The edge of Reinitz's mouth twitched twice. He stood up with his hands inside his pants pockets. His casually mentioning something shocked Gu Nianzhi so much that she almost had a hard time breathing. "...Spread a big net, but it didn't catch the big fish."
Reinitz took two steps forward and stood in front of Gu Nianzhi. He leaned a bit toward her, moved close to her ear, and said in a low voice, "You see, the person that you are longing to protect hasn't come to save you even now… It's really regrettable." After saying it, Reinitz turned around and walked out of Gu Nianzhi's little room.
When Gu Nianzhi heard the sound of the door lock, she knew she was being held captive for real this time. They had already shed all pretense of cordiality and stopped "role playing." They naturally stopped treating her like a guest.
