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

A large hand, without her noticing, supported her neck, lifting her upper body slightly and bringing her closer to him.

Su Wuli unconsciously hummed, took a slight step back, and bumped her back against the wall by the pool.

There is nowhere to escape.

The man placed one hand behind her head and the other around her waist, pressing her closer to him.

The kiss was deep and heavy, with a suppressed burst of energy, as if it wanted to devour her.

Su Wuli was forced to look up and endure it, her fingers clenching the black collar of her clothes.

The breath she had finally managed to catch was completely disrupted by the man, his lips blocked and invaded.

Breathing is disordered and unbalanced.

The feeling of suffocation came over me, but it wasn't as terrifying as it would be in the water.

Su Wuli made a sound of resistance, "Ugh...no..."

Her body, clad in a mermaid costume, writhed in the man's arms, which held her captive.

Instead of breaking free, his kiss became even more intense.

After an unknown amount of time, he stepped back slightly, but their lips were still very close, their breaths mingling.

Su Wuli's eyes were glazed over, her lips were bruised and red from being ravaged, and she looked at the man in front of her, whose eyes were terrifyingly dark.

Her breathing was rapid, causing her chest to rise and fall.

Before he could catch his breath, Yu Chen suddenly lowered his head again.

His lips landed on her collarbone, sucking away a drop of water that had gathered there, while his teeth gently nibbled at that small piece of soft flesh.

A slight sting made her shudder.

"How can it still be flooded like this?" he asked in a hoarse voice, his breath hot against her earlobe.

Su Wuli felt weak all over and couldn't speak at all.

Yu Chen's breath moved away from her ear, then slowly approached, his nose lightly touching hers.

Her wet eyelashes trembled slightly, and the next second, her lips were sealed again.

Like the domineering nature that men are born with, his kiss also carried an irresistible sense of plunder.

“Hmm… well…”

Su Wuli tried to push him away, her breath unsteady, but even her fingertips felt weak.

All she could do was let out a few soft whimpers of resistance.

Just when she thought she was about to be kissed unconscious, Yu Chen released her and sprayed her with hot breath.

Her voice was hoarse as she opened her mouth, "You can't breathe underwater, and you can't now either?"

Su Wuli breathed with her lips open, only able to shake her head repeatedly.

Her already rosy lips were now swollen and red, and anyone who saw them would know what had happened.

Her face, which had been pale from drowning, was now flushed with a rosy blush, hidden beneath the damp water droplets.

His deep eyes darkened again, and the person pressed close to him was the first to notice something was wrong.

His gaze slowly moved downwards, from her lips down her neck and collarbone...

Finally, the hand landed on the fish tail on her leg, and slowly moved down to cover it.

Then a noticeably low, husky voice rang out, "Mermaid?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli felt a little ashamed for some reason and opened her mouth to explain.

"No--"

However, she stopped after uttering only one sound.

Her voice became unusually soft and sweet, clearly trying to explain, but it sounded like... seduction.

As soon as the note faded, Yu Chen, whose gaze had been fixed on the fish tail, looked up and stared intently at her.

Su Wuli wanted to get out of his arms, but not only was it impossible today, but she was also wearing a fishtail dress.

Then Yu Chen glanced around, his brows furrowing slightly, and asked in a deep, mellow voice, "Is this your dream?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli nodded slightly and subconsciously responded, "Mm..."

Before she could finish speaking, the man, who had been observing the surroundings, suddenly pushed her down and covered her head with his hands.

Su Wuli had no idea what was happening when her numb lips were once again captured.

The man's hot breath overwhelmed her own.

She unconsciously let out another sound, "Mmm..."

Yu Chen's kiss became even fiercer...

Su Wuli had no idea what she had done, nor did she say anything, but the man kissed her as if he were possessed.

She only vaguely heard the man tell her to breathe, but she didn't know how.

Then he warned, "If you can't do it, don't make those kinds of noises."

Su Wuli still didn't know what sound she had made.

With a ripping sound, the already slender fishtail fabric of the man's clothes clung to her bare legs.

