"Xiao Lingmeng," Xiao Lingmeng said with a smile.
"Lingmeng, a lovely name." Zhu Zhuqing smiled and sat on the other side of the bed. "What's your relationship with Cao De?"
"Cao De? So His Holiness the Holy Son is named Cao De. As for our relationship, I suppose he's my lifesaver!"
Xiao Lingmeng looked at Cao De's profile and spoke with a soft laugh.
"So you've fallen for Cao De?" Zhu Zhuqing asked bluntly.
That single remark left even Cao De, who was lying there playing dead, dumbfounded.
Xiao Lingmeng made no attempt to hide the possessiveness in her gaze. "That's right. I've fallen for him. I even want to tie him up and take him home."
"Then you don't stand a chance. Counting those two maids just now, Cao De already has five women," Zhu Zhuqing advised.
Madness glittered in Xiao Lingmeng's eyes, and Zhu Zhuqing loathed that look.
Her older sister had been the same. When she had tried to kill Zhu Zhuqing for status, that same madness had filled her eyes.
Zhu Zhuqing worried that this woman would hurt Cao De.
"It's fine. He'll love only me. What if all of you die?" Xiao Lingmeng said with a smile, madness flickering in her eyes.
Xiao Lingmeng had spoken the latter part very quietly, but Cao De had read it from her lips.
Cao De's eyes turned icy as he slowly sat up from where he had been playing dead and said,
"Xiao Lingmeng, ours was only a partnership back then. You take control of the Star Luo Empire, and you give me information. Let's set aside this question of love for now!"
Xiao Lingmeng chuckled. "Your Holiness, how about this? I'll marry you and help you become the new emperor of the Star Luo Empire. What do