Help The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama (by Lotus Seeds) novel Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Chapter 154: The Mysterious Man in Black

The Emperor promised to restore Shen Tang’s status as a princess in front of all the citizens of the Empire. Even if they were unwilling, they could not go back on their word, or it would damage the Royal Family’s reputation and intensify the people’s rebellious sentiment.

The Emperor and Empress thought to themselves: It’s only restoring the title of princess, which is nominal without real power. Naturally, they wouldn’t give Shen Tang actual authority; keeping her close would make her easier to control.

Shen Tang, this worthless adopted daughter, could only be a stepping stone for their biological daughter.

The Empress comforted Shen Qingli for quite a while.

Even so, on the eve of the princess’s ceremonial conferment, Shen Qingli was driven to insomnia from rage, her overwhelming hatred nearly consuming her.

That vile woman humiliated her repeatedly!

How could she let her steal her only position?!

At that moment, Shen Qingli completely hated Shen Tang, and a strong murderous intent surfaced in her heart. If she could silently deal with her, it would truly be a delight!

Thinking this, a figure flashed in her mind. She pursed her lips, opened the Light Computer, and pulled out a contact from the blacklist.

The avatar of this account was completely black, and their chat history was empty.

A hint of hesitation flashed in Shen Qingli’s eyes. She hadn’t intended to contact him again, but now Shen Tang was no longer the neglected waste she used to be.

That vile woman is now in the limelight, and the entire Empire is watching her.

If she rashly arranged for an assassin, the situation might be exposed.

Once exposed, her reputation and prestige would be utterly destroyed. She absolutely could not afford to make a wrong move!

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Meanwhile, inside the Princess Mansion.

In a certain secret room.

Xue Yinzhou was more than familiar with this place.

That female had imprisoned him here, humiliating and torturing him for years; every gap between the wall tiles had been stained with his blood.

Remembering the ugly face of that female from back then still made him nauseous and disgusted.

Yet Shen Tang’s visage surfaced in his mind once more.

It always arose uncontrollably; it wasn’t the first time.

Xue Yinzhou didn’t know when he suddenly began to notice her. Clearly, he used to detest her, too loath even to spare her a glance.

Perhaps it was from the day she stopped gambling.

Perhaps it was when she took up cooking, refining culinary skills to prepare delicious meals for the Beast Husband returning from hunting.

Perhaps it was when she awakened Healing, actively helping Xiao Jin and the others with their injuries.

Or maybe when she took care of the wandering cubs in Greenfield City, with utmost tenderness and patience, which always made him secretly observe.

Xue Yinzhou couldn’t help but think that if he had met the present Shen Tang as a youth, perhaps he wouldn’t have endured those nightmares that haunt him at midnight.

When this thought crossed his mind, Xue Yinzhou was also startled.

Clearly the same person, why did he have such thoughts?

But he could no longer equate the present Shen Tang with the malicious female from back then.

He used to think Shen Tang was pretending, utterly disgusted by her pretense, wanting to tear apart her disguise.

Yet her subsequent actions caused his suspicions to waver.

Until the moment she divorced him, granting him freedom, her gaze full of determination, with not a shred of regret or desire to keep him, his doubts collapsed entirely, his heart experiencing a twinge of inexplicable discomfort and suffocation.

She truly had changed.

Completely unlike before.

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