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

Upon hearing this, she paused for a moment, realizing that what he said made sense.

She then reached out and covered his eyes.

Her palm pressed against his eyelids, his eyelashes brushing against her palm.

She thought that was enough and was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

But then Yu Chen stood up slightly, and his eyes appeared above her palms.

His gaze went past her fingers, looking her up and down her entire body.

Su Wuli's skin turned pink from being soaked in hot water, and her face turned red all the way from her neck to her toes.

Water droplets continued to drip, sparkling like flower petals covered in morning dew.

Seeing his actions, Su Wuli instinctively shouted, "You pervert!"

The sound exploded inside the tent, and before it even landed, she panicked.

The tents were not soundproof, and there were patrolling soldiers outside.

They must have heard it.

Su Wuli hurriedly shut her mouth, her ears turning even redder.

At this moment, I wish I could shrink myself into a ball, a stone, or anything else.

This time, Yu Chen didn't say anything. Instead, he reached out and pulled down the handkerchief hanging on the screen, unfolded it, and wrapped his hand around her body.

The handkerchief wrapped her from her shoulders to her calves, completely enveloping her.

His hand pressed against her body through the handkerchief, with just the right amount of pressure, drawing the water droplets away from her skin.

His large hand pressed down her arm, reaching her wrist, then flipped her hand over and pressed her palm.

Then he moved his hand to her back and pressed down from her shoulder blades to her lower back, section by section.

The handkerchief was pressed against her skin, and his hand was pressed against her back through the handkerchief.

The water droplets were absorbed, and the damp handkerchief clung to her body, revealing the contours of her skin underneath.

The wet stains gradually expanded, like a watercolor painting spreading out.

She was wrapped in a handkerchief like a silkworm cocoon, with only her face showing.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Chen bent down and picked her up in his arms.

He took two steps and placed her on the bed.

The handkerchief came undone, so Yu Chen simply pulled it off her.

Then wrap her up from head to toe in a blanket.

The blanket was thick, and she felt warm snuggled inside.

After finishing everything, Yu Chen stood by the bed and looked down at her.

She huddled under the blanket, watching him.

After a moment, Yu Chen raised his hand and began to untie the ties of his clothes.

The belt was tied at his waist, and he hooked it with his fingers and pulled it gently.

Until the neckline of the inner garment opened, revealing the collarbone.

His slender fingers hooked onto another ribbon and tugged at it again.

The inner garment slipped off her shoulder, revealing her left shoulder first, the lines of her shoulder blade appearing and disappearing in the dim light.

Then expose your right shoulder.

He pulled both hands out of his sleeves, and his undergarment fell to the ground.

Yu Chen bent down, picked it up, and placed it on the screen.

Su Wuli huddled under the blanket watching him undress, blushing as she pulled the blanket up to cover half her face.

The gaze drifted from the edge of the blanket, landed on his shoulder, then moved away and drifted back.

The man's chest was exposed, and his abdominal muscles extended down from his ribs, disappearing into his waistband.

The light from the oil lamp shone from the side, casting shadows on the grooves of the muscles.

Su Wuli shrank back into the blanket, hiding herself completely inside.

It was pitch black under the blanket and nothing could be seen, but he could be faintly heard laughing.

The sound coming through the blanket wasn't very clear.

"Still shy after all this time," Yu Chen's voice rang out.

Su Wuli buried her face in the blanket and refused to come out, but she could hear the sound of water stepping into the bathtub.

Then came the sound of someone sitting down, and the soft splashing of water.

Water dripped down his shoulder and back into the bucket.

Su Wuli closed her eyes under the blanket, then opened them again.

It was very dark under the blanket, and she couldn't see anything, so she closed her eyes as well.

The water in the bathtub was from when she had just taken a bath.

Hot water flowed down her body and now enveloped his.

Her fingers slowly clenched inside the blanket.

Su Wuli curled herself up into a ball, her toes tucked into the blanket.

My palms were sweaty, and my whole body felt hot.

The blanket was so thick that she couldn't breathe, so she pulled it down to expose her nose.

She took a breath and pulled it up again, covering half of her face.

Yu Chen then fished the soaking wet cloth out of the bucket and draped it over the rim.

Water droplets dripped down...

She hid under the blanket and listened to the sounds.

I saw his hands scrubbing his skin.

She hid herself even more deeply, her face burning red.

A deep, resonant voice came from the bathtub, "I saw you earlier, and you can see me now too."

His words were spoken with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli buried her face in the blanket and refused to answer.

Pretend you didn't hear it.

Then he pulled the blanket over his head and huddled inside it.

Her black hair was spread out on the pillow, highlighting her bright red earlobes peeking out from the edge of the blanket.

The man's low laughter came through the steam again.

She felt so hot and stuffy under the blanket that Su Wuli had to pull the blanket down further to let in a breath of cool air.

Then he pulled the blanket up again.

The sound of water continued, so Su Wuli simply closed her eyes, her mind filled with the image of Yu Chen sitting in the bathtub.

She turned over and buried her face in the pillow, the cool pillow pressing against her burning cheeks.

She didn't lift her face from the pillow; it remained buried.

After a moment, the sound of water stopped.

Su Wuli heard him stand up from the bathtub, followed by the sound of a towel being wrung out.

Water droplets dripped into the bucket, and then I heard the sound of a handkerchief rubbing against my skin.

Immediately afterwards, the bed sank slightly.

The man lay down beside her and reached out to pull her blanket.

Su Wuli was startled and gripped the edge of the blanket tightly.

"Isn't it stuffy under the covers?" Yu Chen asked.

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli responded softly, "It's not boring."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Chen scooped her up in his arms, blanket and all.

She curled up in his arms like a larva trapped in a cocoon.

Yu Chen wrapped his arms around her waist through the blanket, "If I get too stuffy, who am I going to ask for a hand warmer?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Wuli's already flushed face became even hotter.

She punched his chest through the blanket, but because the blanket was wrapped around her, she couldn't hit him at all.

Yu Chen couldn't help but chuckle softly, and deliberately asked, "Did you hit it?"

Su Wuli remained silent.

The next moment, Yu Chen reached out and lifted the blanket she was wrapped in, pulling it down from her shoulders.

Before she could react, the person had already lain down inside.

His arm went around her waist and pulled her into his embrace.

His undershirt collar was open, exposing his collarbone.

The skin still carried the warmth of a recent shower.

Su Wuli's face was pressed against his neck, and she could feel the temperature and moisture on his skin.

"You can start now." He looked down at her.

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