The Crown In Spring
1: The Girl Beneath the Cherry Blossoms
[Lianzhou University Group Chat]
Mia zhang
Did everyone see the royal motorcade this morning?!
Jia wenyi
YES!! Why was Prince Zhao Yichen near campus?
Chen wei
Probably some charity event.
Mia zhang
He’s so handsome 😭
Lin Xinyue (FL)
You guys are impossible.
Mia zhang
Says the girl who hasn’t looked up from her architecture sketches all semester.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
Someone has to graduate.
[Private Chat – Xinyue & Mia]
Mia zhang
If Prince Zhao Yichen asked you out, would you say yes?
Lin Xinyue (FL)
Not happening.
Mia zhang
That’s not what I asked.
Cherry blossom petals drifted across the university courtyard.
Xinyue sat beneath a tree, sketching building designs in her notebook.
A shadow suddenly fell across the page.
Unknown
That’s impressive.
Standing in front of her was a tall young man wearing a black coat and sunglasses.
Unknown
You’re an architecture student?
Lin Xinyue (FL)
A palace redesign.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
The royal palace needs better gardens.
The stranger laughed softly.
Unknown
I’ll keep that in mind.
A few seconds later, several security guards rushed over.
Guard
Your Highness, it’s time to leave.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
Your Highness?
The stranger removed his sunglasses.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
It was nice meeting you, Miss Lin.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
I hope our paths cross again.
Leaving Xinyue staring after him.
[Private Chat – Xinyue & Mia]
Lin Xinyue (FL)
I just met Prince Zhao Yichen.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
I’m serious.
2. the scandal photo
Lin Xinyue woke up to the sound of her phone vibrating nonstop.
Mia zhang
WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!
Half asleep, Xinyue opened the chat.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
What happened?
A photo immediately appeared on her screen.
It was a picture of her sitting beneath the cherry blossom tree yesterday.
Prince Zhao Yichen stood beside her.
The photo looked surprisingly intimate.
“MYSTERY GIRL SPOTTED WITH PRINCE ZHAO YICHEN!”
Jia wenyi
OMG IT’S EVERYWHERE!
Mia zhang
It’s the number one trending topic in the country!
Jia wenyi
Xinyue, are you secretly dating a prince?!
Outside her dormitory, students whispered as she walked past.
Everyone seemed to be staring.
Xinyue lowered her head and hurried toward class.
Unfortunately, things only got worse.
As she entered the lecture hall, dozens of phones immediately turned toward her.
People were taking photos.
Prince Zhao Yichen calmly placed his phone on the table.
Across from him sat his younger sister.
Princess zhao meiying
Big brother.
Princess zhao meiying
Did you finally get a girlfriend?
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
No.
Princess zhao meiying
That’s disappointing.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
It’s a misunderstanding.
Princess zhao meiying
Then why do you keep looking at her photo?
For the first time, he had no answer.
Inside a luxurious penthouse apartment.
A woman stared coldly at the same article.
The actress clenched her phone.
For years everyone believed she would become the future princess.
Now a random university student had stolen all the attention.
Su meilin
Find out everything about Lin Xinyue.
Xinyue escaped to the quiet architecture studio.
For the first time all day, she felt able to breathe.
Until a familiar voice spoke behind her.
Prince Zhao Yichen stood in the doorway.
The entire room fell silent.
No one could believe what they were seeing.
Yichen walked directly toward her.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
We need to talk.
Xinyue’s heart skipped a beat.
And every phone in the room immediately started recording.
3: A Royal Proposal
The architecture studio had never been this quiet.
Dozens of students stared as Prince Zhao Yichen stood before Lin Xinyue.
Phones were already recording.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
Why are you here?
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
We need to discuss the situation.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
The scandal?
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
Yes.
The story was spreading faster every hour.
Reporters had begun waiting outside the university gates.
Yichen glanced at the students watching them.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
Somewhere private.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
Reluctantly, Xinyue followed him.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
A black luxury car waited outside campus.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
The moment they got inside, silence filled the air.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
This is all because of one photo.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
Not anymore.
Yichen handed her a tablet.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
This is insane.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
The royal family sees it as a serious issue.
The car entered the royal palace grounds.
Xinyue stared through the window.
Ancient buildings mixed with modern architecture.
It felt like another world.
Inside a private meeting room sat several royal advisors.
The atmosphere was tense.
One advisor adjusted his glasses.
Advisor
Public opinion is becoming difficult to control.
Advisor
We need a solution.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
Everyone turned toward her.
Lin Xinyue (FL)
Then another advisor spoke.
Advisor
A temporary engagement.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
That’s impossible.
Advisor
It would stop the rumors.
Advisor
The public would see the relationship as official.
Advisor
After a few months, the engagement can end peacefully.
Xinyue couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
Yesterday she was an ordinary university student.
Today she was discussing a fake engagement with a prince.
[Private Chat – Xinyue & Mia]
Mia zhang
WHAT DID THE PRINCE SAY?!
Lin Xinyue (FL)
They want us to get engaged.
In her penthouse apartment.
Su Meilin watched the news report.
Reporter
Sources claim the royal family may release an official statement soon.
Su Meilin crushed the paper in her hand.
Su meilin
Over my dead body.
Xinyue stood alone on her dorm balcony.
Her phone suddenly vibrated.
Prince Zhao Yichen (ML)
“I know this is unfair.”
Another message followed.
“But if you agree, I promise I’ll protect you.”
Xinyue stared at the screen.
For the first time, she realized this decision might change her entire life.
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