It was like something had exploded in Tang Xia’s head. She cast a reproachful glance at Chu Tiankuo with her teary eyes, then looked away in abashment.

He was really cheeky to have said something like that!

Tang Xia was almost speechless. She didn’t know when Chu Tiankuo became so good at making fun of her! Quick-witted and eloquent as she usually was, she didn’t know how to retort this time!

How could she let him make fun of her like that! She gradually regained her mental composure, and her hands, which were still clutching her sleeves, slowly relaxed.

Suddenly, a new idea occurred to her. She clasped her hands and her glance at Chu Tiankuo became somewhat meaningful.

After organizing her thoughts, she raised her head and asked Chu Tiankuo in a serious tone, “Tell me. Do you really have a crush on me?”

After asking the question, Tang Xia stared at Chu Tiankuo without blinking, as if she was trying to read his mind from his expression.

Chu Tiankuo’s face was perfect in almost every aspect. Tang Xia first looked him with interest, but she gradually became absent-minded and started to admire Chu Tiankuo’s appearance.

Tang Xia’s face held a trace of the blush from her abashment earlier. With her soft hair cascading down to her shoulders, she looked extremely elegant and beautiful.

Combined with her absent-mindedness, there was a dreamy quality present in her eyes. She looked as innocent and pure as a fawn in Chu Tiankuo’s eyes.

Chu Tiankuo’s heart stirred. Suddenly, his throat felt dry. However, he had been the emperor for a long time already. No matter what how his disturbed his mind was, he could still maintain his composure.

He gave a slight cough. He felt he had something he wanted to say to Tang Xia, but didn’t know how to say it.

After hesitating for a while, Chu Tiankuo said at last to Tang Xia, “Can you please be less narcissistic? How could I have a crush on you?” He said these words with some diffidence, and his eyes evaded Tang Xia’s eyes.

He was indeed rather confused now. What was wrong with him? Did he really have a crush on Tang Xia now?

Chu Tiankuo remained calm, but secretly he started to reflect on the length of time he had spent together with Tang Xia so far.

He had to admit that Tang Xia was a very interesting girl. He always felt relaxed in Tang Xia’s company. It was easy for him to set aside all his worries when he was with her.

“Did that feeling count as a crush?” Chu Tiankuo asked himself, but he didn’t have the answer.

Tang Xia looked at the calm Chu Tiankuo, and suspicions arose in her mind.

“Really?” asked Tang Xia again, still cherishing the hope. Chu Tiankuo’s reply this time was firmer than the previous one, and he eyed Tang Xia steadily as if he didn’t know why she could ask such a silly question.

“Of course!” replied Chu Tiankuo, as he met Tang Xia’s inquiring eyes.

Tang Xia’s mood darkened at once.

Although she had already expected such a reply, she still felt upset and depressed with his unyielding answer.

She didn’t believe she was being sentimental and forced herself to interpret her complicated emotion as confusion as to what she should do next with the main plot.

How could Chu Tiankuo not be attracted to her? It didn’t make sense!

“Could it be…?”

Tang Xia remembered the Chu Tiankuo from the last broadcast room. Perhaps it was because she had saved him then.

Then what about this time? Tang Xia didn’t have a clue. Chu Tiankuo in this broadcast room became more discreet than before, probably because he was now the emperor, no doubt. He was by no means a target to be easily conquered by following any old plot.

Her thoughts were complicated. Perhaps she needed another deus ex machina to make Chu Tiankuo attracted to her?

After this idea occurred to her, she felt a little relieved, but she was interrupted before she could give it a thorough consideration.

“Your Majesty!” Just as the two of them were stuck in this awkward situtation, one of Chu Tiankuo’s personal eunuchs walked over with something to report.

Chu Tiankuo’s face was serious and he had regained his composure. He summoned the eunuch to his side to whisper the matter in his ear.

It was nothing significant, but something Chu Tiankuo had to deal with himself.

After hearing the eunuch out, Chu Tiankuo nodded and signaled the eunuch to step aside. Then he said to Tang Xia. “There’s something urgent I have to deal with now. I’ll come back when I’m free.”

Chu Tiankuo relaxed after he said this. He could finally escape Tang Xia for a while. He needed time to sort out the mess in his mind.

Tang Xia nodded with a small curtsy, and watched Chu Tiankuo walking out through the door.

Standing at the doorstep, Tang Xia leisurely sent away the maid who was there to serve her. She felt regret at missing the chance to observe Chu Tiankuo for a longer time while he was here.

“Was it her lack of familiarity with Chu Tiankuo that made it so difficult for her to conquer him?”

“What on earth should she do to start a new path?”

