“You’re telling me all this, and you’re not afraid I’ll hand you over to Lu Chen?”
Her delicate figure sat slightly turned to the side—no strong perfume, no deliberate movements to grind against him. She simply leaned back against the couch as if it were the most natural thing in the world, exuding a level of relaxation that was almost unnerving.
In the Leng family, it had always been the eldest daughter who made a name for herself everywhere. But this one? He had never even heard of her before.
He Mo lazily traced a single finger down her spine, moving slowly, deliberately.
The sensation was like a feather teasing her heart—a subtle, creeping itch, an almost imperceptible stirring.
Leng Yiyao pressed her lips together, a tingling sensation running up her scalp.
Just how long did this man plan on taking advantage of her?
“If you really wanted to interfere with royal affairs, you wouldn’t have left the empire’s only heir standing outside, making a complete fool of himself.”
Even though her body was tensed, she delivered the sentence smoothly, without the slightest hesitation.
The king had only two sons.
Now that the younger, more beloved one was dead, no matter how hot-tempered he was—no matter how much he suspected the elder prince had orchestrated it—he couldn’t hold a grudge forever.
And if he did?
What was he going to do? Strip Lu Chen of his title as Crown Prince?
Ha.
That would only sever the royal bloodline from the throne completely.
“Your brain is pretty good.” He Mo’s fingertips paused at her waist, his tone unusually approving.
Leng Yiyao’s lips curved into a slight smirk.
The military, the government, and the royal family supposedly stayed out of each other’s affairs, forming a three-way balance of power. But anyone with half a brain knew—He Mo stood above them all.
That’s why, no matter how much noise Lu Chen made outside—no matter how jumpy and panicked his men were—he still hadn’t dared to break in.
Try switching places.
If it had been anyone else inside, Lu Chen would have already blown the room to pieces.
In this entire empire, only He Mo could treat the Crown Prince like a complete nobody, ignore him entirely, and still have the audacity to sit here flirting with a woman.
“You don’t seem to have much respect for the royal family.” He Mo noted that she hadn’t even flinched at his touch. Amused, he added another finger, lightly pinching the fabric of her outer robe as he spoke nonchalantly.
Respect?
That was putting it too lightly. She had zero regard for the royal family.
A bunch of idiots who actually believed sacrificing boys and girls would grant them their desires? If she respected them, then hell must have frozen over.
But the man sitting before her…
He was nothing like them.
Even if the entire empire collapsed, she was certain—without a shred of doubt—that he would merely smirk, turn on his heels, and build a new empire from the ground up.
The unfavoured second daughter of the Leng family?
She didn’t particularly mind the identity. But since she had chanced upon such an enormous tree, why not enjoy its shade?
Sixteen years old. A high schooler. When she thought about her future, Leng Yiyao almost felt like scoffing. At this rate, her life was bound to be mind-numbingly dull.
“Not only do you lack the proper respect for the royal family… you don’t seem the least bit afraid of me, either.” He Mo slowly withdrew his hand from her body. No matter how well someone hid their true nature, their movements always betrayed them. When he touched her, she stiffened at first—a natural reaction, given her apparent inexperience. Unless, of course, she was some kind of seasoned seductress. But she had adjusted far too quickly—so quickly that it felt like she had come here to throw herself at him from the start. Yet… was that really the case?
“Then take a guess—why do you think I brought you here?”
The moment the last syllable left his lips, his smile vanished completely.
His hands rested idly at his sides, as if the way he had just been trailing his fingers along her body had been nothing more than an illusion…
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