Jiang Yihuan rubbed her aching neck and sat up.
"Where is this place?"
She looked at the dilapidated bamboo hut in front of her in confusion, recalling the events before she lost consciousness, and hurriedly climbed up from the broken wooden board, running to the door, but no matter what she did, she couldn’t open it.
"Is anyone there? Someone... open the door! Open the door, hurry!" Jiang Yihuan shouted loudly, "Su Yaoguang, I know it’s you, let me out, this is a crime..."
"Is anyone there? What do you want to do? Help..."
"Su Yaoguang, I was wrong, I dare not do it again, never again... please forgive me! Su Yaoguang..."
"Brother Xiao, save me, help... I don’t want to be locked in here."
Jiang Yihuan kept pounding on the door, shouting loudly as she did so. After a long time, her voice was getting increasingly hoarse.
"Mother... Mother, save me... Mother..."
Jiang Yihuan climbed up and opened the window, but the window was sealed shut.
In the entire room, besides the wooden bed, there was only some old bamboo furnishings. These things had no weight, so it was impossible to use them to smash the door. There were also some smelly clothes; she was almost suffocated by the odor.
Wait a minute...
Clothes?
This dilapidated bamboo hut clearly hadn’t been lived in for a long time, so why were there so many stinky clothes?
Jiang Yihuan looked at the clothes in horror and screamed, "Su Yaoguang, you’re so cruel!"
The Wen Family served chicken soup to Xiao Yanci. Seeing Xiao Yanci finish the soup, the Wen Family said softly, "Young Master’s appetite has been better for a while now. Looks like he’ll be able to leave the mountain soon."
"This is a sacred place of Buddhism, is it not inappropriate for you to simmer chicken soup?" Xiao Yanci asked.
The nearby students exchanged glances, showing expressions of disdain at the same time.
If it truly seemed inappropriate, it should have been mentioned before eating, and then not eaten. Now, after finishing both the chicken and the soup, they begin to reflect that eating chicken might not be acceptable.
"These are wild chickens from the mountain, I bought from a hunter, and did not use the kitchen in the temple, instead found a pit in the mountain to cook it and brought it here." The Wen Family said, "The Young Master has been sick, so he must nourish his body."
"You are considerate."
"It’s what this humble servant should do." The Wen Family looked at the doorway in confusion, "Strange, why haven’t I seen Miss Jiang? Young Master, might Miss Jiang have gotten lost? This humble servant will go look for her."
"She’s been coming to the mountain for more than a day or two, and it’s not that hard to find, how could she be lost? She still behaves childishly and likely can’t endure caring for someone, I’ll have her descend the mountain when I see her later, so as not to waste her time."
"Miss Jiang is so sincerely devoted to the Young Master; surely she wants to stay by his side to care for him. Even though she’s still young and doesn’t know how to care for people, I’ll teach her; she’s so smart she will surely learn quickly."
Xiao Yanci hesitated for a moment before agreeing to her suggestion.
He still believed Jiang Yihuan loved him. If she didn’t love him, she wouldn’t have stayed with him for years without status in a previous life, and bore him such a lovely child.
However, by evening, Jiang Yihuan still hadn’t shown up.
The Wen Family went to inquire, but no one knew where Jiang Yihuan had gone. Coming back, they explained the situation to Xiao Yanci, who angrily pounded the floor.
"Young Master, Miss Jiang might..."
"Don’t speak on her behalf anymore." Xiao Yanci’s eyes flashed with disgust. "So this is the kind of feelings she has. Ha, how funny."
The Wen Family’s eyes flashed with a look of triumph.
That foul girl is finally gone.
She needs to seize this opportunity to show Xiao Yanci that she is the one who truly cares for him.
At this moment, in the broken bamboo hut, Jiang Yihuan was too hungry to shout any longer. She thought those people would lock her up and let her starve to death, but then she smelled the aroma of food.
At this time, a small bowl was stretched in from the small hole beside her, filled with corn porridge.
She quickly grabbed the bowl, reached out through the hole to grab the person delivering the food, but the person retreated so fast that she couldn’t get a chance.
She lay on the ground, looking out through the hole, and shouted, "Don’t go."
She only saw a man’s foot.
"Help me tell Su Yaoguang, I was wrong, I won’t dare anymore, let me go, I’m begging you..."
Zhou Wangshu listened to the voice inside, arms crossed, with a mocking expression in his eyes.
This woman is the one who lies and deceives the most in the world. The more pitiful she sounds now, the more ruthless her revenge will be afterward. Su Yaoguang only said to make her wear a patient’s clothes, just to scare her. But those means were too cheap for her. He wants her to thoroughly enjoy the fear of not knowing what will happen every moment and the feeling of being sick to death, worse than death itself.
"I know you haven’t left. Is it Zhou Wangshu? Let me out, and I’ll do anything for you. I... I actually really like you. Are you really going to lock me up?"
Zhou Wangshu sneered, "What kind of filth tries to get close to a young master like me? Do you think your affection is precious? Only someone foolish like Xiao Ci would fall for a woman as malicious as you. Hear me clearly, you’re not fit to even carry Su Yaoguang’s shoes. You should be grateful that nothing happened to Yaoguang, otherwise merely locking you up here wouldn’t suffice. You better repent here thoroughly; when the young master is satisfied, maybe then you’ll be let out."
"The surname Zhou, does Su Yaoguang know you’re this cruel?" Jiang Yihuan yelled recklessly, "I’m afraid Su Yaoguang doesn’t even know you locked me up, right?"
Zhou Wangshu chuckled lightly, "Yes, she doesn’t know. It’s enough for me to handle such filthy tasks. She doesn’t need to know."
"You’re so vicious, aren’t you afraid I’ll tell Su Yaoguang, and she won’t like you anymore?"
"You’ll need to get out alive to do that! Miss Jiang, provoking me now isn’t something smart people should do. This place is deep in the mountains, even the monks in the temple have completely forgotten about it. What do you think will happen if I don’t bring any food for a few days?"
"Zhou Wangshu, I was wrong, I won’t tell Su Yaoguang. Let me out, I’m begging you. After I get out, I’ll hide when I see Su Yaoguang."
"Let’s see how you perform." Zhou Wangshu said indifferently, "If every day you chant ten thousand times that you are a wicked, selfish, lowly woman unworthy to even carry Su Yaoguang’s shoes, maybe I’ll be pleased and let you out."
"Ah..." Jiang Yihuan broke down.
Zhou Wangshu laughed delightfully, "Cry out a few more times, that voice sounds nice."
Su Yaoguang finally could go outside.
She looked up, basking in the sun, and said, "So this is what it feels like to be locked in for recovery! Patients stay in the meditation room for a month, they suffered indeed."
"Boss Su, are you alright?" The villagers helping care for the patients saw her appear and greeted her happily.
"Yes, I’m fine, these past few days have really troubled you." Su Yaoguang said.
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