Ji Dynasty.

  Feng Ju was standing beside Lu shi who was lying on the bed with her pale weak complexion. Master Wen Ru allowed her to get treated by the Imperial physician since she incurred injuries while she was with Zhao Ming and her testimony is important for them to find Zhao Ming and Ji Cheng who have disappeared mysteriously.

  He looked at the large band-aid wrapped around her head and sighed helplessly. " Why do you look so weak? It doesn't suit you at all," he murmured while looking at her injury worriedly. Since she always bickers with him, he was feeling uncomfortable seeing her lying on the bed like this.

  Wen Ru entered the room, seeing which Feng Ju stood up immediately in his honor. Wen Ru glanced at Lu shi who was lying there sickly and said, " When she wakes up, ask her about what happened at the lakeside. Also, any news about His Majesty and Zhao Ming?"

  Feng Ju held his head down and shook in denial. " The guards have searched the lakeside area and even tried to search the nearby village but there is still no news. However, we're working on it."

  Wen Ru sighed and said, " Okay. And don't let anyone know about this news in the palace.?Especially Empress Dowager, she will worry about it unnecessarily and everyone gonna find about it. Also, postponed the weekly courts for now. We need to look for His and Her Majesty as early as possible to avoid any problems" he rubbed his temples in worry.

  If they couldn't find them on time, the rumors will start to spread in the palace and it can give an opportunity to the enemies to make their move.

  " Also, contact me if you have anything to report about the palace affairs for the time being. I am also gonna extend my stay at the palace until we find out anything about His and Her Majesty."

  Feng Ju nodded and bowed politely-

  Zhao Ming covered herself with the blanket properly and took a deep breath. She blinked and stared at the white ceiling in a daze. Her heart was beating as if it would come out of her body.

  She was trying to avoid Ji Cheng's existence who was sleeping beside her but her hands that were placed on her stomach were trembling as if she had tremors.

  She pursed her lips and cursed Liwei who put her in this situation. If not because of him, she wouldn't have been in this awkward situation.

  A while ago at the dining table,

  Liwei glanced at Xie Ming who was sitting beside him and asked, " Did you ask Yu Mei to prepare the guest room for them? Also, let her shift Xie……Zhao Ming……I mean….her luggage to the guest room since she's gonna stay there." he said, stuttering while thinking about what to call Zhao Ming who is Xie Ming in reality.

  Xie Ming looked at him calmly and didn't say anything. This situation was complicated and confusing for her, then how much confusing must it be for him? However, she would be lying if she said that she wasn't feeling sour about this situation.

  It is true that Xie Ming has been married to Liwei before and even though their marriage was a failure at that time, now when they have met again, their interactions are friendlier and closer than they used to be before.

  Zhao Ming who was sitting on his other side chuckled and said, " Just call me Zhao Ming and her Xie Ming. This way no one will be confused. Who cares about names anyway? And why are you so confused? You are living perfectly with your wife, I should be the one confused here. My husband is chasing someone else while the other one….anyway, I am not gonna share a room with him. I want my previous room back. You guys think about something else."

  Xie Ming pursed her lips when she heard Zhao Ming's words. She could hear the pain that she was trying to hide behind her blunt words and rebellious nature.

  She glanced at Ji Cheng who was eating the food without looking at them but seeing his expressions she could see that he was bothered by the whole situation but was trying to control his emotions and frustration as much as he could.

  She was worried about what to do about their relationship when Liwei said, " What are you saying? Me and Xie Ming sleep in that room. Don't even think about sleeping in that bed."

  " There is only one guest room which is empty, so you both can sleep there. Don't even think of getting a separate room, because we don't have one," he said curtly.

  Zhao Ming frowned and asked, " What about the other guest room? We used to have two guest rooms where you used to sleep. "

  Liwei coughed lightly and replied, " I changed that room into a training room for Xie Ming. It's winter so it's uncomfortable for her to do her training in the garden, so I turned it into the training room."

  She glanced at Ji Cheng who was showing no expressions and was silently eating his food. Does he even care about it?-

  " Wooo!!" Zhao Ming breathed out heavily and turned around as she couldn't fall asleep.

  " What happened? Can't sleep?" she turned to her side but froze when she heard Ji Cheng's voice.

  She pursed her lips and asked, " You aren't sleeping yet?"

  " If you keep moving like this, how can I fall asleep?" he asked, making her purse her lips in a thin line.

  " Ah, I am sorry. I'll be careful."

  After she said her words, there was a long silence in the room that was suffocating her. She could even hear her breathing and his breathing as well.

  She raised her brows when she heard him say, " So you're Xie Ming."

  " Yes. My real name is Xie Ming, although now my name is not mine anymore." she chuckled bitterly.

  She wasn't doing anything wrong but using someone's name was making her feel as if she was stealing Zhao Ming's identity.

  Ji Cheng didn't say anything and stared at the white ceiling that was simple and plain, compared to his large, spacious chamber.

  " Were you planning to hide your identity from me forever? If I hadn't found out about it by mistake, would you have hidden it forever?" He asks indifferently, making Zhao Ming glance at him in surprise.

  She wasn't expecting him to ask her this question. She was expecting him to sleep beside her, ignoring her existence completely. It's been days since they have slept on the same bed and lying by his side, was making her feel different kinds of emotions.

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