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

Open your eyes again.

The candlelight was on in the room. Yu Chen heard the noise and looked up.

Su Wuli stood in the center of the room, surrounded by a pile of things.

He glanced at the pile of things, then looked back at her face.

"Bringed it again?"

Su Wuli nodded and pushed the pile of things toward him.

He then began to introduce himself.

"Canned food can be stored for a long time, and you can eat it as soon as you open the lid."

She squatted down and pointed out each item to him.

"You can use this when the candles in your room run out, use the blanket when it gets cold, and read books to relieve boredom. Reading military books all the time is too boring."

She said she only took out those knives at the very end and placed them on top.

Yu Chen's gaze fell on the few knives.

"This," Su Wuli said softly, "you keep it."

The man didn't speak, he just looked at her.

"In case... in case someone comes in," Su Wuli explained, "you have something in your hand."

The candlelight flickered in Yu Chen's eyes.

Su Wuli felt a little uncomfortable being stared at and lowered her eyes.

Pack everything together so that Yu Chen can bring the dream with him when he wakes up.

She stood up after finishing her work and dusted off her hands.

She then realized that Yu Chen had been watching her the whole time.

Su Wuli felt her face getting hot under his gaze, so she looked away and whispered.

"If there's anything else you're missing... just let me know."

He didn't answer, but suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms.

She suddenly fell onto his lap, her face pressed against his chest.

A deep voice came from above, "We don't need any more."

She nestled in his arms, listening to his heartbeat.

Suddenly, I remembered something I saw while scrolling through my phone: it said that people who spend a lot of time alone can develop these psychological problems.

Below is a list of symptoms, such as low mood, slow reaction, and loss of interest.

Su Wuli shifted in his arms and couldn't help but look up at him.

The candlelight fell on the man's face.

Although everything seemed normal, she felt that something was amiss.

She looked at him for a while.

I noticed that Yu Chen's eyes seemed a little darker than before.

Was it because I didn't sleep well? Or was it because of the candlelight?

After staring at him for too long, Yu Chen suddenly lowered his eyes.

Su Wuli was caught off guard and met his gaze.

"What are you looking at?" Yu Chen asked in a low voice.

She paused for a moment, then looked away averting her gaze. "It's nothing."

However, Su Wuli could still sense that Yu Chen was still watching her.

After a moment, he asked again, "Is there something on my face?"

She shook her head.

The gaze that fell on her face wasn't intense, but it left her nowhere to hide.

Feeling guilty under his gaze, Su Wuli buried her face back in his chest.

He said sullenly, "It's really nothing..."

He didn't ask any further questions, but his hand slid down from the back of her head, pinched her chin, and lifted her face.

"explain."

Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, her face showing a conflicted expression.

Yu Chen just stared at her for a while, then suddenly spoke.

His voice was a little lower than before, "Are you worried I've gone mad?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli was stunned.

"You guessed right," Yu Chen said slowly.

He guessed so accurately that she didn't even have time to hide it.

"...No," she whispered, her voice so weak she didn't even believe it herself.

She couldn't stand his gaze, so she lowered her eyes and muttered softly, "It's just... I read online that being alone for too long can easily..."

She couldn't continue.

Suddenly I felt his chest tremble.

He is laughing.

"Easy what?" Yu Chen pressed.

As he spoke, he pulled her closer to him, resting his chin on the top of her head.

"Then do you think I've gone mad?"

Su Wuli leaned against him and thought for a while.

Maybe not.

"...No," she said softly.

"Ah Wu..." Yu Chen called out, then paused, before continuing to comfort her, "Don't be afraid."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli subconsciously gripped his collar. If she hadn't known his identity, she would have been certain.

But now she knows how it ends...

However, she still responded softly, "Mmm..."

Before falling asleep, she had thought that if she could bring Yu Chen out of her dream, would he be able to escape the ending of the book...?

However, she also knew it was impossible.

She had been held and slept by men more than once, but... nothing ever went wrong.

People can't go out; they can only take things with them.

……

the next day.

Yu Chen opened his eyes. The things piled up beside the bed were clearer in the sunlight than in the candlelight.

He glanced at it, got up from the bed, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it.

A voice came from outside the door, "Your Highness."

Yu Chen put down the cup. "Come in."

The door was pushed open and Yingjun entered first, followed by Fengxi.

The two stepped over the threshold one after the other, then stopped at the same time.

Shadow Falcon's gaze fell on the pile of things beside the tatami mat, his pupils contracted, and he stopped in his tracks.

Feng Xi, who was following behind him, almost bumped into him. Just as she was about to ask what was wrong, her gaze passed over Ying Falcon's shoulder and fell on the pile of things, causing her to freeze.

The room was silent for two seconds.

Feng Xi opened his mouth but no sound came out.

He opened his mouth again, but no sound came out.

He turned to look at Shadow Falcon, who was also looking at him; both of them had the same expression on their faces.

The expression of someone who has seen a ghost but dares not say it.

Although this wasn't the first time Shadow Falcon had witnessed such a scene, this one was noticeably more exaggerated than before.

This was the first time Feng Xi had seen him, and he didn't even have time to control his expression.

Yu Chen sat down and followed their gaze to the pile of items that didn't belong there.

There were still some boxed milk cartons on the table that hadn't been placed properly before. Yu Chen picked them up and put them aside.

Shadow Falcon's eyelid twitched.

Feng Xi's mouth opened even wider.

What is that?

What is that white box used for?

What's inside?

Why use such a strange thing to store it?

Feng Xi shifted her gaze to the side.

A pile of transparent bags filled with colorful things, making it impossible to tell what they were.

He recognized the knife, but its shape seemed a bit odd to him.

Why did so many strange things suddenly appear in the prince's room?

He looked at Zhou Ying and asked silently with his eyes: What is that?

Shadow Falcon looked back at him, its eyes saying: I want to know too.

The two of them stood there, momentarily forgetting why they had come there in the first place.

Yu Chen raised his eyes to look at them, and slowly opened his lips, "What is it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shadow Falcon regained his senses and his voice remained relatively steady.

"Your Highness, the matter has been investigated and is here to report."

"explain."

Shadow Falcon began to speak.

As he spoke, he tried to keep his eyes from drifting towards the pile of things.

But those things were so strange; they were just piled up there, shining brightly in the sunlight, that it was hard to ignore them.

Feng Xi, standing behind, could no longer control herself.

His eyes darted between the pile of transparent bags and the few knives...

Where did these things come from?

It wasn't there yesterday, but it suddenly appeared out of nowhere today?

Where did the prince get it from?

After Shadow Falcon finished speaking, Yu Chen nodded.

"Go down."

"Yes," Shadow Falcon replied, turning to leave.

Feng Xi remained standing still, his eyes fixed on the pile of things.

Shadow Falcon tugged at him secretly.

Feng Xi then came to her senses and followed him out somewhat awkwardly.

As she reached the door, Feng Xi couldn't help but look back one last time.

Until the door closed.

The two stood in the corridor and looked at each other.

Feng Xi opened and closed his mouth as if to say something, but didn't know where to begin, and hesitated to speak.

Shadow Falcon spoke first, "Doesn't it seem strange?"