He frowned and asked, "You heard everything?"
"What does Your Highness mean by this?" Su Tiyue asked directly, without answering his question.
"My meaning is clear, for your sake..."
"For me?"
"You're lying! You already lied to me once in the palace, do you really think I'd believe you again?" Su Tiyue glared at him and said fiercely, "Others may not know what kind of person the Prince is, but I know him perfectly well."
Zhou Lin asked, "Who am I?"
"You are a hypocrite. You don't love anyone in this world... I know that the prince doesn't love your princess, doesn't love Xu Wanwan, and will never like me. In the prince's eyes, there is nothing but power and profit."
Su Tiyue continued, "You came to my house today not because you truly wanted to marry me. What you valued wasn't me, but my father's position in court and my elder brother's military power. Am I right... Prince of Huainan?"
Zhou Lin smiled and replied, "You're half right. I do admire the power behind your Su family, but my affection for you is also genuine."
"If I marry you, I will gain the support of your father and brother, and I will also have a gentle and lovely wife. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"
Su Tiyue said, "You wish! I'm not like Xu Wanwan, a woman who can be easily fooled by a prince. I will not agree to marry you. You've miscalculated..."
After she finished speaking, she turned around to leave, but Zhou Lin's voice rang out behind her: "If you don't marry me, you'll have to go to Rouran for a political marriage... Last night, the Rouran prince's eyes never left you."
He scoffed, "You don't really think... that Master Xiao can protect you this time, do you? Miss Su, this time even the Emperor might not be able to save you..."
Su Tiyue was stunned, never expecting things to develop to this point.
Seeing her hesitation, Zhou Lin seized the opportunity to say, "As long as you agree to marry me, I will definitely find a way to make the Rouran prince change his mind."
"Give up on that idea. No matter how much you say, it's useless... I will never believe you again." This time, Su Tiyue was much more determined. No matter how he threatened or tempted her, she never wavered.
In this world, besides her father and brother, the person Su Tiyue trusts most is Xiao Heye.
Actually, Zhou Lin's purpose in coming today, to put it nicely, was to propose marriage; to put it bluntly... it was to force him into marriage.
Hearing her decisive answer, Zhou Lin's eyes darkened. He was still unwilling to give up. He stepped forward, grabbed Su Tiyue's arms with both hands, and said in a low voice, "Everyone says that I only care about power, and I don't deny that. Su Tiyue, the more you reject me like this, the more I want to have you. Think it over carefully. I'll only give you one day... If you insist on not marrying me, then I will definitely give you to the Rouran prince myself."
“I would rather destroy you, offer you as a gift to the Rouran tribe, or use you as a stepping stone for my rise to power than let Xiao Heye succeed… You want to live happily ever after, to be a carefree and blissful couple? Keep dreaming.”
After he finished speaking, he released her forcefully and left without looking back.
Su Tiyue stared at that retreating figure, her fingers clutching the hem of her skirt, her heart filled with confusion.
After a long silence, he finally uttered, "Madman..."
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