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

Chapter 01 I Don't Want You to Die

Su Wuli hurriedly scrambled up from the couch, her bare feet touching the ground.

She ran over and hugged him from behind, wrapping her arms around his waist.

Yu Chen stopped in his tracks.

"Don't go." Her voice was muffled on his back, trembling with sobs.

He didn't move; his hands hung at his sides without being raised.

Instead, he spoke softly, "Afraid that I'll go and beat him again?"

Su Wuli buried her face even deeper. "No."

Suddenly I heard him laugh, a laugh tinged with self-deprecation.

"I should have known from the beginning."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli raised her head from behind him.

I couldn't see his face, I could only hear his voice.

"You appear before me, your origins and identity unknown. I clearly know you are someone else's spy, yet—"

Spy?

Su Wuli paused, realizing that he had indeed mentioned at the beginning that she was a spy.

He continued, "Those expressions of concern for me... no wonder they're actors, they acted so well, I didn't even notice."

He paused, "Even I find it laughable that after so many years, I'm still being..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Wuli's eyes reddened again.

The disappointment in Yu Chen's words was like a silver needle piercing her heart.

A lump formed in her throat, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

Drop by drop, it hit his back, spreading out in a small patch.

Although she didn't cry out loud, Yu Chen still noticed.

"Why are you crying?" he chuckled. "I'm the one who should be crying. I've been so careful and calculating, yet you've fooled me for so long, and..."

He chuckled as he spoke, "I wouldn't dare lay a finger on you."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli finally couldn't hold back any longer.

She let go of his back, walked around to the front of him, and stood in front of Yu Chen.

Her face was covered in tears.

Su Wuli raised her hand and punched his chest repeatedly.

She was already exhausted, and her hands were shaking from crying. When she pounded on his chest, her movements were weak and feeble.

"You bastard—" Her voice was hoarse and broken as she sobbed uncontrollably.

Yu Chen stood still.

She punched it again.

"I was on a live stream... so many people were watching... I admit you're my boyfriend..."

Su Wuli's tears fell even more fiercely, and she could not speak completely, her words breaking into fragments.

"You still doubt me... you bastard..."

She pounded him several times until she was too weak to continue. Her hands fell down, clutching his clothes, and she stood in front of him crying.

She cried so hard her shoulders were shaking, and she felt completely drained.

After a moment, he reached out and brushed the hair that was stuck to her face.

When his fingers touched her earlobe, Su Wuli's eyelashes trembled.

He pressed his thumb against her cheek and wiped away a tear.

He said in a hoarse voice, "Don't cry."

Su Wuli was clearly out of strength, her head spinning from crying, yet her hands were still pounding his chest.

"I told you I would explain, but he still said I couldn't say anything... but you wouldn't listen..."

Yu Chen sighed.

With a hint of helplessness, he reached out and pulled her into his arms, placing his hand on the back of her head.

"Stop crying," he said. "If you cry again, I'll go and beat him again."

Su Wuli buried her face in his arms and cried uncontrollably. She sniffled and lifted her head from his embrace.

His voice was hoarse. "Then don't hit him."

Yu Chen frowned slightly.

His hand was still clasped behind her head. "Are you now ordering me around?"

Tears fell, landing on the back of his hand. "It's not an order, it's a plea."

After saying that, his Adam's apple bobbed.

"Have I spoiled you too much?" Yu Chen's hand behind her head tightened slightly, "That's why you've pleaded for other men in front of me time and time again."

"Not for him—"

Yu Chen interrupted her, "You're a spy."

His voice carried a hint of warning, "I can kill you right now."

He released his grip, then pinched her chin, forcing her face up.

His gaze moved down from her eyes to her neck.

Su Wuli's skin was fair, and it shimmered with a thin layer of light under the candlelight.

Her neck was so slender, it looked like it could break with the slightest twist.

The man's lips twitched slightly. "I am the Regent. I can decide who dies in the court."

He paused, leaned closer, and said, word by word with a sense of oppression, "Whoever does must die."

"I don't want him to die." Su Wuli's tears welled up again, her voice trembling with sobs. "It's because I don't want you to die."

Yu Chen looked at her, a slight smile playing on his lips, but there was no hint of amusement in his eyes.

"You are truly loyal to Xiao Junyi," he said, emphasizing each word. "even now, you're still pleading for him."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli opened and closed her lips, feeling a lump in her throat.

He realized that no matter what he said now, he wouldn't believe him.

Xiao Junyi is the male protagonist in the book, and he shouldn't have died.

If she gets killed by Yu Chen because of her appearance this time...

The plot might get messed up if the male lead dies unexpectedly.

If things collapse in the novel, Yu Chen might also disappear.

Although it was just a baseless guess, she dared not gamble, what if it was true?

She said all this, but will Yu Chen believe her now?

Su Wuli met the man's deep eyes.

He won't.

She took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and stepped out of his arms.

The man's hand was still pinching her chin.

She stepped back, and her large hand loosened its grip.

Su Wuli stood in front of him, reached out and took his hand, then pulled it up and placed it on her own neck without hesitation.

When Yu Chen's fingers touched her throat, she flinched but didn't flinch.

With his calloused palm pressed against her skin, Su Wuli could feel her pulse beating beneath his fingertips.

Tilt your head back and expose your neck.

A pair of moist, red, and swollen eyes looked at him, then slowly closed.

"Then strangle me." Her voice was very soft, and the last syllable fell down.

After saying that, tears welled up in her tightly closed eyes.

With her senses shut down, the sensation of touch became exceptionally clear. Su Wuli didn't know why, but the stinging in her eyes wouldn't go away.

Tears welled up uncontrollably.

Are you feeling wronged?

She does have it.

It seems that these days, she can't bear to feel even the slightest grievance in front of Yu Chen.

She was clearly the most patient person before.

are you afraid?

She was also afraid that if Yu Chen really strangled her, then all of this would be over.

He really thinks I'm so untrustworthy.

Su Wuli closed her eyes, raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and trembled all over as she tried her best to hold back the tears.

However, after waiting for a while, the large hand on her neck did not move.

She could feel the man's gaze on her face, but she didn't dare to open her eyes.

I was afraid to open my eyes and see the suspicion in his eyes.

Suddenly, the big hand moved.

He moved his fingers away from her throat and slid them down to the back of her neck, where he held them tightly.

Su Wuli's head was suddenly lifted and pulled forward by him.

She lost her balance and leaned forward, her nose hitting the man's chin.

Hot lips landed.

"Well……"