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

The bird kept observing the two "huge creatures".

Its little brain, which was "somewhat clever, but not so clever," discovered something.

The two in front of me seemed to have developed some strange emotions after it imitated the sound of "good baby".

So it began to imitate again:

"My sweet baby."

"My sweet baby, my sweet baby."

He kept turning his head back and forth, testing the reactions of the two people in front of him.

They are incredibly clever.

Tao Jingyang thought for a moment and made a bold decision. She looked around to make sure that all the doors and windows in the room were closed.

"Chengze, can I let it out of the cage?"

Li Chengze looked at her amusedly: "Do you want to release it? Sure, it's your bird anyway, you can do whatever you want with it."

"What do you mean by releasing animals? I just let them out for a spin."

Before opening the cage, Tao Jingyang fed it a few more walnuts.

During this time, the bird quietly and gently pecked at the food, and then very "obediently" swallowed it.

It wasn't shy around people, neither making a fuss nor being noisy, just gazing at them with an adorable expression.

With a "click," Tao Jingyang reached out and opened the small door of the birdcage.

The moment the door opened, the two people and the bird fell silent for a moment.

Both sides stared at each other for a while, but found nothing unusual.

Li Chengze then turned to Tao Jingyang and said, "This bird is no good; it doesn't even know how to fly now that the cage is open."

But before he could say those words, just as Li Chengze turned his head, there was a "whoosh!" sound.

When I looked back at the cage, it was completely empty.

Looking up, I saw "Little Gray" hovering in the air, bumping around everywhere.

It was as if it was trying to find a gap where its still small body could escape.

"Bang! Bang bang!"

That's the sound of its head hitting the wall.

"Maybe I should go and catch it," Tao Jingyang said, looking at the "stubborn" bird.

Please don't break any of the furniture in this room; it's all quite expensive, I'd be heartbroken...

Tao Jingyang turned to look at Li Chengze and found him staring blankly at the bird.

He said, "Don't worry about it. Once it gets hurt, it'll realize it can't escape."

Li Chengze wiped his hands with a handkerchief, lowered his head, and stopped looking at the bird.

He peeled a walnut for himself and put it in his mouth to chew:

"Once it crashes down, go and pet it to let it understand who its owner is."

After saying those words, a pair of captivating black eyes stared straight at Tao Jingyang.

Tao Jingyang: ......

She paused for a moment, recalling the past, and felt a pang of fear, saying in a seemingly apprehensive manner:

"I really didn't know before that our Prince Chengze was such a black-hearted man."

Then she noticed a cryptic smile playing on Li Chengze's lips, which deepened her contemplation.

"Could it be... that Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu beside you were also 'tricked' into coming here in the same way?"

"No, that's not true. We've known each other for a long time, and back then, I didn't really understand these things."

As he said this, Li Chengze's eyes still held that sinister look.

After a while, Li Chengze himself realized something was wrong, so he began to try to fix it without much conscious effort:

"What I mean is, back then, I wasn't very good at 'training birds.'"

Tao Jingyang gave him a meaningful look, then turned his head, a forced smile on his face.

"Really? That startled me. I thought you meant 'scolding someone.'"

Li Chengze gave a fake laugh, then instinctively covered his mouth and reflexively touched the tip of his nose with his index finger:

"Hehe, how could that be? Jingyang is overthinking it."

At this moment, whether it was tired from bumping into things or dizzy, the little gray dog ​​wobbled and fell towards people.

Tao Jingyang stood up, stood on his tiptoes, and leaped into the air, letting the bird fall into his hand.

After she landed, she looked down at Li Chengze, who was sitting on the ground without moving.

Under his watchful eye, Tao Jingyang stroked the bird's feathers.

"Did it hurt? It's heartbreaking to see you like that," Tao Jingyang said softly.

Sitting there, Li Chengze watched her gentle movements, his thoughts drifting away.

The candle that remained unlit that night concealed a secret hidden in the darkness.

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As the prince's private property, and located at the highest point of the entire restaurant, how could any thief dare to trespass on it?

You should know that this drug, which can bewitch even a grandmaster, isn't something that only Fan Xian possesses.

Therefore, the tinderbox contained no ordinary sleeping potion.

Perhaps, if Tao Jingyang had refused him in the carriage, Li Chengze would have continued to appear "vulnerable" and coaxed her to the restaurant.

Then, with an understanding demeanor, he took out the gift he had prepared and "opened his heart" to her.

The room was so dark that one of the two people would eventually have to light the lamp.

This time, will Li Chengze stop her, or will he sit there and quietly watch her light the lamp...?

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"Your Highness, ordinary poisons are ineffective against those of the ninth rank and above."

These words were spoken on the day Tao Jingyang took the poison, when Li Chengze went to the pharmacy to get the medicine for her.

Xie Bi'an whispered this to Li Chengze.

People who will not be poisoned

That's why it all started.

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Li Chengze's thoughts abruptly stopped somewhere.

He brought his thoughts back to reality: "Jingyang, do you want to give this bird a name?"

“Tell me the name…” Tao Jingyang, with his hands behind his back, carried the somewhat “dizzy” bird and circled the room several times.

"Let's call her Tao Xiaowu." After she finished speaking, she nodded to herself with satisfaction and looked at Li Chengze with a proud expression.

"You mean... a bird lying down has the surname Tao? Who gives their pet a surname...?"

Li Chengze was quite outspoken this time, it seems he really dislikes it.

"So what? I've heard that if a pet can be given a human surname, it can be reborn as a human in the next life."

Tao Jingyang put one hand on his hip, raised his chin, and said to Li Chengze.

The latter narrowed his eyes, put one leg on the armrest of the chair, and said, "Life is only once, and you still believe in this."