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No Plagiarism!cHYugHHrZLXStzQ3ecTEposted on PENANA I never imagined I’d see him again—8964 copyright protection201PENANAEBlEfkgzw0 維尼
—least of all like this.8964 copyright protection201PENANATDWYDXn3Xt 維尼
That day, under the Crown Prince’s orders, I was in the Hall of Literary Brilliance inspecting eunuch registries. Just as I turned the second page—8964 copyright protection201PENANAKf7jVilKkg 維尼
"What a coincidence. Young Master An is here too?"8964 copyright protection201PENANAPSNpQVzMnX 維尼
My hand jerked. The ledger nearly fell.8964 copyright protection201PENANAoXFXO75iii 維尼
That voice—8964 copyright protection201PENANARDKMCPW3Vc 維尼
How could it be him?8964 copyright protection201PENANAJRM1XlQ2IH 維尼
I turned slowly.8964 copyright protection201PENANA0izRK0eGMh 維尼
There he stood beneath the eaves—wearing newly tailored indigo robes, a white jade fish pendant at his waist, his features as refined as I remembered.8964 copyright protection201PENANA6aI46pJSsr 維尼
Xu Chen.8964 copyright protection201PENANAqXOFv48Yq4 維尼
Once, I was his betrothed.8964 copyright protection201PENANA923LtcptW4 維尼
And he was the one who’d pushed me into the abyss.8964 copyright protection201PENANA0Gwiq9zx87 維尼
Three years ago, my family fell. Father and brothers executed. Mother’s suicide. Me—branded a criminal’s daughter.8964 copyright protection201PENANAGv1VhCHOvP 維尼
The Xu family, our generational allies, tore up the marriage contract and cast me out within hours.8964 copyright protection201PENANAvikZzMuWPt 維尼
I thought our paths would never cross again.8964 copyright protection201PENANABnLltrVS45 維尼
Yet now—8964 copyright protection201PENANAR4LrzzRUJ6 維尼
He’d entered the palace as the Empress’s "scholarly attendant", ostensibly to compile imperial history.8964 copyright protection201PENANAj2DrBg7Ne1 維尼
But the Crown Prince had long exposed him: another of the Empress’s spies.8964 copyright protection201PENANA9lJMvJ5GfC 維尼
His eyes flickered with shock when he saw me—quickly masked.8964 copyright protection201PENANAexAjxfI5fd 維尼
"...Why are you here?"8964 copyright protection201PENANACiq7L9XctE 維尼
I bowed, laughter strangled in my throat. "This lowly one, An Liu, pays respects to Lord Xu."8964 copyright protection201PENANAhVTw7Zuslh 維尼
"An Liu?" His frown said he didn’t recognize me.8964 copyright protection201PENANA8xrBLAp9iw 維尼
Good. Better this way.8964 copyright protection201PENANANlInefhlIt 維尼
As long as he remained ignorant, I could survive.8964 copyright protection201PENANAdFfFq97MdB 維尼
But then he stepped closer—8964 copyright protection201PENANAlmmZdUJ9VA 維尼
—and stared at the tiny mole by my eye.8964 copyright protection201PENANADck8obXEiG 維尼
My heart plummeted.8964 copyright protection201PENANAC9XBTVKYjU 維尼
That mole was my birthmark. Three years ago, he’d teased:8964 copyright protection201PENANAspg7zeKv2s 維尼
"Don’t run too far. I’d spot you in any crowd."8964 copyright protection201PENANApcPzWaivKJ 維尼
He remembered.8964 copyright protection201PENANAS37GieY7Jr 維尼
"You’re—"8964 copyright protection201PENANAsBQxSVQ00k 維尼
I cut him off. "If Lord Xu has no business here, please leave."8964 copyright protection201PENANAiml6T2PeaN 維尼
He reached for me, but I was already walking away.8964 copyright protection201PENANAUFgVuetPj0 維尼
Yet I knew: he’d investigate. And if he did—8964 copyright protection201PENANAeWJFlPC2r4 維尼
He’d uncover everything.8964 copyright protection201PENANA04oonKn9nw 維尼
That night, I stood outside the Crown Prince’s study, unable to knock.8964 copyright protection201PENANAiLz5ycbn1E 維尼
The door swung open before I could.8964 copyright protection201PENANAAt1i7fmPKd 維尼
"Enter."8964 copyright protection201PENANAJDgo2nToQu 維尼
The moment I stepped inside, it slammed shut behind me.8964 copyright protection201PENANAZFA6m7STFH 維尼
The Crown Prince didn’t mince words:8964 copyright protection201PENANAPy99mQAppE 維尼
"Your past is exposed."8964 copyright protection201PENANAiqwPD8w5XS 維尼
I stiffened.8964 copyright protection201PENANAWvn9CKHtaR 維尼
"Xu Chen is digging through Ministry of Justice archives. Hunting you."8964 copyright protection201PENANAHXXdCrNVTT 維尼
"Guess which he’ll discover first—that you’re the Su family’s last daughter? Or that you’re a woman?"8964 copyright protection201PENANAoDTM2QU2J1 維尼
My lips pressed into a bloodless line.8964 copyright protection201PENANAyMj0GvLAss 維尼
He turned, smiling coldly:8964 copyright protection201PENANAP9ync39mit 維尼
"Amusing. The Empress’s newest pawn is your former fiancé."8964 copyright protection201PENANAqtSu95sytL 維尼
"This game grows more entertaining—"8964 copyright protection201PENANAkleGJ9Hpyj 維尼
Suddenly, his gaze pinned me:8964 copyright protection201PENANAFxnquuItVp 維尼
"So tell me. Should I let him die?"8964 copyright protection201PENANAkV6OUu4VIS 維尼
I lifted my head.8964 copyright protection201PENANAZSWCfd183a 維尼
Heart trembling. Lips shaking.8964 copyright protection201PENANArqv3xpJ9jX 維尼
Yet the words came out steady:8964 copyright protection201PENANAX9tb6VmRrM 維尼
"Better to let him live."8964 copyright protection201PENANAH0QSJx52T7 維尼
"Let him watch… as I claim victory for Your Highness."8964 copyright protection201PENANAyTzLws0iwJ 維尼
The Crown Prince’s eyes ignited.8964 copyright protection201PENANAYNeBmKYrIg 維尼
"Well played, Su Liu."8964 copyright protection201PENANAnGK3Dkjc5z 維尼
"From today, you’re not just my blade—"8964 copyright protection201PENANAEdC15ZsrPC 維尼
"You’re my poison."8964 copyright protection201PENANAtnHk7AfvPE 維尼
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