This made Gu Jiangli pause in surprise.
She immediately retorted, "It's not a 'habit,' it's a liking."
Her gaze was sharp, a gentle smile playing on her lips. She looked directly into the emperor's slightly dazed eyes and repeated herself.
"I like to stay by Your Majesty's side, I like to watch the sunrise and sunset with Your Majesty, I like to dine and sleep with Your Majesty, and I like to watch Chen'er and Huayang play with Your Majesty."
“I love any time I spend with Your Majesty.”
"This is not because of habit, but because I genuinely like it."
Gu Jiangli was very sincere.
Every word revealed his sincerity.
She thought that after having Chen'er and Huayang over the years, the emperor had finally understood her true feelings.
But now it seems that he himself had become accustomed to this kind of life.
He no longer cared about her feelings. In the emperor's heart, the greatest happiness was simply for the two of them to be together and for her not to dislike him.
However, this was a genuine expression of her heart that she had obtained at the cost of damaging the system!
It would be a huge loss if the emperor didn't know.
The emperor's eyes gleamed.
"I... never expected to hear these things from Li'er..."
“If Your Majesty wishes to hear it, I can tell you every day.”
The emperor embraced her tightly, his tenderness undiminished from years past.
"I have sensed Li'er's true feelings. With you here, I feel like I am truly in the human world."
Gu Jiangli hugged him back with both arms.
Having promised to give her heart to the emperor, she would no longer hide any of her feelings.
"Your Majesty, it's snowing. Please go back inside."
The two clasped hands tightly and slowly walked back to the Cloud Light Palace.
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