“Hmm, please leave.” I responded faintly, continuing to look through the memorials with disinterest, showing no actual interest in the three newly arrived palace maids, though I didn’t pay much attention to them either.
The next morning, the three maids came to my palace as promised. One of them, upon seeing me, had eyes full of admiration, almost drooling.
But when I saw her, tears streamed down my face uncontrollably, “Luo Yan! You’ve finally returned! I knew… I knew… boohoo…” I knew Luo Yan would never abandon me! I held her tightly, afraid that if I let go, she would leave me again.
“Your Majesty, you’ve mistaken me for someone else; I’m really not Luo Yan…”
Yes, Luo Yan had been executed by my father. How could she return? This definitely wasn’t her, but what could I do? I didn’t want to live another day without her; I even contemplated death. I pleaded, “Whether you are Luo Yan or not, could you stay by my side and help me through this hardship?”
“Okay.” She agreed with a smile.
At first, I indeed treated this person named Ling Xiaohan as a substitute for Luo Yan, deceiving myself, completely seeing her as Luo Yan. Although their personalities were different, as long as she looked exactly like Luo Yan, that was enough for me.
I had thought she would forever remain just a substitute for Luo Yan in my heart, that our relationship would remain stagnant, but I was wrong. Gradually, I began to like her, until I deeply loved her.
When she bullied and shouted at people, when she laughed and pretended to be angry with crude words, when she arrogantly raised her chin and laughed, when she was mesmerized by silver, when she drooled over handsome men… unknowingly, her every frown and smile looked adorable to me. Even a single action or word from her was enough to make me smile all day.
Perhaps, she was truly the person destined for me to love.
