Recaps

Bai Qinchen, a transmigrant with a goddess-collecting system, had become Liu Erlong’s lover and planned to recruit Yu Xiaogang’s group so he could pursue Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. When the group arrived at Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy, he met the girls and used his Soul-Seizing Hand on Ning Rongrong.

• Bai Qinchen and Liu Erlong discussed Yu Xiaogang’s expected arrival, while Bai Qinchen recalled that his system had helped him reach rank forty-one.
• A staff member told Liu Erlong that six Soul Masters with Soul Power above rank sixty had come to apply, and Bai Qinchen stopped to greet them.
• Flender brought Yu Xiaogang to the cottage, where Yu Xiaogang saw Liu Erlong and noticed Bai Qinchen beside her.
• Bai Qinchen introduced himself to Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, then shook Ning Rongrong’s hand and activated the first stage of his Soul-Seizing Hand.
• Ning Rongrong felt a strange tingling sensation, blushed, and quickly let go of Bai Qinchen’s hand.

Bai Qinchen persuaded Liu Erlong to let the Shrek Academy group stay at Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy, then used Xiao Wu’s secret identity to threaten and coerce her. The chapter ended with Xiao Wu allowing Bai Qinchen to touch her legs while he attempted to relax her with his Soul-Seizing Hand.

• Bai Qinchen calmed Liu Erlong when Tang San defended Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong agreed to host the Shrek Academy group after Flender explained their trouble at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xiao Wu left the welcome dinner to look for Tang San, and Bai Qinchen followed her into a bamboo grove.
• Bai Qinchen revealed that he knew Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and threatened to tell Tang San unless she obeyed him.
• Xiao Wu resisted Bai Qinchen’s advances, but eventually agreed to let him touch her legs rather than risk having her identity exposed.
• Bai Qinchen guided Xiao Wu to sit down and stroked her legs while using his Soul-Seizing Hand to try to relax her.

Bai Qinchen took advantage of Xiao Wu’s confusion and nearly forced their intimacy before Liu Erlong interrupted them. When Liu Erlong reported that Dugu Bo had captured Tang San, Bai Qinchen agreed to send her to help only if Xiao Wu accepted his condition, leaving Xiao Wu reluctantly agreeing to a different kind of contact with him.

• Bai Qinchen continued touching Xiao Wu until Liu Erlong arrived and interrupted them.
• Liu Erlong showed jealousy toward Xiao Wu, then told Bai Qinchen that Dugu Bo had captured Tang San in Sunset Forest.
• Xiao Wu begged Liu Erlong to rescue Tang San and tried to go herself, but Bai Qinchen stopped her and warned that Dugu Bo could discover her identity.
• Bai Qinchen offered to send Liu Erlong to help Tang San if Xiao Wu would give herself to him, but Xiao Wu refused and said she would die rather than betray Tang San.
• Bai Qinchen proposed that Xiao Wu use her hand instead, and she cautiously agreed after he said he would teach her.

Bai Qinchen manipulated Xiao Wu and Liu Erlong while Tang San remained away, then began plotting to win over Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong by sabotaging Dai Mubai and his friends. He had secretly dosed Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun with pills intended to make them dependent and eventually unable to perform.

• Bai Qinchen told Liu Erlong that Dugu Bo would not kill Tang San and asked her to pretend to fight while helping him; she left after kissing Bai Qinchen.
• Bai Qinchen tricked Xiao Wu into touching him, and the next morning she hid her embarrassment by claiming she had sprained her wrist while bathing.
• Liu Erlong returned with Flender and Yu Xiaogang, told Xiao Wu that Tang San would be safe with Dugu Bo, and rejected Flender’s attempt to reconcile her with Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong told Bai Qinchen she wanted revenge on Yu Xiaogang because he still loved her, and the two became intimate.
• Bai Qinchen decided to use Tang San’s absence to pursue Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, and planned to undermine Zhu Zhuqing’s feelings for Dai Mubai.
• Bai Qinchen arranged for Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to take Special Kidney-Treasure Pills, then sent them to a place where they could spend the night womanizing.

