Chapter 394: The Gynophobe Crown Prince 44

But when the camera swept toward him, Yan Hancheng immediately restored his calm and resolute expression.

Tang's father, meanwhile, looked at Zhou Zitong somewhat unexpectedly, seemingly not having realized that Zhou Zitong had grown to such a level without anyone noticing.

He remembered that Zhou Zitong had once hated appearing in front of cameras the most, but now, he could speak eloquently in front of so many people, his every movement elegant and composed.

But he had to admit that compared to his artistic parents, Zhou Zitong possessed much more of the bearing of someone in a position of authority. He also seemed much more like a politician.

……

After Zhou Zitong finished speaking, he indeed gained a huge wave of favor among the common people.

“Crown Prince—ah, no, the Emperor is absolutely right! We commoners have also contributed to the strength of the Empire!”

“That's right! Our strength may be small, but we've also made sacrifices for the Empire! Thank you, Your Majesty, for recognizing our efforts!”

“Your Majesty, we'll definitely work even harder!”

At this moment, Tang Wan was also watching the live broadcast.

When the Emperor announced that Zhou Zitong would succeed him, she was completely dumbfounded.

This freaking plot wasn't right!

In the original plot, Zhou Zitong only ascended the throne after the Emperor and Empress were assassinated by Yan Hancheng. But now, he had ascended two years ahead of schedule!

“Little Cutie, hasn't the plot gone completely off the rails?” Tang Wan couldn't help complaining.

Little Cutie was also staring blankly with a dazed expression.

“I don't know either, Host.”

With that, he scratched the back of his head in confusion.

The Host hadn't interfered with the plot either, so how had things ended up like this?

……

After ascending the throne, Zhou Zitong took a leave of absence from the academy. He then asked Tang's father to transfer Tang Hao to his side to protect him, claiming that the Tang family was the only people he could trust right now.

Tang's father was of course more than happy about it.

The Tang family had always been loyal to the Emperor, so the closer their relationship with the Emperor, the better.

But he had no idea that someone was doing all of this entirely for Tang Wan's sake.

Afterward, Zhou Zitong really did begin fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of an Emperor. He worked hard to win favor from all walks of life, and his reputation among the citizens of the Empire grew increasingly strong.

Watching him from his side, Tang Hao couldn't help marveling inwardly: This guy was practically born to be an Emperor. He knew exactly how to pick things that struck at the hearts of ordinary people, and he could manipulate political tactics as easily as if they were in the palm of his hand.

Still, this kind of Emperor was far better than the previous one.

Perhaps the Empire really could become stronger under his leadership.

……

But the higher Zhou Zitong's reputation rose, the more unhappy someone became.

As he watched Zhou Zitong become increasingly popular among the citizens of the Empire after taking the throne, Yan Hancheng's expression grew darker and darker.

People from the Zhou family were unworthy of being Emperor, and in his eyes, everything Zhou Zitong was doing was nothing more than a performance!

Did he think that providing a few benefits for those pitiful commoners could change the fact that his grandfather had been killed by the Zhou family?!

With a dark expression, Yan Hancheng opened his neural terminal. “When will the data on the Transcendence warship be restored?”

Hearing this, the head of the Data Department replied nervously, “Reporting to you, General, ninety-eight percent has already been restored. We're still working on the rest.”

“By the end of this month, I want to see the complete data. Otherwise, you won't need to continue working as department head!”

“Yes!” The head of the Data Department agreed with a bitter expression.

……

In the blink of an eye, three years passed.

Tang Wan successfully graduated from the Imperial Military Academy.

Over the past few years, because of their identities, the two didn't have many opportunities to meet secretly in private, but they still maintained daily video calls.

As soon as she graduated, Zhou Zitong had someone recruit her into the Secretariat.