Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 225 The Ruthless and Disabled Crown Prince (125)

Lu Liruan didn't know what had happened to Ji Shuqin in the palace; she only heard that the eldest prince had agreed to become regent.

During dinner, Lu Liruan placed a piece of rice cake on Ji Shumin's plate while observing his expression.

"Why is Li Ruan looking at me like that? Did I grow a flower on my face?" Ji Shumin raised an eyebrow, looked up, and faced Lu Li Ruan.

"No, it's summer outside, and the scenery in the courtyard looks much better than you," Lu Liruan sighed softly, her words contradicting her true feelings.

In recent days, perhaps because his health has recovered well, Ji Shumin's appearance has become more and more beautiful each day.

Lu Liruan had grown accustomed to Ji Shumin's face and felt that she would no longer find him exceptionally stunning. After all, even the most beautiful person would become ordinary after a few years.

This is what Lu Liruan said to herself in her heart, but if she really didn't think it looked good, why would she have secretly thought about it?

As it turned out that evening, Ji Shumin started a chess game and played against Lu Liruan by candlelight.

Under Ji Shumin's tutelage, Lu Liruan's chess skills improved by leaps and bounds. She was tricked and cheated, losing all her games. She should learn from this experience.

If you never get the hang of this kind of board game and can't win even a little bit, you'll naturally lose interest in playing it.

Unstoppable and unmatched, yet the higher one climbs, the colder it gets, and there's little joy in it either.

The most interesting time is when you get started; you won't keep losing or keep winning.

The most addictive aspect is the combination of a sense of competition and the opportunity to study chess manuals and techniques.

Lu Liruan originally only played Gomoku, but the rules of Gomoku are really simple.

Within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, several rounds of games are decided, and playing too many of them becomes boring...

Bored, Ji Shumin began to coax Lu Liruan into learning to play chess with him.

The chess pieces are laid out one by one, and strategies and tactics are taught step by step. The incense is lit to refresh the mind, and a pot of fragrant tea is brewed, making it easy to sit for a long time without feeling restless.

Lu Liruan didn't know when she became addicted. Now she didn't want to think about anything else but playing a few games of chess with Ji Shumin every day.

A few days ago, whether it was by luck or Ji Shumin's negligence, it is unclear.

Lu Liruan beat him for the first time!

After the outcome of the game, Lu Liruan pretended to be calm on the surface, but in reality, she was so nervous that her insides were throbbing. She held her breath, afraid that Ji Shumin would see through her strategy at the crucial moment.

As she placed the last piece, Lu Liruan looked up with a sense of satisfaction. In a fleeting glance, she saw a slight look of surprise on Ji Shumin's usually calm and confident face...

The surprise that flashed in his eyes for a moment was genuine, and that expression somehow captivated Lu Liruan's heart.

Deceiving honest people brings no sense of accomplishment, but the feeling of making clever people bow down and strategists fall is more exhilarating than anything else!

The person who always controlled the situation was defeated by himself, and the person who taught him was suppressed by himself. In this situation, Ji Shumin's expression made Lu Liruan completely bewildered.

Although Ji Shumin quickly composed himself after that brief moment, he straightened his sleeves and rested his chin on his hand: "Li Ruan has made great progress."

Lu Liruan stood up and eagerly moved closer to Ji Shumin, her index finger restlessly lifting Ji Shumin's chin as she stared intently at his face.

She said with a hint of regret, "You looked so beautiful just now..."

Lu Liruan has always been frank and says what she thinks, so she speaks very naturally about these seemingly intimate conversations...

Ji Shumin was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand what Lu Liruan was talking about at first, but when he saw her excited and bright-eyed, she looked like she was wagging her tail.

They quickly realized what was happening.

"Oh~ Li Ruan wants to hear me praise you a few more times?"

"I didn't ask you to praise me." Lu Liruan couldn't explain it clearly, but she just loved seeing his subconscious reaction.

Lu Liruan gently patted his cheek, which had recently gained some weight, with the back of her hand, and frowned slightly as she recalled what had happened.

"Do not laugh."

Ji Shumin raised an eyebrow, yielded to her, and suppressed his smile.

"He looked a little surprised...yes, his eyes were on me." Lu Liruan cupped his face, recalling the expression on his face when she had instructed him to do it.

"A little surprised... um, turn it a little more..."

Ji Shumin readily agreed with Lu Liruan's words, "Is that so?"

"Soften your voice a little more." Seeing that he seemed very comfortable, Lu Liruan decided to improvise, tucking Ji Shumin's hair behind his ear and touching the corner of his lips with her fingertips.

"You said I lost, Li Ruan is so amazing."

“I lost… Li Ruan is so amazing.” Ji Shumin obediently repeated her words, without any hesitation, speaking smoothly and naturally, without appearing deliberate or pretentious.

