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She suddenly understood why Young Master would lose control and grow so furious upon seeing Your Majesty and her standing too close. Memories could turn into a blank slate, but that bone-deep, heart-wrenching pain could never be forgotten once tasted. Even at the slightest sign of it, he could reflexively recall that agonizing feeling...

She had been completely self-absorbed, complaining that he treated her like Miss Liu's shadow, never expecting that it was she herself who had made Young Master think she had done something as hurtful as Miss Liu...

It was she who had made Young Master experience that distressing feeling all over again. It was she who had driven him—someone whose very memories were a blank—into a desperate and helpless corner, leaving him to spend his days guessing which version of himself was the one she truly favored. It was she who had eagerly enjoyed being doted on by him, only to unwittingly and haughtily trample his feelings underfoot.

"Lord Zhu?"

Seeing that the corners of Zhu Bafu's eyes were somewhat damp, Li Danxin called out softly to her.

She hastily used a handkerchief to wipe her cheeks, seamlessly wiping away the "man's tears" she currently shouldn't be shedding. "Thank you for telling Xiao Sheng all of this, otherwise... Xiao Sheng would have misunderstood Young Master. There is still one matter Xiao Sheng does not understand, and I hope Your Ladyship can clear up my confusion."

"Lord Zhu, please speak freely."

"Since Miss Liu had already won Your Majesty's favor, why didn't she follow Your Majesty back to the palace? Instead..." Ended up falling into a brothel?

"Naturally, my late father strongly opposed her being with Your Majesty. My father governed every word and action of Your Majesty even more strictly than he did his own children. If