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Li Xin bit down hard on his knuckle, the pain jolting him back to consciousness. His fingers were already stained with blood from his own biting, but he couldn’t afford to fall asleep again; otherwise, he would be discovered. He was hiding in a cramped space filled with clutter, and the smell was unbearable. For someone like the Crown Prince, who had been raised in luxury, this was sheer torture. But there was no time to dwell on that; he absolutely could not be found by the reporters still wandering the corridor outside. If they discovered him, it would tarnish the royal family's reputation and diminish the public's support.
Min Hyo-rin... Li Xin recalled Li Lu's warning to him. Sighing, he realized that it was true—one must be cautious about whom to trust.
“Tap, tap...” Li Lu heard a sound against the window and thought he must have misheard. After all, they were on the twenty-eighth floor; how could anyone be knocking on the glass? It wasn’t like Spider-Man was out there. Then he heard someone calling his name.
“Xin, are you in there? If you are, hurry and open the window.”
Li Xin thought that the effects of the drug were causing him to hallucinate. How could he possibly hear Li Lu’s voice?
“Xin, hurry and open the window! We’re here to get you out.”
It really was Li Lu’s voice! Li Xin felt a surge of joy and rushed out from his hiding place to open the window. Then he froze... What on earth was he seeing? Li Lu and his fiancée were flying outside on broomsticks! Were they fairies?
“Get out of the way; we’re coming in!” Hanno called out to Li Lu.
Li Lu quickly stepped aside to let them in, but then he realized what he had done. Oh no, he had let fairies inside!
Hanno and Elder Brother Li flew through the window into the cluttered room, landing in front of Li Lu before jumping off their broomsticks and grabbing them with their right hands.
“Xin, are you okay?” Hanno waved at Li Xin.
Okay? Far from it! Li Xin pointed at Hanno. “You... you’re not Li Lu! What kind of creature are you?”
Hanno laughed. “I’m not Li Lu; who else would I be? Do you want me to bring up that time when you were five and still wet the bed just to prove my identity?”
Oh no, you’ve really come out!
Li Xin’s face darkened. “You really are Li Lu?”
Hanno replied, “Absolutely.”
"Then how come you're flying on a broom like a fairy?" Li Xin asked.
Hanno rolled his eyes. "Flying on a broom is for Western wizards, not Eastern fairies."
"Well, I just met a few wizards when I was in England, and they gifted me some brooms," Hanno said, handing the broom in his hand to Li Xin. "This is the latest model from the wizarding world, the Crazy Flying Broomstick 16. It not only has a positioning system but also a Magic Crystal energy drive system. Even Muggles who don't understand magic can fly on this broom. This one is a gift for you!"
Li Xin took it dumbfounded and instinctively asked, "What’s a Muggle?"
"Just ordinary people who don’t understand magic," Hanno replied. Seeing that Li Xin was about to ask more questions, he quickly added, "If you have other questions, we can discuss them when we get home."
Li Xin closed his mouth reluctantly and asked Hanno, "How do I ride this flying broom?"
Hanno explained, "Just sit on it and press this button. I've already entered my home address into the positioning system, so the broom will take you directly back to my house. As long as you keep your legs tight and hold on firmly, you won't fall off."
He helped Li Xin onto the broom and pressed the start button. The broom shot up into the air, taking Li Xin out of the window.
"I'm not ready yet..." Li Xin's screams echoed from outside the window. The broom seemed mischievous, teasing the novice by spinning Li Xin around in mid-air, suddenly shooting up at a ninety-degree angle or diving downwards, even flipping over so that Li Xin was facing the ground, causing him to scream repeatedly in fright.
"Fortunately, I cast an Ignoring Spell beforehand; otherwise, this commotion would have attracted attention," Hanno muttered as he sat behind Elder Brother Li, who smiled indulgently while controlling the broom to fly high.
They landed on the terrace of their villa. Hanno saw Li Xin, who had flown home earlier and was now slumped on the ground with a pale face. He couldn't help but laugh. "How was it? Exciting?"
"Exciting!" A hint of red returned to Li Xin's pale face as his expression shifted from lingering fear to excitement. "It was amazing! Even more thrilling than riding the most exhilarating roller coaster! Haha! From now on, whenever I'm feeling down, I'll just fly around for a bit!"
Hanno replied hesitantly, "Uh..."
This kid seems to have a bit of a twisted sense of thrill.
"First, let’s call your father and mother to let them know you're safe. Then we can have the royal public relations department handle this matter," Hanno said as he led Li Xin inside. "This situation was caused by Min Hyo-rin; the royal family will definitely retaliate. You wouldn't want to hold back on that, would you?"
Li Xin fell silent for a moment before shaking his head. "No, I wouldn’t. Her choice has already drained away my feelings for her."
