Qin Nianxia was listlessly staying in the small wooden house, sitting by the window staring at the sky until nightfall. When a woman came over to deliver her clean clothes and food, she finally came back to her senses.

The woman put down her things and left.

Qin Nianxia had no appetite to eat, she could only pick up her clothes and go take a shower first.

This little cabin is surprisingly well-equipped, and I didn't expect there to be a bathtub for soaking.

Anyway, since it's already happened, Qin Nianxia decided to relax with a nice hot bath first.

She had just finished putting away the water and was in the process of taking her clothes off when a sudden “creak” from the wooden window startled her. Before she could even scream, someone covered her mouth from behind.

"Nian'er, it's me, don't be afraid..." Leng Yanchen's voice rang in her ear.

Qin Nianxia's eyes widened, her body instantly stiffening, afraid to move. The man behind her exhaled a hot breath, layer by layer enveloping her, so familiar.

"Put on your clothes, I'll take you away." Leng Yanchen slowly let go of his hand.

She stood before him, naked and lithe, a deadly temptation!

"That...you...can you close your eyes and turn around?" Qin Nianxia was both embarrassed and shy, struggling to speak.

Leng Yanchen frowned, picked up a piece of clothing from the side, handed it to her, and turned away.

"Leng Yanchen, I won't go with you." Qin Nianxia hurriedly put on her clothes and said to him, her back turned away.

"Both sides are about to open fire, you have to come with me!"

He has already promised me, he will return the royal family to Your Highness, I will be by his side forever. Qin Nianxia said in a low voice.

Leng Yanchen turned around, grasped Qin Nianxia's shoulders, flipped her over to face him, and asked, "What are you saying?"

"Please don't fire, alright? With both sides fighting, there will definitely be casualties. He has already surrendered the royal family and withdrawn from the royal family! Then just call it quits!" Qin Nianxia said deeply.

She doesn't just not want to see casualties, she also doesn't want the little beggars to operate on her family.

The little beggar's backstory was definitely more complicated than what he had confessed to her.

"What do you mean by staying with him for your entire life?" Leng Yanchen tightened his grip.

Qin Nianxia felt pain in her shoulders and couldn't understand why he was angry: "I've been with him my whole life, what does it have to do with you? What are you angry about?"

"I..." Leng Yanchen suddenly hesitated.

First, he felt so pale and powerless.

"Could you please stop calling me 'Niǎn'er'? Just call me my full name, or like my friends and family do, call me 'Xiàxià'." Qin Niàn Xià frowned.

Leng Yanchen only felt heartache, but couldn't say it out loud, suddenly dumb: "Qin, Nian, Xia, I don't care what your reason is, you must leave with me right now!"

"I won't go with you. Tell His Highness for me that I have fallen in love with the little beggar and hope he doesn't send anyone to rescue me." Qin Nianxia said, her words a bit incoherent.

"Do you have something that Yan Ze has on you?" Leng Yanchen questioned with a frown.

Qin Nianxia was taken aback, her brow furrowing slightly.

This man, Leng Yanchen, is always so intelligent.

But, she couldn't ask him to send people to protect the Mu family and the Salarain family without a reason!

Last time she asked him for Chinese medicine, putting on a thick face like that, she already felt ashamed.

Now… asking someone again, that's going too far!

Besides, the little beggar is despicable and likes to play tricks. What if he drags Leng Yanchen into this as well? Wouldn't that put another person in danger?

Qin Nianxia felt that she shouldn't add trouble to Leng Yanchen, so she resolutely said: "No, I genuinely fell for him. He's a boy I met when I was little, and we've already recognized each other."

"You're lying!" Leng Yanchen couldn't control his emotions as he grabbed Qin Nianxia's wrist, pulling her in front of him. His black eyes stared straight at her, "Tell me, what leverage does he have over you? Tell me, I'll find a way to help you solve it!"

"Are you jealous?" Qin Nianxia suddenly asked out of the blue.

She didn't know why she asked that, but she felt his anger laced with a sourness.

"What vinegar am I eating?" Leng Yanchen frowned slightly.

Qin Nianxia replied, "If you're not jealous, then what are you angry about? Who I like has nothing to do with you, right?"

"Fine! Even if you haven't given him any leverage, you need to be clear!" Leng Yanchen said coldly, "Yan Zeqi will eventually be punished. Following him won't end well for you!"

"And you? Did you also leave because you knew you had been poisoned by the death gu, that your time was short, and that being together with her wouldn't lead to a good outcome? So you chose to leave your beloved 'Niǎn'er' and face death alone?" Qin Niànxià asked softly.

Cold Yanchen was startled, his black eyes widening in surprise.

Qin Nianxia looked into Leng Yanchen's eyes, earnestly and deeply continuing, "But in my view, no matter the outcome is good or bad, being together is the most important thing. Similarly, even if the little beggar will eventually be punished, at least, before he is punished, it is I who accompany him to the end..."

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