My Husband is the Emperor : I Woke Up With a Husband

Li Lian felt ticklish, "S-Stop it!" She sighed, the first was a small bite then the second was to lick her ears, causing her to feel shivers, "If this goes on, we will be late to go to the shooting ground. Violet is waiting for us."

Li Jun Wei hummed, "You do need a little exercise for tomorrow. Are you ready?"

Li Lian grinned, her shoulder raising as she flattened her feet on the ground, "What is there to be asked for? It is just a simple fight, something that happen often in Ryouma Clan. You could say I am prepared with all my past experience."

Li Jun Wei raised one of his eyebrows, "But grandfather told me that you rarely participate in anything that matters clan war or gang war. He never wish for you to be involved."

Li Lian heaved a breath, "That’s what grandfather said? He is not wrong but during that time, I had accepted the goal in my mind to work under Ryouma clan, to help the clan and become one of the member there helping Shun and Shin. Grandfather didn’t agree but I was rebellious. Now that I think about it, I should have took that path in mind rather than going to China." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Don’t regret what you chose," Li Jun Wei stared, picking her hair away and placed it to her back, "because that day you choose to go back to China, it became the start of the path for us to be together. A new word on the page in my life."

"Hm, you’re right," Li Lian said, her smile blooming that caused Li Jun Wei to crinkle a loving smile. She then moving away to take a drink as she felt her throat was parched. "The first ever fight I included myself to was maybe the fight between the a small group in the South part of Osaka; some people had been creating fake rumors, extorting money, and even pulled innocent people who had debt with them to do illegal actions. All in the name of Ryouma Clan."

Li Jun Wei leaned on the bed, taking a seat as he was interested in her story, "Did you participate in hauling those people?"

"No, but I followed and see everything happen with my eyes. I don’t like violence but I can tolerate it quite well," Li Lian answered, turning her body when a sudden memory dawned to her without noticing how the glass which was placed on the cupboard moved dangerously near the edge, "Shun—"

Her words were stopped by a loud crash that filled the room, Li Jun Wei had rushed to her side, wreathing his hand around her waist to protect her from the glass pieces while staring at the glittering silver shards that scattered on the floor.

Li Lian’s eyes widened, also surprised by the sudden loud sound. Earlier, she was sure she had placed the glass deep in the cupboard, how did it moved? Was it pushed by her elbow? She asked herself, wondering what happened and her eyes immediately darted over to Li Jun Wei who was quiet for a moment, "I’m sorry, I didn’t know that I pushed the glass. Are you alright?" Li Lian tried to perused Li Jun Wei’s face as his head was bent. Coming closer, she ducked down to meet his eyes, finding Li Jun Wei begin to run his hand through his hair

"Jun Wei?" Li Lian called her name in surprise when all of a sudden a deep hiss came from him. He grunted, his brows pulled and expression grimace in pain. "Is it your head? Do you feel dizzy?"

What was happening? Li Lian quickly took his arm over her shoulders, bringing him toward the closest place to sit one which was the bed. Placing him there, she bent her head, "What headache is it? Do you need a medicine?" Li Lian rise on her feet immediately. If she wasn’t wrong, the headache medicine was on the third cupboard from the left corner of the room.

She was about to leave when Li Jun Wei caught her by her sleeve, "What do you need?" Li Lian asked in concern, holding to his palm that felt cold and clammy. Upon closer look, his forehead was layered by a thin sheet of sweat.

"Don’t leave me," he said and pulled her closer to bury his face on her waist.

"I won’t leave you," Li Lian wondered what happened all of sudden, her brows pulled tight when she thought Li Jun Wei might be sick, "You pushed yourself too hard for the past few days. It might be the lack of sleep that is gettin you now. Let me take a medicine for you, okay?" But then taking too much medicine wasn’t great for his health either.

"It’s fine. The pain has subsided," Li Jun Wei said, pulling his head but Li Lian could still she the light frown on his forehead, "I have been sleeping well, I don’t think it was because lack of sleep."

Li Lian raised her brows, looking at the glasses that now had turned to a fine and sharp broken pieces. It is not what she is thinking, right? "What do you think happen? If it is severe we should call the doctor. Headache is window to thousands of illness. We cannot be careless."

Li Jun Wei narrowed his eyes, a moment ago while watching the glass that shatters, he felt a sudden headache as flashes of memories flew to his mind all of a sudden. He cannot study the memory well, only remembering seeing snow like fragments flying toward him but instead of white, the color of the fragments was clear and once it hit a light, a little rainbow color filled his eyes. He tried to remember it only to hiss with another pain that stuck his head.

"Really, let’s go to the doctor," Li Lian urged but Li Jun Wei rejected her offer.

"It’s nothing. Maybe you are right it is only lack of sleep," Li Jun Wei said, brushing the matter away for now while thinking of calling the doctor again but this time, his gut urge him not to use his family doctor and instead, another doctor who doesn’t have any relation to his family.

Thankfully, it didn’t seem to Li Lian that the broken glass had pulled the memory of the accident to Li Jun Wei. She shifted her position, climbing over the door and Li Jun Wei watched her moving until she stopped at the top of the bed and patted the pillow, "Then you should sleep now. Come here."

"What about the shooting range?" Li Jun Wei asked her and moved to her side where Li Lian pulled his upper body to sleep on the bed.

"Violet can wait and we still have time. Don’t care about that and sleep now. As a service, I will sing you a goodnight song," Li Lian patted the pillow and when Li Jun Wei had laid on the bed, she used her hand to tap lightly on his shoulders in rhythm and begin to sing him a soft and gentle song.

Li Jun Wei remembered how this might happened once before and remembered it was during his childhood memory when his mother had sing him a song as he fell asleep. "It’s nostalgic," whispered Li Jun Wei and he turned his face to meet Li Lian. In between her singing, she offered him a smile.

"Close your eyes," Li Lian coaxed, and when Li Jun Wei closed his eyes, she stared at his complexion, her eyes not missing a single feature that adorned his face, admiring every single part of his skin, "Jun Wei," she whispered and Li Jun Wei answered her with a low hum, feeling quite sleepy from her beautiful voice that ushered him to the dreamland.

"I know that you are curious of why I lied to you," she said, wondering if he could hear her entire conversation and it appeared that he could as he nodded his head in response, "I cannot tell you about it now but trust in me. My lie is for your sake."

Li Jun Wei opened his eyes, finding her sincere expression, "I honestly don’t like that you lie to me. Is it necessary?"

Li Lian nodded her head again, "Believe me," she said again.

"Okay," Li Jun Wei said after a while of making his mind, "But promise me that once you can tell me what it is that you are holding as a secret, don’t hide it and immediately tell me."

"I promise," Li Lian said, glad that Li Jun Wei didn’t press her for more answer. But she still couldn’t help to think again about the sudden pain that struck Li Jun Wei. From what she could see Li Jun Wei was great in hiding his pain and having a high pain tolerant, yet earlier, he seemed to be suffering greatly.

Was the headache caused only from a mere lack of sleep?

Below on the first floor, Violet waited for Li Lian. Looking at her watch, she noticed how she had been late for more than forty five minutes.

What was happening?