A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 321 Goodnight (Bonus Chapter for Donations)
In the video, Shen Tang and Shen Xu seem to be arguing about something. The surrounding crowd is too noisy and chaotic to hear clearly, but you can vaguely hear his and Shen Qingli's names.

Yun Han secretly hoped that Shen Tang would say something.

But before that faint glimmer of hope could rise in his heart, it was shattered by the next words!

"...Openly slandering me and breaking off our engagement, I wouldn't accept a man of such low character even if he knelt down and begged me!"

In the very center of the image, the stunningly beautiful woman with black hair sneered disdainfully, her words sharp and forceful, as if the man she spoke of utterly disgusted and repulsive to her.

"Alright, shut up. I don't care about that scumbag couple at all."

"Breaking off the engagement in public and slandering the princess, whoever wants this good young master of the Yun family can have him."

"I don't do garbage recycling. Some people treat garbage like treasure, but I just find it dirty and disgusting!"

Yun Han's aura suddenly turned cold, his eyes turned red, and he experienced sharp pain in his breathing.

The man she loathed so much was none other than him!
Yun Han couldn't listen any longer. He frantically tried to turn off the video, but it was too late. The video continued for the next second.

Shen Tang turned to look at the camera, a cold smile playing on her lips, and said, word by word,

"A man of such low character, unless I'm dead, even if he kneels down and begs me to marry him, I won't give him a second glance!"

These words, spoken as if she herself had said them to him, completely shattered Yun Han's last psychological defenses.

This also allowed him to anticipate tonight's outcome.

It turns out, the chance was long gone.

Yun Han slumped to the ground, feeling utterly dejected and bitter. He was powerless to do anything about it, because he was the one who had caused it all. He was the one who had torn up the engagement and pushed her away years ago.

He made a mistake back then.

Unfortunately, there's no going back in life; once you miss it, it's gone forever.

Occasionally, passersby would see the aloof young master of the Yun family squatting at the alley entrance, casting all sorts of glances at him. But Yun Han no longer cared. He buried his head in his knees, his clothes damp, as many images flashed through his mind.

She cried bitterly when she remembered how he tore up their engagement and humiliated Shen Tang in front of the entire empire.

He recalled the cold, disappointed look in Shen Tang's eyes when he risked his life to protect Shen Qingli.

And when he attempted suicide last time, she was utterly disappointed in him. From that moment on, he should have realized that he no longer deserved to stand by her side.

Even delusions have vanished.

She was someone he could never hope to reach, even in his entire life.

……

In the middle of the night, a servant outside the door announced, "Your Highness, the young master of the Yun family has been standing outside for a long time. He says he came to see you alone. Would you like to go and check on him?"

Lu Xiao frowned, looked down at the woman in his arms, and said in a deep voice, "Mistress, do you need me to accompany you?"

Shen Tang glanced at the pitch-black sky outside. It was one or two in the morning. What was Yun Han doing coming to see her in the middle of the night? Did he have something urgent to tell her?

She quickly slipped out of Lu Xiao's embrace, grabbed a coat, and headed downstairs. "No need," she said, "He came to see me alone. He probably has something important to tell me. I'll go see him alone and come back in a bit."

Lu Xiao did not follow. He got up and walked to the window, where he could see the tall and upright figure under the streetlight. The figure looked much thinner than before and appeared extremely frail and lonely in the moonlight.

Soon, Shen Tang appeared downstairs.

She was only wearing a thin nightgown with a trench coat over it. Her hair and clothes were blowing wildly in the cold night wind, and her beautiful face showed some weariness and confusion.

When Yun Han saw her coming, his dark eyes flickered with a glimmer of light, but it quickly dimmed.

Shen Tang approached him impatiently, her tone unfriendly, "Why did you call me over so late at night? Is it still about Shen Qingli? You should know that she was broken out of prison last night. As you wish, she's still alive and well. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Yun Han sensed the suspicion in her voice and explained in a low voice, "I didn't do this." Shen Tang asked, "Oh? Then why did you come to me?"

"I came to apologize to you."

Shen Tang raised an eyebrow in surprise. She never expected that one day she would see this proud and arrogant young master of the Yun family apologize to her in person. This was truly a rare sight, and it would be a pity not to take a picture.

Yun Han was unaware of her thoughts. Recalling the past events, he said bitterly, "I'm sorry for what happened before. I was wrong."

"I was so stupid, I couldn't distinguish right from wrong, I did so many wrong things, and I even maliciously slandered you."

"I'm sorry."

Shen Tang was touched by Yun Han's sincere apology, but the feeling vanished quickly. She was quite cold in the chilly night wind; had he sought her out just to say these things? That was unnecessary.

Shen Tang: "Everything from the past is in the past, and I don't care anymore. You came all this way to tell me this?"

Looking into her cold and indifferent eyes, which held no reluctance to reminisce and even carried a hint of annoyance, Yun Han felt his heart grow even more bitter.

Yun Han ultimately didn't say those words aloud.

In a way, it's about preserving one's last shred of dignity.

Yun Han smiled with relief, regaining some of his former carefree attitude. "Of course not. I've thought it through these past few days. I should move on from the pain of the past, regroup, take on the responsibilities of the Yun family, and take care of my father in his old age."

Shen Tang: "It's good that you've thought it through."

Yun Han said, "I won't bother you anymore."

Shen Tang raised an eyebrow in confusion, not understanding what those words meant, but she was too lazy to think about it. She yawned and said sleepily, "Are you done talking? It's getting late, I need to go back and rest."

Yun Han looked at her intently, his Adam's apple bobbing, but he didn't say anything more, nodding and saying, "I'm done."

Shen Tang waved her hand and turned to leave when Yun Han suddenly strode forward and placed his hand on her waist.

Shen Tang reacted quickly, pushing him away. She felt goosebumps all over her body and felt nauseous.

She glared at him angrily, "What do you want to do? Don't make me slap you!"

Yun Han lost his balance and staggered back half a step. He looked at her and chuckled, "Your Highness, don't panic. I have no other intentions. I just want to hug you. It can be considered that we have officially reconciled our past grievances."

"There's no need!" Shen Tang's expression was as cold as ice. If it weren't for the Yun family's sake, she would have almost attacked. She said sternly, "I've made myself very clear. I don't hate you, and you don't need to apologize to me. As long as you focus on serving the empire from now on, that will be repaying my kindness!"

Shen Tang didn't want to be alone with Yun Han anymore, so she left after saying that.

A deep male voice came from behind.
"Good night."

"Take care in the future."

Shen Tang didn't stop walking, quickly went upstairs, and completely disappeared from his sight.

When Shen Tang returned to her room and looked out the window, the figure under the streetlight had disappeared.

Scattered snowflakes drifted down from the sky at some unknown time, leaving no trace of their departure, as if this little episode had never happened.

Shen Tang quickly put the matter out of her mind and went back to sleep.

The next morning, when Shen Tang went to the Ministry of Rites to discuss the ceremony, she learned that Yun Han had left the capital.

They say he left in the middle of the night last night, and nobody knows where he went.

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