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

Su Wuli was most afraid of his expressionless face. She shook her head, raised her hand to wipe away her tears, but the more she wiped, the more tears she shed.

She didn't know what was wrong with her, even though she had already cried.

She had clearly decided to make Zhou Ruoying and the others pay the price, and she could have handled it herself.

But the moment they saw him, all that pretense crumbled instantly.

Just as her mind was in turmoil, Yu Chen suddenly stood up.

He took a few steps to stand in front of her, and a shadow fell over her.

Su Wuli instinctively tried to step back, but her heel hit the cold palace pillar.

He reached out and grabbed her wrist directly, with a light touch, yet she couldn't break free.

Then he led her to the huge rosewood table over there.

"What are you doing..." she finally managed to squeeze out a few words, her voice trembling with panic.

Yu Chen ignored her and pinned her against the hard edge of the table, the cold wood digging into her waist.

Su Wuli was trapped between his body and the table, unable to move, and could only look up at him.

His eyes were deep, like the bottomless sea at night.

Su Wuli just stared at him like that.

The next moment, without warning, he lowered his head and kissed her.

It wasn't comforting, and it didn't even qualify as warmth.

With an almost punishing force, he pried open her teeth and swallowed all her tiny sobs and trembling.

His breath was hot, and his scent filled our lips and tongues as we intertwined.

He used his strength to firmly pin her to the spot.

Su Wuli's mind was buzzing.

"Mmm...uh..."

Her hands weakly pushed against Yu Chen's chest, but it felt like pushing against a wall.

A man's aura is always domineering and irresistible.

Tears flowed even more fiercely, sliding between their tightly pressed lips, leaving a salty taste.

He stepped back slightly, his lips still pressed against hers, his voice low and husky.

With lingering heat and a clear threat, he said, "I have no patience for guessing. Either tell me, or..."

Su Wuli was already crying and her breathing was a little unsteady. After he kissed her on the lips, her breathing became completely disordered.

Yu Chen paused as he spoke, his gaze falling on her lips, which were red and swollen from being kissed, his meaning clear.

Upon seeing this, my heart skipped a beat.

The grievances, fears, and long-suppressed pain were finally pried open by Yu Chen's almost brutal methods.

She clutched the fabric of his shirt, crying so hard she couldn't breathe.

"They...killed my mother..."

Su Wuli finally broke down, squeezing out broken words, her face streaked with tears.

"...They...took the phone to lie to her...and even sent someone to scare her...that's why my mom...was hit and killed..."

Su Wuli's mind was completely in a mess. She incoherently poured out the details from those videos, mixed with tears and sobs.

She cried so hard she almost curled up, and he was the only one who held her up so she wouldn't slip.

Yu Chen listened without interrupting.

The grip on her wrist loosened at some point, and he instead supported her waist.

The impatience and irritability on his face faded, leaving only a deep calm.

After saying this, Su Wuli burst into tears, unable to catch her breath.

Then a deep voice rang out, "Mom...is that your mother?"

"Mm." Su Wuli nodded.

Completely unaware that her choice of words and titles were in modern language, Yu Chen might not understand them.

When she finally cried until only intermittent sobs remained, she leaned against him, almost completely exhausted.

Yu Chen slowly spoke, his voice much deeper than before, "I understand."

Just three words.

There was no comfort, no further questioning.

He was silent for a moment, then moved the hand that was on her waist.

"Have you cried enough?"

Su Wuli sobbed, nodded, then shook her head.

"If crying worked, would your mother come back to life?"

His tone carried his usual indifference, yet it seemed to be mixed with something else.

"Tears cannot bring back a life, nor can they scare away evildoers."

These words stung Su Wuli's heart, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

The more wronged she felt, the more she realized that since she hadn't backed down this time, why was she being scolded?

He seemed to see that she was about to cry again, his brows furrowed, and his tone hardened.

"Hold back your tears; those shed in your dreams, who will see them in reality?"

He paused as he spoke.

Su Wuli's eyes were red and swollen, filled with helplessness and confusion as she looked at him.

But Yu Chen looked away, focusing on the flickering candlelight, his voice lowering.

"It is already an exception for me to be here to listen to what you have to say."

He turned back to her, his gaze fixed on her. "The dream is over. You still have to face it yourself."

Su Wuli stared at him blankly.

His words were unpleasant, even hurtful.

Strangely enough, what almost drove her to loneliness and despair was awakened by his cruelty.

Su Wuli nodded somewhat blankly, noticing that the man's brows furrowed even more deeply.

She was confused. Hadn't she been very obedient to him? Why was he still angry?

Su Wuli unconsciously lowered her head to avoid the man's gaze.

After a long pause, Yu Chen suddenly spoke, "So you want them dead now?"

Su Wuli froze, then looked up at him with tearful eyes, "I...I didn't..."

She instinctively retorted, her voice still trembling with tears, "I just...want them to be punished...by the law..."

"The law?" Yu Chen smirked. "You're still so naive. If it were truly useful, your mother wouldn't have died back then."

"It's useful," Su Wuli retorted, her voice trembling. "Our place is different from yours; we can do it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Chen's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "Okay, that's fine."

He seemed to verbally agree.

He then added, "But... since the hatred has reached this level..."

Yu Chen's fingers casually traced the scar on her side through her clothes, sending a slight shiver down her spine.

"Do you want my help?"

Su Wuli was stunned. "...Help me?"