Chapter 285: Angry and Breathless

Chu Chuyan finally realized her mistake. A faint blush spread across her pale face, and her cold body warmed slightly with embarrassment.

Feeling her body's sensitive trembling, Zu'an's lips curved into a mischievous smile. "Wifey, you haven't answered my question yet. Where in your body are you most uncomfortable right now? I'll treat that first."

Chu Chuyan gritted her teeth. This man was truly taking advantage and then acting innocent! In their current state, what could she possibly say?

"Since you're not speaking, I'll just treat you however I see fit, alright?" Zu'an whispered with a grin, leaning close to her ear.

Sensing his movement, Chu Chuyan frowned and quickly held him back. "Wait a moment..."

Noticing his puzzled gaze, Chu Chuyan's eyes shimmered with tears, as if about to overflow. "Don't move yet. Let me catch my breath."

Although this wasn't their first intimate encounter, her memory of the last time in the secret realm was a blur for some unknown reason. She only remembered a mix of complex emotions: anger, shyness, and confusion. In truth, this was the first time she was fully conscious as he completely took possession of her.

"Are all men this exaggerated?" Chu Chuyan bit her lip, enduring the sensation. The thought made her face flush crimson, and her upbringing prevented her from dwelling on it further. She could only nervously clutch his lapels, taking deep breaths to gradually accustomed herself to a man's body.

Seeing her lovely brow slightly furrowed, Zu'an was filled with tenderness and couldn't help but kiss her red lips.

With a soft moan, Chu Chuyan trembled all over. She suddenly felt as if her body had completely opened up.

Zu'an was surprised. He hadn't expected this ice queen to be so sensitive. A playful smile touched his lips. "So, shall I begin?"

Too shy to meet his gaze, Chu Chuyan turned her face to the side, revealing her already flushed neck, and let out an almost inaudible hum. She didn't understand why she had so unexpectedly hummed in agreement. Her past self would never have allowed a man to treat her this way. Even her self from yesterday would absolutely not have agreed. But now... she didn't understand it. And she didn't want to understand it now.

Soon, she had no mind to think of anything else. She felt like a small boat tossed on a raging sea, swept by waves in a storm, sometimes flung into the clouds, sometimes plunged into the abyss. She didn't know when she would finally sink...

It was unknown how much time had passed, but outside the door, the Chu family members were pacing anxiously.

"We don't know what's happening inside," Qin Wanru muttered, pacing back and forth by the door. Because her daughter had been sensible since childhood and her personality had grown increasingly reserved, she had arranged special rune formations on her room's doors and windows to block out sounds from within and without. Therefore, those outside had no idea what was happening inside. Qin Wanru thought to herself, if Xue'er were here, she could have sent her to check on the situation inside. Since Xue'er had left, Chuyan hadn't taken on any other maids.

"Why don't you go in and check?" Chu Zhongtian suggested from the side. He knew his daughter would need to remove her clothes during their treatment, as his wife had mentioned, so it truly wasn't appropriate for him to go in. But his wife would be perfectly fine.

Qin Wanru realized he was right. Others might find it inconvenient, but as her mother, she certainly wouldn't have any issues. So she went to the door and knocked. "A'Zu, how is Chuyan doing now? If you don't answer, I'm coming in, alright?"

...

There was no response from inside. Concerned for her daughter's safety, she urgently pushed the door, but it didn't budge.

"That man actually locked the door from the inside!" Qin Wanru huffed, looking at her husband.

Chu Zhongtian nodded. Though his daughter was young, her cultivation was high, and the restrictions she placed could not be easily opened by ordinary people. He approached the door, gently placed his hand on it, and released his primal energy, breaking the restriction on the door. "It's done."

"You guard here. I'll go check the situation," Qin Wanru instructed. If too many people rushed in carelessly later and saw her daughter undressed, what would become of her daughter's reputation? She could only feel at ease with her husband guarding the door.

Chu Zhongtian nodded, giving her a reassuring look.

Only then did Qin Wanru push the door open and enter. Once inside, she quickly closed the door again, making sure to re-engage the bolt. Then she proceeded further inside.

As the daughter of a Duke's residence, the boudoir was quite large, and it was difficult for Qin Wanru to make out the situation in the innermost part of the room at first glance. Worried that their healing might be at a critical stage, she didn't dare call out loudly. She planned to quietly peek in, and once she confirmed her daughter was safe, she would leave without disturbing their treatment.

As she walked from the outer chambers inward, she suddenly heard a strange sound, as if deliberately suppressed, like a weeping lament.

"Huh?" A flicker of doubt crossed Qin Wanru's brow. As an experienced woman, she was not unfamiliar with such sounds, but then she thought, 'How could this be possible?!' It must be because Chuyan's injuries were too severe, causing her to moan.

