Qin Yu, her face blank and devoid of emotion, spoke tonelessly, "I don't know."
Seeing this, Yue Yixing's expression darkened. He tugged at Qin Yu's sleeve, looking wronged and as if he knew nothing, saying, "Sister, who is this?"
Qin Yu, being called "sister" again: ...
Her expression had shifted from initial anger to a current state of numb indifference.
Qin Yu pulled back her sleeve and, with a blank expression, started to leave. However, halfway there, Yue Yixing grabbed her. Yue Yixing, fully committing to his role, insisted, "Sister, where do I live? It's so big here, I'm so scared. Can I sleep with you tonight..."
Qin Yu: ... Shut up! Sleep with you, my foot!
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Ming Li, watching Yue Yixing's peculiar behavior, felt a sense of familiarity.
At this moment, the system, who was in the space gnawing on a chicken leg, spoke up, "(⊙o⊙) Wow! Host, it's a white lotus! A male version at that."
Hearing this, Ming Li almost choked on her own saliva.
After the system's comment, Ming Li finally understood where that familiar feeling was coming from.
This was, in fact, a white lotus!
The system continued, "Host, actually, Yue Yixing's character design is just like this."
Ming Li: ... read books
Finally, utterly exasperated, Qin Yu slipped away.
This time, Yue Yixing didn't pursue her. Instead, he walked over to Ming Li's side.
As Yue Yixing approached her, Ming Li had a bad premonition.
As soon as the premonition arose, she heard Yue Yixing speak, "Are you that Prince Yu?"
Ming Li maintained her composure, her tone calm as she replied, "Crown Prince of the Yi Kingdom, I've long admired you."
Realizing he had been exposed, Yue Yixing's pupils contracted, but he quickly regained his composure. "Prince Yu has been investigating me?"
Ming Li: "We're in the same boat."
Yue Yixing: ... What same boat!
Finally, Yue Yixing stopped pretending. He looked directly into Ming Li's eyes and said earnestly, "Sister is mine."
Ming Li nodded expressionlessly, completely unfazed by the implication of being "stolen." Yes, she's yours. As long as you can defeat the male lead, everything is yours.
Yue Yixing narrowed his eyes. "You don't like Sister! Then..."
"Someone, take the Crown Prince to rest."
As Ming Li finished speaking, Lan Er emerged from the shadows and stood beside Yue Yixing, saying coldly, "Crown Prince, please."
Yue Yixing, whose interruption was met with this: ...
In the end, Yue Yixing still left with the icy Lan Er. Ming Li watched Yue Yixing's retreating figure, deep in thought.
Noticing Ming Li's expression, the system asked curiously, "Host, is something wrong?"
Ming Li: "Is the plot you gave me second-hand?"
Hearing this, the system's head filled with question marks. It asked, confused, "No! What's wrong, Host?"
Ming Li raised her hand and pinched her chin, saying, "Don't you notice anything strange about this so-called Crown Prince? How can one person fall for someone they've only met once? Don't tell me it's love at first sight. How could a crown prince fall in love at first sight with a stranger he knows nothing about? Moreover, the way that man looked at Qin Yu... oh no! To be precise, the way he looked at Shangguan Ming Li... that was more than just complicated... read books."
System: Huh? I didn't notice!