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

He lowered his head and stared at the gold bars in his hand, examining them over and over again.

Su Wuli looked up at him and asked, "Why did you give me gold bars for no reason?"

"Didn't I say I'd bring you gold bars last time?" His voice rose slightly at the end.

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli was stunned for a moment.

I did say that.

These past few days, she's been thinking about his empty eyes all the time, and she's completely forgotten about the gold bars.

She clutched the gold bars in her hand, lowered her head, and buried her face in his chest.

The gold bars were digging into the space between the two of them, causing a slight discomfort.

"I've forgotten all that." Her voice muffled and buzzed against his body.

Yu Chen lowered his head, moved his hand away from her waist, took out the gold bars from her hand, and placed them on the bedside table.

The gold bars fell together, making a very soft sound.

Su Wuli clenched her empty fist, then slowly opened her fingers and placed them on his waist.

"Do you remember now?" he asked.

She lifted her head and rested it against the crook of his neck. "Hmm, I remember now."

Then he reached out and took the gold bars from the bedside table, arranging them one by one in a row on the quilt.

She counted from left to right, and then from right to left.

Five.

She tapped it with her fingertips, and the gold bar made a very soft sound, muffled like knocking on a door.

Then I picked one up and weighed it in my hand.

"You like it that much?" Yu Chen asked with a smile.

"Mmm." Su Wuli nodded, nodding very forcefully.

Then he hugged the gold bars to his chest, saying, "Who doesn't like gold?"

She said this with a confident air, her lips curled up high.

Her eyes curved into two crescent moons.

As if that wasn't enough to express her affection, she lowered her head and kissed the largest gold bar.

It made a loud "smack" sound.

Then she looked up at him.

The man was looking down at her, a smile playing on his lips.

Su Wuli felt a little embarrassed by his gaze, so she lowered her head and pressed the gold bar she had kissed under the blanket, pretending that nothing had happened.

Yu Chen reached out and lifted a corner of the blanket, revealing the gold bar.

He glanced at it and said, "Give it a few more kisses."

She looked up and glared at him.

Yu Chen's smile widened as he watched her glare at him.

Su Wuli held the gold bar up to her eyes, examined it from all angles, and then smelled it.

Suddenly, he spoke up, "How many times has this gold changed hands?"

She frowned, her face serious. "Are there any bacteria?"

He took the gold bars away and then brought them closer to examine them carefully.

Yu Chen reached out and took the gold bar from her hand, placing it on the bedside table.

He then rolled over and pressed down on top of her, saying, "I'll disinfect you."

Before Su Wuli could react, his lips were already pressing down on hers.

She was breathless from his kisses and pushed against his chest.

His kisses were deep, each one seemingly trying to steal all the air from her mouth.

He held her lips in his mouth, sucking on her lower lip.

Su Wuli gripped his clothes tightly and called his name.

"Yu Chen..."

He kissed her for a long time, so long that Su Wuli's mind went from being dazed to blank, and then from blank to being dazed again.

She turned her head to catch her breath, and he kissed her again.

This time it's heavier than before.

Her lips were numb from his kiss, her breathing became rapid, and her chest heaved.

Yu Chen released her lips and pressed his forehead against hers. "All disinfected."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Wuli glared at him, but it had no intimidating effect whatsoever.

She was all being gently scolded, and she reached out and softly punched his chest.

He took her hand and pressed it against his chest.

Su Wuli refused, pulling her hand back and covering half of her face with the blanket, leaving only her eyes exposed.

"You're right about everything."

Yu Chen reached out and pulled the blanket off her face.

Su Wuli kept her eyes closed and refused to open them.

The man lowered his head, his lips touching her eyelids, her eyelashes gently brushing against his lips.

As he moved away slightly, Su Wuli opened her eyes.

She met the man's deep eyes, and there she was.

The light outside the window has brightened a bit.

His gaze remained fixed on her face, showing no intention of looking away.

Su Wuli felt uncomfortable under that gaze and turned her head away, trying to avoid it.

His head turned to the left, and his gaze followed to the left.

Slightly to the right, follow to the right.

She tried to dodge several times but couldn't; she was rooted to the spot by that gaze and couldn't move.

Helpless, she could only reach out and push against his chest, trying to get out of his embrace.

His arms were wrapped tightly around her waist.

She pushed him again, but he still wouldn't let go.

"I need to use the restroom," she casually made up an excuse.

After saying that, the man chuckled softly, "Hold it in."

Upon hearing this, she was stunned for a moment, as if she couldn't believe her ears.

He looked at her, showing no intention of changing his mind.

Su Wuli raised her hand and punched him, this time with a little more force than before.

"What did you say?" Her voice was filled with disbelief.

Looking at her flustered appearance, Yu Chen couldn't help but let a smile spread across his lips.

"What are you laughing at? What did you just say?" she asked anxiously, raising her voice by half an octave as she turned to get out of bed.

The man reached out and easily pulled her back.

Su Wuli fell back into his arms, her back pressed against his chest.

His chin rested on her shoulder.

Her hair was loose and hanging on the pillow, and she brushed it aside with his hand.

Yu Chen slowly circled a strand of her hair with his fingers.

It wrapped around the hair from the ends to the roots, going round and round.

Excited.

Black hair was wrapped around his fingers.

Su Wuli was distracted by his hair-twirling motion and forgot to ask further questions.

She turned her head to look at his hand.

The man's hands had distinct knuckles, and his black hair was wrapped around his white knuckles, which looked exceptionally beautiful.

Su Wuli looked at him for a moment, reached out her hand, touched his fingertips with her fingertips, and then withdrew her hand.

Yu Chen took her hand and wrapped her fingers in that strand of hair.

Her fingers were intertwined with his.

Su Wuli lowered her head and looked at his fingers that were entwined with her hair.

Then Yu Chen slowly withdrew his fingers from her hair.

Strands of hair slipped from his fingers.

After being entangled for so long, there were still a few strands that were reluctant to be let go when they were loosened, wrapped around his knuckles, and only when he gently pulled them apart did they come apart.

She pulled her fingers back and hid them under the blanket.

Yu Chen glanced at her without saying a word, then suddenly picked her up from the bed.

Su Wuli instinctively snuggled into his arms.

She wrapped her legs around his waist, her hands around his neck, and pressed her face against his neck.

"What?" she asked vaguely.

Yu Chen carried her towards the bathroom, his voice coming down from above her head.

"Didn't you need to use the restroom?"

Su Wuli paused for a moment, then looked up at him.

He was looking down, a subtle smile playing on his lips.

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

That was just an excuse I made up.

And you could tell from the smile on his lips that he clearly knew.

Her face flushed slightly, then she bounced up from his chest and tried to get down, but he held her waist tightly to prevent her from doing so.

She struggled twice to no avail, then buried her face in his neck and mumbled something.

"You did it on purpose."