"Smack—"

Another slap rang out. Lian Jingzhi lost control and used all his strength. The man in front of him slammed his head against the corner of the desk with a heavy thud and fell to the ground.

His hair was disheveled, obscuring his bruised forehead and handsome face.

After a long, long time, he slowly stood up. His cheeks, clearly marked with fingerprints, and his forehead, bleeding from the fall, were branded into Lian Jingzhi's heart like a hot iron.

This time he wasn't angry; he just stared blankly at Lian Jingzhi, his dark eyes unable to find a focal point.

Lian Jingzhi glared at him with a ferocious expression and roared, "That's no excuse!"

At this moment, Shen Ye could not suppress his emotions.

It hurts so much, like a fishbone stuck in my throat!

He just stared at Lian Jingzhi, but for a long, long time, he didn't respond.

Shen Ye remained silent, so Lian Jingzhi slapped him again, delivering another hard blow. "I said, I want to hear the real reason."

Shen Ye was knocked to the ground again, blood from his forehead flowing down to his pointed chin, mixing with the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, a glaringly red stain.

"I'll say it again, I want to hear your reasons, your reasons for harming that woman. If you don't tell me, I'll kill Yu Rong and Su Yan!"

He turned away with a flick of his sleeve, and Shen Ye crawled forward on the ground, quickly grabbing Lian Jingzhi's sleeve, saying, "There's no reason at all, and I didn't harm her at all. It's true that I retrieved the pills she took, but I didn't poison her. Today's events were all staged by her. Do you believe me? Will you believe me?"

Lian Jingzhi suddenly stopped, turned around and squatted down, staring intently into Shen Ye's dark eyes. After a long while, he ruthlessly pushed him to the ground, stood up, and his icy voice plunged Shen Ye into an abyss.

"I'll let you off this time, but if you ever ruin my plans again, I'll make you wish you were dead."

He still didn't believe him, so all the truth he just said was just a waste of breath...

He wiped the blood from his chin, his heart utterly broken, and said, "Then... can I leave now?"

"roll!"

Shen Ye felt a wetness in the corner of her eye, unsure whether it was tears or blood, and it felt somewhat hot.

Stumbling out of the study, Shen Ye was just walking by when Xuan Yin saw him covered in blood. He frowned, then shook his head and blocked Shen Ye's path. "Imperial Physician Lin hasn't left yet. I'll send someone to invite him over to bandage you up."

Shen Ye nodded weakly, then everything went black before his eyes, and he knew nothing more.

When Shenye woke up, he saw that he was surrounded by familiar surroundings, and the blood-stained clothes he was wearing had been changed.

His throat felt like it was on fire. He tried to get out of bed to pour himself a glass of water. But as soon as he stood up, he felt an uncontrollable dizziness, which caught him off guard and caused him to fall to the ground.

With a muffled groan, Shen Ye sat blankly on the ground. Footsteps sounded outside the door, and the door was pushed open. The person who came in was a familiar face.

Su Yan looked at Shen Ye, who had fallen to the ground, and his expression darkened. He quickly walked over, put down the tray in his hand, and helped Shen Ye back to bed.

"Are you thirsty?" The question was as gentle as ever.

Shen Ye nodded, but remained silent.

Su Yan turned around and took the water from the tray next to him to drink.

After drinking a glass of water, the dryness in my throat was finally relieved, and the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.