It's clear that my situation is worse right now.

In a desperate attempt to stay lucid for a moment, he had no choice but to make a deep cut on his hand to fight against the potent effects of the drug.

So much so that the wound is still bleeding, but he has no time to care, and simply wraps it with a handkerchief.

At this moment, Xuan Yuanhan was still preoccupied with asking the person hiding behind the screen, who seemed to be frightened.

"Yun'er, I know it's you. What happened to you? Are you alright?"

However, in Yi Shangyun's eyes and heart, all she could see was the image of Lu Tianjiao and Xuan Yuanhan, dressed in wedding attire, being affectionate and passionately entwined together, which she had just seen while standing with Mei Xiyuan on the corridor outside the window.

No matter how despicable Mei Xiyuan's actions and words were, they couldn't compare to what she had just witnessed.

He had already suffered greatly at the Plum Garden these past few days.

Coupled with this heart-wrenching pain, Yi Shangyun seemed unable to bear it any longer.

So he hugged his arms tightly and curled up into a ball, then slowly slid down the screen and collapsed onto the ground.

She kept asking herself, "What's wrong with me?"

At this moment, it seemed that only the sound of Mei Xiyuan's ridicule could be heard in his ears, intermittently.

"You think he loves you the most?"

"The vows we made to each other were nothing more than the most insignificant jokes."

"Even if someone else is by his side, he can still do the same things with her as he did with you before."

"Men of this world are fickle and heartless."

"That's true for all of them."

"Men of this world are fickle and heartless."

"That's true for all of them."

...

Upon arrival, only these two sentences remained, constantly echoing in her ears.

Looking at everything familiar before her, fragmented memories related to it flooded her mind, assaulting her brain.

She wanted to shout out loud, to reject it all, but found that she simply didn't have the strength.

"Stop talking!"

"Stop talking."

"don't want!"

"don't want!"

As if she could not bear it any longer, Yi Shangyun suddenly used almost all her strength to shout for a while.

Immediately afterwards, he reached out and forcefully pushed the screen behind him over.

Xuanyuan Han stared in astonishment at everything that had suddenly happened before him, but dared not go forward to comfort him.

Neither left nor right was the answer, and he was at a loss for what to do.

For some unknown reason, Yi Shangyun suddenly collapsed heavily to the ground with a thud.

"Yun'er!"

Upon seeing this, Xuan Yuanhan suddenly came to his senses, immediately rushed towards her, squatted down, and scooped her up in his arms.

He gently patted her cheek and called out, "Yun'er, wake up, what's wrong? Wake up, wake up!"

Only then did he notice that her face was flushed and burning hot, so he asked with great concern, "Why do you have such a high fever?"

Just as he picked her up in his arms, intending to summon Physician Yue to treat her,

The effects of the medication kicked in again: "Damn it! Why did it have to flare up now?"

He squeezed his eyes hard, trying to stay a little more awake, but unexpectedly, Yi Shangyun slowly opened his eyes.

In a daze, I spoke to myself in a voice that had never sounded so gentle before.

"Wei Mingxuan!"

"You're finally back!"

"Where have you been all these years? I miss you so much, I really miss you!"

She not only spoke pitifully with tears in her eyes, but also raised her hand to gently stroke his face.

At this moment, two people whose consciousness is limited are together.

In that critical moment, Xuan Yuanhan only vaguely heard her say, "I miss you so much!"

However, just those few words were enough to drive him completely insane and mad, causing him to lose all reason.

"Yun'er, I miss you so much, so very much..."

Seeing the blush on her face, and under the strong influence of the drug, Xuan Yuanhan could no longer restrain himself: "Yun'er, I want you, right now..."

Just then, Yi Shangyun actually smiled slightly at him.

Xuanyuan Han was overjoyed and carried her to the couch next to the screen that had fallen to the ground without hesitation.

The curtains fell.

Removing the coverings of his clothes, Xuan Yuanhan leaned down and sealed their lips with a kiss. Their two bodies, both burning with desire, finally intertwined once more.

The snow finally stopped the following morning.

It looks like today will be another beautiful day.

A rare ray of warm winter sunlight shone through the window and landed right on Yi Shangyun's eyes.

Stimulated by this, her eyes instinctively rolled around a couple of times before slowly opening.

Following the beam of light, she caught a glimpse of Xuan Yuanhan's face, who was still asleep fully clothed, having blocked himself from the inside of the bed.

As if struck by lightning, she quickly averted her gaze and looked back in shock at her own body hidden under the quilt.

Sure enough, at that moment, she was completely naked, pressed tightly against the man, and they slept together in the same bed.

One of his arms was still comfortably resting under his neck.

This is the scene.

Yi Shangyun felt like she had gone completely mad: "What have I done?!"

Then she thought, "No, I absolutely can't have anything to do with him anymore. If he wakes up, he definitely won't let me off easily."

