Logically, this place should be called Lakeside Retreat, since those two thatched cottages are built on an island in the middle of the lake.

The reason it's called Lakeside Cottage is because that name was originally given by Qinghe.

And that's how the name came about.

Looking at the rippling lake surface, Qinghe took a deep breath.

The gathering of the five of them back then was held here.

At that time, she could never have imagined that, many years later, the five people from back then would have such a relationship now.

Then a smile appeared on her lips again.

Because His Highness once said that people's hearts are always fickle.

Therefore, when faced with someone whose conscience has been corrupted by greed, the first thing you should do is to discard the old, worthless friendship that has already been tainted.

That way, she would simply become your enemy. When dealing with enemies, we in Daqi have always been ruthless and unscrupulous.

This was what His Highness told her personally before she left Daqi.

After saying all that, it seemed like it wasn't enough.

After smoothing her long hair, she spoke again.

If you get into trouble outside, don't be afraid. Come back, the whole of Daqi will be your support.

But if you come home crying after being bullied outside, I won't give you a kind look.

Because we Qi people have no tradition of being bullied.

Thinking of all this, Qinghe's smile deepened.

"Your Highness, Qinghe knows you're worried that I'll be bullied if I'm out there alone."

"But have you forgotten that I am the person closest to you, and whose style of doing things is most similar to yours?"