97 Why?

There was an awkward silence, "Why?" He asked through tightly. Lifting his hand with a wave to open the window drapes for her to see what's outside. "Do you like to go outside that badly?" 

The outside world showed sea creatures swimming without worrying about anything. There were even some merpeople who had long beautiful fish tails that passed by but did not even glance at the window.

Before she got distracted again, Gao Lan Mei shook her head as she answered truthfully, "Because you're dangerous," Not sure though who she was convincing.

"Yes, I am. Still, your desire made me appear in your dream." He said firmly, gritting his teeth. The air around him was turning cold, just like his original self, when he was annoyed or upset. "You wanted me here." 

Gao Lan Mei wrinkled her nose at his reaction, "Probably. Or not. I am not sure what's going on. Regardless, I am still not scared of you though." That's the truth, she was just uncomfortable, mostly annoyed if he was around. Then adding, "Handsome men are dangerous. They make women cry."

He abruptly looked at her, disbelief is showing on his face, "I am dangerous because I'm handsome?" He asked with disbelief. Like the statement was too ridiculous to mention.

The real Wei Jiayi might have found it funny because beings called him dangerous, a sleeping dragon, due to his bloodlust.

She nodded seriously, "Too handsome. I want you to always wear a mask." her tone so grave. Right, if he wears, mask she won't be distracted.

His eyes glinted on what she said, "I can wear a mask now if you want." Then lifting his hand a mask appeared, ready to be worn. It's a black Oni mask. "Then you're all fine with me now, right?"

Before he could place it on his face, it was grabbed by Gao Lan Mei, her face with a half-smile looking at him, "This is my dream. Wear the mask in your real life. We are alone here." His face was distracting but it did not mean that she did not like looking at it. She'd rather enjoy it while she still had control of everything.

Then she said, " For now, you will follow everything I say since this is 'my' dream." Giving full emphasis to every word she said.

He just stared at her blankly at first, then smiled, "Like how a husband follows his wife?" he asked curiously, eyes glinting with delight.

Gao Lan Mei's brows furrowed, confused. How would she know? She was never married. For the Gao household, Madam Gao normally followed her husband.

It should be like that. The wife normally followed the husband based on the books that she read before. His suggestion did not sound so bad anyway since this is only a dream. No harm is done.

If she were to become a wife in real life, she might run away. Marriage was not for her, she could have a mutually beneficial relationship though. Though it was necessary for the double repair, it's best to run away after the deed. She would leave a generous dowry for her future husband anyway. That should be all good.

She was still considering when he reached out to her brows and caressed her frown away, then he smiled at her gently.

"Do not worry about anything. The wife just needs to tell the husband what she wants, and it shall be done," he said with confidence.

Still unsure about the sudden change of events, his changing mood like the original Wei Jiayi, she just shrugged her shoulders, "Do you know the Eye of Meng?" she said, but realized as well that's a stupid question, changing, "I mean, help me where to find it here." she said instead.