Hearing what Li Yun had just said, Ming Lingyi let out a soft laugh. She dropped the pretense and took a step back, as if to avoid the man before her.
Ming Lingyi wasn't looking at Li Yun, so she missed the flash of disappointment in his eyes.
"I am Ming Yao now, not Ming Lingyi."
Ming Lingyi had no intention of continuing this dance of roundabout probing, proving, and pretending with Li Yun. She knew very well that with his resources, it wouldn't be hard for him to discover her true identity. Before such immense power, any disguise was as flimsy as paper, seen through in a single glance.
But there were still many things she could do.
For instance, drawing a clear line between herself and the man before her.
"Everything that happened before... to me, that was a past life. It all ended five years ago," Ming Lingyi said.
Li Yun asked, "Is that so? Then why were you looking for Our Crown Prince?"
