Chapter 17

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"How long will the prince be sleeping?" Pei Ming asked curiously, obviously enjoying the scene before him where Xie Lian was lying down on Hua Cheng's lap. 

"Not sure." Lynn answered with a slight shrug. "I would say five days but...well, it all depends on our pace."

"There's no harmful effects, right?" Ban Yue once again asked in worry, not wanting to see another 'death' of the prince. 

"There's none." Lynn assured. 

"Let's just watch." Qi Rong said irritably. "I want to see if the truth will go out or will my stupid cousin keep hiding it." 

Ch.51:‌ ‌Truth‌ ‌or‌ ‌Deception;‌ ‌Difficult‌ ‌to‌ ‌Discern‌ ‌

"Well, the title seems to tell us that the prince will continue lying." Wu Du said with slight irritation. 

Yet,‌ ‌when‌ ‌the‌ ‌other‌ ‌half‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌mask‌ ‌fell‌ ‌and‌ ‌Qi‌ ‌Rong's‌ ‌entire‌ ‌face‌ ‌was‌ ‌revealed,‌ ‌it‌ ‌became‌ ‌obvious‌ ‌that‌ ‌he‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌look‌ ‌that‌ ‌much‌ ‌like‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌after‌ ‌all.‌ ‌

"Thank goodness." Qing Xuan sighed in relief. "That would be horrible if you two look alike."

"Indeed." Hua Cheng said with a sly yet satisfied smile. 

"Imagine having a crush on Qi Rong." Pei Ming said with a slight shiver. 

Qi Rong remained indifferent, obviously not caring about what they are saying.

Their‌ ‌noses‌ ‌and‌ ‌lips‌ ‌were‌ ‌similar‌ ‌in‌ ‌shape,‌ ‌but‌ ‌their‌ ‌brows‌ ‌and‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌were‌ ‌quite‌ ‌different.‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian's‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌were‌ ‌calm‌ ‌and‌ ‌peaceful.‌

'A curious thing considering what he has been through.' Lynn silently thought.

 Qi‌ ‌Rong's‌ ‌brows‌ ‌were‌ ‌high‌ ‌and‌ ‌sharp,‌ ‌his‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌were‌ ‌also‌ ‌much‌ ‌more‌ ‌thin‌ ‌and‌ ‌slant.‌ ‌He‌ ‌was‌ ‌certainly‌ ‌still‌ ‌a‌ ‌good‌ ‌looking‌ ‌young‌ ‌man,‌ ‌but‌ ‌anyone‌ ‌could‌ ‌see‌ ‌just‌ ‌from‌ ‌his‌ ‌face‌ ‌that‌ ‌he‌ ‌wasn't‌ ‌one‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌messed‌ ‌with.‌ ‌

"Yes, his highness looks like a saint ready to help while his cousin looks like the one torturing the victim." Yin Yu added.

"True enough." Qi Rong shrugged.

After‌ ‌having‌ ‌been‌ ‌beaten‌ ‌to‌ ‌a‌ ‌bloody‌ ‌pulp,‌ ‌he‌ ‌could‌ ‌finally‌ ‌squint‌ ‌open‌ ‌a‌ ‌slit‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌eyes,‌ ‌and‌ ‌blearily‌ ‌noticed‌ ‌the‌ ‌one‌ ‌grabbing‌ ‌him‌ ‌had‌ ‌changed‌ ‌form,‌ ‌and‌ ‌dressed‌ ‌in‌ ‌red.‌ ‌Qi‌ ‌Rong‌ ‌had‌ ‌never‌ ‌seen‌ ‌Hua‌ ‌Cheng's‌ ‌real‌ ‌face,‌ ‌but‌ ‌the‌ ‌moment‌ ‌he‌ ‌saw‌ ‌the‌ ‌red‌ ‌robes‌ ‌he‌ ‌was‌ ‌shocked‌ ‌and‌ ‌furious,‌ ‌"It's‌ ‌you.‌ ‌IT'S‌ ‌YOU!"‌ ‌

"You must be really hated by the green ghost if he sounds like that the moment he sees you." Ling Wen mused. "What did you do?"

"I did a lot of things." Hua Cheng shrugged. "You should be more specific."

"What was the worst thing you did to him?" Ling Wen clarified. "That made him hate you to the very bone?"

"Oh...well, all I did was xxxxxxxxxx" Hua Cheng explained although it was censored for others as it was R-1000.

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