Yuan Fei stood frozen, his body trembling as he watched Ling Buyi ascend the stairs, her voice laced with a calm that sent chills down his spine. This was not the Ling Buyi he had known. This was someone else—someone who had finally broken free from the chains he had wrapped around her for so long. His parents, Madam Lin and her husband, exchanged confused glances, completely blindsided by the turn of events.
When Ling Buyi reached the middle of the stairs, she stopped suddenly, as if something important had slipped her mind. She turned around slowly, her eyes locking onto Yuan Fei's. There was a glint in her gaze, something darker, something far more dangerous than he had ever seen in her before. The smile on her lips was sweet, almost innocent, but it didn't reach her eyes. And that terrified Yuan Fei more than anything.
