062: A Battleground / "Caught in the act." / Escape
Jiang Ze stared at the boy in disbelief, his hands clenched into fists.
That's impossible.
How could a boy possibly have done it voluntarily?!
The room fell silent for a moment.
Jiang Ze turned his head away, took a deep breath, and tried his best to look normal.
Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a flash of silver light out of the corner of his eye.
It was an iron chain at the foot of the bed.
When Jiang Ze came in, his gaze was entirely on Huai Yan, and he subconsciously ignored the iron chain.
As if he had finally found a loophole, Jiang Ze's gaze turned hateful and distorted.
At that moment, he was certain of one thing.
It was Fu Tingyu who forced Huaiyan to do this.
Otherwise, why would the other party chain the boy up, as if afraid the prey would escape?
"Yan Yan, you don't need to lie to me." Jiang Ze stepped forward and grabbed the chain. "Did he force you to say that?"
Huaiyan is so obedient, delicate and soft, she doesn't dare to fight back when she's bullied.
It must have been Fu Tingyu's coercion that forced the boy to speak against his conscience.
Don't be afraid.
Jiang Ze spoke gently, tugging slowly on the chain, trying to pull the person to his side. "Yan Yan, I will protect you."
Even now, Fu Tingyu has suddenly returned.
He is determined to take the person away today.
"It's really not..." Feeling the chain pulling, Huaiyan unconsciously slid towards Jiang Ze.
Huaiyan was so anxious that tears were about to come out, and she was gripping the bed sheet tightly.
If Jiang Ze dragged him over, he would be naked.
The other party will definitely see everything about you.
"You...you mustn't do this..." The boy's eyes filled with tears. "Jiang Ze, I'm scared...please don't do this..."
But it was too late.
The boy's ankles, which were chained together, were completely exposed in the air.
Jiang Ze's breath hitched.
The Huai inkstone is white and delicate, and the ankle, which can be held in the palm of one hand, is also covered with marks.
There was also a silver shackle on her ankle.
The other end of the shackles was connected to an iron chain.
Jiang Ze looked solemn.
Huaiyan disappeared for more than a month.
Could it be that the boy spent all the time he was missing in this bed?
In other words...
The flawless boy he loved and cherished like a treasure.
It was completely swallowed up by Fu Tingyu.
"What are you afraid of?" Jiang Ze's hand continued its movements, his voice icy. "Yan Yan, you should be afraid of Fu Tingyu."
It was Fu Tingyu who deprived Huaiyan of her freedom, her body, and everything about her.
How could a young man say he was afraid of him?
He clearly did nothing.
“Look.”
Jiang Ze looked at the long, silvery chain in his hand.
“It was Fu Tingyu who locked you up,” he said, emphasizing each word. “He won’t let you out and restricts your freedom.”
Jiang Ze chuckled lightly: "But do you know how well he's doing out there?"
The boy's body stiffened, allowing Jiang Ze to hold his ankle.
"Please, please stop," Huaiyan said softly, her voice trembling with tears, "I don't want to hear it..."
How well Fu Tingyu is doing has nothing to do with him.
Anyway, he's going to die anyway.
He would rather the man have someone else without his knowledge.
Why don't you want to listen?
Jiang Ze viciously rubbed the protruding wrist bone on the boy's ankle.
"He's out there, and you're not the only one." Jiang Ze's voice echoed in the empty room, like a death sentence, "Do you know that, Yan Yan?"
Jiang Ze said lazily, "Last night, when Fu Tingyu attended an auction, he was accompanied by a female companion."
The boy's heart sank, and his eyes trembled.
He immediately looked away, refusing to meet Jiang Ze's gaze.
Jiang Ze kept a close eye on the boy's subtle movements.
He realized almost instantly that Huaiyan distrusted Fu Tingyu.
He pressed on, "Do you know who that woman is?"
finally.
"Shut up!" Huaiyan yelled in despair.
He kicked wildly with his ankles, breaking free from Jiang Ze's grasp.
He cried out and buried himself in the blankets, in his own little world.
"Shut up, stop talking!" Huaiyan's body trembled uncontrollably. "I don't want to hear it... I don't want to hear it..."
After that, only the boy's sobs and whimpers remained in the room.
But Jiang Ze would not easily give up this great opportunity.
"Yan Yan," Jiang Ze cruelly told the boy the so-called truth, "that's Fu Tingyu's fiancée."
Huaiyan curled up, forming a small ball.
As soon as the words were spoken, the boy, who had been struggling and sobbing, fell silent.
His heart plummeted violently in an instant.
As if falling into eternal damnation, his whole body trembled incessantly.
"No, no..." Huai Yan roared, hugging his knees and choking back tears as he protested, "You're lying!"
"Yan Yan".
Jiang Ze pressed his advantage, saying solemnly, "I won't lie to you. You can find out whether she's Fu Tingyu's fiancée or not by watching the news."
Fu Tingyu did indeed bring a female companion to an auction gala last night.
Right now, the news in City A is flooded with speculation about the man.
Some say that she is the upright and honorable Mrs. Fu, the wife of the young master Fu.