Bai Qinchen manipulated Xiao Wu into revealing that Dai Mubai and his friends had gone to a brothel, then Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong caught the men there. Zhu Zhuqing confronted Dai Mubai, who blamed her for his behavior, and their argument left their relationship in open conflict.

• Bai Qinchen arranged another brothel visit for Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun while concealing his involvement.
• Bai Qinchen coerced Xiao Wu into agreeing to a daily hug and told her that Dai Mubai and the others had gone to the brothel again.
• Xiao Wu warned Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong joined them after learning Oscar was there too.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong reached the brothel, and Zhu Zhuqing kicked in the room door.
• Zhu Zhuqing slapped Dai Mubai after confronting him about breaking his promise, and Dai Mubai blamed her for not satisfying him.

After learning that Dai Mubai had not changed, Zhu Zhuqing ended their relationship and broke down in tears alone. Bai Qinchen comforted her, used the moment to lower her defenses, and confessed his love, leaving her flustered and receptive to his words.

• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Xiao Wu for revealing Dai Mubai's behavior, then asked Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to leave her alone.
• Bai Qinchen approached Zhu Zhuqing and followed her despite her repeated objections.
• When Zhu Zhuqing punched him, Bai Qinchen took the blow and embraced her, using the Soul-Seizing Hand as he comforted her.
• Zhu Zhuqing cried and told Bai Qinchen that Dai Mubai had gone to a brothel and refused to stop when she confronted him.
• Bai Qinchen offered to confront Dai Mubai, but Zhu Zhuqing stopped him and said she had nothing to do with Dai Mubai anymore.
• Bai Qinchen confessed that he had fallen for Zhu Zhuqing, and she blushed and asked whether he was serious.

Bai Qinchen comforted Xiao Wu and gave her a Concealment Pill so she could safely visit Heaven Dou City with him. As they returned to the academy, they encountered two Titled Douluos fighting, and a shock wave swept toward them.

• Bai Qinchen reassured Xiao Wu about the Shrek Seven Devils' conflict and her fear that Tang San would discover their relationship.
• Bai Qinchen gave Xiao Wu a Concealment Pill, and Xiao Wu swallowed it after he teased her about its effects.
• Bai Qinchen and Xiao Wu toured Heaven Dou City, where he bought her a hair clip.
• On their way back to the Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy, Xiao Wu heard a woman and Dugu Bo arguing in the woods and feared the two Titled Douluos.
• Bai Qinchen agreed to leave with Xiao Wu, but a crash sent a powerful shock wave and falling trees toward them.

Bai Qinchen protected Xiao Wu from the aftermath of a battle between Dugu Bo and a mysterious female Titled Douluo, and the woman took them away to recover. After waking beside Bai Qinchen, Xiao Wu resisted his advances at first but ultimately offered to help him with her hand.

• Bai Qinchen shielded Xiao Wu from the shockwaves of the Titled Douluos’ fight and passed out from his injuries.
• The belle defeated Dugu Bo’s attack, found Bai Qinchen and Xiao Wu unconscious, and carried them away for treatment.
• Xiao Wu woke beside Bai Qinchen, checked that her clothes were intact, and learned he had been hurt while protecting her.
• Bai Qinchen flirted with Xiao Wu and tried to kiss her, but she stopped him after thinking of Tang San.
• Xiao Wu refused to let Bai Qinchen touch her legs, then offered to help him with her hand, and began pulling off his trousers.

Bai Qinchen and Xiao Wu recovered under the care of Meng Linglong, the Titled Douluo who had fought Dugu Bo. After Xiao Wu stayed behind out of fear that Meng Linglong would discover her identity, Meng Linglong entertained Bai Qinchen’s advances but stopped him, saying she would reconsider once he became a Titled Douluo.

