Pure Love Imprisoned: My Ex-Boyfriend, Who Blamed Me, Imprisoned Me in Love

Back at the manor, the number of servants had noticeably decreased, and several had changed. The housekeeper had become a plump middle-aged woman with a round, friendly smile.

Everyone calls her Aunt Yuan.

She brought Lin Mian into the villa and briefly introduced the new situation at the manor on the way. The main change was that a few people had been replaced, but there were no other major changes.

Back in her bedroom, Lin Mian wandered around the room.

The room was almost the same as when she left, except for the fresh flowers and fruit on the table. This time, Lin Mian had left most of her luggage at the Pearl Building; she only brought a paper bag filled with rings.

Lin Mian walked to the safe in the room, pondering the possibility of turning it into a real safe.

I'd better not; I don't want to think about colored things every time I take off my jewelry.

She sat down at her dressing table, opened the drawer specifically for storing jewelry, and was about to open the black jewelry box when there was a knock on the door.

It's Meili.

She still dressed flamboyantly, was taller than Lin Mian, and her arrogant expression as she looked down at people remained unchanged.

Lin Mian stood at the door, not inviting her inside: "What?"

Meili raised her arm, showing the box she was holding: "This is a gift for you."

Lin Mian glanced at her and stepped aside to let her into the house.

Mei Li sat down on the sofa and stared directly at Lin Mian with an indescribable subtlety in her attitude, as if she both welcomed and disliked her.

Lin Mian walked over, stood in front of Mei Li, and tilted her head: "You seem to have something to say to me."

Meili stared at her for a while. Lin Mian had a very deceptive face. She looked really well-behaved and innocent, but in fact she was very clever and resilient.

However, this cleverness and resilience seem to be her defense mechanism, which can only be triggered by provoking her.

Meili said, "My sister asked me to come and introduce myself to you again. She said she explained our relationship with Third Master."

Lin Mian said "Oh," and then added, "She did mention a little bit."

Meili pouted, seemingly displeased with Meizhu's actions: "She shouldn't have told you, and you shouldn't have stayed here."

Lin Mian asked curiously, "Why?"

Meili looked to the side and said, "I put so much effort into my performance, and what did my sister say to you? Did all my acting go to waste?"

"No, I was fooled by you all along," Lin Mian said, sitting down next to Mei Li and looking into Mei Li's eyes. "What you really meant was that my staying here would be a hassle, right?"

Meili was taken aback. That was indeed what she meant, but she didn't expect Lin Mian to know it herself and to say it so frankly.

Lin Mian looked down at her fingers.

He Duoye's diamond rings were all too big and extravagant; she wasn't used to wearing them, and her fingers still felt bare.

"But I've already stayed." Lin Mian smiled awkwardly. "At that time, I didn't think too much. I just thought I'd take a gamble. If I didn't leave, then even God wanted me to stay."

Mei Li astutely grasped a single word in Lin Mian's words: "also".

Instead of pointing it out, she asked another question: "Do you love him?"

Lin Mian was caught off guard by this sudden attack, and her face turned red instantly. She blinked frantically in fright.

Meili already understood. She crossed her arms and leaned back in a relaxed and smug manner: "That's alright, if two people are in love, it's normal to act foolishly."

Meili lacked her sister Meizhu's keen insight; she had never imagined that someone like He Duoye could harbor feelings of love. She simply found it remarkable that He Duoye, as a wealthy and powerful normal man, could remain chaste in such a terrible environment.

Looking back now, love is still the rarest thing.

Lin Mian said, "So, I also have a question I'd like to ask you..."

Mei Li said, "I'm completely innocent. I've never been in love. It was all an act."

Lin Mian was taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh: "Oh, then I have a question for you."

Meili was a little embarrassed, and then realized that Lin Mian didn't want to ask about her relationship with He Duoye. She kept a straight face and said calmly, "Ask away."

Lin Mian sat obediently, her eyelashes drooping, then lifting again to reveal her bright eyes.

"What can I do to help him?"

Lin Mian had already stayed, knowing that her staying would cause trouble for He Duoye. For example, that night, He Duoye had to make such a big commotion just to risk sending her away, but she still couldn't leave.

But since things were already like this, Lin Mian didn't want to dwell on regrets; it was pointless.

Instead of wasting that time and energy, why not do something useful?

Meili was surprised that Lin Mian would ask this. She was stumped by the question. After thinking for a while, Meili said, "Take good care of yourself. Don't get kidnapped."

At this point, she couldn't help but recount a past event.

Meili and Meizhu have different personalities. Perhaps it is because her older sister is calm and tolerant enough to protect Meili. Despite her harsh living environment since childhood, Meili has developed an arrogant, impulsive and flamboyant personality.

So, during the period when the sisters were first taken in by He Duoye, Meili acted arrogantly and swaggered around. In addition, at that time, He Duoye also needed her to loudly proclaim how much he liked the two sisters.

In short, during that period, Mei Li did a lot of stupid things to show off, and even promoted herself as He Duoye's favorite woman.

As a result, she was kidnapped one day and then used to threaten He Duoye.

At that moment, she was suspended in the pool, and in a few minutes, the water would submerge her nose.

But when He Duoye came over, he didn't care whether she was about to drown. Instead, he stepped on the head of the person who threatened him and asked him if he was an idiot or if he thought He Duoye was an idiot.

Mei Li felt a little uncomfortable recalling her past foolishness, but still tilted her chin up and said, "I'm fake, but you're real. If you were hanging up and about to drown, Third Master would be finished."

Lin Mian imagined the scene, and she felt that she was doomed, not to mention He Duoye.

"So, I need to strengthen my body," Lin Mian said, "to build muscle, improve my swimming skills, and increase my endurance."

Mei: "...That is indeed a solution."

After seeing Meili off and tidying up the ten pigeon-egg-sized rings, Lin Mian leaned back on the sofa and sent a message to Li Mingshao.

Do you know where I can learn Taekwondo?

Li Mingshao: "?"

Lin Mian: "Judo is fine too."

Li Mingshao: "??"