Zheng Yailing had always been very beautiful. In fact, she was too beautiful for her own good.
This was because even before she could explore the world and find out about it for herself, her clan had engaged her to the king without even asking for her opinion.
In a single day, Yailing's dream of travelling the world and finding her prince charming was destroyed.
All due to being forced into a political marriage.
Since that day, Yailing hated the King and her clan who were the cause of this.
But, this experience could have been said to be something good, because it allowed Yailing to mature and no longer think like the spoiled princess of the Zheng Clan.
Since the first day of marriage, while she went along with everything the King wanted of her, she hid her real feelings deep inside.
While all she wanted to do was rip out the man's throat when he was fucking her with that stupid grin on his face, she showed a pleased smile on her face to not let him know of her true intentions.
And while this kept on happening she gave birth to two kids who were not like her at all.
The two of them were completely power hungry and wanted to take over the Bai Kingdom as soon as possible.
Just looking at them made Yailing remember her father and the King who were both just like them, causing her to feel irked of hee own kids.
When all of this was happening, Yailing could no longer stay inside the palace and keep up with the people around her.
Due to this, she one day snuck outside the palace to find a little peace and relaxation one way or the other, and that was when she met Liao He.
Liao He was a young eighteen-year-old boy, who came to the capital city from a closeby village with the hopes of earning more money and settling down.
And as soon as she saw him, it felt like love at first sight.
Sure he wasn't too handsome, rich, or strong. But, there was something about him which attracted her.
It might be how even though he was drenched in sweat he never stopped working and kept on going, or his determination in how he slept by the side of the road to save money.
Regardless of the reason, Yailing felt very interested in him. And soon this interest turned into infatuation.
After a few more days of sneaking outside the palace, Yailing finally met the boy head to head and said she loved him, and began spending time with him.
Later on, on one certain day, she revealed her appearance and took him into a hotel to have sex with him, but he rejected her and said he was saving himself for his wife.
Sure, it sounded very crazy and naive to hear such words from a man, but those very words had a great effect on Yailing.
She instantly broke down and started crying as she revealed her whole past.
Once she did that, Yailing expected for Liao He to either scorn at her, or run away from fear of the King, but he didn't do either of it and consoled her.
When this happened Yailing began crying even harder and loved him even more than ever.
Since then the two of them felt even close to each other, and Yailing even bought a house where the Liao He would live during the days, and she could visit him whenever possible.
And throughout the whole time they spent together, Liao He never asked her for anything, or complained when she left to go back to the palace as the King's wife.
That's why, when Yailing figured out that someone found out about her secret, and Liao He was nowhere to be found all she felt was fear regarding what would happen to the one she loved.
...
Looking towards Yailing who was discretely trying to look around, Bai Long chuckled and said, "Don't bother searching for him, I'll let you meet him when the time is right."
Having sensed that it was only Bai Long and her inside the house, Yailing revealed an angry look as she rushed towards Bai Long with the intention to immobilize him, and if needed kill him.
Despite someone stronger than him running towards him, Bai Long didn't feel the slightest pressure and chuckled.
"Bad decision, Yailing."
While she didn't understand what Bai Long meant when he said that, Yailing soon realized it.
Because, in the next instant two shadows came out of nowhere and hit both of her legs at the same time and slammed her head against the floor.
"Stay down bitch!"
Listening to the voice, Yailing immediately realized who it was.
"What are you doing here, Cao Ning?"
"Shut up, if you don't want your boy toy to get hurt."
Cursing Linxin under her breath who was the other woman, Yailing heard the sound of two more pair of footsteps.
Of the two, one was walking normally, while the other one was being dragged.
Hastily lifting her head Yailing saw a woman she didn't recognize trying her best to pull the fainted Liao He with her.
"LIAO HE!!! What have you monsters done to him??!! I swear to God if something happened to hi....!!!"
Before Yailing could finish speaking, Zhenya who was dragging Liao He threw him on the floor and kicked him in the gut.
"Speak only when you are spoken to."
Hearing those words Yailing gritted her teeth, but calmed down after noticing that Liao He wasn't gravely injured, and was only knocked out and tied up.