Female-dominated society: My husband is clingy and I can't shake him off

When Li Lin arrived at the Shen residence, he told the gatekeeper, "Young Master Shen is at the Fulin Inn, in room number one of the highest-class rooms."

He left after saying that, ignoring the servant's shocked expression.

The servant rushed to the study, "Young Master Shen, Young Master Shen! The Second Young Master has been found!"

Shen Ziche had just discovered that A-Cen was missing. He had always thought that A-Cen was at the escort agency, until Shen Yi came back from the escort agency and told him that A-Cen had not been there all afternoon.

In other words, Ah Cen disappeared as soon as he left Fei Hua Pavilion. He panicked for a moment and anxiously gave instructions, about to go out to look for Ah Cen.

Upon hearing the servant's words, he hurriedly asked, "Where is A-Cen?"

The servant came running up, panting, and said, "Someone said that the Second Young Master is in Room Number One of the Heavenly Class at the Fulin Inn."

Inn!

How could Ah Cen possibly go to the inn alone?

Shen Zicen quickly took Shen Yi to the Fulin Inn. In order to avoid drawing attention, he only brought Shen Yi and a few guards.

……

Fulin Inn

Li Mo'er stared intently at Shen Zicen, whose brows were furrowed, as if he were not sleeping soundly.

Hearing the commotion downstairs, she worried that Li Lin's affair with Wang Xian had been discovered.

So, she glanced at Shen Zicen, who was fast asleep, and decided to go out and check on her. After all, she was the one who brought Er Gouzi out, and she had to take responsibility for her.

Just as she was about to turn and leave, she noticed that Shen Zicen's hand had somehow emerged from under the covers and was tightly gripping Li Mo'er's sleeve.

She gave it a gentle tug, only to find that Shen Zicen was gripping it very tightly and she couldn't get it off at all.

Hearing the noise outside getting louder and louder, she couldn't wait any longer; if she kept making a scene, the authorities would probably come.

She could only coax Shen Zicen, "Zen, be good, I'm going out for a bit, I'll be back soon."

As she spoke, she gently patted his shoulder to help him relax.

Shen Zicen slowly released his hand, and Li Mo'er put his hand under the blanket and tucked it in.

The inn's backyard was brightly lit. She squeezed forward with the flow of people, afraid of exposing Li Lin, and dared not call out. She could only look around.

The place was crowded with people, and she couldn't find anyone at all. Just then, a hand reached out from the side and pulled her out.

Just as she was struggling to break free, she heard Li Lin's voice, though it was somewhat low, as if he was deliberately disguising his voice.

"Sister Mo'er, it's me."

Hearing this, Li Mo'er felt relieved and followed Li Lin to the outer edge of the crowd.

"Er Gouzi, didn't you go deliver the message?"

Li Lin proudly patted his chest, "Sister Mo'er, who am I? I've already finished delivering and come back."

"I just didn't expect Wang Xian to be discovered so quickly."

Li Lin was about to stand on tiptoe and peek inside when Li Mo'er stopped her, worried that being too conspicuous would attract attention and make people suspicious of them.

Li Lin arrived a little earlier than Li Mo'er, and she had already gotten a pretty good feel for the situation here.

She told Li Mo'er that Wang Xian had made too much noise; the boars' mournful cries sounded like the sounds of pigs being slaughtered, disturbing the guests staying there.

When the others followed the sound to the pigpen, Wang Xian was still sitting on a boar, groaning incessantly.

Li Mo'er listened briefly, then, worried about Shen Zicen who was alone in the room, pulled Li Lin to go back.

At the top of the stairs, Li Mo'er saw that the door to Room No. 1 was wide open, indicating that someone must have gone in.

In her haste, she tried to rush forward, but Li Lin quickly pulled her back. They needed to hide for a while and it wasn't appropriate for them to appear in public.

"Sister Mo'er is from the Shen family."

Li Mo'er looked at her without saying a word, her expression clearly asking: How did you know?

"When I went to deliver the message, the gatekeeper was wearing clothes like these."

Li Mo'er looked at the person standing at the door. He was clearly trained, and the clothes he was wearing were exactly the same as those of the people the women had fought last time.

Seeing that Li Mo'er was no longer insisting on going up, Li Lin grabbed her and hurried away.

In such a place, every second they stay increases their danger.

……

Fulin Inn, Room No. 1 (Top Class).

When Shen Ziche saw the scene in the room, he couldn't believe it for a moment; there were torn clothes on the floor.

He could recognize that the blue-green strip of cloth was the clothes Ah Cen wore today, though it was now completely unrecognizable.

He walked shakily to the bedside, and when he saw Ah Cen curled up in a ball on the bed, his breath caught in his throat.

He wanted to tidy up Ah Cen's hair, but then he pulled his hand back, afraid of waking her.

How much suffering must his Ah Cen have endured to be so restless even in his sleep?

However, staying in this place for too long would be bad for A-Cen, so he hardened his heart and had Shen carry A-Cen back.

After all, if Ah Cen opened his eyes to this place that made him sad, he would probably feel even worse.

After Shen Yi picked up Shen Zicen, wrapped him in a blanket, his arm slipped out of the blanket, revealing bruises all over his arm.

Shen Ziche's eyes instantly reddened when he saw it, and he placed A-Cen's hand inside with trembling hands.

He instructed Shen Yi to take back roads as much as possible and not be discovered.

Shen Yi nodded, his eyes filled with anger, but despite his anger, he was extremely gentle with Shen Zicen.

Shen Ziche walked out of the door and instructed Shen Shi to thoroughly investigate who dared to do such a terrible thing to A-Cen.

Back at the Shen residence, Shen Ziche sat quietly by Shen Zicen's bedside, gently holding Shen Zicen's hand.

"Ah Cen, I'm sorry, I couldn't protect you."

Shen Ziche's voice was thick with nasal tone, and he choked up before he could finish speaking.

Tears slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the back of Shen Zicen's hand. As if sensing this, Shen Zicen frowned.

Shen Ziche wiped away his tears. He had to be strong so that A-Cen could rely on him.

He stared at A-Cen's face, unsure how to face the awakened A-Cen, so sensitive; he was afraid A-Cen might do something rash.

He looked at the dried blood at the corner of Ah Cen's mouth and the bruises on her hands, and wondered if...

He gently pulled back the blanket and saw Ah Cen's chest. The tears he had just wiped away filled his eyes again, like broken strings of pearls falling on his heart.

He had someone prepare a basin of warm water so he could clean Ah Cen and apply medicine to him.

He gently lifted Ah Cen's blanket, and the scene inside made him gasp in shock.

Ah Cen was completely naked, her body covered in bruises, and even... was swollen and red.

With tears in his eyes, Shen Ziche gently wiped his body and found the mark of virginity on his arm amidst a patch of bruises. He didn't know whether this was a blessing or a curse.

He bit his lip tightly with his teeth to keep himself from making a sound, but tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

Shen Ziche carefully applied the medicine to him, then found a pair of pajamas and gently helped him put them on.

However, Shen Zicen's sleep was not peaceful. Even the slightest movement would cause her to show signs of waking up, and this continued intermittently for the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

By the time Shen Ziche finished dressing Shen Zicen, a thin layer of sweat had already formed on the tip of his nose.