Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 138 The Ruthless and Disabled Crown Prince (42)

"Don't be so stubborn, it will hurt me." Lu Liruan looked straight into his empty, lifeless eyes.

Upon hearing Lu Liruan's words, Ji Shumin seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then Lu Liruan felt the grip on her arm loosen.

"Sweetie, take your medicine. I'll stay with you," Lu Liruan whispered, treating the patient with the gentlest of treatment.

"Will you stay with me?" Ji Shumin's voice was ethereal, as if it would disappear at any moment.

"Okay, I'll stay with you." Lu Liruan caught his body as he leaned in, thankful that if it weren't for her "powerful" cheat code, she really wouldn't have been able to control Ji Shumin.

He placed his palm under Ji Shumin's chin and brought the pill to his lips.

A hint of disgust flashed across Ji Shumin's eyes, but he still sipped the pill into his mouth.

His soft lips touched Lu Liruan's palm for a moment. Lu Liruan wanted to dodge, trembled, but finally wanted to hug Ji Shumin's shoulders.

"drink water?"

Ji Shumin shook his head weakly.

His body couldn't even struggle; he could only rage mentally, staring at his powerless body.

His mind was imprisoned by his body, and his body was imprisoned by the palace.

If you don't want to be imprisoned and die silently, you have no choice but to fight.

The drug took effect quickly, and Lu Liruan realized that by relying on her own body, she slowly stopped her uncontrollable trembling.

With her breathing becoming easier, Lu Liruan breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did she realize that she was sweating on her forehead and that her arms were numb and had no feeling.

Ji Shumin loosely wrapped his arms around Lu Liruan and slid onto the pillow. His long black hair spread out beneath him, making his face appear even paler and ashen.

"Shall we change your clothes?" Lu Liruan asked, patting his back gently as if she were coaxing a child, worried that he would catch a cold.

Ji Shumin closed his eyes wearily, shook his head, and remained silent.

The endless, tormenting pain receded like a receding tide, leaving only powerlessness and weakness in the body.

"Then let's continue sleeping?" Lu Liruan pulled the blanket over him.

Suddenly, he was pulled down beside him by a force. Ji Shumin seemed to have used up the last of his strength, pressing against Lu Liruan's neck and suppressing his breathing.

"Hmm, rest now." He nuzzled Lu Liruan's neck like a cat with his cool forehead, found a comfortable spot, and stopped moving.

Only today did she realize that this bed wasn't just for her alone. Lu Liruan looked at the flickering light and shadow cast by the candlelight and wrapped the two of them in a blanket.

At this moment, Ji Shumin posed no threat to her. Lu Liruan was still shaken by his earlier appearance, and only now, nestled peacefully against him, did she feel a sense of security.

I wanted to help him, but I didn't know where to start.

I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep, but when I opened my eyes, it was already bright daylight.

There was no one around anymore.

"Your Majesty, you're awake?" Qinghe's soft voice sounded from the side. Lu Liruan rubbed her eyes and sat up.

"Hiss—" Lu Liruan felt a soreness and pain in her arm.

I lifted myself up from under the covers and saw a ring of red palm prints on my forearm, with bruises in some places, which is why it hurt so much.

As her memories returned, Lu Liruan clearly recalled what had happened in the middle of the night.

It was like a dream.

"Your Majesty, please take a bath first." Qinghe helped her sit up. Lu Liruan felt uncomfortable and nodded in agreement.

The warm water was soothing to her body and mind. Lu Liruan enjoyed Qinghe's skillful washing of her long hair, her mind blank.

"Where is your highness?"

"Your Highness went to pay his respects to the Emperor." Qinghe replied, "Before leaving, he instructed that Your Highness should sleep well and not be woken up."

"Did you take your medicine?" Lu Liruan asked her.

"I've already used it."

