He suppressed his fluctuating heart, stared at her straight, and finally turned it into a cold word.

"Do you think it's any use saying this now?"

"I tell Jiang Qingyu, if you don't give me a reasonable explanation, don't even think about leaving this room." He gritted his teeth and warned her again and again, as if he was determined to lock her up here and not let her go out.

She tugged at the fingers that were pressed against his chest and swallowed uncontrollably, "I...I must stay in Yongqing City and have a legitimate identity."

The corners of his lips were tautly pressed into a straight line. Does this woman know that Jiang Zhuo would never be willing to let her become just... a sister! But his woman!

"How many times did you meet him before the banquet?" he asked suddenly.

"Four...four times." She answered in a low voice.

"Four times?!" He had always thought it was only twice.

"I have seen him twice since arriving at the Jiang Mansion?!"

"Once." I responded to him, becoming less and less confident.

"Another time..."

Her watery eyes dropped and she said frankly, "That time in the palace...it was him."

He suddenly realized it and couldn't help but find it ridiculous.

It turns out that he created the opportunity in the first place! Damn it!

"Do you think you are so smart that you can fool me?"

She had been hiding it from me!

"No..." She had a purpose, a purpose that could not be told and would not hurt him.

Thousands of thoughts flooded into his mind, and he couldn't tell which of her words were true and which were lies, but the only thing he knew was that he was afraid of losing her.

He even had an unrealistic idea that if it weren't for this, why would she risk the rest of her life.

After hesitating, he asked the question in his mind, "You...you like him?"

Her dark eyes suddenly raised, and she froze, not reacting for a long time. She didn't understand why he thought so.

In his eyes, her silence was a fact that had been exposed.

"So... from the beginning to the end, I was the one being used."

"Your Highness... I..." In an instant, an indescribable bitterness spread from her mouth. She wanted to explain, but she knew that she couldn't tell him yet.

Can't tell him, want him to love her...

Anger and grief repeatedly devoured his brain and completely occupied his heart. He didn't want to listen to her explanations anymore. She was too powerful and too patient. It took her so long to win his heart.

"I'm telling you! You have no choice but to stay in this palace!"

He didn't give her any chance to make a sound. He held her down and kissed her directly on the lips, roughly, possessively, and forcefully.

In an instant, she was deprived of her breath, and pain spread throughout every part of their bodies, but he was extremely eager to feel her softness and sweetness, and to feel the touch of their integration.

The kiss was too intense and wild, and she completely panicked. She subconsciously wanted to resist, but he pressed her tightly against the wall, and she had no chance at all.

"Your Highness!" She spoke while struggling, trying to push him away, her hands pressing tightly against his chest.

But the more she struggled and resisted, the tighter his arms locked around her waist and the deeper his kisses became, trying to press her into his body, as if every breath was declaring his possession of her.

For some reason, his lips seemed to have a kind of magic that melted her little by little. Her rapidly beating heart became more urgent. She wanted to continue to feel his kiss, his breath on her nose, and fall into the heat that he enveloped her.

She gave up struggling, and her brain completely lost the ability to think. The sound of sucking and his rough breathing echoed in her ears.

Perhaps realizing that she was no longer resisting, he kissed her lips slowly and gently, until the scent of blood filled the air and flowed into the tips of each other's tongues.

He then slowly let go of her, giving her a moment to catch her breath, but he was worried that she would take the opportunity to escape, so he still did not keep the arm around his waist apart.

Her face was hot and she was breathing slightly as she stared into his eyes filled with desire. She was completely stunned by his domineering and passionate kiss.

She didn't understand why he kissed her? Was he angry? Was he taking advantage of her? Or was it something else...

His eyes fell on her lips stained with blood. They were so beautiful and tempting, but they made him feel guilty and distressed. His anger slowly faded away with the red color, leaving only helpless pity.

He met her eyes again, cupped her hot cheek with his right hand, and moved closer to her lips until their lips were about to touch again.

He restrained himself from kissing her again. He was waiting for her consent.

Seeing that she did not resist, he gently kissed her lips that were bitten and bled, licked the blood on them, and reluctantly separated them after a long time.

Finally, she recovered from his gentle and intimate actions, turned her head away, and gently pushed him with both hands to stop him.

After hesitating, he did not force her any further and left her lips.

He saw the confusion and helplessness in her pupils.

"Why...why?" She moved her lips which were red from being sucked.

She didn't understand what this uncontrolled kiss meant...

"Don't you know? Tell me why?" His voice became much softer, and the anger in his heart was almost gone, but he was still annoyed, annoyed that she didn't believe him and lied to him.

"Your Highness is angry, very angry."

"Yes, very, very angry."

As soon as he finished speaking, he hugged her and fell on the bed.

Her heart started beating wildly, perhaps because she was afraid of him who was out of control...

"Your Highness...wait..."

"Call my name!" He restrained her hands and held her under him.

Your Highness! Your Highness! What he hated most now was her calling him Your Highness!

He heard her calling him "Brother Zhou", so kind and so beautiful.

After understanding what he said, she quickly changed her words, "Yan Qing..."

"Yan Qing... don't be like this..." She was afraid that if she resisted too forcefully, it would only provoke his anger.

I had no choice but to put my hands on his heaving chest, calling him, and holding on to his sanity.

"Now you know you're nervous and scared, but why didn't you feel scared when you were making the decision?"

She was slightly stunned, and it didn't sound like she was angry, but more like...blaming her.

"Don't tell me you don't know. Jiang Zhuo might send you away... to be his woman."

"You think I can stop it? In other words, even if I can stop it, what makes you think I will give everything to protect you!"

His harsh words reached her heart, and she understood that he was telling her that when the time comes, he would put the overall situation first and would not care about her, let alone her life or death.

Despite this, there was no fear in her eyes, and her thick eyelashes trembled slightly, as if trying to hide her true emotions.

"If... this is the only way for me to find out the truth behind this, I am willing to do it."

"You!" Her words choked him.

He wanted to scare her, but he didn't expect her to go this far.

"Why?! What on earth is this for?!"

"Your Highness, don't you want revenge? If I were in the palace, wouldn't it be easier to find the real murderer?" Her penetrating eyes seemed to tell him that this was her right.

"Jiang Qingyu! Am I so cruel in your eyes?!"

"It will be different from now on. You won't have to sacrifice anything, and you won't have to do anything."

She didn't quite understand and felt a little flustered. Did it mean... that she was not needed?

"I'll ask you again, you must tell me the truth."

After hesitating, she nodded obediently.

"do you like him?"

"No," she denied.

"So you..." He paused and swallowed, "Do you want to stay with me?"

He looked expectantly at her beneath him.

Meeting the urgency in his eyes, she admitted, "I do."

"Okay, then listen to me from now on."

Until she agreed, he turned around and held her in his arms, not allowing her to escape.

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