Chapter 206 Reaping What You Sow

He strode forward in long, decisive steps, hoisting the still-dazed Yu Qing onto his broad shoulders and carrying her away.

Every movement was clean and efficient.

“Back to your room. Sleep.” Lu Yan’s voice was cold enough to cut through steel.

“Help! She’s abducting me! Murder and cover-up!”

Yu Qing was tossed around like a ragdoll, wriggling wildly atop Lu Yan’s shoulders.

And so, the two overly imaginative young ladies were forcibly removed from the crime scene by two men.

The inn corridor was left echoing with their piercing cries for help.

Su Hewan, trapped under Shen Jue’s arm, stretched out one hand with difficulty, gazing desperately in another direction.

“Qingqing—help me—”

Yu Qing dangled upside down on Lu Yan’s back, tears welling in her eyes, stretching out her hand in a classic “Erkang pose.”

“Wanwan—hold on—don’t leave me—”

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

Two doors were kicked open almost simultaneously, then slammed shut with equal force.

Inside the room, Su Hewan felt the world spin around her.

The next moment, she was mercilessly thrown onto the soft bed.

Still shaken, she propped herself up.

The dim candlelight flickered through the swaying bed curtains, stretching Shen Jue’s tall, straight figure to an almost surreal length.

He slowly knelt on the edge of the bed.

Instinctively, Su Hewan shrank back, swallowing a mouthful of dry, parched saliva.

“Shen… Shen Jue, let’s talk this through—impulsiveness is the devil!”

She tried to maintain composure and reason, attempting to resolve the crisis logically.

Yet inside, she was completely losing her mind!

【Save me! Seriously!】

【Even if I ship you and Lu Yan, that doesn’t mean you have to murder me!】

Shen Jue had been leisurely watching her undo the wristguard on her sleeve, a faint smile playing at his lips. Hearing this ear-splitting inner monologue, he froze mid-motion.

A bitter laugh escaped him.

He knelt on one knee on the bed’s edge, instantly casting Su Hewan into the shadow of his presence.

“Wanwan, aren’t you the one who loves analyzing situations?”

Shen Jue’s long fingers pinched her chin, forcing her to lift her head and meet his eyes, dark and surging with hidden currents.

“Why don’t you analyze what I’m about to do to you next?”

He leaned in close, his warm breath washing over her cheeks, carrying a subtle, deadly fragrance of sandalwood.

Su Hewan’s mind went completely blank.

Logic told her to bring up the Empress Dowager’s decree or her mission in the southern border to divert the conversation.

But under Shen Jue’s hypnotic gaze, she simply couldn’t hold her ground!

Still, she forced out, stiff-necked, “Y-you dare?”

Looking at her lips, shimmering with tears, and her deliberately defiant tone…

Shen Jue’s gaze darkened.

“Wanwan, are you provoking me?”

He sneered and ran his fingertip over her tender lips with a sharp, punitive touch.

“Seems your misunderstanding of me is more serious than I thought.”

Before she could react, he bent down suddenly, unleashing a punishing, possessive kiss that crashed down like a storm.

“Mm—!”

Su Hewan’s eyes widened in shock, her clear gaze filled with utter disbelief.

This was no longer a light, tentative touch—it was a whirlwind of overwhelming force!

Shen Jue’s lips and tongue carried dominance and ruthlessness, prying open her teeth, conquering her completely.

He stole all of her breath.

Su Hewan’s hands instinctively pressed against his chest, trying to push him away.

But when she touched his firm, tight muscles, she recoiled as if burned.

Su Hewan gasped for air, “Careful, that hurts!”

Noticing her distraction, Shen Jue didn’t hold back and gently bit her lips.

“Where does it hurt? Here? Or here?”

His fingers traced over her lips, then pinched her soft waist.

A smile spread in his eyes. “Focus, Wanwan.”

His low, husky voice spilled out between their lips, carrying a deadly sensuality.

Su Hewan whimpered, feeling all her strength drain away, her body soft and yielding like a pool of spring water.

Shen Jue’s kisses gradually shifted from fierce to delicate, moving down from her lips, lingering along her long swan-like neck, sending shivers through her.

With a sweep of his large hand, the bed curtains crashed down, hiding all the intimate and seductive scenes in the room.

“Wanwan, look at me!” He suddenly forced her to open her eyes and meet his gaze. “Let’s see for yourself whether I’m really a eunuch.”

Su Hewan’s eyes were misty, her face flushed with shyness. “Shen Jue…”

His kisses rained down on her face and eyes, his voice low and tempting. “Is it okay? Wanwan?”

She was too shy to meet his gaze!

Is this man crazy? Isn’t this the part where you just… do it? How am I supposed to respond?!

Shen Jue heard her inner thoughts and chuckled lowly.

Then came the crisp tearing of fabric, and Su Hewan’s last shred of reason completely succumbed to this long-planned descent into passion.

Meanwhile, next door in Tianzi Room No. 3, a completely different chaos unfolded.

“Bang!”

Yu Qing was thrown onto the hard wooden bed by Lu Yan, with no mercy.

“Ouch! My back!”

She screamed, rubbing her shoulder, tears welling up as she protested.

“Master Lu, do you even know what it means to cherish a lady? I’m a delicate girl, not your weapon!”

Lu Yan stood over her, arms crossed, towering above her.

“Really? Weren’t you just arranging me and Shen Jue like we were a perfect match? Now scared?”

Though his tone sounded scolding, his eyes twinkled with amusement.

Yu Qing hated it when he acted so serious and immediately went into full drama mode.

She forced two crystal-like tears from the corners of her eyes.

“Master, I know I shouldn’t have said you and Shen Jue are perfect for each other, but you can’t just force yourself on me to shut me up!”

Lu Yan’s temples throbbed violently, veins showing on his forehead.

Could this woman ever say anything serious?

But what was even more outrageous than her words was her inner thoughts, racing like an untamed horse:

Ahhh! These broad shoulders! This narrow waist! These long legs!

If a perfect guy like this pounced on me, I wouldn’t lose out at all! Come on! Ravage me!

Lu Yan froze completely.

From his ears to his neck, a strange blush spread at a visibly rapid pace.

“You… shameless!”

He ground out the words through gritted teeth.

Yu Qing blinked her innocent eyes.

“Master, what are you saying? How am I shameless? I’m trying to reflect on myself, aren’t I?”

Why isn’t he acting? I’m already in position! Could this ancient block of ice actually be the real eunuch?

Lu Yan’s expression darkened.

Had he really done something that left her with such an impression?

He suddenly leaned forward, hands pressing on either side of her body, trapping her firmly in place.