1 Waste

The Mu Family residence. The sunset enshrouded the backyard and the leaves reflected a faint glow. It was late in the day, but the backyard was totally silent. The only sound that could be heard in the quiet was the rustling of the leaves in the breeze…

"Your Royal Highness, is it really fine for us to do this? After all, you and my elder sister are engaged." The young girl lifted her shy red face, nestling her snow-white body in the man's robust one. "If Sister were to find out about this…"

"You mean that waste?" Plain disgust flashed across the man's handsome face as he frowned upon hearing those words. "Don't mention that disgusting woman to me when we're together. As for our engagement, it's dispensable as far as I'm concerned. I'll dissolve our engagement one day; a waste like her doesn't deserve to be my wife! Ting'er, believe me—I will give you a title that only you are worthy of!"

"Your Royal Highness…" A radiance stirred within Mu Ting'er's eyes. Shortly, she said once more in embarrassment, "Isn't this too unfair to Sister? Either way, she's my elder sister."

Upon hearing this, the man hugged her tighter and said dotingly, "Ting'er, you're just too kind. She's lucky to have you as a younger sister. But if she doesn't know what's good for her, don't blame me for being merciless!"

Mu Ting'er buried her head deeper into the man's chest, teardrops even shimmering in the corners of her eyes. However, on her lips arose a cold triumphant sneer for having gotten away with her schemes.

At the same moment, a scream cut across the sky and pierced their ears.

"Ah! Y-You…"

Mu Ruyue tightly covered her mouth, looking incredulously at the naked cheating couple in front of her. Tears trickled down from her tear ducts non-stop, and in that moment, something seemed to stab her heart viciously.

The man frowned and picked up a piece of clothing from the side to cover their nude bodies then looked at Mu Ruyue with undisguised disgust and annoyance in his eyes.

"I have long told you to never show up in this Prince's presence! How dare you bother me and Ting'er now? If you were not a daughter of the Mu Family, I wouldn't let you see the sun tomorrow!"

Looking at the man protecting Mu Ting'er in his arms, Mu Ruyue bit her lips tightly, her eyes red with indignant tears.

His rebuke was like a sharp blade, piercing her heart hard—it hurt like hell.

It turned out that she was merely expendable in his heart. But why was this man so gentle with her before she was five years old? If it wasn't for that tenderness, she wouldn't have fallen so deeply for him, unable to extricate herself.

However, after her talent test at the age of five and learning that she was nothing more than a waste with blocked meridians who couldn't cultivate, all his tenderness for her vanished.

"Brother Feng…"

"Shut up!"

His sudden roar scared Mu Ruyue. She didn't know what she said wrong, so she looked at the man with an iron face, pained.

Ye Tianfeng despised the sight of this tear-filled girl. He sneered coldly, "Mu Ruyue, in what way are you comparable to Ting'er? You alone aren't even worthy of carrying Ting'er's shoes!"

"Your Royal Highness…" Mu Ting'er hastily drew Ye Tianfeng to a stop. "Your Highness, stop it; it's my fault. I shouldn't… I shouldn't have promised Your Highness. Ting'er has always thought that our love would be blessed by everyone. But I forgot that my elder sister loves you deeply too, above all. Your Highness, I beg you not to hurt Sister anymore. She's a good woman…"

A single tear crept down her delicate face, causing a pounding ache in Ye Tianfeng's heart.

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