The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

"What? You're resigning?"

In the office, Wang Bin looked at the flustered Xu Nian and offered words of comfort.

"It's okay, it's just a broken plate of food. Everyone who works here breaks a few plates of food."

"Anyway, the guests didn't notice, so don't feel too much pressure. You won't be punished."

Xu Nian shook her head.

"Brother Bin, I just don't want to do this anymore. I'm a bit tired and want to take a break."

When he heard Xu Xi say the words "enemy" himself, he felt an overwhelming fear.

My suspicions came true.

Furthermore, it seems that Xu Xi is a regular customer of this hotel.

Although he wasn't recognized this time, if he continues to work here, Xu Xi will eventually expose him.

Therefore, he had to say goodbye and leave.

"Alright then, I'll keep your resignation letter on hold."

Wang Bin sighed.

"If you want to come back and keep doing this, come find me. I'll treat it as a long vacation for you."

"Thank you, Brother Bin."

Xu Nian lowered the brim of her hat and quickly left the hotel.

......

"Xu Nian, what's wrong with you? I heard from Binzi that you quit?"

The moment I got home, I received a phone call from Xu Hu.

"Yeah, Tiger, I'm planning to move to another city to develop my career. Thank you for taking care of me during this time."

On her way home, Xu Nian felt increasingly terrified.

He thought about it and realized that as long as he was still in Yuncheng, he would probably meet Xu Xi again.

He wasn't afraid, but he worried that his workplace would be implicated.

Given Xu Xi's influence, if someone wanted to seek revenge against him, they would probably retaliate against his entire workplace as well.

It would be better to leave this city altogether.

"So sudden?"

Xu Hu said in astonishment.

"When are you leaving?"

"today."

"Let me see you off."

"No need, my train is about to leave, I'll just take a taxi."

Xu Nian gave a casual reply and hung up the phone.

His eyelids kept twitching, and he had a bad feeling about it.

Hurry up, the sooner the better!

He quickly packed his few belongings and hurried downstairs.

A taxi appeared at the entrance of the residential area at just the right moment.

Xu Nian opened the car door and got into the car.

"Driver, to the train station."

The driver nodded, and the taxi slowly started moving, driving away from the residential area.

Xu Nian gazed at the receding scenery beside her and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

He suddenly realized something was wrong.

Yuncheng has added two new train stations, bringing the total to three, including the old one.

The driver didn't even ask him which train station he wanted to go to. Where was he headed?

At that moment, a delicate and elegant fragrance wafted into his nostrils.

Have taxi services evolved to this level now? They even spray perfume!

Xu Nian muttered to herself.

Suddenly, he felt his eyelids begin to feel heavy.

A sudden, inexplicable drowsiness swept over his mind.

wrong!

This incense...there's something wrong with it!

Xu Nian forced herself to open the car window for some fresh air.

But halfway through his outstretched hand, he collapsed, powerless.

Immediately afterwards, everything went black, and he collapsed in his seat.

Before he completely lost consciousness, a cold sentence appeared in his mind.

"Brother, where do you think you're going to run off to?"

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"Ding-ling... clang..."

What happened?

Xu Nian felt dizzy and weak all over.

A damp, musty smell filled his nostrils.

He gave a soft groan and struggled to open his eyes.

He regained consciousness in no time.

The girl who had appeared in his dreams countless times was now sitting in front of him, coldly staring at him.

There was less than a fist's width between them.

He could even smell a faint fragrance coming from the tips of her hair.

Xu Nian instinctively wanted to back away.

But a binding force tightly gripped his body.

He looked to his side in alarm.

He was found bound hand and foot and thrown onto a creaking wooden bed.

When he saw his surroundings, he became even more terrified.

Dim lighting, moldy walls...

This is...

The house where he used to live in the shantytown!

"have not seen you for a long time."

Xu Xi spoke coldly, her clear eyes devoid of any life, like a robot devoid of emotion.

"What do you want? Let me go!"

Xu Nian twisted her body with all her might, causing the bed to creak.

"You really don't want to...see me?"

Xu Xi took off her boots and stepped onto the bed.

She gently placed one of her soft, delicate feet, clad in white stockings, on the man's thigh, stabilizing his posture.

She raised her swan-like head with pride, looking down at the man beneath her.

It was as if a noble queen was judging her erring servant.

"First... first loosen the rope, let's talk this out!"

Xu Nian swallowed hard, her eyes filled with fear.

The white-haired girl in front of me seemed familiar, yet utterly unfamiliar.

That soft, gentle little girl has transformed into a domineering female demon in the blink of an eye.

Xu Xi chuckled softly.

"Can."

Her delicate hands gently stirred the knot, and the taut rope gradually loosened.

Before Xu Nian could even breathe a sigh of relief, a pair of gleaming handcuffs appeared in the girl's hands.

"What do you want to do?!"

Xu Nian struggled to get up, but the girl pressed her down on the bed like a chick, leaving her unable to move.

Immediately afterwards, I felt a cool sensation on my wrist.

With a click, handcuffs were attached to his wrists and the bed railing beside him.

"Are you crazy?!"

Xu Nian stared wide-eyed at the girl in front of her in disbelief.

You promised you would never abandon me, never leave my side.

"But you broke your promise and committed an unforgivable mistake."

"Those who make mistakes should be punished."

Xu Xi spoke expressionlessly.

She took out several gleaming handcuffs from the drawer beside her.

"However... I can give you a choice."

"Do you prefer silver handcuffs or black handcuffs?"

Xu Nian was so terrified that he lost his voice and shook his head desperately.

"Not wanting any of them? That won't do, then let's wear them all."

"Click"

"Click"

"Click"

With three loud noises, Xu Nian's hands and feet were firmly handcuffed to the bed board.

The girl bent over and lowered her head.

Her snow-white hair fell across the man's face.

That delicate and elegant fragrance of hair, in Xu Nian's eyes, was indeed so threatening.

She leaned close to the man's ear and gently blew a breath.

"This... is your punishment for wanting to leave me."