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

Jane Eyling realized that she had indeed made a mistake.

Her mistake was treating Yu Yunting as her lover completely, applying the standards she would use for a lover to him, feeling hurt and sad when he was treated unfairly, and expecting him to treat her the way she treated him.

But she forgot that their relationship was never equal.

Although Jane Ailing often joked that she was a princess sent for a political marriage, she was actually there for a political marriage, not to be a princess.

But because she had also longed to win his heart, that's why she cared so much and went on a drinking spree.

Jane Ling huddled in her bed, hugging the blanket, completely unable to fall asleep.

She had been too complacent and forgot that the reason their marriage had lasted so long was entirely due to her forbearance and attempts to please.

Now that she's unwilling to do that, their fragile relationship can no longer be maintained.

If a pet bites its owner, the way to handle the situation is entirely up to the owner.

Just like her now, if she wants to protect herself and the people around her, she can only fawn over Yu Yunting.

But she is, after all, a human being, and how could she be willing to be treated like a pet?

Jane sniffed, tears streaming silently down her face, soaking a large patch of her pillow.

She was half asleep in bed, and didn't know what time she finally fell asleep.

The next day, Jane was woken up by Aunt Lü.

"Madam, are you awake...?"

Jane Ailing opened her eyes with difficulty, hearing Aunt Lü's voice.

"Madam, would you like some porridge?" Aunt Lü's concerned face came into view.

Aunt Lü usually doesn't go directly into her room, so it seems I overslept a bit.

Jane looked at the clock on the wall; the hour hand was already pointing to two o'clock.

"Oh... I'm sorry, I overslept." She tried to sit up in bed, but felt a wave of dizziness.

"Madam, are you alright?" Aunt Lü touched her forehead, her expression changing slightly. "Madam, your forehead is very hot; it looks like you have a fever."

"...Then I'll have some breakfast and then some fever reducer." Jian Ailing struggled to get out of bed, her head still spinning.

She opened her phone and saw a message from Du Xiaoyi confirming the filming schedule for tomorrow.

She then remembered that she had a filming assignment tomorrow.

As Jane Ailing walked down the stairs, she made a phone call to Du Xiaoyi.

The call was quickly answered, and Du Xiaoyi's voice came from the other end, "Sister Ai Ling, what's wrong? Is there a problem with tomorrow's filming?"

"Um... I'm not feeling well. Are there any other people who can go tomorrow?"

"Let me see..." A crisp keyboard click came from the other end of the phone. "Tomorrow, Brother Tong is going to an event with Tianheng, Lao Qin is going to film a couple getting their marriage certificate, and Xiao Zhu also has a photoshoot scheduled... Everyone is busy."

"Are you feeling unwell? Perhaps I should talk to the client and see if we can reschedule? Or maybe I should look for someone else..."

"No need," Jian Ailing said, not wanting to trouble her. "I'll go tomorrow. I have a slight fever today, but I should be fine after taking some medicine."

"Really? Wouldn't that be too much of a stretch?"

"It's okay, it's all for work. If our studio does something like changing the date without authorization, it's hard to explain to the client."

She can't be too pampered when it comes to work, especially since she still needs to work hard to earn money to buy her freedom.

"Okay, then we'll proceed as planned. Sister Ai Ling, I'll schedule a time with the client now, so don't stand me up tomorrow!"

"Don't worry, when have I ever broken a promise?"

After finishing breakfast, Jane took fever-reducing medication.

After taking the medicine, she felt a little dizzy and went back upstairs to sleep.

"Madam, should we call Dr. Lu over to take a look?" Aunt Lü asked from the bottom of the stairs.

"No need, I should be fine after lying down and sleeping for a while."

"Okay, I'll call you again when it's time for dinner."

She went back to her room, pulled the covers over her head, and went back to sleep.

As expected, Aunt Lü came to wake her up that evening. Jian Ailing went downstairs alone and ate some vegetables and lean meat porridge.

Fortunately, Yu Yunting didn't come back, and she really didn't have the energy to try to please him now.

However, it's actually the norm for Yu Yunting not to come home for dinner; in fact, it's only in the last few months that they've seen each other more often.

Now everything has simply returned to normal, and getting used to it again won't be difficult for Jane.

She slept for a day and felt like she had recovered somewhat. The next day, she changed her clothes and went out to film at the location sent by Du Xiaoyi.

Today's client is an affordable Western restaurant that has been operating in this neighborhood for many years and is considered a well-established business. Copper Bell Studio has been working with them for two or three years, and Jane Ailing has also photographed their menus before, so working with them was relatively easy.

The Western restaurant is updating its menu and needs her to add some pictures and materials.

On her second visit, Jane was much more adept than the first. The restaurant focused on affordability, so the lighting and tablecloths weren't great. Learning from her previous experience, she simply changed the tablecloth for the corner booth, turned off the old, yellowish overhead light, and installed two LED lights from the side and rear to create a suitable ambient lighting atmosphere, making the food in the center appear more three-dimensional.

"Xiao Jian, you're sweating a lot." The boss was a kind-hearted uncle, but he didn't know much about photography and aesthetics. Jian Ailing had to use a lot of persuasion to get him to agree to use her shooting plan last time.

"Really?" Jane focused intently on pressing the shutter button, only putting down the camera after taking a photo she was satisfied with, and then taking the tissue handed to her by the boss to wipe the fine sweat from her forehead.

She wasn't feeling unwell while taking photos, but now that the photos are done, she feels dizzy and lightheaded again.

It seems she hasn't fully recovered; her fever seems to have returned.

"Those were our newest products that I just photographed. Why don't you try them before you go back? You look so pale, you must not have eaten yet, right?" The enthusiastic owner frowned and started nagging, "Young people these days don't eat three meals a day on time. This kind of lifestyle is the worst thing for your stomach."

"Okay... I'll have some." Jian Ailing ate a few bites of the grilled black pepper beef rice, then quickly put down her chopsticks, packed up her things, and said goodbye to the boss.

Feeling increasingly unwell, all she wanted to do was go home and lie down.

Jane Ailing's feeling was right. On the way back, her head was throbbing, and she had to be extra careful, pinching her hand to concentrate so she could barely drive back.

Finally, they made it back to Yunsong Bay. The purple Porsche drove along the winding road. By this time, Jian Ailing was already covered in cold sweat and felt extremely uncomfortable.

She was a little dazed when suddenly a sharp bend appeared in front of her, and the whole car rushed straight into the towering trees beside the asphalt road!