Every time the prince opens his eyes, he sees

Xie Qingchen took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down and make his voice sound less cruel and cold. "Yaoyao, I won't let you die. This time, I will give you all my love, complete love."

"Complete love?" Lu Yaoyao sneered, "Are you willing to give up the throne that's within your grasp for me?"

"Why not?"

"I've already disappointed you once before, and I won't do it again."

Lu Yaoyao's heart was deeply touched.

It is really rare to hear such words from someone who has been scheming and plotting for the throne for many years, but it is too late.

"That's your business, it has nothing to do with me." Lu Yaoyao responded coldly, "Now I just want you to let me go. If you really love me, you should respect me and give me the freedom I want."

Xie Qingchen reached out and held her hand. "Yaoyao, I can give you everything you want, except freedom. Either you find a way to escape on your own, or you kill me, and I have nothing to say."

"Do you think I don't dare?" Lu Yaoyao's eyes turned red because of him. She pulled out the hairpin on her head and pointed it at his chest.

Xie Qingchen held her hand with his backhand, his eyes determined, "Stab, you can stab me to death, then you can leave here."

Lu Yaoyao didn't believe that he was really willing to die. She endured the pain, looked fierce, and stabbed him directly.

"You forced me to do this." she cried angrily.

Blood slowly seeped out from where the hairpin had pierced the clothes, staining the collar red, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood.

Lu Yaoyao looked at the blood flowing onto her hands, her eyes widened, and her hands began to tremble slightly.

She didn't expect that she had actually hurt him. The hairpin in her hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, preventing her from moving forward or pulling it back.

"Why...why don't you hide?" Her voice was tearful and tears were welling up in her eyes.

Xie Qingchen smiled bitterly and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his other hand. "Because I know that only in this way can you feel relieved and feel my determination. Yaoyao, I really love you. I love you so much that I can give up everything, including my own life."

His tone was full of sincerity, which made Lu Yaoyao's heart ache.

She once thought that her feelings for him had been completely worn out because he threatened her with the Gu family, and that she would no longer be shaken by him, but at this moment, she found that she still cared about him.

"You lunatic!" Lu Yaoyao roared, and finally her hands were unable to let go.

Xie Qingchen pulled out the hairpin from his chest and threw it on the ground. He took the opportunity to hug her tightly in his arms, as if he wanted to rub her into his body. "Yes, I am a lunatic, a lunatic who is crazy because of you. Yaoyao, forgive me, okay? I will spend the rest of my life making it up to you and loving you."

Lu Yaoyao struggled in his arms, but this time her strength was no longer so insignificant.

Her fist landed on his chest, but it felt more like a weak thump, more like she was venting her inner conflict and pain.

"Xie Qingchen, don't think that I can't kill you because I can't bear to leave you. I'm not as cold-blooded as you, and I wouldn't kill someone just for my freedom."

"I don't care." He kissed the top of her head hard. "As long as you don't kill me, you must be prepared to share the same bed and grave with me for the rest of your life. Yaoyao, no matter what, I will never let go of your hand again, and no one can separate us again."

Lu Yaoyao had vented enough and was tired, so she simply stopped struggling and let Xie Qingchen carry her to the bed.

Xie Qingchen called someone in to reheat the food for her and fed her mouthful by mouthful.

Lu Yaoyao originally didn't want to eat and wanted to protest to the end, but suddenly the system's voice rang in her ears again, "Host, eat obediently and conserve your energy. According to reliable information, there is a high possibility that you will not die."

"What do you mean?"

"Headquarters has a preliminary plan for handling your situation, but the details haven't been finalized yet. However, based on past cases, there's never been a case of a male capturer accidentally dying, so headquarters will likely assign you a new capture mission. Regardless, you won't be erased by the system for the time being."

The system also had a surprised tone, looking like an old mother who was worried sick.

Although Lu Yaoyao was not as happy as her, at least she was willing to open her mouth to eat.

Xie Qingchen was extremely happy to see that she finally compromised and was willing to eat.

As long as she is willing to eat and live well, the rest can come slowly. Even if he has to sacrifice his whole life to atone for his sins and repent, he is willing to do so.

After the meal, Xie Qingchen ordered the dishes to be cleared away and asked gently, "Yaoyao, do you want to take a shower and change clothes?"

Lu Yaoyao immediately stared at Xie Qingchen with a defensive look, "What do you want to do?"

Xie Qingchen smiled helplessly, his eyes full of doting and tenderness, "Yaoyao, what are you thinking about? I just want you to relax. If you don't want to see me, wait for me to have someone prepare hot water and prepare a change of clothes for you. I can wait for you outside, or I can leave immediately."

"Okay, then leave immediately."

Faced with her decisiveness and ruthlessness, Xie Qingchen still felt lost and sad, but he said that he was willing to spend his whole life to make it up to her, so how could he not even have this little patience?

"Okay, I'll be leaving soon. Have a good rest tonight. No one will disturb you."

Xie Qingchen stood up and left. Not long after, a maid came in carrying a bathtub, hot water, and dozens of exquisite clothes.

"Princess, please bathe and change."

Crown Princess?

Lu Yaoyao was stunned for a moment.

"Are you crazy?"

"This is an order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, stating that you are the sole mistress of the East Palace."

Lu Yaoyao was suddenly speechless, and her eyes became complicated.

She was in a daze as her maid helped her take off her clothes and get into the bathtub.

The steam from the bath gradually spread, and the whole room became hazy and warm.

Lu Yaoyao sat down slowly, the warm water wrapped around her body, as if it could wash away all the dust and fatigue.

She closed her eyes, her mind racing.

After thinking about Xie Qingchen, I started thinking about what the system said.

If the strategy missions are really rearranged as the system says, then she will leave this world soon.

You can't let her fake her death and change her identity?

As long as she would see Xie Qingchen again, she felt that she would be easily recognized, and the system would not be able to issue such a repetitive task.

After bathing, Lu Yaoyao changed into clean clothes prepared by the maid. The clothes were soft and had a pleasant fragrance, obviously carefully selected.

She stood in front of the bronze mirror, looking at herself in the mirror with a beautiful face but empty eyes, and an unprecedented sense of strangeness surged in her heart.

Late at night, Lu Yaoyao lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

She recalled every detail of her time with Xie Qingchen, from their initial encounter, the ten years of getting along, the little things with Gu Huai, to the current situation, and always felt that every step was full of drama and helplessness.