Chapter 402: I won't listen!

Fu Hanxiu's gentle gaze vanished in an instant, turning into surprise and anger.

He rose abruptly, his starry eyes deep as an abyss, his gaze heavy.

"Back then, you insisted on giving me the Mysterious Poison transfer—you had already planned this condition, didn't you?"

Ye Qingran raised her eyebrows slightly, unsure how he would react so strongly.

Although what Fu Hanxiu said was correct, she inexplicably refused to admit it when faced with his questioning.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Ye Qingran flatly denied.

How could Fu Hanxiu believe her?

Her eyes darted away; as she spoke, her gaze drifted elsewhere, she dared not meet his eyes—clearly she felt guilty.

She must have planned this condition long ago, which is why she insisted on giving him the Mysterious Poison transfer!

He just said, how could Ye Qingran be so obsessed? Turns out she was waiting for him here!

This woman never wanted to have anything to do with him. Even though they had been together six years ago and even had two five‑year‑old sons, she still wanted to draw a clear line!

Does she dislike me this much?

Moreover, does she not trust me? Does she think I'll take her children from her?

For the children, she doesn't even care about her own body!

"Ye Qingran, you're really something!"

Fu Hanxiu held back for a long time before finally uttering those words.

The mighty Emperor Sovereign who stands at the pinnacle of contending for the deer has never felt so stifled.

This woman has made him half‑dead with anger, yet he can't strike or scold her.

"Do you agree?" Ye Qingran tried to ignore the strange feeling in her heart.

Actually, she does have feelings for Fu Hanxiu.

If it weren't for Wuhen not appearing back then, she might have given Fu Hanxiu a try.

"I agree!"

Now it's Ye Qingran's turn to be surprised. Is he really this easy to talk to?

Just the voice reaching her ears left her rather speechless.

"The child is yours, you... are mine!"

Ye Qingran shot up, locking eyes with his deep gaze.

His voice was especially overbearing.

"Are you joking?"

The child belongs to her, she belongs to him? Doesn't that mean the child and she both belong to Fu Hanxiu?

He really doesn't take any loss!

"National Master... oh, now I should call you Emperor Sovereign. I've already made it clear—I already have someone I like, there's no possibility between us."

She spoke indifferently, trying to use an aloof attitude to hide her fluttering thoughts.

Someone she likes?

Fu Hanxiu thought of Wuhen.

He clenched his back teeth, feeling a surge of frustration.

Wuhen, Wuhen, again Wuhen!

That damned Wuhen!

If Wuhen didn't exist, he and Ye Qingran would already be living happily together!

"But we already have a child. Before, you didn't know the child was yours, so it's forgivable. Now that you know, are you still preparing to be with another man?"

Ye Qingran frowned, "Fu Hanxiu, six years ago that night was just a dream—I don't even remember that night. The past is past, I don't blame you, and we should look forward, right?"

Just a dream?

Fu Hanxiu's sword brows knitted.

In her view, their encounter six years ago was merely a dream?

Does that mean after waking up, he means nothing to her?

Ye Qingran said earnestly, "We should let go of the past and welcome a new life, don't you think?"

"Being with you is my new life!"

Uh...

The sudden confession caught Ye Qingran off guard.

Stunned for three seconds, "Fu Hanxiu, why can't you understand?"

"Do you mean you want to abandon me and be with another man?"

Ye Qingran: "......"

That's what it means, but why does it sound weird coming from his mouth?

"We have no emotional foundation, right? So there's no such thing as me abandoning you!"

"You're the mother of my child, yet you want to be with another man— isn't that abandoning husband and child?"

Ye Qingran: "......"

"I said, the past was just..."

"I won't listen!" Fu Hanxiu interrupted Ye Qingran, "I only know, if you take my child and be with another man, you're abandoning me! And what if my child suffers abuse at another man's hands?"

"Wuhen isn't like that!"

Ye Qingran said firmly.

Fu Hanxiu's eyes flashed.

He certainly knew Wuhen wasn't such a person.

But the strange thing is that Wuhen does not truly exist, but is an illusory, ethereal existence!

If Ye Qingran could accept him instead of Wuhen, that would naturally be best. Then he could find an excuse to let Wuhen completely disappear from this world.

If Ye Qingran accepted Wuhen, he truly wouldn't know how to explain it to her.

Given Ye Qingran's temperament, upon learning the truth she would surely fly into a rage, and might very well dump him outright!

Such consequences, he could not bear!

"How do you know he isn't such a person? You've only been with him a short while—knowing the face but not the heart!"

Ye Qingran was displeased. What did Wuhen do to him? Must he speak so harshly?

Again hearing Fu Hanxiu say, "Besides, what's good about Wuhen? It's said he merely comes from Cangzhou City—no status, no looks, no strength... Am I not better than him? Can't you look at me?"

Ye Qingran grew angry.

Although what Fu Hanxiu said was true, saying such things about her man to her face is rather over the top, isn't it?

"What you say is all correct! Yes, Wuhen indeed falls short of you in those aspects. But Fu Hanxiu, do you really not know that not everyone in this world values those external things! I like Wuhen; I don't care what status or position he has, nor his strength; I care only whether he also likes me!"

"But, I also like you..."

He growled low.

His voice was low and sexy.

Those starry eyes, like midnight, yet also like the Abyss, gaze profound, holding an ocean-like deep affection.

Ye Qingran's heart gave a sudden throb.

Her eyes quickly flickered with doubt.

Why, when Fu Hanxiu said those words, did she actually feel her heart stir?

Could it be that she really is a fickle, three-timing, four-timing scoundrel woman?

"No, Ye Qingran, you can't do that! You like Wuhen, you've already decided to be together—you can't have two boats!"

Ye Qingran silently admonished herself in her heart.

Undeniably, there was a moment when she truly felt her heart move!

Originally, she rejected Fu Hanxiu because her intuition told her he was too mysterious; now it seems her intuition was spot on.

He is none other than the Emperor Sovereign who stands atop the contention for the throne!

Thinking, Ye Qingran's lips curled with a hint of sarcasm.

"Fu Hanxiu, there's also the most important point: Wuhen can make me feel safe—something I have never felt with you."

Fu Hanxiu stared, stunned.

Clearly they are the same person, so how can Wuhen give Ye Qingran a sense of safety while he cannot?

The two each harbored their own thoughts, silent at this moment.