diet had to avoid cold foods, and though brown sugar water helped, it wasn’t particularly effective. That’s why, during her difficult times, he would transfer his internal energy to ease her discomfort.

Ahem. Of course, she knew nothing about this.

Thinking about how she only enjoyed reading risqué novels and erotic illustrations, Feng Guang said admiringly, “Uncle Wang, you truly are well-read. I’m embarrassed by the comparison.”

“If I read a little more and Your Majesty reads a little less, it balances out.”

Despite his explanation about Xia Feng Ya, Feng Guang still harbored doubts. “Uncle Wang, are you sure you don’t like Feng Ya?”

Gu Yan raised a hand to massage his forehead. “I only see the princess as a junior.”

“Feng Ya and I are of the same generation. If you see her as a junior, then what am I to you?”

Mine.

Gu Yan didn’t say the word aloud. Instead, he sealed her lips with a kiss—soft, lingering, and romantic enough to make anyone swoon.

Amidst their entwined lips, his deep voice whispered, “You are someone no one else can ever replace.”

With just that one sentence, Feng Guang was utterly disarmed. In the end… in the end, she surrendered completely to him.

Ahem. The details of what followed are not suitable for public recounting.

She had sworn not to fall for his charms! And yet… she sighed in frustration at her lack of willpower.

The next morning, as expected, she woke up beside a man who was very much unclothed. Feng Guang wasn’t the least bit startled. She felt as though she and Gu Yan had skipped the dating phase entirely and gone straight to living like an old married couple.

His sleeping posture was incredibly relaxed, his black hair cascading messily yet charmingly around his face, adding a hint of roguish allure to his otherwise refined features. His arm draped lightly around her waist, pulling her snugly into his embrace. No matter how many times she woke up beside him, Feng Guang always found herself firmly ensconced in his arms.

For some reason, as she gazed at his peaceful sleeping face today, she abandoned the idea of waking him up. Instead, she nuzzled into his chest, closed her eyes, and drifted off into a cozy second sleep.

Not long after she fell back asleep, Gu Yan’s arm tightened around her waist.