Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 1312 - 1311: I Want to Stay Here

Chapter 1312: Chapter 1311: I Want to Stay Here

"Yexuan!" Fen Ling never expected that she would find herself lying on his bed without even her clothes on.

And yet, he could just leave, utterly heartless!

For a young woman, this was too cruel!

But Feng Yexuan had indeed left.

With a swift motion, the door swung open, and he didn’t even bother to close it behind him.

His head and body felt incredibly heavy, this heaviness dulling his ability to think clearly.

"Prince!" Jingri saw him emerge and instantly tried to stop him. "Prince, Miss Chu said that you must stay in the room to rest tonight."

"I’m fine!" Feng Yexuan waved away Jingri’s arm with a casual motion.

He had no intention of staying in that room.

Inside was still a woman lying on his bed. She... for some reason, was now an immense source of pressure for him.

It was like a kind of obligation—a responsibility he knew he should bear, but in his subconscious, he just wanted to escape from it.

He didn’t understand why he felt this way toward Fen Ling, but at this moment, he simply didn’t want to stay and face her.

"Take Lingling back." Throwing out these words, Feng Yexuan strode out of the room with long steps.

No one could stop him.

No one at all.

Jingri and Wangyue exchanged glances, an unspoken awkwardness passing between them.

The atmosphere in that room seemed far too... charged with ambiguity. Who would dare enter?

"I... I’ll watch over the Prince. You take Miss Fen back."

With those words, Jingri strode off quickly, following in Feng Yexuan’s footsteps.

Wangyue immediately felt a wave of annoyance.

If only he’d spoken up first—then he could have just followed the Prince.

But now? He was left with the task of escorting Miss Fen back... Fen Ling’s earlier behavior was just far too... provocative.

After being rejected by the Prince, how could she even show her face again?

Wangyue definitely didn’t want to face her...

By the time Feng Yexuan stepped outside, Chu Minghao had already endured the beating of the sticks.

Beaten to the brink of death, he was barely breathing as his guards carried him away.

Already injured before, and then battered so severely—surviving at all seemed like a stroke of luck.

The Princess’s punishment toward the Princely Heir was severe enough to quell any public outrage.

With that, everyone, now reassured, began to focus on their tasks once more.

"Xi Jiu, head into the village and find some strong villagers to join the guards in their duties."

"Princess, the villagers are deeply troubled at the moment; many of them are..."

Xi Jiu lowered his voice before continuing, "Many are wondering if they should just flee. If their own people were tasked to guard, wouldn’t that signal that they’re free to leave?"

How could one’s own people stop their own from leaving?

"If she assigns them tasks, any villager refusing would be defying orders. They have families, loved ones—no one wants to see them get implicated. Ironically, fewer people might attempt to flee."

A deep, resonant voice suddenly arose from behind Chu Qianli, not far away.

Chu Qianli froze for a moment, turned, and leveled an annoyed gaze at him. "What are you doing out here?"

Though his words revealed his thoughts so easily, giving her a rare sense of companionship,

he really should be resting properly in his room at this moment.

"I’m fine." If he was fine, how could he possibly stay in his quarters resting while everyone else was so busy?

"What are you working on? Let me help you."

For better or worse, he just didn’t want to go back to the sleeping quarters now.

Because if he went back, what if Fen Ling tried to... seduce him again?

Rejecting her would hurt her feelings, but accepting... No! Just the thought of her bare figure crossing his mind brought him inexplicable discomfort.

"I..." He looked at Chu Qianli, and for some unknown reason, a barely discernible trace of anticipation crept into his tone: "I want to stay here."