The next day.
The moment Meng Xi'er opened her eyes, she could feel a wave of soreness in her limbs and body. She propped herself up from her bed, cradling her almost fractured waist, her eyes swollen from crying. The sunlight made her eyes hurt even more.
You reap what you sow.
For the first time in her life, Meng Xi'er fully realized the meaning of this phrase.
No matter whether she cried for mercy or struggled last night, Lu Yebai didn't let her go until she'd completely fainted.
Thinking about the harrowing events of the previous night made her shudder throughout her body.
"Knock, knock, knock."
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
With a "creak," the door of the bedroom was pushed open. A young maid came in carrying a tray of steamy breakfast and said, "Mr. Lu ordered me, once Miss Meng wakes up, to bring your meal over."
