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

Blood rushed to my head instantly, and my hands and feet felt ice-cold.

Yu Chen was seen with his back to them.

A figure was kneeling beside him, whispering something.

Further away, a human figure, no longer recognizable as human, lay slumped on the ground, groaning weakly.

Su Wuli's legs began to weaken, and she could barely stand.

The emotions that had been suppressed during the day now merged with the ever-expanding crimson before their eyes.

It almost crushed her already taut nerves.

She knew from the beginning that Yu Chen was a dangerous person, but she never expected that seeing him in person would be even more terrifying than she had imagined.

Over there, Yu Chen seemed to have finished listening to the report, and turned his head slightly as if he had sensed something.

The moonlight illuminated half of his profile, revealing sharp, cold lines as if carved by a knife.

He quickly noticed something amiss behind the screen and abruptly turned his head.

Before Su Wuli could avert her horrified gaze, she was caught off guard and met his eyes.

She gasped for breath, fear spreading through her.

A fleeting look of surprise flashed across Yu Chen's eyes, then vanished in an instant.

He frowned and strode toward the screen.

Upon seeing this, Su Wuli subconsciously stepped back.

"Go in." His voice was low and commanding.

He reached out to push her into the darkness behind the screen.

However, Su Wuli's legs were so weak that they felt like she was walking on cotton, and she couldn't move at all.

Her gaze was uncontrollably fixed on the still-spreading dark red on the ground.

Her voice trembled so much she could barely recognize it herself, "Is he...dead?"

Yu Chen turned to the side, his tall figure completely blocking the horrifying scene behind him.

He paused almost imperceptibly, without turning his head to look, but only glancing out of the corner of his eye at the nearly silent human figure.

His tone was indifferent. "Soon."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli felt a sudden, violent churning in her stomach.

She covered her mouth tightly, but still couldn't stop herself from bending over and gagging violently.

Physiological tears overflowed from the eyes.

However, at that moment, her hand was grabbed directly by a large hand.

It was very powerful, with an overwhelming force that left no room for resistance.

He then half-dragged, half-pulled her out from behind the screen and dragged her into the inner room without saying a word.

But the thick, lingering stench of blood still managed to seep in through every crevice.

Su Wuli was pulled unsteadily by him and fell to the ground.

She curled up against the bedpost, hugging herself tightly.

Yu Chen didn't say anything, and simply walked away and returned.

Watching his retreating figure, Su Wuli's fear continued to rise.

The stiffness and unease of the day, along with all the memories she had desperately tried to forget, surged back at this moment.

Nothing has changed, neither in the past nor in the present.

She was still the same person who let others bully her, unable to break free.

Compared to Zhou Ruoying and the others, getting rid of Yu Chen is even more difficult.

There was almost no hope; there was nowhere to escape.

She could hear a few commands coming from outside, followed by deathly silence.

It was so quiet that she could hear the sound of water, over and over again.

It was Yu Chen washing his hands.

Su Wuli could almost imagine how the water flowed over his well-defined fingers, carrying away the traces of another person's life that were stained on them.

Finally, the sound of water stopped.

Footsteps sounded, approaching step by step.

Su Wuli buried her face in her knees, not even having the courage to look up.

The man stopped in front of her and said in a low voice, "Look up."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli dared not disobey and could only raise her head.

"Where you are?" Yu Chen suddenly spoke, his voice already back to its usual calm, "You don't kill people?"

She trembled as she looked at the man in dark blue casual clothes in front of her.

His face was expressionless, and his unfathomable eyes simply gazed at her silently.

"Murder...is illegal..." Her voice was dry and hoarse.

"It's illegal," he repeated, his tone calm. "What should be done with an enemy?"

"The law will judge..."

"Judgment." Xiao Yuchen slowly knelt down on one knee in front of her, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

The smile didn't reach his eyes; only a coldness remained.

"So, you handed the killing over to others? And after the knife falls, you people who live by the rules will still have clean hands, is that it?"

Su Wuli froze instantly, her lips parted slightly, but no sound came out.

A suffocating silence fell over the surroundings.

The smell of blood seemed to have faded somewhat, and the burning sandalwood incense in the room took over.

Su Wuli remained frozen in place, afraid to move or look at him again.

She could feel Yu Chen's gaze on her.

She didn't know how much time had passed, just when she thought the two of them would continue until the dream ended.

Yu Chen made a move.

He reached out and grasped her cold wrist.

Her palms were warm, even a little hot, in stark contrast to the coldness of her skin.

Su Wuli involuntarily shrank back, but didn't dare to break free.

He pulled me up from the ground with considerable force.

However, whether it was because she was squatting or something else, her legs were not stable at all.

Yu Chen suddenly bent down and picked her up in his arms.

Su Wuli gasped unexpectedly and instinctively grabbed the fabric of his shirt.

As he picked her up, all she could see was the man's profile and the scar above his eyebrow.

Her grip on his clothes tightened, unknowingly revealing her inner vigilance and tension.

Su Wuli was carried to the bed by him.

Her body touched the bed; the brocade mattress was soft, yet it made her feel as if she were lying on needles.

She looked up and saw Yu Chen standing by the bed, his gaze fixed on her.

He began to loosen the belt of his everyday clothes, his movements unhurried and even deliberately slow.

Su Wuli froze on the bed, watching as his well-defined chest and abdomen gradually came to show.

She gripped the brocade quilt beneath her tightly; she knew how strong it was there.

For some reason, realizing what was about to happen, fear crept up from my feet to my heart.

It terrified her more than ever before.

The suffocating feeling of the daytime and the feeling of being completely controlled at this moment overlapped strangely.

Yu Chen leaned over the bed, said nothing more, and wrapped his arms around her.

His gaze fell on her conservative pajamas, and a hint of doubt flashed across his face.

However, he didn't say anything, and reached for the buttons on her pajamas.

He solved it without any instruction after thinking for only a second.