Then her eyes grew wet, and two trails of clear tears streamed down her face.
Only now was she completely certain: there was no place for her in the Great King's heart at all!
"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong?" Chun Xiaobai stared at her, utterly baffled by her sudden tears.
Flustered, he tried to comfort her. "Come on, Third Boss, I know you're doing it for the Great King. You think the Great King gets a little lonely."
"But settling down and starting a family isn't something you can rush. I have to meet someone suitable, don't I?"
"Qin Ruoxue is too arrogant, and Ye Liuli is far too brutal. Gu Shuangshuang might suit the Great King's status, but, well, that woman's methods aren't exactly fit to see the light of day!"
"How about this!" Chun Xiaobai patted his chest. "I'll leave the Stronghold Madam business to you! Help the Great King find someone suitable!"
"That should work, right?"
"Uh!!!" Bai Jin'er froze again, tears shimmering in her eyes.
Seeing her "worry" herself into such a state over his marriage, Chun Xiaobai was actually rather touched.
Mm, I'll have to give her an extra share of the dividends at the end of the month!
"All right, all right, go keep an eye on things down the mountain. Don't let them start fighting over territory. If word reaches the Sect Master, our business will be finished!"
With that, he clasped his hands behind his back and strolled leisurely out of the pavilion, humming a little tune.
"Waaah-!"
Once Chun Xiaobai left, Bai Jin'er could hold back no longer. She plopped onto the floor and burst into loud sobs.
Only now did she realize that she seemed to have set foot on a road of no return.
When she had agreed to