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

Su Wuli paused, her hand holding the cup still.

The police officer, who had just turned around and hadn't gone far, seemed to slow his pace by half a beat.

An eerie silence suddenly fell between the four of them.

Su Yuan realized what she had said and hurriedly waved her hand.

"No, no, I was just talking nonsense. I... I just thought it was too eerie, I was just making things up."

Team Leader Li paused for a moment, seemingly finding it absurd, and then left.

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We finished work later than expected.

Sitting in the car on the way back to the hotel, I felt a little drowsy.

Su Yuan sat next to Su Wuli, holding her bag, her head gradually nodding off.

The scenery outside the car window gradually became desolate.

The streetlights were spaced far apart, and the light was dim, only illuminating a small section of the asphalt road.

This road is newly built and leads to their hotel. There aren't many cars during the day, and there are hardly any people around at night.

My phone started vibrating in my bag.

Su Wuli rubbed her temples, took her bag from Su Yuan's arms, and pulled out her phone.

An unfamiliar local number was flashing on the screen.

She hesitated for a moment, but still accepted the answer.

"Hello, is this Miss Su Wuli?" A somewhat familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

It's Captain Li, who came to the film crew during the day.

"It's me," Su Wuli replied.

"Miss Su, excuse me, there's something I need to tell you."

The other person's voice carried a hint of seriousness, "Zhang Dong, the one who broke into your room yesterday, has woken up."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli's heart leaped into her throat.

"He admitted to trespassing, but..."

Captain Li paused for a moment, then said, "He mentioned that someone told him your exact room number and... hinted that he should come to see you tonight."

Someone told him? Or hinted at it?

Su Wuli held her breath slightly.

Was someone... directing this?

"Miss Su." Captain Li's voice deepened.

"The person who encouraged him seems to know your schedule very well. I'd like to ask if you've offended anyone recently? Or have you sensed anyone paying special... attention to you?"

Who did you offend?

Su Wuli quickly went through it in her mind.

Competition at work?

It's unlikely to get to that extent.

private life?

She has always been very careful and has almost no scandals.

Lin Liwen was also very wary, paying special attention to those around her...

"I..." she began.

Just then, a dull thud was heard, accompanied by a violent tremor in the vehicle.

Su Wuli was thrown forward by inertia, her forehead almost hitting the back of the front seat.

The phone flew out of my hand and landed on the floor mat.

All I could hear were Su Yuan's screams and the driver's panicked curses.

Was there a rear-end collision?

Su Wuli's mind went blank for a moment, and before she could react, she heard the driver roll down the window and shout outside.

"How do you drive? Where are your eyes located?"

Su Wuli, clutching her shoulder which ached from the seatbelt, looked up, still shaken.

The vehicle that rear-ended them was a minivan without license plates, which was right behind their car.

The door of the van was opened.

Several tall men walked straight toward their car.

Not right.

Su Wuli's hair stood on end instantly.

"Xiaoyuan, lock the door." She suddenly grabbed the car door lock.

However, it was too late.

The man closest to her car door gave her absolutely no time to react.

He raised his arm and slammed his elbow hard against the car window.

The car window shattered with a crash, and glass shards flew everywhere. Su Wuli instinctively raised her hand to shield herself.

A large hand wearing a black glove reached in, accurately grabbed the inside handle of the car door, and pulled hard.

The car door was forcibly opened from the outside.

"What are you doing? Let go of Wuli!" Su Yuan screamed and lunged forward, trying to push away the man who had leaned in.

Another man had already walked around the front of the car and ripped open the driver's side door.

The driver had just unbuckled his seatbelt and was about to resist when he was struck hard in the temple with a punch.

Without uttering a sound, he slumped his head to the side and onto the steering wheel.

Su Wuli's arm was grabbed by a gloved hand, the grip so tight it made her bones ache.

With his other hand, he desperately tried to pry the other hand off, while kicking and thrashing his feet wildly.

"Help……"

This road is too remote; there are no cars in front or behind it.

Two more hands reached in and grabbed her other arm and shoulder respectively.

Su Wuli was dragged out of the narrow gap in the car door by the combined force of the three people.

"Kiri, Kiriri..."

Su Yuan cried out, leaning half her body forward to grab her.

But another man grabbed her hair from behind and roughly dragged her back to the back seat.

He was pinned to the seat and unable to move.

Immediately afterwards, Su Wuli was covered in the mouth and led into the car.

My eyes were also covered, and it was pitch black.

All that could be heard was the roar of the engine and the shaking of the car body.

I don't know how long we drove before the car stopped.

She was pulled out of the car, but was immediately shoved into another car.

The seats in this new car are a little softer.

The car started moving again.

The blindfold was then removed.

Su Wuli squinted, her eyes stinging as tears uncontrollably welled up from the stimulation.

It took me a few seconds to get used to it before I could see the person in front of me clearly.

She was dressed in a proper suit, but her makeup was smudged and her eyes were bloodshot.

The fine lines at the corners of his eyes deepened due to his excitement.

The other person stared intently at Su Wuli, their eyes brimming with hatred and madness.

Su Wuli was stunned.

"Su Wuli," Zhou Ruoying's mother spoke, her voice hoarse, "You still remember me, don't you?"

Su Wuli's mouth was taped shut, so she couldn't answer; she just stared at her with wide eyes.

"It's all your fault..."

She raised her hand, almost poking Su Wuli's face.

"It's all your fault that Yingying is in trouble. You ruined her by sending her to that kind of place."

Su Wuli wanted to refute this, but couldn't say a word.

The shock in his eyes slowly faded.

Zhou Ruoying's mother seemed to be provoked, and her emotions became even more agitated.

"You dare glare at me? My daughter was just... young and didn't know any better, she was just playing around with you. It's you who's emotionally fragile, and it's your mother who's not watching where she's going. Why should my daughter go to jail? Why ruin her life?"

Are you kidding me?

Su Wuli recalled those dark days.

Thinking of how her mother did it for her...

Su Wuli's fingertips trembled with rage.

Looking at the hatred churning in her eyes, Zhou Ruoying's mother said, "That's the look in your eyes... When you sent her in, that was the same vicious and selfish look in your eyes."

She leaned closer. "Do you know what kind of life she had in there? Huh? Do you know?"