When you love someone to the point of death, dumping him and marrying someone else is the best revenge!
Recalling her past crazy thoughts, Ye Luan couldn't help but curl her lips and raise her eyebrows at Xie Beihan, "Marry you, to get revenge on him?!"
"Is the Crown Prince joking? Why should I sacrifice my lifelong happiness to get revenge on someone I don't know?"
"Someone you don't know?!" Xie Beihan tugged at the corner of his mouth. "You are all talk and no action."
Ye Luan fiddled with the objects on the low table, glancing at him. "Can the Crown Prince help me get a fake identity?"
Without a travel permit, she couldn't go anywhere, and without a household registration, she was immobile.
"Beg me, and I'll get you any identity you want."
He smiled, glancing back at the couch, his posture lazy and casual.
Ye Luan didn't hesitate. "I beg the Crown Prince."
"Tsk, no sincerity at all." Xie Beihan squinted at her with a smile. "You have to give me something substantial in return."
"What do you want? A kiss? Or to sleep with me?"
This woman always said surprising things.
Xie Beihan's lips curved. "I'm not picky."
"But I am." Ye Luan turned her head, her eyes as clear and bright as the moon. "I like clean people."
Her voice was soft yet firm, her red lips curving subtly like ripples, her every move captivating.
"I haven't touched them, so I'm very clean."
Ye Luan sneered. "Not a word of truth comes from the Crown Prince's mouth."
The air fell silent for a moment.
Xie Beihan lay back, his eyes narrowed with a knowing, sinister gaze, a chilling half-smile on his face.
"Wouldn't you like to try me? You'll like it."
As he spoke, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her, pulling her close before she could react, encircling her waist and pressing her head down onto his chest.
His sickly, obsessive voice whispered in her ear, sending shivers down her spine.
"I'm better than him, and I'll make you feel heavenly."
Ye Luan's entire body trembled with revulsion, goosebumps prickling her back.
Seeing her resistance, Xie Beihan's eyes darkened. He pressed her down forcefully and leaned in to kiss her lips.
"Xie Beihan!"
Ye Luan, enraged, quickly dodged and covered his lips with her hands, pushing him away with all her might.
"You haven't even hibernated yet, why are you acting like this? Get lost!"
Xie Beihan continued to hold her, smiling as he lightly licked her palm. The heat made her retract her hand immediately, and she took advantage of the moment to press him down onto the couch.
Ye Luan threw a punch at his face and kicked him hard between the legs.
A sharp, chilling sensation from below made Xie Beihan clamp his legs shut. He licked the blood from his lip where she had hit him, scoffing.
"What? Trying to ruin your happiness?"
"Pah, you beast, you're always horny."
Rage flickered in Ye Luan's eyes. Seeing him momentarily distracted, she struggled free, pulled out a knife, and held it to him.
"Touch me again, and I'll make sure you never have children again."
Xie Beihan snapped back to attention, seeing the fury in her eyes. He raised his eyebrows, straightened up, and pulled her to her feet, a look of disappointment in his eyes.
"Is it that serious? I saved your life, and I can't even get a kiss?"
Ye Luan kicked him fiercely and got off the couch.
Xie Beihan's voice echoed from behind her. "The Eastern Palace is heavily guarded. Without my permission, you can't leave."
"Do the Crown Prince's words still count?"
"Of course. Your injuries are almost healed. When the time is right, I will naturally let you leave."
Ye Luan turned back with a cold smile. "The Crown Prince's credibility is zero right now, making it hard to believe."
She was dressed in a green phoenix tail gown that accentuated her graceful figure. When she turned to glare at him, her beautiful, foxy eyes sparkled seductively.
Xie Beihan chuckled, wiping the blood from his lips with a handkerchief, and teased her. "I like you in green."
Hearing this, Ye Luan silently cursed him in her heart.
"You know as well as I do, I've been craving you for a long time. I couldn't help myself. Don't be angry."
"Besides, even if I let you leave now, Qi country is full of Daliang's spies. Do you want to run into that person?" He paused, then looked up at her with a smile. "Only I have the power to hide you completely, so no one can find you!"
"The Crown Prince talks too much nonsense."
Xie Beihan's smile deepened. He didn't care about her insults, tossed the handkerchief aside, and went to the washbasin to clean his hands.
"If you want to leave, you can't without a permit. I'll help you get one and then send you away."
Ye Luan fell silent. She knew deep down that Xie Beihan was more ruthless and his words were unreliable, but she couldn't fight him.
Forget it, do whatever you want.
A salted fish.
Just give up.
"If the Crown Prince gets too handsy, I'll kill myself right here."
Hearing the threat from behind, Xie Beihan wiped his hands, turned, and looked at her with a wicked smile.
"You're always so stubborn."
"I hope the Crown Prince won't go back on his word."
He didn't answer her, instead walking over to her, leaning against the doorway with his arms crossed, a playful smirk on his lips.
"You beat me up like this, how can I go out and face people?"
Ye Luan glanced at the bruise on his lips. "There are so many imperial physicians in the Eastern Palace. Just get some medicine and apply it."
"You apply the medicine for me."
"My hands are rough, and I might hurt the Crown Prince. Let the maids in the palace do it."
Xie Beihan raised his eyebrows and snorted.
Ungrateful little fox.
"I'm truly unfortunate, to have saved such an ungrateful little girl like you."
Hearing his complaint, Ye Luan's expression stiffened, and she said nothing.
Xie Beihan directly threw a porcelain bottle at her and sat on a stool behind her, feigning sadness. "If you don't do it, I won't leave today."
Guangyang Hall was hosting a banquet for the Nine Provinces. As the Crown Prince, how could he not attend?
Ye Luan didn't want to waste any more time with him. After a moment, she walked over, opened the bottle, and began to apply the medicine to him.
"Open your mouth."
Her cool fingertips spread the medicinal scent across his lips.
His beautiful phoenix eyes glinted with triumphant amusement.
"If the Crown Prince keeps looking at me like that, I can't guarantee the strength of my touch."
Xie Beihan listened to her indifferent words and teased, "We've known each other for so long, why are you still so distant?"
Ye Luan ignored him, remaining silent.
"From now on, call me Beihan gege, okay?"
When he uttered 'Beihan gege,' he deliberately drew out the pronunciation, the tail end laced with casual mockery, his gaze towards her a mix of genuine and playful teasing.
Ye Luan had no interest in playing these childish games with him. She took back the medicine bottle and spoke directly. "Vulgar."
"You girl, have no sense of romance at all."
Xie Beihan smiled faintly and straightened up.
The cool moonlight filtered through the paper windows, casting shadows on his sinister face, giving him a semblance of gentleness.
"Alright, I'm done playing with you. Tonight, stay here and don't go anywhere, lest you be taken away."
How could he let that lunatic have the person he went to such lengths to save?!