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Xu Zhe woke up to the strong smell of food. His nostrils flared rapidly before he even opened his eyes, trying to sniff out the fragrance in the air. He hadn't eaten a drop of water for a whole day and night, and was now so hungry that he could eat a whole cow.
It smelled so good. He was sure there were beef brisket stewed with tomatoes, beef in sour soup, crucian carp with scallions, hot and sour pork intestines, and more. There were also pineapple beef, mapo tofu, and charcoal-grilled oysters...
When he opened his eyes following the source of the fragrance, the first thing that caught his eye was a table full of delicious dishes that were comparable to a Manchu Han banquet.
Gulp, he clearly heard the sound of himself swallowing his saliva. He licked his dry lips and wanted to eat it, even just a bite.
"Are you awake?"
Only then did Xu Zhe realize that someone had already enjoyed the delicious food on the table.
"Wow, look at this tomato-braised beef brisket today. The beef is rosy in color, soft and tasty. It's simply top-notch. And look at this hot and sour pork intestines. It's sour and spicy, refreshing, salty and fresh, and perfect to go with rice." Jiang Yanyi was like a food connoisseur. He would comment on each dish after eating it, and when he was happy, he would pick up some and show it to Xu Zhe.
Staring at the juicy beef and pork intestines, Xu Zhe's eyes were wide open and his saliva was flowing like water.
His eyes followed the food in Jiang Yanyi's hand, and the desire in his eyes filled the entire room.
Perhaps because he swallowed too loudly, Jiang Yanyi had to put down his chopsticks.
"Are you hungry?"
Xu Zhe's dry eyes suddenly sparkled with brilliance, and he nodded desperately in agreement, fearing that she would regret it if he slowed down.
"Oh, look at my memory. How could I be so busy eating that I forgot about you? I shouldn't have done that." Jiang Yan suddenly realized, "Really, I forgot to remind you earlier. Wait a moment." After saying that, she got up and left the bedroom.
Xu Zhe smiled with relief. She must have gone to prepare dishes and chopsticks for him. It seemed that they were husband and wife after all, so she was not so bad after all.
But after a while, Jiang Yanyi returned to the bedroom. She carefully carried a small bowl the size of a palm to the bed.
"Your meal is here."
Xu Zhe was a little curious. How could he eat enough from such a small bowl? He was very hungry and a little bit of food could not satisfy him at all.
Also, I wonder if there’s something wrong with his nose, why can’t he smell the fragrance?
Jiang Yanyi stood in front of the bed with a bowl in his hand. "You must be hungry, right?"
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Xu Zhe nodded vigorously, he couldn't wait.
"Don't worry, it's coming right away." As he said that, Jiang Yanyi gently turned his wrist, and in an instant, the contents of the bowl immediately poured out towards Xu Zhe's face.
The rotten and smelly black object fell into Xu Zhe's mouth without any warning. Xu Zhe couldn't hold it in and vomited it out immediately.
The smell of rottenness, stink, sourness... the intertwined smell of filth makes people stay away. Fortunately, Jiang Yan was prepared in advance and took out the mask to protect herself tightly. Even so, the pervasive smell still made her frown.
"Oh, why did you throw up? I told you I hate wasting food, but it seems like you didn't take my words to heart. In that case, as punishment, you won't have any food to eat today."
Under the attack of the smell comparable to that of biological weapons, Xu Zhe couldn't help but vomit several times. In the end, he had nothing left to vomit but bile.
He didn't care about pretending to be obedient and compromised anymore. He vomited violently and cursed with a ferocious look on his face: "Bitch, what did you feed me?"
Jiang Yanyi loosened his fingers slightly, and the small bowl began to freely fall, dropping straight down, and finally hit Xu Zhe's nose with a bang.
Xu Zhe couldn't hide the pain in his nose, and tears suddenly burst out, "You..."
Jiang Yan spread his hands and said innocently, "I told you, I don't like talkative and uncivilized people."
Xu Zhe could only grit his teeth and swallow it, closing his mouth and waiting quietly for Jiang Yanyi to explain it to him. Whenever he thought of the feeling in his mouth just now, he felt like he wanted to vomit out the food he had eaten the previous night, it was so disgusting.
Seeing that he was quite sensible, Jiang Yan decided to show mercy and tell him. She smiled harmlessly, but the words she said stirred up a huge wave in Xu Zhe's heart.
"Don't you remember? I just fed you the very bowl of rice you spilled on the floor. It seems your memory is really bad. Like I said, I hate wasting food, so I carefully picked up all the food on the floor for you. So, am I a great example of thriftiness?"
The food he dumped on the floor? Didn't he dump it on the floor and step on it? How could he eat something so filthy!!!
Xu Zhe's stomach began to churn again.
"Hey, I think your expression is not right. What's wrong? Is it not tasty? You really have double standards. The other day when you fell to the ground and asked me to eat, you didn't hesitate at all. Why do you act so uncomfortable now that it's your turn to eat, as if I were torturing you? It's so boring. Since you don't like it, then you can starve today. Hunger helps people think. When you realize your mistake, then you can eat again."
Jiang Yanyi no longer paid attention to Xu Zhe. She returned to her seat and continued to eat while commenting on each dish one by one.
The fragrance overwhelmed the sour smell, and penetrated into Xu Zhe's nose, stomach and deep into his soul. Hunger made him salivate frantically, and the sound of swallowing filled the entire room, deafening.
