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

"What?" Jane Ailing was stunned.

Yu Yunting released the woman in his arms, his tone becoming somewhat somber.

"Why would I lie to you about something like this?"

"Because this is a story you heard from your sister, you only know part of it, not the other part. Isn't the most skillful way to lie a mix of truth and falsehood?"

Jane Ailing stared at him with wide eyes, her face filled with disbelief.

"You want to claim what Ai Ying did as your own, but you don't know much more, so you can only say such ambiguous things."

Jane Ailing twitched her lips, then burst out laughing after a moment, "I don't understand what you're saying at all, it's so nonsensical."

Why did Yu Yunting bring up his sister out of the blue?

Why bring up the person he can never forget at a time like this?

His words seemed to remind her that even if he could be good to her, there would always be a third person between them, and she seemed to be unable to get past that person.

But... why this indescribable bitter feeling?

Jane turned her head away, a nameless sorrow welling up inside her.

"You got that birthmark tattooed on later, didn't you? Do you and your sister even have the exact same birthmark?" Yu Yunting's voice gradually turned cold. "But no matter how much you imitate, it's useless. A stand-in is a stand-in. Stop pretending. It's so hypocritical it's annoying."

"Yu Yunting!" Jian Ailing couldn't help but raise her voice, "I don't understand what you're talking about on Maple Mountain, nor do I understand why you're dragging my sister into this. But I can tell you clearly that only I have this birthmark; my sister doesn't!"

"Why should I believe a woman like you who lies all the time?" Yu Yunting's gaze sharpened, then he gave a self-deprecating laugh. "Sometimes I really can't tell which of your words are true and which are false."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask my family, my parents, and my brother! They wouldn't lie to you, would they?"

"It seems like your whole family doesn't have much credibility with me," Yu Yunting said, then got up from the steps and walked into the hot spring pool.

He picked up a towel from the shelf, draped it over himself, and went straight into the room.

Jane stared at his retreating figure, her eyes wide with confusion.

My mind is a mess, as if it's filled with all sorts of random things.

What are they doing?

Everything had been peaceful until now, so why did Yu Yunting suddenly get angry at her? And why did he pick on the things she least wanted to hear to provoke her, just like before?

Jane also felt a surge of inexplicable anger, but she didn't know where to vent it.

Although she was very tired that day, Jane Ailing didn't sleep well at all.

She lay on the small bed in the family room, wrapped in a blanket, her mind hazy, half-asleep.

She had a long nightmare in which she shook off the driver and then encountered a long-haired man. After narrowly escaping, she fell into a trap set by Ding Chongwen, was captured, and could no longer escape.

Jane Ailing suddenly opened her eyes wide and gasped for breath.

Thank goodness... thank goodness it was just a dream.

A faint light was already coming in from outside the window; it looked like dawn was just around the corner.

But she was still very sleepy and not fully awake. Jane turned over, covered her head with the blanket, and fell into a deep sleep again.

She slept until eight or nine o'clock before the man pulled off the covers and woke her up.

"Kobayashi will be there in ten minutes. You only have ten minutes."

A very familiar line.

Ten minutes later, the Bentley appeared at the hotel entrance right on time.

The two got into the car in silence, sitting on either side of each other, both silently watching the scenery outside the window.

The carriage was so quiet you could almost hear someone breathing. Xiaolin wanted to check on the two of them, but she was also frightened by the cold and subtle atmosphere and remained silent.

The two fell into a strange cold war. This wasn't the first time this had happened; after all, it wasn't the first time Jian Ailing had heard Yu Yunting say such infuriating things, but she was always the one to back down first.

Whoever cares more about the relationship will be the first to become restless.

But now she was exhausted. She was still reeling from the terrifying events of yesterday, and had no mood to comfort Yu Yunting.

Moreover, what he did was completely unreasonable, immediately labeling himself and fabricating baseless accusations.

Jane Ai-ling grew angrier the more she thought about it.

The two returned to Yunsong Bay in silence.

As soon as the door opened, Aunt Lü greeted them with concern, anxiously asking what had happened the night before.

Aunt Lü didn't know exactly what had happened between the two last night, but she sensed something was wrong based on her intuition.

"Madam, Secretary Xu came over last night and brought back your phone and camera. How are you? Did anything happen?"

Looking at Jian Ailing's dirty clothes, Aunt Lü couldn't help but frown.

"I'm fine, Aunt Lu... really." Jian Ailing smiled at her.

"Let me find you some clean clothes. You need to go take a shower and change into some new clothes."

"Thank you." Watching Aunt Lü's retreating figure, Jian Ailing felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

She picked up her phone, and the long list of unread messages on it was enough to make her scalp tingle.

Most of the messages came from people in the studio. Du Xiaoyi kept sending her messages and calling her, asking where she was.

Zhao Zitong also kept calling and texting her, but she wouldn't answer, so he went directly to the police.

Jane immediately called them to reassure them that she was safe.

"Oh my... Sister Ailing, my goodness! You really scared me to death!" Zhao Zitong's penetrating voice rang out, and Jian Ailing had no choice but to move her phone further away.

Where are you now? Are you safe?

"I'm safe now, thank you for your concern. I just got home." Jane Ailing briefly recounted what had happened last night.

"So in the end, it was your husband who saved you and even taught those guys a lesson?" Zhao Zitong summarized succinctly.

"Hmm...that's one way to understand it."

"Wow, Jane Ailing, who exactly is your husband? How come he's so capable? He could tell something was off about you right away and find you so quickly. Let me meet him sometime."

"...Hmm, let's talk about it another day."

Meanwhile, Du Xiaoyi kept apologizing to Jian Ailing on the phone.

"I'm so sorry, Sister Ailing... I really didn't expect it to be a bunch of guys on the other end... I always thought it was a girl... Waaah... I'm so glad you're okay." Even through the phone, Jian Ailing could hear the tremor in her voice.

"Now that you're back safe and sound, I'll let the police know as well."

"No need, I'll go to the police station myself." Jane Ailing frowned. "I'll go and explain this matter clearly."

She couldn't let those scumbags get away with it.