“The palm print…” Su Tiyue’s soft voice pulled him back to reality. She asked Xiao Heye:

Is there anything else you want to know?

"This servant also wants to know, have you slept with the Crown Prince?" He smiled maliciously.

Su Tiyue frowned, her eyebrows forming a deep frown, and gently shook her head.

Despite his seemingly detached and refined appearance, Xiao Zhangyin can always unintentionally throw people into disarray.

His actions were completely irregular and without any rhyme or reason.

Every time Su Tiyue faced him, she felt both fear and dread...

“That’s right. In Your Majesty’s heart, His Highness the Crown Prince is upright and honest. How could he possibly bully Your Majesty like this servant?”

As he spoke, Xiao Heye slowly approached, lifted Su Tiyue's chin with his finger, and carefully admired her face.

"Since he's so good, why doesn't Your Majesty ask him to save you? Are you so afraid of dragging him down, that you'd rather suffer yourself than have him lend a hand?"

Su Tiyue looked directly into his eyes and said softly, "Yes, I'm afraid of dragging him down with me. I'm afraid he'll ruin his promising future by saving me. Anyway, I'm already covered in mud and can't get clean. One of us has to live a clean and honest life, right?"

"Is that so?" Xiao Heye pinched her soft chin with his fingers, and then his fingers moved down, his large and powerful hand locking firmly at her throat.

"Your Highness, aren't you afraid I'll get angry if you say these things in front of me?"

He gripped Su Tiyue's slender neck, forcing her to take a few steps back and pinning her against the wall, his deep eyes seeming to blaze with fury.

Su Tiyue did not resist, but said calmly, "Master Xiao, I said I would be honest with you... Perhaps I can make up some lies to deceive you and make you happy, but a lie is still a lie, and it will be exposed one day."

She said, "Instead of living in constant fear of my lies being exposed, I'd rather tell you the truth myself..."

Regarding the various events that occurred between Su Tiyue and Zhou Tingyue, Su Tiyue never felt that it was an unpleasant or criticized past.

She has always respected that relationship, both at the beginning and the end.

She couldn't deny the past either.

If someone accidentally discovers this secret, Su Tiyue will calmly admit it, then smile and say that it's all in the past.

I imagine everyone has had some amazing and unforgettable encounters in their youth, right?

This world is inherently broken and rotten, but people have to look forward, don't they?

Xiao Heye tightened his grip on her throat. He was always the one who made others beg for mercy in pain, always the one who controlled others' joys and sorrows. Why was it like this now...?

It seems like everything has been reversed.

The woman before him controlled his heartbeat and his joys and sorrows.

Xiao Heye could only be an observer, watching her do all that she did for Zhou Tingyue...

This suffocating heartache nearly drove Xiao Heye to despair and collapse.

People on the verge of despair are often the most terrifying.

Xiao Heye suddenly released her slender neck, a sinister smile on his face. His voice was low and menacing: "Your Majesty, you knew from the beginning that this servant was not kind. Your touching love affair with His Highness the Crown Prince has greatly displeased this servant..."

He chuckled coldly, leaned down, and whispered in her ear, "If this servant is unhappy, then you won't get your way either..."

"Master Xiao, what do you mean by that?" Su Tiyue felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing his words, and a sense of unease crept into her heart.

"This servant's meaning is simple. Your Majesty, let's go to hell together. You, and His Highness the Crown Prince... This servant will use every means to make you wish you were dead, and make things contrary to your wishes."

"Whatever Your Highness fears most, this servant will arrange for Your Highness. What His Highness the Crown Prince cares about most, this servant will deliberately destroy the bright moon in his heart... This servant is unhappy, so let's just destroy it all."

After saying these two sentences resolutely, Xiao Heye took two steps back, spread his palms at Su Tiyue, and made an indifferent expression with a sinister smile.

Su Tiyue also realized what he wanted to do.

The thing she feared most... was serving the emperor in bed.

But the Crown Prince cares most about her...

"Xiao Heye, are you crazy?" She stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and asked, "Actually, whether I tell the truth or not, you've already made your decision, haven't you?"

"That day you left the palace to save my second brother, and after you came back, you changed... I want to know why? Why did you suddenly treat me so cruelly? You actually knew about everything between me and the Crown Prince all along, didn't you?"

Xiao Heye lowered his head, his gaze lingering on the jade-like wrist that was gripping his arm.

"Your Majesty is wise. In truth, this servant is tired of it all. I'm tired of the games, and I'm tired of the people... You can't expect this servant to play these emotional games with you for the rest of my life, can you?"

He slowly pried open Su Tiyue's fingers, creating some distance between them.

The fleeting joy and the prolonged oppressive grief were both brought to him by Su Tiyue.

If possible, if all else could, Xiao Heye would like to reconsider...

Is it all worth it?

Furthermore, he even had a slight longing to return to the days when he was detached from worldly desires and lived a life of quiet joy and sorrow.

It's a terrible thing to have your emotions controlled by others.

Han Zhou once said that the reason the two of them had gotten to where they were today was because of one word: ruthlessness.

Ruthless to others, even more ruthless to oneself...

Xiao Heye also wanted to give it a try; he was ruthless towards Su Tiyue...

What will Su Tiyue's reaction be, and what will my reaction be?

At that moment, he made that decision.

Instead, I started to feel relieved, so I decided to give it a try.

Let this little thing also taste the bitterness of despair and pain.

Xiao Heye turned and walked behind the screen with a cold face.

Unexpectedly, Su Tiyue jogged up to him and hugged him tightly from the front with her slender, fair arms.

Her voice was soft, as if she were coaxing him: "Master, if you're angry, I'll take care of comforting you. If you're unhappy, I'll find a way to make you happy... But, can you please not push me away? My relationship with the Crown Prince is over. I will never mention him again, okay?"

Xiao Heye curled his lips into a smile, reached out and pulled her away from him, then leaned down again, saying only one sentence: "Your Majesty, enjoy this spring night with the Emperor."

After saying that, he turned and went into the washroom.

The door was closed.

Su Tiyue stood outside, stunned.

It's no longer working; it seems like nothing she does makes a difference.

This time, Xiao Heye was determined to completely sever ties with Su Tiyue and have no further involvement with her.