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Duan Chengxuan was extremely furious, but he couldn't flare up at all.

It was because he still remembered the punishment Gu Danyan had given him. The current situation was no longer as distrustful as it was before. Gu Danyan had every reason to leave before he did anything excessive.

He couldn't leave Gu Liuyan.

Duan Chengxuan was unexpectedly calm, and he even placed Qing Ze on the ground as he said to Gu Daiyan, "I'll take him to eat breakfast."

Gu Liuyan narrowed her eyes and waved him off: "It seems like you enjoy these punishments."

"Who asked me to be eaten by you. Don't let me find out that you have an empty stomach to chat with your nephew for too long." Duan Cheng Xuan even slightly bent his body to hold onto Qing Ze's small hand, and even bit the word 'nephew' even more heavily.

Gu Liuyan could only snort coldly in response. He turned his head to the side and looked at Duan Chenrui: "You saw it."

"Is this how you and he always threaten each other?" At this moment, even Yue Qing couldn't help asking.

"Most of it is just flirting and scolding, but in reality, by staying by my side, he must endure my torture. Since he is willing to change, and I've already promised him before, I naturally won't have any thoughts towards anyone else." Gu Daiyan stood up after saying his piece.

At this moment, Duan Chengrui also stood up. He looked at Gu Liuyan's slender wrist and softly said, "I have no chance anymore?"

"It's a pity that you didn't get this chance back then." The corners of Gu Danyan's mouth raised regretfully as he smiled and said, "Duan Chengxuan and I are together, so we'll make him recognize Qingze as the young prince. In the future, you don't have to worry about the throne anymore."

Gu Danyan admitted that he was just stating the truth.

As for Duan Chengrui, he lowered his eyes and looked at her with a wronged expression that Gu Danyan had never seen before.

"You want me to take the throne?"

"Isn't this what you want?" Gu Danyan looked at him strangely.

After a moment of silence, Duan Chengrui actually laughed out loud. "But I'm slightly regretting it now."

"Why?" Gu Liuyan's entire body tensed up. She was afraid that Duan Chengrui would give up the throne after he obtained it. If that were the case, then those people who she considered to be extremely important would once again be swept into the ruckus.

"The days I lived with you were my happiest days." Duan Chengrui walked up and sized up Gu Danyan's face. This face was no different from the one she wore a few years ago, it even looked a bit more relaxed.

Gu Liuyan became more and more confused: "We are just looking at the roster."

"I've never let anyone stay in my room so long, except you." Duan Chengrui felt that he was slightly unable to catch his breath. It seemed that his meticulous arrangements had never been noticed by Gu Danyan, but he had never wanted to give up. "I really do like you."

Gu Liuyan's expression was a bit strange, but in the end, she just took a step back and looked at him warily: "I can't answer your mind."

She had once tried to wholeheartedly accept the passion the Sixth Prince held for her.

But in the end, this experiment of his allowed him to become Duan Chengxuan's chess piece, and now, he was already a stranger to her.

When it was time to refuse, it was time to make things clear.

"We are all adults now. Compared to the word 'love', it's more about responsibilities and promises." After he finished speaking, Gu Danyan glanced at Duan Chengxuan who was standing outside the door and said in a low voice, "That's all I can say. If he didn't eat and drink the medicine in time, then he really should speak to mother."

Duan Chengrui stood still on the spot, and he was slightly unable to catch his breath for a moment when he saw Gu Pingyan quickly walk towards Duan Chengxuan, and saw Duan Chengxuan tightly hold onto that pair of slender hands.

"Your Highness, she's determined to be with the King. Why would you want to do that?" Yue Qing walked up.

"I just don't understand." He didn't know what responsibility Gu Danyan was talking about, nor did he know if she had really given up on love, or if she was blinded by it.

After a moment of silence, he hurriedly left with Yue Qing.

It was as if she wasn't the one who had spoken such hurtful words just now. Duan Cheng Xuan similarly didn't understand any of Gu Xuan's reasons, and it was only after Qing Zi had finished eating and gone to play that he brought the person alone to the study room.

"Did something happen again?" Gu Liuyan was pressed down on the chair in confusion.

Duan Cheng Xuan sat opposite her, only separated by a table.

"I don't understand what you said to the Third Prince just now."

"Princess has always been a tool for marriage, this is my responsibility. The thing I promised you before was my promise, and even though the word 'love' is still there, it has long since changed."

"I chose you after carefully considering the pros and cons of this."

Gu Liuyan always knew how to hurt him honestly.

However, Duan Chengxuan noticed that he was unexpectedly extremely pleased with these words. "I should've been glad that I directly went to find you at that time."

"Yes, if it was the third prince who first discussed the conditions with me, then perhaps the situation would have changed." Gu Liuyan smirked: "So, don't think that I really have no defense against you. It's just that I'm confident that you won't dare to do anything to me."

"Now that you are the princess of Eldan, I naturally won't act rashly." Duan Chengxuan let out a long sigh. "I should have expected you to be so realistic a long time ago."

"No one can easily wipe away that pain. Moreover, I just want to beat you up whenever I feel pain. If it wasn't because I couldn't beat you …" Gu Danyan didn't finish complaining, but her beautiful eyes lit up: "But if I am unparalleled in martial arts, then this world is none of your business."

Hearing these words, Duan Chengxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he could only force a smile on the surface. "You boast quite shamelessly."

"So what if I have you as my backing? So what if I have to boast shamelessly?" Gu Danyan was like a arrogant little cat. She slightly raised her chin: "The treatment Su Yuwan got before could only be better on my side, it couldn't be worse."

"I don't have enough money for you to spend on my campaign." Duan Cheng Xuan was rather happy to see her cute appearance.

"Even so, why don't you bring out all the silver and let me make money out of money?" Gu Liuyan even knocked lightly on the table.

It was just a joke, but Duan Chengxuan really pulled her by the wrist and lightly smiled. "I hand over all my wealth to you, it's equivalent to a few years of punishment."

Even Gu Daiyan felt that he was the kind of fragile porcelain that would be easily broken if he was held in such a light and gentle grip. However, after a slight pause, he seriously thought about it and said, "Of course it's not worth half a penny. In the future, I still need to earn more money, unless you are willing to wear coarse linen clothes and not ask for luxury."

"With your intelligence, I don't worry about losing money." Duan Cheng Xuan was also helpless, but in the end he lightly kneaded her wrist. "The reason I called you over is because I want to discuss the matter with Gu Zixian."

"How?" Gu Daiyan was confused.

"Gu Zixian had lost his child, and I was the one who let her down. But now she is the daughter of a sinner, and even after so many months, she still can't find a good family. What do you think we should do?"

Gu Liuyan froze on the spot, unable to open his mouth.