"Your Majesty, please eat! Spring Rain and the others prepared some lighter dishes today, which should suit Your Majesty's taste."
Jin Moli swept aside his robe hem and sat across from her, looking at the several simple yet appetizing dishes on the table.
"Qiao'er, you wouldn't have prepared these especially for me, would you?"
Su Qiao glanced at the inconspicuous man in a certain corner, a trace of slyness flashing through her eyes.
"They weren't prepared especially for today. I have them prepare several light dishes every day, just in case Your Majesty happens to be tired and comes by for a visit, only to find nothing that suits your taste."
"The weather is beginning to heat up, too. Eating lighter foods can improve one's mood. Your Majesty handles countless affairs every day—if you don't eat well on top of that, wouldn't you become even more tired?"
"I never expected Qiao'er to be so virtuous. Back when we were at home, I saw you running around the flower garden all day like a little butterfly. I thought you would always be so lively."
The smile on Jin Moli's face became a little more genuine.
Loving someone was a blessing, but being wholeheartedly cherished by someone—wasn't that a kind of happiness as well?
In Jin Moli and Gu Wanting's relationship, he had always been the one to take the initiative. He had been the one giving, becoming infatuated with her and worrying about her.
As time passed, he would grow tired and confused as well.
Gu Wanting had certainly been quite skilled at playing hard to get.
After all, men all possessed a desire to conquer. The more unattainable something was, the more obsessed they became with it.
But she didn't know that men—especially proud and arrogant men like Jin Moli—also