TSFLIP Chapter 579

“Since that’s the case, I’ll be bold and say what I came here to say,” Feng Miyin paused for a beat before continuing. “I don’t know whether Si Jia has told Your Highness about his true identity, but Si Jia is known as a man who never fails—a killer who can shape dreams, whether peaceful or terrifying. If he chooses, no one ever walks out alive. And yet, Your Highness… you’re the only one who’s ever woken up alive.”

Feng Guang let out a sarcastic laugh. “So I should feel honored, is that it?”

“Won’t Your Highness allow me to finish?” Feng Miyin said calmly. “The first time I met Si Jia was in a bamboo grove. I was drawn by the sound of his qin and couldn’t help but approach. I remember thinking: how could someone be this cold and detached? Whether he saw an old beggar in the street or a group of bandits murdering people, his expression never changed. He didn’t react at all, as if he had no human emotions. That was the part I found… frightening.”

“He’s not frightening,” Feng Guang couldn’t help but argue. “He just hasn’t learned those emotions yet. That doesn’t make him scary.”

Feng Miyin looked at her and suddenly smiled. “Yes, Your Highness is right. In my eyes, I saw him as someone lacking in normal human emotion—just someone emotionally incomplete.”

“So you came today just to tell me how you and Si Jia met?” Feng Guang’s patience was running thin. She didn’t want to sit and chat with a love rival—even if this so-called ‘rival’ was something she’d only imagined on her own, and even if Si Jia himself had never acknowledged such a thing.

But a woman’s instinct to guard against another woman is always the hardest to shake.

Feng Miyin responded gently, “There’s no need to be upset, Your Highness. I came today only to clear the air. I can guess why Si Jia may have wanted to kill you. I suspect… it was because of me. Am I right?”

Feng Guang had guessed as much herself. That was precisely why Feng Miyin felt the need to clarify things. To her, it was a lingering threat. After all, Gengliu was Princess Changning’s territory. If she wanted to live here peacefully, it was better not to make enemies if she could help it.

Feng Guang folded her arms and gave a dry “Oh,” then said, “So you came to flaunt something?”

“You misunderstand, Your Highness. Si Jia is someone who acts without clear motives. At the same time, for things he considers trivial, he might take action just to relieve his boredom. So when he first decided to target you, it wasn’t entirely because of me.”

“So what, now you’re flaunting how well you understand him?”

Feng Miyin suddenly sighed. “There’s no need to be so guarded, Your Highness. Si Jia is one of those rare men who naturally attract women. But I also understand that his heart is colder than snow atop a glacier. I’ve never once deluded myself into thinking I could make him fall for me. To be honest, I can’t even picture what he’d look like if he were truly in love.”

But that look… the way he is when he’s in love… it’s enough to make someone’s heart pound wildly.

Feng Guang thought this to herself but didn’t say it out loud. Because right then, doubt crept in. If the time she’d spent with him was all just a fabricated dream, then was his affection for her… fake, too?

“If Your Highness truly managed to escape Si Jia’s dream world,” Feng Miyin said slowly, “then I’d guess you must hold a very, very special place in his heart.”