Just a Normal Conversation with the Adversary

Everyone is tensed.

They have just arrived in front of a mansion where Yue was supposed to be in.

The mansion was located in treacherous terrain and can be easily overlooked.

The optical illusion was applied to make it look like one with nature.

Without the accurate information given by Xion, they would probably pass by the place unknowingly and by then it would be too late to do anything.

They carefully made their way in and surprisingly didn't encounter any obstruction.

This didn't make the situation more optimistic.

The enemy could've had abandoned the place the moment it was compromised.

"Boss, is it possible that they are not here anymore?" Shuuei can't help but ask seeing the place empty.

Yyan frowned a bit but shook his head. If his hunch is right, the man that got his Yue wouldn't just abandon this place. He might want to compete openly this time.

It's good news for Yyan. It means that Yue will be safe until they actually meet.

Yue had lost count of how many turns had she made when she chanced upon an unlocked door.

She entered the room but was surprised to find someone inside.

She wanted to go back but found that she can open the door no more.

She didn't insist on using force but kept far away from the person inside.

Yue can only see his back but she can feel the incredible pressure coming from the man.

His heartbeat is calm, too calm that it's almost frightening. It was like he is not alive.

Yue can feel her knees tremble but she refused to give in to weakness.

But when the man finally faces her, Yue's knees immediately gave out.

"You-, how could it be you?" Yue stared at the man with eyes mixed with disbelief, sadness, and relief. Yue didn't notice her tears are flooding.

The crown prince didn't expect such a reaction coming from the woman. It seems that she personally knew him but he didn't remember ever seeing or speaking with Yue Crest prior to this day.

The strong momentum he built got destroyed by her strong but weird response.

And why does this woman love to fall down?

He approached the woman and tried to hold her up but was surprised when her hand reached out to his face.

He froze. He used to hate it when people touch him. No one even dared touch his face but he didn't know why he allowed her to do so. He didn't even know why he tried to help her.

She didn't look at him like those disgusting women filled with undisguised lust and desire.

She looked at him tenderly as she traced his contour carefully as if afraid that he would disappear if she applied even the tiniest bit more pressure.

"Had enough?" the crown prince was a bit afraid of his uncharacteristic response to this woman so he decided to end this nonsense.

He saw her getting out of her reverie. He felt a bit uncomfortable, especially when he discovered halfway that she's actually seeing another person in him.

Yue was startled when she heard the man speak. For a moment she thought she saw her childhood playmate. But of course, that would be impossible. Her playmate had long been dead. But the semblance between this man and her playmate was uncanny.

She immediately stood up and backed away from the man.

The crown prince snickered when he saw her reaction. True enough, she had mistaken him for another man. So annoying.

"Change your clothes. I wouldn't look" despite his annoyance, the crown prince found himself softening towards the lady. He threw the dress he prepared for her.

"Don't you think it's too late to say that?" Yue found the man's words ironic. For sure he was the one who ordered her abduction and planned for her ruin, so what's with him being a gentleman all of a sudden.

"You're right. Then I'll enjoy seeing you change" the man suddenly acted like a hooligan.

Yue smiled mysteriously.

Without looking shy, she took the challenge and changed in front of the man.

The crown prince narrowed his eyes. He didn't expect Yue Crest to be this bold. But what he didn't imagine that she would change so skillfully that he didn't even manage to catch a glimpse of the skin besides the ones that are originally exposed.

Yue smiled triumphantly. As a model, she was used to changing in front of other people. The backstage was hectic and one shouldn't wait for the changing room to be emptied out before switching into another dress. Thus, Yue developed a way to change fast without exposing her intimate parts to other people.

Yue got comfortable and found the sofa to sit on.

She didn't know how she can still stand and play with her abductor this way after several discoveries and getting down to the memory lane.

"Miss Yue didn't think that you're still in a dangerous situation?" this is the first time the crown prince encountered a character such as this woman, very unique, rare, and interesting.

His original plan was overturned over and over again. If it had been another time, he would have already disposed of such an impertinent person, but his attention was fully captured by her. As a collector, there is no greater temptation than acquiring a singular existence. And right now, Yue Crest is proving herself to be that singular existence.

