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

Yu Chen followed her gaze and replied meaningfully, "Perhaps."

"Maybe?" Su Wuli couldn't help but ask, "You don't trust the person who delivers the food?"

Yu Chen looked at her without saying anything.

This was tantamount to Su Wu's tacit agreement, and she felt a pang of unease.

"What should we do then?" she asked softly. "We can't just keep not eating..."

Just as she was frowning, Yu Chen suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms.

Su Wuli gasped softly, already sitting on his lap.

"You..." she wanted to say something.

He rested his chin on the top of her head and said casually, "You won't starve."

Su Wuli didn't move in his arms, and whispered again, "But we can't go without eating forever..."

Yu Chen remained silent.

Su Wuli paused, then suddenly remembered something, "What if... what if someone else has poisoned it elsewhere?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Chen looked down at her, his eyes seeming to hold something hidden within them.

Then he spoke in a low voice, "Then die."

Upon hearing this, she froze.

die?

Su Wuli suddenly lifted her head from his embrace and looked at him.

He lowered his eyes, his expression indifferent.

For a moment, Su Wuli suddenly didn't know what to say.

Yu Chen just let her watch without doing anything.

After a moment, he finally spoke, "Afraid?"

Su Wuli bit the soft flesh inside her lip.

Before she could answer, the hand around her waist tightened slightly.

The dream suddenly ended.

Everything went black, and when I opened my eyes again, I was no longer in a dream.

Su Wuli lay on the bed, staring blankly at the unlit chandelier for a long while.

The light coming in from the window has changed; it's brighter than before I went to bed. It must be afternoon now.

She lay down for a while, then suddenly sat up as if remembering something.

I picked up my phone and checked the time; it was 2:30 PM.

Su Yuan sent her several WeChat messages, asking if she was awake and if she wanted food, but she didn't reply to any of them.

She then threw off the covers, got out of bed, quickly changed her clothes, grabbed her bag, and headed out.

In the elevator, she texted Su Yuan to ask where she was.

Su Yuan said she was downstairs.

As soon as I got off the elevator and turned down the corridor, I saw her sitting in the lobby waiting for me, looking down at her phone.

"Xiao Yuan." Su Wuli walked over.

Su Yuan looked up, paused for a moment when she saw her, and asked, "Wu Li, you just woke up? What would you like to eat?"

"Let's go," Su Wuli said, "come with me to the supermarket first."

Su Yuan was even more stunned. "Supermarket? Now? I can go get you whatever you want to buy. You can go back and get some more sleep..."

"Together," Su Wuli said, already walking outside.

Seeing this, Su Yuan had no choice but to grab her bag and follow.

Along the way, Su Yuan kept asking her if she slept well and if she was hungry.

While Su Wuli responded, her mind was elsewhere.

Once inside the supermarket, she pushed a shopping cart and headed straight for the food section.

She took two bags of bread, the kind that comes pre-packaged, so you don't have to cut or bake it, and you can just open it and eat it.

She picked out a bunch of apples, bananas, and oranges—the kind that don't need washing or peeling.

She took a whole case of boxed milk.

She would grab whatever she saw: cookies, cakes, and those individually wrapped snacks.

Su Yuan followed behind her, her mouth opening wider and wider.

"What...are you doing?" Su Yuan looked at the car, which was almost full. "Are you...hoarding goods?"

Su Wuli ignored her and grabbed a few more bottles of mineral water.

What if the water delivered is also defective?

"Mist Pear." Su Yuan finally couldn't hold back any longer and grabbed her arm.

She asked gently, "Why did you buy so much? We're going back tomorrow, and we can't take all this with us."

Su Wuli paused for a moment.

Su Yuan leaned closer, carefully observing her expression. "Are you... in a bad mood? Or is something wrong?"

Su Wuli shook her head.

Su Yuan glanced at the bread and cakes in the car, hesitated for a moment, and said softly.

"These... are all high in calories. If Sister Wen finds out, she'll definitely nag you. Don't you have a magazine shoot next month? You need to stay in shape..."

Su Wuli looked down at the pile of things in the car.

High in calories, sugar, and carbohydrates.

should be no problem.

"It's okay." She pushed the cart forward and continued walking. "I know what I'm doing."

Su Yuan opened her mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed it back.

Looking at Su Wuli's back, I felt something was off today.

But I can't quite put my finger on what's strange about it.

Su Wuli walked to the snack section and took a few more bags of dried meat and nuts.

They are all durable and require no special treatment.

As Su Wuli pushed the shopping cart to the checkout, Su Yuan was still muttering to herself beside her.

"This cake is way too sweet. Didn't you say last time you were worried about getting pimples...?"

"This jerky is really high in calories..."

"Oh no, if Sister Wen finds out I haven't been able to control you..."

Su Wuli didn't put any of them back.

Scan the code, pack it in a bag, and pay.

Two large bags, heavy with weight.

Although Su Yuan looked miserable, she still insisted on carrying a bag for her, secretly glancing at her as they walked.

The look in his eyes was as if he were observing some rare animal.

"Mist Pear." On the way back, Su Yuan finally couldn't hold back anymore, "Did... something happen to you?"

Su Wuli shook her head.

"Then why..." Su Yuan carefully chose her words, "...bought so much food?"

Su Wuli didn't speak.

What did she say? That Yu Chen was locked up, had nothing to eat, and was afraid he would be poisoned?

She said she wanted to bring these things into his dreams?

Su Yuan became even more worried when she saw that she didn't speak.

"Tell me if anything happens to you," Su Wuli said earnestly, looking at her.

"Are you still recovering from what happened last time? How about we talk to Sister Wen and ask her to postpone her work so you can take a few days off..."

"It's nothing," Su Wuli interrupted her. "I just wanted to buy it, don't overthink it."

Su Yuan opened her mouth, then closed it again.

Back at the hotel, Su Wuli carried two large bags of things into the room and placed them on the table.

Su Yuan stood at the door, hesitant to speak.

"I'll head back now, and I'll come get you tomorrow morning."

Su Wuli nodded.

The door closed, and the room became quiet.

She stood in front of the table, looking at the two bags.

Bread, fruit, milk, biscuits, and dried meat.

They can all be eaten without any processing, and they can all be stored for a while.

That night, she clutched the large bags tightly in her hands, lay down on the bed, and closed her eyes.

Unable to fall asleep no matter how much she tossed and turned, she rolled over and buried her face in the pillow.

I don't know how much time passed before my consciousness slowly sank away.

When I opened my eyes again, I was carrying those two bags.

She was overjoyed when she found out that she had actually brought it in.

Yu Chen looked up at her, his gaze falling on the two strange bags, and paused for a moment.

"What is this?"

Su Wuli dragged her things over and placed the bag in front of him.

"Food."

Yu Chen looked at the two bags.

The transparent bag contained colorful packaging with words and pictures printed on it that he couldn't understand.

He reached out and picked up a bag of bread, looked at it, and then put it down.

"You don't need to do anything with it." She pointed to the items. "The bread is ready to eat as soon as you open it, the fruit just needs to be washed, and the milk is ready to drink as soon as you insert a straw. If you're worried about being poisoned, just eat these."

"Did you buy it?" Yu Chen asked.

Su Wuli nodded.

He paused for a moment, then reached out and pulled her into his arms.

She slumped onto his lap, her face pressed against his chest.

His hand was around her waist, just resting there.

His voice came from above, "Afraid I'll starve to death?"