Cry louder, I can't hear you.

"But I've been drugged and I feel terrible. Can Qiaoqiao help me?"

He quickly changed how he addressed her.

His tone was innocent, but his eyes, unseen by Yun Qiao, held a deep malice.

Yun Qiao put on a stern face and pretended to be serious:

"Just bear with it. If you can't even do this much, why should I like you?"

She paused, then, as if remembering something, glared at him with annoyance:

"Seven years ago, when I was drugged, didn't you also throw me into the bathtub and soak me in cold water all night? You can soak me in cold water now too."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly chuckled softly.

He bent over, his shoulders shaking with laughter.

Yun Qiao was puzzled and frowned.

He answered in a hoarse voice, trying to control himself:

"Qiaoqiao really forgot."

"...Forgot what?"

He looked up at her:

"You don't really think you survived by soaking in cold water all night, do you?"

"...What do you mean?"

"Think about it again?"

"..."

As if these words had stirred up some long-forgotten memory, Yun Qiao stared at him blankly, her expression momentarily filled with surprise and uncertainty.

That day was Shen Shiyu's eighteenth birthday party. She was coerced by the system to drug Shen Shiyu, but for some reason, Shen Suwei suddenly looked at her in the crowd.

In her nervousness, she grabbed the wrong cup to put the medicine in. In the end, Shen Shiyu drank a normal beverage, but she herself accidentally drank the medicine.

She only realized she had drunk the wrong thing when her body started to heat up.

She had intended to sneak out of the banquet hall to hide, but instead ran into Shen Suwei in the corridor outside.

He asked her with a stern face what was wrong, and said other things as well.

Yun Qiao's head was spinning, and she couldn't hear anything. At first, she could bear it, but as she stared at his sexy lips that were opening and closing, the effects of the drug became stronger and stronger.

Finally, before her brain could even process what was happening, she had already wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him...

The aura emanating from Shen Suwei was too deadly for her at the time; she was completely controlled by the drug and lost consciousness almost immediately upon touching him.

She remembered having a slightly wild dream where Shen Suwei was with her in the bathroom... and she even got his towel dirty.

But when she woke up, Shen Suwei looked at her with such a serious expression, and even said he was going to throw her into the pond in the garden...

So she never doubted that the dream was real.

Could it be that... that it was never a dream all along?

Is this a real experience?

"Do you remember now?"

In a short moment, Shen Suwei's voice became even hoarse, as if he was suppressing his pain.

Yun Qiao snapped out of her daze, ignoring his pale face, and kept a straight expression:

"What did you do to me back then?"

"Qiaoqiao should ask, 'Why did you beg me to do this to you?'"

"What's the difference?"

Yun Qiao was somewhat annoyed.

Although they know that given their current relationship, and that they've already gone beyond what's expected, there's no point in dwelling on the past.

But just thinking about how he did those things to her back then, yet pretended nothing had happened, and always gave her a sour look, making her tremble with fear.

Yun Qiao got angry.

Is it fun to tease people?

"Qiaoqiao, your anger is completely unreasonable. You should know the effects of the medicine you gave me. If I didn't help you relieve it, you wouldn't have made it through the night." He spoke innocently, as if he were extremely aggrieved.

Yun Qiao was speechless for a moment, unable to refute these words.

She didn't really know much about this drug; the system just told her to take it, and she did.

Anyway, the system said that the female lead will eventually be fine; she just needs to go through the motions, do some bad things, and accept everyone's condemnation.

"So I should thank you?"

"You're welcome. Just be back tonight."

"you--"

"Do you remember how I helped you that time?"

Yun Qiao's heart pounded wildly under his gaze. She turned her head away and mumbled, "I don't remember."

"You don't remember me teaching you."

"Shen... Shen Suwei!" Upon hearing this, Yun Qiao hurriedly stopped him, taking a step back defensively and looking at him. "You just said you would listen to me, but I don't want to now. You can't force me."

"If you want me to like you, you must first respect me. You can't force me to do things I don't want to do."

Yun Qiao repeated herself seriously once again.

Although he didn't expect the man to actually listen, he remained silent for a moment, then surprisingly took a step back and mumbled in a low voice, "...Okay."

Yun Qiao was surprised. "Okay?"

I can hardly believe that this person could agree to her request while she was drugged.

She took another step back, looking at him warily: "Then you'll just have to bear with it?"

He looked at her, forced a bitter smile, and said, "Okay."

His complexion looked rather pale; it was unclear whether it was due to the medication or something else.

But he quickly spoke again: "Can I stay here with you for a while? Your family is still looking for me. If they come later, could you please help me deal with them?"

His tone was very polite and gentle.

He was so gentle that Yun Qiao almost doubted whether the person in front of her was Shen Suwei, or whether he had been drugged at all.

Otherwise, this is just too much tolerance.

Are you sure nothing will go wrong?

"Are you alright?"

"If you ask again, you really won't be able to get out."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qiao's spirits lifted, and she turned around abruptly, opening the door and leaving without looking back.

"If you're really feeling unwell, just rinse it off with cold water!"

It's so cold today, using cold water will definitely be very effective.

Yun Qiao felt a little smug.

But before he could finish laughing, there was a knock on the door.

"Xiaoyun, are you asleep?"

It's Ni Ping.

His tone revealed a hint of anxiety.

Recalling Shen Suwei's words, Yun Qiao understood.

She probably suspects that Shen Suwei is with her.

Yun Qiao walked to the wardrobe, grabbed a set of pajamas, put them on, and then went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Ni Ping was about to barge in, but Yun Qiao stopped her first.

"It was one thing for my aunt to let other people stay in my room without my permission, but what does it mean that she's forcibly barging into my room now?"

Ni Ping's expression stiffened slightly, but she still peered inside with an unwilling gaze.

"Xiaoyun, has anyone come into your room?"

Yun Qiao's face darkened. "Auntie, what do you mean by that? Do you think there's a man in my room? Even Huang Yao doesn't create babies like that, does she? I stayed in my room perfectly fine tonight and didn't do anything. You're going too far."

Ni Ping choked. She had only asked one question, so why was this person talking so much?

That's not what I meant—

"Then what do you mean? I just finished showering and heard you knocking on the door, and now you're asking me this kind of question," Yun Qiao paused, her eyes suddenly reddening, "I knew that after my mother left, everyone in this family could bully me..."

"No, I...who bullied you? I just asked a question!!"

Ni Ping was bewildered when she suddenly burst into tears while speaking. Just as she was about to say something, a strange sound came from the room, and she immediately perked up her ears:

"Is someone in your room?!"