So she quickly and carefully grabbed some of the clothes scattered on the ground for shelter, then got up from the bed, ready to make a quick getaway.

As she sat before her dressing table, looking at herself in the mirror, she saw the marks left on her neck, chest, and other parts of her body after his frenzied lingering the previous night.

Even though she had regained her memories of both lifetimes, Yi Shangyun's face instantly flushed red with embarrassment: "Is this man perhaps a dog?"

Finally, he closed his eyes tightly in despair, feeling extremely regretful: "I really shouldn't have come here with Mei Xiyuan yesterday! I even went to peep into someone else's wedding night."

Just then, Xuan Yuanhan behind him suddenly turned over and made a nightmare-like sound.

"Yun'er, don't go!"

"Don't leave me!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun suddenly seemed to realize something.

She slowly got up and went over, sitting down on the edge of the tatami mat, gazing at his profile for a long while.

Only then did they notice the messy bandages on Xuan Yuanhan's left hand.

With a hint of doubt, he asked, "Is he... injured?"

So, she gently pulled his hand over and slowly untied it. When the shocking scar was revealed, Yi Shangyun's heart skipped a beat.

Immediately afterwards, she quickly got up and took out a small porcelain bottle from her familiar medicine cabinet, carefully and evenly sprinkling the powder inside onto the wound.

Finally, she took out a clean white silk handkerchief from her own person and skillfully re-bandaged it.

He put the hand back down again.

As she turned around, she suddenly stared at his sharply defined silhouette with a kind of fascination, and muttered to herself, "Even in my dreams he's so afraid of me leaving, so cautious. Could it be that he truly loves me?"

But then she recalled the events of last night: "Then what were he and Lu Tianjiao like last night at Xingyue Pavilion?"

Thinking about it carefully, he really did exhaust himself, which was already weak, time and time again last night.

She admitted that last night she had also been in a daze and mistook him for Wei Mingxuan, so she did not refuse.

But she could vaguely sense that his repeated and intense demands for her were not his true intention, as if he himself could not control himself.

Looking at the wounds on his hands now, it was as if she suddenly understood everything.

"Could someone have drugged him last night? He injured himself so badly to stay conscious. If the wound had been cut any deeper, and the meridians in his palm had been damaged, his hand would probably have been permanently ruined."

Thinking of this, Yi Shangyun was inexplicably moved: "Why do you keep yourself so chaste? We are destined to go our separate ways, there is really no need to be so entangled."

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out in the usually quiet Yunshui Pavilion courtyard where Yi Shangyun, who always preferred tranquility, lived.

After a night of searching, Lu Tianjiao has clearly found nothing so far.

Fearing that she would be easily recognized after daybreak, Mei Xiyuan had to leave before dawn.

Before leaving, she repeatedly instructed Lu Tianjiao to find and hide Yi Shangyun at all costs.

At this moment, the entire Qin Prince's Mansion.

That left only Yunshui Pavilion.

On the second day after entering the sect, Lu Tianjiao completely disregarded the obstruction of the maids of Yunshui Pavilion and walked straight to the courtyard of Yunshui Pavilion.

A maidservant spread her arms and stood alone in front of her, saying, "Princess Consort, you must not barge in. His Highness has ordered that no one may enter without permission except for those who are specifically responsible for cleaning Yunshui Pavilion."

Lu Tianjiao asked with an arrogant air, "What, even I, the princess consort, am not good enough?"

The maid was truly in a dilemma, but she still clearly told her, "Yes! No one is allowed to enter this courtyard unless His Highness gives permission."

"Smack..."

In an instant, a resounding slap landed squarely on the maid's face.

Lu Tianjiao, however, remained unperturbed and said, "Today, this princess is truly going to break into things. What can you do to me?"

At this moment, another maid rushed out of the west wing.

Upon approaching, she curtsied to Lu Tianjiao: "Greetings, Your Highness. His Highness has not yet risen! I hope Your Highness will keep your voice down, lest you wake His Highness, that would be truly unfortunate!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Tianjiao's eyes widened, and he said, "What? Brother Han, he... he stayed at Yunshui Pavilion last night?"

The maid nodded and said, "The Consort has just entered the manor and may not know anything yet. Apart from Lin Yuexuan, His Highness the Prince of Qin has stayed at Yunshui Pavilion eight out of ten days. His Highness said that there is the trace of the Consort's presence here, and that he feels particularly at ease staying here, as if the Consort is still alive."

Upon hearing this, Lu Tianjiao was so angry that his eyes were practically spitting fire.

Little did they know.

Yi Shangyun overheard everything the people in the courtyard were saying.

If it weren't for Wei Mingxuan already having taken a liking to her and occupied her entire heart...

Suddenly, Yi Shangyun realized that she was about to fall deeper and deeper into his affections...