Mrs. Liu swayed her chubby waist and walked over with a smile, trying to please Chu Qingxuan, "Good girl, you must have had a hard day."

Chu Qingxuan was instantly flattered and surprised. What had gotten into Liu's mother?

"how?"

Mother Liu said, "Oh, my good girl, if you ever become successful, never forget that you worked at the Hundred Flowers Brothel..."

Chu Qingxuan listened with a frown to what Liu Mama said, which was nothing more than that she seemed to have caught the eye of some high-ranking official who wanted to take her away from here.

Similar situations had occurred before, but Liu's mother always refused. Chu Qingxuan was her cash cow, and she was unwilling to let Chu Qingxuan leave.

But this time, Liu's mother's attitude was completely different from before.

Perhaps this high-ranking official is someone that Liu's mother shouldn't offend.

"Good girl, go in, he's waiting for you."

Chu Qingxuan glanced at Liu Mama indifferently, pushed open her door, and went inside. There she saw the man standing by the window.

Chu Qingxuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately closed the door, leaving only the two of them in the room.

The person in Chu Qingxuan's room was Dongfang Hao.

Today, Dongfang Hao was wearing a blue robe and stood by the window looking at Chu Qingxuan. He walked towards Chu Qingxuan, his thin face devoid of any smile.

"Why did you suddenly decide to look for me, General?" Chu Qingxuan asked casually, noticing Dongfang Hao's unpleasant expression.

Although Dongfang Hao has been visiting Baihualou frequently these days, he never meets with Chu Qingxuan in private.

Dongfang Hao sat down, then pointed to the stool next to him and said to Chu Qingxuan, "Sit down."

Chu Qingxuan: "..."

This is my room, and you're the one standing here who seems to be the owner?

With a hint of doubt, Chu Qingxuan obediently sat down.

Dongfang Hao said, "Chu Qing, you shouldn't be here."

Chu Qing?

Chu Qingxuan then realized that this was the original owner's name, and that she was a princess of the Chu Kingdom.

Chu Qingxuan said in a low voice, "You went to investigate me."

Dongfang Hao said, "Yes, I found it."

Chu Qingxuan asked, "What does the general want to say?"

"It's nothing. I've already bought you. You can leave anytime," Dongfang Hao said.

At this moment, Chu Qingxuan felt she should switch into "drama queen mode".

Chu Qingxuan lowered her head, and when she raised it, Dongfang Hao saw that Chu Qingxuan's eyes were red.

She choked back tears and said, "General Dongfang, I don't need anyone's pity."

Dongfang Hao pursed his lips, frowned, and said, "I'm not pitying you; this is a promise I made before."

A pang of sadness swept through Chu Qingxuan's heart, but she stubbornly replied, "Thank you for your kindness, General. If I want to leave, I will naturally leave."

After saying that, Chu Qingxuan turned her back to Dongfang Hao and said, "General, please go back."

Dongfang Hao stared at Chu Qingxuan's retreating figure for a while before leaving.

After hearing the door close, Chu Qingxuan slowly turned around and took a deep look at the closed door.

Dongfang Hao...

The system asked: [Host, why don't you listen to Dongfang Hao and leave here?]

Strange, didn't the host dislike this place?

Chu Qingxuan retorted to the system: "[Then why did you assign me this role?]"

system:"……"

I'm sorry, I can't answer that.

Chu Qingxuan's reason for not leaving was simple: if she left, she and Dongfang Hao would probably never cross paths again.

Chu Qingxuan thought that if she stayed at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, Dongfang Hao would still come back to find her.

As it turned out, Chu Qingxuan's intuition was very accurate.