Chen Ling first searched all the possible locations for the lock screen, such as the vases on the bookshelf, the paintings on the wall, and the protruding decorations on the wall...
Still nothing.
Only then did she stand in front of Gu Mu.
She stared intently at Gu Mu.
Only the bed is left.
But Gu Mu was lying in the bed...
After a fierce internal struggle, Shen Ling decided to sneak away... After all, Gu Mu sometimes had to go out and didn't stay overnight at the Prince's Mansion every day.
It's still too risky now.
He had only taken two steps when
Shen Ling's hand was grabbed.
When he turned around, Gu Mu was staring at him with his eyes wide open.
"Your Highness?" Gu Mu asked coldly.
If a person does a good deed but doesn't let others know, then it's as if they didn't do it at all.
Since he wanted to improve his image and let Shen Ling know that he would let her off the hook and not hold it against her for breaking into his bedchamber at night.
That would definitely make the princess aware that he knew she had entered.
...
The moonlight shone into the room, and a look of disbelief flashed across Shen Ling's face.
But she controlled her expression well and quickly calmed down.
She looked at Gu Mu with a deep, unfathomable gaze, her thoughts unreadable.
She didn't speak up. In this situation, she wasn't in the right, so she could only remain silent and improvise...
Gu Mu smiled, turned over and sat up.
There was not a trace of displeasure on his face.
But Gu Mu's fearsome reputation preceded him; even when he killed, he sometimes did so with a smile.
Although Shen Ling shared a residence with Gu Mu in the Prince's mansion, she had limited time to interact with him and didn't know much about his personality.
Therefore, Shen Ling was unsure of Gu Mu's thoughts and let him hold her hand, waiting for him to continue.
Gu Mu smiled and said to Chen Ling, "Since you're already here..."
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