Chapter 180 The Scheming Young Man 23

Shen Yuchen grabbed her hand. "Qiuqiu, it's better if you hold me tight. Otherwise, I'm afraid you might not be able to handle it if I get angry."

"...At a time like this, you still want to threaten me?" Xu Qiuqiu's voice was trembling uncontrollably.

Shen Yuchen continued fiercely, "Yes, do you want me to be gentle? Then be good and hold me."

"I have no strength left..." Xu Qiuqiu bit her lip to stop herself from sobbing, her body trembling violently.

"Really?" Shen Yuchen softened, wrapped his arms around her waist, and pressed close to her. "Hold me."

Hearing his commanding tone, Xu Qiuqiu weakly clung to him, lowering her head and pleading feebly, "I'll be a good girl and listen to you, can you please come out..."

Shen Yuchen didn't stop. He pinched her chin with his fingers, forcing her to look up at him. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Don't look down, Qiuqiu. Look into my eyes. You're so beautiful in my eyes. You're so lovely right now..."

"You..." Xu Qiuqiu was so angry her chest ached; he'd tricked her...

No matter what she did or said, he wouldn't let her go.

Shen Yuchen gently coaxed, "Qiuqiu is so good, so I'll be gentler..."

There was no escape. Xu Qiuqiu felt that not only her body was imprisoned, but even her soul was imprisoned. She could not escape and could only silently endure it…

She didn't know how much time had passed before she collapsed from exhaustion.

Shen Yuchen held her soft body and quickened his pace.

Then, he looked at her sleeping face and gently stroked her face.

What's left after the pleasure? There's an emptiness in my heart that can never be filled.

When Xu Qiuqiu woke up again, she not only felt hungry, but also felt sore all over. She was only wearing a thin, plain gauze dress, which was almost see-through, and she could see that her body was covered with dense marks.

She felt extremely ashamed. This was still ancient times; where did such erotic clothing come from? Who wove it?

In the dimly lit room, she had no idea what time it was. She moved slightly, and the chains rattled.

With a clang of the chains, the door was quickly pushed open, and Shen Yuchen walked in carrying food. His voice was gentle, "Qiuqiu, come and eat."

"Mmm." Xu Qiuqiu responded, not wanting to go against her health no matter what, and she didn't argue with him.

Shen Yuchen carried the bowl to the edge of the bed and sat down, saying ingratiatingly, "Qiuqiu, shall I feed you?"

Xu Qiuqiu really wanted to refuse, but thinking that if she refused, he would definitely be angered again, she obediently nodded.

Shen Yuchen was shocked by her softened attitude. His eyes softened. Had Qiuqiu accepted him?

She doesn't make a fuss when she wakes up, and she's even willing to let him be close to her.

With joy, he fed her bite by bite.

After they finished eating, he gently wiped her lips, cleaned up the dishes, closed the door, and left.

After he left, Xu Qiuqiu hurriedly asked 003, "Is the happiness level still 80%?"

003 replied: "Oh right, it's still 80%. Oh, right, host, the system shop has lock keys, would you like to exchange them?"

Xu Qiuqiu refused, saying, "No need. What good would it do to get out? I still have to grind for happiness points and face him. Right now, I just want to know why A-Chen has become like this."

003, is there something you haven't told me? How can someone suddenly become like this?

003 thought its host's words made a lot of sense, and after a moment's hesitation, it replied, "Host, the second male lead in this world is quite terrifying. On your wedding day, he tried to assassinate the male lead, but failed. Afterwards, he arranged for someone to torture the male lead in the Prime Minister's mansion."

In order to marry his host, he drugged her and deliberately lured Shen Qingwan to catch him in the act of adultery. The day after their marriage, he gave the second male lead a drug that would render him infertile.

The day before yesterday, after the host fell asleep, I cut off the male lead's tongue, and then yesterday I put the drug in the incense. The system couldn't detect it, so it couldn't remind the host at the time..." 003 felt a little guilty as he said this.

Xu Qiuqiu's face grew paler and paler as she listened. It turned out that it really was Achen who did it. It turned out that he hadn't suddenly become like this; he had always been like this.

She's been targeting the male lead all along, so yesterday she went to see him, and when he found out, he wanted to lock her up.

She was once again astonished; who exactly did she like...?

She originally thought he didn't want to marry her at first and even planned to divorce the male lead before pursuing him. After that incident at the restaurant, she always felt indebted to him, and after they got married, she always gently coaxed him.

The emotions were full of calculation, and the amount of information was too much for her to process all at once. She lay down, hugged the blanket, and hid in the corner of the bed.

She asked herself, did she like him? The answer was yes. In every dimension, he loved her tenderly and attentively, and he could be without principles for her, disregarding everything else.

Before she could figure it out, she was quickly pulled into someone's arms. The skin touched stung a little, and she groaned softly, "It hurts..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuchen released his grip and apologized with remorse, "Qiuqiu, I'm sorry..."

He held her hand, interlocking their fingers, and coaxed her, "I'll be gentler next time, Qiuqiu, let me put some medicine on you."

After saying that, he let go of her hand and prepared to get out of bed to get the ointment. Just as he was about to get up, he was pulled back by a warm and soft hand.

He stared at the girl on the bed in surprise. He stopped what he was doing. The blush on her face faded slightly, and her voice was hoarse as she softly called him A-Chen.

In that instant, he lost all his strength and asked her with heartache and pity, "Qiuqiu, I'm here, what's wrong?"

"Achen, I have something to tell you." Xu Qiuqiu felt a burning pain as she spoke.

But when he leaned in to hug her, she suddenly realized that although he was terrifying when he turned evil, he used to be able to be coaxed into being obedient. So she wanted him to talk about his inner struggles, and she would explain things to him properly.

Shen Yuchen froze, a wave of fear washing over him. He was afraid of hearing what he didn't want to hear, and he said with some resistance, "Qiuqiu, I don't want to hear it. We're fine as we are. Be good, I'll get the medicine and come back to keep you company, okay?"

Xu Qiuqiu didn't let go and asked directly, "Achen, tell me, why did we end up like this?"

Shen Yuchen's mood suddenly changed. He pulled his hand away from hers and said in a warning tone, "Qiuqiu, I told you I don't want to hear it, don't you understand?"

Do I have to say something he doesn't like to hear again?

He was perfectly fine just a moment ago, but he doesn't want to hear it...

He had just felt a glimmer of hope; the fact that she wasn't angry meant she would slowly accept him, as if a ray of light had shone into the darkness. But that ray of light was an illusion; the light had never actually appeared.

He suppressed his emotions and quickly left the room.