Rumor has it that the young master has a hidden illness

Lin Lulu was so frightened that she felt a chill run down her spine, and she almost threw her phone away like a grenade.

However, it is not possible.

She held onto the masked man like a bomb, intending to detonate it only on herself.

If she were to throw it out, it would blow the people she cares about to smithereens.

"What...what do you want to do?" Her voice trembled.

"I heard Lin Hongjiang has sent people looking for me everywhere. Our deal has been leaked? Hmm?" the masked man asked lazily, his tone laced with malice. "Do you remember what you would do if outsiders found out about this?"

The masked man's words echoed in her ears when the deal was signed:

This matter should only be known between the two of us. If there is a third person involved, I will make sure you and your unborn child die.

"I didn't tell anyone!" Lin Lulu quickly explained. "How would Grandpa know? Is there... something wrong on your end?"

After thinking for a moment, she said seriously, "It must be because your secrecy measures weren't done well enough! The Lin family isn't someone to be trifled with. Now that I've offended them, they'll definitely try everything to find fault with me. If they find out about this, I'm dead!"

Moreover, the Kyo family has also investigated me. If they find out about this, I will definitely die!

"Didn't you say you were really capable? Then how come you couldn't even keep something you wanted to keep secret?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, a silence that seemed to hang over the conversation like death.

Immediately, a fierce voice rang out: "You've got some nerve!"

Lin Lulu opened her eyes and belatedly realized what she had just rambled on about.

She was clearly afraid of him, so how could she dare to complain or blame him in that tone?

It seems that... after spending time with the older man, I quickly learned his arrogance and overbearing attitude.

Thinking of the older man, her eyes dimmed.

Will they never have a harmonious relationship again?

"You've changed." He accurately grasped her emotions. "You weren't like this before."

"Do you know what I used to be like?" she retorted irritably.

Then, I thought of the card for the 20th of each month.

Although she knew very little about him, he certainly knew her!

But why?

Why her of all people?

"Who influenced you?" he continued, "That new older man you met?"

"How do you know him...?"

She kept her surprise inside; asking such a question would make her feel like an idiot.

Judging from the arrogant and conceited manner the masked man displayed after hearing Jing Sichen's name that day, it was clear that he was also a powerful figure in his own right.

So, he must know what happened to her here!

"You've been influenced by him quite a bit." He lowered his voice. "What? Do you like him?" The probing in his tone carried a dangerous undertone, almost murderous intent.

"Don't hurt him!" Lin Lulu cried out. "That uncle and I have absolutely no relationship! He just couldn't stand seeing me being bullied, so he helped me a little! I've already cut ties with him! I won't have any more entanglement with him! I don't like him! I don't like him at all! I really don't like him even a little bit!"

As soon as he finished speaking, she thought he wouldn't pursue the matter any further, but suddenly she felt an even greater chill.

Despite the sweltering summer heat, she shivered slightly from the cold.

"You don't like him? Ha! Very well!" The cold voice carried a complex meaning she couldn't understand.

Why does it feel like he's angry?

Before she could even process what was happening, she heard him continue, "Go get a blood test in a few days. If you're not pregnant, our deal will have to continue."

"No!" she cried, shaking her head frantically. "Our deal is off!"

"Cancel?" The expected hostility came through. "Who gave you the audacity to defy me?"

"I'll pay back the million you took! You can add interest if you want! Name your price! Give me some time, and I'll pay it all back! But I won't sell my uterus to you again, and I won't have any more children with you..."

"This isn't up to you to decide!" he snapped, forcing her to back down. "Interest? Ha! Lin Lulu, my money isn't so easy to lend."

Lin Lulu: "Can't I even pay you back?"

"No!" He easily extinguished all her illusions. "I gave you money to keep your sister at the hospital when the doctors kicked her out; otherwise, she would be a cold corpse now. What you owe me isn't a million dollars, it's a life! You'll pay for it with your sister's life! And until then, you still owe me a child, which you must give birth to!"

"You monster!" Lin Lulu cried out in anguish, "Why should I listen to you?!"

"You should have known the dangers of making a deal with the devil!" He sneered, his voice seeming to emanate from hell. "Once the deal begins, there's no going back. I'll be chasing you—this life, the next, and the life after that! You'll never escape!"

Lin Lulu held her phone, the cold busy tone ringing in her ears.

She sat there blankly, watching the dawn approach, but her life gained no further hope.

What should I do?

The masked man won't let her go!

He chose her from the very beginning!

She had so many doubts, so many fears, so many regrets, but she could only keep them all to herself.

Her heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly by an invisible hand, and the pain forced her to cover her mouth with her hand to stop herself from crying out loud.

Taking a deep breath, she thought she could be brave, but her gaze fell on the tears dripping from her palm onto the table, one after another, until she finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into a heart-wrenching sob, "Waaah—why? Why!"

Why doesn't she even have the slightest right to pursue happiness?

Outside the villa, Jing Sichen stood there, holding his phone, probably having just made a call, his gaze fixed intently on the direction of Lin Lulu's room.

"Aren't you planning to go home?" Jingliang walked over slowly. "She seemed to cry out just now, I don't know what happened, don't you want to go home and check?"

He heard it.

Her cries sounded like a long-suppressed breakdown finally erupting, which was heartbreaking.

"It's alright." He looked away. "From now on, her affairs have nothing to do with me!"

"That's great!" Jing Liang laughed out loud. "I've disliked her for a long time! If it weren't for you protecting her, would she even be standing in front of me now? And she dares to call me Little Liang! How could we be that close?"

"I'll go back now and make her call me 'Daddy'! When I'm done playing with her, I'll throw her into the Lin family's house and tell them that this woman is no longer Mrs. Jing, and they can do whatever they want with her! Then, before she dies, I'll tell her that you are actually Jing Sichen. She'll definitely be devastated! Hahaha—"

As he spoke, he turned and started walking.

"You're not allowed to bully her!" Jing Sichen suddenly roared.

Jingliang: "You just said you wouldn't care about her anymore!"

Jing Sichen: "I promised to protect her."

"So you really have a crush on her? What is it about her that attracts you?" Jing Liang shrugged, clenched her fists, and glared angrily at Jing Sichen. "It's fine! Since you should become famous as early as possible, you should also break up this couple as early as possible! I'm going to scroll through Douyin right now to find a solution!"