Chapter 494: Chapter 494

Yo, what’s with the threats?

She didn’t tolerate that attitude from him, labeling him as idle and always stirring up trouble. She rolled her eyes at him and turned away.

Rong Heng didn’t expect Tangyuan to dismiss him like that, and felt humiliated. He reached out to grab her arm and pulled her towards him. Had she been any ordinary woman, she would have landed straight in his arms. But Tangyuan was heavy, so his casual pull only made her stagger—yet still, it was enough to irritate her.

"Prince, can we not act so childishly? If you want to eat, I can just make you something. What’s with all this pulling and dragging? Don’t you know men and women should not touch each other freely?"

Rong Heng didn’t loosen his grip on her arm; instead, he pressed her against the wall, trapping her arms by her head—such a flirtatious posture. It was the most romantic action she had ever encountered, and she immediately thought of a classic scene from a youth idol drama.

As he came closer, Tangyuan felt their breaths becoming heavier. Being a woman who had lived through several lifetimes, honestly, she was quite stirred by his actions, and her cheeks uncontrollably flushed. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel·fire.net

She didn’t know what Rong Heng was truly up to, but the scene felt too bizarre, prompting her to forcefully push him away and flee in panic.

Rong Heng saw her reaction and was quite pleased, his sensuous lips curling into a smile.

In the end, Prince Heng got to enjoy the dishes he had ordered. During the meal, he attentively served Tangyuan food and water, and, more strangely, even peeled seeds for her—an action that terrified Tangyuan and astonished Qingfeng Mingyue. Throughout the meal, their gazes shifted back and forth between the two.

Tangyuan felt like Rong Heng was messing with her. "Prince, did I offend you in any way?"

Rong Heng looked innocent and asked seriously, "What? You don’t like me treating you this way?"

Tangyuan realized he was doing it on purpose, and her smile stiffened. "Thank you, but there’s no need for such courtesy—I can do these small tasks myself."

"That won’t do," he insisted. "You already work hard cooking. I’m just helping with the fruit and seeds, it’s no trouble at all."

Seeing he was pretending not to understand, she changed her tone, teeth clenched, "I said it’s not needed. Can’t you understand?"

Her loud growl made the three men at the table lift their heads and look at her with a mix of astonishment and amusement. Qingfeng Mingyue admired her, while Rong Heng felt a sense of achievement in their playful interaction, his enthusiasm seemingly bolstered rather than dampened.

When she had finally stormed off, Qingfeng Mingyue nervously asked Rong Heng, "Prince, what was that about?"

"Do you think she’s scared of death?"

How was this relevant?

"If I were to marry her, would it doom her?"

Just as Ming Yue had taken a mouthful of food, he spat it out upon hearing this and even Qingfeng, drinking tea, choked.

"Sir, are you joking with us?" they asked.

"Really, how could that even be possible?"

"Why couldn’t it be possible? We’re both unmarried, and I can’t remain single forever. Tangyuan cooks delicious food, knows medicine, is educated, writes well, and handles herself with elegance. Though she’s a bit heavy, I find her chubbiness charming, and in many ways, she’s much better than those legitimate daughters from aristocratic families. Don’t you think?"