Volume One, Chapter 36: Would Empathy Make That Act Twice as Pleasurable?

The sunlight outside was brilliant, yet the curtains in the room were tightly drawn, plunging everything into darkness. Wen Xuyu was flung onto the leather sofa, her back slamming against the sturdy backrest. A dull pain shot up her spine, but she bit her lip and made no sound.

Lai Zi had followed Lin Shibiao since before the apocalypse, so naturally, he had met Wen Ming as well. He hadn’t expected it to truly be them this time.

These security guards were all recruited through Mu, with the help of Ye Tianming and Xiao Junyan, as well as through their own recommendations of comrades into the company.

The Demonic Fire Arrow flickered with an eerie, sinister purple-black light. Its overwhelming heat swept in all directions, filling the entire courtyard, making people feel as though they stood at the mouth of a volcano.

Thinking of the grand surprise Mr. Mo had given her, Qiao Zhixuan trembled with excitement from head to toe.

Even if you left without a word, I would search the entire manor to find you, call for an imperial physician to tend to you; perhaps there would be a sliver of hope for you. With your brother-in-law looking after you, you would be fine, and I could rest assured.

Hearing this, Su Mala’s mood sank even lower. It was just as Kangxi had said: in the past few months, the Khorchin had been extremely cold toward the Empress Dowager, especially her brother, Wu Keshan, Lady Jing’s father.

When the Mu family first heard about Mu’s situation, they were all visibly shocked. One by one, they hurried home, anxious to find out what had happened.

The flower pots in the central palace courtyard had all been moved, making the space much more open. Jiang Muyuan and Gu Yunjin were practicing their morning exercises together.

No matter what is said about your talent, even if you look down on Yan Xiangnuan, your grandmaster-aunt, it’s not right to gossip behind her back. Her seniority is set, and even if she’s nothing but a pretty face, they still have to respectfully call her grandmaster-aunt. That fact won’t change, which made things a bit awkward for Xu Miao.

Revelations like these bursting forth at once couldn’t help but fill people with fear and fury. Everyone tacitly agreed that Meng Yanbo deserved the death penalty; such a deranged, twisted individual was nothing but a pest that ought to be eradicated.

“Tomorrow morning, have them do calisthenics for this officer,” Li Guolou said as he walked, issuing orders to Captain Cheng Kun of the guards. “A team of one hundred—keep them busy every day so they don’t have time for petty crimes.”

After an indeterminate amount of time, Luo Haochen finally withdrew his fingers from Yun Mengxue’s lips. His fingertips traced slowly across her face, while deeper flames brewed in his eyes.

When a car screeched to a halt beside Yi Xia, she barely had time to turn her head before a cloth was pressed over her nose and mouth. She struggled, but the dose of the drug was too strong. In the end, she couldn’t resist and sank into darkness.

Not far away, Lian Siya’s voice drifted to Yun Mengxue’s ears. She was stubbornly clinging to Luo Haochen, ignoring his look of disgust and continuing to pester him as if she hadn’t noticed.

Early the next morning, when everyone was ready to enter the tomb, Prince Albert arrived.

So it turned out she truly was the most foolish person in the world—so foolish it was beyond redemption. Not only had she lived with her enemy for years, but the worst part was that she had developed feelings she never should have had. Her entire life had become a testament to her own stupidity, a badge worn for all to see.

When Wang Yuetian heard Xiong Hengsheng’s threatening words, a faint smile appeared on his otherwise cold face.

At this point, Xu Dong was already in tears. What was recorded on this magic stone was obviously the story of his own origins—more precisely, his and his twin brother Lin Dan’s. He had heard rumors before that his birth had caused his mother’s death in childbirth, but those rumors had always seemed vague and left him in a state of half-belief.