A/N: Hi all. I'm back from a hiatus and I am sorry for those waiting on an update. Thank you for all my lovely readers, reviews, favorites, and follows. Please enjoy this quick chapter.

SapphireMarbles 5/28/20

Chapter 12: Angel's Voice

"I think you and Master Jiang Wei have some catching up to do," the boy bluntly whispered to her.

"W-what?" Yinping blinked at the sudden comment. Am I hearing him right?

In reply, what all Zhan did was wave bye as he exited the study room and made sure he shut the door, leaving those two alone with each other.

The moment the doors shut, awkwardness filtered the air as the two stared at each other across the room. Yinping hugged the scrolls closely against her chest. The chill in her body reached to her finger tips as she released a heavy breath. He was looking at her, she liked this, didn't she? The way he was looking at her…did those very eyes hold true feelings as much as hers? Thinking about this, she became scared. She was scared those pair of eyes belonging to the man across from her, and himself, were all a lie. Deep down, she dare to not believe it.

Zhan, that tricky boy. Jiang Wei thought irksomely.

He watched the way Yinping bit her lips with a tense expression. It was tearing him apart. He was the one who strained those actions upon her. He immediately wanted to embrace her and whisper sweet words to her. He wanted to confess to her, explain to her, to kill away those negative feelings away and make Yinping his as much as he desired to be hers.

"Um…these scrolls where do I…" Yinping finally spoke to disrupt the awkward silence.

"Leave the scrolls on this table," Jiang Wei answered as he pointed the table next to him. His eyes never falter away from her.

As the dark haired lady headed toward the table, she knew very well the man was staring at her, watching her. It only deepen her uneasiness as much of her liking it. Enjoying it.

When she reached the table, her heart roared as her chest felt heavy of finally standing next to the man she adored. She hastily placed the scrolls on the table and sharply turned to flee away from this man and the uncomfortable atmosphere.

Before she can even take a step, two large, masculine arms immediately snaked behind her, embracing her. She froze at the familiar, comforting warmth. The warmth she longed and missed.

"Yinping, let me explain," Jiang Wei whispered hotly to her ear. "Please talk to me."

In all honesty, Yinping did know how to respond. She missed his embrace, she missed him. Regardless, the feelings of frustration, sorrow, and pain suffocated her all because of this man.

"Yinping…" he whispered hotly again to her ear, sending splendid chills. He then tilted her chin up with his face dangerously close to hers.

She sharply turned her head away. Her mix feelings spurring within. "Why? Why would you do this…when you won't talk to me or look at me this past week…"

The strategist noted her harsh, breaking tone.

"Yinping, please let me-"

"Are you being true, Jiang Wei?" she interrupted in an aggressive, yet scared tone. The dark haired lady's lips trembled as her head faced the ground with her eyes blinked constantly to prevent her tears from spilling. "Are you messing around with me?!"

In an instant, those two large arms roughly, although gently, twirled her body to meet her face to face with him. Yinping's eyes widen in surprised by this brisk action of his. She trembled in place as she looked up at him. He stared straight into her light brown eyes before he delicately wiped away her little tears with both his thumbs.

"I would never," Jiang Wei said restlessly as he wiped away her tears. She looked like a weeping angel and it shattered him to see his angel like this.

Next, the man grabbed the lady's hand and brought it up against his own lips. He sprinkled kisses around her delicate hand, initiating hot sensations to prickle upon her skin.

The more he kissed her hand, the more her skin burned with pleasure.

"I would never…" Jiang Wei repeated through kisses. "Mess around with a woman…I have deep feelings for… especially for one I am falling in love with…"

Yinping's heart slammed against her chest. She felt she couldn't breathe.

"What?"

The man halted his smooches and held her hand with his fingers firmly intertwined with hers. Jiang Wei beamed straight into her light brown eyes again. Blood rushed to his ears as his pulse quicken and face scorched in heat. There's no backing out on this.

"Yinping, I am in love you." A heavy knot molded in his stomach. "Those feelings I have for you became more and more sincere when I'm with you."

His free hand caressed her angelic face. Yinping's face heated up by his touch. She didn't want him to stop touching her. She didn't want his hands to escape from her body.

"Your personality and actions caused me to be trapped by my own feelings. However, my own heart and self tore each other apart when I wish to be your man instead of a friend."

Jiang Wei squeezed her hand. "I never felt like this for anybody. I want to be with you. I want us."

The dark haired lady's heart pounded by his awed words. Her chest was heavy. She wanted to be his woman. She needed to confess to this man until the memory of the past week sprung in her mind, bringing the frustration and gloominess she consumed.

"Last week…," Yinping mentioned. She glared directly into his dark brown eyes. "Did that kiss meant something to you?"

Jiang Wei saw the damaged feelings in her eyes. It deeply pained him.

"Of course, it was special," he answered with complete honesty. "I was a fool, a coward. I thought creating distance between us would calm my feelings for you and if all of this would be appropriate, but I was wrong."

He warmly kissed her hand and forehead. "I am sorry, Yinping."

"You are a fool," Yinping replied. Just like that night in the library, she boldly tugged the collar of his hanfu causing be his head to be elevated with hers. Their lips just simply centimeters apart.

"Jiang Wei, it's all your fault," she softly whispered in all sincerity. "I was hurt. I'm still mad at you. I missed you and I want us."

Jiang Wei's heart thundered by hearing his Dark Haired Beauty's words. He pressed his lips onto her plump lips, closing the gap between them. Wrapping both arms around her delicate figure as they closed their eyes, anticipating the lovely sensation to come. He pressed her tiny waist against his body as his tongue traced her plump lips, teasing her. He grazed his hand up and down her back as he gently suck Yinping's bottom lip before sliding his tongue between her lips.

Yinping gasped as his tongue traveled inside her sweet mouth. His tongue eagerly taunted her tongue to play with him. The more his tongue taunted her, the more she craved him. He was finally tasting her again. Her tongue fought back in desperation before she pushed him slightly pushed and broke their kiss.

"I'm still mad at you," Yinping repeated in a husky tone. In response, the man grabbed her and trailed his lips to firmly settle on her neck before sucking it.

Jiang Wei loved hearing his angel's moans echoed the silent room.