Some people suspect that with so many beautiful women around him, it's impossible for Mr. Fu to settle down so early, and that it might just be a fleeting affair.
In short, reporters rushed to report on it, and various news outlets offered conflicting accounts.
However, the most credible explanation is that the woman was Fu's future wife.
The boy fell silent for a moment, his expression softening slightly.
If Fu Tingyu has found a fiancée, wouldn't his continued presence here seem a bit out of place?
Clearly, 073 thought the same way.
“Let’s see if we can escape first,” 073 said in a somber tone. “Anyway, when Fu Tingyu asks you, you’ll have a good reason.”
All they need to do is bring up the so-called "fiancée".
It's highly likely that Fu Tingyu won't be angry with Huaiyan.
"Then, you mustn't lie to me," the boy said, his eyes slightly red, looking hurt, "or I'll get angry..."
Jiang Ze was overjoyed.
it works.
At that moment, he had almost figured out how the boy would step from one trap into another.
Jiang Ze suppressed his overwhelming joy and calmly said, "Yan Yan, you know I won't lie to you, as long as you're willing to come with me."
Upon hearing this, the boy was on the verge of tears.
"I...I'll go with you." Huai Yan lowered her head, rubbed her eyes, and said in a soft but firm voice, "Then you have to promise to take me away."
Jiang Ze couldn't control himself and stepped forward, saying repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I'll take you away."
“Then you… turn around first,” the boy said, blushing, “I need to put on some clothes.”
Jiang Ze was taken aback and quickly turned around.
He wanted to peek, but not wanting to anger the boy, he had no choice but to obey.
Huaiyan pursed her lips when she saw that someone was holding her back.
He couldn't put on any clothes at all, and Fu Tingyu must have already discovered that an outsider had broken into his house.
Even if she wanted to escape now, the man was on his way back, so the question of time remained the same.
There's simply not enough time.
What about the iron chains? What should we do with the iron chains?
Perhaps Jiang Ze had also thought about this problem, but he was unwilling to face it.
Huaiyan was a little flustered and randomly picked out a bathrobe from the cabinet next to her.
The man only handcuffed one of his wrists, and although he only had one hand, he couldn't put any clothes on.
He could only manage to put on a bathrobe.
"Okay, okay." Huaiyan sat back down on the bed, trembling, and said softly, "Turn around, turn around."
There's no way around it; when a boy gets nervous, he starts to stutter.
Facing Jiang Ze, although the other party did not have the same strong sense of pressure as Fu Tingyu, he was still nervous.
"All done?" Jiang Ze slowly turned around.
The moment Jiang Ze saw the boy, his eyes lit up.
Huaiyan has fair and soft skin, a small frame, and a petite figure.
Wearing a large bathrobe, she had a bit of the air of someone secretly wearing her husband's clothes.
They are endearing.
"You're going out wearing this?" Jiang Ze's Adam's apple bobbed. "People outside will see, Yan Yan."
Huaiyan sat there awkwardly, on the verge of tears: "But...but I can only wear this..."
Jiang Ze suddenly realized what was happening and immediately understood.
"Don't move," he said hurriedly, reaching for the chain. "I'll help you open it."
Before coming here, Jiang Ze had considered that Fu Tingyu would do this.
But he was deceiving himself, thinking that he could easily bring Huaiyan out.
Despite having made thorough preparations and even managed to shake off Jiang Zhi.
But deep down, Jiang Ze had a bad feeling.
As it turned out, my premonition was right.
The chains on the boy's hands were impossible to pull off.
The handcuffs were tight, fitting perfectly, making it difficult to remove them by force.
"Jiang Ze..."
Jiang Ze pulled with considerable force, and the boy's wrist was already rubbed raw and red.
It's throbbing slightly.
"It hurts, it hurts so much," Huaiyan's eyes were red, and she tried to pull away from Jiang Ze's hand. "Be gentle, be gentle..."
Jiang Ze held on tightly this time, refusing to let go.
He had a feeling that if he released Huaiyan now...
The next second, he had no chance to escape with the boy.
"Yan Yan, just bear with it, I'll be done soon." Jiang Ze refused to give up and took the boy's wrist in his hands.
Whether to comfort himself or the boy, he promised, "I will take you away from here."
He finally managed to sneak in when Fu Tingyu was away.
I'm afraid there won't be another chance like this in the future.
As he spoke, Jiang Ze lowered his head and continued fiddling with the handcuffs, trying to fasten them off.
No matter how hard he tried, the handcuffs remained completely still.
Helpless, Jiang Ze then went to break the iron chain.
Perhaps due to the protagonist's halo, after a few minutes of trying, the chain actually loosened a bit.
I've got it! We're almost there!
Jiang Ze smiled with relief and was about to look up to comfort the boy.
But the boy stared blankly ahead, not daring to move.
Jiang Ze frowned, a bad feeling creeping into his heart that was about to come true.
He followed the boy's gaze and looked back.
He met a pair of cold, aloof red eyes.
Beneath those red eyes lay a layer of frost that had never melted over the years.
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