Chapter 79: Chapter 79: The Duke’s Heir VS The Underdog Female Supporting Character (Part 19)
On that day, Gu Shengyin had taken extra care with her attire before arriving at the banquet hall.
Her heart fluttered with excitent, hoping Lin Qi was the lover she had been searching for, yet on the other hand, thinking of the man in the necklace, she felt sowhat guilty.
Shaking off the bizarre thoughts in her mind, Gu Shengyin accurately located Lin Qi, who was standing with a glass of wine on the balcony.
“Why are you here alone, Lord Lin Qi?” Gu Shengyin approached him.
Lin Qi turned around upon hearing her voice, and for a mont, a flicker of amazent crossed his eyes. “Greetings, Your Highness Roman,” he said.
Gu Shengyin tilted her head slightly, curious, “How did you know it was ?”
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Lin Qi smiled warmly, “Aside from Your Highness Roman, hailed as the Pearl of the Carter Empire, who else would have such divine beauty that even divinities would envy?”
Gu Shengyin raised her glass with a touch of happiness to clink it against his.
Lin Qi watched her srizing golden hair cascade down the side of her face, her erald eyes like pools of glistening clear water.
Suddenly, the beautiful woman let out a soft cry and fell in his direction.
How could he refuse when a beauty threw herself into his arms?
If Lin Qi had any doubts before, he now felt certain that this Pearl of the Empire harbored special feelings for him.
Could a legendary Sword Master really be tripped up by her own dress?
Lin Qi felt a sense of pride unique to n; he had heard rumors about Princess Roman, which always ntioned her icy deanor alongside her peerless beauty. It seed that rumors were not to be fully trusted after all.
However, Gu Shengyin was utterly disappointed at that mont.
Without that familiar scent, he was not him.
Before Lin Qi could utter a word of smooth flattery, she had risen and adjusted her skirt.
“I must apologize for my impropriety earlier, Lord Lin Qi,” said Gu Shengyin.
Lin Qi felt that within a re instant, the woman before him had changed.
Just a mont ago, she had been chatting jovially with him, and as he was about to make a further move, she bade farewell with an expressionless face.
It was as if the embrace just now was nothing more than a gentle dream.
Filled with disappointnt, Gu Shengyin just wanted to leave quickly. She nodded toward Lin Qi and turned around.
Only to fall into a cold embrace.
“You…” Gu Shengyin looked up in surprise at the man who should not have been in this place.
“My dear, leaving without so much as a word to ,” the man said, slinging his arm around her waist and leaning down to whisper in her ear, his voice loud enough for everyone to hear.
All eyes turned to them.
After all, with Gu Shengyin’s family background and looks, she was always the center of attention wherever she went. And the Demon King, solely in terms of looks, was the only one who could compete with Gu Shengyin.
Standing together, these two could reduce everyone else to re dust.
“What are you up to now?” Gu Shengyin murmured through gritted teeth, tugging the man outside.
The man did not resist, obediently following her out.
To onlookers, it seed a perfectly matched couple were whispering intimately as they left arm in arm.
The crowd buzzed with speculation about the identity of this mysterious man, as soone with such an appearance and presence couldn’t possibly be a nobody.
“Why did you co here? And dressed like this?” Gu Shengyin asked, looking at him.
The Demon King replied languidly, “How could I remain seated when my future wife was about to walk off with another man?”
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