Just as she was thinking this, she rounded the screen, and the sight before her froze her completely. She had imagined countless possibilities, even preparing herself for the worst—that her daughter's condition was too critical to save—but she had never, ever anticipated this scene.

Zu'an and Chu Chuyan hadn't expected her to come in. Hearing the disturbance, they instinctively turned their heads, and then the three of them just stared at each other.

"Zu, you scoundrel!" After the initial shock and bewilderment, Qin Wanru finally regained her senses and exploded in a furious rage.

Rage points from Qin Wanru +1024!

In Qin Wanru's view, given her daughter's character, she would never allow a man to treat her this way, not even her nominal husband. There was only one explanation: Zu'an had taken advantage of the situation, exploiting her daughter's severe injuries and inability to resist, and thus, had outrageously violated her. The thought that she and the others had been waiting outside, completely unaware that her daughter was suffering such misfortune and humiliation inside the room, made her wish she could flay Zu'an alive.

Rage points from Qin Wanru +999+999+999...

Unable to restrain herself any longer, she lunged at Zu'an, striking with merciless, lethal force. Zu'an saw the string of 999s in the background and knew the situation was dire. Before he could react, she was already upon him. He paled in shock and hastily tried to dodge, but Qin Wanru was a rank six cultivator; she wasn't so easily evaded. In that critical moment, he quickly employed Mi Li's improved Sunflower Phantasm, instantly splitting into two figures that darted in different directions.

Qin Wanru had focused all her attention on the figure in front of her, and her enraged palm strike landed directly on its back. However, the empty feeling in her hand startled her, and the illusory figure before her dissolved into a shimmering light.

"A clone?" As the Duke's wife, she was well-informed and quickly understood.

She quickly turned and glared intensely at Zu'an on the other side. Just as she was about to strike again, she suddenly heard Chu Chuyan's faint voice from beside her. "Mother~"

"There, there, Mother's here." Qin Wanru hurried over to support her, a pang of sorrow in her heart. She thought of how proud and dignified her daughter had always been, and now her purity had been ruined by such a man. It was all their fault for trusting him too much!

With that thought, she was about to rise and attack again.

"Don't~" Chu Chuyan quickly pulled her hand, while her other hand gripped the brocade quilt wrapped around her.

Qin Wanru looked at her with some confusion. Her daughter's reaction was truly odd. Could it be due to the immense shock?

"Actually... actually, he was... he was treating my injuries," Chu Chuyan stammered, her head bowed, her face already a deep crimson. It was simply too humiliating to be seen by her mother. Originally, she was too shy to speak, but she worried her mother might actually kill Zu'an, or that others might be alarmed and rush in, which would be even more mortifying.

"Treating injuries? Is this how one treats injuries?!" Qin Wanru dismissed it, assuming her daughter was too embarrassed to tell the truth after being violated. "Don't worry, this man violated and humiliated you like this today, Mother will definitely stand up for you." With that, she charged at Zu'an again.

Seeing that her mother still didn't understand, Chu Chuyan grew anxious and blurted out, "I... actually... it was with my... consent."

Mid-charge, Qin Wanru abruptly stopped, turning back in disbelief. "What did you say?"

Chu Chuyan's face showed a myriad of emotions. After a long moment, she finally made up her mind. "Actually... back in the secret realm... we... we already became true... true husband and wife."

Qin Wanru: "..." No matter what she had imagined, she had never conceived of this situation.

Zu'an, standing by, was incredibly excited. Although they had shared intimacy before, it had always been to save lives, and both knew that their relationship was far from that of true husband and wife. Chu Chuyan had not truly accepted him then. But now, Chu Chuyan had admitted it herself. He felt like he was about to burst with joy.

"You already had marital relations in the secret realm?" Qin Wanru was stunned. A sudden realization dawned on her. No wonder her daughter, with her cold and proud nature, had been willing to remove her clothes for Zu'an's treatment. She should have figured all of this out sooner.

"But even if you are truly husband and wife, at a critical moment like this, to... to be doing something so absurd, it's simply... it's absolutely preposterous!" Qin Wanru no longer had the time to investigate how they had become intimate. All she could think was that her daughter was severely injured, a group of people were anxiously waiting outside the door, and yet the two of them were...

"I really am saving Chuyan," Zu'an said with a wry smile.

"Shut up!" Qin Wanru glared fiercely at him, and then her gaze suddenly sharpened. In her furious haste to attack him just now, she hadn't paid attention to anything else. Now that she had calmed down, she suddenly realized he wasn't wearing clothes.

"How could this man be so..." Qin Wanru's face instantly turned red, and she looked at Chu Chuyan beside her, a little flustered, wondering how her delicate and slender daughter could possibly endure it.