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

He whispered, "Miss Su, a girl has come in outside. She says she's your assistant."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli stood up and said thank you.

As soon as she finished speaking, hurried footsteps echoed down the corridor, along with Su Yuan's voice, which sounded distinctly like she was about to cry.

The door to the reception room opened, and Su Yuan rushed in, her face covered in tears.

Upon seeing Su Wuli, he paused for a second, then rushed over and hugged her tightly.

"Wu Li, you scared me to death...you scared me to death..."

She held on tightly, her whole body trembling.

Su Wuli was held tightly in her arms, and her stiff body slowly softened.

He then raised his hand and gently patted Su Yuan's back.

"It's okay, I'm fine."

hotel.

Su Wuli came out of the bathroom, her hair still dripping wet.

Su Yuan had already taken out the medicine box and placed it on the coffee table with the lid open.

"Wu Li, sit here." She pointed to the sofa.

Su Wuli walked over and sat down.

After taking a shower, the scars on her skin looked even worse, and Su Yuan's eyes reddened again when she saw them.

But she didn't cry; she just bit her lip and pulled the medicine box closer.

"Let me dry your hair first," Su Yuan said.

She went to the bathroom to get a dry towel, came back and stood behind Su Wuli, placing the towel over her head and gently pressing it to absorb the water.

Su Wuli didn't speak, her eyes lowered.

Only when her hair stopped dripping did Su Yuan put the towel aside.

The cotton swab, dipped in ointment, was brought close to Su Wuli's face.

"It will hurt a little," Su Yuan said softly.

The cotton swab felt cold when pressed.

Su Wuli frowned but remained silent.

Su Yuan applied the cotton swab very slowly, and after finishing the red mark, she changed to a new one.

Both wrists were scraped and the marks left by the rope were purplish-red.

She stared at it for a while without saying anything.

Su Wuli didn't say anything either.

Then came the sound of Su Yuan sniffling, "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt," Su Wuli said.

Su Yuan lowered her head and continued applying the ointment.

Tears fell and landed on the back of Su Wuli's hand, burning hot.

After treating all the wounds, Su Yuan packed her things and put them into the first-aid kit.

She got up, went to the bathroom to wash her hands, and then came out.

"Wuli, are you hungry?" Her voice was still a little hoarse. "Should I go buy some porridge?"

Su Wuli shook her head.

"Do you want to go to sleep? Everything's done, you can lie down, I'll stay here with you."

As Su Yuan spoke, she unfolded the quilt.

"Hmm..." Su Wuli lay down, and Su Yuan tucked her in.

The room quieted down.

Su Yuan didn't leave; she dragged a chair over and sat down not far from the bed.

Su Wuli closed her eyes.

The wound was still throbbing with pain, and the faint smell of medicine lingered in the air.

No dreams.

There was no announcement the next morning, and Captain Li sent a car to pick them up.

Su Wuli sat in the back seat, and Su Yuan followed.

The police officers led them up to the third floor, where Captain Li was waiting for her at the end of the corridor.

"Miss Su." He nodded, pushed open the door to a reception room next door, and said, "Come in and have a seat."

The room was small, with a table, a few chairs, and a window with a crack open, letting in a breeze.

Su Wuli sat down and placed her bag on her lap.

Team Leader Li sat down opposite her, holding a brown paper file folder in his hand.

But instead of opening it right away, he glanced at her first.

"How did you sleep last night?"

"It's alright," Su Wuli said.

Team Leader Li nodded without asking any further questions, opened the seal on the file folder, and pulled out a few sheets of paper.

He spread the paper on the table. "There are some things I need to tell you."

Su Wuli looked at him, waiting for him to say something next.

"The man who broke into your hotel room the day before yesterday."

Captain Li pointed to one of the papers. "He confessed that the person who ordered him to do it was Lin Limei, who kidnapped you last night; she's Zhou Ruoying's mother."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli looked surprised; she had never connected the two people together before.

The room was silent for a few seconds.

Su Wuli lowered her eyes and looked at the few sheets of paper on the table.

It was impossible to make out what was written on it; there were only some blurry black characters.

"The chain of evidence is complete." Captain Li pushed another piece of paper over a little.

"Two days before the incident, a small amount of money, 50,000, was transferred out of her bank account. The transaction records matched, so he accepted it."

He pulled out another one, a screenshot of a phone call log.

"On the afternoon of the incident, she called Zhang Dong using her own phone number, and the phone's location matched."

After he finished speaking, he looked up at Su Wuli.

Su Wuli looked at the papers.

I recalled what Zhou Ruoying's mother said in the car.

After explaining everything, Captain Li collected the papers and put them back into the file folder.

"Lin Limei currently denies that she was the mastermind behind the assault, but the chain of evidence is already closed, and she can be convicted even without a confession. She can't escape."

He put the file folder aside and looked at Su Wuli.

"Ms. Su, is there anything else you'd like to add?"

Su Wuli shook her head.

Team Leader Li nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

He stood up, walked to the door, and then paused.

"You don't need to worry about what happens next."

Su Wuli breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "Okay, thank you."

After leaving the police station, she went directly to the film set to shoot a movie.

Su Wuli didn't know when she fell asleep.

We returned to the hotel in the evening.

After Su Yuan left, she lay in bed with her mind in a jumble of thoughts.

When I opened my eyes again, I wasn't in a hotel room.

She lay on the familiar soft couch, covered with that dark outer robe.

Yu Chen sat leaning against the couch, holding something in his hand.

He had his head down, and the bandage she had wrapped around his left arm was still there.

Su Wuli looked at him but didn't move.

Yu Chen seemed to notice, and raised his eyes.

Seeing this, Su Wuli propped herself up and sat up, her outer robe slipping off her shoulders.

His first question was, "Why...did you come that day?"

Yu Chen did not answer.

Su Wuli continued, "Is it the kind of thing you can control, that you can appear whenever you want?"

"No," the man said.

Su Wuli didn't reply, and waited.

"I suddenly heard your voice then," Yu Chen said, as if recalling something.

Su Wuli paused for a moment, then asked, "And then?"

"And then I just stood there," Yu Chen said. "I don't know how I got there, or how I got back."

He lowered his eyes, looking at his hands. "I still don't know."

Su Wuli was stunned.

It's not something he can control; he can't just come whenever he wants.

He simply... heard her voice and appeared there.

"That day..." Su Wuli glanced at the man's profile, her voice a little muffled, "I rebelled as you taught me."

Meeting Yu Chen's gaze, she confirmed that there was no blame.

Su Wuli then continued, "But he didn't fall. I'm too weak. He grabbed my hair, and I couldn't run away..."

She didn't look up, and her voice grew softer and softer.

"I remember everything you taught me, but I'm too weak to be of any use."

The room was silent for a few seconds.

Suddenly, a deep voice rang out.

His voice was flat, but what he said made her pause for a moment.

"It is indeed small."