Chapter 40 Let her out for some fresh air

How many days have passed?

It must have been three days.

What is Lin Zeyuan doing now? Will he... come to save her?

Li Yanzhou tossed and turned in his bedroom on the third floor as well.

Whenever he instinctively tried to grab the soft, fragrant little thing next to him, he always missed.

He remembered that she was in the basement.

The man felt a surge of irritation. Should he let her out?

But she can't distinguish between good and bad, and she doesn't even remember herself; she's an ungrateful wretch.

Yes, we can't be soft-hearted anymore.

This time, he must teach her a good lesson so that she will be obedient from now on.

He'll let her go when she remembers him on her own initiative.

**

"Young Master, aren't you going to rescue Miss Luo?"

Inside the villa, Lin Zeyuan was leaning back on the sofa, a maid was massaging her legs, and the butler stood by with a worried look on his face.

“My second uncle called me yesterday to tell me to behave myself. What’s the point of trying to save me? That guy surnamed Li has already started to suppress our Lin family. If I cause any more trouble, my second uncle will skin me alive.”

As Lin Zeyuan spoke, he angrily pinched the maid's face, and the maid winced in pain.

"Get off."

Seeing this, Lin Zeyuan said impatiently.

"Young Master, please calm down," the butler advised upon seeing the situation.

He knew all too well how deeply Lin Zeyuan was obsessed with this woman and that he wouldn't give up easily. Besides, this time he had her firmly under his control, only to have her snatched away by someone else.

How could Lin Zeyuan not hate him?

"Please be patient for now, and we'll try to rescue Miss Luo once things have calmed down a bit."

"Damn it, if I hadn't seen how weak she was that day, I would have had her by now."

Lin Zeyuan felt irritated just thinking about it, and his fists clenched unconsciously.

Just then, a dog barked from upstairs; it was Rio, the dog Luo Tingwei had entrusted to him.

Hearing the dog barking, Lin Zeyuan became even more annoyed. "Didn't you give him a tranquilizer?"

Seeing this, the butler explained, "Young Master, the doctor said that we can't give the dog too many sedatives, otherwise it will be in mortal danger. Also, Li Yanzhou has been urging us to take the dog back three times already, and we really can't keep refusing any longer."

Lin Zeyuan did not intend to hand over the dog so quickly.

But if you absolutely have to hand it over, you must make the most of this opportunity.

Thinking of this, the man's eyes suddenly turned fierce.

**

night.

The basement was quiet.

Luo Tingwei had been inside for several days, and her face had become gaunt and her expression dazed.

Apart from having three meals delivered to her every day, she was all alone here the rest of the time. There was no entertainment, and she could only sit on the bed in a daze.

Her initial resentment and anger gradually turned into despair and numbness.

The lights automatically turned off at 10 o'clock.

Luo Tingwei lay on the bed like a puppet, mechanically closing her eyes in the darkness.

Sleep well, fall asleep, and it will be a new day.

She was always a light sleeper, and after some time, she vaguely heard the creaking sound of the door opening, followed by footsteps.

She opened her eyes in a daze and vaguely saw a tall, black figure standing in front of her.

Why would anyone come here?

Thinking that she must be dreaming again, Luo Tingwei closed her eyes once more.

In the darkness, the man's thin lips were pressed tightly together, but his gaze was fixed on the face of the sleeping woman.

He turned up the lights a little and was able to see her clearly. His eyes flickered, and he felt a mix of emotions.

In just a few days, she has become so haggard, and her face has lost a lot of weight.

In that instant, he had an immediate urge to pick her up and take her away from there.

But when he thought of her past defiant and unruly nature, he hesitated.

If I soften my heart now, all my previous efforts will be in vain.

Despite his frustration, Li Yanzhou slowly approached her and quietly lay down beside her.

He unconsciously moved closer, put his arm around her waist, and pulled her into his arms.

Hmm... it's still as soft as before.

It smells just as good.

Although she was confined here, her freedom was restricted, and her food allowance was reduced, all her daily necessities were still provided, and all her toiletries were delivered.

However, it seems she didn't use anything except body lotion.

Her hair was plastered to his face, and he could feel its roughness.

He knew perfectly well that keeping someone locked up here for too long would drive them insane.

However, her situation was worse than he had imagined.

It seems I'll have to let her go out a few times every now and then.

Thinking of this, he tightened his grip on her waist, rested his head on her shoulder, and his voice revealed a rare tenderness.

"Little princess, I'll let you go out for some fresh air tomorrow..."

**

When Luo Tingwei woke up, it was already daylight, and she was covered tightly with the blanket.

That's strange, why didn't she kick off the covers last night?

Another glance at the bed sheet beside me revealed that it was also wrinkled, with faint dents visible.

It's a ghost story.

The maid arrived on time with breakfast. What a lucky day! It wasn't just plain porridge anymore.

It's bird's nest porridge.

It's not steamed buns anymore; it's delicate pastries.

Luo Tingwei had a slightly better appetite and actually drank more than half a bowl of porridge. The maid patiently waited for her to finish eating and told her to go upstairs after she finished eating.

She thought she had misheard; Li Yanzhou was actually going to let her out?

She followed the maid out with some skepticism, and it wasn't until she got upstairs that she truly realized she had regained her freedom.

For a moment, I felt like crying.

The maid took her to take a bath and changed her into a maid's outfit before taking her to the courtyard.

A man and a woman were sitting on the sofa in the atrium.

The man was Li Yanzhou, but she didn't know the woman.

The two looked rather intimate, as if they were flirting.

Seeing her arrive, Li Yanzhou's lips curled slightly. He looked her up and down, then turned to the woman beside him and said, "Is the tea cold? Shall we get some more?"

The woman looked flattered and quickly agreed.

The next second, Li Yanzhou lazily glanced at the woman dressed as a maid not far away, and snorted through his nose.

"Aren't you coming to get some water?"

Luo Tingwei was dressed as a maid, so how could she not know that he was ordering her around?

It turns out that there were conditions for releasing him.

So she went over, picked up a pot of tea in front of her, and began pouring it into the woman's cup.

After pouring, the woman looked at her calmly, without making any move to take it. Luo Tingwei realized what was happening, so she took the cup and respectfully handed it to the woman in front of her.

The woman reached out to take it.

Unexpectedly, the next second, "Ouch, it's so hot!"

As if she hadn't held the teacup properly, the scalding tea spilled out, all of it landing on the back of Luo Tingwei's hand.

In an instant, Luo Tingwei's expression contorted in pain, and she couldn't help but hiss.

Almost simultaneously, the man's eyes darkened instantly, and shadows surged within them.