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Dai Yun'er regretted it.

If God gave her a second chance, she would definitely get engaged to Long Yue as soon as possible. Marrying Long Yue, the older brother who cared about her, would be better than marrying a stranger.

Thinking of this, Dai Yun'er hurriedly hugged Long Yue's leg, her eyes brimming with tears, and said, "Long, Brother Long Yue, I regret it. I want to marry you. Don't worry, I won't compete with Sister Miaomiao for the position of the Long family's matriarch. I only want to be your equal wife. Please!"

Ugh!

Long Yue sighed. For some reason, seeing Dai Yun'er's miserable appearance made him feel a little uncomfortable.

No matter what, the two have spent a considerable amount of time together, and their brother-sister relationship over the years is undeniable, making it difficult not to empathize with Dai Yun'er.

Long Yue knew that his identity was rather special, and if he persisted, Dai Tianling would not care about the reputation of the Xingluo royal family and would take back what he had said.

They're practically groveling before Shrek Academy, what face does the Star Luo Royal Family have left?

But that doesn't mean Long Yue is willing to clean up Dai Yun'er's mess. They say that being spoiled makes one arrogant, and he doesn't want to bring home a tyrant for his family.

Thinking of this, Long Yue gave Dai Yun'er a meaningful look, then broke free from her grasp and walked out of the room without looking back.

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The scene shifts to the Starry Palace, specifically the Starry Sky Palace.

Dai Yun'er knelt on the ground, looking at Dai Tianling on the throne with a guilty expression.

"What? You want to marry Long Yue now? Why didn't you think of that earlier?"

Dai Tianling was speechless. He never dreamed that things would turn out this way... his willful and capricious daughter had given him another big surprise.

"Is this what Long Yue means?" Dai Tianling frowned, his tiger-like eyes fixed on the girl below.

Dai Yun'er whispered, "Brother Long Yue didn't explicitly agree, but he didn't refuse either. Judging from his expression, he probably wants me to take the initiative to persuade Father Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Dai Tianling rubbed his forehead. The situation, which had been brought under control, had become uncontrollable again due to Dai Yun'er's sudden change of heart.

After a moment of silence, Dai Tianling slowly spoke, "Yun'er, do you believe in coincidences?"

"A coincidence?" Dai Yun'er pondered. "Father, may I ask... what kind of coincidence are you referring to?"

Dai Tianling said, "Yun'er, don't you think... that after you caused such a scene at the ball, Long Yue's white moonlight came looking for you right afterward... isn't this a bit of a coincidence?"

"Furthermore, you're about to marry Xu Qingxu, so why did Long Yue give you three sets of battle armor to stir your heartstrings? Normally, Long Yue shouldn't have intervened at this time. Even if Yan Miaomiao is just a country girl who doesn't understand the etiquette between nobles, she could have entrusted the gifts to the steward."

Upon hearing this, Dai Yun'er swallowed hard, looked at Dai Tianling, and tentatively asked, "Father, are you suspecting that Long Yue has betrayed the Star Luo Empire?"

"I didn't say that. As of now, Long Yue shouldn't have betrayed our Star Luo Empire." Dai Tianling chuckled. "Yun'er, let me ask you, if—and I mean if—you were already married and very much in love with your husband, and one day your younger sister was getting married, you originally planned to give her some gold and silver jewelry and women's clothing as a gift, but your husband thought these gifts were too common and asked you to give her something special. What would you do?"

Dai Yun'er subconsciously said, "Of course we should follow his advice. After all, most people only get married once... Is Yan Miaomiao whispering in Long Yue's ear?"

As she was speaking, Dai Yun'er suddenly raised her arm and used her sleeve to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead.

That was too close! She almost fell into the trap carefully set by the person behind Yan Miaomiao.

In her memory, Long Yue wasn't exactly a thoughtful person. Most of the time, he just went with the flow and did whatever others did. He never even thought of giving her a battle armor as a wedding gift.

Just then, Dai Tianling suddenly walked down the steps, came to Dai Yun'er, and helped her up from the ground.

"Yun'er, listen to me. I will use your substitute to marry Xu Qingxu in your place, and you... will leave Xingluo City, leave Xingluo Continent, go as far away as possible, and preferably never come back!"

Dai Tianling had long sensed something was amiss. His suggestion to marry Dai Yun'er to Xu Qingxu was merely a temporary measure, intended to test Yan Miaomiao's intentions.

To Dai Tianling, Dai Yun'er was nothing more than a sacrifice for the sake of the Star Luo royal family's status. However... Dai Yun'er's personality was too impulsive and unsuitable for carrying out subsequent plans.

The substitute is easy to find. The person is a Netherworld Cat Soul Master, and the two look almost identical. They grew up together and their personalities, charm, and behavior can be perfectly replicated.

Suddenly, Dai Tianling stretched out his right hand and struck Dai Yun'er on the back of the neck with a chop. The next moment... Dai Yun'er's eyes rolled back and she fainted.

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A girl who looked exactly like Dai Yun'er walked out from behind the throne. Without hesitation, she took off Dai Yun'er's clothes, including her undergarments, and put them on herself.

"It's a bit tight." The stand-in frowned; the situation she least wanted to see had occurred.

No matter how similar the two look, even if their martial souls are exactly the same, it is still difficult to perfectly replicate some of the subtle details.

"That's normal. Yun'er's underwear is all custom-made to fit her skin perfectly. It's unavoidable."

Dai Tianling said somewhat helplessly, "Just bear with it for one more day. Tomorrow, someone will deliver the custom-made wedding dress to you. It will be made to your exact size, so you don't have to worry about the underwear not fitting properly."

"Remember, after leaving the palace, go to Long Yue's residence immediately and cry to him. Be sure to act out Yun'er's unreasonable and troublesome behavior."

As she spoke, Dai Tianling ignored whether the stand-in agreed or not, took a deep breath, and slapped the girl in front of her hard across the face.

The stand-in felt a sharp pain on her face, then forced herself to get up from the ground. After straightening her skirt, she ran out of the Star Palace gate with tears in her eyes.

Looking at Dai Yun'er, who had fallen asleep at his feet, Dai Tianling immediately showed a look of disappointment and frustration. Was he really going to send this girl, who changed three times a day, away? Even if she had a Super Douluo as her protector, could she live a peaceful life in this chaotic world?

With her personality, she'd probably be easily fooled by a bowl of spicy hot pot. (End of Chapter)