"Your Majesty, why do you seem changed? When I was in the harem, you rushed me into the imperial palace. And when I moved in, you didn't even come to meet me. Now you're behaving like you don't even know me."
Yue said while looking down, making it seem like he was sad. But he looked even more beautiful with that sad face—Hao gulped.
"I have many concubines in the harem. Of course, I don't remember everyone's face and name."
"You're right, Your Majesty. Then why did you treat me differently and then abandon me like a bone after eating chicken?"
["Boss, sometimes you also eat the bones of the chicken. So how come you're saying this?"
"It's a phrase I'm using. Don't pay attention."]
"Did I abandon you? Even if I did, how can you think of divorcing me?"
"Why can't I?"
Hao didn't have an answer for why Yue couldn't divorce him—because deep down, he didn't want to let Yue go.
Yue stepped forward and reached Hao. Still, Hao didn't stop him, and Yue was now standing right in front of him.
"Your Majesty, how can you forget all those promises you made to me?"
"What promises are you talking about?"
Just then, the door opened, and both of them glanced toward it to see who was there.
It was Chan, Hao's personal assistant. He rushed inside. His face was telling there was something urgent. After reaching inside, he stood in front of Hao and bowed.
"Your Majesty, people from the Beast Clan are here. And they wish to meet you."
Yue was standing there while crossing his hands, and hearing that, he glanced at Hao to hear his response.
Because he totally forgot about that. He was also from the Beast Clan, and those who had come are his relatives.
Hao's eyes turned toward Yue. Cause, of course, he knows why those beast-men have come here.
But Yue's face was completely clueless, and he was just standing there between Chan and Hao, listening to their conversation.
["Boss, your stepbrother and your father are here for you."
"Who are they now?"
"Did you forget? You also have parents in this arc. The previous owner's life was hell—in the Beast Clan too, and here too. Because his stepbrother always tried to snatch everything from him, bully him, and his own father didn't believe him since his mother had died."
"That's a repeat show. In every arc there's a bitchy stepbrother, always needed, right...?"
"Boss, you are talking like it's me who writes those arcs... and don't complain too much, cuz you didn't complete this mission yet."]
"Tell them I can't meet them now."
Hearing Hao's order, Chan went out and told them exactly the same thing and showed them the guest chambers so that they could rest well.
And even now, Yue was standing there, looking at Hao intensely, without blinking an eye.
Hao noticed that, and he also started looking at Yue, but he didn't avoid his gaze.
That's why Hao stood up and took steps toward Yue without saying anything and stopped right in front of him.
Even now, Yue was looking up at Hao, and there was no sign of being scared of Hao at all.
Seeing that gaze, Hao grabbed Yue by his chin harshly.
"Lower your gaze. Don't even think I have forgotten how you disrespected me, you lowly slut."
Yue jerked Hao's hand off his cheek, took a step back, and glared at Hao.
"Don't show your powers in front of me, cuz I won't tolerate anything, Your Majesty, even if you are the Emperor."
His eyes were directly staring into Hao's. Even though his height was short, he still looked so angry.
Hao clenched his fists while grinding his teeth. His male ego was hurt seeing Yue's behavior, like Yue had forgotten his place.
"I will crush down your attitude, that's for sure. Just wait and watch, cuz I am gonna ruin you." Hao's words were cold as ice.
"Okay then, Your Majesty, you also get ready to lose in front of me at the end."
Yue turned around after saying that and directly went toward the door and left from there without looking back.
When he came out from there, his attention went to his right side. Song was already waiting for him beside the door, and his eyes were red.
Fingertip marks were visible on his cheek, like someone had just slapped him. He was trying to hide it by looking down and covering his cheek with his hand.
["Boss, I told you, didn't I? Something bad was gonna happen. See? Now your family is here, so everything is going to be bad from now on."]
Yue took a step towards Song and grabbed both his hands so that he would look up.
When he did, Yue stared at those marks with an angry face.
Song was trembling, tears welling up in his eyes, but he couldn't cry since Yue was right in front of him. Yue let go of Song's hands and stepped back a little.
"Song, tell me what happened. Who did this to you?"
Song didn't answer, just looked down while standing there. Yue looked up and took a deep sigh to calm himself, then looked at him again.
"Song, don't make me repeat myself. Tell me—who did this to you?"
"Master, I fell down. No one did anything to me, don't worry."
Yue bit his lips while nodding, looking around, and then turned and started to walk away from there.
Song followed him silently. And when they reached the place where Yue was staying and was about to step inside, he heard—
"That bitch wasn't useful in the end. He didn't tell us where that slave went… and when I taught him a lesson, then finally he went to call him."
Yue turned his head towards Song upon hearing that. His eyes were sharp.
Song looked down again with a sad face, because he couldn't do anything—he was just a servant.