Yue was fully aware of the meaning of the look that the man was giving her, but she was truly tired. Imagine escaping away from your abductor only to end up in his lap. She would rather act according to the flow of the situation.

"Let me rest then I'll spare some time to think about it," Yue said carelessly.

The crown prince laughed loudly. Unlike the one that his assistant heard, this time, his laugh this time was full of amusement.

"I didn't know I could be funny. Maybe I should try applying as a comedian if I managed to get out alive" Yue rolled her eyes.

"There's no need to be sarcastic. I decided to let you live today" the crown prince had long forgo the intention to use Yue to destroy Yyan for the meantime and was actually just indulging in his curiosity. With regards to the wrath of his royal father, he had already found a way out of it that might even gain some merit.

"The catch" how can it be so easy to gain her freedom after so much planning.

"Nothing you need to worry about," the crown prince said mysteriously.

Yue knew she could not get any more information regarding the matter and changed to another topic.

"You must have hated my brother so much" Yue observed the man as she uttered those words.

"Very much" the crown prince confirmed casually as if he was not talking to the sister of the person he hated.

"To the point of destroying everything that is important to him" the man had long gone numb from it.

"But you made me change my mind about destroying you. Do you believe me?" if Yue was not aware that the man was the progenitor of this whole fiasco then she would've believed that she was just meeting a friend.

"I do" Yue was also surprised by the legitimacy of his decision. But she had somehow expected of it as she was, until now, wholly undamaged.

"Ohh, you didn't even doubt about it?" Yue Crest was indeed one of kind. Even the way she thinks does not conform to normalcy and he knew that she was not pretending. She might have been confused and flustered the first time she entered the room but she easily adjusted herself with the situation and acting like she owned the place.

She long merged with the sofa and is not holding back with eating the food he made his servant prepare in advance.

She didn't even give him the chance to offer before attacking it.

"I have my ways" Yue looked smug.

"You make me torn between keeping you and letting you go. What should I do?" the crown prince can't help but be casual about the whole thing as well. This is probably the only time he can relax in front of his supposed adversary.

"I'm quite sure you can find it more interesting if you let me go" Yue tried to convince the man half-heartedly. Just like her plan, she intended to just go with the flow. Since the man looks like he didn't mind her dragging the time then she would take the chance to relax and talk nonsense.

"Are you making your offer?" the crown prince was enjoying the situation.

"No, I'm just giving you a way out of getting away from the greatest misfortune of your life" Yue shook her head looking concerned.

"And that is?" he raised his brow.

"Spending all your money on a glutton" Yue was being honest. Just the amount of delicacy she wanted to try can really cost a massive fortune.

"I think I had enough to support your stomach 'til you die, or I could just kill you before you can even threaten my wealth" the man didn't hide his morbidity.

"Then why not just kill me now. Either way will be disadvantageous to you. You keep me and I'll eat your money out, you let me go and I might take revenge, but if you kill me, you would also be able to destroy my brother" Yue was not trying to bring trouble to her brother, but she knew that the man will do what he he ought to do as long as he wanted to so it doesn't atter what she spout.

"That's tempting, but I've already decided against using you" one cannot really say that it is out of goo will.

"Then, thank you. But that doesn't mean I won't find means to retaliate once you hurt my brother" Yue said chillingly. Her bottomline in this life is her brother.

"Who is he?" the crown prince could not help but ask disregarding the fierceness shown by Yue.

"I don't wish to talk about the dead" Yue had gotten serious. She was embarrassed about her breakdown earlier but she was more concerned about her past that was unintentionally opened.

"Do I look a lot like him?" the man insisted.

"Like twins" Yue sighed. If she hadn't heard his voice then she would probably embarrass herself further.

"But I don't have one" the crown prince doesn't like the thought of having to share the same existence with someone else.

"Or you may not know about his existence," Yue thought it was something to ponder about.

"Ahh my dear, your brother finally found us. Let us meet him" don't know how but somehow the man received a signal indicating the arrival of his enemy.

"Don't call me that" Yue felt uncomfortable hearing that endearment from the mouth of the man that looks a lot like her dead playmate.

"As you wish" the man chuckled and lead the way out.