• Meng Linglong entered the room and found Xiao Wu and Bai Qinchen in an embarrassing situation, then introduced herself as the Linglong Douluo who had brought them there for treatment.
• Xiao Wu hid under the quilt, worried Meng Linglong would see through her Soul Beast identity, and swallowed another Concealment Pill Bai Qinchen gave her.
• Bai Qinchen joined Meng Linglong for breakfast while Xiao Wu remained in the room, and he questioned Meng Linglong about her estranged husband and daughter.
• Bai Qinchen admitted he was attracted to Meng Linglong and kissed her; she returned his advances and let him caress her.
• When Bai Qinchen tried to undress Meng Linglong, she stopped him and said she would reconsider his proposal once he reached the Titled Douluo level.
• Bai Qinchen protested that reaching that level would take too long.

Yu Xiaogang confessed his love to Liu Erlong, but she rejected him and Bai Qinchen humiliated him, provoking a confrontation with Flender. Bai Qinchen defended Liu Erlong’s choices and criticized Flender for pressuring her, while Dai Mubai and Oscar objected to his insults; the dispute remained unresolved.

• Yu Xiaogang stopped Liu Erlong and confessed that he loved her, but she dismissed him and mocked him for breaking their promise.
• Flender intervened when Liu Erlong insulted Yu Xiaogang, and Bai Qinchen defended her while calling Yu Xiaogang a good-for-nothing.
• Flender used his Soul Power to pressure Bai Qinchen, but Liu Erlong stepped between them and warned Flender not to harm him.
• Bai Qinchen challenged Yu Xiaogang’s qualifications as a teacher and ridiculed his theories, causing Yu Xiaogang to spit blood and collapse into Flender’s arms.
• Bai Qinchen argued that Liu Erlong had already shown Flender enough consideration by taking him and Yu Xiaogang in, leaving Flender unable to respond.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar stepped forward to criticize Bai Qinchen for insulting Yu Xiaogang, whom they called Grandmaster and Little San’s teacher.

Bai Qinchen formed a rival team after Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu left the Shrek Seven Devils, and he recruited the remaining members for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. The team’s seven members assembled, though their training and match against Flender’s team still lay ahead.

• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu joined Bai Qinchen’s team, and Liu Erlong arranged a tournament-eligibility match against Flender’s Shrek Seven Devils one week before the tournament.
• Bai Qinchen chose Jiang Zhu and Bai Chenxiang as teammates and asked Liu Erlong to invite Doudou from the Soto Soul Fighting Arena.
• Doudou arrived at Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy and thanked Bai Qinchen for inviting her to study and join the team.
• Bai Qinchen introduced Doudou to Jiang Zhu, the team’s rank-thirty-five healing-type Soul Elder, completing the seven-member lineup.

Bai Qinchen added Doudou to his squad, then reassured Zhu Zhuqing about her jealousy and secured her promise to be his woman. During training, Bai Chenxiang disobeyed his command and attacked Liu Erlong, who struck her down; afterward, Bai Chenxiang challenged Bai Qinchen’s decision to leave her on defense.

• Bai Qinchen introduced Bai Chenxiang and Doudou to the squad, then told Doudou to seek his help if anyone bullied her at the academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing confronted Bai Qinchen about inviting Doudou, and he kissed her and asked her to be only his woman; she agreed but insisted they not go further yet.
• Ning Rongrong boosted the squad with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as Bai Qinchen attacked Liu Erlong with his Flame Meteor Shower.
• Bai Qinchen ordered Bai Chenxiang and Doudou to guard Ning Rongrong and Jiang Zhu, but Bai Chenxiang charged at Liu Erlong and was struck into a tree.
• Liu Erlong demanded that the girls obey Bai Qinchen’s orders, while Jiang Zhu healed Bai Chenxiang.
• Bai Chenxiang told Bai Qinchen she was unconvinced by being assigned to defense because she was the fastest and believed repeated attacks could make up for her weak power.

Bai Qinchen sexually coerced Bai Chenxiang in the woods until Liu Erlong interrupted them, then returned to training. Afterward, Doudou asked to leave the squad because she thought she was holding the team back, and Bai Qinchen tried to reassure her by confessing that he liked her and believed in her potential.

