Perhaps it was the sudden cry from White Rose that made Ye Xunhuan's right hand, which was less than two centimeters away from White Rose's neck, suddenly stop.
When she saw Ye Xunhuan stop, White Rose seemed to hold her breath, her enchanting autumn eyes widening round!
She could feel that Ye Xunhuan indeed intended to kill her just now, but suddenly he stopped for some unknown reason.
Looking at White Rose, Ye Xunhuan gently shook his head as a hint of struggle appeared on his face.
Seeing Ye Xunhuan stop his action, White Rose's expression changed continuously. She first took a deep breath, then widened her eyes, staring intently at Ye Xunhuan with a trace of fear on her face, and asked with a trembling voice, "Are you... are you okay?"
Facing White Rose's fearful gaze, Ye Xunhuan tried hard to suppress the restless emotions inside him, breathing heavily.
After taking several deep breaths, Ye Xunhuan managed to suppress the restlessness within and said to White Rose, "I'm fine!"
At this moment, Ye Xunhuan's voice sounded somewhat hoarse yet deep.
However, fortunately, he seemed more normal now, although his eyes were still slightly bloodshot, they were not as terrifying as before.
Seeing that Ye Xunhuan had completely calmed down, White Rose breathed a long sigh of relief inside: "Do you... do you want to take a shower?"
Looking at White Rose's terrified expression, Ye Xunhuan knew that he must have scared her just now, so he said with slight remorse, "Sorry, I thought you were an enemy!"
Upon hearing Ye Xunhuan say sorry to her, White Rose was slightly stunned, her previously fearful face immediately taken over by shock, looking at Ye Xunhuan with disbelief, as if seeing an alien.
He... did he apologize to me?
He actually apologized to me?
How could he possibly apologize to me?
It must be a hallucination, yes, it must be a hallucination!
In White Rose's heart, Ye Xunhuan was a very self-righteous and domineering man who would never bow to anyone, otherwise, he wouldn't have treated her as a captive, ruthlessly ravaging her.
But she clearly heard him say sorry.
Looking at White Rose's dumbfounded look, Ye Xunhuan softly said, "What's wrong?"
Ye Xunhuan's words snapped White Rose back to reality, and she hurriedly shook her head, saying, "N-nothing!"
Seeing that White Rose still looked very tense, Ye Xunhuan knew that she had trouble accepting him apologizing to her.
"Is it hard for you to believe that I would apologize to someone?"
Ye Xunhuan's words accurately hit upon White Rose's most honest thoughts, but she wasn't embarrassed; instead, she looked at Ye Xunhuan with fear.
"People can change," Ye Xunhuan said lightly. "No one stays the same forever. You change, and so do I."
"But earlier, you had a chance to kill me, why didn't you?" Ye Xunhuan suddenly asked, "That was your chance for revenge!"
White Rose didn't respond, but slowly lowered her head!
Indeed, she had thought about killing Ye Xunhuan just now because if she killed him, no one would know about her scandal, and the demon would end as well.
But she simply couldn't do it, she hated this man, but she also loved him.
After a battle within herself, White Rose didn't make a move.
At the same time, White Rose feared that Ye Xunhuan intentionally provoked her into action.
Various factors made White Rose refrain from taking action.
Seeing White Rose's silence, Ye Xunhuan's eyes seemed to pierce through her heart as he spoke again, "You're afraid I'll suddenly wake up, and by then, it would be you who ends up dead, right?"
"Of course, it could also be because I was your first man, and you couldn't do it."
"But no matter what, you made a very wise choice. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me anytime!"
Ye Xunhuan never considered that White Rose would have feelings for him.
But it was no surprise that Ye Xunhuan would think this way, given everything White Rose had done to him before, making it impossible for him to dare think otherwise.
After finishing his words, Ye Xunhuan got up and left the living room, heading toward the bathroom.
After Ye Xunhuan left, White Rose did not move; she remained quietly half-squatted to the side, expressionless like a statue.
He... he told me to come to him if I needed anything?
Doesn't that mean, in the future, he will help me with everything?
Thinking of this, White Rose's heart was filled with unspeakable excitement.
She knew how terrifying Ye Xunhuan was, if she ran into trouble in the future, by turning to this man, there probably wouldn't be anything she couldn't solve, would there?
After entering the bathroom, Ye Xunhuan immediately began washing himself, letting the cold water run over him, thoroughly calming his inner turmoil.
The cold water flowed down Ye Xunhuan's body, the scars resembling centipedes stark and eye-catching; under the cold water's wash, these scars on Ye Xunhuan's body looked like an ancient yet gorgeous totem, as if nourished by rain, appearing exceptionally alluring.
Tempting people to explore how these scars came to be, and how he survived with so many wounds!
Typically, a man's shower would be quick, but this time, Ye Xunhuan took his time, washing for a good half an hour before he came out.
Seeing Ye Xunhuan come out of the bathroom, White Rose, sitting on the sofa, immediately stood up, her expression respectful as she addressed Ye Xunhuan, "Master..."
Upon hearing White Rose call him "Master," Ye Xunhuan casually glanced at her, "In the future, don't call me 'Master' anymore, just call me by my name."
White Rose didn't respond, her face gradually looking a bit conflicted, and after a long pause, she softly replied, "Yes, Young Master Ye!"
Hearing White Rose call him "Young Master Ye," Ye Xunhuan didn't mind much, sitting down on the sofa.
"Do you have a cigarette?"
As soon as Ye Xunhuan spoke, White Rose hurriedly reached below the coffee table to grab a pack of cigarettes, opened it, pulled one out, lit it, and handed it to Ye Xunhuan.
Ye Xunhuan took the cigarette, took a gentle puff, and slowly said, "Earlier, you saw that I was not quite myself, right?"
When Ye Xunhuan's words fell, White Rose's heart suddenly trembled, "I... I didn't see anything, I don't know anything!"
Ye Xunhuan had been very abnormal earlier, White Rose could clearly feel it, especially when Ye Xunhuan was intimate with her, he wasn't even like a human.
Or rather, he didn't even see her as a human, treating her as a mere tool for release.
Although White Rose had encountered such a thing before, it had never been as terrifying as this time.