I don't know what time it is, or where I am.

But I'm pretty sure that with Su Shenglin around, he'll do everything he can to find me as quickly as possible.

It will be soon...

"Gu Yanqing, your Gu family is already in chaos, beset by internal and external troubles. As the successor of the Gu family, instead of thinking about how to resolve the crisis and stabilize the situation, you've come all this way to harm me because of your personal feelings. Do you really not care about anything anymore?"

I tried to reason with him and persuade him not to go down the wrong path.

Gu Yanqing put down his water glass, smiled nonchalantly, then sat down on the edge of the bed and reached out his hand to me.

I tried to hide, but ultimately, because my limbs were bound, I couldn't escape.

He gently stroked my face, looking completely infatuated. "Jiang Wan, I never imagined... that one day I would become so crazy for you."

"..." I frowned, too lazy to pay attention.

“Actually, from childhood to adulthood, you have always been the one to cling to me. I thought that no matter how I treated you, you would never leave me.”

I sneered inwardly. No wonder he would do such a bizarre thing.

He registered his marriage with me, but held a wedding ceremony with Jiang Yi.

It turns out he thought he had me figured out, and that no matter how he treated me, I would forgive him, continue to cling to him, and be unable to leave him, just like before.

"But I never expected that I was just going through the motions of getting married with Jiang Yi, and you would be so angry and so determined that you would leave me without looking back."

After saying this, Gu Yanqing pondered for a while, seemingly lost in thought.

When he spoke again, his expression changed slightly.

"When I learned that you were determined to leave me, I realized... that after so many years together, I was the one who couldn't live without you, but you didn't give me a chance to change."

He stared at me and spoke these words slowly and deliberately, one word at a time.

It is said that he is deeply affectionate.

But I don't believe it.

"It's not that you can't live without me, it's that you still want me to donate blood to save your life," I replied calmly.

“No…” Gu Yanqing shook his head, his gaze becoming increasingly sincere as he looked at me. “My illness is almost cured… Actually, I went to Switzerland before the new year for treatment. They’ve developed a new technology there that can effectively treat my type of blood disease…”

I was startled.

I see.

No wonder he looks just like a normal person.

But after he recovered, he didn't go back to reunite with his family during the Chinese New Year; instead, he came to Milan.

Just to annoy me?

“Jiang Wan, you and Su Shenglin will not have a future. Now my illness is almost cured, and I have feelings for you…” He said, moving closer to me and then taking my hand.

"We can start over."

I felt like I was hearing a fantasy. "Gu Yanqing, what are you thinking? You said during the day that I had ruined you and your Gu family so badly—and now you're saying you're willing to start over with me?"

His face fell, and hatred welled up in his eyes. "Indeed. My family can't take you in anymore."

"..." I pursed my lips and remained silent, thinking that he might have a mental breakdown like Gu Yutian.

I don't want to hear him say any more; it's pointless.

My bound limbs were numb, and I moved slightly, pleading, "Untie me and let me go back. Otherwise, even if I agree to start over with you, you won't have another chance—you're breaking the law, you know? If you get caught, you'll go to jail! If you let me go now, I can let it go and just say it was a joke between friends."

Gu Yanqing stared at me, motionless.

"Did you hear me? Let me go right now."

"I won't let you go. If I let you go, you'll go off to be with Su Shenglin again. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't be so determined to divorce me, not giving me even the slightest chance."

Gu Yanqing came to her senses and firmly refused.

"The problem between you and me has nothing to do with anyone else. Even without Su Shenglin, I would not get back together with you."

I reiterated my stance by raising my hands towards him, saying, "Untie me now."

"Impossible." Gu Yanqing refused, then slowly sat up and moved closer to me. "Jiang Wan, did you and Su Shenglin have a relationship?"

"..." I felt extremely repulsed by his approach, but when I heard this question, I knew what he wanted to do.

“We’ve been together for so many years, and you’ve never given me that, but you’ve only been with him for a little over a month…”

"No, I didn't have sex with him." At this point, I didn't dare to provoke him, so I could only tell the truth.

Gu Yanqing smiled slightly, "You're still lying to me... Jiang Wan, you still care about my feelings..."

"..." I stared at him, completely unable to respond.

His thought process is no longer normal.

"It's alright..." He raised his hand and gently brushed my hair aside, saying tenderly, "It's alright, I can verify it myself, just verify it..."

"Gu Yanqing! What are you doing?"

Sure enough, he had wicked thoughts.

"Wanwan...you said before that I was sick and therefore couldn't—now I'm almost better, my body is fine...Wanwan—please give it to me?"

Gu Yanqing muttered in a frenzied manner as he reached for the hem of my skirt.