“It doesn’t matter if I love him. He’s married. I’m not gonna share my husband with a whole bunch of women as a latecomer, am I?” Lin Haihai sat down, vexed and reluctant to talk.

“Did you make it clear to him? He’s only human. He has thoughts and feelings, as prone to sadness and broken-heartedness as anyone!” Lin Junyue disapproved of her feelings for the emperor. The dazzling and marvelous imperial palace wasn’t for her. Still, there was no place for indecisiveness in a relationship. If they weren’t right for each other, it was better for her to tell him sooner.

“I told him last night, and he accepted it. He didn’t seem upset to me. He even summoned someone to serve him in his chamber.” Lin Haihai kept her gaze down, looking sullen. 

“So you decided to drink?”

“Yes. Shouldn’t I be allowed to get drunk after a heartbreak? Yu Qing said that getting wasted is the best remedy for that.” Lin Haihai tried her best to smile, but her smile wilted before it could even fully bloom. 

“Silly, forgetting a heartbreak isn’t something you do on purpose. Why do you have to make things so hard and painful for yourself? You’re better off not seeing that man. Go back to the mountains. As long as you don’t plead for my release, he’ll let me go in two days.” Li Junyue decided for her. 

“Really?” Lin Haihai stared at him doubtfully.

“Have I ever lied to you? Well, I...