Feng Ran looked at Huang Qianqian, her voice full of coldness. "Huang Qianqian, what are you doing in my room?"
Huang Qianqian stammered for a long time but couldn't explain herself clearly.
Feng Ran, however, stepped forward and pushed Huang Qianqian aside. Her gaze fell upon the bed. She had just seen Huang Qianqian place something on it.
"If you're not going to tell me, then I'll see for myself."
Huang Qianqian grabbed Feng Ran's hand, saying with great agitation, "No, you can't. I didn't put anything there. Feng Ran, you can't blame me without reason."
"Huang Qianqian, do you know what you look like right now?"
Huang Qianqian was momentarily stunned. She didn't understand Feng Ran's sudden words and couldn't fathom why she would say such a thing.
Seeing Feng Ran about to approach, Huang Qianqian desperately pulled at her, not wanting Feng Ran to discover anything.
But she didn't realize that the more she acted this way, the more certain Feng Ran became that Huang Qianqian had definitely done something she shouldn't have.
Just then, Xuanyuan Heng appeared.
Originally, Feng Ran was confronting Huang Qianqian. However, Xuanyuan Heng's appearance completely altered her plan.
Seeing Xuanyuan Heng, who drew all of Feng Ran's attention away, Huang Qianqian quickly broke free from Feng Ran's grasp and ran out.
However, as she ran out, Huang Qianqian did not forget to try and harm Feng Ran. She even thought that this was a perfect opportunity.
Feng Ran frowned upon hearing this, unsure of what her words meant.
But as she tried to grab Huang Qianqian to get to the bottom of things, her hand was tightly held by Xuanyuan Heng. Feng Ran watched as Huang Qianqian disappeared before her eyes.
Xuanyuan Heng's icy gaze fell upon her, and a cold smile played on his lips. "Feng Ran, it's only been a few days, and your courage has grown. You dare to do such things behind my back."
"Feng Ran, it seems you've been living too well that you've forgotten my words. It appears I need to remind you that doing such shameless things behind my back, Feng Ran, you are truly something."
"Heh, is that so? To receive 'praise' from the Regent is truly my honor."
Xuanyuan Heng seemed to be provoked by her words. He reached out and grabbed her by the neck, radiating a chilling aura. "Feng Ran, since you wish for death, then I shall grant it to you."
Feng Ran met Xuanyuan Heng's icy gaze, a shiver running down her spine. But she forced herself to suppress her anger and said with despair, "Xuanyuan Heng, you want my life?"
"Fine, take it if you want it." She had nothing left now; she didn't care about anything.
Only her life remained, and if he wanted it, then so be it.
Feng Ran's voice was exceptionally hoarse as she looked at Xuanyuan Heng with firm resolve. "Regent, take whatever you want."
"Now, my current predicament is all thanks to you."
"Xuanyuan Heng, I owe no one, but I do owe Lanlan."
"Xuanyuan Heng, kill me. Perhaps then I can see Lanlan."
Lanlan, I hope you won't blame me.
Lanlan, it's not that I don't want to persevere. It's just that this is my fate.
Lanlan, consider that you entrusted your hopes to the wrong person.
Xuanyuan Heng's eyes blazed with terrifying light. Watching Feng Ran's desire to die, he almost wished he could step forward and destroy her.
Why had Feng Ran become so lowly now?
She hadn't been like this before.
"Since you're not even afraid of death, then I'll take you somewhere," Xuanyuan Heng said coldly, his gaze towards Feng Ran anything but friendly.
He said he would take her somewhere.
Feng Ran wanted to say no, that she didn't want to go. But now? It wasn't a matter of whether she said no.
At this moment, Xuanyuan Heng's eyes were filled with a bloodthirsty gleam, and he exuded a bloodthirsty smile, as if ready to destroy her at any moment.
Suddenly, a guard entered the room.
Xuanyuan Heng's face was full of a smile. "Feng Ran, you will serve the guards by my side well. If you serve them well, perhaps I will let you go."
"Regent, do you truly mean what you say?"
She was no longer afraid of anything. Serving someone, she was in such a predicament; what was there to be hesitant about? Besides, no matter how she played this hand, she wouldn't lose.
As long as she could live, she was willing to do anything.
Reputation, honor, and so-called purity – what did they matter? Moreover, she had no purity left.
"Naturally," Xuanyuan Heng said, his eyes narrowed, filled with anger.
Suddenly, as if struck by something, recalling Feng Ran's words, he seemed to lose his reason, looking at Feng Ran coldly. "Feng Ran, you are truly despicable. To get what you want, you're willing to do anything."
Xuanyuan Heng was consumed by rage, and even he couldn't quite understand himself. Why was he enraged and upset by Feng Ran's agreement?
These were precisely the things he had always wanted to see.
He had precisely hoped for Feng Ran to agree. But upon hearing Feng Ran agree, he was filled with fury.
Was she really that desperate?
Feng Ran lowered her head and scoffed. Despicable? But wasn't all of this something he had bestowed upon her? Wasn't she like this now exactly what he wanted to see?
Seeing his anger and darkening expression, was he angry? But hadn't he caused all of this?
Upon seeing the guard, Feng Ran's hands hesitated. She even thought that she could just close her eyes. But later, she realized she couldn't deceive herself anymore.
She still couldn't overcome the barrier in her heart.
After a long pause, she fell to her knees with a 'plop,' repeatedly kowtowing and pleading, "Regent, please be magnanimous and spare me this once, can you?"
"Just consider me as a dog you let go."
"Regent, you are forgetful; just consider me as trash and kick me away, please, can you?"
"From now on, wherever the Regent is, I will never appear."
"I beg you, spare me, can you?"
She raised her eyes and met the man's gaze, his eyes full of ice, showing no intention of letting her go. She kowtowed, begging desperately, "Regent, what happened back then was my fault, I know I was wrong."
"But I have also paid the price I should have paid."
"Regent, please be magnanimous and spare me this once, can you?"
Xuanyuan Heng let out a cold laugh, his entire body radiating a chilling aura as he said, "Feng Ran, you say you've paid the price you should have paid?"
"But you caused Yu Wan's death, and you're just going to brush it aside so lightly?"
"Feng Ran, that was a life."
"Feng Ran, that's never enough."
"You should endure more torment."
Spare you, Feng Ran, you can forget about it in this lifetime.