C7 Failed Escape

After walking through the lush garden and reaching the outer courtyard, Ye Qingqing felt that she had spent half her life trying to pass through the manor of Jiang Yunting. However, the path continued to extend endlessly beneath her feet.

When she saw a gas station, she could no longer hold on, and her knees gave out and she collapsed in the middle of the road. Her lips were extremely dry and had already begun to peel off. There was even a faint trickle of blood. In addition, she seemed to be covered in dust. No matter how one looked at it, she seemed to be in dire straits.

Jiang Yunting had taken care of things at the company this morning and was preparing to go home for lunch. Other than going home at night, he spent the rest of his time at the company and didn't even see Ye Qingqing.

Jiang Yunting had been driving very fast today, almost speeding up on several occasions. He didn't know why, but his right eyelid started to twitch from time to time when he arrived at the company. It was just like when he was driving for a few minutes every now and then.

It was only when Jiang Yunting found out that a woman who looked like a rural woman was lying on the road back home that he finally understood why his eyelids were twitching today. Why did he say that the person was a grandma? It was because the person's clothes were dirty and messy, full of dust, and his hair was messy. His shoes had already turned completely brown, and it was impossible to see his original appearance.

"Pengci?" Jiang Yunting snorted with a cold expression. He opened the car door and walked slowly towards the person lying on the ground. As he walked, he tried asking, "Auntie, are you alright?"

After hearing this, the grandma became even more dizzy. Jiang Yunting walked in front of the man and squatted down slowly. When he was about to call 120, he suddenly saw that the man was holding a watch. The watch looked exactly like the one he had missed earlier.

Jiang Yunting narrowed his eyes and turned the other party over.

"Ye Qingqing, you really have the guts!"

When Ye Qing woke up, he was still in a trance. He opened his eyes and looked at the pure white ceiling before closing his eyes to sleep for a while longer. Three seconds later, her eyes snapped open as she stared at the ceiling that was so familiar to her that it could not be any more familiar. She remembered everything that happened before she fainted.

She groaned, and her voice was full of regret. Why would she want to go to the gas station? He could have gotten rid of this person if he had just persisted for a little longer, but why was he unable to even last a little longer!

The people who were immersed in endless regret didn't notice that the person she was silently criticizing was sitting not too far away from the bed. They only saw her appear to be in misery, and the more they looked, the more profound their cold gazes became.

"Enough vexation?" After Ye Qingqing had finally calmed down, a deep voice sounded in the empty and quiet room. Ye Qing's movements seemed to have been frozen, and she stiffly stopped in her original position.

Jiang Yunting got up from his chair and walked over to Ye Qing's bed while walking on his leather shoes. He looked down at the person lying on the bed and said, "You're quite brave to actually dare to run away from here. I didn't know that you had this kind of trick up your sleeve!"

He gave a cold snort from his nose and heard Ye Qingqing shiver. "I thought you'd be so obedient for the next few days and take you out for a stroll. It seems like you're adamant about not eating and drinking and want to go against yourself?"

Ye Qingqing really wanted to refute herself. If I don't run away from this place, I'm going against myself!

However, she didn't say it in the end. Firstly, she didn't want to anger Jiang Yunting for the time being to avoid suffering again. Secondly, her throat hurt. Most likely, it was due to the lack of water previously.

"Hmm? Why did he stop talking? I thought that you were really powerful, that you had plotted your way out of here for such a long period of time.

He had thought that Ye Qingqing would run away, and he could only blame himself for relaxing his guard. After being obedient for two days, she felt that Ye Qingqing had already thought things through. If it was that simple, it wouldn't have happened back then.

Now it seemed that that matter had to be done in advance.

The room was eerily quiet. Jiang Yunting took one last look at Ye Qingqing before leaving the room. Ye Qingqing let out a sigh of relief. She turned her head and looked at the blue sky outside the window, her eyes somewhat sour.

She was brought home by Ye Zhengde when she was five years old. At that time, she could still remember a few things and had a vague impression of her biological parents. When she was young, she seemed to be in the arms of her parents. Other than her parents, there seemed to be another person that stood by her side when it rained, holding an umbrella with difficulty. He always gave her the most delicious part of the dish when she ate.

Ye Qingqing would always remember, but she had never remembered who the other figure was.

After her parents' accidental death, she was once at a loss. Then, she was brought back to the Ye Family, thinking that she had a warm home again, but she realized later on that it wasn't it. It was just a cage used to hold her.

Even now, Ye Qingqing did not have any friends. She knew that after being sold out this time, no one would worry about her, no one would think of her, and even she would sometimes think of herself, but what difference would it make if she moved somewhere?

Perhaps life should be controlled by oneself, and Ye Qing's life, through the hands of others, repeated pain, and slowly erased all expectations.

Even if she was poor, she would be exhausted every day. As long as she could have freedom, be able to smile when she wanted to laugh, and cry when she wanted to cry, that would be the life she longed for the most.

The nurse knocked at the door, reminding her that it was time to go down to dinner. Ye Qingqing pulled the blanket off her body and held it against the bed as she took a few deep breaths.

So what if she was caught this time? She still had a chance, she didn't believe that Jiang Yunting could hold her in this manner for the rest of her life! She no longer had to worry about anything. As long as she found the opportunity, she would flee. Even if it was a month, a year, or even ten years, she would not easily give up!

When she opened the door, she saw the uneasiness on the nanny's face, and suddenly felt very ashamed of her. She apologized, "Sorry, I should have taken some measures after you fainted, but I don't know if Doctor Wang came over in time …"

The nanny was worried that Miss Ye would blame her for failing to escape. She was only a nanny after all, so not many people would take her seriously. Ye Zichen did not expect Miss Ye to apologize to him, so he waved her hand and said, "No, no, I'm just unconscious. I'll be fine when I wake up later."

Hearing this, Ye Qingqing did not speak any further. She had expended a lot of energy, and at the same time, she had not eaten any lunch. Now, she was actually extremely hungry.

It was rare for her to have dinner with Jiang Yunting. Ye Qingqing glanced at him before silently sitting down to eat. Due to the lack of food in her stomach, Dr. Wang had instructed the nanny to cook porridge for her that night. The other dishes had to be light as well. Therefore, Ye Qingqing's stomach felt much better.

"Come with me tomorrow." Just as he was about to finish his meal, Jiang Yunting suddenly said.

Just like before, Ye Qingqing ignored him and continued to eat with her head lowered.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Jiang Yunting didn't have any excessive reactions. He frowned and continued, "Come out with me at 9 in the morning. I've stuffed some clothes into your wardrobe today. Pick any one of them and put it on."

She had just been caught running away, and if he asked her to go out with him tomorrow, it wouldn't be a good thing.

Ye Qingqing inwardly cursed. At the same time, she was also considering whether she should go with him tomorrow or not.

At first, Ye Qingqing was unwilling, but then she thought, if she were to leave, wouldn't she have a greater chance of escaping? She was overjoyed and calmly agreed.