Chapter 66

66 PRINCE BAI CHEN’S LOVER

Bai Chen’s jaw tightened, and he even clenched his fists. Having the Crown Prince as his first guest in his palace was one thing, but hearing how the ‘guest’ insulted him was another.

He didn’t expect that the older Prince would suspect him of hiding someone in the Jing Pavilion. He was indeed hiding Zhu Ge within the pavilion, but the man was waiting for him in the inner part of the pavilion, so the Crown Prince would not be able to see the man for sure.

Calming himself down, Bai Chen tried to act as if he was the real Bai Chen in this world as he replied, “You are right, Your Highness. I did hide a man within my pavilion, but I didn’t expect that you would be interested in men too. That’s why I didn’t invite you in because I was afraid you’d be disgusted when you saw one of my men.”

Bai Lang told him that the real Bai Chen was a carefree and flirtatious man, so he thought that the real Bai Chen would not waver just because of the Crown Prince’s bullying. Confident and certain, that was how he answered the older Prince.

Bai Renshu had indeed shown his dominance while talking to him. The man was a second-ranked werewolf in the empire, only second only to the Emperor, so it was no wonder that the man’s aura was a bit difficult to bear.

However, Bai Chen tried hard not to feel intimidated by it. Even if his social skills were sucked in in his previous life, he had promised himself that he would become a stronger person in this world.

Bai Chen looked convinced as he replied to Bai Renshu’s words, but he was surprised that the white-haired man suddenly burst into laughter.

“You didn’t think that I would actually be attracted to men, did you?” The older man asked with a sneer. “In the palace, you’re the only one with a weird sexual orientation, so you better not think that I’ll be the same as you. Why should I play with men when women are much sexier than men? Ah, maybe you will not know about that because a guy like you doesn’t even want to touch a woman, right?”

Bai Chen wanted to yell at the Crown Prince, but perhaps the Crown Prince could say that because the real Bai Chen in this world did not like touching women. He still remembered how Ma Qiao had said that he was allergic to women’s touch, and Bai Renshu must have known about it too.

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When he was still in his previous life, he was even willing to worship women, but the story was different now that he was no longer as straight as a road without twists or turns. He was like a road with many twists in this world, and he didn’t need to make himself look straight in front of other people.

Therefore, Bai Chen knew that he should not bark at the Crown Prince because the Crown Prince was only talking about the real Bai Chen.

“I will bring you the keys, Your Highness. Please wait a moment,” in the end, Bai Chen chose to relent as he was no longer arguing with the older man, and he immediately turned his body before entering the pavilion.

Even if Bai Renshu had criticized Bai Chen for not inviting him to his pavilion, Bai Chen still didn’t invite the man until the end. He thought that he would just take the keys and immediately bring them to the white-haired man so that they would not have to interact any longer.

He returned to the room where Zhu Ge was still sitting on the chair in front of the mirror, and the man looked very obedient as if he was a child waiting for his mother to pick him up from school.

And the black-haired man suddenly rose from his seat when he saw how Bai Chen was walking toward him. Zhu Ge did look like a child who was impatiently waiting for his return.

Bai Chen had intended to ignore the man as he immediately walked over to the table where he had placed the keys earlier, but Zhu Ge managed to catch his attention with a question, “You don’t have a good relationship with your brother?”

He could indeed hear the question, and it also managed to attract his interest, but Bai Chen continued walking toward the table and grabbed the keys on the table without answering the question.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

He knew that it was not the right time to chat with Zhu Ge, so he planned to ignore the man and return to the Crown Prince immediately. However, he couldn’t even take another step when someone suddenly hugged him from behind.

Bai Chen was stunned, and even his brain couldn’t process anything right away. He was about to meet Bai Renshu again, but he couldn’t move his body now that someone was hugging him from behind. A pair of strong arms wrapped around his flat stomach, and he couldn’t move because the person used his strength to prevent him from leaving.

There was only one person in the room beside him, and his brain finally managed to determine that it was Zhu Ge who was hugging him.

“What... what are you doing?” He questioned the taller man with a stutter as he tried to free himself from the man’s grip.

Unfortunately, it was still the same as when they were in the Wenxue Pavilion yesterday, and he still couldn’t break away from Zhu Ge because that man was still stronger than him.

Even if he had used his hands to pull Zhu Ge’s hand off his stomach, the man still didn’t budge. Instead, Zhu Ge managed to steal a peck on his cheek, causing a pair of blue eyes to widen at the sudden action.

“How dare you kiss me?” Bai Chen scolded the taller man, and his face turned red either it was because of anger or embarrassment. Maybe it was a mix of the two.

Zhu Ge was his servant now, and he could fire the man at any time because he had the right to do so. However, that perverted man still dared to kiss him despite their vastly different statuses, and Bai Chen felt that everyone had indeed stepped on him even though he was a Prince in this world.

Even a prostitute dared to harass him, and Bai Chen thought that he had no dignity despite his status as a Prince.

“It wasn’t a kiss, Your Highness. It was just a peck on your cheek, but if you want me to show you a real kiss, I’d be happy to do it for you.”

Zhu Ge was indeed brazen, and Bai Chen suddenly pinched the back of the man’s hand that was still on his stomach, hoping that the man would let him go. Unfortunately, a pinch wasn’t enough to free him from the man in red, and he groaned in annoyance.

“Let go of me! I must return the keys to the Crown Prince so he can leave my palace immediately!” Bai Chen almost screamed if he didn’t remember that Bai Renshu was still in front of the Jing Pavilion. He even mentioned the Crown Prince, and he didn’t want his voice to be heard by the man.

Even if he had told Bai Renshu that he had indeed hidden a man in his pavilion, he was still unwilling to act shamelessly with a man in front of his half-brother’s eyes. Bai Renshu wasn’t his real sibling, but it would still be a disgrace if the older man managed to catch him in the act.

He continued to struggle as he tried to move away from Zhu Ge, but suddenly, he could hear someone clapping not far from them. He finally stopped struggling as he looked at the person who had just clapped, and his eyes bulged as they caught Bai Renshu’s figure not far from them.

“So, Prince Bai Chen still has time to play around with his slut without caring that I’ve been waiting for him for so long?”

Bai Renshu became sarcastic once again, and Bai Chen felt that Zhu Ge had finally let go of him after hearing the Crown Prince’s sarcasm.

“I’m sorry, but I’m not Prince Bai Chen’s slut.”

Bai Chen was shocked when he heard that statement, and his neck was about to break when he suddenly turned his head back.

It was Zhu Ge who had just answered Bai Renshu’s words, and he couldn’t use any other words but ‘surprise’ now.

“Oh?” Bai Renshu raised his eyebrows as he questioned the man in red. “You are not Prince Bai Chen’s slut? Then, who are you?”

Now, Bai Chen couldn’t even guess what kind of answer Zhu Ge would give Bai Renshu, but he had a bad feeling about it.

And his bad feeling was confirmed when he heard Zhu Ge’s answer, “I’m Zhu Ge, and I’m Prince Bai Chen’s lover.”