However, Yu Jingchen was always good at torturing people. Whenever Nan Zhiyun was having trouble breathing, he would slowly loosen his grip, giving her time to catch her breath, leaving Nan Zhiyun constantly teetering on the edge of life and death.

"Tell me, this time, should I make you take off all your clothes, tie you to the palace gate, and let everyone who passes by see you?" Yu Jingchen said slowly.

Nan Zhiyun shook her head. She couldn't make a sound. She could only hold Yu Jingchen's hand and then shake her head. She opened her mouth, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't say anything.

"Tsk, how pitiful. But didn't you bring this on yourself these past two days?" Yu Jingchen said, using his other hand to wipe away Nan Zhiyun's tears. "Aren't you supposed to be very brave? Why are you afraid of these things? Besides, haven't you already experienced those things once? This time it's happening at the palace gate, so it shouldn't be too hard for you to accept, right?" Yu Jingchen continued.

As Nan Zhiyun listened to Yu Jingchen's words, she grew more and more desperate. She lowered her hand, but Yu Jingchen's hand was still choking her neck. Nan Zhiyun wished he would just strangle her to death like that.

Yu Jingchen complied with her wishes, increasing the pressure on her hands. Nan Zhiyun gradually felt herself struggling to breathe. But... to die like this seemed far too easy.

"Do you want to die? I'm not going to grant your wish." Yu Jingchen released his hand. Nan Zhiyun had already closed her eyes, waiting for death to come, but the moment Yu Jingchen let go, she was utterly desperate.

Nan Zhiyun had no strength left, and after Yu Jingchen let go, she collapsed to the ground.

Yu Jingchen stared coldly at her. She had actually wanted to die just now? This realization slowly took root in Yu Jingchen's mind, and his anger erupted uncontrollably.

“Nan Zhiyun, you will pay the price for this idea,” Yu Jingchen said. Nan Zhiyun’s fear grew stronger and stronger. She didn’t care about her appearance and grabbed Yu Jingchen’s clothes, her eyes filled with pleading.

"No!" Yu Jingchen seemed to enjoy Nan Zhiyun's current state, while Nan Zhiyun was terrified.

"But unfortunately, it's too late..." Yu Jingchen seemed very regretful.

"Tell me, what should I do with you?" Yu Jingchen asked, as if he were considering what to do, but Nan Zhiyun felt a desolate and cold feeling in her heart.

"Someone come here..." Yu Jingchen spoke, and fear spread throughout Nan Zhiyun's body.

"Bring me the rope." Yu Jingchen said this while looking at Nan Zhiyun. When Nan Zhiyun heard that Yu Jingchen wanted to get the rope, she remembered what had happened last time. Would Yu Jingchen really disregard everything and drag her to the palace gate to be displayed in public?

The palace servants brought over the rope, and Yu Jingchen looked at Nan Zhiyun again, hooked his hand around the belt around her waist, and then... pulled it open.

"Ugh..." Nan Zhiyun was begging for mercy, and Yu Jingchen could see it too, but why should he let her go?

"Too late. Weren't you very bold just now? I also want to see how long you can keep up this stubbornness." Yu Jingchen's eyes turned sinister. The next moment, the sound of tearing cloth rang out. Nan Zhiyun felt a chill on her body and gave up struggling.

Yu Jingchen remained calm, immediately taking the rope and tying Nan Zhiyun's hands. Nan Zhiyun, watching Yu Jingchen's actions, realized that this time he truly intended to humiliate her… He was deliberately tormenting her, deliberately punishing her…

After binding Nan Zhiyun's hands, Yu Jingchen looked at her and asked, "Tell me, what kind of movement would look good later?"

Nan Zhiyun didn't answer or make a sound. She just looked at Yu Jingchen with a bleak expression. Yu Jingchen really hated that look in her eyes.

Enraged, he ripped off Nan Zhiyun's clothes, removing most of them in the process, leaving her arms exposed. Nan Zhiyun suddenly felt as if she had run out of tears; she couldn't even cry anymore.

What did she do wrong? What did she do to offend him? Why was he treating her like this? Perhaps with a "what's the use" attitude, Nan Zhiyun bit Yu Jingchen's shoulder. Yu Jingchen frowned slightly and tried to push Nan Zhiyun away.

But... before she could even make a move, Nan Zhiyun relented, and she ultimately dared not... she had been tamed.

Nan Zhiyun suddenly felt overwhelmed and buried her face in Yu Jingchen's shoulder, sobbing in despair and heartbreak...

Yu Jingchen raised his hand but didn't touch her; instead, it stopped in mid-air. He listened to Nan Zhiyun's cries, the first time he had ever heard her cry so unrestrainedly.

Yu Jingchen made no other move, and Nan Zhiyun, perhaps disregarding everything else, only felt wronged, so she started crying bitterly and couldn't stop.