What Kind of Situation Is This?!

Zhu Zhuqing stood up without sparing Dai Mubai another glance, then turned and left the private room.

As she stepped out of the café, the afternoon sunlight was somewhat glaring, yet it could not dispel the coldness in her heart in the slightest.

Dai Mubai's words were like a dull knife repeatedly sawing at her heart, utterly shattering her last trace of hope.

Dai Mubai could not offer her a way out. He could only drag her deeper into the mire.

But asking her to win Levin over?

Instead, that order was like a bolt of lightning, splitting apart some of the fog in her heart.

A wildly unrealistic thought became incomparably clear and firm in her mind.

Why did she have to rely on that useless prince?

Why couldn't she seek Levin's support herself?

Dai Mubai wanted to use her as a bridge to win Levin over, but had he considered what would happen if that bridge gained power of its own—or even turned around and took control of that power?

A bold plan instantly took root in Zhu Zhuqing's heart.

She would no longer approach Levin to help Dai Mubai.

She would do it for herself.

Using the excuse Dai Mubai had provided, she would truly get close to that golden-haired genius—not for the Star Luo Imperial Family, not for Dai Mubai, but so that she, Zhu Zhuqing, could survive!

As long as her relationship with Levin was good enough, she believed that no matter who won in the end, they would spare her for Levin's sake.

But Zhu Zhuqing would not place all her hopes on this one plan. She clearly understood that in the Star Luo Empire, strength was the foundation for survival.

While steadily improving her own strength, she would maintain a good relationship with