This was the first time Fu Huaichu saw Su Zhiruan in real life. He stood there, looking at her intently.

Three years is not a long time nor a short time. Su Zhiruan's appearance has not changed much, but his temperament has become calmer and more charming.

She was standing at the door, her long hair was tied up, with a golden hairpin in her hair, and she was wearing a smoky blue silk skirt with a dark pattern of flowing clouds woven with silver thread. Her skin was as white as snow, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, her face was pretty, and her whole body exuded a calm temperament. Fu Huaichu was distracted, but she was still herself.

The Su Zhiruan in his memory and the one standing before him now merged into one.

He walked down from the platform.

Su Zhiruan took a half step back. She already understood what the so-called prefect meant by asking people to attend the Chamber of Commerce. She was afraid that it was just an excuse made up by the Crown Prince in front of her, and the only target was her.

She bowed slowly, the panic in her expression had long been hidden, and turned into calmness, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince—"

"You--" Fu Huaichu paused. He was a little afraid to move forward. In this short moment, he was actually a little scared.

There has been no news from her in the past three years.

He didn't know what she had been through, or whether she had anyone by her side. When they met again, she bowed respectfully and called him, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Aren't you surprised to see it's me?" Fu Huaichu suppressed the bitterness in his heart and continued to walk towards her, "Ruan Ruan, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Su Zhiruan lowered her eyebrows and continued to salute. "Your Highness, what do you want me to say?"

She felt a little panic in her heart, and the moment she saw Fu Huaichu, she knew that the truth would come out.

Maybe Fu Huaichu found out about it accidentally, or maybe the two children, Zhezhi and Zheye, met him, but she had only one thought at this time - she must not let him know about the existence of Zhezhi and Zheye, or she must not let him know that Zhezhi and Zheye are his children!

Over the past three years, the two children have been her precious babies who she has taken great care of. If Fu Huaichu knew the truth, he would definitely take the two children away from her, separating them from each other. After the two children enter the palace, no matter how capable she is, it will be difficult for her to see Zhezhi Zheye again.

Fu Huaichu did not answer her. He walked towards her very slowly. His movements were very slow, but his target was her.

The hall was unusually quiet, and Su Zhiruan realized that there was no one else here except them.

As night fell, everything outside the hall formed a clear sense of separation from here. Su Zhiruan lowered her head and looked submissive. At this moment, she could even hear the sound of the wind outside and the chirping of cicadas in the trees.

As time goes by, the candle flame makes crackling sounds, which is the sound of the candle burning out and only the wick is left.

Then, the lights closest to Su Zhiruan were also turned off silently.

The entire hall was dark and I could only make out the outline of the person in front of me.

Fu Huaichu approached her, less than half a meter away from her, "Ruan Ruan, if you don't want to say it, then I have to speak."

At this moment, his voice was unusually calm. This calmness seemed like a precursor to a coming storm. Su Zhiruan subconsciously took a half step back, wanting to push the door and leave.

But when her back was against the door, she suddenly found that the door to the hall had been locked at some point.

"You did it on purpose," Su Zhiruan looked at him and took a deep breath, "locking me here, what are you going to do?"

"You can't run away." Fu Huaichu's face suddenly became very clear in the darkness, especially when he stared at her closely. His tone was calm but extremely crazy, and then Su Zhiruan felt his cold fingertips entangled with the hair behind her ears, one circle after another, "Why don't you stay here with me, drink and enjoy the fun of life."

"Are you crazy?" She took a step back, but saw the man step forward, holding her down, and pushing her against the door without question. She tried to push Fu Huaichu away, but found that this man would not let her break free at all.

At this moment, Su Zhiruan did not expect that after just three short years, the scene would be like this when they met again.

Fu Huaichu used to be very vigilant, as cold and aloof as an immortal, and taciturn. Later, under her constant persuasion, he gradually let go of his doubts and sometimes showed his gentle side.

But no matter what, it has nothing to do with this calm madman now! Seeing that Fu Huaichu did not make the next move, she broke free a little more, looking at him with wide eyes, "If outsiders knew that the selfless prince was forcibly seizing a commoner girl at this time, aren't you afraid of losing your reputation? Are you crazy!"

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"Oh, robbing a woman?" Fu Huaichu hooked his hand and pulled off her coat. The coat was like a delicate fallen leaf, finally falling on the bluestone floor. Su Zhiruan wanted to keep her clothes, but found it was useless. She could only be held down by him and listen to his calm madness, "Yes! I'm crazy! I'm the prince, what do I want?!"

"Ruan Ruan, you keep saying that you love me and that you can't live without me, so why are you running away?! Why are you leaving? Why don't you want to come back with me? Why would you rather fake your death with the whole village than tell me?!" Fu Huaichu felt like he was going crazy. He clung to Su Zhiruan, pinching her wrist with his big hand, leaning over to her ear, asking one question after another, "Su Zheye, Su Zhezhi, this is clearly our child, why didn't you tell me?! Ruan Ruan, I'm so desperate!"

Su Zhiruan tried to move her wrist, but found that it was being pulled tighter. Through the moonlight, she saw the bloodshot eyes of the man in front of her. In the deepest part of his eyes, there was deep sorrow, unresolved sorrow, and perhaps also self-mockery and madness.

Even though she didn't know how Fu Huaichu had spent the past three years, from what she could see now, he seemed to be turning evil, and was even heading in a crazy direction.

"You are not dead, and more than a hundred people in Sujia Village are not dead either! Why are you running? Are you afraid of my revenge? Are you afraid that I will destroy this shameful memory? Are you afraid that I will kill people to silence them?!" Fu Huaichu's eyes turned completely red. At this moment, he spoke out all the thoughts he had accumulated for three years without reservation. He directly pushed Su Zhiruan against the door frame, and his big hand tightly pinched her jaw. "You are not dead, but my heart is dead! Okay, Su Zhiruan, you are so cruel, you have such a cruel heart! What am I in your eyes!? Am I a mayfly that comes when you summon it and leaves when you wave it away?! Or am I a chicken and dog that you want to tease on a whim, how can you withdraw so cleanly and not care about anything?!"

"You... came to find me?" Su Zhiruan was forced to raise her head and look into his red eyes. She shrank back, but he mistook it for a struggle and held her tighter.

"Ruan Ruan, you really just never learn your lesson," Fu Huaichu could no longer hear what she was saying. In his eyes, there was madness, despair, as well as hope and strong desire to meet her again.