In an instant, Xiang Heng seemed to suddenly realize and get the answer to what had been troubling him.

All along he just wanted to get rid of his father's bondage, but he never thought that his restless heart had ignored his original intention.

"I understand, Miss Qingwu." Xiang Heng smiled gently, feeling relieved and determined.

She curved her eyebrows slightly, "That would be the best."

"Miss Qingwu is really smart. I admire her." Xiang Heng's appreciation for her increased a lot.

"For me, providing happiness to my guests is the goal of survival. What methods can be used is the question I need to think about and decide." She seemed to be expressing her true feelings to Xiang Heng.

"I see."

"Hehe, but I do like to have fun."

"Haha, I really admire Miss Qingwu's temperament."

"But I also envy Mr. Xiang." She muttered.

Xiang Heng smiled, more curious than before, "Why?"

"It's great to travel all over the world." She lowered her eyes slightly, a trace of sadness and regret flashed across her eyes.

Xiang Heng noticed her expression and said, "If there is a chance, I will take Miss Qingwu there. As for now, I can tell you about the interesting things I encountered along the way."

"Really?"

"Of course, as long as Miss Qingwu wants to listen."

"Great, I want to hear it." She leaned on the table expectantly.

But before that, her gaze lingered on the compartment opposite.

Is it her illusion? Or...

……

At this time, someone on the other side of the cubicle was eavesdropping on the conversation here.

Listening to her joyful laughter, Xiao Yanqing subconsciously clenched his fists, then loosened them awkwardly after realizing it.

This time as a spectator, he wanted to know what abilities this woman possessed and how she controlled people's hearts, but he couldn't control the emotions surging in his heart when listening to her words.

He didn't know where the anger came from, perhaps it was because her seemingly sincere means were actually for her own purposes.

She must have used the same method on herself. Without evidence, there is nothing she can do even if she notices.

Is this her usual method of "gentle control"?

"What are the specific details of this measure?" he asked.

"Your Highness, I have found him to be honest and upright, and he is not a big threat to Miss Qingyu. His father is involved in politics, but he has no interest in it. If we can start with him, it will be a hundred benefits to Your Highness without any harm."

Hua Niang at the side explained to him that if he approached Miss Qing Yu step by step, she would be able to control the situation.

"He had been looking for her before?" He spent a huge amount of money just to see her.

"Yes... yes, Your Highness." Hua Niang's voice sounded a little timid.

Since that day, Master Xiang has been looking for Miss Qingyu, which was completely beyond her expectations.

"Just one glance, I didn't even see his face." His fierce voice was filled with a hint of disbelief.

"Let her come find me when it's over."

After considering it, Hua Niang leaned forward slightly and said, "Yes, I will arrange a house for Your Highness immediately."

"No, just in this room."

Hua Niang hesitated for a moment in shock, then quickly responded, "Yes, Your Highness."

It was already late at night when the chat ended, and it would be almost dawn in another hour.

After Qing Yu washed up, she wanted to rest, but Hua Niang called her, "Miss Qing Yu, His Highness is waiting for you."

She couldn't help but be surprised, "Your Highness is here?"

A bad premonition suddenly surged into my heart.

"Yes, come with me." Hua Niang stopped explaining and took Qing Yu to his house.

She looked absentmindedly at the room next to her, which was where she had just been. So that's it.

Hua Niang opened the door and the candles in the room swayed slightly due to the wind.

Xiao Yanqing was sitting on a cushion, the dim light reflecting his well-defined jaw. She noticed the tea on the table and the changed candles, it seemed he had been sitting there for a long time.

"Your Highness." She walked in and met his dangerous gaze.

She felt that he was in a bad mood. Although she didn't know the exact reason, she could roughly guess that it must be because of her.

"Your Highness has been here all the time?" She sat down at the small table without any fear.

His sword-like gaze turned to her, "Is this how you control people's hearts?"

Her pupils paused, then returned to normal, "Didn't His Highness ask me to get some useful information? I'm sure His Highness has heard it, doesn't that mean I have successfully completed my mission?"

He watched her pupils shrink. She was right. In the second half of the night, the man's guard against her gradually relaxed. She cleverly obtained some useful information. At least she had learned about the man's situation and his family's general opinion of him.

He, Xiao Yanqing, had seen countless coercive means and all kinds of threats and inducements, but he had never seen such a clever and flexible way to make the other party willingly say what she wanted to know, without even noticing.

He had a feeling that if this man saw her a few more times, she would know all the information and even... control his heart.

This actually made him feel fearful and terrified.

Even after listening all night, he still had no idea how she did it, until every time the man said what she wanted to hear, his heart would tremble uncontrollably.

"Jiang Qingyu, are you treating me and Wenshu the same way?" he questioned.

Her dark pupils drooped slightly, and in an instant, a smile appeared on her face.

Before she could respond, Xiao Yanqing suddenly grabbed her neck.

"This is your specialty?! Isn't it?!"

She leaned her palms on the table, the big hand pinching her neck to control her breathing, the veins in her arms bulged, but she realized that he was controlling the strength of his hands.

"Why is Your Highness angry? How have I angered Your Highness?" Her voice was slightly hoarse.

Yes, she used the word "again". He should also pay attention to his mood swings recently, or to be more precise, only towards her.

"What exactly do you want to get from me?" He endured it with gritted teeth.

She had a more practical purpose, but he didn't know what it was. He was losing his sanity day by day and cared about her more and more.

"Your Highness, what do you think?" She was having difficulty breathing, her brows slightly furrowed.

"I have done everything that Your Highness arranged. Someone in Huanxiang Pavilion has also monitored my every move. Everything is under Your Highness' control. Even today's conversation was overheard by Your Highness. I don't know why you are angry."

After she finished this series of words, her breathing became more and more unstable.

"But only you." The hand that was pinching her neck moved closer to her.

"Me? Hehe..." She laughed bitterly.

"Am I trying to control His Highness, or is His Highness trying to control me?" She whispered softly, tears welling up in her eyes from the feeling of suffocation.

Suddenly, he was stunned.

Noticing her flushed face, he slowly let go.

She leaned on the ground, gasping for breath, coughing and laughing sadly.

"Hehe, Your Highness is very important to me, but to Your Highness, I am just a person who can be discarded at will. In the eyes of Your Highness, I am not even a person, but an interest, a chess piece."

"Isn't it?"

He had no answer to her words. Was he angry because he realized he couldn't control her?

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