Borhes was deeply hurt.
“Xiaxia, do you truly despise me that much?”
Xiao Yixia said coldly, “Yes, I despise you with every fiber of my being!”
Borhes was provoked by her words. “Xiao Yixia, kiss me right now! Otherwise, your family won’t live to see another day!”
Xiao Yixia was at a loss for words. “What madness has gotten into you now?”
Borhes stared at Xiao Yixia with burning intensity. “Xiao Yixia, try being cursed at day and night by the one you love, being loathed and hated by the one you love—see if you don’t go mad!
I’ve gone mad. I want you to kiss me like you’re out of your mind! Xiao Yixia, I command you to kiss me this instant!”
Xiao Yixia refused. “Dream on!”
A playful smile curled at the corner of Borhes’s lips. “I really was too harsh before. I knew you missed your family, yet I wouldn’t let you reunite with them…
I’ll have Lynn make the arrangements right away—bring your entire family to the Western Continent and turn them into Blood Slaves. That way, whenever you miss them, you can see them anytime, and you’ll no longer hate me for keeping you apart.”
The moment Borhes finished speaking, he pulled out his phone and called Lynn. “Lynn, bring my father-in-law’s entire family—”
Before Borhes could finish his sentence, Xiao Yixia cut him off, her eyes reddening. “No… I’ll kiss you, alright…”
On the other end of the line, Lynn heard this and quickly hung up, knowing better than to linger. Good grief… the King was threatening the Queen with her family again… He was already tired of watching this same old routine…
Borhes “considerately” bent down and pointed at his own lips. “Kiss me well… If I’m satisfied, your family won’t have to come to the Vampire Royal Palace for a ‘reunion.'”
A tear slipped from the corner of Xiao Yixia’s eye as she rose on her tiptoes and pressed her lips to his…
Borhes was 195 cm tall, while Xiao Yixia was only 160 cm. So even with Borhes cooperatively bending down, Xiao Yixia still couldn’t keep her balance on her tiptoes.
Seeing this, Borhes scooped Xiao Yixia up in a princess carry and chuckled softly by her ear. “Xiaxia, let me teach you—wrap your arms around my neck, and it’ll be easier for you to kiss me.”
For the safety of her family, Xiao Yixia had no choice but to suppress her disgust, reach out, and loop her arms around Borhes’s neck, then kissed him…
Xiao Yixia had never been in a relationship before. Previously, Borhes had always been the one to take the lead, so once she pressed her lips to his, she had no idea what to do next. But she didn’t dare pull away from his lips, so she just stayed there, frozen, her lips pressed against his without moving…
Borhes let out a low chuckle. “You little dummy, let your husband teach you. Learn well…”
The moment he finished speaking, he took control…
At first, Borhes kissed Xiao Yixia gently, but as the kiss deepened, he couldn’t hold back any longer, and he began kissing her with wild fervor…
Xiao Yixia felt as though she was being devoured alive by Borhes…
She simply couldn’t withstand the overwhelming intensity of his kiss. Soon, she couldn’t breathe, and just as she was about to pass out, Borhes released her in time.
“You little dummy, when you kiss, you need to learn to catch your breath and breathe through your nose… Catch your breath first—we’ll continue in a moment…”
Hearing this, Xiao Yixia quickly tried to divert Borhes’s attention. “Didn’t you say you brought me here to admire the flowers? But ever since we arrived at the garden, you’ve just been talking to me—I haven’t gotten to see a single flower. Put me down. I want to properly look at them.”
Borhes smiled indulgently.
“Little liar, you don’t actually want to admire the flowers—you’re just using them as an excuse to escape my kisses…
But if I kiss you again, I might not be able to hold back. You’re still sick, so I can’t touch you. I’ll let you off the hook for now.”
With that, Borhes gently set Xiao Yixia down on the grass.
“Go on, go see the flowers you like.”
