Jiang Yan took a deep breath and said, "Untie me and I won't hit you."

007 moved further and further away from the wall until he was at a safe distance. Then he spoke, "...I don't believe you."

Jiang Yan frowned and gritted her teeth, "I'm ordering you, not discussing with you."

"Yan Yan, calm down and think differently. Being locked up here isn't a bad idea."

"No worries about food and clothing, clothes and food are provided for you. Just give him some sweet treats and Xie Ci's blackness value will be reduced. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

007 muttered, his voice gradually weakening as he watched her face getting darker and darker.

"I'll give you three seconds." Jiang Yan was a little impatient. She raised her eyes and said in a cold tone, "One... two..."

"Click..."

Before the count of three was reached, the chain snapped open.

007 raised his eyes to look at her cautiously, then immediately shrank back into the space.

Jiang Yan curled the corner of his lips, kicked the chain on the ground, turned around and walked out the door.

There was a faint fragrance coming from the kitchen downstairs. Jiang Yan glanced over there and saw Xie Ci. She slowed down her pace and walked down the stairs quietly.

She changed her shoes and just as her hand touched the door, she heard a faint voice behind her.

"Where is Yanyan going?"

Jiang Yan paused for a moment before turning to look at Xie Ci, her long eyelashes fluttering up and down, "…go home."

"..." Xie Ci was silent for a moment, his eyes moved away from her red ankles and slowly moved towards her face, "Didn't Yanyan promise me that you wouldn't leave?"

His tone was pitiful. If Jiang Yan didn't know what kind of person he was, she would have been fooled by his pitiful appearance.

She moved her lips and pointed her index finger. "That's what I said just now. It doesn't count now."

Xie Ci stared at her, his heart aching. He had an incongruous apron tied around his waist, his shirt was buttoned neatly, and his sleeves were rolled up to his elbows.

If you ignore the knife scars all over his arms, he looks like a good husband.

Jiang Yan retracted her gaze and glanced at the casserole in the kitchen that was still emitting billowing white smoke. "What are you cooking?"

"Seafood porridge for Yanyan."

Jiang Yan's eyebrows moved slightly, some strange emotions flashed in her eyes, and after a moment she raised her foot and walked over.

When the lid was opened, a fragrant aroma instantly hit him. Jiang Yan turned her head and looked at him, "When did you learn to cook?"

Xie Ci stood at the door and stared at her eagerly. Because he was afraid that she would leave, his eyebrows were bent downwards. "I did it before..."

"How long ago was it?" Jiang Yan turned off the fire, picked up a bowl of porridge, and planned to get to the bottom of it.

If it was before she broke up with him, she would be angry.

At that time, she took into consideration his poor stomach, but she made sure he didn't miss any of his three meals a day, and she prepared nutritious meals for him carefully.

"Yan Yan...after abandoning me." Xie Ci let out a breath, his heart skipped a beat when he said those two words.

Jiang Yan paused what he was doing, frowned slightly, moved his lips, but said nothing.

abandon?

It seems that it is both yes and no.

Wasn't he the one mentioned first?

She was just going with the flow and happened to complete the system's task, so she did what he wanted.

Talking about abandonment, how ridiculous.

"Eat." She pushed Xie Ci's bowl a little further away. It contained a lot of fresh shrimp and abalone.

Xie Ci moved to sit next to her and ate the porridge without saying a word.

Knowing that a gold chain alone could not trap Yanyan, Xie Ci panicked. He felt inexplicably empty, scared, and suffocated.

When he thought that Yanyan might leave him again, he wanted to die.

He really wanted to trap her in a cage so that she would belong to him alone.

Jiang Yan began to feel something was wrong as soon as she swallowed the last mouthful of porridge. First, her chest felt stuffy, and then she felt dizzy. When she realized something, her head sank and she fell heavily onto the table.

At the critical moment, a fair white hand held her face, leaned over, picked her up, and walked straight upstairs.

Senshui Temple.

"Donor, the abbot went down the mountain the day before yesterday." The young monk looked at the person who came, holding his sleeves tightly, trying his best to control himself and not tremble.

The man was dressed in black, and his deep eyes showed no emotion. After a long while, he finally spoke, "Where did he...go?"

"No, but the abbot left his contact information. This is for the donor." The little monk rubbed his fingers and took out a yellowed note from his sleeve.

Xie Ci took it, raised his eyes to look at the number on it, and put it in his chest pocket for a moment, "I want to pray for a blessing."

The little monk was stunned for two seconds, "What blessing do you want to pray for?"

"Pray... that she will be with me forever." Xie Ci paused, his voice becoming a little hoarse.

……

"Uncle?!" Seeing Bai Suo in his office, Bai Nian was startled and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step, the door that was open just now slammed shut in an instant accompanied by a sudden strong wind.

Like his heart, jumping up and down.

"Why are you running? Can I eat you?" Bai Suo glanced at him with a cold tone.

This kid has been avoiding him for two days.

Bai Nian turned around stiffly, the smile on his face was uglier than crying, "Uncle, I..."

"Come here." Bai Suo retracted his gaze and threw the contract in front of him to the edge of the table.

Bai Nian hesitated for two seconds, his eyes flickered, and he slowly moved over. He paused when he saw the acquisition letter on it, "Acquire... Jiang's?"

"Yeah." Bai Suo responded lightly, looking calm and composed, as if in his eyes acquiring a company was easier than crushing an ant.

Bai Nian frowned slightly. He couldn't blame his uncle for not understanding these things. After all, he had been away from the world for so many years.

Suddenly, he felt an inexplicable sense of superiority in his heart, and even his fear of Bai Suo was reduced a little. He glanced at the man opposite him and said, "Uncle, it's not that easy to acquire Jiang's. Jiang's is also a large enterprise with considerable influence. It may take ten years to acquire it."

Bai Suo pinched the ring on his thumb and said, "I'm informing you."

"Heh... this..." Bai Nian was so angry that he laughed, but when he looked up and saw Bai Suo's eyes, the sneer on his face disappeared instantly. He hesitated for a long time and couldn't utter a word.

"Uncle, this is the 21st century, the era of big data." He paused for a moment and carefully reminded him.

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone in his bag started ringing.

"Hey."

"Hey, Mr. Bai, when are you coming? Jiang's Group said that all they need is your signature."

"Ah?" Bai Nian was stunned. Jiang? Signature?

He knew both words, but why couldn't he understand them when put together?

"Jiang's acquisition, Mr. Bai has already negotiated it yesterday, and all that's left is for you, Mr. Bai, to go through the formalities. Didn't Mr. Bai tell you?"

“…?!!”

Bai Nian swallowed, glanced at Bai Suo in shock, covered his phone and walked away, "Are you still dreaming?!"

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