After three years of misplaced affection, Mrs. Yu is no longer willing to pretend to be obedient.

"What are you dawdling about in there? You can't escape, Jane Ailing." Ding Chongwen rudely pounded on the metal door from the outside.

Jane opened the iron gate and obediently walked out.

"Indeed, I looked around, and I know I can't get out." She forced a smile at Ding Chongwen. "How about this, you don't have to tie me up and take me back. I'll help you make a phone call to Zhu Yan, and then you can quickly send me back, okay?"

"Otherwise, if the people at the studio can't find me later, they'll get suspicious."

"You don't need to worry about that." Ding Chongwen waved her phone smugly. "After unlocking your phone, I already explained it to the people in your studio."

He shoved Jane Ailing and went back into the abandoned warehouse. "Call her now!"

Jane picked up her phone and, steeling herself, dialed Zhu Yan's number.

Although it's in the mountains, the signal seems pretty good here.

"Feed?"

"Yan Yan," she took a deep breath, trying to make her voice sound calm, "Did your business trip go well?"

"It's alright, I just met with a client today. What's up? Did you need something?"

"Hmm..." Jane looked at her phone, nervously pursing her lips.

He's right. She has no chance of winning right now and can't anger these men so quickly, or the consequences could be severe.

"Well... I've thought about it now, and I think Ding Chongwen is pretty good too..."

"Huh? It's not even dark yet! Jane Ailing, you're drunk so early? Who was it that told me not to be love-struck and warned me time and time again to stay away from that jerk?"

"But you're right. If you hadn't snapped me out of it, I might not have gotten over this relationship so quickly."

Jane couldn't help but shift her gaze to Ding Chongwen's face, and felt that his face had turned green.

"Yes... I went to Qinggang Mountain with my colleagues to soak in the hot springs tonight. I got a little tipsy and drank some." After saying the location, Jian Ailing's heart pounded.

"Even though I'm drunk right now, I think Ding Chongwen actually has his merits... For example, isn't he quite handsome? It's normal for handsome guys to be a bit of a womanizer, right?"

Ding Chongwen's expression softened, as if he agreed with what she said.

"Looks like you've really had too much to drink. Didn't you say that his 'refined scoundrel' looks made him look particularly scum?"

My dear aunt, please say less!

Jane lowered her head, completely unable to look at the expression on the person in front of her.

"Besides, I see that he's successful in his career and seems to have a bright future. If he's willing to turn over a new leaf, why don't you give it another try with him?" Jane forced herself to say something against her will.

"Jian Ailing...are you alright?" Zhu Yan seemed to finally realize something was wrong. "The way you're talking makes it sound like someone's holding a knife to your throat and forcing you to say this."

Jane Ailing stared in astonishment.

If Zhu Yan's tone hadn't been so flippant, she would have almost thought she really knew she was being held hostage.

"Is this your true feeling? Are you guys playing some kind of truth or dare game, making a fool of me?"

"No, no... I saw Ding Chongwen at Qinggang Mountain today and we talked for a long time." Jian Ailing looked at the man in front of her with a livid face and immediately began to coax Zhu Yan, "I just think that although he was a womanizer before, he's sincere now and willing to turn back. Anyway, you still can't let him go, why don't you give him another chance and have a good talk?"

Zhu Yan hesitated on the other end of the phone, unsure how to answer.

Jane heard someone calling her name on the other end of the phone.

"Lingling, how about we leave it at that for now? I have something to do."

"Wait...can you call me back when you're done?" Jian Ailing called out urgently to Zhu Yan, but she seemed to have encountered something urgent and quickly hung up the phone.

"Look... I really tried my best just now." Jian Ailing looked up and smiled apologetically at Ding Chongwen.

"Are you trying hard? All I can hear is that you're trying very hard to get Zhu Yan to break up with me."

"I... I know I was wrong... I think Zhu Yan was already a little hesitant just now. How about I call her again later?" She forced a smile. "You know, Zhu Yan listens to me more. She'll consider my suggestion."

Ding Chongwen was about to reply when his phone suddenly vibrated again.

He immediately pressed the answer button, but another voice rang out, "What are you doing?"

Hearing that familiar, cold tone, Jane Ailing's eyes widened in astonishment, and her heart began to pound uncontrollably again.

It was Yu Yunting! He actually took the initiative to call her!

Ding Chongwen probably thought it was Zhu Yan calling, so he pressed the answer button without even looking at the caller ID.

"I...I'm at Qinggang Mountain! I'm with my colleagues." Afraid that Ding Chongwen would hang up the phone, Jian Ailing immediately spoke up.

"At this hour?"

She looked up at the roof and, sure enough, the sun had completely set.

"Hmm... We're having a team-building event at the studio today. Didn't I tell you about it yesterday?"

She had mentioned Qinggang Mountain to Zhu Yan a few times earlier, but Zhu Yan seemed to have completely ignored it.

If I tell Yu Yunting, will he understand?

"I forgot."

"Qinggang Mountain is too big; I don't even know where I am now. But I'm with Zeng Ying, Li Tong, and Xu Cheng." Jian Ailing swallowed. "Did you need something?"

Jane Ailing's chest tightened with nervousness. She hoped that Yu Yunting would sense something was off about her words, but she was also afraid that he would expose her on the spot.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before someone spoke again, "Come back soon, don't make me come looking for you."

"Otherwise you're finished."

Ding Chongwen seemed to finally lose his temper and hung up the phone.

"Who is this Mr. Yu?" he asked, looking at the contact's name.

Hearing his question, it seemed that Zhu Yan hadn't told him about her relationship with Yu Yunting.

"...I am Mr. Yu's personal assistant." Ding Chongwen seems to have some connections in Songyuan, so he should know about her identity.

Yu Yunting's last two sentences sounded like a warning and a threat, but Jian Ailing felt inexplicably at ease listening to them.

He should have sensed something was off about her words; it was less a warning to her and more a warning to those around her.

That's good. At least he knows he's in Qinggang Mountain and that he's in some kind of trouble.

Jane's chest heaved, but her thoughts had calmed down considerably.

With him there, she should be able to get home safely, right?