After being locked in the room, Mu Yuxin instinctively reached for her phone to call Song Qinian, only to find it was no longer on her person.
Damn it, where did her phone go?
Guan Yang pushed the door open and entered, holding the phone Sheng Jiaojiao had prepared for her. "Are you looking for this?"
Mu Yuxin looked at the phone in his hand and lunged forward to snatch it. "Give me back my phone!"
The next second, Guan Yang smashed the phone violently onto the ground.
The screen instantly shattered. Mu Yuxin watched the dead phone, her heart turning to ashes.
Guan Yang looked at her coldly and took out his phone to call Shen Chiyan.
"Mr. Shen, didn't I tell you not to let your wife interfere in matters between me and Mu Yuxin? I don't want any conflict with you, but if there's a next time, don't blame me for being heartless."
Unsure what Shen Chiyan said, Guan Yang didn't say anything further and hung up.
Song Qinian, hearing from Shen Chiyan that Mu Yuxin had been taken back by Guan Yang, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. "Guan Yang definitely won't let Yuxin go. What should we do?"
"Qiqi, the matters between Guan Yang and Mu Yuxin must be resolved by themselves. Our interference will only make things worse."
"But..."
"Alright, alright. Guan Yang won't kill Mu Yuxin. Besides, I think Guan Yang still has feelings for Mu Yuxin. Otherwise, with so many ways to seek revenge, why would he specifically lock her up?"
Song Qinian worried whenever she thought of Guan Yang's obsessive and crazy demeanor. "Who knows how he's tormenting Yuxin in private? I haven't seen Yuxin smile since Guan Yang was released from prison."
Shen Chiyan hugged his wife and soothed her, "She has to bear what she deserves."
Seeing Song Qinian's displeased expression, he quickly added, "Alright, alright. Perhaps with the passage of time, the rift between them will be mended."
Song Qinian frowned, sighing continuously. If only it were that simple.
On the other side, after hanging up the phone, Guan Yang tossed Mu Yuxin onto the bed. He was extremely angry.
The thought of Mu Yuxin wanting to leave him made him want to kill her.
He tore at Mu Yuxin's clothes and bit her shoulder fiercely, only lifting his head to look at her coldly after drawing blood. "I spent so many years in prison because of you. You haven't redeemed your sins yet, and you want to leave? Do you think life is that easy?"
The current Guan Yang was a stranger. Mu Yuxin feared he might go mad and truly harm Song Qinian, so she anxiously said, "Qinian is my friend. I begged her to help me. Don't hurt her."
"Heh... If she weren't Mrs. Shen, for meddling in your affairs repeatedly, she would have died ten thousand times over. I also advise you, for the sake of your good friend, it's best to behave yourself. Otherwise..."
Guan Yang didn't finish his sentence, but the threat was evident.
Mu Yuxin hadn't expected Guan Yang to hold a grudge against Song Qinian for this. All this time, if not for Niannian's help, she and Qiaoqiao wouldn't know how to survive.
How could she possibly let Niannian fall into danger?
That's right, how could she forget? Even if she and Qiaoqiao escaped abroad, if Guan Yang refused to let them go, he would eventually find Niannian.
If Guan Yang knew Niannian helped her escape, he definitely wouldn't let Niannian off the hook.
At that point, Guan Yang and Shen Chiyan would be in a life-or-death struggle, a scenario she most wished to avoid.
Mu Yuxin felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
She had completely woken up.
She couldn't escape, nor should she escape.
She completely gave up struggling. "I'm sorry. I know I was wrong. Please don't involve Niannian and Miss Sheng."
Guan Yang smiled faintly. "Jiaojiao is my fiancée, so of course, I won't do anything to her. But as for what happens to Song Qinian, it depends on your performance."
Mu Yuxin closed her eyes tightly. "I won't run anymore. I'll listen to you from now on."
Although Mu Yuxin had already said she wouldn't run again and would listen to him, Guan Yang's mood inexplicably worsened.
That night, Mu Yuxin was so tormented by Guan Yang that she was almost half-dead.
The next morning, Guan Yang, in a rare display of benevolence, allowed Mu Yuxin to call Song Qinian.
Upon receiving Mu Yuxin's call, Song Qinian anxiously asked, "Yuxin, are you okay? Has Guan Yang been tormenting you?"
Mu Yuxin smiled. "I'm fine. No matter how angry he is, he wouldn't kill me. Don't worry."
Hearing Mu Yuxin's voice was relatively normal, Song Qinian breathed a small sigh of relief. "What are your plans now?"
"I'm not running anymore. Actually... I find I still love him quite a bit. Even if he's married, as long as he's willing to come see me, I'll be content."
"You... you've decided?"
The relationship between Mu Yuxin and Guan Yang was too complex. With Guan Yang marrying Sheng Jiaojiao, Mu Yuxin would inevitably become a mistress everyone would condemn.
"Yes. Niannian... Thank you for your care and help all this time. Meeting you in this lifetime is my greatest fortune. Qiaoqiao, I'll have to trouble you to look after her in the future. I believe you'll raise her well."
At this moment, Song Qinian hadn't detected anything unusual in Mu Yuxin's words. "You don't need to worry about Qiaoqiao. Shen Chiyan is looking out for her now, so no one will dare to bully her."
"Yes, thank you all... and Xiao Ai and Qin Qin. Please tell them not to worry about me. I'm fine. I'm very happy to have met them."
After finishing the call with Song Qinian, Mu Yuxin couldn't hold back anymore and cried, covering her face.
Guan Yang and Sheng Jiaojiao's wedding proceeded as planned. The day before the wedding, Mu Yuxin received a dress from Guan Yang's assistant.
"Miss Mu, Second Master said this is your only chance."
After leaving this cryptic remark, the assistant departed.
Mu Yuxin didn't understand what he meant by "chance."
But she knew that Guan Yang wanted her to attend his and Sheng Jiaojiao's wedding.
What kind of chance was this?
Mu Yuxin didn't sleep all night. She lay with her eyes open until dawn, discovering the weather was perfect – sunny and cloudless, an auspicious day for a wedding.
She went downstairs for breakfast as usual. The servants saw her and reminded her, "Miss Mu, today is Second Master's wedding day. Aren't you going to attend his wedding?"
Mu Yuxin didn't reply. After eating, she returned to her room.
A short while later, she appeared in the living room wearing the red qipao Guan Yang had prepared. Just as everyone thought she was going to the wedding, she asked the servant for scissors and went into the garden to cut a few roses.
The bodyguards outside didn't stop her. She knew this was Guan Yang's instruction.
If she spoke now, these people would surely escort her to Guan Yang's wedding venue, but she remained silent.