I traveled through the Cretaceous period and farmed with the ever-changing dog egg.

"Yeah, I'm leaving. I can learn something, and I can also sell you out." Those three are not someone you can handle.

"Here, the token they left for you. My Ayan is now backed by Confucianism and Taoism..." Fortunately, although this fool is naive and kind, he is not stupid.

"I don't want it, give it back. You're putting me in such a dangerous position. If this happens again, we're done!" She didn't want to experience that feeling of being roasted over a fire again.

"If you had married me readily, I wouldn't be scheming like this today. I only ask for you, Ayan, you must give me a proper status." Lin Chaoyan was swayed by soft words but not by hard ones, so Ying Zheng chose to use both.

She suddenly found the hotpot in front of her a little hard to swallow. "Your Qin Palace is really big! So big that I'm a little scared..." After putting down her chopsticks, Lin Chaoyan got up and walked outside.

Ying Zheng hurriedly followed and pulled her to sit on the soft couch. Looking at her downcast eyes, his heart ached with both sorrow and pain. "No one will know you. I will not let history record your name."

So, Ah Yan, can you please stop being so timid? Just take a brave step towards me, just one step, and I'll walk the rest of the way. I'll give you everything you want, whether it's freedom or a lifetime of being together. But, Ah Yan, can you at least stay with me for the rest of your life? He had suffered enough from unrequited love, which is why he resorted to such scheming today.

He was also afraid—afraid that person would return, afraid that those good-looking people would push him out of Lin Chaoyan's heart. Ying Zheng knew he wasn't her first choice for a husband; she disliked his scheming and calculating nature.

But, Ah Yan, do you know? If it weren't for all my scheming, how could I have even a moment of your tenderness?

“I know you’re angry that I schemed against you and pressured you. I also know that you like a sunny and clean man like Wen Ci. But, Ayan, I’m different from him. He was born in the light and doesn’t need to use tricks to plan for himself. He’s protected by the light.”

I crawled through the darkness, and you were my only light. Or perhaps it was a light I had to scheme and plot to grasp. You hate my cunning and maneuvering, but these are the foundation of my survival! How could I have gotten to where I am today without them? He felt wronged. He was working so hard to plan for their future, yet his beloved always hesitated and plotted to leave.

"Didn't I promise you I'd marry you after my triumphant return from conquering Zhao? Yet you schemed against me and pressured me, even testing me with your power in court. Who cares about your power..." She suspected that if she had sat down then, she would have been torn apart by five horses tonight.

"Huh? What? A misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding!" Ying Zheng quickly explained. "No, I didn't use my power to test you. You disdain everything I possess; I wanted you to want something from me."

"As for today's scheming... isn't it because you mind that I have a child with another woman and you plan to leave me? If you don't leave me, then I won't scheme against you..." The two felt wronged by each other, each feeling that they were more wronged than the other.

"Well, I was just thinking about it in my mind, I didn't actually do anything about it." Can't I even think about it? You stingy person... Lin Chaoyan pouted unconvinced.

"Six years ago, you initially considered it too, but after sleeping with me, you ran away, cruelly erasing all my memories of you, leaving no way back. Who knows if you, you scoundrel, will be as heartless as you were six years ago?" Ying Zheng was furious as he said this, yet he couldn't bear to do anything to his precious darling. He just wanted Lin Chaoyan to soften her stance and promise not to leave, even if it was a lie. But Lin Chaoyan wouldn't even lie to him!

He pinched Lin Chaoyan's nose in anger, only daring to be rough during their intimate moments. Any more than that, and Ying Zheng feared he might hurt her, cause her pain, or frighten her into making love to him.

"Um...why do you keep pinching my nose?" Lin Chaoyan complained pitifully.

"Don't pretend to be pitiful, I wouldn't bear to hurt you. The pot's almost boiled dry, eat first and then come with me to review the memorials." He knew that the little rascal in his arms was good at pretending to be pitiful and weak, deceiving others into thinking he was a fool who could actually do something big.

"Tch~ So you promise you won't scheme against me again in the future?~(′e｀)" She didn't care whether Ying Zheng had any schemes or tricks, as long as he didn't use them on her, Lin Chaoyan didn't care.

Ying Zheng placed a shrimp paste into Lin Chaoyan's bowl, his brows slightly raised and his long, narrow phoenix eyes narrowing slightly. "As long as A-Yan doesn't leave me, I naturally wouldn't want to scheme against you. Here, the shrimp paste is ready!!"

"Fine! But if you ever scheme against me again, you're a dog ╯▂╰" The shrimp paste is so tender, I have to cook it quickly or it will dry out.

The woman waiting outside was startled and her body trembled. She was really worried that Ying Zheng would be angry and kill Lin Chaoyan.

