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Chapter 151 Do you really like me?
"By the way, when are you leaving? I'd like to make some things you can take with you..."

Qin Su was determined to brush it off, but when she turned around, she found that the man had been standing behind her at some point.

She turned around and walked right into a trap.

"If you're so worried, why don't you just come with me? You can make whatever I want to eat anytime."

Chu Junyan lowered his eyes to look at the slender and beautiful girl in his arms, his gaze seemingly appraising his delicious prey.

"No, no good..."

Qin Su was once again struck by beauty; the stunningly beautiful face outlined in ink lines rushed straight into her eyes without any concealment, and the impact was unimaginable.

This required immense self-control from her every time, preventing her from being led astray: "I have to take care of my mother, she can't... hiss—"

The man's actions turned her remaining words into a cry of pain. In her dazed state, she seemed to hear a dangerous, chilling laugh: "You'd better be just as resolute with him, or else..."
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As Chunfeng brought out the water to pour it out, she happened to see His Highness the Crown Prince coming out of Miss Sangsang's room.

Her heart skipped a beat, and her mouth darted out before her brain could process it: "Your Highness, this subordinate greets you!"

When I came to my senses, I wanted to slap myself. What were you yelling about? You're asking for it!
Chu Junyan stopped in his tracks, the smile on his lips completely fading. His phoenix eyes swept over the girl in front of him: "Take good care of her, and don't let any outsiders get close."

Spring Breeze replied, "Yes!"

Only when the dark hem of her robe swept past her eyes and the person in front of her left did she dare to slowly raise her head.

I didn't dare remind Your Highness that your clothes are wrinkled again...

Only after His Highness the Crown Prince disappeared into the courtyard did she turn back to look at the tightly closed room.

I wonder how Miss Sangsang is doing inside...

In the room, Qin Su touched the spot where she had been bitten, her reddened eyes still glistening with tears.

If she had known this group was so crazy and so eager to leave some mark on her, she wouldn't have used that trick that day.

It's like some kind of switch was flipped out of nowhere; what's the difference between this and sending lambs to the slaughter?
For Qin Qionghua, too many things happened that day.

She only took a nap, and when she woke up, everything had changed.

By the time she understood the situation, Qin Su had already left the Prime Minister's residence with Aunt Xu.

My mother was placed under house arrest, and everyone around her was punished.

She wanted to visit him, but was stopped by unfamiliar guards who wouldn't let her in.

She had no choice but to go see her father.

The father's expression was also very grim. Although he didn't say anything explicitly, the meaning behind his words was clear—

"The mother did something bad to Sangsang and her mother."

Qin Qionghua was bewildered and terrified. What “bad thing” could have angered her father so much?
She considered pleading for him, but seeing her father's ugly expression, she silently swallowed her words.

For the first time, she felt how isolated and helpless she was without her mother's support.

She thought of Murong Jing.

If it were him, he would definitely help her.

So she asked Qin Rusong if she could visit the injured Murong Jing at the Duke's mansion.

Qin Rusong was somewhat surprised, but still nodded in agreement.

But as she was leaving, she couldn't help but ask:
"Father, where did Sangsang and Aunt Xu go?"

Qin Rusong's face darkened, and his tone became unpleasant: "Qiong'er, you are a smart child, don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

Qin Qionghua's heart sank, and she unconsciously clenched her fists, but still obediently nodded: "Yes."
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Upon learning that Qin Qionghua had come to visit Murong Jing.

The most surprised person was not Murong Jing himself, but the Duchess.

She made a point of asking twice and received confirmation from the gatekeeper before turning her gaze to her son: "See? This is what true friendship is all about. You've finally gotten what you wanted."

The seemingly teasing words also carried a hint of dissatisfaction with Qin Sangsang's move to a better social position. Seeing her son standing there blankly without saying a word, the Duchess was somewhat displeased, but she still stood up: "Alright, I'll leave now, I won't get in the way of the young people here."

Murong Jing knew his mother had misunderstood, and he should say something to clear her up.

But he was not in the mood at all. When he learned that Qin Qionghua was coming to visit him, he found that he was not as happy as he had imagined.

Or rather, I'm not as happy as I used to be.

The recurring nightmares had left him physically and mentally exhausted, even though he knew the things in his dreams shouldn't be real.

After all, none of those things actually happened in reality.

For example, Sangsang in the dream liked him and had a crush on him for many years, but because he liked Qiong'er, she chose to bury her crush in her heart;
In reality, Sangsang had someone she liked, and she was even willing to use him to see him...

Yes, utilize it.

He could sense that Sangsang was using him, treating him like a tool, but he seemed... unable to refuse her.

But he also couldn't accept the dream as fake; everything in it felt too real.

It was so real that just recalling it would break my heart.
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"Young Master, are you alright?"

Qin Qionghua was led into Murong Jing's courtyard by a servant.

Because she casually remarked that she "didn't like philandering men," he dismissed most of his maids, leaving only servants and lackeys.

Looking at the excessively thin and listless man on the bed, Qin Qionghu felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

In my memory, Prince Murong was always so radiant and spirited. When had he ever looked so dejected?

It was as if, overnight, the very spirit he depended on for survival had been sucked away by some monster, leaving him completely unlike himself.

Similarly, when Qin Qionghua felt that Murong Jing was a stranger, Murong Jing also felt somewhat unfamiliar with her.

Every time he saw her in the past, he would think of the graceful girl in his memory.

That was his most beautiful dream from his childhood.

As he grew older, the girl's inconsistent treatment of him gradually became an obsession in his heart.

He told himself, it has to be her, it can only be her.

If he were to marry in this lifetime, he would only want her.

The man's gaze made Qin Qionghua's heart flutter, and she tried to calm her breathing. She moved gracefully towards the bed: "Are you alright? How are your injuries?"

Murong Jing didn't answer her question. Instead, she asked, "What happened? You don't look well."

A simple sentence brought tears to her eyes, and she felt like crying.

Qin Qionghua looked at the person in front of her. From childhood to adulthood, whenever she made a request, he would always stand by her side: "Murong Jing."

Hearing her call his name, Murong Jing had a strange feeling.

No matter how enthusiastic and proactive he was, she always addressed him distantly as "Young Master" or "Young Master Murong," as if she didn't want to talk to him if these titles were removed.

Although his mind was filled with all sorts of chaotic thoughts, Murong Jing remained patient with the woman he had loved for many years: "What's wrong?"

Qin Qionghua gave a bitter smile, tears welling up in her eyes: "Something happened in my family..."

"what?"

Amid the young man's surprised expression, Qin Qionghua briefly recounted what had happened the previous day.

"I don't know what happened, and I can't see my mother. Can you..."

"Where's Sangsang? Is Sangsang alright?"

The room fell silent the moment the man spoke his urgent words…