Chapter 119 seems to be... step by step, calculated for a long time.
Hearing this voice, Chen Yuwei's tense nerves relaxed instantly.
It was Wen Duo, the girl with the bright smile and eyes.
Can.....
Why did she come to see me suddenly?
Is it to warn myself to stay away from Ji Huaishen?
Or are you here to confirm that you will definitely leave tomorrow?
Although she was full of doubts, she quickly adjusted her expression, put on a harmless smile, and walked over to open the door.
The moment Chen Yuwei opened the door, a delicate scent of jasmine hit her face.
Wen Duo, who was standing outside the door, was half a head shorter than her. She was wearing a light pink silk dress that made her skin look as crystal clear as snow.
"Are you recovering well? Are you feeling any discomfort?"
Wen Duo's eyes curved into crescent shapes the moment he saw her, and his amber pupils were filled with sincere concern.
"Very good, it won't affect my departure tomorrow. What can I do for you?" Chen Yuwei asked directly.
After all, she wouldn't be here long and didn't have time to build good relationships with these two people.
And looking at Ji Huaishen's attitude at the time, she also felt that it was impossible for her to have a good relationship with them.
What a pity for a helper of revenge.
"Well...I asked the kitchen to prepare some light food,"
Wen Duo said, twisting her hands unconsciously together, and looked at Chen Yuwei cautiously, like a child expecting a positive answer:
"Would you like to go out for dinner together?"
Chen Yuwei looked at Wen Duo indifferently.
Reason told her that she should refuse and leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.
But when she opened her mouth and wanted to refuse, the words of refusal got stuck in her throat when she met Wen Duo's sparkling eyes.
"Okay," she heard herself say.
Upon hearing his affirmative answer, the person in front of him immediately broke into a brilliant smile, as if he had received the best gift in the world.
“That’s great!”
As she spoke, she naturally reached out and grabbed Chen Yuwei's wrist:
"Come with me, I'll take you to the restaurant!"
Chen Yuwei's body stiffened instantly.
She doesn't like physical contact with people and has long been accustomed to keeping a safe distance from others.
Wen Duo's touch made her want to pull her hand back reflexively, but the temperature of that little hand was surprisingly warm and comfortable, making her unable to refuse for a moment.
She allowed the overly enthusiastic girl to lead her down the long corridor while she secretly observed the interior structure of the mansion.
There are many oil paintings hanging on both sides of the corridor, each of which is framed in an expensive gilded frame.
Chen Yuwei's eyes swept across these paintings, and through the painting techniques and brushstrokes, she keenly noticed that they were all from the same person.
It should have been painted by Ji Huaishen.
As for why...
Because she noticed that there was a painting in the most remote corner where the sun never shone.
The ballet dancer without a face, with a bright body, stood gracefully on one foot in the center of the stage.
But what was strange was that countless rose vines were blooming under the dancer's feet. Those thorny branches wrapped around the dancer's ankles and calves like living things, extending all the way to the base of the thighs, as if dragging the dancer into the abyss.
The whole painting uses gloomy colors, but the brushstrokes are extremely delicate, showing a suffocating possessiveness.
It seems like... step by step, calculated for a long time.
Without the ballet dancer noticing, it was like boiling a frog in warm water, slowly devouring her.
Chen Yuwei shifted her gaze from the painting to Wen Duo, looking at her bright smile.
She suddenly understood something, but wisely chose to remain silent.
As a doctor who once walked on the edge of life and death on the battlefield, she has a keen intuition about danger.
This painting is not art.
But a warning.
It's a mark.
It is a declaration of possession.
.........
The restaurant was even more luxurious than Chen Yuwei had imagined.
But what concerned her most was that there were only two sets of tableware on the table.
"Won't Mr. Ji come and eat with us?"
Chen Yuwei asked casually, but her eyes were fixed on Wen Duo's reaction.
Wen Duo was pouring lemonade for her. When she heard this, her hand shook violently and a few drops of ice water splashed onto the snow-white tablecloth.
"Ah, he...his company has an urgent matter, so he's holding a video conference in the study."
She raised her head and a slightly stiff smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:
"Let's eat ours and leave him alone."
That guy might still be doing...that kind of thing in the shower room at the beach!
Don't bother with him!
Wen Duo thought inwardly with shame and annoyance.
“I see…”
Chen Yuwei looked at Wen Duo's inexplicably guilty look and did not expose this obvious lie. She just elegantly pulled out a chair and sat down.
“Try this!”
Wen Duo seemed eager to change the subject and scooped a spoonful of cream of mushroom soup with a silver spoon and handed it to Chen Yuwei:
“The kitchen specially made it, it’s very nourishing to the stomach.”
"Thanks."
Chen Yuwei took the soup bowl, lowered her head and took a sip of the soup. The rich milky aroma melted on her tongue, which was unexpectedly to her taste.
She looked up at Wen Duo and found that he was holding his chin, looking at her with sparkling eyes, like a child waiting for praise.
"Is it delicious?" Wen Duo asked, with undisguised anticipation in his voice.
"Yeah, very good." Chen Yuwei answered briefly, but saw that Wen Duo's smile became even brighter, as if her affirmation was the most important evaluation in the world.
The two of them ate quietly, and Wen Duo found topics to chat from time to time, from the roses in the garden to the novel she had read recently, and they talked about everything under the sun.
Chen Yuwei mostly just gave brief responses, but she found herself listening carefully to every word the girl said.
"Come to think of it, I haven't formally thanked you for saving my life yet."
Chen Yuwei suddenly put down her cutlery, picked up her water glass and made a toast:
"If it weren't for you guys, I would have been feeding the fish right now."
Wen Duo quickly shook his head:
"Don't say that! Anyone who sees this will help."
She paused and added softly:
"My husband... he sometimes has a bad attitude, but he's actually very kind. When you were unconscious, he was the one who sent someone to rescue you and took you to the infirmary."
Although Ji Huaishen is not here, she also wants to help Ji Huaishen gain favor in front of the heroine of the cool novel.
Besides, she was telling the truth.
She only gave suggestions, and it was Ji Huaishen who ordered his men to rescue people.
Kind?
Chen Yuwei thought of the gloomy painting she saw in the corridor and the undisguised hostility in the man's eyes, and sneered in her heart.
His kindness is just an appearance.
That's all.
And hidden underneath is endless darkness.
The darkness that wants to drag people into the abyss.
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