HRPM – Chapter 74 A Tragic Confession (1)

Zhu Jiu, standing to the side, was dumbfounded as he listened to the two of them openly discussing using the back door.

If Jin Luoluo secured the Imperial Household’s silk contract, how could his silk business possibly survive?

He grew anxious. “Your Highness, you clearly said just now that you wouldn’t accept bribes and would act impartially—so why are you giving her special treatment?”

“Do you… have a problem with that?” Xiao Yu and Jin Luoluo turned around at the same time, shooting him a terrifying glare.

Zhu Jiu instantly fell silent, grabbed his gold and jewels, and fled in a panic.

Jin Luoluo was very pleased. She hadn’t expected that a visit to the Fourth Prince’s residence would bring her such a windfall—this Xiao Yu was truly her lucky star.

“Luoluo, did the ropes hurt your hands?”

Remembering how his guards had tied her up earlier, Xiao Yu immediately took her hands, gently stroking the red marks on her wrists with concern, carefully massaging them.

Xiao Yu was actually calling her “Luoluo” so affectionately, like her father would. And he had just said she was the one he loved… could he really mean it?

Jin Luoluo felt a chill run down her spine. “Xiao Yu, did you take the wrong medicine? You’re not seriously saying you like me, are you?”

Looking at his expression, the hairs on her body stood on end. What was he up to?

“I really do like you.” Xiao Yu smiled as he held onto her struggling hand, enjoying the feel of her soft, delicate skin as he rubbed it gently.

In the past, touching a woman’s smooth skin would only stir a desire for release in him—women had meant nothing more than pleasure and bearing children.

But touching Jin Luoluo, his heart unexpectedly filled with a sense of tenderness.

“When did that happen? How come I didn’t know? We’ve only met three times, haven’t we? You fell in love way too fast,” Jin Luoluo tried to pull her hand back, but she couldn’t match his strength and failed.

“It was love at first sight for me.” Xiao Yu’s eyes shimmered with gentle emotion.

His expression was sincere as he gathered the courage to confess to the first girl he had ever truly fallen for, then waited confidently for her delighted response.

Hearing his confession, Jin Luoluo’s expression drifted. She stood there stunned for a while—then suddenly burst out laughing.

“Huh? Hahaha! Xiao Yu, I knew you were joking. You’re really something—your expression looked so real, you almost fooled me. But ‘love at first sight’ between us? That’s just too funny! Haha! You’re still holding a grudge because I called you a pig back then, aren’t you? You’re really not very nice!”