Standing before the enormous floor-to-ceiling window, a brightly dressed Liang Xiaoru held her phone, her face beaming with joy. The hatred and resentment she had harbored for so long had finally been released, as if she had finally vented her anger.

Thinking back, she was forced to separate from her family because of Yi Yi's imprisonment, enduring agonizing days alone in prison. Now, it's time for Yi Yi to experience the same thing.

"Find her? Ha! No matter how capable Mu Nanxun is, he would never have imagined that we sent Yi Yi to prison. His Yi Yi is currently suffering in some dark and damp cell. Even if the Mu family turns the entire city of Philadelphia upside down, they will never find her."

"What's the panic? I went to so much trouble to capture her, of course I didn't just want her to suffer in jail. As for what to do with her afterward, I haven't thought about it yet."

"Oh right, I remember now. I heard you did something good for the Mu family this time, and now they treat you like their savior. You're really something, not forgetting to benefit yourself even at a time like this. You're quite cunning."

"Don't worry, we're in the same boat. How could I betray you? Besides, I'm going to Haishi soon, and maybe I won't be back. You don't need to worry about me becoming a ticking time bomb."

Liang Xiaoru hung up the phone with a smug smile on her face.

She had been waiting for this day for a long time.

...

Seven days ago, at the Fangshan Jail in Philadelphia.

The prison is located in a remote suburb and houses only a few serious offenders. In addition, the prison has been in disrepair for many years and there are few guards, so the surrounding area is deserted and quiet.

At this moment, Fangshan is shrouded in endless darkness.

Yi Yi woke up in complete darkness.

Her thoughts were still stuck on the moment the car accident happened, and she kept calling out "Guoguo", "Guoguo".

No one answered, not even a sound from the outside.

His eyes were blindfolded and his hands were tied behind his back.

Beneath me was a wet, soft surface that made an unfamiliar "rustling" sound when I stepped on it.

The air was unusually damp and quiet, a stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the city.

I feel dizzy and lightheaded, and weak all over. I also have several abrasions on my body, which hurt terribly when the wind blows.

Where is she? Wasn't she carrying Guoguo on her way to the hospital? This is clearly not a hospital, and why is it so quiet here?

It is quiet because you can't hear any noise from people talking, or the sound of machines or cars honking.

There were only the rustling of leaves in the wind, the dripping of water droplets, and occasionally, the chirping of a bird.

Consciousness gradually returned.

No, something's not right.

She's been kidnapped.

Yi Yi realized that she couldn't move her hands or feet. When she struggled, her hands were painfully tightened by the rope.

Who is it? Who would treat her like this!

Car accident...that car accident...

She was completely dazed. All she remembered was being in a car accident on the way to the hospital, and how she held Guoguo tightly, trying to protect her. Then…then she passed out…and after that, she remembered nothing…

No, she couldn't just sit here and wait to die. She had to go out and find Guoguo. Guoguo still had a fever and couldn't be without her mother.

As Yi Yi gradually calmed down, she twisted her hands together, struggled, and bit her wrists until the skin on her wrists was worn through by the ropes and blood seeped out. Only then did she finally untie the ropes binding her and remove the blindfold from her eyes.