The eastern courtyard of the Yue Mansion remained filled with laughter after Xu Chen calmly exposed Yue Ning for kicking him out of the mansion the previous week.
Yue Tao looked completely amazed.
"You actually kicked out the Crown Prince."
Yue Rui still looked spiritually shaken. "And survived."
Yue Jun stared toward Xu Chen carefully. "Your Highness… you simply left?"
Xu Chen calmly drank tea. "Mm."
The brothers immediately looked at him with disbelief.
Yue Liang pointed dramatically. "That's all?"
"What else was I supposed to do?"
Yue Ning looked equally confused beside him. "Exactly."
The Yue brothers slowly turned toward their sister.
Yue Tao narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "Why are both of you acting like this is normal?"
Yue Ning blinked once.
Because to her—
It truly was normal.
Very normal.
Without realizing it, her thoughts drifted briefly toward memories buried far deeper than this mortal life.
The Supreme Heavenly Palace.
Endless clouds drifting across golden skies.
The vast heavenly halls that stood above countless worlds.
And Xu Chen—
No.
The Supreme Heavenly Dao himself—
Standing outside the palace doors looking entirely helpless while she refused to let him enter.
Back then, she had often scolded him.
Kicked him out.
Restricted him from entering her palace for weeks or even entire months whenever he secretly carried burdens alone or neglected himself for the sake of maintaining countless worlds.
At that time, every deity within the Supreme Heavenly Realm had feared trembling whenever the Supreme Heavenly Empress became angry.
Because only she—
In all existence—
Could openly point at the Supreme Heavenly Dao and scold him without restraint.
And he had always accepted it calmly.
Sometimes even silently standing outside her palace for days waiting for her anger to disappear.
Compared to that—
Kicking Xu Chen out of the Yue Mansion for one evening truly felt insignificant.
Yue Ning unconsciously muttered quietly,
"It wasn't even serious…"
Unfortunately—
The entire pavilion heard her.
Yue Tao nearly choked. "Not serious?!"
Yue Rui looked horrified. "What counts as serious then?"
Yue Ning paused slightly.
Then suddenly realized she could not exactly explain that in their past life she once banned the Supreme Heavenly Dao from entering her heavenly palace for an entire month because he exhausted himself stabilizing collapsing worlds alone.
So she calmly picked up tea instead.
Xu Chen glanced toward her quietly.
And instantly understood what she was thinking.
A faint trace of amusement appeared in his eyes.
Yue Jun noticed immediately. "Your Highness, why do you look like you agree with her?"
Xu Chen answered honestly,
"She was gentler this time."
Dead silence.
Complete silence.
The Yue brothers stared at him in disbelief.
Han Wei slowly covered his face.
Yue Tao spoke first.
"…This time?"
Xu Chen nodded calmly.
Yue Liang looked spiritually exhausted already. "Your Highness, exactly how badly has our sister treated you before?"
Yue Ning immediately narrowed her eyes dangerously.
"Watch your words."
Yue Tao pointed dramatically at Xu Chen. "He admitted it himself!"
Xu Chen remained perfectly composed beside her.
Yue Rui looked deeply suspicious now. "Why does it feel like this happened many times already?"
Xu Chen answered simply,
"It has."
The brothers collectively lost the ability to speak.
Meanwhile Yue Ning genuinely failed to understand their shock.
Because compared to their life in the Supreme Heavenly Realm—
This really was mild.
Back then, if Xu Chen quietly endured injuries or carried responsibilities alone without telling her, she would become furious enough to personally throw him out of her palace.
Once, she had even crossed her arms coldly at the entrance of the Supreme Heavenly Palace while countless heavenly officials watched in terror.
"You are not allowed inside for one month."
And the Supreme Heavenly Dao—
Ruler above endless worlds—
Had merely sighed softly and accepted it.
Thinking about it now, Yue Ning almost smiled unconsciously.
Xu Chen noticed immediately.
"You remembered something."
The brothers instantly became alert again.
Yue Ning calmly answered, "Nothing important."
Xu Chen looked unconvinced.
Yue Tao leaned forward suspiciously. "Why does it feel like both of you are hiding secrets from the world?"
Xu Chen and Yue Ning both calmly drank tea simultaneously.
The synchronization looked frighteningly natural.
Yue Rui pointed immediately. "See?!"
Yue Jun rubbed his forehead helplessly. "You two really suit each other."
Yue Liang suddenly looked toward Xu Chen seriously.
"Your Highness."
"Mm?"
"If Ning'er throws you out after marriage, where will you sleep?"
The entire pavilion became quiet again.
Yue Ning looked horrified. "Why are you assuming that will happen regularly?!"
All ten brothers looked at her silently.
Even Xu Chen calmly looked at her too.
Yue Ning: "…"
Yue Tao burst into laughter first.
Xu Chen answered calmly afterward,
"Outside her room."
The Yue brothers froze.
Yue Rui looked deeply emotional. "Your Highness has no dignity at all around our sister."
Xu Chen remained unconcerned. "Dignity is unnecessary between husband and wife."
The entire courtyard exploded instantly.
Even Yue Ming finally laughed openly this time.
Yue Ning immediately looked away while her ears turned visibly red again.
Yue Tao pointed dramatically. "She's embarrassed again!"
Yue Ning grabbed another peach.
This time all ten brothers immediately scattered.
Xu Chen quietly watched the chaos around him while faint amusement lingered in his gaze.
To everyone else, these moments looked playful.
Simple.
Warm.
But beneath those ordinary exchanges—
Both he and Yue Ning quietly remembered another life.
Another existence.
One where they had stood above heaven itself together long before becoming Xu Chen and Yue Ning.
And perhaps because of that—
The things others found shocking between them…
Had always simply been normal.