Xiao Yun had been to Mount Yingxiong countless times before, as it had a large park for activities.
People living nearby often came up for morning exercises, playing badminton, kicking shuttlecock, practicing Tai Chi, and even walking backward.
She used to join in the fun with others when she had nothing else to do.
As for caves on the mountain, she hadn't discovered any.
This meant she was likely below Mount Yingxiong now.
This was indeed a good place to confine someone.
Once Xiao Yun figured this out, she was no longer afraid.
“How did you know about Yangzi’s spaceship?
And how did you get this video?”
“What is it? Trying to pump me for information? Not so easy.
You’ll just stay put in this place honestly.
No one will harm you, but don’t even think about escaping, or I can’t guarantee you won’t get hurt.”
After speaking, the other person fell silent.
“Are you also confined here with me?
Isn’t the air outside fresh enough?
Since you can confine me to this place, what are you still worried about?”
But no matter how much Xiao Yun provoked, the other party remained silent.
In the endless darkness, only the sound of two people breathing could be heard.
Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. Xiao Yun simply felt around and lay down, closing her eyes.
The endless darkness felt familiar, as if she had experienced this situation before, but upon closer reflection, the memory slipped away.
Something must have gone wrong somewhere.
Xiao Yun tried to recall repeatedly, always feeling like a piece of her memory had been erased.
Did Guo Xuyang do it?
Why would he erase her memories?
She started lying on the bed, quietly recalling every moment of her acquaintance with Guo Xuyang.
From their first meeting at the sales office, to the car accident on the way to the provincial capital, and his repeated astonishing performances.
At that time, the two were entangled, but their relationship never progressed.
Whether they went to Jieyang or Shanghai, their relationship remained ambiguous, as if within reach yet far away.
Later, they went to Africa, where she met Iliana.
It was also there that they finally broke through the last barrier and ended up together.
At that time, the three of them were together, and the emotions were very subtle.
Guo Xuyang was still quite naive back then.
Unlike now, where he seemed to fall for someone new every time he met them, wishing to gather all the beautiful women in the world into his embrace.
Later, they went to Brazil.
What did they do in Brazil?
Why did this place seem a little off?
Could something have happened in Brazil?
Xiao Yun kept thinking, but her thoughts always stopped at the manor, and then she returned to China.
But why did she lose contact with Guo Xuyang at that time?
And how did she get back to China?
Why did she have no memory of it at all?
This was unscientific, indicating that something significant must have happened in Brazil.
Could she have been injured at the manor? Or met with an accident?
Why was there a blank in this part?
Xiao Yun tossed and turned, but she couldn’t remember what had happened in between.
Later, Guo Xuyang seemed to be extremely repulsed by her, completely ignoring her, and began to be inseparable from Iliana.
Only after Iliana gave birth did he return from Kyoto, and their relationship began to ease, with them gradually interacting.
Perhaps she had truly worked hard, or perhaps she was truly capable, which allowed her to ascend to her current position step by step, firmly holding the position of the provincial capital’s housekeeper.
Even so, Guo Xuyang’s only lawfully wedded wife was Li Minxi.
Although she and other women had obtained marriage certificates and held grand wedding ceremonies in Brazil,
Li Minxi was still the true woman of the household, and no one could shake her position in the Guo family.
She herself only controlled the dispatch of all of Guo Xuyang’s businesses, with many others carrying out the specific tasks.
She had never inquired about the real estate sector. Although it was Guo Xuyang’s property, it had always been managed by Cheng Xiuping.
These four car dealerships were managed by Guo Xuyang’s brother, Guo Xuhui, and Xiao Li, basically leaving everything to Guo Xuhui, and she had completely stopped being involved.
As for the Junyue Lai Hotel, although she controlled it, Liu He was the one responsible.
Even the jewelry businesses in Kyoto, Shanghai, and the provincial capital had their own responsible persons for each store.
Even warehouse management was handled by Xia Li, and she had nothing to do with it.
They called her the chief steward, but when she calmly sorted it out, it seemed like she hadn’t done anything, truly a person all alone.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yun couldn’t help but feel a surge of sadness.
Others could go shopping or drink tea whenever they pleased.
Pregnant women could attend prenatal classes and yoga together.
Only she was busy with everything, yet it seemed like nothing was really her responsibility.
What was wrong with her life?
Why did she always feel like she was a beat slower than everyone else?
And her stomach.
Whether they had known him for a long time or met him later, most of them were pregnant, but her own belly showed no signs of life.
The more she thought about it, the sadder she became, and she couldn’t help but start weeping.
“Hey, hey, hey, what’s wrong with you? I didn’t do anything to you, did I?”
The man spoke again.
“What are you crying for?”
“What do you think people live their lives for?”
Xiao Yun asked, sobbing.
The other party was taken aback by Xiao Yun’s question and was speechless.
What do people live their lives for?
For fame or fortune?
Or something else?
As he grew step by step to where he was now, wasn’t he still just a subordinate to someone else?
What was the use of having a high position?
There would always be someone in a higher position, someone who could order him around to do things he didn’t want to do.
There was no other way, who told him to be in this position?
Perhaps being an ordinary person would be quite good.
However, ordinary people also had their own difficulties.
At the very least, he didn’t have to worry about food, clothing, housing, or transportation. He had a car to travel in, and someone would open the door for him when he got out.
In the eyes of others, he might live a successful life.
But what of it?
Didn’t he still have to obediently come and be a gatekeeper with just one phone call?
This wasn’t difficult for him; as long as he made sure the woman in front of him couldn’t escape or get out, it was fine.
“Why aren’t you talking? Are you mute?”
Xiao Yun said when she heard no reply for a long time.
“Your question is too profound for me to answer.
Perhaps everyone has their own different perspective.”
“How did you bring me to this place?”
Xiao Yun asked again.
“Why did you hide me in this place?”
The other party fell silent again.
This made Xiao Yun extremely frustrated, yet she was helpless.
She could tell from his voice that the person was not younger than her, but he simply ignored her.
The endless darkness and her inner unhappiness caused her sobs to grow louder, and finally, she burst into tears.
“I really can’t stand you.”
The other party actually stood up and went out.
That’s right, he went out.
It was also pitch black outside the door, but she didn’t know if it was nighttime or a corridor outside.