"It should be a little low, and a little dragged out..." Lu Liruan said, according to what she wanted to hear.

"Li Ruan is amazing." Ji Shumin lowered his voice, as soft as a feather brushing against his heart.

He had the ability to bewitch people completely, and Lu Liruan couldn't resist his charms; her bones felt like they were melting.

Today he was wearing a maroon thin shirt, with a light gauze robe over it. The fabric rustled as it brushed against his fingertips. When he came to his senses, he found himself sitting in Ji Shumin's lap.

"Are you satisfied with this, Li Ruan? I lost. You can do whatever you want with me, Li Ruan..." His eyes, as deep as a fine brush painting, were filled with affection, like a bottomless pool that would swallow you up if you fell in.

"What do you think I'll do to you?" Lu Liruan raised her hand and loosened his loosely tied hair ribbon.

His jet-black hair, as dark as flowing clouds, cascaded down, exuding the vibrancy of summer, yet his hair remained cool and refreshing.

"Don't move—" Lu Liruan stopped Ji Shumin from wrapping his arms around her waist and moving his fingers upwards. His fingers were long, slender, and cool, and the sensation of them probing inside her clothes sent a shiver down her spine...

Lu Liruan covered his eyes with a hairband, which was the same dark maroon color as his clothes, making the lower half of his face appear excessively pale.

With his hair tied back, Ji Shumin was momentarily bewildered by the loss of sight. He reached out to touch it, but Lu Liruan grabbed his hand and kissed his eyes through the hairband.

Sensing the warmth and softness of her lips through the fabric, Ji Shumin obediently let her do as she pleased, his somewhat bewildered face tilted slightly upward, as if waiting for Lu Liruan to finish kissing his eyes so that she could tenderly kiss his pale lips.

Lu Liruan did not comply with his wishes. Instead, she straightened up and waited quietly there, unseen by Ji Shumin.

It wasn't until he heard Lu Liruan's soft "hiss" that Ji Shumin realized Lu Liruan was teasing him. Helplessly, he abandoned his posture of waiting for Lu Liruan's kiss and sighed softly, "Liruan always manages to get back at me at times like this..."

Lu Liruan feigned innocence: "Didn't you say that if I won, you could do whatever I wanted with me? Don't you remember what you said before?"

When Lu Liruan first started learning chess, she wanted to give up halfway several times. Ji Shumin told her, "If you can beat me, you can do whatever you want."

"Really! If I win, you'll be at my mercy?"

At the time, Lu Liruan didn't take it seriously. After all, it seemed like it was a long way off when she would win against Ji Shumin. She never expected that she would actually be able to use it today.

“I have no regrets…” Ji Shumin groped and grabbed Lu Liruan’s sleeve: “I just feel that Liruan has quite a few tricks up her sleeve.”

Lu Liruan thought to herself: I may not have eaten pork, but I've certainly seen pigs run. The things I've seen are beyond the imagination of people here.

“Li Ruan seems to prefer tying me up… What, are you afraid I’ll run away?” Ji Shumin explained slowly and clearly. Although no one could see the teasing look in his eyes, Lu Li Ruan still felt a little embarrassed…

It seems... to sum it up, that I have some kind of quirk that I can't tell outsiders.

It wasn't that Lu Liruan wanted to do anything to Ji Shumin, but Ji Shumin was such a strong and controlling person. He was one way on ordinary days, but when he was controlled, it was a completely different experience that only he could understand.

It's so irresistible that you can't stop yourself from watching it again and again; it's all Ji Shumin's fault for being too alluring.

Lu Liruan shifted the blame onto Ji Shumin.

Ji Shumin seemed to know what Lu Liruan was thinking. His hand climbed up Lu Liruan's clothes little by little, as if he were trying to please her: "If I can win Liruan's heart, then anything is fine." It was incredibly alluring.

Lu Liruan deeply understood what it meant to be blinded by lust.

When Ji Shumin was in poor health, he was quite weak and powerless. After Lu Liruan realized that he really didn't care, she even swaggered in front of him: "Then you can lie down for a while longer. Don't rush to get up. Lift your face up so I can see... this poor thing."

But now the tables have turned. Ji Shumin appears to be the weaker party being manipulated, yet he always manages to coax Lu Liruan into being intimate with him until she is exhausted and refuses repeatedly. The next morning, she still has to see his happy and radiant face.

Lu Liruan felt so heavy that she didn't even want to lift her arms. She complained to herself that she had been fooled time and time again, and that it was all the same!

"Li Ruan, lie down a little longer... poor thing." Ji Shumin leaned down and kissed her forehead, leaving her with these words.

Yesterday's maroon hairband was finally tied on Lu Liruan's head.

