In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

She paused, observing the person opposite her reaction.

Seeing that he seemed alright, she continued, "I just didn't expect that the show we're going to see today would be about him, and I also didn't expect that you, Second Prince, would come all the way to help him out of this predicament."

It seems you two have a pretty good relationship.

After saying that, he poured himself a cup of tea to moisten his throat.

When the person opposite her finished speaking, he couldn't help but smile with a hint of coldness, and his entire upper body trembled as he said, "Is that so, Miss Tao?"

Based on just a few words, they believed that the assailant had ulterior motives for attacking them.

You're quite interesting, aren't you?

His tone was cold, and anyone could tell that Li Chengze didn't believe what she said.

Regardless of whether Li Chengze believed it or not, Tao Jingyang continued, "Of course, one cannot judge things solely by appearances."

Everything has its origin; ultimately, who wouldn't want to be in a better place?

Tao Jingyang's eyes never left Li Chengze as he spoke.

Perhaps sensing her gaze, Li Chengze also raised his eyes, raised an eyebrow and said, "But... doing something wrong is evil."

His tone was firm; he could distinguish between good and evil.

But what his eyes revealed was a kind of madness—knowing it was black, yet having no choice but to get involved and throw himself into the dye vat.

Is this a case of projecting oneself onto the situation? This is a great opportunity.

However, there is an old saying: "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot."

While I don't entirely agree with that statement, for a wicked person, giving them a chance to stand in the sunlight and do good is better than having no way back and continuing down that dark path.

Give him a chance to be a good person, and at least there will be fewer bad things in the world, right?

Tao Jingyang's words startled Li Chengzhe.

"Why does it feel like these words are being spoken to me?" Li Chengze felt utterly bewildered after hearing these two sentences.

"Miss Tao, if you have something to say, please speak frankly." Then she changed her sitting posture, no longer as tense as before.

Seeing this, Tao Jingyang looked at Xie Bi'an standing behind him.

He gestured to Li Chengze with his eyes, indicating that what he was about to say must not be heard by a third person.

At least not now.

Xie Bi'an strongly disagreed, his brows furrowed so deeply they could have trapped a fly, and said, "Your Highness, this..."

Danger! Your Highness!

Li Chengze tilted his head and looked at Tao Jingyang, who had picked up a teacup, blinked twice, and then told Xie Bi'an to leave.

Xie Bi'an wanted to say something, but after seeing the Second Prince's expression, he could only glare at Tao Jingyang before leaving the main hall.

"Now you can speak, Miss Tao."

Tao Jingyang, having received the signal, did not rush to speak.

She first got up and poured a cup of tea for the person opposite her.

Then he slowly began to speak: "There is a shocking secret that you may not know."

Because they were unsure what kind of butterfly effect their next words would cause.

So her voice, if you listen closely, carries a barely perceptible tremor—a slight tremor caused by excitement.

"What secret?" The listener leaned forward slightly, resting his elbows on his legs, clearly very curious.

Seeing Li Chengze like this, she leaned closer and said in a whisper that could only be heard when they were close, "Fan Xian is His Majesty's son, and also your...brother."

......

The news caused a huge stir, and Li Chengze, upon hearing the secret, was filled with disbelief.

If the interior of the house were a deep sea, then the interior now would be a black sea, with black rain and raging waves.

"How dare you! What nonsense are you spouting!?" The words sounded like an angry outburst, but the tone was increasingly low due to fear.

"Shh." Tao Jingyang put his finger to his lips, interrupting Li Chengze's shock and anger.

"Your Highness, I know you won't believe this right now. And I must tell you, you absolutely won't find out anything by yourself."

But I'm not lying to you; making up such a story is a capital offense.

I am a man who values ​​my life, but in other words, when I learned this secret, I had already committed a capital offense in His Majesty's eyes.

Li Chengze stared intently at the woman opposite him, observing her expression. Although he had only known her for two days, she didn't seem like a madwoman at all.

"Why are you telling me all this?" As a member of the royal family, Li Chengze quickly regained his composure.

"I'm thinking of you. For your own safety, you must never become enemies with Fan Xian," Tao Jingyang said very seriously to the person in front of him.

Li Chengze suddenly found everything in front of him utterly ridiculous, his face extremely embarrassed. He gripped the teacup tightly and said, "You're telling me all this just to protect that Fan Xian, aren't you?"

Tao Jingyang was momentarily stunned by the question.

What should I do? Suddenly I don't want to be reasonable anymore.

But she still managed to regain her composure, and with a little patience, she faced Li Chengze and said, "I'll protect him?"

"Second Prince, do you think he still needs my protection? Even His Majesty is protecting him, so why should anyone else?"

He then straightened his expression and said, "Second Prince, I know you can't believe this. You might also wonder, how could Fan Xian, who is clearly Fan Jian's son, be related to His Majesty?"

I can't tell you why, because almost everyone who knows about this is dead. Very few are still alive.

And I am one of them.

After saying his last sentence, Tao Jingyang pointed to himself.