The temperamental white moonlight is back, and the entire Marquis's family obediently calls him

On the day Liu Yuyao was brought back to the capital by Zhou Ningchuan, the scene of lanterns and colorful decorations and the sound of gongs and drums welcoming her, which she had imagined, did not come as expected.

She was carried into the Marquis's mansion through the back gate in a small sedan chair.

By the time she realized what was happening, it was too late.

Lu Mingzhao and Zhou Ningchuan appeared before her together.

Liu Yuyao suddenly realized that she had been tricked.

Zhou Ningchuan had no intention of marrying her. He treated her gently because he had already received news from Lu Mingzhao's letter that Liu Yuyao had entered a new body and that this was Liu Yuyao's last chance.

If she fails again, she will have no way to escape.

Therefore, Zhou Ningchuan pretended to cater to her in order to prevent her from committing suicide on the road.

Now, Zhou Ningchuan has finally handed her over to Lu Mingzhao.

He no longer needs to pretend.

While inside Chu Yuan'er's body, Liu Yuyao had already personally experienced Lu Mingzhao's torment, so she naturally didn't want to go through it again.

It's better to just end it all yourself.

In an instant, she pulled the hairpin from her hair and stabbed it into her neck.

But Lu Mingzhao reacted faster, stepping forward and grabbing her wrist. With a "crack," accompanied by Liu Yuyao's scream, her wrist dislocated, and the hairpin fell to the ground.

Liu Yuyao glared at Lu Mingzhao with fear and resentment: "Why! Why won't you let me go!"

Lu Mingzhao scoffed, "That's the question I should be asking you. Why won't you let my family go?"

"What is that 'system'? Why are you so determined to complete the task it gave you?"

Liu Yuyao's pupils contracted.

"How did you know about the mission?... Did Chu Yuan'er tell you?"

"How dare she! Isn't she afraid of death?"

Before answering Chu Yuan'er's questions, she clearly used the system to set restrictions for Chu Yuan'er, stating that if Chu Yuan'er told others about these things, she would die within three days.

Now that Lu Mingzhao knows about these things, it means...

"Chu Yuan'er has passed away."

Lu Mingzhao answered her question.

She spent the last three days of her life with her maid, Lan'er. After her death, Lan'er buried her next to her parents' graves.

Logically speaking, Chu Yuan'er should hate Lu Mingzhao even more than she does.

Lu Mingzhao took the position of the wife of the Marquis of Zhongjing. If it weren't for her, Chu Yuan'er would have succeeded long ago.

Under these circumstances, how could Chu Yuan'er possibly tell him the truth?

This doesn't make sense!

Lu Mingzhao: "Because ultimately, she is still a person, and she has things that she truly cares about."

"Her feelings are something you may never understand. But it's precisely because you can't understand them that I'm even more curious about why you have so many strange qualities."

"You even know about He Ling's relationship with me."

How did you find out about this?

Liu Yuyao remained silent for a long time, then suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"Whether I tell you or not, I'm going to die anyway. So why should I tell you? You've ruined so many things for me, I wish you would never know the truth."

"Besides, Lu Mingzhao, in my opinion, you have no right to talk to me like that. At least I am a living, breathing person, while you are just a derivative character. In fact, without me, you would never exist in this world—including Zhou Ningchuan, Zhou Shili... none of you would even exist!"

Liu Yuyao was saying things that no one could understand.

Although her eyes were full of resentment, she spoke clearly and did not seem to be talking nonsense.

Zhou Ningchuan stared expressionlessly at her erratic behavior, then turned to his wife, seeking her opinion.

Lu Mingzhao remained silent for a moment.

In her view, this was no longer a simple question of whether or not to kill the transmigrated woman.

The appearance of the time-traveling woman was truly mysterious; no one knew whether another person would appear after she left.

And what about the things the time-traveling woman said that they couldn't quite understand? Would that affect their future lives?

If they want to know the truth, they can only look for it in the time-traveling woman in front of them.

"Lock her up first, and have someone keep a close eye on her to prevent her from committing suicide or harming herself," Lu Mingzhao said.

"I'll let her come see me again when she's willing to explain everything."

Lu Mingzhao turned to leave, but Liu Yuyao became anxious: "What's the point of doing this? You might as well have someone kill me! Even if you lock me up for a long time and torture me severely, I won't tell."

Lu Mingzhao paused, then asked, "What's your hurry?"

"The one who wants to know the truth is me, not you. I have plenty of time to waste with you. Don't worry. I have plenty of miraculous medicines in my manor, enough to keep you alive for a very, very long time, long enough that you'll find living itself to be a form of suffering."

"Just like when you took over my body, allowing me to see everything, yet feel nothing at all."

"But the difference is that I am far more merciful than you."

Lu Mingzhao smiled slightly.

"You will not be plunged into endless darkness; on the contrary, this room will be brightly lit forever. I will have people guard the candles in the room, and they must not be extinguished for any of the twelve hours of the day. Once they burn out, they must be replaced immediately to ensure that the room is always as bright as day."

"Besides, no one in this room will talk to you; everyone will treat you like you're invisible. No one will answer your questions or chat with you to pass the time. You exist, yet you don't exist. Hopefully, at that moment you will feel the same way you did just now—firmly believe that you are a living, breathing person."

Liu Yuyao's eyes trembled, and she collapsed to the ground.

What Lu Mingzhao was talking about were all things she had experienced.

At that time, Liu Yuyao occupied her body, and that was the feeling Lu Mingzhao experienced.

She drifts in darkness, occasionally seeing her beloved husband and children, but she can't utter a word, or even lift her hand to hug them.

For fourteen years, no one knew that Lu Mingzhao was still alive.

Even she herself began to doubt her own existence.

Is she just a lost soul, residing in someone else's body, watching their lives and developing delusions?

Even Liu Yuyao didn't expect her to last this long.

The system had told her that the longer the original owner's soul was suppressed, the more likely she would be to suffer from mental instability or weakened consciousness after regaining her body.

Simply put, Lu Mingzhao might go completely insane, or he might become a mentally challenged idiot.

Therefore, Liu Yuyao always felt that even if Lu Mingzhao came back, he would only be an empty shell and not worth fearing at all.

The people Liu Yuyao left behind before leaving her body were just in case.

Who would have thought that Lu Mingzhao would return unscathed, and even manage to scheme against her step by step, turning her into this mess!

Liu Yuyao closed her eyes.

Now she is being forced to experience everything that Lu Mingzhao went through, and she has no right to say no.

But with Lu Mingzhao as a precedent, Liu Yuyao felt that perhaps this matter was not so difficult to endure.

If Lu Mingzhao can do it, why can't she?

She didn't believe Lu Mingzhao could keep going like this. She thought that one day Lu Mingzhao would lose his patience and kill her in a fit of anger.

She just needs to endure it for a while...

Just endure it a little longer...