Xiao Yuchen picked up a stray hair from Fu Yu's temple, wrapped it around his finger, and tightened it little by little.
Fu Yu is so well-behaved.
He was so good to her that he couldn't bear to let her go.
"Ayu, you must fall in love with me quickly, my patience is almost exhausted."
Xiao Yuchen's voice was calm yet carried an eerie madness.
He leaned down and pressed his thin lips against Fu Yu's cupid's bow.
A brief kiss was clearly not enough for him, so he opened his mouth and bit Fu Yu's lips.
The way they bit her was as if they wanted to devour her alive.
Fu Yu's fair hand rested on his chest, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the skin of his neck.
It was practically tempting him to sink further into depravity.
She whimpered, as if she were trapped in a nightmare, thinking the pain on her lips came from a dream.
Xiao Yuchen's breath hitched. He suppressed the pounding in his heart and released Fu Yu.
He cannot hurt Fu Yu.
She is very vulnerable right now, and if he causes her even the slightest harm because of his domineering nature...
That was even more painful than killing Xiao Yuchen.
Xiao Yuchen took her finger and placed it to his lips.
Fu Yu has been drinking tonics lately, and she always carries a faint scent of Chinese medicine on her.
It was clearly the smell of medicine that Xiao Yuchen hated most in his life, but if it were combined with Fu Yu...
He enjoyed it immensely, as if he could never get enough of smelling it.
Afraid of waking her, Xiao Yuchen only dared to do some furtive things, and finally carefully picked her up and placed her on the soft couch.
He lay down beside her, hugged her from behind, and inhaled her scent.
His dark eyes revealed a profound obsession and infatuation.
He has barely slept properly these past few days.
He had to stare at Fu Yu's sleeping face every night to make sure she was lying next to him before he could feel at ease.
Over time, even the strongest body can't withstand it.
Xiao Yuchen's eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and his vision grew darker and darker.
The surroundings gradually turned dark, as if he had returned to the dog cage where he was locked up when he was a child.
His mother was not a noblewoman from a prominent family; she was merely a palace maid responsible for holding lanterns before the emperor.
He was born because the late emperor, in a drunken stupor, gained the emperor's favor.
It is said that the late emperor intended to visit Consort Xu that night, but was intercepted by a palace maid.
To appease Consort Xu, Xiao Yuchen's mother was not even granted the title of Consort; she was thrown into the laundry department immediately after giving birth to him.
The woman, who hadn't even had a proper postpartum period, was fragile and helpless, and ultimately died from massive bleeding while washing clothes day and night.
The night his mother died suddenly, little Xiao Yuchen had just turned four.
Consort Xu threw him into a dog cage so that her prince, Xiao Junyi, could play with him.
Later, Xiao Junyi contracted a strange illness, and the imperial physicians were helpless. Consort Xu had no choice but to search for folk remedies.
Fearing that the toxicity would outweigh the medicinal properties, Xiao Yuchen naturally became a test subject.
He couldn't remember how many kinds of medicine he had been given; some of the Chinese herbs had antagonistic interactions and were extremely potent.
His skin was ulcerated, his organs were failing, and he was no different from a living dead.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought about death, but through years of drug trials, Xiao Yuchen had inadvertently developed a constitution that made him immune to all poisons.
However, the pampered Xiao Junyi was still sickly, and he would pant after taking three steps.
Since we cannot die, we must live, live with dignity and integrity.
He wants all those who have humiliated and tormented him to pay the price.
Taking advantage of the dark and windy night, Xiao Yuchen escaped from the dog cage and set fire to Consort Xu's palace.
Consort Xu realized something was wrong and, without even putting on her brocade robes, ran out of the palace in a panic.
She was met with a fatal blow from Xiao Yuchen.
Not a single person was left alive in the entire palace.
Blood splattered on Xiao Yuchen's sinister face. He put away the dagger stained with Consort Xu's blood and sneaked into the Empress's palace.
Empress Yu had no children at the time, and despite holding the nominal title of Empress, she was constantly undermined by the other concubines who had given birth to children.
Xiao Yuchen knelt down and presented the dagger.
"If you are willing to accept me, I am willing to be your weapon and help you seize the position of Empress Dowager."
Empress Yu had the backing of the Yu and Xie families, two powerful clans.
With the help of powerful families, Xiao Yuchen was no longer a bastard, nor a prince without a title or status.
He was ruthless enough, and Empress Yu was quick-witted enough; the other seven princes and their powerful families were no match for them.
Even the supreme emperor was eventually beheaded by Xiao Yuchen and thrown at Empress Yu's feet.
It wasn't that he was blinded by rage; rather, from the very beginning, he never considered this elderly man as his father.
He was just a foolish and tyrannical emperor.
Everyone has the right to kill him.
But his tyrannical path to seizing the throne was destined to be despised by all.
Even if he gets rid of those corrupt officials who lined their own pockets, streamlines government affairs, eliminates and reduces the cumbersome civil service system, builds water conservancy projects, strengthens the army, and improves people's livelihoods.
He remains an illegitimate tyrant.
Xiao Yuchen was awakened by a nightmare, his whole body covered in cold sweat.
It was a dream...
It's a painful past...
Xiao Yuchen, panting heavily, looked at Fu Yu lying casually beside him and casually put an arm across Fu Yu's shoulder.
His eyes darkened.
Fu Yu felt a refreshing coolness on her skin and comfortably opened her eyes.
But she saw Xiao Yuchen kissing her arm with his eyes closed.
Does this man have some kind of skin itch?
He doesn't even leave her alone when she's asleep!
Fu Yu pushed Xiao Yuchen away as if she had been electrocuted, but he grabbed her wrist and pressed her down.
"His Majesty!"
It was addressed with a respectful title, but the tone made it sound like he was about to skin him alive.
Xiao Yuchen's eyes were filled with lust and wicked desire as he looked at her.
"Help me."
He gripped her wrist and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Fu Yu's gaze was deep and unfathomable.
This arrogant and domineering man, who stood on a high platform looking down on everything, was now revealing his most vulnerable side to her.
It's like a fierce beast turning over its soft belly to show affection and friendliness.
His scarlet, tear-filled eyes stared intently at her, and he murmured her name in a low, hoarse voice.
Who says tears are only a woman's weapon?
A man who can cry is more lethal.
A sense of brokenness is a man's best dowry.
Fu Yuqing cleared his throat.
Xiao Yuchen is so captivating that it's impossible to look away.
If she weren't feeling unwell right now, she really wanted to bully him.
Fu Yu tilted her head back and kissed Xiao Yuchen's lips.
Xiao Yuchen was stunned for several seconds, and then his tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, as if a thousand-year-old glacier had melted in an instant.
He thought Fu Yu would only tacitly allow him to kiss her wrist.
It felt like something exploded in my mind.
He grabbed Fu Yu's neck with both hands, giving Fu Yu an opportunity to flip over and climb on top of him.
“Xiao Yuchen, from today onwards, I will call you Xiao Yuchen.”
No matter what kind of emperor he is, he is the ruler of all under heaven.
On Fu Yu's bed, he was Xiao Yuchen, a mad dog that could bite and desperately needed her to tame him.
Fu Yu's voice was soft and delicate, yet very clear-headed and decisive.
It seems that Xiao Yuchen was not given a chance to refute.
Xiao Yuchen said in a hoarse voice, "Fine, as long as you give me your heart, you can call me anything."
Just as he was about to get close to Fu Yu, Fu Yu pressed her hand against the corner of his lips.
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