Fu Qi Hong sat up straight on the bench on which he was resting. He looked at Mo Qiang deeply before asking, "So is this the reason you avoid me? Because I am a prince. If my title is what makes you troubled, then I don't mind giving it up."
For Fu Qi Hong, his title never meant anything to him. Though it did bring him a lot of comfort and helped him in paving a smooth life, Fu Qi Hong knew how much trouble it brought to him as well. He could never live a day without worrying about being stalked.
Wasn't it because the women and men wanted to climb high and become consorts of the imperial family?
Fu Qi Hong, of course, had no such thoughts where he would believe that a woman or man would love him for what he was. He knew that either it would be his beauty or his status. But as long as they were willing to treat him well, he was willing to give them a chance.
But who was willing to do that? Though they handed him gifts and said flowery words, Fu Qi Hong could easily charm them and make them blurt out all of their secrets. Some wanted to marry him because they wanted to send money to their family and help them rise higher, while some wanted to marry him because they wanted to use his body and then break the silly little oath of not marrying any other mer.
Some wanted to marry him and then poison him to death so that they could take over all his properties.
It was either beauty, money, or title.
No matter how many times he met with someone, this evil cycle never stopped.
So, for Fu Qi Hong, this worry of Mo Qiang was like a fresh breeze.
A woman who cared about her family and not about money or climbing higher certainly couldn't be a bad woman. He once again patted himself on the back for choosing the right woman this time around.
If there was a tail, Fu Qi Hong was sure that it would be pointing to the sky with how happy and proud he was feeling at that moment.
Mo Qiang, on the other hand, was filled with shock and horror. If Fu Qi Hong was to let go of his title because of her, she was sure that the empress would peel a layer of her skin off her body. No—but why was this mer willing to give up on his title for her?
"Your highness, I am not worth it."
"Miss Mo," Fu Qi Hong held a calming hand and interrupted Mo Qiang. "Loving or liking someone is not about seeing whether they are worth it or not. In your eyes, you might be worthless but in my eyes, you are worth every single sacrifice that I will have to make for the sake of getting you."
He raised his head and smiled at Mo Qiang softly, "Because I like you, Miss Mo. As long as you are willing to give me an honest chance, I will leave my palace on my knees one step at a time if I have to—"
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