The two exchanged questions and answers. Lu Liruan really wanted to ask why there seemed to be no one serving outside the bedroom at night. The commotion yesterday must have been quite loud, so why was there no reaction outside?

Before he could even speak, a noise came from outside, and Ji Shumin's voice asked, "Where is the Crown Princess?"

"Her Majesty is here, taking a bath," Xiao Xizi stammered.

"Ah."

Lu Liruan suddenly felt a pang in her heart. At this moment, Ji Shumin's voice had returned to its usual cold and indifferent tone, but Lu Liruan could not forget his desperate and pitiful appearance last night.

Lu Liruan didn't get up until the water was almost cold. She changed her clothes, her hair still damp. When she entered the hall, she saw Ji Shumin holding a book, glancing at it casually.

Upon seeing Lu Liruan, he naturally waved, signaling her to come over.

As soon as Lu Liruan walked to his side, he reached out and wrapped his arm around her waist, and she ended up sitting on his lap!

"Whoa!" Lu Liruan was startled and hurriedly tried to stand up, but Ji Shumin held her slender waist and she couldn't move.

"What are you trying to earn?" Ji Shumin pinched the soft flesh on her side with slight impatience. It was both itchy and a little painful, and Lu Liruan gave up.

"Your legs!" Lu Liruan touched the ground with her toes, not daring to use her full strength.

“I can’t break it…” Ji Shumin snorted, leaned back, and forced Lu Liruan to sit in his lap.

"Did you sleep well?" Ji Shumin asked casually, playing with her hair.

"It's alright." Lu Liruan's whole body stiffened, not understanding how things had turned out like this in just one night.

"Did I... hurt you?" Lowering his voice, Ji Shumin pulled up Lu Liruan's arm and pushed up her sleeve.

His pain last night was different from usual. In his memory, he could hear soft words of comfort, a thin, trembling embrace, and the soft, smooth skin he could feel in his palm. Ji Shumin allowed himself to torment the other person, but received patient and gentle treatment in return.

The bruise was visible in the light, and Ji Shumin gently touched it with affection: "Does it hurt?"

He followed suit, leaned close to Lu Liruan's arm, and gently blew on it. The warm air made Lu Liruan shiver.

"It's alright, it doesn't hurt. You hate yourself much more than this." Lu Liruan's expression was complicated: "Are you still in pain?"

Seeing that Ji Shumin seemed completely unaffected, Lu Liruan couldn't help but ask, "Don't hold it in."

"Is the Crown Princess concerned about me?"

"Of course I'm concerned about you." Lu Liruan nodded sincerely. She decided that she would no longer be sarcastic like Ji Shumin, because he would only misunderstand her meaning.

"You scared me," Lu Liruan said softly. Only when she felt Ji Shumin's normal body temperature did Lu Liruan pull herself out of the fear that the person in front of her was so fragile that he seemed to die at any moment.

It was as if he could see right through Lu Liruan's thoughts.

"I won't die." He tightened his arms around her, and Lu Liruan closed her eyes, letting out a long breath before regaining her true feelings: thankfully he was alright.

"I won't let the Crown Princess be a widow." Ji Shumin curled the corners of his mouth and rested his chin on the top of Lu Liruan's head.

“Yesterday I called for help, but no one answered outside…” Lu Liruan thought that it was better to have someone on guard in such emergencies.

But Ji Shumin nodded: "I don't want anyone to see this."

"But……"

"What, you don't want to see it either?" Ji Shumin's tone suddenly turned cold. He lifted Lu Liruan's chin and stared intently into her eyes.

"You have to watch over me... stay with me. Remember, no matter what I become, whether I go mad or become neither human nor ghost, you have to stay with me, understand?"

A sinister glint flashed in his eyes: "You belong to me, and I will never abandon you. Even if I go to the underworld, I will take you with me."

"So don't be afraid... I will never let you be a widow, never leave you all alone."

He leaned down and affectionately rubbed his nose against Lu Liruan's burning red earlobe.