A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 408 This bastard is here for revenge?! (Bonus chapter for donations)

He regained his usual composure, casually flipping through two pages. "These are the people?"

Shen Tang, "...What's it to you?"

Shen Li put the picture book back on the table, looked up at her, and said, "These people are not good enough for you."

Shen Tang's lips twitched. "Then who do you think is good enough for me?"

Shen Li gazed at her silently without answering, then said, "Marrying into a family with these people will not do you any good."

“Every new emperor holds a selection of concubines upon ascending the throne. Are you saying this because you don’t want me to expand my harem?” Shen Tang didn’t really want to build a harem, but seeing Shen Li’s face darken as if his secret had been exposed, she found it somewhat amusing.

She looked at him teasingly and deliberately said, "Speaking of which, I've been having a headache these days. Ever since my beastly husband died, there's been an empty seat next to me, and all those ministers are eager to stuff people into my bed."

"I wish I could squeeze myself in to fill this empty spot."

Shen Li's jaw tightened, his Adam's apple bobbing. "You... really want to recruit new members?"

"Whether I participate in the talent show or take concubines, what does it have to do with you? What right do you have to question me?" Shen Tang said unhappily.

She was annoyed by his accusatory attitude.

Shen Li's Adam's apple bobbed. "Are you still angry with me for doing this?"

Shen Tang almost burst out laughing. "Why would I be angry with you?"

The last time I heard such words was from that arrogant bastard Yun Han. I never thought these words would come from Shen Li's mouth one day. On second thought, Shen Li didn't know about the Forgetfulness Potion. In his eyes, she was crying her heart out for him last month, and this month she's casually talking about the talent show. No wonder he misunderstood that she was just throwing a tantrum and hadn't really let go of him.

She suppressed her smile and coldly retorted, "A stranger like you, are you worth my trouble?"

Shen Li was speechless.

"Besides," she said, crossing her arms, speechless, "aren't you also going to marry the Empress? Following your logic, are you just trying to spite me?"

The more he talked about it, the more absurd it seemed. "The dignified King of Yiyuan came all this way in the middle of the night just to stop me from holding a selection of concubines? Is it only you who are allowed to marry, but I am not allowed to take concubines? What kind of logic is that?"

Shen Li pursed her lips, speechless.

He did have ulterior motives, but he also knew he had long since lost the right to interfere.

The room fell into a deathly silence, so deep that even breathing could be heard clearly. The two looked at each other, speechless and extremely awkward.

Looking at Shen Li's gloomy face, Shen Tang sighed helplessly in her heart.

"System," she asked to herself, "Could you give me another bottle of the potion of forgetfulness? I might as well just force it down his throat too."

She wasn't blind to Shen Li's lingering affection; the deception back then was real, but so was his love for her.

But a broken mirror is hard to mend; rather than clinging to the past, it's better to end it completely.

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Shen Tang hesitated for a moment, but still didn't use it.

Such a precious prop is being wasted here.

Besides, Shen Li is about to get married. After marriage, males must be loyal to females. Not to mention that after they have offspring, he will be busy raising the crown prince. How could Shen Li have the mind to get entangled with her again?

Shen Tang softened her tone and said, "I understand what you mean. Actually... you really didn't need to come tonight. I've calmed down and thought about it carefully these past few days, and I think you're right about some things."

"You don't understand me, and I don't understand you."

"You have your choices, and I have mine."

“You are no longer Shen Li, but Ji Jiuli, the ruler of Yiyuan Kingdom. You have a new life that I don’t know about. I shouldn’t have bothered you last time, but you shouldn’t bother me again.”

She looked up at him, her gaze calm and understanding. "Just like your plan, I'll pretend that Shen Li left the volcano completely. That's the best ending for us."

"From now on, we owe each other nothing, so let's not bother each other anymore." "May we both be well and happy."

Shen Tang said a lot, and Shen Li listened in silence the whole time.

Only at the very end did he sigh softly, "Little Tang'er, my feelings for you... have never been fake."

Shen Tang smiled and said, "I wish you and your fiancée a long and happy marriage. Remember to send me an invitation when you get married and save me a seat. I'll definitely come and have a drink at your wedding."

"..."

Shen Li gazed into her eyes for a long time. This time, he was finally certain that she had truly let go and would never be sad for him again.

Yeah.

He no longer needs to feel guilty and lose sleep over it.

"Take care. If you need anything in the future, feel free to come to me anytime." Shen Li said, taking out a brocade box and handing it to her. "This... please accept it."

When Shen Tang opened the box and saw the pair of blood jade earrings, her expression changed slightly.

She clearly returned it, so why is she returning it again? What does he mean by this?
"A promise from an emperor is worth a thousand pieces of gold." Shen Li looked down at her, his voice as gentle as before, "This was a gift I gave you back then, there's no reason to take it back."

He reached out to put it on her, but she stepped back to avoid it.

Shen Li froze in mid-air, gave a self-deprecating laugh, and put the earring back in the box. "This is a gift I gave away, and I won't take it back. If you really don't want it, just throw it away."

Shen Tang was completely impatient. It seemed he wouldn't leave until he accepted the money tonight.

"Alright, I'll accept it." She grabbed the brocade box, looked up at him, and said, "Since you've put it that way, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Before she finished speaking, she walked straight out of the yard, tossed the earring into the bushes, and said, "Whoever wants to pick it up can pick it up!"

Shen Li's smile froze instantly, his pupils contracted sharply, and he stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

Shen Tang turned her head and saw the man's extremely ugly face, his whole body exuding a cold and terrifying aura. She felt a little scared, but then she thought—he said that if she didn't want it, she could throw it away. She hadn't done anything wrong, had she?

"Um, I'm going to sleep now, please go ahead."

She turned to run back into the house, but was violently pulled back by a strong force, and the man's voice, filled with gritted teeth, rang in her ears.

"Shen Tang! You...you have truly broken my heart!"

"Every time it causes me extreme pain!"

Shen Li's breath was hoarse with pain. He held her tightly in his arms and kissed her fiercely, as if it were some kind of punishment and catharsis!
Shen Tang stared in astonishment, her anger rising, and she was about to yell at him and push him away.

next second.

A sudden chill ran through my chest!
Shen Li's hand suddenly transformed into sharp claws, piercing deep into her heart!

"what--!"

Blood gushed out, and Shen Tang felt so much pain that her vision went black, and she almost fainted.

She stared at the man in disbelief. Just because she threw away an earring, he was going to kill her to vent his anger?!

So he came here tonight to kill her and get revenge?!
Xiao Jin and the others were awakened by screams, and the scene they saw when they rushed out made their blood freeze instantly—Shen Li had actually returned! And that blood-stained hand was stuck in Shen Tang's chest!
"You bastard! Let go of Tangtang!" Xiao Jin roared as he lunged forward, his eyes bloodshot.

Xue Yinzhou and Jialan were also trembling with rage, unleashing their violent auras as they launched their attacks simultaneously.

Shen Li did not linger in the fight. After releasing Shen Tang, he flashed away and disappeared into the night.

"yayamoon" is adding an extra chapter, but she still owes one more update. She'll make it up tomorrow.

Waaah~