Su Ran had long felt the faint aura of animosity Royal Prince Yang had towards him in the past few days. In addition, the prince was becoming more distant. At first, he was quite puzzled by this change. Later on, after some careful observations, he discovered that whenever that lass Xiaocao treated him warmly, the prince’s hostility towards him would increase. Only then did he realize that Royal Prince Yang was feeling the bite of jealousy!

Argh! He was pretty sure that, in the whole Great Ming Empire, only Royal Prince Yang would actually consider an already damaged person to be an invisible rival for his sweetheart’s affections. When he got back, if he told this to the emperor, Su Ran was pretty sure the other man would laugh until he cried. 

A faint smile appeared on Su Ran’s face. This slight smile made his face seem even more elegant and ethereal. He was the perfect image of a pure and lofty gentleman. So handsome, so elegant! He was even more like an immortal than those actors who played the main characters in the xianxia  [1]  dramas. Yu Xiaocao felt like she was truly a bit smitten by his appearance and demeanor!

“Oh! Then, who do you think is more good looking between the two of us ah?” Su Ran’s tone had a hint of enticing temptation in it and Zhu Junyang’s expression immediately became cold. The prince opened his mouth to stop the little lass from replying.

Unfortunately,...