Lu Liangwei felt ticklish but she tried to bear it. She pressed his hand back while saying, “Do you still plan on having lunch?”

Long Yang’s attention was still completely focused on her belly and he replied nonchalantly, “I’m full.”

Lu Liangwei glanced at him musingly. Even he did not notice that he was not speaking formally most of the time when he was talking to her.

She was happy to see this change in him and did not bother to point it out.

However, she sighed soulfully at the sight of the full table of dishes. She picked up the chopsticks once more. “I’m not full yet though.”

Long Yang lifted his head to look at her when he heard this, and was surprised to see that she was using his pair of chopsticks.

“I used those chopsticks just now,” he could not help but remind her after pausing for a moment.

Lu Liangwei chewed her food and said with her mouth full, “I know that, but I don’t mind your saliva.”

Her tone sounded indifferent, but Long Yang’s face turned slightly red from that.

His reaction came after a slight delay; his thick, dark eyelashes fluttered as he glared at her in slight disbelief.

“How shameless!” It took him quite a while to utter this as he was at a loss for words.

He initially wanted to berate her, but the tone of his voice did not sound threatening at all.

Lu Liangwei paused in the middle of getting more food and turned to look at him.

“What did you say?”

Long Yang’s eyes narrowed as he looked at her. “Do you need me to repeat my words?”

Lu Liangwei placed her chopsticks down and suddenly reached out to cup his face with her hands. She moved close and pecked him on the lips.

“You weren’t bothered with my saliva two nights ago, weren’t you? Do you need me to refresh your memory of that night?”

Long Yang, “…”

Indescribable images immediately appeared in his mind and his face suddenly burned. He felt a little uncomfortable.

“Are you even a woman? How could you say such words out loud?” He frowned as he reprimanded her, but it only gave the impression that he was trying to hide something.

“Don’t you know best if I’m a woman?” Lu Liangwei pouted. What high horse was he riding? Was he not the one who would not stop indulging in her in bed two nights ago?

Long Yang’s face completely darkened.

“Lu Liangwei, don’t you have any sense of shame in you?”

Lu Liangwei patted his hand. “Since Your Majesty has a sense of shame, you should let go of me now.”

Long Yang choked and he finally released her.

Lu Liangwei took the opportunity to stand up. She wiped the corner of her lips with a handkerchief before turning to walk away.

Long Yang frowned tightly as he watched the girl leave without turning back. He was overcome with a strange feeling of frustration.

He walked in a circle around his study and, in the end, suppressed his impulse to run after her.

That was such an act of brazenness, yet he could not bear to punish her. The more he expressed how much she mattered to him, the more superior she would feel. There would be no way she would still respect him in the future.

Long Yang calmed himself down. A woman should never be pampered too much!

Meanwhile, Lu Liangwei had walked out of the imperial study by now. When she spotted Zhao Qian waiting by the side, a thought crossed her mind and she waved him over. “Butler Zhao, come with me for a minute. I have something to ask of you.”

Zhao Qian did not hesitate and immediately followed her.

Lu Liangwei finally stopped when they were a good distance from the imperial study.

“Is there anything you need my help with, Your Highness?” Zhao Qian was slightly curious.

He had overheard a portion of the commotion that occurred in the imperial study while waiting outside.

He had thought that Lu Liangwei and Long Yang had gotten into an argument. He was concerned about it, and at the same time, felt a hint of dread.

There were times when he wondered what exactly was going through his master’s mind.

The emperor was clearly defending Her Highness during his time at the imperial court by severely punishing those who had bad-mouthed her, yet why did he change his tune the moment he faced Her Highness after the session at the imperial court?