442 But this is what I am!

Lóng Wei tapped his fingers on the desk and stopped when Li Hua walked in. Zhai Liang followed her when Lóng Wei told him to leave and also asked him not to let anyone enter the room. Li Hua stood in front of Lóng Wei with her head low.

Lóng Wei heard the door closed and he rose to his feet and he went to Li Hua. She kept her head down because she knew that she made him angry by not following his order.

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When Lóng Wei lifted her chin, she raised her eyes to peer at him. No words were exchanged between the two and they both kept staring into each other’s eyes. “Li Hua, you are incredible,” he said and kissed her lips.

She was stunned to hear his statement and stopped blinking her eyes. With an inquisitive gaze, she opened her mouth to speak when Lóng Wei pressed his index finger above her lips.

“Now, listen to me. Because I love you I will go to see my maternal grandmother,” Lóng Wei stated. Li Hua was astonished to hear him.

She put his finger down and asked him, “Is His Highness speaking the truth?” She asked. She was unable to believe that Lóng Wei agreed so easily. She thought that she had to make effort to make him, but no such thing happened. He did not even get angry at him and she blinked several times.

“Why would I lie about it?” Lóng Wei asked her and pulled his hand which was under her chin. He took a step back and turned his back to Li Hua.

“Your Highness, why did you get angry seeing your uncle? Also, you addressed uncle Yu by his name. His Highness has promised me that he will not disrespect anyone,” Li Hua said in a low voice and waited for Lóng Wei’s response, who was silent.

“Li Hua, there are a few people whom I can never forgive. I know I look like an evil person, but this is what I am! You can despise me for my this side,” Lóng Wei asserted. Li Hua could feel the pain hidden behind those words. She remained silent for a few seconds before she took a step toward him and hugged him from behind.

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“His Highness has a weak memory,” Li Hua said and Lóng Wei tilted his head to look at her. She had her temple resting on his back.

“Li Hua will always be Prince Lóng Wei. I know his acts make people despise him, but I am different. I love even that evil side of His Highness,” Li Hua admitted the deepest feelings for him. She lifted her head and found him gazing at her. He held her hands and gently moved in her direction.

“Li Hua, thank you,” Lóng Wei said and smiled at her.

“What did happen in the past that made His Highness hate his maternal side too?” Li Hua asked him. She did not force him to answer as she knew that it must be difficult for him.

“I will tell you when we return after meeting her,” Lóng Wei asserted.

Li Hua nodded her head and asked him if he would not start his day’s work.

“Today, I cannot work. It will take us two hours to reach my maternal house,” Lóng Wei informed her.

“Oh.” “Then will we leave now?” She inquired.

Lóng Wei nodded at her. “Li Hua, promise me that you will not intervene if I get angry.”

“His Highness shall not get angry,” Li Hua said as she furrowed her brows together. “His maternal grandmother is on her deathbed and it will not be right to say anything bad to her,” she advised Lóng Wei. She held his hands and again looked into his eyes.

“His Highness shall show his maternal grandmother how warm he is? He should...” she paused, but then she completed her words, “...apologize to his maternal grandmother for killing his daughter.” Her eyes had turned slightly misty. “Please,” she requested him.

Lóng Wei shook her head. “I never made a mistake, Li Hua,” Lóng Wei said and chuckled. “I did what I felt was right,” he affirmed.

Li Hua gulped the lump that had formed in her throat. Lóng Wei leaned down and hugged her. He whispered in her ear, “Li Hua, I only want to keep your faith in me. It does not matter if I am a monster in others’ eyes. I only care how you see and perceive me.”

Li Hua caressed her back. “His Highness is not a monster. He is a human... a wonderful one,” she said. Her words soothed his soul as if he wanted to hear only that.

They withdrew after a while when Lóng Wei looked at the desk where the sealed box was placed. He put it inside the drawer and locked it. He slid the keys into his pocket and then forwarded his hand. Li Hua walked to him and grasped his hand. They both went out of the office.

As the door opened, Zhai Liang bowed at them. “I am leaving. I will come tomorrow and finish the work,” Lóng Wei stated. He bowed and saw them going away.

Li Hua got into the carriage. Lóng Wei had instructed the chauffeur where to drive and went to the door to get in when Kang Huijuan greeted him.

“Will His Highness not welcome me?” Kang Huijuan asked as he stepped down from the sedan chair. “His Majesty grants me the power that I lost once,” he reminded Lóng Wei.

Lóng Wei turned and bore his gaze at him. The soldiers present at the main entrance got intimidated by Lóng Wei’s gaze.

“Tomorrow. I will give you a grand welcome, Kang Huijuan. Be ready for that,” Lóng Wei said, and he turned to step into the carriage. A soldier closed its door, and the chauffeur pulled the reins on the horses.

Kang Huijuan scrunched his nose in annoyance as he knew that Lóng Wei had given him the warning.

Lóng Wei opened the window of the carriage. “Kang Huijuan, if you do not present me the financial fraud report in the kingdom by tomorrow morning, then it will be your last day here,” he tilted his head and smirked at him. “Remember, I am the Governor of Qinping, and you work for me too.” The carriage moved forward, and Lóng Wei closed the window.

Li Jianjun ended up hearing the conversation and glanced at Kang Huijuan. Soon, the carriage vanished.

Kang Huijuan turned to go inside the gate when he saw Li Jianjun.

“The Sixth Prince has given an almost impossible task to Kang Huijuan,” Li Jianjun said and walked past him and a servant followed him with a few scrolls in his hands.