"You think I can't kill you?"
"Then kill me," Zhou Yuxi said flatly, meeting his gaze without flinching. "But know that if anything happens to Mu Yunchen, if he gets so much as a scratch because of you or anyone connected to you, I will come for you. I don't care how powerful you are. I don't care about your empire. I will burn it all down and dance on the ashes."
Jin Zhenyu studied her for a long moment. This wasn't bravado or empty threats. This was a woman who meant every word, possessing the skill and resolve to back it up.
"You love him that much?" he asked, genuinely curious now.
"More than you could possibly understand," she replied. "He's the only person who ever saw me as something other than the bastard daughter. The only one who never made me feel like my existence was a mistake."
