Xu Tingyu panicked.
He was naked, holding her like this. What would people think if they saw them?
Her head throbbed, and the places he had bitten also ached faintly.
"Y-you let go of me," she stammered, struggling.
The intense activity just now had drained her physical strength and sapped her spirit.
The fact that she hadn't fainted already was a testament to her extraordinary constitution.
But her feeble struggles were nothing to Qi Shifeng.
Thankfully, there was no one outside.
Youyou wasn't in the small bed either.
The door was locked from the inside, and everything was quiet.
Qi Shifeng gently carried her to the bed. No matter how much she struggled, it was all in vain.
As soon as he laid her down, he leaned over and pinned her beneath him once again.
Xu Tingyu never expected that he would ignore the matter of the agreement and only focus on tormenting her.
She tried to clamp her legs together, but he wouldn't let her. He hooked his hands under her knees and wrapped her legs around his strong waist.
Xu Tingyu was on the verge of going crazy. She asked him, "What on earth do you want?"
Qi Shifeng nipped at her lips, his breath heavy. "There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world."
It meant that he wasn't satisfied yet. If she wanted an answer, she had to please him.
Xu Tingyu had known for a long time how stubborn this man could be.
Without a moment's hesitation, she sat up and kissed him主动.
Fine, if that's what it took to please him.
When she kissed him, Qi Shifeng let out a low laugh.
It was a laugh of pleasure and triumph.
At first, Xu Tingyu was in control, but her hesitant movements soon wore out the man's patience.
The roles were reversed.
Once again, Xu Tingyu was the submissive one.
In the darkness, the thin layer of sweat on her body never stopped. No matter how much she pleaded, it was no use.
Finally, she drifted into a drowsy sleep, completely unaware that Qi Shifeng had carried her to take a bath.
She was so exhausted that on the day when Liu Ning revealed such a big secret, she actually had a peaceful night's sleep.
Little did she know that Qi Shifeng could be so heartless.
The next morning, he disappeared without a single word of explanation.
She borrowed a bodyguard's phone to call him. He said he was going on a business trip for two days and would talk to her when he got back.
Before he returned, she received a call from the old man.
From this call, she confirmed that the deadline set by the Qi family was indeed a hundred days.
Now, there were only nineteen days left until that deadline.
She knew she couldn't sit back and wait for disaster. She found an opportunity to retrieve the phone she had hidden in the closet.
She hadn't brought this phone with her when she went out for hot pot with Qi Ruixi that day, so it hadn't been confiscated.
She took out the phone, hid in the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and called Chen Yan.
"Go ahead and reveal what we talked about before."
"Qi Shifeng is a cunning man. You must be extremely careful. Even if the plan fails, you can't get dragged into it."
On the other end of the phone, Chen Yan's voice was still nonchalant.
"How are you?"
Xu Tingyu could almost picture his carefree and unrestrained appearance. Her烦躁 mood eased a little.
"I'm okay. Also, can you help me investigate someone?"
She didn't fully trust Liu Ning's words.
Since she was now ready to break the ice, she had to get to the bottom of things.
Logically speaking, if she wanted to go against the Qi family, she had to be fully prepared.
She had been trapped here for eighty days because she always felt that she hadn't found a foolproof method.
She didn't dare to act rashly.
Otherwise, all those who helped her would be in big trouble.
But now, the existence of that agreement had thrown her off balance.
She had a vague feeling that there would never be a time when she was perfectly prepared.
So, she might as well take a risk.
Chen Yan agreed. Before hanging up the phone, he told her to get some rest and take good care of herself.
After she hid the phone again and sat on the sofa, she looked up and saw herself in the dressing mirror.
The woman in the mirror had a rosy complexion and bright eyes.
Her body had indeed recovered very well.
She had been eating and exercising like crazy. Maybe she was even healthier than during the dark days before she got pregnant.
All this was for the day when she could leave with Youyou without being a burden.
She didn't even allow herself to wallow in negative emotions for too long.
It was very harmful to her body. Every time something happened, she would cry it out immediately to relieve the stress.
So, there wasn't much pain visible in her eyes.
She could even fool herself.
Just as Xu Tingyu was staring blankly at the mirror, Zou Yu knocked on the door.
"Miss Xu, would you like to go for a walk?"
Every day at five in the afternoon, she would go downstairs for a stroll under Zou Yu's "company."
It was called a "walk" for the sake of it.
In reality, it was also a way to show her how tightly guarded this place was and to discourage her from thinking about running away.
Xu Tingyu pretended not to know. She ran and jumped in the garden. Finally, exhausted, she sat on the swing chair.
Zou Yu stood not far away, motionless. In the gradually dimming light, he looked like a statue.
He was really hard to deal with.
If she could win Zou Yu over, her escape would be very smooth.
Unfortunately, this man was immune to her tricks.
No matter how much she hinted or tried to get close to him, he remained unmoved.
He would only say coldly, "Miss Xu, would you like to go for a walk?"
Apart from that, he hardly ever talked to her.
She was a little envious of people like him. They had clear goals, strict discipline, and always followed their own principles. They wouldn't let themselves get trapped in emotional pitfalls.
Unlike her, who was always at the mercy of her emotions.
A wave of annoyance welled up inside her. Not knowing how to vent it, she reached out to pick a rose beside her.
There were many roses planted here, and they were blooming beautifully.
She broke off a branch and played with it in her hand.
When she crushed the petals, dark red juice oozed out, staining her fingers.
She didn't notice at all, lost in thought.
Then, a sharp pain shot through her fingertip. It was the thorn on the stem that had cut her finger.
The pain brought with it a strange sense of pleasure.
The annoying mood dissipated a little. She stared blankly at the blood bead on her fingertip.
Then, she pressed down hard on the thorn.
The pain spread from her fingertip, finally driving away the restlessness in her heart.
She admired the bright red blood bead on her fingertip, feeling a little proud.
Sure enough, she could always find a way to release her emotions.
Just then, a figure suddenly rushed out from somewhere and grabbed her hand.
"Are you crazy? Are you hurting yourself?"
Qi Shifeng's tone was cold, and there seemed to be a hint of uncertainty in his voice. His gaze was filled with complex emotions.
Xu Tingyu's hand was being squeezed so tightly that it hurt.
She frowned and tried to pull her hand back. "I'm not."
The pain from the cut fingertip was nothing compared to the pain in the depths of her heart when he held her wrist.
The annoyance that had just dissipated came back.
She stared into his eyes in the dim light. "Qi Shifeng, are you ready to answer my questions about the agreement?"