Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
âYou know best whether sheâs crazy or not. Leave or stay, father will decide. And...â his plain yet frosty tone made the maid shiver even though not a hint of emotion could be detected. âDonât forget who you are. You nothing more than Lu Qinâs dog. You think you can talk to me?â
Yan Huan looked down, grasping the corner of her clothes. Her skinny hands were marked with bulging veins and bruises from numerous injections.
The door opened. Lu Yi put a suitcase on the floor and walked out without any intent to stop or talk to her. Yan Huan thought of what he said to her. He pitied her, he had said.
She leaned against the door and overheard Lu Yi talking.
âDonât bullshit me. I donât want to hear it. You know exactly what happened between you and her. Lu Qin, it was you who married her, so stop fooling around saying sheâs crazy as an all-around excuse. Itâs obnoxious. Do you really think everyone in this family is stupid?â
Whether Lu Yiâs warning worked or not, at least they had stopped locking her in the room. This was probably Lu Qinâs new tactic to lose her since they also stopped bringing her food. If she was thirsty she could get away with drinking the tap water, but if she got hungry... she hadnât figured that out yet.
All night she was haunted by bad dreams that kept waking her up to pain and pulling her back into them. She couldnât tell whether she was awake or asleep, or dead already.
She got up, bent down to hold her stomach, and walked into the bathroom for water while holding that position. A slam of door from outside startled her. She immediately cut the light and hid in the bathroom.
The door opened into darkness with the lights shut, where the footsteps could be heard clearly at the door. But they didnât leave.
âWhat do you plan to do with this woman? I warned you. They say not to expect actors and bitches to have a heart for a reason. Now this woman is going to haunt you for the rest of her life.â
âMother, you know why I married her,â Lu Qin groaned. âWith our position in the family, being a movie star is my only chance to turn this around. A Lu as I am, itâs not easy to get family support. If it wasnât for this stupid woman, how could I possibly have achieved what I have today?â
âShe is quite stupid,â the woman chuckled. âOtherwise she wouldnât have helped you out of her own pocket. But what now? You just saved Su Muran and did the Sus a huge favor, plus that chick was all about you now. Once we hook up with her family, we can embrace our golden era. Itâs just... what if she finds out that youâre married?â
âWho says Iâm married?â Lu Qin scoffed. âAs long as I donât admit it, nobody dares to say I am. Itâs no more than a divorce paper, I got it.â
âWhat now, then?â His mother was still not placated. âSheâs still Mrs. Lu.â
âEasy, Mom, listen,â Lu Qin leaned over and closed the door behind them so as not to be heard. They had no idea, however, that the one they thought was deep asleep was wide awake and heard it all.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The door creaked again. The mother and son left.
Yan Huan walked out of the bathroom soaked in her own sweat, her face gloomier than ever.