• Bai Qinchen took advantage of Bai Chenxiang's weakness and began touching her, but Liu Erlong arrived before they could go further.
• Liu Erlong ordered Bai Qinchen back to training, and Bai Chenxiang hurried away after dressing.
• The team resumed training, and Bai Qinchen considered obtaining herbs to improve the others' strength.
• Doudou asked Bai Qinchen if she could quit the squad because she felt unable to keep up with the others.
• Bai Qinchen took Doudou to her dormitory, told her he liked her, and encouraged her to believe in herself.

Bai Qinchen confessed to Doudou, and the two began a relationship before sharing an intimate night together. The next day, Doudou returned to training with renewed confidence, and Liu Erlong praised the group for beginning to function like a team.

• Bai Qinchen confessed his feelings to Doudou, and she admitted that she liked him too.
• Bai Qinchen and Doudou kissed and became intimate after she agreed to his advances.
• Doudou told Bai Qinchen she would work hard to become stronger and not hold the team back.
• The following day, Bai Chenxiang followed instructions and coordinated with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, while Doudou trained with renewed fighting spirit.
• Liu Erlong praised the group for finally starting to look like a team after training, and everyone collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

After training, Liu Erlong explained why the girls coordinated better than the Grandmaster's team, and Bai Qinchen described how Tang San had united the Shrek Seven Devils. The group then entered the Sunset Forest to train and search for Bai Chenxiang’s third Soul Ring, where Bai Qinchen urged them not to kill non-hostile Soul Beasts; that night, he secretly fondled Zhu Zhuqing in their shared tent.

• Liu Erlong told the exhausted girls their coordination was improving and explained that the Grandmaster’s team struggled because Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun did not accept Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan as teammates.
• Bai Qinchen explained that Tang San, rather than Yu Xiaogang alone, had earned the others’ trust and brought the Shrek Seven Devils together.
• Liu Erlong announced that the group would go to the Sunset Forest to train and help Bai Chenxiang find her third Soul Ring, then shared a bath with Bai Qinchen.
• Before entering the forest, Bai Qinchen assigned the girls scouting and protective roles and told them not to attack Soul Beasts unless they were hostile.
• Bai Qinchen stopped Bai Chenxiang from killing a small snake and persuaded the group to spare non-hostile Soul Beasts as they traveled through the forest.
• At camp, Zhu Zhuqing lay beside Bai Qinchen, who pulled her close and began touching her despite her warnings not to make a scene or remove her clothes.

Bai Qinchen and Zhu Zhuqing secretly became intimate in the tent, while the other women overheard them and lost sleep. The next morning, Bai Qinchen stayed behind with Zhu Zhuqing to keep watch, but the chapter left Dai Mubai back at the academy reminiscing about another woman's legs and comparing them to Zhu Zhuqing's.

• Bai Qinchen and Zhu Zhuqing fooled around inside the tent, unaware that Ning Rongrong, Jiang Zhu, Bai Chenxiang, Xiao Wu, and Doudou could hear them.
• The other five women lay awake, each reacting to the sounds of Bai Qinchen and Zhu Zhuqing's intimacy.
• Liu Erlong noticed the women were exhausted and postponed the soul-beast hunt until the afternoon.
• Bai Qinchen told Zhu Zhuqing that Doudou's Danger Perception skill would warn him of approaching danger, then kissed and fondled her while they kept watch.
• Bai Qinchen praised Zhu Zhuqing's legs and kissed them after she removed her stockings.
• Back at the Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy, Ma Hongjun praised a woman's legs, and Dai Mubai said they still fell short of Zhu Zhuqing's.

Dai Mubai insisted that Zhu Zhuqing would eventually belong to him, unaware that she had chosen Bai Qinchen. In the Sunset Forest, Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Qinchen grew intimate while Ning Rongrong secretly watched, leaving their relationship exposed to her.

