"Of course. From now on, you can walk around freely in the palace. Do whatever you want, and I'll protect you!"

Freya nodded obediently and replied with an "OK".

Just like that, Freya moved into the quiet courtyard specially prepared for her by Yuan Xiao. This place was much more luxurious than the small courtyard where Freya used to live.

The key was that in order to welcome her, Yuan Xiao had also asked the maids to make elaborate preparations.

Looking at the environment here, Freya felt as if she had moved into a new house.

But it didn't matter. It was all the same where she stayed for these few hours. After tonight, she would be reunited with Bradley.

Perhaps because she was about to leave, Freya kept smiling, which made Yuan Xiao increasingly feel that he had completely won Freya's heart.

So, Yuan Xiao, emboldened by his desire, decided to completely possess Freya tonight.

Soon, night fell. To celebrate this day, Yuan Xiao specially had someone prepare a candlelit dinner.

Freya and Yuan Xiao sat facing each other, and the atmosphere was romantic and full of romance.

Yuan Xiao took the initiative to pour red wine for Freya, still in a state of excitement.

"Freya, let's have a child together!"

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Yuan Xiao was obviously a bit drunk. He leaned towards Freya, hugged her tightly from behind.

Freya felt extremely uncomfortable.

She didn't like being touched by any man other than Bradley, and besides, the person in front of her was the man she hated the most.

So, she pretended to struggle a few times as if she wanted to refuse but also welcome him. "Brother Xiao, I'm not feeling well tonight!"

This call of "Brother Xiao" made Yuan Xiao completely intoxicated.

He ignored Freya's words and directly hugged her and started to kiss her.

Freya was really panicking now.

Was this bastard Yuan Xiao really going to force himself on her?

She squinted her eyes and was just about to push him away when a sweet and cute voice came from outside.

"Cousin, I've come to play with you!"

The next second, Yuan Gan appeared in front of the two of them.

But seeing this scene, he pretended to be shy and shouted, "Cousin, you're so embarrassing. You're kissing just as it gets dark!"

Yuan Xiao, emboldened by the alcohol, was just about to force himself on Freya, but his little cousin ruined his good deed. His face immediately turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

He wanted to scold Yuan Gan and make him leave, but he was worried about scaring the child. So, he could only reluctantly let go of Freya and tugged at the collar of his shirt irritably.

Freya, however, let out a deep sigh of relief. The little guy really came at the right time. Otherwise, she would definitely not be able to resist and would have taken action against Yuan Xiao. Maybe she would even have risked revealing the truth that she was pretending to be hypnotized.

Of course, the reason why Yuan Gan came in time was that he had just heard a few maids chatting on the way.

They said that the prince had prepared a candlelit dinner for Miss Bai tonight. Out of curiosity, Yuan Gan listened for a while and unexpectedly learned that Freya had been taken to Yuan Xiao's residence.

The intention was very obvious. Yuan Xiao wanted to have improper intentions towards Freya.

Yuan Gan thought about it and then took the risk to come and spoil Yuan Xiao's good deed.

Now, seeing Yuan Xiao's dissatisfied expression, Yuan Gan felt extremely pleased.

"Wow, so much delicious food!" Yuan Gan licked his lips. Apparently, he had forgotten the previous embarrassment and pounced on the food and started eating.

This was the candlelit dinner that Yuan Xiao had carefully prepared for Freya. But with Yuan Gan's appearance, all the mood was ruined.

Watching the little guy eat all the food, Yuan Xiao felt a bit regretful at this moment. He should have sent Yuan Gan back to his aunt's house when he first came to the palace.

Then he wouldn't have rushed in so rashly and ruined his good opportunity to have the beauty throw herself into his arms.

"Ahem!"

Yuan Xiao pretended to cough twice to cover up his embarrassment and then said to Yuan Gan, "Cousin and cousin-in-law are in love. Gan Gan, you go out and play by yourself first. If you want to eat anything, cousin will have someone send it to your room."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Gan turned his big black grape-like eyes to look at him, and then tilted his head to look at Freya.

Immediately, he scurried in front of Freya like a monkey and exclaimed in a feigned surprise, "Cousin, is this the cousin-in-law you found for me?"

Yuan Xiao nodded. "It's impolite. She is your cousin-in-law."

Oh, I see. Yuan Gan understood.

Then he circled around Freya twice, looked her up and down several times from head to toe, and then clicked his tongue and said, "Cousin, your taste isn't that good. This cousin-in-law isn't as pretty as Daji Su!"

When Yuan Xiao heard this, he immediately became anxious. He quickly stepped forward and covered the little guy's mouth, and then smiled awkwardly at Freya, "Freya, children don't mean any harm. Don't take it to heart."

Freya, of course, didn't take it to heart because what Yuan Gan said was true.

She said it didn't matter, and then Yuan Xiao carried Yuan Gan into the room and unceremoniously threw the little guy onto the sofa.

"What are you talking about? Your cousin-in-law is so beautiful. How can she be not as good as Daji Su? In my opinion, Daji Su isn't half as beautiful as her."

In Yuan Xiao's heart, Freya was the cleanest and purest. Especially her eyes were like hooks. From the first time he saw her, Yuan Xiao had been captivated by her.

Now Yuan Gan was disliking her, which made Yuan Xiao very unhappy.

Yuan Gan blinked his eyes and wagged his finger. "Cousin, she really isn't as pretty as Daji Su. She's so thin and has no flesh. She's not good-looking!"

After saying that, Yuan Gan pouted his lips, looking very disdainful.

Yuan Xiao immediately understood.

So, the little guy thought she wasn't good-looking because Freya was too thin?

It was true. Freya was originally petite, and compared with Daji Su in terms of body shape, she was indeed far behind.

But this cousin really had a strong taste. He actually liked plump women.

"You don't like her, but I like her very much!" Yuan Xiao curled his lips wickedly. Thinking of Freya's obedient appearance now, he felt even more itchy.

So, he planned to send Yuan Gan away and continue his wonderful plan for tonight.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Gan was especially clingy tonight and insisted on staying with them.

He said he wanted to check things out for his cousin, so to speak.

Yuan Xiao couldn't get rid of this cousin and rubbed his eyebrows irritably. Especially since Yuan Gan kept pestering Freya with all kinds of questions and completely left him, the cousin, aside. This made Yuan Xiao feel very uncomfortable.

But Freya was especially happy. She knew that Yuan Gan was stalling for time for her. After all, tonight was the time when Bradley would take action. Before she left, she absolutely couldn't have anything happen to her.

When she was first brought to Yuan Xiao's residence, Freya had guessed Yuan Xiao's intention and was also thinking of ways to deal with him.

But to be honest, after pretending to be obedient, if she resisted too fiercely, it would surely arouse suspicion.

However, Yuan Gan's appearance successfully held back Yuan Xiao and also gave Freya some time to catch her breath.

"Gan Gan, it's getting late. Your cousin-in-law is also tired. You should go back and sleep now!"

Yuan Xiao sat beside them watching the two play, yawning out of boredom.