Mercenary Princess - Chapter 112
Even though Tuoba Chen was considered one of the most handsome men in Ziye City, seeing such a dashing man still stirred a pang of jealousy within him. Of course, the main reason for this jealousy was that the man before him was her first love…
Rivals in love are especially hostile when they meet, particularly when they are evenly matched. The undercurrents are particularly intense! The starlight that once flowed in their eyes is no longer the dazzling silver light of stars, but sparkling sparks that hiss and burn; the indifferent gaze that once flowed in their contact lenses is no longer the clear and detached look, but the glittering ice shards that shoot straight through!
dappled sunlight burst open overhead, and the guards at the other gate seemed to smell the faint scent of gunpowder in the air. Their gazes clashed fiercely and defiantly in mid-air, each determined to outmaneuver the other...
"Dongfang Yao?" Tuoba Chen sneered, a smirk playing on his lips.
With slightly upturned colored contact lenses: "What do you need?"
Why don't you leave?
Why are you leaving?
Her smile grew even colder: "I suddenly remembered a saying from a mistress: 'A shameless person is invincible!'"
His eyes narrowed coldly: "I think that sentence should be thrown back! After all, when it comes to relentless pestering, someone is a senior compared to me!"
"Senior? Ha, I don't deny it. But you should know that compared to juniors, seniors have a better chance of winning."
"Wishful thinking! Let me give you a piece of advice: don't daydream. Gratitude is not the same as true affection!"
"I'll say the same thing back to you: Don't daydream! Sympathy is not the same as affection!"
Her eyes widened in surprise, but a resolute expression immediately replaced it: "You're wrong. That wasn't pity, but lingering feelings. There's a misunderstanding between us, but once it's cleared up, the broken mirror can naturally be mended!"
Tuoba Chen's eyes flashed with anger. He suddenly stretched out an arm and fiercely grabbed Dongfang Yao's neck: "Don't waste your energy. What's lost is lost. No matter how hard you try, it's useless! It's over between you two! Even if a broken mirror is patched up, there will always be a crack. It will constantly remind you of the ugliness and pain of that crack. When you can't bear it, it might crack even wider! So, thinking about making it whole again is just wishful thinking! Stop it, let her go, and let yourself go! You need to understand that I am her future, her happiness, her support! And you, you will only cause her pain, do you understand?"
His handsome face flushed and paled, radiating a fierce power. Dongfang Yao gripped Tuoba Chen's collar tightly with his left hand: "Let me tell you, you have no hope! Because she's still my woman in name only!"
Tuoba Chen retorted without backing down, "That's all in the past! Let me tell you, she promised to marry me, to be with me for life, so give up completely!" Although she has now rescinded that promise, she did indeed make that promise, so what he said wasn't exactly a lie... Tuoba Chen added silently to himself.
Her face turned deathly pale, and clutching Tuoba Chen's collar, Dongfang Yao trembled uncontrollably: "You're lying!"
Not to be outdone, she grabbed Dongfang Yao's collar tightly and said, "Why would I lie to you! Stop dreaming and go back to your Dongfang Dynasty to be a prince!"
"You won't make her happy. I can tell she doesn't love you. She only feels guilty and grateful towards you! You're the one who should let go!"
"Shut up! You shameless brat, stop stirring things up!"
"You're the one who's deceiving yourself!"
"Hmph, they're just sour grapes!"
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"To be honest, it feels a bit like being forced into this," Rongyue said with a sly smile, glancing sideways at Ye Fan.
"No, no!" Ye Fan shook his head, fanning himself with a folding fan, and pretended to be a wise man: "It's true that it's on the shelves, but what we're chasing isn't a duck, but a phoenix about to soar to the heavens!"
With a glare, she said, "You're just being glib!" and then strode towards the palace entrance.
He quickened his pace to catch up, and Ye Fan said with a grin, "Being cheeky shouldn't violate military discipline, right? So the general won't punish me, will he?"
"If you're interested, I wouldn't mind letting you look back."
"Oh, oh, oh, no thanks, no thanks, I'm too unworthy to accept such an honor..."
