Chapter 609: Chapter 609: Holding the Measurable The place where the ruler pointed was indeed embarrassing. Leng Yu Yan quickly moved the ruler behind her back, “Yes, I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose.” The voice was wickedly indulgent, elongating the tone. The man even stepped closer to her, instantly shortening the distance between them. He was extremely tall, and facing him so closely, an intangible sense of oppression poured down from above Leng Yu Yan. She couldn’t help but step back, only to find her waist embraced by him, their bodies suddenly drawing close. “Didn’t mother say I was to make inner clothes for you?” Leng Yu Yan stiffened. After his bath, his body emitted a faint fragrance that relentlessly lingered around her, drilling into her nose. Against her better judgment, she swallowed her saliva and turned her head to explain softly, “I just wanted to measure your size, don’t overthink it.” Ye Yiheng lowered his gaze to look at her, noticing a slight blush on her cheeks and the adorable redness even on her earlobes. With a slight curl of his lips, he asked in a pressed voice, “How would you like me to assist you?” “Let go of me first, then we can measure properly.” The hand around her waist lazily traced from her lower back, causing her body to tremble slightly. She wanted to reproach him, but she couldn’t find the words. Because his movement was gentle, light and fleeting, as though deliberate yet not quite so. Ye Yiheng leisurely observed her expression, seeing her embarrassment, then lowered his head to align his gaze with hers, “What are you thinking about?” Leng Yu Yan collected her thoughts, lifted the ruler, and cleared her throat, “Let’s get started.” Ye Yiheng extended his arms. Leng Yu Yan first measured his arm length, then recorded the data on paper. While measuring his shoulder width, she stood behind him, moving the ruler across his shoulders and noted down the data as usual. Previously at Aunt’s house, she had measured him for a shoulder scarf and outerwear, unlike now, making intimate innerwear. Such measurements always led her to touch his body, and with him in his silk pajamas, the movement of his arms revealing the outline of muscles on his chest and abdomen, she felt embarrassed to measure further and said, “The sizing for the inner clothes is good.” Ye Yiheng puzzled, “Don’t we need to measure the chest and waist?” She lowered her gaze and avoided looking at him, “I’ll just estimate those, a bit loose is fine.” “Too loose won’t do, what if it’s estimated wrong?” His sea-like deep gaze intensely set on her, his voice carried a trace of teasing, “Or are you suggesting to estimate by embracing?” As he spoke, he opened his arms, “Come, hug me if you wish.” Leng Yu Yan suddenly coughed violently, “I’d rather use the ruler.” “Since we are about to be officially married, we will face these things eventually. How about I take off my pajama top for more accurate measurements?” He stepped closer to her again, further closing the gap between them. Leng Yu Yan poked his chest with the ruler, “Your Highness, don’t joke!” “No jest, I’m willing to let you see,” Ye Yiheng laughed deeply. Just taking off a top, after all. If he could captivate this woman with his charms, his good looks wouldn’t have been in vain. With such words from him, Leng Yu Yan became unembarrassed and boldly measured his chest and waist with the ruler. As she recorded the measurements on the paper and saw the perfect inverted triangle data there, Leng Yu Yan couldn’t help but exclaim, “Your Highness, your waist is so thin.” “Measurements made with a ruler might not be accurate.” “Ah, a ruler isn’t accurate?” Leng Yu Yan glanced at him, “Then what method is accurate?” “Using an arm or a leg…” He said with a smirk, “might be more precise.” Leng Yu Yan hit him on the shoulder with the ruler, “Your Highness is truly a playboy!” After saying this, she quickly turned around. How could he say such a thing as a joke? Words from a mad playboy shouldn’t be taken normally, should they? Although she thought this, her heart uncontrollably pounded. Images of him shirtless flashed through her mind suddenly, especially his strong, muscular waist, a vision she couldn’t dispel. Ye Yiheng smiled delightedly, “It’s time to measure the length of the trousers.” Leng Yu Yan let out a long sigh and then turned back around, walked towards him, and slowly crouched down to measure his leg length. “Such long legs, making clothes wastes fabric,” she couldn’t help but mutter, then stood up to record the measurements, “Alright, all the measurements are complete.” Suddenly, his whisper reached her ears, “Yanyan forgets two measurements on purpose.” The clear breath sprayed on her cheek, tingling and numbing as it entered her ears. She turned her head, her tone stiff, “No, I didn’t purposely forget.” “Still saying no?” Ye Yiheng held her head, turning her small face to face him, “The length of the crotch and the hip size.” The little face before him frowned, her beautiful eyes shimmering as if she was about to cry if he teased her further. Unexpectedly, she bit her lip and said, “Does Your Highness really want me to measure?” At this moment, it was Ye Yiheng’s turn to falter. It wasn’t that he didn’t want her to measure, but he couldn’t control what his reaction might be while she did. With this thought, he coughed lightly, “For these two measurements, just use the size from the pants in the closet.” “Alright,” she nodded, then upon seeing the embarrassment on his face, she quickly comforted, “Your Highness, I truly won’t despise you.” Ye Yiheng was startled by her words, quickly composing himself, “I thank you.” He planned to truly thank her after they were married, by showing his appreciation physically! It was already deep into the night in the capital, and most households had turned off their lights and gone to bed. But Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion was brightly lit. Leng Zongfa pointed at Lai Zonghui’s nose, shouting loudly, “They say brothers united can cut through metal, but today in the hall you proved otherwise! Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion has fallen into such a state, and you are not blameless. Mother said you were a wolf raised amongst us, and I see you certainly are!” “What I said today in the hall was all true. Your mother is indeed malicious, what happened to her today is her own doing.” Lai Zonghui was a scholar, not one to curse, only sticking to facts. Hearing this, Leng Zongfa became even angrier, “Do you think by sticking behind Prince Zhenbei, you’ll end up well? Ha, without me, Leng Zongfa, you are just a stray dog on the streets!” Ms. He retorted angrily, “Uncle, such words are beneath your dignity. My husband’s mother was harmed by the mother-in-law; surely he can mention the truth?” Leng Zongfa flung his sleeves with a snort, “Our Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion cannot sustain treacherous people, get out of here right now! You are not allowed to take anything from the mansion.” “Fine,” Lai Zonghui responded spiritedly, “We won’t take anything from Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion, but I must take the property I earned on my own.” “You!” Leng Zongfa trembled with anger; he had not expected his brother to refuse to kneel and beg him. Lai Xuan shouted, “Our own grandmother was killed by that old hag, we’ve wanted to leave this mansion long ago!” Lai Zonghui told Ms. He and the children, “We’ll move out tonight!” His daughter was grown now; staying further in Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion would only result in Leng Zongfa using her to curry favor.