"Take it off. Now."

[Pupa: Ding! Fatemeter increases to 65%!]

Yunyu heard the notification together with Huang Shu, whose eyes turned sharp as he glared at him.

[Whoa, did I just see Huang Shu got jealous with an eighth years old kid?]

[Pupa: Yes.]

"Huh?" Yunyu asked, dazed because he didn't expect Huang Shu to say that.

"I said, take it off and throw it away, now," Huang Shu said with his eagle eyes glaring at Yunyu. He really hated the jewelry on Yunyu's body because it wasn't his gift. It was from that stinky boy.

"Eh, but this is given as a gift from Young Master Xu. I cannot just take it off and throw it away…"

"I can give you much more than that. I can give you a golden robe if you want, just take it off and throw it away," Huang Shu pressured Yunyu, but Yunyu became stubborn because he always appreciated gifts, especially from a good boy like Xu Jiansheng.

"Y—Your Highness, I cannot heed to your order. Please release me now before I have to use a rougher method," Yunyu exclaimed boldly.

"Listen to me, Bai Yunyu. You barely know that kid, he might be eight years old, but he is a lot more scheming than he looks!" Huang Shu tried to convince Yunyu over and over to no avail.

'Besides, you're being treated like a servant by that kid! Why would you carry him and obey all his rules?! Is it because of money?' Huang Shu thought.

"I also barely know you, Your Highness. I don't even know what's your intention of holding me like this," Yunyu replied.

Huang Shu was speechless after that. He didn't know how to respond because what Yunyu said was right. They also barely knew each other. In fact, that stinky boy might've looked harmless compared to Huang Shu, who dressed like a beggar.

After getting no answer from the Seventh Prince, Yunyu suddenly jumped to the wall and propelled himself, surprising Huang Shu, and released himself from Huang Shu's grip.

"Your Highness, I like you a lot as Shushu, but after knowing your true identity… I am but a commoner. I have nothing and no one to back me. I don't think we're supposed to have a talk."

Yunyu turned his back and walked away, but Huang Shu wouldn't let him off so easily.

Huang Shu gritted his teeth. He knew that Yunyu would avoid him forever if he didn't do anything right now. Huang Shu braced himself to finally use something that he really didn't want to use in the first place. But it seemed to be the only possible way to hold Yunyu, at least for now.

"As the Seventh Imperial Prince, I order you to stay in your position!" Huang Shu ordered with a demanding voice, halting Yunyu's step immediately.

Yunyu shivered in fear, knowing that Huang Shu meant a problem when he used his title to stop him. He looked over his shoulder and asked, "Your Highness, you shouldn't be doing this to your subject. I'm just a peasant, an old merchant's son."

"Come here and kneel in front of me," Huang Shu ordered.

Bai Yunyu clenched his fist. He finally yielded to Huang Shu's order and returned towards the Seventh Prince and kneeled in front of him silently.

Huang Shu felt that his heart was pinched because he had to do this to hold Yunyu.

He wanted to embrace him, not to torment and scare Yunyu with their status disparity.

"You know that you're just a peasant, so I will give you an order. You need to stay with me, and always come to me whenever I go out to the city!" Huang Shu gave an order and raised his chin arrogantly.

"Your Highness, I also have many things to do. Why would you want me to accompany you everywhere? Aren't you busy with your… Imperial Prince stuff?"

'Because I want to have you around, Yunyu,' Huang Shu replied in his heart, knowing that Yunyu wouldn't appreciate his feeling, not when Yunyu only saw him as a stranger.

"You dare to question me? Of course, because I want to have a… um… a friend while I'm around the city," Huang Shu replied.

"A friend?"

"Is it about money?" Huang Shu asked.

…

"Don't worry about payment. I will pay you with a lot of coins as long as you follow me. That stinky boy's money is nothing compared to my treasury."

…

"You may speak now."

Bai Yunyu was holding his breath. He got up and turned his back again. He really didn't want to get entangled with Seventh Prince. No, he didn't want to get entangled with any of the Imperial Family.

It was just not worth the trouble.

"I refuse," Yunyu said decisively.

"What?!"

"I said, I refuse. I don't need your money. I just don't want to get entangled with the Imperial family!" Yunyu got up from his kneel and walked away, "I will not abide by you, Seventh Prince."

"Stop right there! I haven't finished talking!" Huang Shu yelled, but Yunyu ignored him.

Huang Shu's ego got the best of him. He had to admit that he got jealous of Xu Jiansheng, an eight years old boy. To think that Yunyu would reject him just because of his identity…

'I'm sorry, Yunyu, but if you refuse me because of my identity, then let me abuse it to make you stay.'

"Bai Yunyu, I order you to stop there and follow my order. Or I will make sure your father's only way of earning money will be cut off!"

…

…

Bai Yunyu's feet went cold after he said that. Huang Shu actually used the most hideous method by threatening his father's business, knowing that Yunyu loved his old father so much.

"Your Highness, will you stoop this low?" Bai Yunyu asked, his eagle eyes stared at Huang Shu with both anger and disappointment in it.

Huang Shu knew it wasn't right, but he knew this was his only chance.

'I'm sorry, Yunyu. Believe me, I won't hurt you or your father. I just want to cultivate some good feeling between us…'

'You will understand in the future.'

"This is an order from me, the Seventh Prince. I demand you to follow my rule if you want your father to be safe. I will not guarantee his health and wealth if you dare to disobey me."

…

"Yes, Your Highness, I understand," Yunyu replied and then kneeled in front of Huang Shu.

Huang Shu felt uncomfortable in his heart, but he promised himself to treat Yunyu and his old father well, so Yunyu would understand that he meant no harm.

[Ehe, with this, I already set to the second step~]

[Pupa: Second step?]

[Yes! With this, Huang Shu will feel that he was harsh on me because he threatened my father. As long as I give him a gradual taste of affection, and making it looks like I've fallen in love with him slowly, then I can make sure to reach 100% on Huang Shu!]

[You know, love is earned. I want Huang Shu to really try his best to obtain my heart. I want this relationship between us to be as natural as possible.]

[Pupa: You already know that Huang Shu loves you, but why are you dilly-dallying like this?]

[Simple, because I want this long and difficult world to end with a beautiful ending, through the torment we went through together, I want Huang Shu and Bai Yunyu to really have a happy ending together.]

Pupa observed the change in Yunyu after so long and then sent the report of Yunyu's emotional growth to the headquarter secretly.