• Dai Mubai told Oscar and Ma Hongjun that Zhu Zhuqing would ultimately become his woman, despite Ma Hongjun's doubts.
• In the Sunset Forest, Zhu Zhuqing invited Bai Qinchen to kiss her legs and then unbuttoned her clothes for him.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Qinchen exchanged declarations of love, and Bai Qinchen promised to pamper her after they returned to the academy.
• Ning Rongrong lifted the tent flap, saw Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Qinchen being intimate, and secretly watched them.
• Zhu Zhuqing continued to pleasure Bai Qinchen, and she admitted that she liked what he fed her.

Ning Rongrong questioned Zhu Zhuqing about her relationship with Bai Qinchen before Liu Erlong’s group encountered Xue Feier and her team in the Sunset Forest. The two groups joined forces for their trials and camped together, with Bai Qinchen still looking for a chance to approach Dugu Yan.

• Ning Rongrong admitted that she had heard Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Qinchen at night, then asked Zhu Zhuqing what intimacy felt like; she insisted she would never do that with a man.
• Liu Erlong warned the group of approaching footsteps, then recognized Xue Feier and introduced her team, including her daughter Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng.
• Bai Qinchen greeted Yu Tianheng and suggested that the two teams travel together, and Xue Feier and Liu Erlong agreed.
• The teams traveled through the Sunset Forest together, while Bai Qinchen tried unsuccessfully to get close to Dugu Yan, who stayed with Yu Tianheng.
• At camp, Liu Erlong and Xue Feier arranged the night watch, assigning Bai Qinchen to keep watch with Liu Erlong.

Bai Qinchen entered Dugu Yan’s tent while she slept and sexually assaulted her, using his Soul-Seizing Hand to overcome her resistance. By morning, Dugu Yan felt ashamed and instinctively recoiled from Yu Tianheng, while Xue Feier suspected her daughter had spent the night with someone but could not bring herself to ask who.

• Liu Erlong agreed to keep Ye Lingling occupied while Bai Qinchen sneaked into Dugu Yan’s tent.
• Bai Qinchen touched Dugu Yan as she slept, then used his Soul-Seizing Hand to restrain her when she woke and tried to resist.
• Bai Qinchen continued assaulting Dugu Yan through the night, and she eventually responded to him under his influence.
• Bai Qinchen left Dugu Yan’s tent before the watch changed and returned to his own tent, where he held Xiao Wu and fell asleep.
• The next morning, Dugu Yan limped out of her tent and rejected Yu Tianheng when he offered to support her.
• Xue Feier noticed Dugu Yan’s changed demeanor and suspected that someone had been with her, but neither she nor Dugu Yan spoke about it.

Bai Qinchen rescued Ye Lingling during a Soul Beast attack, then secretly visited her tent and seduced her into an intimate relationship. The next morning, Ye Lingling wondered at her own feelings as Dugu Yan brought her a meal and asked how she was.

• Bai Qinchen caught Ye Lingling after a Soul Beast knocked her away, and Dugu Yan grew jealous when she saw him holding her.
• Liu Erlong agreed to introduce Bai Qinchen to Xue Feier, but Xue Feier quickly insisted she had only been joking.
• Bai Qinchen visited Ye Lingling in her tent that night and used the Soul-Seizing Hand to weaken her resistance before initiating intimacy.
• Ye Lingling accepted Bai Qinchen's advances and agreed to continue their relationship.
• The next morning, Ye Lingling questioned her feelings while Dugu Yan entered with a meal and asked how she was feeling.

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan became intimate with Bai Qinchen in their tent while Yu Tianheng kept watch outside with Liu Erlong. Yu Tianheng asked Liu Erlong to return to his grandfather, but she refused and said the man must come to her himself.

• Ye Lingling rested in the tent after her injury, and Dugu Yan brought her food before Bai Qinchen went inside to check on her.
• Bai Qinchen kissed Ye Lingling and arranged to visit her and Dugu Yan that night, telling her he had already been with Dugu Yan and that Liu Erlong knew about them.
• Liu Erlong and Xue Feier discussed the Imperial Fighting Team’s combat skills and prospects for catching up with Xue Feier’s team.
• Bai Qinchen slipped into Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s tent at night, where Ye Lingling joined him and Dugu Yan reacted with surprise.
• Yu Tianheng asked Liu Erlong during their night watch whether she would return to his grandfather, and Liu Erlong said he should come to her himself.

