The young man suddenly realized the truth.
He naturally knew who the Mozhi-colored Water-Repelling Pearl—which Jiang Xinli treasured and kept close to her heart—belonged to.
And the noble shade of Mozhi was everywhere in the room before him. It was the most prestigious color of the Deep Sea Territory, exclusively belonging to the Mermaid Prince with the noblest bloodline: Prince Yun Bo.
"So..." The young man choked on his words.
Deep down, the doubts and suspicions that had been troubling him surged up like a bitter tide.
It felt as if he had been basking in warm sunlight, only to have a bucket of freezing water, as piercing as an Ice Spike, unceremoniously dumped over him. A bone-deep chill washed through his entire body. His heart ached, suffocated by an unbearable heaviness.
He turned his head to look at his reflection in the floor-to-ceiling mirror, a flash of confusion passing through his eyes.
