Huangfu Jue's blue eyes seriously gazed at Gan Yuan, and after a moment, he posed a question in return.
"Are you sure?"
Extending a finger, she straightened the collar of his shirt. Lifting her face slightly, Gan Yuan met his gaze without any evasion.
"Ajue, I don't care if you are a commoner or a king, but I know you were born this way."
It wasn't just because he was born into royalty, nor simply because of his parents...
Just like some people are naturally artists, and some have skillful hands...
He, by nature, possessed the demeanor of a ruler, destined to stand at the pinnacle and command everything. If not, he wouldn't be himself.
His whole life was spent striving towards this, and she neither could nor wished to destroy all that he had achieved.
"I know that this path is destined to be difficult," Gan Yuan said, her lips curving slightly, her eyes filled with determination, "or perhaps, as you say, this is my fate."