Was this strange drone here to monitor her?
Yun Zhiyi chuckled to herself.
Su Shen and An Yirou were really going to great lengths. How afraid were they of her gathering evidence for revenge, if they went as far as sending a drone to spy on her?
Yun Zhiyi couldn't believe that this peculiar little device was just someone's toy.
"Zhiyi."
Su Shen had followed her onto the balcony, slipping his arm around her waist.
"Zhiyi, don't be upset. Why don't you stay here for a few days, and I'll come pick you up when you're feeling better?"
Yun Zhiyi ignored him, his voice buzzing in her ear like an annoying mosquito.
She watched as the drone, which had drifted farther away, suddenly paused mid-air, recording her and Su Shen as if it were broadcasting live.
"Zhiyi?"
His voice pulled her back to the present. She turned to him, her expression shifting into that sweet, helpless look she had worn earlier.
"Ah Shen, make sure you come see me. I'll miss you."
"Of course, Zhiyi. Good girl."
As he left, Su Shen couldn't help but linger on the thought of her.
Yun Zhiyi had completely changed, and it unsettled him.
Gone was the proud, arrogant young lady, replaced by someone gentle and clingy, practically hanging onto him.
The old Yun Zhiyi had been like a rose with thorns—beautiful yet capable of wounding anyone who dared get too close.
Meanwhile, Yun Zhiyi continued watching from the balcony.
She could see Su Shen's luxury sports car pulling away, and she let out a small sigh of relief, her gaze drifting once more to the distant drone.
She'd only been half right—the drone was indeed "monitoring" her, but it hadn't been sent by Su Shen or An Yirou.
Instead…
In a dimly lit castle, a file was transferred to Li Yuye's phone.
When he opened it, it showed the scene of Yun Zhiyi being embraced by Su Shen.
Feng Ze entered the room cautiously, bowing slightly as he reported, "Sir, in three days, there's an auction in Jin City."
Li Yuye's pet had gone missing.
For the past few days, Feng Ze had been gathering information, and it seemed that an auction of rare collectibles was soon to take place in Jin City.
Li Yuye's gaze was fixed on the screen, his face impassive.
Yet Feng Ze could sense a chilling intensity beginning to fill the room.
Yun Zhiyi took a long shower.
Every spot that Su Shen had touched made her feel sick, and she scrubbed her skin until it was red.
Prepared in advance, she'd worn high-collared clothing to hide the bruises left by Li Yuye's bites, keeping them out of Su Shen's sight.
In the room, Xiang Man gently dabbed antiseptic on Yun Zhiyi's bruises.
Afterward, her gaze lingered on the purple marks on Yun Zhiyi's collarbone. "Zhiyi, what happened here?"
Yun Zhiyi replied, "It wasn't from Su Shen. I didn't sleep with him."
"Then who…?"
Yun Zhiyi responded calmly, "A stranger I met in the forest."
Xiang Man understood without further explanation and didn't ask more questions, but she muttered, "That man was brutal… Has he never been with a woman before? He left you covered in bruises."
Each mark was Li Yuye's handiwork.
Yun Zhiyi pulled her robe tighter, buttoning it up.
"Don't worry, he didn't come away unscathed either. I left plenty of bite marks on him."
Xiang Man's eyes widened in surprise, her mouth forming an "O."
"Yun Zhiyi, you're something else!"
"…"
"So what's the deal with you and him? Just a one-night thing? Didn't exchange contacts?"
"What else would it be?" Yun Zhiyi had no intention of reconnecting with him.
"Xiang Xiang, who builds a mansion in the middle of nowhere, living in such a desolate place? There were guards and maids everywhere, with security cameras monitoring each room like a prison."
Xiang Man's mind raced. "It's just like a storybook scenario!"
"Those kinds of big mansions are usually for CEOs to keep their little sweethearts locked up."
"Then how did you escape if people are normally trapped there?"
Yun Zhiyi shook her head. "I didn't really escape. One of the maids contacted someone to fly me out by helicopter."
"Wait, what? The maid was brave enough to help you escape? Wasn't she afraid of being punished?"
"It was his decision."
Li Yuye had allowed her to leave; otherwise, she wouldn't have had any chance of escaping.
Yun Zhiyi paused, realizing something.
"Why don't I remember anyone in Jin City named Li Yuye?"