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Lin Tingyue didn't turn around; her eyes remained fixed straight ahead. A wicked smile played on her lips, her gaze as cold as ice. She slowly said to Ye Wenyu, "Didn't we agree that I'd take you to see Lin Tingxuan?" Her foot remained firmly on the accelerator, and the car sped up.

Ye Wenyu froze, her face filled with disbelief. She looked out the car window, and at that moment, it felt as if they were driving into a snowy world. The winding mountain road was lined with all kinds of trees, and the heavy snowfall last night had left the branches covered with icicles that shimmered with rainbow colors in the sunlight, making it look like a fairytale.

But Ye Wenyu had no interest in appreciating the scenery; she only came because Lin Tingyue said she would take her to see Lin Tingxuan. But how could Lin Tingxuan, the second young master of the Lin family, possibly live like a farmer deep in the mountains? That was too strange!

A big question mark rose in her mind, and at the same time, she became uneasy, feeling that something bad was going to happen.

Ye Wenyu looked at the back of Lin Tingyue's head and asked her incredulously, "You mean, Lin Tingyue lives in these mountains?"

The car sped along, constantly turning corners on the snow-covered mountain road, which was extremely dangerous. However, Lin Tingyue seemed oblivious to fear and continued driving at breakneck speed.

Cai Wenchuan, sitting to the side, was as pale as paper.

He gradually realized that this was a conspiracy, and because of love, he had unknowingly become an accomplice. He hated himself for this, but was powerless to do anything about it.

Lin Tingyue's large eyes flashed with a fierce light as she slowly said, "Yes, I'm not lying to you. We'll be there in about half an hour."

Looking at Lin Tingyue like this, Cai Wenchuan thought to himself, she is nothing like the angel of light in his heart, she is simply a dark witch.

Ye Wenyu looked out the car window. All around were mountains, and all was quiet. There wasn't a single animal to be seen, let alone a person.

She suddenly felt scared.

The melting snow and ice made a crisp "drip-drip" sound, and the icicles sparkled like crystals in the sunlight. The snow in the mountains was much thicker than that in the city. At first glance, one might think that this was originally a snow-capped mountain, and that it had been frozen for thousands of years.

On the icy mountain road, there wasn't a single pedestrian in sight. The world was vast and empty, except for their vehicle, which recklessly sped along the dangerous mountain road.

Perhaps because the mountains are too high and it is difficult to build roads, the mountain road has no guardrails. On one side is a knife-like mountain wall, and on the other side is a bottomless abyss.

Ye Wenyu felt cold. Her face was pale, and she hugged herself. Her heart was pounding like a drum.

She inexplicably recalled a fairy tale she had heard as a child: a castle lord married a poor girl and told her that the first eleven doors of the castle could be opened, but the twelfth door must never be opened! The poor girl was obedient at first, but as time went on, curiosity killed the cat, and she couldn't resist opening the twelfth door. As a result, she found that the castle lord's ex-wife's skeleton inside. The castle lord killed her because she had discovered his secret.

A terrifying curiosity! Ye Wenyu's body trembled. Being persuaded by Lin Tingyue to run away today might have been a huge mistake. She wanted to go back, but was it too late?

Therefore, Ye Wenyu calmed herself down and said to Lin Tingyue, "Tingyue, I suddenly feel a little unwell. How about we go back another day? I want to go back."

She wanted to back down; she was afraid that Lin Tingfeng might be the ruthless, murderous master of the castle.

How could Lin Tingyue let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? She smiled and said, "We'll be there soon. Going back now will take about the same amount of time as going back after seeing Tingxuan."

Ye Wenyu's face turned even paler, and even her lips lost all color.

Lin Tingyue's stubbornness makes things even more terrible!

Her hands and feet were ice cold, and it felt as if the blood in her body had stopped flowing.

At this moment, Cai Wenchuan couldn't bear to watch any longer and advised Lin Tingyue, "Xiaoyue, Xiaoyu wants to go back, why don't we go back?" His conscience was constantly tormenting him, and he naturally knew that if he hadn't come out today, Xiaoyu wouldn't have come either.

Lin Tingyue snorted coldly, and instead of turning the car around, she sped up. A cunning smile flickered in her stubborn and cold eyes.

Ye Wenyu was furious. He pounded on the car window and threatened her, "You've gone too far! I'm getting out of the car, or I'll jump out!"

Cai Wenchuan was so nervous that he immediately grabbed Ye Wenyu's hand, which was resting on the seat.

Lin Tingyue was also worried that Ye Wenyu might do something rash. She sped up the car and gently explained, "Wenyu, it's not that I don't want to take you back, it's just that this road is too narrow and slippery in the snow. If we turn around here, all three of us could end up drowning on the cliff! It would be safer to drive forward, past the mountaintop, onto the downhill road, okay?"

Ye Wenyu looked at the mountain road outside. It was very narrow, so narrow that it would be very dangerous for two cars to pass each other. She believed Lin Tingyue's words and calmed down.

Ten minutes later, Lin Tingyue stopped the car, turned around, glanced at Ye Wenyu, and smiled slightly, "We've arrived."

What's here? Ye Wenyu sat in the car, stunned, like a wooden statue of a Bodhisattva.

Lin Tingyue got out of the car and stood in front of a white building. She opened the car door and said to Ye Wenyu, "When we get to the top of the mountain, Tingxuan is staying at the hospital there. Since we're here, let's go see him, and then we'll go down the mountain and go home."

What?! Like a bolt from the blue, Ye Wenyu opened her mouth and widened her eyes. Lin Tingxuan hadn't appeared for almost two years, and he was actually living in this remote suburb? In a sanatorium deep in the mountains! Could it be that Lin Tingfeng's previous claim that he had a mental illness was true?

Her heart began to pound violently, as if it were cramping.

Ye Wenyu was deeply shocked, as if she had experienced a tsunami or an earthquake.

She got out of the car almost involuntarily, and then, as if bewitched, slowly walked towards the white nursing home vehicle.

The sanatorium was eerily quiet, like a morgue. Many pine trees stood solemnly on all sides, their branches capped with white snow, with only one or two sparrows occasionally perched among them. From the outside, only a black, ornate iron gate was visible; peering through it, one or two medical staff could be seen hurrying past. They were lifeless, like those who guarded a graveyard.

Ye Wenyu stared wide-eyed at the name on the side, “Qingshan Sanatorium.” A mental hospital?

Lin Tingyue walked up to Ye Wenyu and said with a cold smile, "Let's go in and take a look." She walked ahead first, while Cai Wenchuan patted Ye Wenyu's shoulder, trying to comfort her. Ye Wenyu walked behind Lin Tingyue like a lost soul, like a puppet on a string, with Cai Wenchuan bringing up the rear to protect them.