Free Web NovelChapter 206: Chapter 206: A Prince’s Tears
Since childhood, Luoye had been trained to control his emotions perfectly. As the future ruler of Dune City, he had learned long ago that showing fear or panic would only weaken the people who relied on him.
Even now, when his younger brother’s life was hanging by a thread, he forced himself to remain calm.
However, his tightly clenched fists betrayed the storm inside his heart.
His thoughts were racing wildly.
He believed that the medicine would help Luoguang. The physicians had already said that the elixir could suppress the poison.
But a small voice inside his mind refused to stay quiet.
What if something went wrong?
What if the medicine from the Sea Empire was not as effective as they claimed?
What if the empire had deceived them?
What if the doctors here failed to use it properly?
What if the poison was already too strong?
Countless questions ran through his mind like wild horses galloping across a battlefield.
Each thought made his heart beat faster.
But Luoye kept his expression completely steady, forcing himself to suppress every emotion.
He could not allow himself to panic. He had always been the one who stood strong for everyone else.
However, while he was lost in those chaotic thoughts, he suddenly felt something warm touching his hand.
Xing Luoye blinked in surprise.
A small pair of hands had gently wrapped around his larger one. He turned his head slowly.
Beside him, Yue Yue was looking up at him.
Her eyes were calm, and she gave him a small reassuring nod. She did not say anything out loud.
But the meaning behind that simple gesture was clear. Everything will be alright.
The silent encouragement made Luoye freeze for a moment. His heart skipped a beat. He had never seen her look at him like that before.
There was no fear, no hesitation, no distance in her gaze. Only quiet gentleness. Something warm suddenly stirred inside his chest.
For a brief moment, Luoye could not even look away from her face. Then an unexpected emotion rose in his heart. It was regret...deep regret.
His eyes slowly became wet.
He remembered all the times he had doubted her... all the harsh words he had spoken to her before.
He had treated her so badly.
And yet now, when he and his brother were at their lowest point, she was still standing beside them.
Where in this vast universe could he find another woman like her?
The thought alone made his chest ache.
Xing Luoye took a slow breath, trying to calm himself. But his breathing became uneven instead.
Seeing this, Yue Yue immediately noticed that something was wrong.
Without saying anything, she stepped closer. Then she gently wrapped one arm around his side and gave him a soft hug.
Her small hand began patting his back slowly and gently.
"It will be alright," she whispered softly.
"Xing Luoguang will be alright."
"Nothing bad will happen to him."
Her voice was very quiet as she repeated those comforting words again and again.
Xing Luoye became completely stiff.
For a moment, he did not even know how to react. But then something inside him finally broke.
He slowly raised his arms and hugged her back tightly. His face buried itself into her shoulder.
At that moment, he did not look like the calm and powerful prince everyone respected.
He simply looked like a tired man who had been holding his pain inside for far too long.
This was exactly what he needed.
A simple hug.
A moment of comfort.
Xing Luoye had never realized before that something so simple could feel so calming.
Since childhood, he and Xing Luoguang had grown up almost completely alone.
Their father had died when they were still young.
After that, the two brothers had faced countless dangers and hardships together.
There had been caretakers in the palace, of course.
People who respected them deeply and served them loyally. But those people respected the princes too much.
They never dared to treat them casually or give them the simple affection that children often needed.
Even the caretaker who loved them like a mother had always maintained a respectful distance.
And the two brothers had been too shy and proud to ask for such comfort.
Because of that, they had grown up without ever truly experiencing simple affection. The warmth between ordinary people. The casual trust between family members.
The comforting hugs that could ease someone’s pain. All of those things had always been missing from their lives.
And now...
Xing Luoye was finally experiencing it.
He did not even realize when the tears started falling from his eyes. They silently soaked into Yue Yue’s shoulder. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Yue Yue felt the dampness on her clothes and paused for a moment.
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Her movements were slow and comforting, like she was trying to calm a wounded beast.
"It’s okay," she whispered again.
"I’m here."
Her voice was soft but steady.
And in that quiet medical room, while the doctors continued trying to save Xing Luoguang, the usually cold and composed prince of Dune City finally allowed himself to cry in someone’s arms.
The quiet tension inside the medical room continued for several long moments.
Yue Yue and Xing Luoye were still standing close together near the bed, both of them lost in the same worry for the man lying unconscious in front of them.
Xing Luoye’s arms were still around Yue Yue, and his face was partially buried in her shoulder. For a short time neither of them spoke.
The heavy silence of the room was filled only with the faint sounds of medical instruments and the quiet breathing of the doctors who were carefully observing the prince’s condition.
But suddenly...
A loud exclamation broke the silence.
"It’s working!"
The voice came from one of the physicians standing beside the bed.
Another doctor quickly leaned closer to check the readings and immediately nodded excitedly.
"The poison is being suppressed!"
"The spread has slowed down rapidly inside Prince Luoguang’s body!"
Their voices were filled with relief and disbelief.
The sudden commotion immediately pulled Yue Yue and Luoye out of their thoughts.
Xing Luoye lifted his head from Yue Yue’s shoulder and looked toward the doctors. His eyes widened slightly as he listened to their excited voices.
Yue Yue also quickly turned around.
Both of them moved closer to the bed almost at the same time.
