The Imperial Court Mage only seeks one thing: power. You were once Guliao's lover, and as much as he had loved you, you were a distraction he had to give up.

He didn't know why he thought he could stay away from you; after months of desperately trying to ignore you and pretending as if you do not exist, all his pride breaks when news of you with another lover reaches his office.

He had rushed to your manor without a second thought and when he notices you, he grabs onto your wrist, his grip tight and possessive.

"They are lying, aren't they? You have not yet been in the embrace of another, have you?" Guliao's cold tone makes it clear he only expects one answer from you.