"Is that so?" Pushing open the palace door, she squinted at him and said with a smile, "I think you're just itching for a beating, wanting my beating to rub against you..." Her voice trailed off, and her smile froze on her face.
"General?" Ye Fantai looked in the direction of Rongyue with suspicion and cried out in surprise, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. The two men in front of him were twisting their handsome faces sharply, grabbing each other's clothes like eagle claws, closing in on each other, their faces only inches apart. The two men were not willing to give in and were fiercely fighting with their eyes!
Hearing the sound, the two glared at each other and quickly separated. With a 360-degree transformation, like Sun Wukong changing his expression, Tuoba Chen walked into Rongyue with a gentle smile: "Little San, the palace of Louxi Kingdom, I must say, it's quite unique! We've been here so long and busy, we haven't even had a chance to properly explore it. Why don't we take a good rest today and stroll around this vast palace complex?"
She gave him a cool look, then glanced at Dongfang Yao, who seemed hesitant to speak, out of the corner of her eye. Rongyue said calmly, "Fine." With that, she strode forward.
Giving Dongfang Yao a provocative look, Tuoba Chen stepped forward and affectionately put his arm around Rongyue's back, saying as they walked, "Little San, let me tell you, this palace..."
Watching their figures gradually disappear into the distance, Dongfang Yao's eyes dimmed rapidly. He leaned weakly against the doorframe, his body slumped. Wife, is it really as he said, that it's truly over between us, truly over, and that she is your future happiness…?
"Sigh, sigh, sigh, the tangled mess of emotions in this world—" Waving his feather fan, Ye Fan sighed as he approached Dongfang Yao: "Falling in love with someone you shouldn't is a calamity, a hardship. Though it's a calamity, perhaps somewhere in the chaos, a chance solution will appear. But if you fall in love with someone unattainable, ah, that's utter ruin, an unsolvable, inescapable knot! So, wake up, don't continue down this path of delusion. Don't blame me for not warning you, this love, this affection, the longer it drags on, the more it will hurt. Cut this tangled mess as soon as possible, and perhaps you can live a more normal life..."
"Do I need you to tell me what to do? Get out of my way!" Suddenly standing up straight, his eyes were like cold blades and ice swords. Dongfang Yao's face was stern and cold as he glanced at Ye Fan.
He trembled at that glance. Truly worthy of being the young prince of the Eastern Dynasty; even without anything else, those divine eyes alone could captivate and shake one's mind! Ye Fan raised his feather fan again to conceal his momentary embarrassment. He stole glances at Dongfang Yao, thinking to himself: First there was Tuoba Chen, then Dongfang Yao; both are alike. In front of others, they put on airs, arrogant and domineering like a spotted tiger. But the moment they're in front of the general, they instantly transform, as if their heads have been smashed, their expressions changing drastically, wagging their tails, docile and amiable like a spotted cat… It seems the general's methods are indeed more powerful…
"Weren't we going to stroll through the palace gardens? Why did you bring me to your bedchamber?" Though she grumbled in dissatisfaction, she didn't stop walking and followed Rongyue into the bedchamber.
Seeing Rongyue close the door tightly, Tuoba Chen's eyes lit up, but he shouted, "Hey, little mistress, why are you closing the door in broad daylight? You wouldn't happen to be... plotting against me, would you?"
After a long pause, Rongyue said softly, "Chen, I have something to tell you today."
Sensing the seriousness in Rongyue's tone, Tuoba Chen suppressed his playfulness and moved closer to Rongyue, staring intently into her eyes: "What's wrong?"
Looking into his eyes, I saw the words: "A country cannot be without a ruler for even a day."
His eyes narrowed: "So?"
"Upon being crowned..." Rongyue breathed a sigh of relief: "General, I become the Emperor."
A sharp, forceful gasp lingered in the air above the beam for a long, long time…
After an unknown amount of time, so long that Rongyue almost thought time had stopped, Tuoba Chen's hoarse voice finally came from above: "Have you decided?"
"Yes, in three days."
"I'm so conflicted..."
"I know."