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"I agree as well!"
Mai Xiaomai spoke up.
Once Qiao Chutian heard that, his heart felt like it had been struck forcefully by a hammer, and he looked at her disappointedly and asked, "Can you really bear it?"
"I can't bear it."
Mai Xiaomai said, with tenderness in her eyes as she looked at him, "But, to 'let go and to gain', one must give up something in order to get something in return. You and I didn't get married like ordinary couples do, after going through courtship and love. You were forced to marry me when you had no choice. Perhaps, that wasn't what you truly wanted. Now, Princess Yali has requested to compete with me fairly for you, so I should give you the freedom to choose, and let us find out if we truly are each other's most desired choice in the end."
"Hmm, Qiao, this is the agreement that she and I have reached."
