On the night of the broken engagement, the paranoid prince came to me crying and asking for my statu

Su Sui'an quickly pulled himself back from his immersed thoughts.

"You haven't left yet... ahem, what I mean is, since the prince is here and has already sat down, why don't you..."

You'd better go back first?

"Actually, I came here today because I have something to tell you."

Fu Jingrong didn't let Su Sui'an finish the rest of his words. He seemed to have mustered up a lot of courage. He took a deep breath before he dared to look up at Su Sui'an. "Since you and I are about to get married, how about you give me a name?"

God knows how nervous he is now.

In order to win the beauty, he now even disregards his dignity.

Seeing his serious expression, Su Sui'an thought it was some big deal.

It turns out that he just wanted to give him a name...

She chuckled, "Since the emperor has granted us a marriage, we will naturally be called husband and wife after we get married. Doesn't it have official status after we get married?"

She had talked too much just now and was a little thirsty, so she simply picked up the teacup at hand and took a sip of the tea carefully.

The so-called status is just a matter of name. What's wrong with giving it to him?

Su Sui'an thought it was simple, but Fu Jingrong didn't think so.

Now that the words have been spoken, he no longer hides them.

His face turned a little redder than before. "I... I mean... seriously, if you really approve of me and can accept me, then... after we get married, we can have children together."

"Pfft~"

As soon as he finished speaking, the tea that Su Sui'an had drunk came out before he could swallow it.

The water also went into his nose.

"This joke, Prince, is not funny at all."

"I am serious."

The man had a handsome face that looked like he was not even twenty years old, and his tone was serious, which made his facial features look more mature.

Su Sui'an put on a playful expression and was about to say something to ask him to stop joking.

Fu Jingrong suddenly stood up, as if he was ready to leave in a hurry. However, before leaving, he still looked at her with hope.

He met her eyes with sincerity, "I know this may be a little abrupt, but I don't want to miss the one I like. If you need to think about it, Miss Su, I can give you some time."

Su Sui'an lowered his eyes.

What I was thinking about was my first meeting with Rong Xian and what happened along the way after my rebirth.

Ever since she met him, it seemed that whenever she encountered difficulties, he always showed up in time.

Following behind her like a shadow.

It turns out that, unknowingly, they have experienced so much in seemingly inadvertent things...

Some problems must always be faced.

Thinking of this, Su Sui'an sighed silently, and when he looked up at Fu Jingrong, the teasing in his eyes was gone, replaced by unprecedented seriousness and earnestness.

"Sir, we will get married according to the imperial decree, no problem."

Fu Jingrong's eyes suddenly lit up with two clusters of light. Before he could say anything, Su Sui'an continued, "But, we can only be husband and wife in name only. It's impossible for you and I to go any further."

I watched with my own eyes as Fu Jingrong’s bright eyes suddenly turned dim.

Su Sui'an's heart felt like it was being tightly strangled by a huge hand. The dull pain spread from her heart to her limbs and even dyed her eyes red.

As if she had made a great decision, she clenched and unclenched her fists several times.

She dared to meet his burning gaze, "It's just that, in the last life, I...I..."

Her voice was choked with sobs and there was a barely perceptible tremor.

When it came to my lips to talk about my past life I just couldn't bring myself to say anything.

She had no choice but to replace what she was about to say with her true thoughts.

"I admit that I had some selfish motives in agreeing to marry you, because I don't dislike you. Really, not only do I not dislike you, but when I'm with you, I feel happy. But... whenever I think about taking the title of your wife but not being able to fulfill my wife's obligations to you, I feel that I'm really selfish..."

Before she could finish her words, she felt herself bumped into a thin but powerful embrace.

"No, you are not selfish." Fu Jingrong walked to her without knowing when, stretched out his hand and held her tightly in his arms. His eyes, which had become dim because of her rejection, regained their spirits again. "I scared you with my abruptness. I know all your pain. You don't have to say more. I promise you that even if we get married, I will not force you. I..."

Having said this, he loosened his arms that were tightly holding her, and instead carefully held her shoulders, looking devoutly into her slightly red eyes.

"I'm waiting for the day when you willingly give me your status."

"I..."

Su Sui'an's cherry lips slightly opened, and Fu Jingrong immediately reached out and touched her lips. His eyes, which had always been unrestrained and uninhibited, were now full of pleading, and even his tone had a bit of flattery.

"Don't reject me so quickly, trust me and give me a chance to wait, okay?"

His emotions seemed to be extremely contagious. At this moment, Su Sui'an seemed to be able to feel his inner uneasiness.

It also made his heart feel like a huge stone was pressing down on it. His throat was tight and he couldn't utter a single word.

The words of rejection that came to my lips were stuck between my teeth.

Finally, she could only slowly close her eyes and nodded imperceptibly.

That's it.

Since he agreed, it means he won't touch her before getting her consent.

In this world, there is no man who really doesn't cheat. If he meets the right girl, she will think of other ways...

Suddenly, her chin was gently pinched, and before she could react, a fresh breath with a crisp scent of agarwood lingered around her nostrils, intertwining with his breath.

She opened her eyes immediately, only to see a shadow running away.

There was a brief softness on the lips and a refreshing fragrance that had not yet dissipated.

This scoundrel!!

What surprised Su Sui'an was that, although she had been taken advantage of, she did not feel unhappy at all.

even...

There was also a faint, unfamiliar feeling of joy.

This was the first time since her rebirth that she couldn't control her heart.

Looking at the untouched pastries and tea on the guest table.

Su Sui'an smiled bitterly and fell weakly into the main chair.

When she closed her eyes, she could see Fu Jingrong's helpless and pleading eyes, and the soft touch of his lips that she could not ignore no matter what.

That feeling, familiar yet strange, I always feel like I've encountered it somewhere before...

Suddenly, she remembered the "dream" she had not long ago when she was tricked in the palace.

In the dream, her lips seemed to have touched similar softness. In the dream, she could even feel a heat that did not belong to her, and the man's faint groan.

A chill ran through my heart.

Su Sui'an was startled and almost jumped up from the armchair.

Is it possible...

That's not a dream?

In other words.

actually...

He had a chance on the day of the palace banquet.

However, he chose to suffer with her instead of touching her...

The feeling of being hit came over him, and Su Sui'an felt a faint phantom pain in the place where he had been hurt in his previous life.

The scale in Su Sui'an's heart began to lean towards Fu Jingrong——

Maybe...

Fu Jingrong is really different from others.

Soon, another voice in her heart sounded: Men are like this, before they get you, they treat you like a pearl or a treasure, but once they get you, the white moonlight will turn into frost on the ground and be trampled on at will...

Su Sui'an deeply agreed: Indeed, for men, what they cannot get is the best.

but...

What if Fu Jingrong said he was attracted to her and wanted to ask her for a formal relationship? Was he serious about it?

After being reborn, Su Sui’an was confused for the first time.

...

into the night.

A dozen men in black swiftly broke into the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion and ruthlessly cut the guards' necks before they could even open their mouths.

Blood splattered everywhere.

A bloodthirsty gleam flashed in the black-clad man's eyes.

"Ah~~"

The voice of another guard who discovered the man in black just emerged, like a chicken with its neck cut.

In an instant, he fell down silently.

The splash of blood seemed to mark a beginning.

He raised his knife and chopped down people's lives like chopping vegetables and radishes.

Some people even died in their sleep.