Just when Su Wuli thought it would be like before...

Suddenly, a thick fog rolled in, and I couldn't see anything. When I woke up again, I was already lying in bed in my apartment.

She subconsciously raised her hand to her lips, which were swollen and numb, as if the touch of the man's thin lips still lingered there.

Su Wuli's eyes were vacant, but her mind was filled with wild guesses.

Yu Chen clearly wouldn't kiss her before, so why this time...?

Thinking of this, she suddenly realized something.

This time, the dream wasn't set in ancient times, and it wasn't his dream at all.

Whether in modern times or in a dream on the set of her filming.

After a while, she lifted the blanket, still wearing a gray-blue long-sleeved nightgown.

This time was clearly different from before; previously, whatever she wore in her dreams would become what she dreamed of.

This time, however, the focus was on photographing the fish's tail.

Could it be... because this was her own dream?

However, the speculation could not be verified, and the dream suddenly stopped for some unknown reason.

Thinking of this, the feeling of the man's wet clothes clinging to her legs before the dream disappeared seemed to still be clearly lingering on her skin.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt a slight tingling sensation on that spot of skin.

Su Wuli quickly raised her hand and patted her face.

She never knew she would be so unable to control her body.

She quickly sat up in bed, went into the bathroom barefoot, and took a shower.

Standing in front of the mirror after taking a shower, the person in the mirror had red, swollen, and glistening lips, and there was a clear, ambiguous mark on their collarbone.

She raised her hand to cover her lips, but the touch felt like an electric shock as she pulled away.

She then walked out of the bathroom in a somewhat flustered manner.

Fortunately, she had no work commitments today, so she stayed in her apartment and studied the script for the scenes she would be doing on set tomorrow.

Lin Liwen called midway through to inquire about her condition, and it turned out that she was in good health.

I just hung up the phone when a text message came in.

She opened it and found that it was Zhou Ruoying.

[Don't be late for the class reunion in a couple of days! I'm really looking forward to it, old classmate.]

Looking at the words on the screen, Su Wuli felt a chill run down her spine.

She wanted to refuse, but remained motionless for a long time, her whole body frozen.

The consequences of those resistances are becoming clearer, as if they happened just yesterday.

His hand gripped the phone tightly, his teeth clenched, and he trembled.

Su Wuli was absent-minded all day.

Hugging her legs and huddling in the corner of the sofa, she seemed to be able to ward off the surging fears.

That night, she couldn't sleep.

dilemma.

If she doesn't sleep, those terrifying memories keep resurfacing, leaving her nowhere to escape.

Even in her sleep, she still has to face the man who could take her life at any moment.

While struggling with this dilemma, she finally fell asleep at three in the morning, her heart filled with trepidation.

When she opened her eyes again, she was lying on her bed, fully dressed, with nothing unusual about her.

I had no dreams last night.

My head is aching slightly because I went to bed too late.

She raised her hand to rub her temples and sat up in bed.

Su Wuli was completely baffled by this; she didn't know what the medium of dreams was or what the rules were.

But this did give her a sense of relief.

It's not necessary every night...

Because it was a night shoot, Su Yuan came to pick her up in the evening to go to the film set together.

As soon as she got in the car, Su Yuan noticed her unusual behavior. "Wu Li, did you go to bed very late last night?"

"Mm." Su Wuli nodded, her face pale because she wasn't wearing makeup.

"Is it because you were drowning the day before yesterday and you're still not fully recovered?" Su Yuan asked with some concern.

"No..." Su Wuli leaned against the car window, her eyes half-closed, "I just had some insomnia last night."

"Wu Li, if you're really not feeling well, I'll contact Sister Wen to see if today's shoot can be rescheduled. I'm really having some trouble—"

"No need," Su Wuli said softly, opening her mouth to interrupt.

"The production schedule has already been arranged. If it needs to be readjusted because of my small cameo role, it will be too much of a fuss."

"But your body..." Su Yuan hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

Su Wuli naturally noticed her worry and spoke up.

"I know you're worried about me, but this is Director Chen's film, so I have to give him face."