Chapter 130: Applying Medicine

“What’s wrong? Can’t understand? I said, tomorrow, you’ll be free.”

Qin Haiyue said with displeasure.

Hearing Qin Haiyue confirm it once more, Ye Xingmian was stunned for a moment, feeling a flicker of joy in her heart. Should she smile? No… If she smiled, she’d probably be hit, right?

Feeling Qin Haiyue’s embrace, which carried a sense of confinement, she remained silent for a moment.

“Thank you.”

At least until she truly left this place, she still had to please Qin Haiyue, to prevent her from changing her mind. She absolutely had to leave here, no more problems could arise.

Absolutely…

“Thank you? Hah, so you really want to leave this place?”

Silence.

How could she not want to?

During these two dark, sunless days locked up here, she had fallen into despair and madness multiple times, repeatedly wanting to kill herself. Having endured such torment, how could Qin Haiyue possibly understand her pain.

Ye Xingmian felt that she would never forget those two days locked up here in her entire life. They would become her nightmare, her psychological shadow.

So now, what should she answer? Admit it? Deny it?

Neither was right, neither was what she wanted.

She could only remain silent, lying in Qin Haiyue’s arms like a scarred kitten, both uneasy and fearful.

Qin Haiyue saw her silence but didn’t say much, just used her hand to stroke her head.

“Can you let me down?” Ye Xingmian whispered, her voice somewhat hoarse.

Qin Haiyue frowned. Her expression seemed to carry a hint of placation.

Qin Haiyue silently released her. The moment her feet touched the ground and she steadied herself, the pain shooting up from her legs made her involuntarily wince.

“Are you full?”

“Huh? Yes… I’m full, thank you.”

Hearing Qin Haiyue’s words, Ye Xingmian’s body instantly stiffened.

“Hah, you want to leave, but I don’t want to let you go.”

Turning her head sadly, her voice trembled slightly.

“H-how can that be… you just said…”

“But I can also change the conditions anytime, right?”

“You! Ugh…”

“Why are you crying? Hah, just a joke, do you really hate staying with me that much?”

Ye Xingmian didn’t want to answer. She retreated to the far end of the sofa, putting some distance between herself and Qin Haiyue, yet not daring to actually leave.

It was as if there was always an invisible chain restricting her movements.

“You hate being here, but I really like keeping you here. I wish I could lock you up forever, break your hands, break your legs, make you stay here like a doll, unable to go anywhere.”

Qin Haiyue easily uttered extremely perverse and terrifying words.

Ye Xingmian was a little scared now. She truly didn’t doubt that Qin Haiyue would do such a thing. After all, her experiences over these two days were already unbelievable enough.

“No… don’t…”

If she really became like that, what would she do?

Losing her limbs, living like a doll, it was unimaginable.

She could only pray that Qin Haiyue was just joking and wasn’t serious. Otherwise… she might go mad.

If something like that really happened, she had no doubt she would completely break down. Having held on until now, she considered herself mentally resilient.

Who knew, Qin Haiyue closed her eyes for a moment, seeming to want to move past this topic.

“Alright, if you’re full, go take a bath and sleep. We have to get up early tomorrow.”

“Ah… okay…”

Nodding obediently, she carefully held onto the railing and went up the steps. Before entering the bedroom, she glanced back uneasily. Qin Haiyue was still sitting on the sofa, lost in thought.

Pressing her lips together, Ye Xingmian walked into the bedroom, changed her clothes in the bathroom, and sat on the stool in the shower stall.

She silently lowered her head.

Would she really be able to leave here tomorrow?

No one had come to save her. The Class Monitor she had hoped for hadn’t appeared. Nor had her Foster Parents or her teachers come looking for her.

From beginning to end, she was like a person forgotten by the world, licking her wounds in this lonely, dark, unknown corner.

Perhaps the only people who could be considered saviors were that girl named Luo Xi and her assistant?

Perhaps it was also because Luo Xi said she would come every afternoon from now on that Qin Haiyue changed her mind, feeling that continuing like this posed a risk of exposure, and thus decided to set her free.

Could this be considered… helping her?

Hah… don’t flatter yourself.

That person clearly had business with Qin Haiyue. Helping her was probably just an unintentional side effect, right?

Her gaze was somewhat unfocused. As the small stall gradually filled with misty steam, Ye Xingmian silently examined her own body.

Perhaps… it could only be described as “covered in wounds”?

The bruises and red marks covering her thighs and arms stood out starkly against her pale skin. Visible ones, invisible ones, clearly not likely to fade anytime soon.

She touched her forearm, where there were several unnatural rope marks. A slight stinging pain came when she touched them.

These weren’t from Qin Haiyue hitting her. They were left behind when she tried to use the chain to commit suicide.

It’s just a pity… it failed, huh…

When feeling particularly desperate and having no other way out, she would want to end her own life. So, which time was that? The second time?

Perhaps it counted as the second formal attempt.

She knew the marks on her neck must be even more shocking.

It’s just a pity she couldn’t see them herself.

Fortunately, if they healed well, most of these wounds wouldn’t leave scars, and they naturally wouldn’t affect the beauty of this body.

Warm water slid down her body, leaving small puddles between her thighs. After she finished spacing out, she opened her legs, and the accumulated water splattered onto the floor with a splat.

This was interesting, one of the few time-passing activities that brought her a little pleasure.

It’s just a pity the bathing time was a bit long. She couldn’t linger here too long. Qin Haiyue would get angry, and she was also starting to feel a bit dizzy.

After bathing, she dried her body and put on her pajamas. Most of the wounds on her body were concealed. The exposed hands, feet, and face appeared so flawless and smooth, as if she had never suffered those injuries.

She walked out of the bathroom in silence.

Qin Haiyue seemed to have grown impatient waiting. She was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at her coldly.

“Why did you take so long to wash?”

Ye Xingmian was silent for a moment.

At times like this, when she couldn’t speak and couldn’t argue, she could only apologize.

“S-sorry.”

“Come here.”

Qin Haiyue waved at her impatiently. Ye Xingmian, receiving the command, obediently followed the instruction and sat down beside her.

Qin Haiyue got off the bed, stood in front of her, and looked down at her.

“Take off your clothes.”

“Huh?”

Ye Xingmian was a bit dumbfounded.

“I told you to take off your clothes!”

“T-take off clothes…?”

Was it because she was leaving tomorrow, and Qin Haiyue was going to do something bad to her?

Thinking uneasily, Ye Xingmian gently bit her lower lip.

“Why?”

“What do you mean why? Hurry up! I’m going to apply medicine for you! Keep talking nonsense and see if I don’t slap you!”