Shocking! The actress was dragged to the regent's bedchamber every night.

Through the blanket, her hand rested on his chest.

Su Wuli raised her head and met Yu Chen's slowly opening eyes.

She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

My gaze fell on the handprint, which was even more noticeable in the morning light than before.

Su Wuli raised her hand apologetically, her fingers touching the edge of the red mark.

Yu Chen didn't even blink, but she withdrew her hand first.

She lowered her head and buried her face in his chest. "I didn't mean to."

Her voice was soft and muffled, and she seemed increasingly guilty as she spoke.

"Look up," he said.

Su Wuli shook her head and rubbed against his chest through the blanket.

The next moment, Yu Chen raised his hand and gently lifted her face.

Her eyes were moist at the corners, as if she had just cried but hadn't.

The two were very close, close enough that he could see his own reflection in her pupils.

Yu Chen reached out and brushed a strand of hair that had fallen on her cheek behind her ear, his fingertips touching her earlobe.

His fingers didn't retract; they lingered on her earlobe and gently pinched it.

The ears changed from white to pink, and from pink to red.

"You were so loud when you hit me, are you scared now?" he said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli's lips twitched, but she couldn't utter a word.

She stared blankly at the handprint on the man's face.

I lifted my finger and touched the red mark. I pressed my fingertip against the red mark and slowly rubbed it along the lines.

Her eyelashes trembled. "Does it hurt?"

Yu Chen didn't answer. He reached out and took her hand, pressing her fingers against his face.

Let her palm touch the mark on his cheekbone.

Su Wuli's fingers curled slightly before he pressed them down.

With my palm pressed against his skin, I could feel the temperature of that red mark, which seemed a little hotter than the skin around it.

"Feel it," he said softly.

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli's fingers subconsciously and slowly opened, going from curled up to flat.

Her palm pressed against his face, her fingertips resting on the corner of his lips.

It was touched very lightly.

Yu Chen tilted his head slightly, his lips touching her palm.

Su Wuli flinched, but he held her hand to prevent her from pulling it away.

His lips moved away from her palm and touched the thin skin on the inside of her wrist.

Su Wuli could feel her pulse beating quickly beneath his lips.

She lowered her head and buried her face in the crook of his neck.

Yu Chen reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her into his embrace.

Su Wuli pressed her entire body against him, her lips against his neck.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and his fingers tightened around her waist, gripping her hips and pressing her against him.

"Does it still hurt?" she asked again, feeling genuinely guilty.

Yu Chen did not answer.

Su Wuli blinked, her eyelashes brushing against his chin.

He turned his head and pressed his lips against the corner of her eye.

She closed her eyes, her eyelashes brushing against his lips.

"Give me a kiss." A deep, mellow voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli looked up into his eyes and remembered that she had been like that the night before.

She paused for a moment, then leaned in and kissed the red mark on his face.

"Are you feeling better?" Her lips were still pressed against his skin, her voice muffled.

"Mm," he replied.

Su Wuli slowly moved her lips away, looking at his face.

The red mark was still there, but her kiss on it seemed to leave a lip print.

She reached out and touched the spot where she had kissed him, almost as if possessed.

He reached out and pinched her chin, gently lifting her face.

Su Wuli felt flustered under his gaze and wanted to bury her face in him.

He wouldn't allow it.

"You have quite a bit of strength," Yu Chen said slowly, his tone still carrying a hint of nonchalance.

Listening to his accusations, Su Wuli was speechless, staring at the red mark on his face and wanting to kiss it again.

But he stopped her.

Then, she suddenly realized what she had just done. Her face flushed, and she lowered her head, burying her face in his chest.

How embarrassing! I actually tried to kiss him just now, and he blocked me.

"Are you still in pain? What can I do to make you feel better..." Su Wuli asked, pressing her ear against his chest, "Should I hit you back?"

Yu Chen replied in a low voice, "Okay."

Upon hearing this, she was stunned.

He lifted his head from his chest, his eyes wide open.

What I just said was just polite talk.

Although she genuinely felt apologetic, she never expected Yu Chen to actually agree.

He actually said yes.

The two stared at each other for a moment.

Su Wuli gave up first, withdrew her gaze, and closed her eyes.

Her eyelashes trembled, and she slightly raised her chin, turning her face toward him.

His lips were pursed, and he looked resigned to his fate.

She could even feel the man's hand rising, and she couldn't help but tense up.

His hands are so big.

Just as she was pondering this, her hand landed.

The "snap" sound was exceptionally crisp.

She froze, then opened her eyes.

The large hand was still resting on him, not yet withdrawn.

Her face flushed instantly; he actually spanked her?

She lived for over twenty years and no one ever spanked her.

My parents never hit me when I was a child.

Su Wuli was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground. "You...how could you..."

Looking at her embarrassed and angry expression, Yu Chen said, "Didn't you say you wanted to fight back?"

His tone carried a hint of deliberate intent.

Su Wulihua felt a lump in her throat; it was indeed what she had said.

It was she who brought it up herself.

Yu Chen's Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice was somewhat deep, "It still hurts."

Sensing something was off about his voice, Su Wuli quickly looked up, her brows furrowing.

"where?"

She leaned closer to examine the marks on his face, thinking there might be other injuries she hadn't seen.

"My face doesn't hurt," Yu Chen's voice lowered further.

Su Wuli paused for a moment after she finished speaking.

My gaze shifted from his face to his eyes.

Suddenly I felt something was wrong.

The man lowered his eyes and glanced down.

It was a very brief glance, seemingly unintentional.

Su Wuli looked down in confusion, but couldn't see anything because the blanket was covering her.

She then looked up at him.

His face was expressionless, but her face turned red starting from her neck and spreading all the way to her ears.

Su Wuli suddenly jumped away from his chest, turned over so her back was to him, and pulled the blanket over to cover half of her face.

"You—" she mumbled a single word, but before she could finish, Yu Chen leaned closer to her.

His chest pressed against her back, pulling her into his embrace.

Su Wuli felt him and her fingers tightened around the corner of the blanket.

The knuckles are turning white.

The man buried his face in the crook of her neck, his breath hot against her skin, making her want to pull away but unable to.

"No wonder," he whispered in her ear, "it's because you've been kissing me the whole time."

The heat emanating from Su Wuli's face rose from her neck to the top of her head.

She turned her head away, trying to avoid his breath.

However, the man's lips followed, brushing against her earlobe.

"If you hadn't lied to me last night and said the alcohol level wasn't high," she complained anxiously, "how could I have gotten drunk? How could I have hit you? How could I have done that just now—"

Su Wuli couldn't continue speaking.

He kindly accepted it, "What makes you want to kiss me?"

Hearing his words, Su Wuli's ears burned as if they were on fire.

I tried to push him back with my elbow, but I couldn't move him.

He pressed his entire body against her, rendering her unable to move.

"You asked Chuhe yourself." His voice was breathy, and his lips brushed against her ear.

"I told you the alcohol content wasn't high, but you didn't believe me. Now you're blaming me for drinking too much?"

Clearly innocent.