Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?
Chapter 18: What About Him?

Chapter 18: Chapter 18: What About Him?

As soon as Shang Ruyi got on the carriage, her face changed immediately. The pain in her back made her twitch, and Tushere hurriedly supported her, pulling open her collar to take a look—

She saw a blood-red whip mark extending from the back of her neck downward, looking gruesome.

Tushere gasped in pain and said, "Miss, why didn’t you call out in pain?"

Shang Ruyi forced a smile and said, "You silly girl, would shouting make it not hurt?"

Besides, she’d already been embarrassed enough and didn’t want to appear more so in front of Yu Wenye.

"But—"

"No buts, just check if it’s bleeding for me."

Tushere carefully checked. Although the whip mark was red and swollen, thankfully it was shielded by a layer of clothing, so the skin wasn’t broken and bleeding.

Shang Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That’s good, apply some ointment to it later, and it’ll be fine. I was just worried that if it got really injured, it would affect—"

At this point, she blushed and stopped talking.

If it had been before, Tushere would have definitely teased her, but at this moment, she was too heartbroken to speak, only leaning close to her collar to blow cool air to ease her pain slightly.

Shang Ruyi smiled and patted her shoulder.

Raising her head, the carriage swayed at that moment, shaking the curtain and creating a gap through which she caught sight of that familiar figure outside.

Yu Wenye, holding the reins, rode his horse at a leisurely pace right in front of the carriage.

When they met at the Shen Mansion earlier, he seemed tall and robust. Seeing him now, she realized his shoulders were broad, his back straight, and even as he rocked with the horse, he remained like a spear.

After that scene, seeing his back brought a sense of reassurance.

Shang Ruyi’s face started to redden from her neck upward.

Suddenly remembering something, she made an "oh" sound in frustration, and Tushere asked nervously, "Miss, what’s wrong?"

Shang Ruyi said, "I just forgot to tell him about the person we encountered when leaving the city earlier."

Tushere sighed in relief: "I thought it was something serious. Anyway, the second young master is escorting us into the city. Once we settle down, you can tell him, it’s not too late."

"That’s true."

Shang Ruyi nodded and leaned back against the carriage board, watching through the gap in the shaking curtain at Yu Wenye’s tall figure. Her heart, initially calm after being rescued, inexplicably began to race again.

Probably due to being overly tense while escaping earlier, now that she relaxed, her entire body felt limp. Shang Ruyi gently leaned against Tushere’s shoulder, and Tushere softly said, "Miss, have a nap. I’ll wake you when we reach Taiyuan City."

"... Mmm."

Shang Ruyi nodded, almost out of the strength to say another word, and soon closed her eyes.

When she awoke from a deep sleep, it was already night.

Bleary-eyed, she opened her eyes to see a simple yet clean room, and she lay on a small bed. The bedding was soft, and the curtains hung low, quite comfortable.

Shang Ruyi moved slightly, just about to call for someone when Tushere pushed open the door and entered. Seeing her awake, she happily approached, "Miss, you’re awake? Don’t move around, you just had medicine applied to your back."

Shang Ruyi managed to turn her neck slightly to look, sure enough, the whip mark on her back was covered with ointment, cool and soothing, and not as painful.

She asked, "Where is this?"

Tushere said, "This is the Duke’s villa on the outskirts of the city. The Duke arranged for us to stay here, and you’ll be picked up for the wedding here tomorrow."

"Oh,"

Shang Ruyi nodded and glanced around again, softly asking, "Where is he?"

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