Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

They walked until they were about an arm's length apart and then stopped.

She replied with a smile, "I know, Your Highness wants to settle accounts?"

Prince Rui looked at her and asked curiously, "Since you know it's about settling accounts, why don't you seem worried about him at all?"

Ling Yan smiled and retorted, "Worried? Why should I worry?"

Prince Rui asked, puzzled, "Aren't you two in love?"

Lingyan sneered, "Mutual affection? Your Highness is mistaken. Our relationship is nothing more than a fleeting affair."

At that moment, in a room not far from them, He Jingchuan heard her answer. Even though he already knew what she was thinking, he still felt a pang of sadness.

Prince Rui became increasingly interested in her and pressed, "Even if there's no genuine affection, can you really bear to see him get into an accident?"

Ling Yan smiled and said, "Of course I can't bear to, after all, I'm still very satisfied with him, but there's no need to worry."

Prince Rui couldn't help but say speechlessly, "Is it really okay for you to say you're satisfied with other men in front of your fiancé?"

Ling Yan replied matter-of-factly, "Is there anything wrong with it?"

Prince Rui was truly defeated by her incredibly natural tone.

Lingyan continued, "Instead of worrying about him, I should worry about myself. After all, even though the prince is a prince, he wouldn't dare to deal with a general with such great military achievements at will. Whether it's imprisoning him, making him disappear, or killing him, the prince wouldn't do it."

Prince Rui approached her, smiling, and asked, "Why not?"

Lingyan looked directly at him and smiled as she replied, "Because Your Highness is a rational person. Even if we have no feelings for each other, or even if Your Highness has deep feelings for me, you would never let a moment of anger cloud your judgment and affect Your Highness's future."

This woman is truly intelligent and rational.

From the moment he stepped into the park, there was no sign of anxiety, unease, shame, or fear on his face. He remained smiling and calm.

He couldn't help but admire her immensely.

So he asked again, "You're right, I really can't do anything to him, but I can deal with you at will. Why aren't you worried about yourself at all? And why are you so bold as to do this?"

Lingyan smiled and said softly, "Since we got engaged, the prince has never shown me any affection. He has never mentioned me, let alone given me any gifts. Everyone in the capital knows that the prince has probably forgotten about this engagement and forgotten about me as well."

Prince Rui asked in a low voice, "Have you ever held a grudge against me?"

Lingyan said indifferently, "No, because I said that Your Highness is rational enough. This marriage will not bring you any benefit. It is only right that Your Highness will give it up, because I would do the same if I were in your shoes."

Prince Rui exclaimed, "You are frighteningly rational!"

Lingyan smiled and said, "It's always been like this! So when Your Highness suddenly decided to fulfill the marriage contract this year, I was thinking about why Your Highness would suddenly change your mind. After thinking about it, there is only one reason."

Prince Rui asked curiously, "Oh? What's the reason?"

Lingyan looked directly at him, her smile bright, and said, "My parents have long since passed away, and my second and third uncles and the other members of the clan have not accomplished anything. Whether in terms of power, money, or status, Your Highness has no designs on them. Therefore, what Your Highness is plotting is..."

She stepped closer to him, their faces almost touching.

She watched him, flustered and blushing, his gaze fixed on her.

She smiled alluringly and said, "It is I."

When Prince Rui heard that she had pointed out his thoughts, he looked at her.

Their eyes met, and the air seemed to freeze, filled with an indescribable atmosphere.

Lingyan then smiled and said, "So what do I have to worry about? Although I don't know when Your Highness saw me, as long as I know that Your Highness has feelings for me, then there is no need to worry."

It turns out that he is fearless.

He Jingchuan also understood the reason at this moment.

Prince Rui frankly admitted, "I met you a year ago, and I have been thinking of you ever since. It's just that you haven't met me."

a year ago?

It's July now, and she did indeed sneak out of the mansion a few times last July.

No wonder!

She simply didn't remember him; someone as handsome as him would never forget someone she'd seen before.

Prince Rui still wouldn't let her go, and continued to ask, "Even if I don't kill him, I will secretly harm him, or even deliberately cause him trouble. If you want me to be lenient, kiss me. If you kiss me, I will let him go."

Lingyan chuckled softly, then pinched his cheek and said, "Your Highness is so adorable. If you want a kiss, just say so. Why lie to me?"

Prince Rui felt her touch, and his heart raced.

Then, blushing, she said nonchalantly, "Why do you think I'm lying?"

Lingyan replied with a smile, "Because Your Highness is not one to blur the lines between public and private matters. The General is a once-in-a-century star general of the Great Zhao Dynasty. Your Highness is too busy protecting such a pillar of the nation to possibly lay a hand on him."

Prince Rui remained silent and did not refute.

Because it is.

Then she said with a half-smile, "So Your Highness doesn't need to use such a lame excuse to ask for a kiss, because I'm more than willing!"

Prince Rui asked, puzzled, "Wouldn't you be unwilling? Wouldn't you rather die than comply?"

Ling Yan laughed to herself for a while, as if she had heard a joke.

He then replied with a smile, "Would I rather die than submit? Why would I rather die than submit? Your Highness is my fiancé, and besides, with such a handsome and charming prince, how could I not want him? Does Your Highness really think that I am deeply in love with the general and would do anything for him?"

Prince Rui pondered for a moment and said, "But it was a mutual consent between you, and he did not force you."

Lingyan nodded and said, "It was consensual, and I was willing to do it myself. But that doesn't mean that just because I was willing to have sex with him, I have fallen in love with him, or that just because we had sex, I have to give him my heart."

Prince Rui then asked, "Even if you don't have true feelings for him, he is still your first man, so there will always be some different emotions."

Ling Yan scoffed, "Should the first man be treated specially because of this? To me, whether it's the first man or countless men after him, they're all the same, there's no difference."

This woman is truly cold-hearted and heartless.

But he likes it.

Looking at his smile, Lingyan teased, "Your Highness has finished testing me, can you rest assured now?"

Prince Rui nodded slightly, relieved.

Lingyan continued, "I didn't come here today for the General. I just wanted to see my fiancé. I wonder if my fiancé would find me undesirable?"

Prince Rui shook his head and said, "I don't mind."

He had thought of her in his heart for a year and waited for her for a year, so how could he possibly dislike her?

Ling Yan's smile widened, and she put her arms around his shoulders, saying, "Since my fiancé doesn't mind, then of course I will fulfill Your Highness's wish."

What is your wish?

Should she kiss him?

As he was caught up in his emotions, she continued, "Has Your Highness ever been with a woman?"

He instinctively replied, "No."

She asked in confusion, "You haven't even touched the palace maids?"

He blushed and shook his head.

Lingyan expressed great satisfaction.

So, under his expectant yet nervous gaze, she tilted her head back and kissed his lips.

Prince Rui's heart pounded so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of his chest, his breathing became erratic, and his blood boiled.

Feeling the soft and sweet touch, he felt an unbearable tingling sensation.

He also hugged her tightly and kissed her passionately, taking the initiative.

His tongue deftly explored her mouth, dancing with hers, their lips and teeth entwined in a tender embrace…