“Don’t make everything your responsibility. He’s the emperor. He’s been doing well without your protection over the years. You’ve underestimated him!”

Li Junyue didn’t believe for a second that Yang Shaolun wouldn’t be able to deal with the coming crisis himself. If he knew Lin Haihai had been weathering storms for him, he wouldn’t be able to come to terms with it. All men wanted to protect their beloved women rather than hiding behind them like cowardly turtles. Moreover, he had his pride as the emperor.

“It’s not that I’ve been underestimating him. I just don’t want him to take any risks. You haven’t seen the scars on his body. He’s been through dangers of all kinds over the years. Some are serious enough to take his life. It makes my heart ache. I don’t know how to love someone, and I know I cannot be in control of everything. Perhaps I’ll triumph. Perhaps I’ll die. It will be one of the two. Don’t let him know what I’ve been doing for him, Stupid Bear, or he’ll stop me from taking the risks even if the price is his life!”

Lin Haihai spoke seriously. She knew what a proud and dignified man he was. If he knew she had been going after...