The Emperor, with more men than women, made me his mistress.

Chapter 197 Acting Cute

When Yue Li and Sheng Yifan brought Lin Zhao and Lin Ming back to the manor, it was already fifteen minutes later.

As Feng Chuan reported, Jin Moyu and Gong Hanmo, who were waiting for them in the reception room, inevitably blushed again on Yue Li's cheeks.

With Yue Li's current level of senses, how could she not have noticed Jin Moyu and the others' presence?

However, they were quite far apart at the time, and she didn't hear what the people were saying.

Moreover, the situation was too awkward at the time, so she could only pretend she hadn't noticed them.

As for the way back, Lin Zhao and the other person didn't mention a word about what had just happened, so she simply pretended not to know anything about it.

However, pretending not to know was just an act; deep down, she was still embarrassed that others had seen her hugging Sheng Yifan.

"I understand. Have someone go to Princess Xinrong's estate and check if they've all returned safely. Also, let them know they're all safe," Yue Li instructed.

"Yes, this servant will send someone there immediately." Feng Chuan immediately agreed and withdrew.

“Since Lin Zhao said the wolf pack has been dealt with, Princess Xinrong and the others will be fine, A-Li, don’t worry.” Sheng Yifan lowered his long, sharp eyes to look at Yue Li, his dark eyes filled with her reflection. He took her hand, their fingers intertwined, and he couldn’t help but comfort her, afraid that Yue Li would worry too much.

"Yes, I just wanted to know how they were doing and let them know they were safe," Yue Li said with a smile.

Before Sheng Yifan carried her away from the wolf pack, she had reduced the number of wolves to only three. There were about twenty people left, so dealing with three wolves was no problem for them.

As soon as the two stepped into the reception room hand in hand, Gong Hanmo stood up from his chair and rushed straight towards Yue Li. When he reached her, he hugged her tightly in his arms, catching everyone off guard.

"Sister Li, where did you go just now? I didn't see you when I came back, and I thought something had happened to you again." Gong Hanmo hugged Yue Li tightly, and his voice was clear and youthful. At this moment, there was a hint of grievance and a touch of coquetry in his voice.

Yue Li: ……

If she hadn't seen them with her own eyes, she would have actually believed him.

"Young Master Gong, please have some self-respect."

Because of Gong Hanmo's actions, Sheng Yifan and Yue Li's clasped hands were forced to separate. Looking at Gong Hanmo, who was tightly holding Yue Li, Sheng Yifan lowered his eyes and looked at Gong Hanmo's arms holding Yue Li. At this moment, he wanted to reach out and pull Gong Hanmo away from Yue Li.

Upon hearing Sheng Yifan's words, Gong Hanmo lifted his head off Yue Li's shoulder and stood up straight. After all, he was a few years younger than Sheng Yifan, and not only was he not half a head taller than Sheng Yifan, but he was also much thinner than Sheng Yifan.

Just as the two were about to clash, Yue Li, who had been planning to push Gong Hanmo's hands away, pushed away Gong Hanmo who was still clinging to her. She turned around, went to the head of the table, sat down, looked at the two, and frowned, saying, "Alright, everyone, sit down and rest for a while. You were running and killing wolves just now, you must all be tired, right?"

Yue Li's actions had already stopped the two from saying what they were about to say, and upon hearing her words, they swallowed their words completely.

Seeing Yue Li's somewhat displeased expression, Gong Hanmo clenched his fists at his sides. When he saw the two of them embracing in such an ambiguous posture in the woods, a bold idea surged into his mind: he wanted to gain Yue Li's approval, he wanted to be by her side legitimately, and he didn't want to wait any longer.

After returning to the manor, he started to have all sorts of wild thoughts because the two of them hadn't come back.

He waited anxiously until the two returned hand in hand. Seeing the sweet atmosphere between them, with Yue Li's lips rosy, he couldn't control himself and rushed up to hug her.

Now that his reason returned, he realized that he had indeed acted impulsively. Yue Li had neither made any promises to him nor said anything ambiguous. He shouldn't have acted that way.

Well, we should at least get Yue Li's approval before taking any action.

"Sister Li, I'm sorry, I was too impulsive." Gong Hanmo apologized decisively.

After saying that, she added, "But I want to stay by your side, Sister Li. Why don't you grant my request and marry me when I'm old enough?"

Gong Hanmo's still-childish face was full of seriousness, and his clear eyes were filled with determination. He stared straight at Yue Li, wanting an answer.

"Hanmo, you're still young," Yue Li could only say.

At Gong Hanmo's current age, he has plenty of time ahead of him, but things often change in an instant, and who knows what will happen next?

She felt that Gong Hanmo's dependence on her was probably due to a lot of gratitude for saving his life. She could save him, and others could save him too. If the two of them were to get together because of this, it would be too frivolous.

"When I grow up, will there still be a place for me next to Sister Li?" Gong Hanmo said, glancing sideways at Sheng Yifan standing next to him.

Sheng Yifan came to the manor with them. In fact, he had known Sister Li even earlier than Sheng Yifan. Now, because of his age, he was ranked after Sheng Yifan.

No, given how popular Sister Li is, there are probably several more people ahead of him. Just thinking about it makes me feel really upset.

Seeing Gong Hanmo's sullen expression and the way he was glancing at Sheng Yifan, Yue Li couldn't help but smile.

Seeing this, Gong Hanmo pressed his advantage, saying, "Since Sister Li doesn't want to agree to my request now, could you please reserve a place for me next to you? Sister Li, please!"

To get a promise, Gong Hanmo abandoned all pretense of decency and started acting coquettishly towards Yue Li in public. He even brazenly put his face right in front of Yue Li, showing her the dimples on his cheeks that she loved most.

"Honestly, didn't I already tell you? You're still young." Yue Li was helpless as Gong Hanmo tugged at her sleeve and shook her around.

Looking at the two deep dimples that seemed to be right up against her face, Yue Li couldn't help but nod.

She even wondered if the dimples on Gong Hanmo's cheeks would still be so delicate when he grew a few years older and more mature.

Seeing Yue Li nod, Gong Hanmo couldn't help but jump up with joy.

Ever since the two started talking about this topic, Sheng Yifan had been sitting on the chair next to them with a tense jaw, knees apart, long legs slightly open, the front of his robe casually draped over his shoulders, his bright red lips tightly pressed together, glancing at Gong Hanmo's coquettish and spoiled manner.

He did want to stop Gong Hanmo, but could he stop one, or even two?

Didn't you see there was another person sitting next to you, eyeing you menacingly?