Tang Xia almost wanted to break open her own skull and pour out the paste in it to clear her thoughts.

She returned to her chamber and poured herself a cup of tea unhurriedly, but she was not in the mood to savor its taste.

The main plot seemed to be her dilemma. She was not living in Chu Tiankuo’s brain and could not guess what he was thinking.

If Chu Tiankuo was not even slightly attracted to her, all she had done so far amounted to nothing compared to the damage Chu Tiankuo, the big boss, could inflict by doing nothing at all, to her.

She had to do something!

“If nothing changes,” thought Tang Xia, “I will gradually lose my fans, and my broadcast room will be a desolate place. The result will be catastrophic!”

Tang Xia made a close analysis of the current situation and concluded that some new actions would be required to bring about new episodes in the main plot.

But what kind of action would make Chu Tiankuo attracted to her?

Tang Xia was deeply vexed. She found her mental capacity to be at a complete stop. Chu Tiankuo had both a high IQ and EQ. Whatever she intended to do, she had to make sure he would not find out that it was intentional.

Besides, Chu Tiankuo was living a routine and mundane life. Even if Tang Xia wanted to add some new episodes into his life, she didn’t know where to start.

Could it be… Perhaps she should do something to his concubines?

But there was nothing she could do. Tang Xia sighed and rejected that idea.

She was feeling powerless. What more fun could her broadcast bring to herself and the audience?

She then turned her focus to her broadcast room and asked her fans, “Tell me. What do you think can make the emperor attracted to me?”

Hardly before she had finished, then the bullet screens started rolling at a crazily high speed instead of the slow pace earlier.

“You should create a scene to let the emperor save you lol.”

“That’s stale. I suggest you save the emperor to move his innocent boy heart.”

“Beauty saves hero. That should be fun! Give it a shot!”

“With what happened in the last room, I promise it will definitely succeed.”

Tang Xia was so amused at the funny proposals that her face twitched with laughter. She said, “You are not helping me. You just want to watch me save the emperor to enjoy yourselves, right?”

After saying this, Tang Xia raised her brows and waited for her funny fans to respond, “Wow, how can you doubt our sincerity!”

“Don’t you want to see the emperor’s face when he becomes attracted to you?”

“I agree. I bet the anchor is already inclined to do so!”

Tang Xia’s eyes moved quickly to catch the information from the fleeting bullet screens, and she was indeed convinced. What they said was just what she had thought about. She couldn’t come up with a better idea for now.

At this time, a rocket moved slowly upwards on the screen. It was the highest level gift that was a new addition to the broadcast room. It was several times more than the value of the old gifts.

It meant that the plot she was taking was popular with her fans.

Considering that the rocket was also displayed in all other broadcast rooms, it would certainly attract lots of new fans into her room.

Tang Xia was very pleased. There were many secretly rich guys among her fans. This time she merely wanted to get some ideas from the audience. The rocket was an unexpected surprise.

“If I work harder still, perhaps one day I will be the most popular anchor throughout the internet!”

Her gloom was completely driven away by the gift of the rocket. She felt she was full of power and ready to associate with Chu Tiankuo again.

Looking back at the bullet screens, she found everyone admiring the rich guy.

Tang Xia hurried to thank the rich guy and received a private message from him, “Fight on! Conquer the emperor!”

The rich guy might turn out to be a frank and brave girl. Tang Xia laughed, “No problem!”

After making up her mind, she shifted her attention from the bullet screens and refocused on the main plot.

For one thing, to pay back her rich fans’ gifts and support, she had to play the plot through and make sure that Chu Tiankuo would never refuse her attention ever again!

“Lyuyou!” cried Tang Xia. Lyuyou hurried to her at once.

“Your Grace, anything you want me to do?” said Lyuyou as she approached, looking rather confused when Tang Xia signaled her to come nearer.

Tang Xia lowered her voice, “Lyuyou, I am entrusting you with a task. You must make it work!”

Lyuyou felt nervous when she saw Tang Xia’s grim expression.

“You make some preparations in secret later and stay hidden in the Royal Garden.” Tang Xia told Lyuyou her plan briefly and gave her the order.

“Your Grace…” Lyuyou was a little hesitant. Tang Xia coaxed her adamantly, “Hurry up! This plan can’t fail!”

Lyuyou gritted her teeth, accepted the task with a “yes”, and left the chamber.

Tang Xia raised the teacup in front of her. The tea had cooled a long time ago. She drank it in one gulp by flinging her head backward, smoothed her clothes and headed for Chu Tiankuo’s place.

“Your Majesty, Lady Yue Ji requests an audience!”