"Mom, please, could you think a bit before you act? Why are you dragging me to the Empire without any reason? And you even asked John to sign me up with the Empire! Isn’t it clear to you that Nangong Lin is Nangong Ran’s sister?" Alvin, being alone with just his mother, couldn’t help but complain to the Queen.

"So what?" The Queen was puzzled, "What’s wrong with her being the sister? You never dated Nangong Ran, she doesn’t have any feelings for you! Nothing has happened between you two, so what’s the problem with you pursuing her sister?"

Unable to reason with the Queen, Alvin said directly, "I won’t pursue her. Once the contract here expires, I’m going back home."

"You!" The Queen was so frustrated with Alvin that she almost spat blood, and she said straightforwardly, "Anyway, I don’t like any other girl. Nangong Lin is the only daughter-in-law I fancy, Mom thinks you two are a match made in heaven, and having a mixed-race baby would be super beautiful, right?"

"Impossible." Alvin remained firm and followed up, "Mom, Miss Nangong Lin and senior brother are twins, they’re already 27 this year, she’s three years older than me, how can you randomly pair us up?"

Listening to Alvin, the Queen knew he was just making excuses, but she was somewhat displeased and criticized seriously, "Alvin, age is never the standard to measure a woman’s excellence."

Alvin didn’t respond; he knew this, but what slightly annoyed him was his mother randomly matchmaking him and insisting on keeping him in the Empire, living right next to Nangong Lin.

He used to like Nangong Ran, and now with her sister...

What a mess, right?

Although he had already let go of his feelings for Nangong Ran and buried them deep in his heart, not interfering with Nangong Ran and Di Mingchen anymore, wouldn’t it be weird to be with Nangong Lin?

"Isn’t it just that you want me to get married?" Alvin looked at the Queen, his amber eyes deep and strikingly beautiful, and said word by word, "I can go back with you to get married now. You pick the woman, and I’ll marry whoever you choose."

"I’ve already chosen." The Queen pretended to be oblivious, smiling like a blooming flower, and pointed next door, "Look, Mom just likes Nangong Lin, I’m even her fan, you don’t know, I’ve always wanted to be an actress."

Alvin: "..."

"Mom, you’re really crazy!" Alvin pressed a pillow from the sofa on his head, completely unwilling to say anything more to the Queen.

On the other side, Nangong Lin didn’t feel anything was wrong, the only thing she felt was that the Queen was too enthusiastic.

What does it mean to give a whole box of invaluable jewels at the first meeting?

This enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming for her.

She sat cross-legged on the sofa holding the box, pouting and pondering over the situation.

Alvin developing his career in the Empire isn’t strange; in recent years, there have been many examples of artists going abroad to develop their careers.

But Alvin being a Prince makes it a bit odd. Still, it’s barely understandable. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

But it seems to have nothing to do with her, his career development over there is irrelevant to her, and since he’s just living next door, he’ll be just another familiar neighbor.

Nangong Lin pondered for a long time without coming to any conclusion, sullenly opening the box and staring at the jewels inside.

Honestly, these jewels were really beautiful, probably no woman wouldn’t like them.

Nangong Lin idly took them out to play with, and as she was playing, she suddenly thought of a question.

Could it be that Alvin staying in the Empire and living next door is...!