Feng Yexuan narrowed his eyes, his gaze turning cold.
This woman was undoubtedly the boldest he had ever met.
In front of him, she showed no fear of death.
He took a step forward.
Chu Qianli instinctively took half a step back.
"Didn't you say you weren't afraid of death?" Feng Yexuan stared at her feet.
If she wasn't afraid of death, why fear him approaching?
Chu Qianli straightened her back, smiling casually, "With Prince Xuan's aura, not many people can be fearless in your presence."
"But you seem to be an exception?"
Even if she was afraid of death, her small mouth was still too sharp!
He continued to approach her.
Chu Qianli tried to calm herself, but the memory of his humiliation by the bathhouse that day...
A certain spot in her heart remained tightly clenched.
She could be fearless of death, but that feeling of being completely controlled by him, she... feared!
"Your Highness, I was just joking earlier. Why must Your Highness take it seriously?"
"Is that so?" Whether it was a joke or her true feelings, did he really not understand?
He just didn't understand, if this damned woman was so deeply in love with him, why was she always thinking of escaping?
Could it be that the so-called profound love from before was all an act?
"Leaving my prince's manor, where do you think you can go?"
"The world is vast, there's always a place I can go." What did he mean by saying that?
Did he actually want her to leave?
Although Chu Qianli knew the possibility was slim.
She also hadn't forgotten that Feng Yexuan seemed to have no feelings for her.
"I heard that Your Highness agreed to marry me not because of the peach blossom trap I set, but because Your Highness wanted to repay a debt of gratitude?"
Feng Yexuan stopped, less than five steps away from her.
At such close proximity, if Chu Qianli's heart wasn't strong enough, her legs would have already gone weak.
Feng Yexuan gazed at her seemingly calm face.
"Whether it is or isn't, what difference does it make to you?"
"It makes a huge difference!"
She wondered if she could use this opportunity to clarify things with him.
"Your Highness, if you truly love me, this marriage will naturally be happy and fulfilling."
"If you are only repaying a debt of gratitude, then I don't want such a life. Two people without feelings forcing themselves together will surely not live comfortably."
Feng Yexuan remained silent, his deep eyes unreadable, making it impossible to discern his true thoughts at this moment.
Chu Qianli could only guess whether he had truly taken her words to heart.
"Your Highness, it was all my fault before. I shouldn't have had expectations of you."
No matter how she explained that she wasn't the one who set the trap to force him into marriage, he probably wouldn't believe her.
The idea of soul transmigration was too absurd; no one would believe it.
Therefore, Chu Qianli simply stopped explaining.
Regardless of who was right or wrong in the past, her future days were what mattered most to her.
"Now I know, a forced melon is not sweet. I promise I will never pester Your Highness again, so please Your Highness..."
Suddenly, a cold wind swept through.
Chu Qianli stumbled, immediately trying to escape.
But to her surprise, her speed was extremely fast, yet Feng Yexuan's speed was even more unbelievably swift!
She couldn't escape!
With a thud, her lower back hit the table.
Looking up, she met the man's eyes, which were so chilling they seemed capable of freezing ice.
"Your Highness!"
Chu Qianli placed her hands on his chest.
His chest was burning hot!
She had angered him again!
Why couldn't they just talk things through reasonably?
"In the end, you just want to escape from my side?"
Feng Yexuan's eyes held a stormy, sinister coldness!
"You just returned, saw your old flame, and now you're determined to leave me?"