"That's good." Hanno prepared a guest room for Li Xin. "You will stay here tonight, and I will take you back to the palace tomorrow. It's better not to go back tonight to avoid any more trouble."
"Thank you!" Li Xin sincerely expressed his gratitude. He felt an inexplicable trust in Hanno; otherwise, he wouldn't have called Hanno in a moment of crisis instead of the Emperor or the Queen. Hanno had not let him down.
Meanwhile, the Queen and the Emperor were troubled inside the palace. Among the reporters, there were those who favored the royal family, and when Min Hyo-rin gathered the reporters, someone relayed the news to the Emperor and the Queen. The Emperor and the Queen were both shocked and angry. Unlike the Queen's simple worry, the Emperor felt more anger towards Li Xin's lack of responsibility.
"Already having a wife but still entangled with other women—it's simply outrageous!" the Emperor fumed. "He doesn't deserve to be Crown Prince at all! I should have made Lu the Crown Prince instead!"
"Your Majesty!" the Queen exclaimed, her eyes filled with jealousy. Li Lu, Li Lu! Wasn't it all because of that woman Xu Huaying? The Emperor treated his nephew better than his own son!
"Don't defend that scoundrel. This useless state he is in is all your doing," the Emperor said angrily.
"My doing? Yes, if I hadn't spoiled him, who else would have? After all, you only care about your old lover's son," the Queen retorted, her anger spilling over.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The Emperor was taken aback. How could someone know his secret that he had hidden for years?!
"I..." The Queen glared at the Emperor, ready to voice her grievances accumulated over many years when suddenly there was a knock on the door. She immediately fell silent.
The Emperor asked, "Who is it?"
"Your Majesty, Your Highness!" Li Shanggong replied from outside, "The Crown Prince has called back."
"Hurry and bring it in," the Queen instructed immediately.
As the door opened, Li Shanggong entered with a phone and handed it to the Emperor, but it was snatched away by the Queen.
"Xin, Xin, where are you? Are you alright?"
"Mother, don't worry. I'm fine. I'm at Lu's place now; I'll return to the palace tomorrow morning."
"How did you end up at Li Lu's?" The Queen's tone turned suspicious instantly. "Did Li Lu set you up?"
"Mother, what are you talking about? This incident was thanks to Law's help," Li Xin quickly replied. He didn't understand why the Queen was so wary of Li Lu, especially since Li Lu had no intention of usurping the throne and was always supportive of him.
The Emperor shot a fierce glare at the Queen and scolded her, "Narrow-minded."
He then snatched the phone and said, "Xin, what exactly happened? Tell me everything in detail."
"Yes, Father." Li Xin hurriedly recounted how he had been schemed against by Min Hyo-rin, though he omitted the part about flying on a broomstick; he only mentioned that Hanno had secretly entered the hotel and taken him away.
"As the Crown Prince, you have no discernment at all," the Emperor habitually berated him for a few moments before his tone softened considerably. "Just rest well at Law's place; I will have someone handle this."
"Thank you, Father."
The Emperor grunted in acknowledgment. Neither he nor Li Xin spoke further, but their relationship seemed to improve slightly, as if they could understand each other's feelings at that moment. In contrast, the Queen appeared to be drifting further away from both her husband and son.
The reporters couldn't find Li Xin at the hotel but managed to capture numerous photos of Min Hyo-rin. Based on these images and her vague statements, the next day's newspapers were filled with gossip about Min Hyo-rin and Li Xin, insinuating that they had checked into the hotel together the previous night. The public was outraged, unanimously condemning the Crown Prince for infidelity. The royal family quickly held a press conference to present evidence that the Crown Prince had been playing and resting at his cousin Prince Yi Cheng's house that night, stating their intent to hold Min Hyo-rin and several tabloids accountable for spreading false rumors. This turn of events further tarnished Min Hyo-rin's already questionable reputation as a third party. She was devastated; she hadn't expected Li Xin to treat her this way, failing to realize that she was the one who had betrayed his trust first. Seeking solace from Ginger Root, she found that Ginger Root had already been persuaded by Liu Huan to go abroad for a break—actually in search of traces of witches and vampires—leaving Min Hyo-rin isolated and ultimately forcing her to leave Korea in disgrace.
Finally, Xin Ai's wedding day arrived. Hanno visited the bride's lounge and found Xin Ai dressed in a white wedding gown, her head bent over a stack of documents.
"What are you looking at?"
"The news about the Yin Family. I wanted to see how they were doing before getting married, but I stumbled upon something quite interesting." Xin Ai waved the papers in her hand. "Yin Junxi and Choi Eun-hee have actually become a couple! No wonder Yin Junxi has been so fixated on Choi Eun-hee; I thought he genuinely saw her as a sister, but it turns out he harbored such sordid thoughts all along."
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