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No Plagiarism!gFFkjUnKoVcms5ydRAx1posted on PENANA I never imagined I’d see him again—8964 copyright protection198PENANAMewJ7BzgxQ 維尼
—least of all like this.8964 copyright protection198PENANAqJYTs309th 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 protection198PENANAU3C1n0qcef 維尼
"What a coincidence. Young Master An is here too?"8964 copyright protection198PENANAHSK7qj6NTT 維尼
My hand jerked. The ledger nearly fell.8964 copyright protection198PENANA7uG29GksYy 維尼
That voice—8964 copyright protection198PENANAdGB9y5wGDb 維尼
How could it be him?8964 copyright protection198PENANAcBDFv28g21 維尼
I turned slowly.8964 copyright protection198PENANAFAg4wAUtI6 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 protection198PENANAer6wd437IF 維尼
Xu Chen.8964 copyright protection198PENANAXPPtK6Zs0Z 維尼
Once, I was his betrothed.8964 copyright protection198PENANARmGXA4OPV7 維尼
And he was the one who’d pushed me into the abyss.8964 copyright protection198PENANACHBEYPDWnJ 維尼
Three years ago, my family fell. Father and brothers executed. Mother’s suicide. Me—branded a criminal’s daughter.8964 copyright protection198PENANAXwVFzL3xNR 維尼
The Xu family, our generational allies, tore up the marriage contract and cast me out within hours.8964 copyright protection198PENANAhNKCp4YXbj 維尼
I thought our paths would never cross again.8964 copyright protection198PENANAZ1Xis45n06 維尼
Yet now—8964 copyright protection198PENANAE5GlxvX9BM 維尼
He’d entered the palace as the Empress’s "scholarly attendant", ostensibly to compile imperial history.8964 copyright protection198PENANAGyUoquQcQb 維尼
But the Crown Prince had long exposed him: another of the Empress’s spies.8964 copyright protection198PENANA0D0if5wQ9r 維尼
His eyes flickered with shock when he saw me—quickly masked.8964 copyright protection198PENANANPkCfYBV1h 維尼
"...Why are you here?"8964 copyright protection198PENANARNk5Pt9Uip 維尼
I bowed, laughter strangled in my throat. "This lowly one, An Liu, pays respects to Lord Xu."8964 copyright protection198PENANAw9cI4QynU4 維尼
"An Liu?" His frown said he didn’t recognize me.8964 copyright protection198PENANAUdpqeq5ekE 維尼
Good. Better this way.8964 copyright protection198PENANAqcRmtEY4ZY 維尼
As long as he remained ignorant, I could survive.8964 copyright protection198PENANAScqA3Bw0tJ 維尼
But then he stepped closer—8964 copyright protection198PENANAunv9tQDBK6 維尼
—and stared at the tiny mole by my eye.8964 copyright protection198PENANAJIFZJVWbQr 維尼
My heart plummeted.8964 copyright protection198PENANAqdfyhWDOkc 維尼
That mole was my birthmark. Three years ago, he’d teased:8964 copyright protection198PENANAVblOk7yJa1 維尼
"Don’t run too far. I’d spot you in any crowd."8964 copyright protection198PENANAW9omJ3fVWT 維尼
He remembered.8964 copyright protection198PENANAgizGnwgIJt 維尼
"You’re—"8964 copyright protection198PENANAAk7jPCLGLn 維尼
I cut him off. "If Lord Xu has no business here, please leave."8964 copyright protection198PENANAc9vxJJgvz2 維尼
He reached for me, but I was already walking away.8964 copyright protection198PENANACa19m9JC4L 維尼
Yet I knew: he’d investigate. And if he did—8964 copyright protection198PENANAJiIHfkeNWd 維尼
He’d uncover everything.8964 copyright protection198PENANAgmOmyXumYb 維尼
That night, I stood outside the Crown Prince’s study, unable to knock.8964 copyright protection198PENANAPq0zHI7SbS 維尼
The door swung open before I could.8964 copyright protection198PENANAQVlXFKuKq2 維尼
"Enter."8964 copyright protection198PENANA7D8xncvNrI 維尼
The moment I stepped inside, it slammed shut behind me.8964 copyright protection198PENANAGBpvKuyVQF 維尼
The Crown Prince didn’t mince words:8964 copyright protection198PENANAKmaQNIvUF3 維尼
"Your past is exposed."8964 copyright protection198PENANANXu6nUZdGx 維尼
I stiffened.8964 copyright protection198PENANA3VLpOz60tY 維尼
"Xu Chen is digging through Ministry of Justice archives. Hunting you."8964 copyright protection198PENANAqKWetl1cHX 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 protection198PENANAEHmTpKRaWj 維尼
My lips pressed into a bloodless line.8964 copyright protection198PENANArdTXS9tUJJ 維尼
He turned, smiling coldly:8964 copyright protection198PENANAXJnzU2eEIF 維尼
"Amusing. The Empress’s newest pawn is your former fiancé."8964 copyright protection198PENANAcfJYqENJhH 維尼
"This game grows more entertaining—"8964 copyright protection198PENANADt9OoXrViT 維尼
Suddenly, his gaze pinned me:8964 copyright protection198PENANAkEN2Cyf9Rb 維尼
"So tell me. Should I let him die?"8964 copyright protection198PENANAado4oT2dph 維尼
I lifted my head.8964 copyright protection198PENANAYrEqQLhWQ0 維尼
Heart trembling. Lips shaking.8964 copyright protection198PENANAFxl5G3diPI 維尼
Yet the words came out steady:8964 copyright protection198PENANAMs1vuvIcoz 維尼
"Better to let him live."8964 copyright protection198PENANAfpFBQiv3M0 維尼
"Let him watch… as I claim victory for Your Highness."8964 copyright protection198PENANApt1APg195F 維尼
The Crown Prince’s eyes ignited.8964 copyright protection198PENANANPcdJSftQ6 維尼
"Well played, Su Liu."8964 copyright protection198PENANA1APPcuQUOg 維尼
"From today, you’re not just my blade—"8964 copyright protection198PENANAgOxmyRPAk4 維尼
"You’re my poison."8964 copyright protection198PENANAvTbHw7nJVe 維尼
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