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

Seeing that Yu Yunting showed no sign of reflection, Jian Ailing glared at him and reached out to grab his back hard.

Yu Yunting frowned and took a soft breath.

Sensing that she had touched the wound on his back, Jane immediately withdrew her hand.

The two lingered on the bed for a long time before Yu Yunting finally let go of the person in his arms.

Jane lay on the bed to rest, turning her head to look at the person sitting on the edge of the bed with their back to her.

The scar on her shoulder looks like she scratched it open again.

"Yu Yunting, what happened to the wound on your back?"

This wasn't the first time Jane Eyling had asked this question, but he had never answered it before.

"Scars from when I was a child." This time, he finally answered casually.

Injured?

Jane Ailing was somewhat puzzled, but Yu Yunting didn't seem to intend to explain further. He stood up from the edge of the bed, took a towel, and went into the bathroom.

Jane Ailing went back to her room, took another shower, changed her clothes, and then went downstairs for breakfast.

Yu Yunting does seem to have recovered a lot, and his appetite has returned to normal. Jian Ailing had him take his temperature, which was also almost normal.

"I just spoke with Dr. Lu on the phone and told him about your situation." She walked into Yu Yunting's room. "Dr. Lu said you should be fine, and you don't need to take your medication anymore, but it's best not to overexert yourself for the next couple of days."

"Okay." Yu Yunting didn't even lift his eyelids. He sat on the sofa, opened his laptop, and put on a serious and calm expression, as if he was about to start working.

"You're all better now, and your assistant has logged off too." Jian Ailing said as she tidied up the pillows and blankets scattered around the sofa.

"Not completely normal yet. My temperature just now was 37.5 degrees Celsius, wasn't it?"

"so?"

"You still have a slight fever."

"Well..." Jian Ailing glanced at his computer, watching Yu Yunting reply to emails, "Aren't you supposed to be working? Do I have to stay here and serve you?"

"No need." Yu Yunting picked up his laptop, seemingly about to go downstairs to his study. "But it'll be cold sleeping at night."

As he reached the door, Yu Yunting turned back to look at her, a slight smile playing on his lips. "I need someone to warm the bed."

"..."

Good grief, he's gotten addicted to hugging body pillows?

Jane looked at his retreating figure and couldn't help but mutter to herself.

He slept well, but she still missed the freedom of sleeping in a big bed and rolling from one side to the other.

At noon, Jian Ailing came to the vicinity of Zhu Yan's company and had lunch with her.

"Lingling, you really scared me to death! I'm so sorry!" Zhu Yan sat opposite her, clasped her hands together, and looked apologetic.

This is the most expensive restaurant near Zhu Yan's company. She specially booked a table here, insisting on apologizing to Jian Ailing no matter what.

"I was so stupid. I should have realized something was wrong when you kept telling me to get back together with Ding Chongwen." Zhu Yan sighed heavily. "You clearly hate him so much, how could you say something like that to me?"

"But I had just finished work and was planning where to have dinner with my colleagues. I wasn't thinking about why you would say something like that..."

"Then... how do you know that Ding Chongwen is causing me trouble?" In the past two days, Jian Ailing has been busy taking care of Yu Yunting and hasn't talked to Zhu Yan much. Even if they have spoken, she hasn't deliberately mentioned Ding Chongwen, nor has she told her what happened to her in the past two days.

"Because my third cousin contacted me! A couple of days ago, not long after you called me." Zhu Yan's eyes were vacant as she thought about what happened that day.

"He asked me several questions, all related to Ding Chongwen, but he wouldn't tell me why... I thought about it later and it dawned on me that it was probably related to you."

So that's how it is... That night, she and Yu Yunting had a fight while soaking in the hot spring, and then they had a cold war until he got sick and their relationship eased up a bit. Jian Ailing didn't even have a chance to ask him how he found her.

"Hmm... Back then, Ding Chongwen had a few people capture me and take me to Qinggang Mountain, forcing me to persuade you to get back together with him. Later, Yu Yunting saved me." Thinking of what happened back then, Jian Ailing couldn't help but shudder.

If Yu Yunting hadn't come looking for her that day, who knows if she would have ended up in those people's hands...

"Don't be afraid, Lingling, it's all over now." Zhu Yan still looked guilty, but immediately smiled apologetically, "You should try this clear-broth Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup. It's this restaurant's signature dish; I used to always hesitate to order it when I came here!"

Zhu Yan took her bowl and ladled a few spoonfuls of soup for her.

"Hmm...it's all in the past." Jian Ailing took a sip of soup, slowly calming herself down.

"How is Ding Chongwen doing now? Is he still harassing you? Have you been in contact with him?"

Zhu Yan shook her head. "I can't get in touch with them."

What does this mean? How can we still not be able to contact them?

Ding Chongwen did all these things just to get Zhu Yan back together with him, didn't he?

Jane Ailing frowned as she listened.

"Yes, I originally wanted to call him and yell at him for daring to bully my friend." Zhu Yan pouted, "But no matter how I called him, I couldn't get in touch with him."

Jian Ailing felt increasingly uneasy as she listened. If Zhu Yan called him, Ding Chongwen would probably be very happy, right?

"I even prepared to go to his house to look for him, but it was no use. It felt like he just... vanished into thin air."

Vanished into thin air...

If that's the case, were Yu Yunting and Xu Cheng the last people to see him?

Jane Ailing felt her head buzzing.

"By the way, your cousin came to Qinggang Mountain to rescue you, has your relationship improved?" Zhu Yan winked at her, "Still want a divorce?"

Jane moved her lips, unsure how to answer.

Although she didn't want to admit it, she was indeed very moved when she saw Yu Yunting in the woods.

But when he bluntly told her that he was a stand-in, she felt very sad.

It seems that no matter how hard she tries, her sister will always be his ideal woman, and she will always just be a substitute.

"Jian Ailing, you're wavering... your expression betrays you!" Zhu Yan saw right through her.

"I'm working hard to earn money right now," she said, avoiding the topic. "We'll talk about it when I've earned enough."

After her mother gave her two fund accounts, Jane Eling logged in and checked them.

Unexpectedly, the fund her mother bought for her and her sister is now worth over a million.

The two accounts combined already amount to nearly three million.

There's also the apartment her parents gave her as part of her dowry. Because it's in the best location in the city center, judging from the average market price, it could fetch over five million if sold.

That apartment was originally intended for Jian Ailing to live in after her divorce. If she really needed to raise ten million for Yu Yunting, she could sell it.

With the remaining money, Jane Ailing felt that if she worked hard to save it up, she might actually be able to raise enough to pay for her release from bondage.

If she really saves enough, then... can she leave?