"Tear it all?"
Chen Mo’s throat moved slightly.
Those legs, as straight and slender as jade pillars, rested on his knees, covered by a layer of sheer black silk like a cicada’s wing, with a tear at the sole revealing a patch of fair skin.
Against the black silk, the skin appeared even more tender and delicate.
"Ahem, did I do that?" Chen Mo said tentatively.
Yu Youhan turned her jade-like face slightly and said indifferently, "It’s ruined anyway, I’m too lazy to take it off, might as well tear it off."
"Alright."
Chen Mo reached out, hooked the edge of the tear, and gently tugged—
Rip—
With the soft sound of silk tearing, the tear widened, exposing a large area of skin, shining with a lustrous, jade-like sheen.
Chen Mo had seen the Empress’s beautiful legs more than once, including various styles of silk stockings, but never experienced tearing them by hand...
It felt like unwrapping a gift, accompanied by a thrill of breaking taboo.
Feeling his increasingly rapid breathing, Yu Youhan’s ears grew hot, and she muttered quietly, "Aren’t you grown up? Getting excited over tearing stockings."
Chen Mo shook his head and said, "The Empress doesn’t understand..."
"I really don’t understand," Yu Youhan said, hesitating slightly as she bit her lip. "Do you actually have such a fetish? Then rember to bring more next ti..."
"Alright."
"Do you still want to continue?"
"Hmm..."
"Wait, no need to tear here... Chen, Chen Mo!"
...
...
Outside Frozen Sky Palace.
Xu Qingyi crouched by the pond, scattering fish food, imdiately attracting a swarm of fish competing to eat.
They quickly consud the food and gradually dispersed, swimming aimlessly in the water.
Watching this scene, she was montarily lost in thought.
She felt like the little fish in the pond, seemingly carefree but actually trapped within it.
Only on the day they die will they be taken out and replaced with new fish, ensuring the number remains unchanged, cycling endlessly, repeating over and over.
The difference is, fish don’t think; to them, everything around them is the entirety of their world. But she knows there are mountains, lakes, and seas beyond, a wider world.
This is both fortunate and unfortunate.
"Strange, why do I have such thoughts..."
Xu Qingyi returned to her senses, shaking her head.
She used to only know how to serve the Empress, without any distractions.
But at so point, she began to feel stifled within the palace and increasingly yearned for the outside world.
"If I weren’t a palace attendant, by this age, I would probably be married with children, right?"
"What kind of person would my husband be?"
Xu Qingyi’s thoughts began to scatter uncontrollably again.
Suddenly, a face flashed in her mind, features handso beyond compare, with a teasing smile, extrely annoying.
"Ugh, why am I thinking of this guy?"
"Every ti we et, he bullies . If I really married him, wouldn’t he bully all my life?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Even if I’m alone forever, jumping from here, I would never..."
"Director Xu, what are you muttering over there?" Suddenly, a familiar male voice ca from behind.
?!
Xu Qingyi shivered, her foot slipped, and she fell towards the pond.
Just as she was about to fall into the water, a large hand tily caught her waist and pulled her back.
Leaning in Chen Mo’s embrace, Xu Qingyi’s mind was still a little dazed.
"Hey, no bathing allowed here," Chen Mo reminded.
"..."
Xu Qingyi quickly stood up, her cheeks faintly warm.
"When did you get here?"
"Just arrived," Chen Mo pinched his chin with his fingers, his gaze scanning her up and down, "Just now, I heard you muttering sothing about getting married, being alone forever... Director Xu, don’t tell you have soone you like?"
Xu Qingyi’s delicate hands clenched together, ready to argue, but looking at that handso face, her words changed, "So what? What does it have to do with you?"
"Of course it has to do with ," Chen Mo said with a smile, "If you do get married, rember to tell the date in advance, I must be there..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyi felt inexplicably bitter, turned her head not to look at him, and said coldly, "It’s basically an implausible thing... Besides, if I do get married, I don’t need your little gift money."
"Who said I was giving you a gift?" Chen Mo waved his hand, "I’m going to snatch the bride!"
Xu Qingyi was stunned, "Snatch, snatch the bride?"
Chen Mo righteously said, "Don’t forget, the Crown Prince already assigned you to , which makes you my private property... I want to see who dares to touch my things?"
"..."
Xu Qingyi stared at him dumbly.
In her mind, images appeared of Chen Mo descending from the sky at the wedding, tearing off her red veil, and then taking her hand and breaking through the crowd.
Thump—
Her heart beat fiercely once.
Then the rhythm accelerated, like a deer racing around in her chest.
"Who is your private property? You really have the thickest skin!" Her face red like a ripe tomato, she said petulantly.
Instead of feeling ashad, Chen Mo took pride in it, holding his arms and said, "Thick skin, can’t get enough, anyway, don’t harbor fantasies, better to accept reality early."
"Ugh!"
Xu Qingyi spat, ignoring him, turned and walked away.
Before she had walked five ters, she stopped and turned her head, saying, "Why are you still standing there? You promised to go to my place and write the book."
"Coming."
Chen Mo’s mouth curled into a smile, lifted his legs, and followed her.
The two walked side by side, heading towards the Imperial Court.
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