The only landline phone in the manor had been unplugged, and Lan Jinyaos phone was already nowhere to be found back when she was still on the island. On the other hand, Jiang Cheng always carried his phone with him while visiting her, but she had no way to touch it.

It seemed that Jiang Cheng had given her her freedom, but in reality, hed cut off all the ways in which she could communicate with the outside world.

Lan Jinyao leaned against the sofa while watching TV and she would, occasionally, curl into a ball. After a few days, she was so bored that she started to feel that she was becoming mouldy from having nothing to do. She practically looked dull and lifeless, as if shed never seen sunshine before. Her expression was listless, and she didnt have the energy to do anything; even her eyelids were constantly droopy.

Meanwhile, Jiang...