Chapter 54: Bathtime Chaos

With that bitter thought, Yue Mingxuan stood up from the water.

Shang Qinghua hadn’t expected him to actually do it.

The water splashed up, hitting his face, and as he blinked the droplets away, a faint, clean fragrance reached his nose.

For all his experience, Shang Qinghua instantly recognized that scent the natural purity that only belonged to someone untouched.

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

So, this Fifth Prince… was quite an interesting one indeed.

Yue Mingxuan didn’t care what he thought.

He stepped out of the tub and moving past Shang Qinghua so closely their skin brushed.

His skin was smooth and warm, like polished jade.

Yue Mingxuan cursed inwardly again why did fate bless this man with such perfect skin?

Once he was out, he walked quickly toward the bed.

His soaked silk underclothes clung to his body, outlining his lean figure in vivid detail.

Shang Qinghua leaned lazily against the edge of the tub while watching him with clear interest.

This person, he thought, had one of the best figures he had ever seen, his skin whiter and smoother than the finest jade.

The memory of Yue Mingxuan pinned beneath him earlier flashed across his mind and he could feel his member began to getting hard under the water.

“Now that you’re done, just leave,” Yue Mingxuan said coldly.

He’s currently barefoot and freshly dressed in dry underclothes.

He truly didn’t want to see this man for another minute.

Being told to leave? Shang Qinghua narrowed his eyes slowly.

So many people had begged to share his bed, even those noblewomen lowering their pride just for a chance to serve him yet this person was dare to throwing him out.

“You ruined my purity, and you think it ends like this?” Shang Qinghua said evenly, his tone so casual it sounded as if he were talking about the weather.

Yue Mingxuan’s eyes widened in disbelief. He stared at him, completely speechless.

Was this man insane?

Since when did men say that sort of thing to other men?

Yue Mingxuan tried hard to hold back the urge to shout and forced himself to speak calmly.

“Then, what does Prince Shang want from me?”

The words that came next from Shang Qinghua’s mouth hit Yue Mingxuan like a bomb, leaving his head spinning and his ears ringing.

“You have to take responsibility for me.”

Take responsibility? For him? What kind of twisted logic was that?

Yue Mingxuan almost wanted to throw his head back and scream at the ceiling.

Ever since he met this man, he had been the one suffering!

His body had been seen, his dignity had been ruined and now he was the one being told to take responsibility?

What kind of absurd injustice was this?!

He was so furious he could barely breathe, completely forgetting that their first meeting hadn’t exactly been innocent either.

Back then, he had taken quite a bold look at Shang Qinghua and even stolen his jade pendant.

Of course, in Yue Mingxuan’s mind, that had just been “examining the environment.”

Now, staring at Shang Qinghua lounging lazily in the bath, all reason left him.

Without even thinking, Yue Mingxuan snapped, “Take responsibility? I haven’t even made you take responsibility and you’re saying this to me? In this kind of situation, It’s a Ger like me who suffers more! How can a mighty prince like you not understand something so basic?”

The words tumbled out in one angry breath before Yue Mingxuan realized what he’d done, he’d just lost his temper at a man whose moods were notoriously dangerous.

That thought made his heart tighten in fear.

But Shang Qinghua didn’t get angry.

Instead, an amusement flickered in his eyes as he leaned back a little and asked, “Then how do you think I should take responsibility for you?”

His tone was light, almost teasing, but behind it was curiosity.

So, this person had intended to just let the whole thing slide?

Most women or Ger people would be crying, screaming and demanding justice by now.

Of course, if Shang Qinghua knew that Yue Mingxuan secretly thought of the whole incident as “being bitten by a dog,” he wouldn’t have found it amusing at all.

Thinking that his earlier words had worked, Yue Mingxuan quickly said, “Well, at least show some sincerity, give me some gold or silver, or maybe something valuable, a rare treasure perhaps. That would make it even.”

Hearing that, Shang Qinghua’s relaxed smile froze slightly.

A small flame of irritation rose in his chest.

Gold and silver? That’s what he wants?

This person must have water instead of sense in his head!

Wasn’t this the kind of moment when people usually demanded titles, positions or maybe even the seat of a royal consort?

With his status, asking to become a secondary consort would’ve made sense.

But this one? He just wanted money?

Did this person think the Prince’s Manor was some kind of den of monsters?

What Shang Qinghua didn’t realize was that he had been hoping Yue Mingxuan would ask for those things that he’d show some attachment. And when that expectation shattered, irritation turned to disappointment.

“Well then,” Shang Qinghua said at last, his eyes narrowing dangerously, “since you said so yourself, you can pay me in gold and silver. Or rare treasures, if you prefer.”

Yue Mingxuan was speechless.

For a long moment, he could only stare at the man in disbelief.

What kind of twisted logic was this?

He finally blurted out, “Wait, why am I the one compensating you? Shouldn’t it be the other way around? I already told you, in situations like this, it’s usually A Ger like me whose being seen who suffers more!”

“Because,” Shang Qinghua said calmly, “there are many people who desire me. And you, as someone abandoned and unwanted, have now tainted my purity. Naturally, you owe me compensation.”

Hearing this ridiculous reasoning, Yue Mingxuan almost choked on his own breath.

He felt like he could cough up blood from sheer frustration.

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