"Give me a bite, please, just one bite."
"Wife, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please let me have a bite."
Jiang Yanyi always turned a deaf ear to Xu Zhe's pleas. She always remembered the truth she had learned from countless failed predecessors: feeling sorry for a man is the beginning of misfortune. In the face of Xu Zhe's pleading, her heart was as calm as water.
After finishing the last bite, Jiang Yanyi sighed with satisfaction, "It feels really good to enjoy the whole table of delicious food by myself. If I had known earlier, I should have finished you off sooner."
The word "solve" made Xu Zhe's heart tremble. Is she really going to kill herself?
"You've made this place so smelly and disgusting. It's even worse than the broken pigpen back home. Okay, just stay here by yourself."
Jiang Yanyi didn't even clean up the leftovers on the table, and just left Xu Zhe behind and left.
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Xu Zhe didn't know how many days he had been trapped in bed. He only knew that he closed his eyes and opened them again, opened his eyes and closed them again, repeating the desperate wait countless times in a daze.
Over the past few days, Jiang Yanyi would give him some water and food when he was in a good mood, and would beat him up when he was in a bad mood to vent his anger. He didn't know where he was injured, but he knew that every day and night, his whole body was in so much pain that he couldn't sleep.
He went from cursing angrily at the beginning, to constantly expecting someone to rescue him, to now being completely disheartened. He knew that Jiang Yanyi would never let him go.
It's not that no one has come to the house before. Jiang Yanyi's assistant came to bring her food and clothes many times. He thought he could ask him for help, but even when his voice was hoarse, the other party just pretended not to hear him, and lowered his head to concentrate on the work in his hands. Before leaving, he said that his hobby was really special.
His friends also came to see him, but they were all bewitched by Jiang Yanyi. As long as she showed them her own injuries and the tools she had prepared, they would firmly believe that the two of them were playing role-playing games. Even if Jiang Yanyi locked him in bed, it was just a little fun between husband and wife.
He watched people come and go, hope ignited in his heart again and again. He asked them for help again and again, accusing Jiang Yanyi of being a cruel and ruthless devil, but no one listened to his explanation. He could only be teased by them again and again, and fell into disappointment again and again.
He didn't know how long he could hold on, or whether he could hold on until someone came to rescue him.
Sometimes he would wonder why Jiang Yanyi couldn't be more cruel and just kill him once and for all, so that he wouldn't have to suffer these inhuman tortures again.
But after calming down, he didn't want to die. He hadn't lived enough and hadn't taken revenge yet, so he wanted to live, no matter what.
Jiang Yanyi didn't show up today. Although this meant that he would be hungry again, it also meant that he had a chance to catch his breath for a moment, which made him inexplicably happy.
The weather was very good today, and the sunlight poured into the room through the curtains. He felt that his lost life was recovering bit by bit, giving him the illusion that he was free and able to move freely.
Wait a minute, Xu Zhe suddenly opened his eyes and tried to lift his wrist. This was not an illusion, he could actually move it.
He raised his free right hand in front of his eyes to confirm again and again, fearing that he was hallucinating and it was just a dream.
After slapping himself twice, he found that his face hurt.
It’s not a dream!!!
He can move, he can really move!!!
The chain that locked his right hand was not locked, giving him a chance to be free.
The victory of one hand ignited Xu Zhe's fighting spirit. Now that one hand has been freed from the shackles, isn't it only a matter of time before the remaining hand and feet are freed from the shackles?
He is very confident in himself.
The question now is what tools he should get to unlock it for himself.
Just when he was at a loss, a small silver object caught his eye.
Xu Zhe subconsciously held his breath, fearing that any big movement would scare it away.
It was not until he held it firmly in his hand that Xu Zhe was sure that it was really a key, a life-saving key that could save him from danger.
God was helping him. Jiang Yan must have accidentally dropped the key here. She might still be struggling to find it, regretting how she had lost it so carelessly. He had to thank her for her initial carelessness, because she could never have imagined that the key was already in his hands.
After three soft clicks, the shackles on his body were finally completely removed.
Staring at his hands that had not been able to wave freely for a long time, Xu Zhe's eyes suddenly filled with tears. It was great, he was free, he was finally free.
Thinking of this, he immediately turned over and got out of bed.
With a thud, he fell off the bed. Having been lying in bed for too long, coupled with injuries all over his body and weakness in his limbs caused by long-term hunger, he had forgotten how to walk. He climbed down from the bed using his hands and feet, but he lost his balance and fell to his knees on the floor.
But even though he could only crawl on the ground, he felt unprecedented joy in his heart.
After lying on the ground and gasping for breath for a long time, he finally gathered his strength and crawled towards the door.
He wanted to get out, he had to get out, he wanted to call the police and make that vicious woman face legal punishment, no, no, no, he couldn't call the police, he couldn't let her off so easily, he wanted to get back the torture and pain she had inflicted on him tenfold and a hundredfold.
He wanted her to be unable to live or die!
Imagining that victory was just around the corner, great joy filled his heart. Gradually, driven by powerful spiritual strength, he stood up again with the help of the door.
When he stood up and looked back, he realized that the bed that had trapped him for some time was so small.
He swore that he would never make the same mistake again and that this bed would never and could not trap him again.
It can only become Jiang Yanyi's grave!
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