After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

"Find an identity and infiltrate the Ye residence. I need you to do something for me!"

Shadow: "...Yes!"

There was nothing more to say, so he waved his hand and said, "You go first. I will take Ye Zhuxi back with me in a few days."

Watching Ying's departing figure, Fu Jingyuan couldn't help but recall his mother, who had always looked at him with such tenderness.

Fu Jingyuan's mother, Ling Xuan'er, was the daughter of the chief of the Wuling tribe in the Dazhao Kingdom. When she was young, she ran away to the Central Plains to play and fell in love at first sight with Fu Chenchu, the current emperor of Dazhao.

The people of the Wuling ethnic group are mostly straightforward and simple in character, and they are loyal and devoted in love.

After falling in love with Fu Chenchu, Ling Xuan'er could no longer see anyone else. At that time, the relationship between the two sides was strained, and Da Zhao proposed a marriage alliance in order to ease the tension.

Originally, Wu Xuan'er was to marry the future emperor of Dazhao, but she couldn't resist her feelings for Fu Chenchu, which forced the clan leader to change his mind and marry her to Fu Chenchu, who was the least favored at the time.

In Wu Xuan'er's view, marrying the man she loves means a happy and fulfilling life.

But she didn't expect that Fu Chenchu ​​had a woman he really liked, and the two were forced to separate because of her sudden intrusion.

This led to Fu Chenchu ​​treating her very poorly after marrying her, and even ignoring her for a long time.

Wu Xuan'er was unaware of this, and every time she saw Fu Chenchu, who hadn't come home at night, she would cling to him with joyful eyes.

They were even willing to sacrifice the interests of their own people in order to help him get the position he wanted.

Fu Chenchu ​​originally had no chance of ascending the throne, but by marrying Wu Xuan'er, he easily obtained what others had calculated their whole lives for.

However, all she did did not earn her a single glance from Fu Chenchu. Instead, Fu Chenchu ​​brought his beloved woman into the palace in a bridal sedan chair and made her an empress of equal rank to her.

In order to gain more benefits, Fu Chenchu ​​used Wu Xuan'er to obtain the sacred artifact of the Wuling tribe, and successfully destroyed this tribe that had always threatened the unification of Dazhao. The day of the extermination happened to be the day Fu Jingyuan was born.

Fu Jingyuan's ability to endure was not solely due to Ye Zhuxi. During his time in Dazhao, due to the downfall of his mother's family, Fu Chenchu ​​no longer had to treat her with kindness and issued an imperial edict banishing him and his mother to the Cold Palace.

Even in the cold palace, he was still frequently bullied, with injuries to his eyes and being pushed into the lake being common occurrences.

Just when he thought he was destined to live a life of humiliation, the Dazhao Rebellion broke out, and Fu Chenchu's self-proclaimed ideal woman had actually been conspiring with others, waiting to launch a rebellion...

It was during that time that, taking advantage of the palace riots, he was taken out of the Cold Palace by his mother. They had agreed that once he escaped, he would never come back. But in the end, he did escape, but his mother was captured and taken back by Fu Chenchu, who had quelled the rebellion.

Keep moving forward, don't look back!

This is what his mother said to him when she was captured. It's unimaginable that young Fu Jingyuan walked alone in the snow for two days and two nights. Fortunately, he was rescued by Ye Rushi, who took him back to Daqi.

Just when he thought he had escaped the abyss, he was met with another bottomless pit.

He would always remember the looks everyone gave him after Ye Rushi's death—looks of disgust, resentment, and hatred…

Back then, all he knew was how to run, but he never thought about facing the monsters in the abyss.

But now he doesn't want to run anymore. He wants to go back and take back everything, whether it belongs to him or not!

……

When Ye Zhuxi opened her eyes again, it was already the next morning. She moved her body and felt that it wasn't sticky as she had imagined; on the contrary, it was very clean.

Thinking about what had happened, a blush rose on her cheeks, and her eyes were full of the charm that followed their lovemaking. She smiled shyly, got up, put on her clothes, and ran outside.

As she emerged from the cave, she saw Fu Jingyuan standing motionless by the distant stream, his hands clasped behind his back. He seemed lost in thought, his gaze fixed on the petals being swept away by the current, a faint melancholy lingering in his eyes.

For some reason, seeing his expression, Ye Zhuxi felt a pang of heartache.

She ran over quickly and hugged him from behind, nuzzling his back as she asked in a muffled voice, "What's wrong, brother? Are you unhappy being with me?"

Fu Jingyuan raised his hand and patted her slender wrist. He turned around and his gaze fell on her. His eyes, which had been dull, were now filled with tenderness, and the expressionless look on his face faded away.

He shook his head and whispered back, "No!"

"I'm just thinking about how we can escape from this place. After all, we've already consummated our marriage, and naturally I want to give Ruoruo a proper status as soon as possible!"

"What do you mean by 'giving me a title'? It makes it sound like I'm desperate to get married!"

Ye Zhuxi smiled sweetly, but still stubbornly insisted.

Fu Jingyuan looked at her charming, feminine demeanor and smiled slightly in response.

He bent down and leaned close to Ye Zhuxi, looking into her eyes with sincere eyes, and said in a deep, pleasant voice, "What if I said I wanted you to give me a title?"

"..."

Ye Zhuxi stared blankly at Fu Jingyuan in front of her. His eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, and there was not a trace of falsehood on his handsome face. Her figure was reflected in his deep eyes, as if she was the only one in his heart and eyes.

"Yes!" Ye Zhuxi nodded solemnly, then reached out and grasped his long, fair hand, holding it tightly.

"Then it's settled. We'll get married when we get back!"

Fu Jingyuan smiled and leaned down to gently kiss her lips.

The kiss was light, as gentle as a dragonfly skimming the water, yet it made one blush.

Seeing her face visibly turn red quickly, Fu Jingyuan pulled her into his arms and whispered in her ear, "After so many times, why are you still blushing?!"

"..."

Hearing his teasing voice, Ye Zhuxi's eyes flushed slightly. She glared at him and lowered her head without saying a word.

……

After Ye Zhuxi fell asleep, Fu Jingyuan searched the entire valley and finally found a way out behind the mountain.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, he took Ye Zhuxi's hand and they headed up the back mountain.

After climbing up, they arrived at the cliff where the two of them had fallen earlier. Looking at the familiar surroundings, Ye Zhuxi was so happy that she almost spun around. Her silvery voice rang out.

"Big brother, we're out!"

Fu Jingyuan squeezed her hand: "Yes! We're out."

"Let's go, let's hurry home, Mom must be very worried about us!"

Fu Jingyuan's eyes darkened. He didn't intend to tell Ye Zhuxi the truth. Instead, he followed her out of the dense forest with an indifferent expression, completely opposite to Ye Zhuxi's happy face.