Listening to the bubbling sound of the pot, Ying Zheng cooked another slice of beef for Lin Chaoyan. One of them ate, and the other cooked. Seeing her enjoying her meal, he knew he had successfully appeased her.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, it was time to accompany Ying Zheng in reviewing official documents. Watching his profile as he worked diligently, Lin Chaoyan couldn't help but swoon.

As expected, men who work hard are handsome. To pass the time, Lin Chaoyan chose to read a novel.

The fake princess was forced to marry a prince from a neighboring country. From a young age, she suffered from hunger and cold, witnessed her relatives starve to death before her eyes, and ate insects, grass roots, and tree bark. Because she resembled a princess, she was taken into the palace and raised there. Three years later, after learning basic etiquette, she was forced to marry the prince in his place.

She was willing, after all, as long as she married him, she could maintain peace between the two countries and save millions of people in her situation.

The crown prince had someone he loved, who was also his younger brother's wife. He deliberately made things difficult for her on their wedding night and abandoned her.

She didn't love the Crown Prince, so she didn't care what happened; she used her own blood as proof. Their daily life consisted of bickering, and he abandoned her to hunt for his "white moonlight," leaving her to survive alone in the wilderness.

The crown prince finally found her and apologized for leaving her behind, asking why she hadn't waited there.

She said she was hungry and wanted to find something to eat.

She was kidnapped along with her beloved, but the crown prince chose to abandon her. Undeterred, she chose to save herself. Unskilled at flattering people, she tried to please the crown prince for her country's sake, only to be ridiculed as a poor imitation.

He loved her, but she didn't love him, so she didn't understand him.

Even if she made it clear that she was only helping the Crown Prince fulfill his wish and get the Emperor to praise him, in exchange for the Crown Prince sending troops to help her country.

She never loved the Crown Prince, and chose to leave him when he loved her the most.

He returned to his hometown, bought a small house, and raised some livestock, living a free and carefree life. The crown prince became emperor but could not have the woman he loved; he remained unmarried throughout his life and passed the throne to his nephew after his death…

Lin Chaoyan greatly admired the female lead; she was brave, intelligent, and decisive, knowing exactly what she wanted! Unlike herself, who had lived for millions of years and was still acting like an idiot…

"Come on! I'll take you out of the palace..." He had no idea what Lin Chaoyan had seen that made her so envious!

"Hmm? Great! Let's go!" Lin Chaoyan was overjoyed to hear that she could leave the palace.

"Is Ayan so happy because she can leave me?" Little ungrateful wretch, Ying Zheng suddenly didn't want to send her away so soon.

...Oh no! Quick, think of something sad. "How could that be! I won't leave, I don't want to leave A-Zheng, a gentleman's word is his bond. Besides, didn't we agree to meet outside the city tomorrow!" For a brief moment of freedom, Lin Chaoyan switched to her spoiled mode.

"Oh~ really?" Knowing her as he did, Ying Zheng knew that her coquettishness was tantamount to lying to cover up her guilty conscience.

"Mmm!!! I love you so much, I absolutely adore you. Ah Zheng, let's go quickly!" She was determined to fight for freedom! Lin Chaoyan clung to Ying Zheng's arm, acting all cute and affectionate.

The softness against his arm slightly unsettled Ying Zheng, but he felt a sweet warmth in his heart even as he listened to her perfunctory declaration of love, except for the last sentence.

Inside the carriage, Lin Chaoyan's lips were numb from Ying Zheng's kisses, yet he still wouldn't let her go, with a hint of punishment in his words.

Ying Zheng's kiss was like a moving melody, igniting Lin Chaowan's body and making her heart race. He roamed freely in her mouth, gently biting her lower lip, her neck, and nibbling her earlobe, eliciting soft gasps from her.

"Um…………"

Crazy, does this petty madman really want to kill himself here?

Fortunately, they arrived at their destination, and she was finally free. She quickly straightened and closed the collar that Ying Zheng had torn open.

Seeing Lin Chaoyan trying to escape, Ying put his arm around her waist and whispered in her ear, "Good Ayan, you can't escape."

Lin Chaoyan was startled and jumped back in fright. She naively thought that Ying Zheng was threatening her not to run away...

As a result, she was repeatedly subjected to his advances in the best courtyard of the Meng family home. He demanded that she say she loved him again and again, and promise not to leave, otherwise she would be met with even fiercer love from him.

After responding to him twice during the intense confrontation, Lin Chaoyan saw that his face was becoming increasingly arrogant, so she decided to fight to the bitter end.

"Ah... um..."

Enraged, she bit down hard on Ying Zheng's pectoral muscle. "If you keep being so rough, never touch me again..."

"Mmm...hiss...I was wrong!! Ah Yan, I'm sorry!!" He apologized, but in his heart he was thinking that the little vixen beneath him was really ruthless!

He didn't finish the exhilarating battle until dawn, completely satisfied! He coaxed Lin Chaoyan for nearly an hour, pleading and cajoling until she forgave his rough treatment, before finally packing up and returning to the palace to prepare for the departure ceremony.