Their hair was intertwined. When Ji Shumin leaned on top of her, he repeatedly reached out to lift Lu Liruan's hair so that he could see her face, which was so infatuated with him.

Picking up the hairband that had been tossed aside, Ji Shumin gently used his fingers as a comb to tie up her hair.

Her face, as rosy as a peach blossom, was revealed, along with her long, slender neck and delicate shoulders.

Lu Liruan instinctively flinched at his touch, a reaction that pleased Ji Shumin.

He leaned down and deliberately bit down lightly on Lu Liruan's neck, his teeth scraping against her skin, causing her to moan, "It hurts."

"Where does it hurt... I didn't use any force, Li Ruan is lying." Ji Shumin chuckled, looking at the fair neck where there wasn't a single mark left, and said softly.

"No...no."

“Then I’ll use a little more force, and Li Ruan will know the difference.” Ji Shumin leaned close to her ear and kissed her earlobe.

Lu Liruan spent almost the entire day lying on the couch until noon, and Ji Shumin, not wanting to bother her, went to his study.

In the afternoon, Lu Liruan heard the news that the eldest prince, Ji Shuqin, was acting as regent. During her meal, she carefully observed Ji Shumin's reaction.

Who knew he would take the opportunity to flirt with her again.

Looking at Ji Shumin's beautiful and radiant face, Lu Liruan looked away, telling herself not to look at him too much.

"Li Ruan, have you heard about the Emperor's regency?" Ji Shumin stopped teasing her and his expression turned indifferent.

"Just a few days ago, my brother said that his ambitions lay elsewhere. How did he suddenly change his mind?" Lu Liruan asked, puzzled.

"Perhaps he was put on a pedestal and couldn't back down," Ji Shumin replied casually and somewhat ambiguously.

Lu Liruan looked at him suspiciously, wondering how he could be so calm. Clearly, this Third Prince was determined to get that position.

“My brother did not discuss this matter with me,” Ji Shumin said truthfully.

"What if he really wants that position too and is determined to compete with you?"

"Then let's rely on our own abilities; whoever wins it gets it," Ji Shumin replied calmly.

He did not inquire about the reasons or the truth of Ji Shuqin's case. If Ji Shuqin was indeed with the Empress, it would not matter, and Ji Shumin would not back down because of it.

Ji Shumin once thought that if that day really came... wouldn't it be better to take Li Ruan away from the capital, travel the world, not concern ourselves with politics, and just be a pair of carefree lovers?

When this thought came to mind, Ji Shumin was taken aback.

In all those years before, he had never had the slightest intention of giving up.

But when he thought of Lu Liruan, Ji Shumin had to admit that there was a place in his heart where he was indeed thinking: What should be done?

Is it really necessary to fight?

If we step back, could I and Li Ruan enjoy a more carefree life?

But Ji Shumin still couldn't let go. In the dead of night, he looked at Lu Liruan's sleeping face with a dark and deep gaze: "That's just the kind of person I am, I want everything, I want to get everything... Liruan, don't blame me."

Ji Shumin did not ask for anything.

The old doctor once mentioned the matter of having children to Ji Shumin when he took Ji Shumin's pulse alone.

Ji Shumin's body was indeed unable to bear children before, but as the poison in his body gradually dissipates, there is still a certain possibility that the princess consort will become pregnant.

If Ji Shumin needs it, he can prepare some prescriptions for him to take good care of himself.

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Shumin's expression suddenly darkened, and he stared at him with a chilling gaze: "Since when did it begin?"

"Wh...what do you mean?" The old doctor didn't quite understand.

"When will it become possible to let Pear Nguyen..."

“When I took your pulse last time, I noticed a change in the pulse pattern, and this time I confirmed it again.”

"You took Li Ruan's pulse yesterday, did Li Ruan feel anything...?"

"The Crown Princess is not pregnant." The old doctor looked at Ji Shumin's unpredictable expression, wondering what this enigmatic Third Prince meant.

Ji Shumin seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and pondered for a moment: "I was poisoned in the womb because my mother used her body as a Gu to conceive and give birth to me. My close relationship with Li Ruan on a daily basis would not put her in danger, but if she continues to carry my child, is it possible that Li Ruan will be poisoned in the womb?"

"That possibility is extremely slim, Your Highness. Your poison has been completely cleared." The old doctor shook his head.

"Very negligible...does 'very negligible' mean completely impossible?"

The old doctor, who was known for his official jargon, pondered for a long time after being questioned by Ji Shumin, then sighed and shook his head: "Your Highness, there's a saying that nothing is absolute."

“Then we’ll find a way to make it absolute. I want Li Ruan; she will absolutely not conceive my child,” Ji Shumin said resolutely.