Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 1369 - 1368: Should I Just Watch Him Continue to Step into the Abyss?

Chapter 1369: Chapter 1368: Should I Just Watch Him Continue to Step into the Abyss?

Even Xi Jiu, an outsider, had seen it clearly just now—Prince Yexuan harbored an indescribable feeling toward the Princess.

If Fen Ling hadn’t shown up earlier, could the two of them have confessed their feelings to each other?

What Xi Jiu couldn’t understand was, the Princess must have also discerned that subtle affection Prince Yexuan felt for her. So why had she chosen to say such heartless words earlier, forcing Prince Yexuan to leave?

"If you had been outside just now, you should’ve seen how Prince Yexuan was clutching his head in agony."

Now, with neither Feng Yexuan nor Fen Ling around, the chill in Chu Qianli’s brows had melted away. No longer did she wear that impenetrable, callous expression.

Though Xi Jiu hadn’t accompanied her for long, traveling with her along the way had made one thing abundantly clear—his mistress was someone extraordinarily kindhearted, embodying the spirit of a healer.

It was merely her habit not to reveal her emotions outwardly.

"You suspect that Prince Yexuan’s headache is related to Fen Ling?"

Chu Qianli looked at him, her face devoid of any expression. "It’s not suspicion."

Xi Jiu’s heart gave a sudden jolt.

So it turned out that Prince Yexuan’s agony earlier had been caused by Fen Ling! Then... "Princess, if that’s the case, sending Prince Yexuan back to Fen Ling’s side is akin to sending a lamb into a tiger’s den!"

"The one truly sending the lamb into the tiger’s den is his own biological mother, Hua Rong."

The tangled web of relationships was too intricate for Xi Jiu to comprehend.

She could only touch on the key points: "You’ve not been by my side for long, so you might not be aware of all that has happened before..."

Xi Jiu nodded thoughtfully. "I have heard Fu Long mention a few things."

"As long as Prince Yexuan’s heart remains tied to his birth mother, he won’t be able to fully escape from this vortex of danger. I can prevent it once, but I can’t stop Fen Ling from approaching him a second or third time."

"If Prince Yexuan himself cannot avoid these risks, even if I save him once, he’ll continue to face poisoning, drugging, or even... further bewitchment."

"But Princess, are you really just going to leave him to his plight?"

Xi Jiu couldn’t believe she could truly be so coldhearted.

Though what Prince Yexuan had done before had hurt her deeply, to the point that she had completely lost faith in him—

But wasn’t that because Prince Yexuan had been bewitched and hypnotized?

It wasn’t as though he had any control.

Could the Princess still not forgive him?

Chu Qianli lowered her head and continued with the task at hand.

Xi Jiu grew even more anxious than she was. "Princess, now that Fen Ling has seen you two reconciled, she must be seething and might plot anew against Prince Yexuan."

"Princess, if you don’t step in to stop this, are you really going to watch as Prince Yexuan continues his descent into the abyss?"

...

Feng Yexuan returned to his quarters.

Fen Ling hadn’t come here in quite some time. At least three days.

Three days—a stretch that felt like an eternity.

She followed Feng Yexuan into the room, gingerly closing the door behind her.

But she only stood a short distance from the doorway without coming any closer.

"I didn’t mean to interrupt you two..."

"She was only applying medicine for me." Therefore, there was no such thing as interrupting or not; nothing unspeakable had transpired between him and that wretched woman.

Besides, that damned woman had always treated him officially, matter-of-factly. When had she ever shown the slightest sign of intimacy or warmth toward him?

Hadn’t she already made it clear? She didn’t want him to provoke her again!

Who did she think she was? Where would he find the desire to provoke her?

Never again would he willingly go out of his way to see her. Never!