The moment she was free, Xiao Yixia couldn’t wait to stride forward. She glanced at the flowers without really seeing them, her only thought being to put as much distance between herself and Borhes as possible…
At that moment, Xiao Yixia suddenly grew fond of this garden—not for any other reason than that it was huge. The farther she walked, the farther she got from Borhes…
Watching Xiao Yixia walk away without so much as a backward glance, Borhes felt a swirl of mixed emotions.
[Xiaxia, the moment I let go of your hand, you won’t spare me a single look, won’t even think of me…
Xiaxia, I know you hate being confined by me, but with you like this, how can I give you freedom? If I let you go out alone today, you’d run away immediately…
Xiaxia, bear with me for a little while… Once you fall in love with me, I’ll give you your freedom, and then I’ll bring your father’s family over to the Western Continent.
When that time comes, if they want to live in the royal palace, they can live in the royal palace. If they don’t want to, they can choose to live in any country on the Western Continent…
Xiaxia, you will fall in love with me. You will!]
With that thought, Borhes teleported instantly to stand before Xiao Yixia.
“Xiaxia, what flowers do you like? I’ll have more planted.”
Xiao Yixia felt a twinge of guilt. “No need. There are already more than enough flowers here—no need to plant more. All the flowers here are beautiful, and I like them all.”
Borhes smiled and planted a kiss on Xiao Yixia’s cheek. “Then Xiaxia, which is prettier—me or the flowers?”
Xiao Yixia was speechless inside. [What kind of guy compares himself to flowers? He’s insane!]
That’s what she thought, but what she said was, “You, of course!”
Borhes smiled, the corners of his lips curving up. “I know Xiaxia doesn’t mean it, but that’s alright. One day, Xiaxia will say those words from the bottom of her heart…”
As he spoke, a thought suddenly struck him. “Xiaxia, is the phrase ‘more lovely than a flower’ used to describe you?”
Xiao Yixia shook her head. “No, it’s used to describe beautiful young women. It means the person is even more delicate and radiant than a flower.”
Borhes smiled, a hint of amusement in his eyes. “Xiaxia, you are more delicate and radiant than a flower. Why wouldn’t that phrase describe you?”
Only then did Xiao Yixia realize she’d been tricked by Borhes. She cursed him inwardly. [You dog of a man, using your poor Chinese to trap me! What a dog!]
Though she was cursing him in her heart, what she said was, “Because the truth is, I’m not as pretty as the flowers.”
Borhes let out a low chuckle. “Xiaxia, you’re too modest. You’re clearly far, far prettier than the flowers, yet you say you’re not.”
Xiao Yixia didn’t bother to reply. Instead, she lowered her head and focused on admiring the flowers…
Borhes gazed at her, entranced. “Xiaxia, the way you admire flowers is so beautiful…”
The moment she heard that, Xiao Yixia knew Borhes was about to get all worked up again. So she lifted her skirt and dashed forward…
But the next instant, Borhes teleported right in front of her. “Xiaxia, why are you running?”
Xiao Yixia snapped,
“You’re about to lose control again. If I don’t run, am I supposed to stay put and let you do whatever you want?”
Borhes wrapped his arms around Xiao Yixia, pulling her into his embrace.
“Xiaxia, how is it that no matter what you do, you’re always this beautiful? I love you. Seeing you look more lovely than the flowers themselves, isn’t it only natural that I can’t hold back?”
Xiao Yixia sneered, “Natural? Only beasts can’t hold back at the drop of a hat!”
Borhes let out a low chuckle. “Xiaxia, it’s only with you that I can’t hold back at the drop of a hat. Even if another woman stood naked in front of me, I wouldn’t have the slightest reaction…”
With that, Borhes lowered his head and pressed his lips to Xiao Yixia’s…
Xiao Yixia initially wanted to push Borhes away, but thinking of her family, she abandoned that thought…
Forget it. Better not to provoke this beast’s anger…