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

Su Wuli's heart skipped a beat, and her cheeks quickly flushed.

She instinctively hugged her arms tightly around the front of her shirt, her fingertips gripping the overly long cuffs.

Looking up, she saw Yu Chen raise an eyebrow slightly, neither urging her nor speaking again, but simply watching her quietly.

A man's waiting, tinged with a sense of command, is more unsettling than direct coercion.

The air was still, and even the sound of the wind outside the tent seemed distant.

Su Wuli bit her lower lip, struggling internally.

The injuries were on my arms, my lower back, and in more private places.

Let him see it?

Although they had done more intimate things, Su Wuli always felt that in a normal, sober state...

I felt a little embarrassed.

She hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and slowly loosened her arms.

First, I slowly rolled up the sleeve of the injured arm.

The bruises on his arm, newly formed during the day, looked particularly glaring in the dim light inside the tent.

Yu Chen's gaze fell on the wound, and his eyes seemed to darken.

He didn't move, he just watched.

It seems to be saying, "Continue."

Seeing this, Su Wuli paused, and hesitated to make any further moves.

Yu Chen's patience seemed to have run out.

He suddenly stood up, walked over, picked her up, and placed her on a low couch covered with thick animal hides.

Before me was the blurry shadow of the tent top, and beneath me was a rough yet soft animal hide.

The oversized black robe completely fell apart as Su Wuli lay down.

The hem of her clothes slipped down to the sides, exposing one shoulder and collarbone to the cool air.

The hem of her robe was piled up messily at her waist, and her legs were almost completely exposed.

Under the dim, flickering light of the oil lamp, it was dazzlingly white.

It was so cold that Su Wuli instantly broke out in tiny granules.

Yu Chen knelt on one knee by the bed and leaned down to look at her.

His shadow completely enveloped her, blocking most of the light and making it impossible for her to see the expression on his face.

She could only feel those two gazes sweeping over her entire body.

Su Wuli was at a loss and tried to raise her hands to cover herself, but no matter how she tried, it was no use.

After all, two hands are too limited.

The man's gaze swept over her legs and hips.

Su Wuli's ears turned red. She remembered that there were several bruises on the outside of her thighs and lower back.

The air was so still it was suffocating.

Yu Chen didn't speak, and Su Wuli didn't dare to make a sound.

Under his gaze, it felt as if all the blood in my body rushed to my head, and my ears were ringing.

Su Wuli tried to pull her scattered robes to cover herself, but her body felt as if it were nailed to the bed, unable to move.

An overwhelming sense of shame nearly overwhelmed her.

She glanced at Yu Chen secretly.

His gaze lingered on the wounds for a moment, his eyes deep in thought.

Suddenly, he straightened up and walked to the low table.

He picked up the medicine pot, walked back and sat down on the edge of the tatami mat, very close to her.

He didn't say anything, but simply used his fingers to scoop out the ointment.

The icy touch first landed on the most severe bruise on the outside of my thigh.

Su Wuli shuddered suddenly, her legs instinctively trying to pull back.

But his free hand easily pressed down on her ankle, fixing her in place.

His palms were warm and strong, and the calluses on his fingertips rubbed against the delicate skin of her ankles.

Su Wuli's face flushed, and she gasped for breath.

"Don't move." His voice was deep, and the pressure on her ankle tightened.

It is irresistible.

With his fingers coated in ointment, he began to vigorously rub the bruise.

The force was great, grinding over every swollen and painful tendon.

The pain made Su Wuli clench her teeth instantly, and tears welled up uncontrollably.

She turned her head away and instinctively buried her face in the rough fur of the animal hide.

But the body's reaction cannot be hidden.

Su Wuli trembled in pain, the muscles of the leg he was holding down tensed, and her toes curled up.

His breathing became rapid.

"Well……"

She finally couldn't help but gasp, letting out a trembling sound filled with pain.

Yu Chen's kneading motion suddenly stopped.

The temperature of the palm pressed against her ankle seemed to rise suddenly, even burning her skin.

However, before Su Wuli could react...

He suddenly increased the pressure on her hand, almost using his knuckles to forcefully push into her bruised flesh.

The pain made her vision blur, and a broken sob escaped her throat.

"Mmm..."

"Bear with it," he hissed, his voice much deeper and hoarser than before.

With a hint of fierceness, she said, "Who taught you to be so weak-willed when riding a horse? Now you know what pain is?"

He paused, as if remembering something, "Was it like this before when I was riding a horse?"

Su Wuliyun was too painful to think and remained silent for a long time.

The next moment, the kneading motion became faster and heavier.

It carried a ruthless, punitive quality.

"Ugh...no...it hurts..." Su Wuli cried and begged for mercy.

Before she could finish speaking, the world spun around her, and Su Wuli found herself lying face down on the animal hide.

Immediately afterwards, the ointment was applied to her lower back, and she froze.

That position left her almost half-lying down, her waist and hip curves completely exposed to the gaze and hand of the person behind her.

The moment the cool ointment touched the wound, her body jerked violently, and a short, painful groan escaped her throat again.

"Ugh—"

It was accompanied by a soft, tingling pain and uncontrollable physiological reactions.

Yu Chen's hand tightened instantly, the kneading motion paused for a moment, and then the crushing became even more ferocious.

It's like they're trying to vent something through these things.

"Don't make a sound." He gritted his teeth, each word scorching with anger. "Say another word, and you'll face the consequences."

He was extremely fierce.

Su Wuli was in so much pain that her eyes were blurred with tears, and she felt wronged.

It wasn't that she wanted to scream; he was just too rough.

Bruising is painful to begin with.

The man's breathing seemed to deepen, his breath hitting the skin on the back of her neck, sending shivers down her spine.

She bit down hard on the animal hide, daring not to make a sound.

A voice suddenly came from behind, "You can't get rid of bruises without rubbing them hard."

His body trembled uncontrollably under his palm.

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli was slightly taken aback.

Explain to her...?

After what seemed like an eternity, the almost torturous massaging finally subsided.

The medicine had fully taken effect, burning intensely on every inch of my aching skin.

Yu Chen's fingertips lingered on her waist for a moment, almost like a feather brushing against it.

Su Wuli slumped on the couch, her fingertips trembling slightly, her whole body damp and cold, unable to tell whether it was cold sweat or tears.

Her long robe was haphazardly wrapped around her, barely concealing her at all.

I heard him get up behind me.

Su Wuli tilted her head slightly and saw him walk a few steps to the low table.

With his back to her, he didn't pour the water out, but instead tilted his head back and poured it straight into the spout.

The swallowing sounds were rapid and loud, and the Adam's apple bobbed violently up and down.

The lines of the profile and jawline are taut.

He stood there for a while before the rapid swallowing stopped.

He then slammed the kettle down, the bottom of it hitting the low table with a dull thud.

Yu Chen did not turn around immediately.

Seeing this, Su Wuli took advantage of the moment to slowly pull at her slipping clothes with trembling fingers.

Pull down the hem of the robe that was piled up at the waist.

Just then, he suddenly turned around, his eyes darker than the night outside the tent.

Su Wuli stopped moving.

Yu Chen walked back to the bedside in a few steps, his gaze falling on her legs, which she hadn't had time to fully cover.

He bent down and grabbed her ankle.

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