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No Plagiarism!8f5jTUeH44Cje1folu7Uposted on PENANA I never imagined I’d see him again—8964 copyright protection202PENANAUxe6Gz2Hbp 維尼
—least of all like this.8964 copyright protection202PENANALwwCFSuYOq 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 protection202PENANAHLyNezxuDe 維尼
"What a coincidence. Young Master An is here too?"8964 copyright protection202PENANAs7kWosrMm7 維尼
My hand jerked. The ledger nearly fell.8964 copyright protection202PENANA6PLJ4v5W0f 維尼
That voice—8964 copyright protection202PENANAHWmQR0nbN7 維尼
How could it be him?8964 copyright protection202PENANATYWLFnpEtq 維尼
I turned slowly.8964 copyright protection202PENANAyo6hvki7oM 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 protection202PENANAlGa2M0hIPD 維尼
Xu Chen.8964 copyright protection202PENANAhUDRnjiiWr 維尼
Once, I was his betrothed.8964 copyright protection202PENANAtlunAuJEv4 維尼
And he was the one who’d pushed me into the abyss.8964 copyright protection202PENANAjs33feN3pU 維尼
Three years ago, my family fell. Father and brothers executed. Mother’s suicide. Me—branded a criminal’s daughter.8964 copyright protection202PENANAwtaoAcbNAs 維尼
The Xu family, our generational allies, tore up the marriage contract and cast me out within hours.8964 copyright protection202PENANA1GfNr475CX 維尼
I thought our paths would never cross again.8964 copyright protection202PENANAWwuDfYMsYE 維尼
Yet now—8964 copyright protection202PENANAiAS9OW6ykB 維尼
He’d entered the palace as the Empress’s "scholarly attendant", ostensibly to compile imperial history.8964 copyright protection202PENANA0cCldDNb3f 維尼
But the Crown Prince had long exposed him: another of the Empress’s spies.8964 copyright protection202PENANAKcEOZ9Ct1x 維尼
His eyes flickered with shock when he saw me—quickly masked.8964 copyright protection202PENANA9ZNuMcFltJ 維尼
"...Why are you here?"8964 copyright protection202PENANAqgShXU6SrH 維尼
I bowed, laughter strangled in my throat. "This lowly one, An Liu, pays respects to Lord Xu."8964 copyright protection202PENANAVl9GfcKv4t 維尼
"An Liu?" His frown said he didn’t recognize me.8964 copyright protection202PENANAZkgv0mlpF1 維尼
Good. Better this way.8964 copyright protection202PENANAqPmBzcwBe1 維尼
As long as he remained ignorant, I could survive.8964 copyright protection202PENANAX5yEABXbvf 維尼
But then he stepped closer—8964 copyright protection202PENANAUqu88U6NAj 維尼
—and stared at the tiny mole by my eye.8964 copyright protection202PENANADsolJjE7oS 維尼
My heart plummeted.8964 copyright protection202PENANA4PuWFUhvUC 維尼
That mole was my birthmark. Three years ago, he’d teased:8964 copyright protection202PENANAIsAWbYdz5z 維尼
"Don’t run too far. I’d spot you in any crowd."8964 copyright protection202PENANAVFUQsklPsN 維尼
He remembered.8964 copyright protection202PENANAdS4L4Og0TO 維尼
"You’re—"8964 copyright protection202PENANAUKtkRr4MIo 維尼
I cut him off. "If Lord Xu has no business here, please leave."8964 copyright protection202PENANAaEmatXihEP 維尼
He reached for me, but I was already walking away.8964 copyright protection202PENANAnzuo3AmeNi 維尼
Yet I knew: he’d investigate. And if he did—8964 copyright protection202PENANAaGfjKacofL 維尼
He’d uncover everything.8964 copyright protection202PENANAK1tckjXFzD 維尼
That night, I stood outside the Crown Prince’s study, unable to knock.8964 copyright protection202PENANAyAC4lGE2xQ 維尼
The door swung open before I could.8964 copyright protection202PENANAqUmhFWBa6w 維尼
"Enter."8964 copyright protection202PENANAbaDsW3stij 維尼
The moment I stepped inside, it slammed shut behind me.8964 copyright protection202PENANAp3rcYlrGTF 維尼
The Crown Prince didn’t mince words:8964 copyright protection202PENANAzET7o9d8bn 維尼
"Your past is exposed."8964 copyright protection202PENANAYzMLUJBCCS 維尼
I stiffened.8964 copyright protection202PENANAF1QDnJH8mm 維尼
"Xu Chen is digging through Ministry of Justice archives. Hunting you."8964 copyright protection202PENANARixriVCYYS 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 protection202PENANA7fekKOZUEV 維尼
My lips pressed into a bloodless line.8964 copyright protection202PENANAlec1MLAZEV 維尼
He turned, smiling coldly:8964 copyright protection202PENANAo1AZqo5eBk 維尼
"Amusing. The Empress’s newest pawn is your former fiancé."8964 copyright protection202PENANA3K7LR7ks11 維尼
"This game grows more entertaining—"8964 copyright protection202PENANAreDZogCm0K 維尼
Suddenly, his gaze pinned me:8964 copyright protection202PENANAJqFlyUvOFE 維尼
"So tell me. Should I let him die?"8964 copyright protection202PENANA6VtDKSsGx4 維尼
I lifted my head.8964 copyright protection202PENANAwC9gdeB1wb 維尼
Heart trembling. Lips shaking.8964 copyright protection202PENANAhqBXOPbKVt 維尼
Yet the words came out steady:8964 copyright protection202PENANA0AAQ7FEKRY 維尼
"Better to let him live."8964 copyright protection202PENANAsJ2lowgtyd 維尼
"Let him watch… as I claim victory for Your Highness."8964 copyright protection202PENANARHFAjO9zzn 維尼
The Crown Prince’s eyes ignited.8964 copyright protection202PENANAyyGCJh1Tdp 維尼
"Well played, Su Liu."8964 copyright protection202PENANAxWZBJ6kdOp 維尼
"From today, you’re not just my blade—"8964 copyright protection202PENANA8XbTg98xqx 維尼
"You’re my poison."8964 copyright protection202PENANAF3wXvAfsMT 維尼
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