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No.

A simple and clear answer.

Pei Luoyi discovered that she wasn't as happy as she thought. At most, she felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

As for why he was suddenly willing to let her go … Well, she'll just take it as a brain attack.

She did not forget what he had said when he had kidnapped her here and forced her to sign the agreement.

He said he would use three years to make her wish she were dead.

Therefore, he had forcefully made her stay after moving her house to this place. It was probably because of a whim, and now that he no longer had the interest, that he let her go back.

Other than that, Pei Luoyi could not think of any other reason.

When he was in a good mood, he would tease her. When he was in a bad mood, he would tease her. Nothing.

He was the chopping block, she the fish.

Perhaps she had already accepted reality, and these things were only reminders to her once again. If she didn't find out the truth as soon as possible, this would be the first time, but it wouldn't be the last.

He suddenly had an appetite after thinking about leaving this place.

She hadn't eaten much just now. By the time she picked up her chopsticks and prepared to eat, Gong Yan had already finished eating and put down his chopsticks. He took the hot tea brewed by a servant and slowly sipped.

Looking at the woman across the table whose appetite had suddenly increased, his lips curled up slightly. "Didn't you say there was no appetite?"

His speech was slow, but his words were clear and laced with obvious cynicism.

When Pei Luoyi heard this, she took a piece of pork chop in her mouth and raised her head to look at him. Her eyebrows slightly furrowed, but she couldn't bear to part with the piece of meat in her mouth.

She ate happily. The man squinted at her and suddenly discovered that she seemed to have a special charm. She had tasted the same dish and it tasted the same, but the way she ate it always made people feel that it was delicious.

This was not the first time she felt this way. The last time he had eaten in the dining hall, he had not touched his chopsticks the entire time. He had only watched her eat.

They had a hearty dinner at the end of the house, and Pei-Loyi even let out a small belch.

Just as he was about to get up, he realized that the man in front of him was still sitting there. The tea in his cup had long since run out.

"Why haven't you left yet?" She spoke subconsciously.

Over the past few days, Gong Yan had been eating dinner here. However, he would leave right after finishing his meal. Even though he was still eating, she had already gone upstairs.

The man lifted his eyelids. His eyes were transparent as he asked, "What, is it obstructing your sight?"

She quickly shrugged her shoulders and pouted, "I don't dare to. This is your house, so why do I have to find you an eyesore?"

Having said so, she stopped asking for trouble. She hummed a melody as she turned around and went upstairs. Her steps were light and joyful, it was hard to conceal her good mood.

His line of sight was only drawn back until that charming figure disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

Gong Yan lowered his head, staring at his own legs, and tightened his bony hands on his aching knees.

"..."

Thinking that she could go back tomorrow, Pei Luoyi prepared to pack her things.

It was called cleaning up. Other than her, nothing else in this room belonged to her. It was just that in the past few days, in order to alleviate the guilt of wasting her time, she would occasionally pick up a pen to draw a few sketches. Most of them were things that flashed through her mind.

When she studied abroad, she majored in fine arts. After graduating for almost two years, although she spent most of her time on the matters of the art exhibition, she still did some painting occasionally when she was free to avoid becoming proficient in it.

After packing up, she went to the bathroom to take a bath. When she came out again, it was time for her to go to bed. In bed, even if she couldn't sleep or lay down, she didn't know what to do.

Pei Luoyi dried her hair and lay on the bed, completely devoid of sleep. She turned around and looked out the window at the inky night sky. She recalled the man's expression before dinner.

Biting her lip, she got up and got off the bed.

At the same time, in the mansion of the manor.

In such a large room, there was only a floor lamp lit.

On the bed in the middle of the room, the figure of a man could be seen. The black bathrobe was pulled apart, revealing two scarred calves.

Cold sweat flowed down the man's forehead. His heavy and slow breathing could be heard from time to time. It was hard to tell if he was enduring it or was in extreme pain. He could not help but let out a deep sigh. Yin.

He sat quietly in the dim light, as if he wanted to fight the pain that spread through his legs in this way.

The door was pushed open from the outside, making a small sound.

Gong Yan tore off the bottom of his bathrobe almost instantaneously, covering his legs, then raised his dark eyes, looking at the approaching person with a displeased look.

"When are you going to learn to knock on the door?"

He looked at the woman in a daze at the door and said coldly.

What was even more unpleasant was that the servants downstairs allowed her to barge in so easily. It was the same for the last time as well.

What the man didn't know was that in these few days, all the servants of the Thousand Islands Manor had finished gossiping about the identity of the future mistress of the manor.

Who could be so blind as to stop her from going upstairs?

Pei Luoyi stood at the doorway, one hand still on the doorknob. She looked at the scene in the room, hesitating as to whether she should enter or not.

The man's bedroom style was the same as his own. It was so cold that he didn't even give others a glance.

Under the dim light, the black and white ash looked even more oppressive.

Pei Luoyi noticed the man's gaze and thought back to when she asked the servant for his whereabouts. However, she was told that her legs were not feeling well and returned to her room to rest. Anxious, she forgot to knock on the door.

"You … "Your legs …" She looked at her, her fingers twitching helplessly as she spoke incoherently. "I, I was downstairs just now listening to the servant's words …"

"Why are you looking for me?"

Before he could finish, he was mercilessly cut off by the man.

His attitude was even colder than usual, and it was obvious that he did not want to see her.

Pei Luoyi's face stiffened. She had just finished her bath, and an unavoidable look of distress flashed across her fair and clean face.

She took a deep breath and mustered the courage to take a step towards the direction of the man. "I came here because …"

"If you have nothing else to do, then go out. I want to rest."

His intentions of chasing her away were too obvious. After he finished speaking, he really did want to pull the blanket over himself and lie down.

"Wait!"

Not caring about being reserved, Pei Luoyi strode over and quickly pulled the man's blanket over her, clenching it tightly.

Gong Yan glanced at her, watching her face slowly change under his gaze. His face turned slightly red, but it was still as stubborn as before. His Adam's apple couldn't help but roll as he asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you mean?"