The next day, the set shifted to the police station.

Yu Chibei had been arrested, and Tang Gu was giving a statement at the station, with her parents sitting beside her, their eyes red from crying.

“He confined you and sexually assaulted you, is that correct?” the male officer asked.

Tang Gu seemed mentally dazed. She stared blankly at the table, and only after a long while did she look up at the officer and ask, “Will… he go to prison?”

“Absolutely. As long as you confirm that he confined you and sexually assaulted you every day during that time, we have the means to keep him in prison for the rest of his life.”

“For life?” Tang Gu asked blankly. “He… won’t ever get out?”

The officer nodded. “That’s right.”

Tears suddenly streamed down Tang Gu’s face.

The officer and her parents all assumed she had escaped and suffered severe emotional trauma, and that she was now crying out of relief.

But Tanggu’s next words left everyone present speechless.

“No.”

She said in a slow but firm voice, “He didn’t assault me.”

Outside, Cen Luan watched as Ye Fu spoke those words. It felt as though her heart had been struck; she suddenly felt weak and aching.

Last night, hadn’t she, just like at this very moment, told everyone with tears in her eyes yet with unwavering resolve?

“He didn’t assault me.”

The male and female officers exchanged a glance and rephrased their question.

“Did he take your clothes off?”

Tang Gu nodded.

The female officer couldn’t help but say, “That is assault. Look at your body, your legs—there are marks everywhere. These are all evidence that he assaulted you. When the time comes, we’ll just submit this evidence to…”

Tang Gu covered her arms and legs with her police uniform, her voice trembling. “No… he didn’t… he treats me very well…”

The officers froze in shock.

Her parents, who had been standing nearby, could no longer contain themselves. They rushed over and slapped Tanggu across the face. “Have you lost your mind!? My foolish child! You’ve been raped! That beast raped you! And you’re still trying to speak up for him! Are you possessed by a demon!? My poor daughter—”

The police comforted the heartbroken parents with a few words before having them escorted away.

Afterwards, they sat back down and continued questioning Tang Gu. “You said he treats you well? How exactly does he treat you well?”

Tanggu seemed lost in her memories, a faint smile involuntarily curving her lips. “He bathed me, brushed my teeth, dressed me, trimmed my nails, held me while I ate, and held me close while I slept… He also said that in a little while, he’d take me on a trip—anywhere I wanted to go…”

The police officers listened in stunned silence. They exchanged glances for a moment, then the male officer wrote a line in his notebook:

Stockholm Syndrome.

The female officer nodded.

The camera focused on Ye Fu, who looked down, her gaze resting gently on her bare feet.

Her feet were fair and clean, with neatly trimmed toenails. She seemed to recall the moment when the man had kissed the tops of her feet after trimming her nails.

A faint smile curved her lips.

The police officer glanced at her with a worried expression, then stood up and left.

“Cut!”

Director Xu called “Cut” and publicly praised Ye Fu. “That was great. I was worried we’d have to shoot this take several times, but you were in great form just now. You really captured that delicate, love-struck girl’s demeanor. Keep it up.”

Ye Fu blushed deeply at his words, her eyes darting around, too shy to look at the leading actor.

“Prepare for the next scene! Hurry up!” Director Xu ordered the crew to pack up and headed off to the next filming location.

When Ye Fu came out of the restroom, she saw the leading actor standing at the sink. He was washing his hands, then placed them under the dryer as a humming sound filled the air.

She didn’t dare look at him for long and hurriedly washed her hands before turning to leave.

He was faster than her. As he passed her, he leaned down and planted a kiss on the top of her head. “You did well earlier.”

The kiss was light and quick.

If it hadn’t been for the mirror reflecting the scene, Ye Fu might have thought his finger had simply brushed against her hair.

Her face flushed bright red. She glanced up hurriedly, but he was already gone.

Had he come to praise her?

Ye Fu tried to resist, but couldn’t help herself; she gently reached up to touch the top of her head.

How strange. When Director Xu praised her, she simply felt happy.

But when the Academy Award-winning actor praised her, she felt her blood boil, and her whole body grew hot with excitement.

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