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

Su Wuli shook her head without saying anything, but carefully applied iodine around the wound.

The moment I touched his skin, I felt the man's muscles suddenly contract.

"Put the things down and tell me what to do," Yu Chen suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli paused and looked up at him.

"Your hands are shaking," he said calmly. "Teach me."

"No need," Su Wuli said, lowering her head. "I'll do it."

She continued what she was doing, trying to keep it steady.

After disinfection, Su Wuli opened a capsule and carefully sprinkled the powder inside onto the wound.

Yu Chen watched silently, without stopping them further.

When re-bandaging, the gauze needs to be wrapped around the back of the arm.

Su Wuli had no choice but to get closer, so close that she could almost feel the scorching heat emanating from his chest.

And there was that bloody aura about him.

She held her breath and awkwardly moved behind his arm, pulling, tightening, and tying a knot.

After the bandage was finally finished, Su Wuli took out the strip of anti-inflammatory medicine, picked out two white pills, and handed them to him.

Yu Chen didn't answer.

He looked at the two unfamiliar objects with a slight frown and a scrutinizing gaze.

Seeing this, Su Wuli suddenly remembered what he had mentioned about poisoning last time.

Without hesitation, I put one of the pieces into my mouth.

The pill pressed against the back of her tongue, and the bitter taste immediately exploded, causing her entire face to scrunch up.

The next instant, Yu Chen grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her forward.

His burning lips pressed down on hers without warning, his tongue forcefully forcing its way through her teeth.

The kiss was sudden, deep, and heavy.

Su Wuli froze, her mouth instantly filled with his hot breath and the bitter taste of the pills.

He swept it across her mouth, chasing after the pill, his movements somewhat rough, making her tongue numb from sucking.

The bitter taste lingered and permeated between their lips and teeth.

He took the pills but didn't leave immediately.

Instead, while still in that position, he gently bit her lower lip before slowly pulling away.

Su Wuli was breathless from the kiss, her lips were numb, and her tongue tasted bitter.

She subconsciously licked her lips, her brows furrowing even more. "...Bitter."

Yu Chen didn't speak, his Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed the pill, his gaze then falling on another pill in her hand.

Seeing this, Su Wuli handed over the pills.

This time, Yu Chen took it, glanced at her, then put it in his mouth and swallowed it dry.

Throughout the entire process, he didn't even flinch.

"Anti-inflammatory medicine..." Su Wuli explained in a low voice, her voice still a little hoarse, "to prevent the wound from getting worse, you have a fever."

Yu Chen leaned back on the soft couch, closed his eyes, and only hummed in agreement.

Su Wuli packed her things, looked at his pale profile, and couldn't help but ask.

"Why didn't you call someone to handle it?"

Yu Chen remained silent for a long time.

Su Wuli thought he wouldn't answer anymore.

"Troublesome." He finally uttered the two words, his eyes still closed.

Su Wuli didn't understand.

The study fell silent again.

After a while, Yu Chen suddenly spoke, his voice low and hoarse.

"Where did this come from?"

"...I brought it." Su Wuli hugged her knees and sat on the floor beside the soft couch.

"Next time," he said again, still with his eyes closed, "don't stuff everything into your mouth."

Su Wuli pursed her numb lips and remained silent.

The night was dark.

Su Wuli leaned against the soft couch, her eyelids growing heavier and heavier.

The smell of blood had faded, but the faint scent of medicine still lingered.

Her tense nerves gradually relaxed, and she hugged her knees, nodding her head as her consciousness began to blur.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, her body suddenly felt light.

She gasped and suddenly opened her eyes.

She found herself being lifted up by Yu Chen and carried horizontally off the ground.

"Your hand." Her first reaction was to look at his arm, afraid that he might tear open the newly bandaged wound by exerting too much force.

Yu Chen ignored her, turned around with her in his arms, sat back down on the soft couch, and then placed her on his lap.

The couch was narrow, and there was almost no space left for him to sit on.

"I won't die." His voice was still hoarse, but his tone was calm.

Su Wuli frantically tried to get off him, but the soft couch offered her no support.

"The wound will reopen... I'll just sit on the ground..."

The bed swayed whenever she moved.

Yu Chen didn't say anything, but put his right arm around her waist and pulled her backward, lying down with her.

The soft couch was just long enough for him to lie straight, but its width was really limited.

Su Wuli was turned to the side and held in his arms, with the wall behind her and his burning body in front of her, almost pressed tightly together.

She panicked even more, especially when she felt a long arm across her waist, the bandage almost touching her clothes.

"Don't squeeze your arm..."

Su Wuli tried to move, but his right arm gripped her waist even tighter.

"Don't move." A deep voice sounded above her head, dry and feverish.

As if seeing her still struggling slightly, Yu Chen seemed to lose patience and suddenly lifted her arm up forcefully.

Su Wuli felt dizzy and disoriented. When she came to her senses, she was already lying on top of him.

Chest to chest, face buried in his neck.

In this position, his left arm was finally freed and hung down on the outside of the soft couch.

Su Wuli froze completely.

All of his weight was pressing down on him, and you could clearly feel the rise and fall of his breath.

There was also an unusually high body temperature that could be felt through the clothing.

He was hot all over, so hot that it made her skin tingle, and his breath was heavy and burning against her ear.

"Go to sleep," he commanded, pressing his right hand against her back to prevent her from raising her head.

Su Wuli dared not move.

With my face pressed against his neck, I could feel his pulse beating rapidly beneath his skin.

His heartbeat was deep and heavy.

too close.

She was so close that she only needed to slightly raise her eyes to count the newly sprouted stubble on his chin.

So close that every breath he took caused his chest to expand, squeezing her.

His body heat kept warming her cheeks and making her head spin.

"This won't do..." Su Wuli finally couldn't hold back any longer, and a muffled voice came from the crook of his neck.

With a nasal tone, she said, "It's too heavy...it'll crush you..."

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt a slight vibration coming from the man's chest.

Yu Chen laughed, a low chuckle escaping from deep within his throat.

It was very light, almost inaudible.

But Su Wuli was lying on top of him, so she could feel it.

She was stunned.

The large hand that was pressing on her back loosened its grip a little, allowing her to lift her head slightly.

She had just raised her head in confusion when she met Yu Chen's eyes, which were looking down at her.

His eyes were a little red because of the fever.

At this moment, an ambiguous light floated in those eyes that were always unfathomable.

"Heavy?" Yu Chen repeated her word.

His voice was low and hoarse, making it sound particularly slow, as if each word lingered between his lips and teeth before being uttered.

The man looked into her eyes, his lips twitching slightly, a movement that sent a shiver down Su Wuli's spine.

"You mean..." he paused, his gaze sweeping down over her body pressed against his chest.

He moved his gaze back to her face and asked slowly, "Usually... when I'm on top of you, is it very heavy?"