Shangguan Yanran's eyes widened. "Then you..." Her heart ached terribly. She pursed her lips, her gaze dimming. "Forget it, that's all in the past. What's gone is gone. But from now on, you can't betray me, and you can't have any other women." As she said this, she sniffed, looking extremely pitiful, with a kind of resigned forbearance.

Seeing this, Fu Rongchen felt heartbroken and pressed her head into his arms. What a silly girl! But at the same time, his heart softened even more, and he wished he could hold her in the palm of his hand and pamper her.

Although Shangguan Yanran said those words, she was heartbroken and felt terrible, as if her favorite cabbage had been eaten by a pig.

She looked up from his embrace at his handsome face, and the thought of other women sleeping with him made her feel even more upset and disgusted.

Her eyes reddened, and she suddenly burst into tears, "Waaah..."

This terrified Fu Rongchen. "Silly girl, don't cry..."

"I'm going to cry. You have another woman, and you won't even let me cry?" Shangguan Yanran became more and more upset as she spoke. Even the Emperor, with his domineering and cold nature, remained chaste before he was with Qingqing. Why couldn't Fu Rongchen remain chaste?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt she had lost out, so she couldn't stop crying, "Waaah..."

Fu Rongchen's temple throbbed as he looked at the girl who was crying uncontrollably. Despite his intelligence, he was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

If I had known, I wouldn't have teased her. How could this girl have taken it so seriously?

But it was too late to regret it then.

He was filled with remorse, and said with a mixture of helplessness and indulgence, "I was just joking with you. Why did you take it seriously? Before you, I had never even touched a woman's hand, so how could I have had any other women? My innocence is still intact..."

Shangguan Yanran's crying stopped abruptly. She looked at him with teary eyes and asked, "Really? You're not lying to me?"

Fu Rongchen's heart melted completely.

When other women looked at him with teary eyes, he felt disgust and impatience. But when this little thing looked at him like that, he found himself completely powerless and devoid of any principles.

His heart was burning with tenderness, and he wished he could meld her into his body.

He raised his hand to wipe away the tears on her face. "Of course I didn't lie to you." He paused, then added, "I can swear."

Shangguan Yanran stared at him for a long while before bursting into a smile through her tears. "No need, I believe you."

Fu Rongchen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at her tear-streaked face, he found it extremely amusing. He suddenly leaned close to her ear and said teasingly, "After knowing you for so long, I only realized today that you're still a little crybaby."

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, his warm lips brushed against her ear as he spoke, causing Shangguan Yanran to shiver and snuggle into his arms, her tone reproachful, "Isn't that all your fault?" As she spoke, she retaliated by rubbing her tear-stained face against his clothes.

Fu Rongchen's heart skipped a beat, and he held her tightly in his arms, his voice deepening, "Don't move!"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yanran thought he was disgusted with her, and her rebellious spirit arose. She insisted on burying herself in his arms, determined to wipe all her tears on his clothes.

Fu Rongchen was both angry and helpless. He was trying his best to suppress his anger, but this girl was determined to cause trouble.