During a night watch, Xue Feier discovered Bai Qinchen with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, then spent the next day unable to stop thinking about him. Liu Erlong confessed that Bai Qinchen was her lover and urged Xue Feier to join them; Xue Feier fled to her tent, still wrestling with the temptation.

• Yu Tianheng checked on Dugu Yan, who hid Bai Qinchen’s presence with Ye Lingling’s help and sent him back to rest.
• Xue Feier overheard the activity in Dugu Yan’s tent, saw Bai Qinchen with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and watched until dawn.
• Liu Erlong teased Xue Feier about her arousal and revealed that Bai Qinchen was her man.
• Xue Feier refused Liu Erlong’s invitation at first, but she did not stop Liu Erlong from speaking to Bai Qinchen.
• After Bai Qinchen looked at her, Xue Feier hurried to her tent and lay awake wondering why she had considered accepting.

Bai Qinchen used the Soul-Seizing Hand to overcome Xue Feier’s hesitation, and the two began a sexual encounter in her tent. In another tent, Dugu Yan resisted Ye Lingling’s suggestion that she secretly pursue Bai Qinchen, while Liu Erlong kept watch outside.

• Xue Feier wrestled with her desire for Bai Qinchen but worried about Dugu Yan finding out.
• Bai Qinchen visited Xue Feier, touched her hand, and used the Soul-Seizing Hand as he gradually drew her into intimacy.
• Xue Feier touched and then tasted Bai Qinchen’s Baguette, giving in to the temptation.
• Ye Lingling suggested Dugu Yan secretly philander with Bai Qinchen, but Dugu Yan denied that she would do so and threatened to tell her mother if he touched her again.
• Bai Qinchen and Xue Feier kissed and fondled each other before beginning the main course.
• Osler found Liu Erlong keeping watch after trading shifts with Shi Mo and asked why she was on duty.

After spending the night with Xue Feier, Bai Qinchen continued his secret intimacy with Zhu Zhuqing, but Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong walked in and caught them. Xiao Wu chased Bai Qinchen out of the academy group’s territory, while the others were left wondering what had happened.

• Liu Erlong told Osler that Xue Feier was resting and stood guard while Bai Qinchen spent the night with Xue Feier.
• Xue Feier woke sore the next morning and traded teasing remarks with Liu Erlong about her night with Bai Qinchen.
• Bai Qinchen comforted Zhu Zhuqing in their tent, where she eagerly ate his baguette and told him she wanted to be with him fully after they returned.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong entered the tent and caught Bai Qinchen and Zhu Zhuqing together, and Ning Rongrong tasted the syrup on her face.
• Xiao Wu attacked Bai Qinchen, who fled the tent; she pursued him with Teleportation while he flew away using Doudou’s Martial Soul.

Bai Qinchen saved Xiao Wu from a Man Faced Demon Spider, then pressured her into an intimate encounter. Zhu Zhuqing discovered them and, feeling betrayed, tried to leave, but Bai Qinchen pulled her into his embrace as she angrily resisted.

• Ning Rongrong urged Zhu Zhuqing to inform the dean, but Zhu Zhuqing decided they should check on Bai Qinchen first.
• Bai Qinchen tackled Xiao Wu out of the way of a Man Faced Demon Spider, then defeated it with his Fire Dragon Soul Skills.
• Xiao Wu attacked Bai Qinchen after the fight, but he turned the confrontation into an intimate encounter and pressured her to comply with his demands.
• Zhu Zhuqing arrived and saw Xiao Wu and Bai Qinchen together, then angrily rejected Xiao Wu’s explanation and tried to leave.
• Bai Qinchen pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his embrace and apologized while she struggled against him and called him a bastard.