"Tell me, what do you think about the situation between that jerk and me?" Ye Yuqiao explained.

After a long silence, Tang Jing, who was originally lying down, turned on her side to face Ye Yuqiao, and without any expression on her face, she said, "Yuqiao, don't get mad at what I'm about to say, okay?"

Ye Yuqiao frowned, then her expression eased as she also turned on her side to face Tang Jing, her gaze directly meeting Tang Jing's eyes as she said, "Go ahead."

Though her face remained expressionless, her heart was somewhat stirred.

After a pause, Tang Jing finally spoke, "Actually, before I knew your identity was the Nether King, I thought you sacrificed a lot for that jerk, willing to accompany her with the great risk of vanquishing demons and evil spirits everywhere; but after knowing you are the Nether King, I realized that everything Chen Hao is doing now is for you, he has been giving all along."

Ye Yuqiao blinked, and although she disagreed somewhat with Tang Jing's words, she couldn't find a point to argue. Tang Jing was right, Chen Hao had always been making sacrifices for her and their eternal vow.

"After all, how much one gives in a relationship is a matter of both parties' willingness, so there's no need to fuss too much about it. That's why I've always envied you both, envied how deeply in love you were," Tang Jing continued, her face turning somewhat embarrassed, "But, when I saw you didn't decisively refuse the request of Rainbow Paradise citizens to become the queen that day, honestly, I was very shocked. Very."

Tang Jing hesitated, pausing a few seconds before mustering the courage to continue, "I felt really angry for Chen Hao, and felt that it wasn't fair to him. I always thought your love was unbreakable, but you hesitated to betray Chen Hao for those tens of thousands of people you've known for less than a month."

Hearing the word "betrayal," Ye Yuqiao was quite shocked.

She had never intended to be someone else's queen. Wasn't using the word betrayal a bit too heavy? Instantly, her heart was full of grievance, and she said somewhat frantically, "Tang Jing, actually I..."

"Yuqiao," Tang Jing coldly interrupted Ye Yuqiao, "Perhaps you had many reasons and difficulties at that time, but when you didn't refuse those people, you had already deeply hurt Chen Hao. You can't always think from your own perspective, you need to stand in his shoes and think about him. Later, for three days, you hid in the White Jade Hall, unwilling to see me and Xiao Feng; I even thought for a while that you really intended to become someone else's queen."

Seeing Ye Yuqiao's complexion turn gloomy, Tang Jing did not continue.

Another silence followed.

Seeing the glistening of unshed tears in Ye Yuqiao's eyes, Tang Jing took her hand, sobbing shakily, "Yuqiao, I'm sorry, I was too harsh with my words. I didn't mean to blame you, it's just that I really feel sorry for Chen Hao. Even you weren't on his side, he must have been very heartbroken at the time."

"Do my actions not match up to the good he has done for me?" Ye Yuqiao finally couldn't hold back her tears, half from shame and half from grievance.

"Whether you're worthy or not is for him to decide, not us," Tang Jing said with a smile through her tears, "Yuqiao, go and make up with that jerk, open your hearts and talk it out. You were in the wrong for hurting his heart in this matter; why keep being angry with him?"

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Five minutes later.

Ye Yuqiao had already reached Chen Hao's room and laid her head in his arms. What she didn't expect, however, was that Chen Hao was sleeping so soundly that he hadn't even noticed her presence.

Looking up at Chen Hao's quiet, weary face, Ye Yuqiao's heart was filled with complex emotions. Shortly after, tears once again fell from her eyes, like a light rain onto Chen Hao's chest.

Just like that, Ye Yuqiao, worn out from crying, fell asleep in Chen Hao's arms.

Until three o'clock in the morning, Chen Hao awoke from his dream, gasping for air. Feeling a light yet significant weight on his chest, he lifted his head.

On seeing that it was Ye Yuqiao, his heart was full of surprise.

He pinched his face, first making sure that he was not dreaming.

Then his right hand gently landed on Ye Yuqiao's black silky hair, and he began to stroke it, his mood becoming increasingly buoyant.

Whenever Ye Yuqiao was by his side, his mood always seemed to brighten, even though he had no idea why, at that moment, Ye Yuqiao would be lying in his arms.

If he could freeze time, he would want everything to stay in this moment, until eternity.

That eternal moment he dreamed of making real every day.

After his hand brushed through Ye Yuqiao's hair forty-five times, he finally noticed that the front of his shirt was damp, realising that Ye Yuqiao must have cried terribly not long before.

"Haha!" Chen Hao chuckled lightly, somewhat smugly. He wondered if Ye Yuqiao would be angry, the fact that while she cried her heart out, he had been obliviously asleep.

He gently lifted Ye Yuqiao's upper body, slowly shifted her to the side, and let Ye Yuqiao's head rest on the soft pillow beside him.

Then he sat up, removing the shirt that had been soaked by Ye Yuqiao's tears.

Suddenly, a sharp pain surged from somewhere in his back, radiating throughout his body.

Ye Yuqiao had woken up! That was his first thought.

He quickly turned his head to look behind him, only to see Ye Yuqiao staring at him with wide eyes.

It was a scrutinizing gaze.

"What are you trying to do?" Ye Yuqiao's eyes suddenly narrowed and became misty, her voice lazy and light.

"Someone seems to have washed my clothes; I thought I'd hang them out to dry. After all, it's the first time someone has personally done my laundry."

"Hmph! You're just seizing the opportunity to mock me for being a crybaby, and by the way, to taunt me for not being virtuous." Ye Yuqiao said while pinching Chen Hao's back.

"I didn't think that at all," Chen Hao argued, and then lay on his back on the bed. He then stretched out his right arm to pull Ye Yuqiao into his embrace.

"Little girl, what are you doing in my room at this late hour?" Chen Hao asked.

"Jerk, I came to find you because I wanted to talk to you," she retorted.

"Let's talk later, I just want to hold you now," he replied.

Ye Yuqiao turned to face Chen Hao, with a hint of grievance, "But I want to talk to you now, just two sentences. The first, I was wrong, and the second, you're annoying."

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...

The next morning, after the dawn had broken.

Having gained the Nether King's Power, Ye Yuqiao began to summon Zhao Chong from the Netherworld.

It didn't take long before Zhao Chong appeared, his brows deeply furrowed.

He bore grave news.

During the time Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao had stayed in Rainbow Paradise, a tremendous change had occurred in the Netherworld!

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