"An emperor's heart is fickle," Mo Liujin said, lifting her face and looking at her solemnly. "Promise me you will never be so reckless again, do you hear?"
Chu Qingmeng nodded and wrapped her arms around him once more. Yet Mo Liujin had no idea that his casual words—"I would die with you"—had inadvertently dissolved a knot deep within Chu Qingmeng's heart. Had that knot remained untied, given her cold and detached nature, she might truly have walked away and never looked back.
Chu Qingmeng held him for a moment longer, then suddenly recalled Mu Lingxue's words. Looking up with a mischievous grin, she chirped, "A-Jin, I want to take a bath."
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