The empress blushed slightly as she remembered how he passionately kissed her that night. It was intense and demanding at the same time. It was a no brainer that Feng Tianyi had previous experience with women. He knew how to hold her, kiss her, and make her feel good with his experienced hands.

  She'd taken in the way Feng Tianyi looked at her. Tang Moyu couldn't remember a time when someone actually took an effort to just simply touch and look at her the way the devil did. Or perhaps, she was too preoccupied to even notice that people were staring at her.

  His face seemed so relaxed, but his eyes had a fiery glint in it. Tang Moyu had gulped at the rather intimate gesture. He was like a starving big bad wolf, salivating over delicacy meat.

  Hands tangled in locks as they kissed each other, lost in each other's touch. For Tang Moyu who was experiencing a make-out session for the first time, she couldn't help but shiver beneath him, extremely becoming aware of how her heart was painfully thudding against her chest.

  For the longest time, Feng Tianyi thought that it was rare to see the empress being fazed about something. Her cold mask made it hard for people to know or to predict what she was thinking, but as he felt her pulse beating fast against his chest, the devil was ludicrously happy that he was able to get this kind of reaction from her. It felt special, exclusive even.

  The realization of her wanting him made him more tangible to her.

  Soft mewls and exhales of breath came from the two figures on the bed. He slanted his mouth, getting a more comfortable position to kiss her thoroughly. She softly whimpered as he angled his head.

  It was obvious that the devil really wanted to eat the tofu right then, but Feng Tianyi had managed to pull himself away from her. Foreheads touched before he gave her one last slow sweet kiss before rolling on his back. He covered his eyes with an arm as he tried to rein back his urges.

  "What am I going to do with you?" She heard Feng Tianyi's false exasperation.

  Tang Moyu hummed, the corner of her lips curling up. "Beats me."

  Lu Tianxin and Cheng Ning shared a knowing look and smiled at each other before leaving Tang Moyu in her office, who was holding one of the chocolate roses with one hand. Her phone rang and she quickly picked up the call after seeing the name of her caller.

  Tang Moyu hummed in response.

  "Oh, really? You are getting good at this, Mr. Qin." She said in a teasing tone. "Yes, I like these chocolates, but flowers aren't bad either."

  "I just thought that you match chocolates rather than roses." The devil replied amusedly.

  "Why? I thought you'd say I'm like a rose. Beautiful, but full of thorns." The empress challenged him.

  "Real roses will wither and cannot stand on its own for a long time. The taste of the chocolate would still linger on one's palate even if it's gone."

  Tang Moyu could imagine a grin spreading on his lips as he said it.

  "Also, chocolates are the only sweets I would tolerate." He teased, which wasn't lost to the empress. How was it that even with a mere phone call, he was still able to make her feel flustered with his teasing?

  She didn't miss what he meant by that. He was saying that he liked her in a roundabout way.?Her cheeks heated up, thankful that the devil wasn't able to see her reaction right now.

  "You aren't trying to spoil me, are you?" Tang Moyu asked curiously. She never had been pampered nor spoiled by anyone before, except for Li Meili, who always had something new to give her and Little Star.

  "Hn? Of course! Is that even a question? I'll take all chances I can get to spoil my woman." The devil bragged, purposely, omitting the part where he would also try to feed her more when he gets a chance.

  "Is that so? Then you have to be creative, Feng Tianyi. I will ask Cheng Ning to return anything that doesn't suit my taste."

  Feng Tianyi chuckled at that.

  "Wow, even in relationships, the empress is demanding." He commented, his tone teasing.

  "Of course. I know what I want. I don't expect less from you, darling." Tang Moyu said the last word with emphasis, making the devil laugh.

  "Is that a challenge I hear from you, dear? I didn't know you can be competitive about this."

  "Don't disappoint me, Feng Tianyi. And don't you dare treat me like you did all those women before me. Don't let me hear you comparing me with your previous women! Understand?"

  Tang Moyu twirled some of her dark locks with her forefinger, slouching on her seat as she took a break from work. A rare sight, considering how busy she was.

  "Oh? Is that jealousy that I hear? Hmm? Don't you worry, babe. Nothing can compare to the empress."

  It was clear that the devil was enjoying this bantering between them. At least, she was starting to get comfortable with him and being vocal about what she expected of him. He didn't need to wonder or figure out what she wanted from him, unlike those other women he'd been with in the past.

  After bidding goodbye over the phone and listening to a few words from her little buns, Tang Moyu ended the call with an unsuppressed smile on her lips.