We've been in a marriage of convenience for three years without sleeping together. Why am I goi

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi's face turned pale.

There has been no interaction between us recently, so there's only one possibility.

The man before her had come for Shen Luoyao.

Lu Zhi pretended, "What are you saying? I don't understand."

"Pei Yi isn't the second son of the Pei family, or from a collateral branch; he's the official head of the Pei family, isn't he?" Gu Yizhi asked through gritted teeth.

He stared at Gu Yizhi's dark face.

At this moment, Lu Zhi knew clearly that he was absolutely not lying.

A flicker of surprise crossed her eyes, but she quickly concealed it, saying calmly, "So what?"

"Fine, fine, fine." Gu Yizhi said with a dark face, "I really underestimated you, Lu Zhi. No wonder you didn't care about me. It turns out you've climbed up the social ladder."

"Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi, you truly live up to your name."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi's face turned deathly pale, and her heart trembled violently.

You can say it about anyone.

The only thing you can't mention is her parents.

Suddenly, I recalled my childhood when our two families arranged a marriage between us. At that time, the Lu family was a top-tier wealthy family, and there were always many rumors and gossip.

It is said that Gu Yizhi climbed the social ladder by marrying into Lu Zhi's family.

Whenever this happens, she always goes to comfort her, bringing a small, homemade gift.

Try to cheer Gu Yizhi up and make him stop caring.

I never imagined that one day I would be accused of marrying into wealth.

Ha ha.

What a terrible mistake.

If I had really cared about family background, I wouldn't have chosen him when the Lu family was still a wealthy and powerful family.

Lu Zhi: "Think whatever you want."

Gu Yizhi changed the subject and ordered, "This is not what we're talking about. You need to get Pei Yi to drop the lawsuit. If you keep going, Yao Yao's career will be ruined."

Seeing the man's usual arrogant and condescending attitude, Lu Zhi felt a terrible headache coming on.

It's Shen Luoyao again.

How much does he really love me? And what am I to him?

A pretext to appease elders.

Or is it just a casual pastime that's not really necessary?

"If you want to withdraw the lawsuit, go find Pei Yi. It has nothing to do with me," Lu Zhi said calmly, having composed herself.

I've decided not to get involved.

Besides, she and Pei Yi had already broken up, so it didn't matter.

"Do you think I can easily meet the person in charge of the Pei family empire, which is worth hundreds of billions?"

Hearing the man's self-deprecating humor.

"Should we help or not?"

Lu Zhi took a step forward, ready to leave, not wanting to continue arguing or getting entangled with the argument.

Just then, a white cloth suddenly covered her face, and she smelled a strange odor.

My head started to feel dizzy.

My limbs also began to feel weak.

Lu Zhi tried her best to escape, but all she could do was raise her arm.

Within seconds, he relaxed.

Something was added to that piece of cloth; that was Lu Zhi's last thought.

He then fell into a coma.

-

When Lu Zhi woke up again, she found herself not in the Gu family villa.

Everything in the room was covered in dust.

It doesn't smell good.

Nevertheless, she recognized him at a glance.

This used to be my home.

Jingyuan Garden.

Seeing the dilapidated state of the villa, Lu Zhi couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

Everything was destroyed.

At this moment, although it was evening, the windows were drawn tightly shut.

Not a ray of sunlight can be seen.

Lu Zhixin's heart sank as well, and she tried to break free of her hands, but she couldn't move.

Click—

It was the sound of iron chains.

This situation is already bad enough, but what's even worse is...

Lu Zhi discovered that her legs were also bound with chains, with the back of the chains locked to the bed next to her.

Normal operation, no problem.

There's no way to escape this villa.

Thinking of Gu Yizhi's crazy deeds, Lu Zhi couldn't help but curse out, "Damn it."

This sound startled the man awake.

Da da da—

The sound of leather shoes rang out, and Gu Yizhi walked over. "Zhizhi."

"Don't call me." Lu Zhi frowned deeply. "It's disgusting."

"It was a last resort for me."

The man's eyes were bloodshot. "Do you know how troublesome the Pei family is?"

Lu Zhi remained silent.

Gu Yizhi looked up and said, "Don't worry, it won't last long, as long as Pei Yi agrees to withdraw the lawsuit."

"If I leave you here, he won't be able to find you."

With that, he left.

Lu Zhi was left alone in the villa.

The entire interior had been uninhabited for a long time, covered in a layer of dust, with peeling paint on the walls and even some loose wooden floors.

Lu Zhi scanned the room.

His face turned even paler.

Although she had known for a long time that Gu Yizhi had no feelings for her, she had not expected this.

Even his last remaining thought was of Jingyuan.

It can all be ruined like this.

The bed felt damp, and Lu Zhi couldn't sleep, so she wandered around.

Discovered within the scenic garden.

Most of the items were almost completely broken.

The Italian-imported handmade leather sofa has peeling leather, and there are creaking sounds coming from inside the wardrobe.

In the pitch-black environment.

Lu Zhi couldn't help but shudder, but still tried her best to open the cabinet.

There was nothing inside; it was a false alarm.

My phone was confiscated, the power was cut off, there was nothing left except a small candle on the table.

It looks like an expensive handicraft.

Lu Zhi had a slight impression of this.

In her past life, Shen Luoyao gave Gu Yizhi this gift when she celebrated his birthday.

Now he's actually lit one for himself.

I really don't know if I'd be considered an eternal flame if I died here.

However, she was still inside the garden.

Thinking of my parents who once existed brought me a little peace of mind.

With nothing else to do, Lu Zhi opened a drawer, looking for something she could use to escape.

But they found a pile of garbage.

The gift included a whole box of wishing origami cranes for Gu Yizhi, an unfinished heart-shaped building block set, and a scarf that was half-finished being hand-sewn.

She suddenly remembered.

These were all intended for Gu Yizhi, because I was suffering from depression at the time, and I was worried that one day I might have a mental breakdown and commit suicide.

I prepared a lot of gifts in advance.

I plan to send Gu Yizhi a copy every year, along with a message in his will.

That way, he can remember himself for the rest of his life.

Now you see these things.

Lu Zhi wished she could find a time machine to travel back in time and slap herself twice.

After losing this, you lose that.

The entire drawer was ransacked, but Lu Zhi couldn't find anything useful. Instead, she found a diary.

It seems there's no hope of escaping.

With nothing else to do, Lu Zhi decided to open it and take a look at how she had made such a foolish mistake.

Turning the pages from the back, I discovered that every page contained a young girl's secrets.

He is describing his crush, Gu Yizhi.

Frustrated, Lu Zhi tore off those pages and stomped on them a few times.

Then I turned to the first few pages.

Among the many boring activities, this is one of the few things worth watching.

It's about Pei's translation.

July 7th, sunny day.

Today on the playground, I was bumped by a boy. The force was quite strong, and it hurt a lot.

The person involved did not apologize.

I was just about to yell at him when I suddenly realized he was actually quite good-looking.

The anger subsided considerably.

I thought that as long as he gave a simple apology, I wouldn't hold it against him. Who knew that he would faint in front of me?

Well, none of the victims, including myself, have spoken up.

Then they started to stage accidents to extort money.