CHAPTER 473: CHAPTER 473 COUNTESS INGRID

"I was almost dead before you came, why did you only now arrive?" Countess Ingrid hammered Clive with several punches.

Lin Fu watched the couple’s intimacy and emotionlessly turned to look at the scenery. She was afraid that seeing too much of this would soften her heart and prevent her from harboring hate. If she forgot the enmity on Helheim Star, how could she justify the deaths of her companions?

Xia Huangyu finally seized the opportunity to approach, still feeling uncomfortable and shyly asked, "Are you... are you Princess Freya?"

"Hmm!" Lin Fu’s eyes gleamed with a hint of playfulness, "What do you think?"

"I... I’m not sure, it just seems so unbelievable," Xia Huangyu’s face was flushed. "Do you still remember me?"

Pressing her temples, Lin Fu thought for a moment, then shook her head apologetically, "Sorry, I can’t recall that much right now."

Hearing her say she couldn’t remember, Xia Huangyu let out a huge sigh of relief.

Lin Fu immediately noticed, "You were not, by any chance, embarrassed about something you did as a child, afraid that I would remember?"

"No, no," Xia Huangyu waved his hands repeatedly, but Lin Fu didn’t believe a word.

"How have you been these years?" Xia Huangyu’s tone was filled with concern.

In fact, over the past half month, Lin Fu had already recalled much. What had changed was not just her hair color but also her memory. Her heart was not as calm as she had thought. No, it was wrong to say it wasn’t calm, it was too calm.

Her emotions began to show apparent changes; compared to when she first arrived at the Capital Star, her emotional fluctuations were becoming fewer and fewer.

Over the past half month, the frequency of her thoughts of Fu Xing had also decreased; the traits of Lin Fu in her character were gradually being replaced by those of Freya. Although they were both her, for Freya, Lin Fu was a thing of a previous life, matters of a past life.

She was no longer the Lin Fu who had just arrived, unfamiliar and intrigued by everything.

In her past life, Lin Fu had a happy family—except for poor health, life was smooth sailing.

In this life, Freya faced betrayal, schemes, a coup, and her father’s death right before her eyes—such a series of upheavals inevitably led to growth.

"I’m doing quite well," Lin Fu pulled her thoughts back and looked intently at Xia Huangyu, hesitating to speak further.

"What’s wrong?" Xia Huangyu also sensed that something was off.

"I’m not returning to the Capital Star."

"Why?" Xia Huangyu was shocked. "Everyone is waiting for your return! So many of your classmates are waiting for you; they’re all very worried about you."

Lin Fu shook her head. "I can’t go back."

"Is it because of your identity? If it’s about your identity, don’t worry, Joseph V is no longer here, no one dares to imprison or exile you. There are many who support you, including my family and Major General Fu Xing."

Xia Huangyu did not want Lin Fu not to return to the Capital Star.

"It’s not that simple. If I go back, Hughes will be unable to cope, and his Imperial Throne will become a target for others." Lin Fu was very rational, so much so that it seemed unbelievable to her.

"Joseph’s failure doomed Hughes’ throne to instability. If I return, Hughes will be uneasy day and night, and the entire Empire will plunge into strife again. Then, more people will recklessly sacrifice themselves, and I do not wish to see a repeat of everything that happened on Helheim Star."

Admiration sparkled in Xia Huangyu’s eyes, and after a long time, he said solemnly, "You really haven’t changed. Since childhood, you have always been the most approved successor. It is precisely your spirit that has won the support of countless people."