Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?

Yu Wenye replied, "Yes."

As he spoke, he took another deep breath and said, "He was strategic with you, and before he met you at Dayan Temple, he should have already understood you."

"What do you mean?"

"He probably knows that you are not an ’ordinary woman,’ not someone who can be attracted by mere kindness and gentleness. So, during the Battle of Fufeng, he deliberately gave you those two sachets to make you feel that he cared for you."

"... ..."

"At that time, we didn’t understand his intention, but now that we know the background and role of Yu Mingyue, his actions are not that complicated."

"... ..."

"He knew I would definitely fall ill, and those sachets had no real significance."

Shang Ruyi clenched her hand tightly. Although at this moment her fingers were ice-cold, and she couldn’t feel any pain even as her nails dug into her palm, she was clearer than ever, "But if he truly liked me as he expressed, when he knew there would be a plague in Fufeng, he should have warned me not to go, or even stopped me."

"Indeed."

"His arrival at Fufeng, facing the crisis with me, was merely to demonstrate his goodwill and then interact with me."

"True."

At this point, everything seemed to become crystal clear, even glaringly so. Shang Ruyi suddenly chuckled lightly and looked at Yu Wenye with earnestness, "I was never deceived by him."

Yu Wenye calmly looked at her and said, "As I just mentioned, if you were — an ordinary woman."

"... ..."

"But how could a woman of Yu Wenye be ordinary?"

Shang Ruyi chuckled again.

Love and being loved are unseen and intangible, even somewhat mysterious but only those who love and are loved can truly feel it. As for Yu Wenqian... apart from his handsome appearance, elegant demeanor, and ambiguous attitude, he never made her feel liked.

Moreover, although she had lost her parents at a young age and suffered some hardships, her uncle and aunt’s meticulous care, her cousin Shen Wuzheng’s devoted protection, and Yu Wenye’s affectionate love ensured that she had always been well-loved.

Therefore, she, as a daughter from a wealthy family, wasn’t someone who could be swept off her feet by a man’s casual gesture.

What’s more, love is unseen and intangible, but some things are evidently laid out — during the battle in Taiyuan, she was abducted by Ashina Zhuxie. Yu Wenye disregarded the Crown Prince position and didn’t enter Taiyuan City, but led troops deep into Turkic territory, risking his life to save her. In contrast, Yu Wenqian from beginning to end didn’t dispatch a single soldier.

What kind of affection is that?

Yu Wenye added, "Yet he still took pains to know what would move you, and he probably also knows about your interactions with Chu Yang... "

Shang Ruyi was taken aback, "Are you saying that before Yanyue City, he had seen me with —"

Yu Wenye said, "I’m just speculating."

Shang Ruyi frowned and said nothing. At this point, there’s no point in dwelling on these matters; even if Yu Wenqian indeed saw her before Yanyue City, it just means his strategies and depths are greater.

It’s also because of him that he puts all his efforts into dealing with Yu Wenye, even trying to destroy his evidence.

So tonight by the lakeside of the Crown Prince Mansion, his strange emotions were because she didn’t fall into his trap and wasn’t utilized by him to effortlessly eliminate his greatest threat, Yu Wenye — her actions led to his outcome!

Shang Ruyi took a deep breath and looked up at Yu Wenye, "What kind of person is he exactly!"

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"If he indeed wants to deal with you so single-mindedly, then why, when you met at Dayan Temple, were both of you —"

Yu Wenye’s eyes seemed to tremble slightly.

After a moment’s silence, he said calmly, "Our bond of brotherhood, isn’t it?"

Shang Ruyi looked at him, "Isn’t it?"

This time, it was Yu Wenye who took a deep breath and said heavily, "Of course it is. You didn’t see wrongly."

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"Once, we had indeed a deep brotherly bond."

Shang Ruyi’s brow furrowed tightly, and those words "once" seemed to cut through the mist before her eyes, allowing a faint light to shine through, illuminating the near truth.

She said, "What happened between you?"