When I heard Kinh Uyen ask that, I could only stand there, unable to utter a single word of justification.
My hand tightened its grip on the hem of my shirt because of tension, and my eyes did not dare to look straight at Kinh Uyen.
After a while of silence without seeing me answer, it seemed that Kinh Uyen lost his patience. He stood up, walked closer to me, and spoke in a deep voice carrying a hint of coldness:
"Young master, you are like this... not good."
Hearing him speak, I frowned slightly and looked up at him, only to see a sinister face with a cold and frightening smile, his eyes were deep and dark without any bright spots... In my heart, I thought nervously: "Since when... did he find out?"
As if he could read my thoughts, Kinh Uyen slightly raised his lips in a strangely sinister and frightening smile:
"Young master, are you... curious as to why I know?"
I was startled, and stammered guiltily:
"That… that… I… I…"
Kinh Uyen did not let me finish, his deep eyes were fixed on my face as if he wanted to observe my every expression, his voice was slow:
"Because… no one would let their servant cross the line. And…"
He bent down, his eyes deep:
"…your personality now is very different from before."
His words made me break out in a cold sweat. My eyes became both wary and suspicious. But in my heart… I really lost my composure from the moment he said he knew I was not really a young master.
Kinh Uyen's smile at this moment made me shiver.
He reached out to touch my cheek. I jerked slightly, unable to stop myself from trembling a little.
Seeing this, Kinh Uyen looked even more amused. His voice lowered, carrying a clear threat:
"If the young master doesn't want to talk, it's fine. Just…"
He paused, his eyes seemed to swallow me whole.
"From now on… you have to listen to me. No matter what the request is."
I held my breath.
King Yuan looked down at my face, both scared and wary, then continued, his voice colder:
"If not… what you have now might not still be there."
His words seemed to collapse all the thoughts in my head. Discomfort, helplessness, fear all mixed together but I couldn't resist. I had no way to justify myself and couldn't fight back against King Yuan.
While I was still panicking in the midst of my thoughts, he suddenly continued:
"Also… you don't need to answer me right away. If you don't have an answer yet…"
He leaned close to my ear, his light breath making my back shiver:
"… you can answer me later."
A short pause.
"But remember… I don't have much patience."
After saying that, he stood up straight, without looking at me again, opened the door and walked out.
When Kinh Uyen left, I watched his back gradually disappear from the door, my heart was in turmoil, both scared and confused, not knowing what I had been dragged into. My heart was also in turmoil as I watched Kinh Uyen leave, thinking to myself: "If I listen to him like that… will he return to his previous appearance… or will he be a different person?"