It was not until the King of Yu walked up to the person that he noticed the river lantern in their hands.
The river lantern was exquisitely crafted. One glance was enough to tell it was beautiful. And today, Su Mingyu looked even more charming. Her light purple dress set off her already fair hands to be even fairer. Her long, flowing hair, as smooth as black jade, was tied up with a ribbon of the same color. Half of it was loose, half was tied up, looking elegant, free, and beautiful, just like the first time they met.
The King of Yu couldn't help but be stunned. "Su Mingyu...?"
Su Mingyu ignored him. She carefully placed the lantern in her hand into the pond. Then, bending over, she gently stirred the water in the pond with her hand to push the lantern a bit further away. As she bent over, her long black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, adding an ethereal beauty to her.
The King of Yu stared blankly at all this, his eyes flashing with amazement.
Watching the lantern drift further and further away, Su Mingyu let out a long sigh and said in a hoarse voice, "No matter how beautiful the lantern is, it's just like a duckweed in the pond, completely at the mercy of fate."
Hearing the implication in her words, the King of Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at her. "What's wrong? Did something happen to you today?"
Only then did Su Mingyu slowly turn around. She lowered her eyes and looked at the King of Yu, her eyes filled with a deep, bottomless darkness. "Wu Yurou came to see me today."
"I know." The King of Yu raised his eyebrows. "This is my mansion. Is there anything that can be hidden from me?"
Seeing his self - confidence, Su Mingyu didn't mock him as she usually did. She just gave him a disdainful look and then coldly said, "Wu Yurou told me something very realistic today. It's so real that I have to face it immediately."
"What is it?" The King of Yu looked at Su Mingyu. For some reason, he always felt that Su Mingyu was in a bad state today.
Su Mingyu looked at the King of Yu and took a deep breath. "Wu Yurou told me that Gu Ruobai has already lost this fight. He's been driven out of the capital and can never come back. So what I should do now is not cry over Gu Ruobai's failure, but think about how I'm going to live in the future."
As she spoke, Su Mingyu touched her belly. "My child is growing day by day. This is the only thing Gu Ruobai left for me. If I want to protect him..."
The King of Yu had been staring intently at Su Mingyu, as if trying to read something from her eyes, but all he saw was coldness.
Su Mingyu slowly stepped down from the rock. She walked up to the King of Yu, stared straight into his eyes with her cold ones, and her tone was full of questioning. "Will you really never let me go?"
The King of Yu nodded, looking quite calm. "Do you know what I've done to get you? Now you want me to let you go? That's impossible."
Su Mingyu let out a long sigh, and the light in her eyes instantly dimmed. "Okay, I understand."
As she spoke, Su Mingyu raised her hand and touched her belly. "I think Wu Yurou is right. Since you won't let me go, you're my only support in the capital."
For the first time, Su Mingyu raised her head and seriously looked into the King of Yu's eyes. "Let's make a deal."
The King of Yu felt a jolt in his heart when Su Mingyu looked at him like this.
Then Su Mingyu said the words he'd been longing to hear. "I promise to stay by your side, but you have to promise to let the child in my belly be born safely."
Just as they were talking, suddenly a slender figure rushed out from the shadows. She glared at Su Mingyu with wide - open eyes, and her beautiful little face was full of disappointment. "Miss! How could you do this? You really disappoint me."
Su Mingyu lowered her eyes. After a long while, she seemed to come to her senses and said softly, "Zhizhu... Get out of the way."
Zhizhu stuck out her neck, and her whole eye sockets were red. "The Prince treated you so well. It's only been a few days, and you're already eager to turn to the man who drove the Prince out of the capital!"
Zhizhu turned around and angrily pointed at the King of Yu. Usually very timid, now she seemed to have become bold because of her anger. "This is our enemy! How could you submit to him, Miss?"
The King of Yu was first stunned, and then a meaningful expression appeared on his face. "It seems you haven't discussed this properly?"
Sensing the displeasure in the King of Yu's words, Su Mingyu pulled Zhizhu over. "Zhizhu, go down first. We'll talk about this later."
"No!" Zhizhu shook her head. "I'm not leaving. I can't let you do something wrong!"
Seeing the King of Yu's face getting darker and darker, Su Mingyu bit her lower lip. Finally, she gritted her teeth and slapped Zhizhu. "Am I still your miss? I told you to go down!"
Zhizhu covered her face in shock, looking completely disbelieving. "Miss... You actually hit me for this man?"
Su Mingyu tightly clenched her fists, her face looking a bit ugly. "Zhizhu! I told you to go down!"
The tears in Zhizhu's eyes immediately fell. She covered her slapped face and glared angrily at Su Mingyu. "Fine! I'll go. You're no longer the miss I knew!"
After saying that, Zhizhu ran away crying in great disappointment, leaving a yellow figure in the thick night.
The King of Yu touched his chin and then hooked his thin lips into a smile. "Is this a show you're putting on?"
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes. "The King of Yu claims to know everything that happens in the mansion. You should know how much I dote on Zhizhu. Even if it were a show, I would never hit her. This girl has a simple mind. It's rare that she can still keep a pure heart in such a dirty environment."
Seeing the self - blame in Su Mingyu's eyes, the King of Yu raised his eyebrows. "Fine! I agree to your conditions."
However, Su Mingyu seemed to have known he would agree. She just stood still in place. "A promise without proof means nothing. The King of Yu is good at scheming, so you should know that without any leverage over the other person, any conditions given are just empty words."
Just now, the King of Yu's face had been full of joy, but the next second, it immediately darkened. His deep eyes were as black as coal, as if they might drip water at any moment. "Do you know what you're saying?"
Su Mingyu nodded seriously. "You were able to get rid of Su Yueyue's child. How can I be sure you won't do the same to my child in the future?"
"Do I really not deserve even a bit of your trust?" The King of Yu hooked the corner of his mouth, and a hint of self - mockery flashed in his eyes.