Moreover, he also discovered that the place where he was under house arrest was actually the back mountain of the Li family.
This is the place where he and Li Manyao secretly visited countless times when he was a child.
None of the elders of the Li family would allow it. Every time, he would protect Li Manyao and come up privately.
This is her and his secret stronghold, and it has never been discovered by adults.
Except for Li Manyao, no one knows such a secret place.
This year, it's not like he didn't try to escape.
At first, he didn't hate her. He just wanted to explain to her after he went out that he would not affect her struggle for power. Even if Huo Shenxiu killed him, he would not betray her.
Unfortunately, he didn't escape. Instead, every time he failed to escape, he was severely beaten by his guards, and in the end, his hands and feet were simply chained.
His heart was getting colder day by day.
Only then did he realize that Li Manyao only used him as a tool.
When useful, speak softly and gently.
Now that it has affected her, she throws him away like trash.
At this moment, the door on the ground opened with a creak.
Someone came down.
Xue Yan just thought he was here to deliver food on a daily basis and did not react. It was not until the two people who came down dropped something on the ground in front of him that he saw what was on the ground clearly and woke up.
It's a cinnabar-red bracelet.
There is a small red bean made of colored glaze hanging on the bracelet.
It was a love token he gave to Li Manyao when he was young, before going to Europe to study at university.
At that time, he did not express his love for the daughter of his master.
In his heart, she was proud, beautiful, smart, of noble birth, and a born princess.
But he was just the son of a family doctor, so he was so different from her.
He wanted to wait until he returned from his studies and made some achievements before formally confessing his love and proposing to her.
But he thought that she knew his feelings for her.
Unexpectedly, by the time he returned to China, she had already married into the Datuk Palace.
His infatuation disappeared before he could even express it.
Those days were the darkest days of his life.
Until that day, Li Manyao, who had just been married, came to see her.
As a first-time wife, she sincerely invited him to work as a family doctor in Datuk House.
He was hesitant at first. He watched the woman he loved marry and have children with another man all day long. He was not sure he could bear it.
But Li Manyao took out the token he gave her, with red eyes, grabbed his hand and said, "Xue Yan, you really don't care about our friendship for so many years and can't bear to see your Miss Manyao living alone in Datuk House.
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It's because of this sentence.
It was because he saw that she still kept the bracelet he gave her.
He didn't hesitate any longer.
He was obviously a medical student at a prestigious university and could have a better future. From then on, he devalued himself for her and became an unknown family doctor. As a servant, he always stayed by her side.
She is the high-ranking Datuk's wife. Even if he is employed by Datuk's Mansion, there are actually not many opportunities to meet her. Even if he meets her occasionally, he can only look at her from a distance and say a few words, but...
Even so, he had no regrets at all and was satisfied.
But now——
Why is this bracelet here?
His weak and decadent body suddenly sat upright, his hoarse voice was like a wounded animal, and he picked up the bracelet:
"Why are you here..."
The guard man ridiculed: "Mrs. Dato found it in the utility room and said she would give it back to you."
He squeezed the bracelet tightly, and his heart was struck by lightning.
He has been confined here for a year and has never been let out. From the initial disappointment to the despair, now the moment he sees the bracelet, he is even more angry.
Why……
He gave up his future for her, never married, and did all the outrageous things, but in the end, she was put under house arrest like an animal, beaten and scolded all the time, just so as not to affect her plan to fight for power with Huo Shenxiu.
Until now, he has returned his most valued love bracelet to him...
It was dug out of the utility room.
He must be a joke in his life.
His skinny body was stretched straight, and suddenly his dull eyes lit up, and he started to struggle:
"I want to go out, let me out, I want to tell her clearly! Why are you doing this to me...why..."
When the two saw that he was dishonest and wanted to go out, they started punching and kicking each other, accompanied by ridicule and sarcasm:
"How should I treat you? According to Dato's wife's style, if you are allowed to live here with food and drink, it will be considered worthy of you..."
"Mrs. Dato is already very soft-hearted towards you. Your presence will bring trouble to her. She just puts you under house arrest. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid all the bones will be gone."
Xue Yan was beaten until he screamed, and his whole body was in burning pain.
What hurts more than flesh wounds is the heart.
He held the bracelet, his body arched into a ball, and he could still breathe out at first, but in the end, the sound gradually faded, leaving only moans.
Finally, even the moaning disappeared, and the fists and kicks stopped.
Almost fainting, I heard two people whispering:
"What should I do? This guy makes noises and wants to leave every now and then. We can't keep him here for too long. Otherwise, he will be discovered sooner or later."
"Mrs. Dato said you can't let him go. He will definitely get in the way if he goes out. If he really wants to go out and is stubborn, just leave him here."
"You mean to ignore it and let this person fend for himself?"
"Heh. Does a dog that can cause trouble to its owner deserve to live?"
"Looking at him like this, we don't need to do anything. If he is locked up for four or five days without food or water, he will naturally die."
Xue Yan's swollen eyelids flicked suddenly and drooped feebly, a desperate and resentful smile appeared on his lips.
Fragments of memories from a long, long time ago appeared in my mind like a revolving door.
When he was young, he followed her to play in the back mountains and was willing to be her attendant.
Every time he accompanies his father to work at Li's house, it is his happiest day.
He was obedient to that bossy, arrogant and aloof girl.
She played on the mountain for a while, and when she got thirsty, he immediately handed her some water.
She said she was tired and had no strength to go down the mountain, so he bent his back and carried her down the mountain.
She found the wild cat named Chun in the backyard of her home annoying, so she pointed at the cat and said to him with a smile:
"Xue Yan, help me smash that cat to death!"
He dutifully picked up the bricks and stepped forward.
She frowned and stared at the beautifully dressed little girl next door:
"Xue Yan, her skirt is prettier than mine. Go and cut it into pieces for me."
He would also go there with the scissors without hesitation.
Then after she married into Dato's house, she said to him with tears in her eyes:
"Xue Yan, what should I do? Fengtai has a wife in China. He loves her very much. He said he wanted to take care of the Jin family's affairs, so he broke up with me and wants to be with her. Can you help me handle it?"
He didn't hesitate at all and helped her fly to Tancheng.
Later, she asked him: "Xue Yan, are you really willing to kill someone for me?"
He only replied: "The person you want to kill must have a reason to die."
In this life, he had never disobeyed Miss Manyao's words, for fear of letting down the smile on her face.
But she...
Turns out he was just treated like a dog.
You never let go of anyone or anything that gets in your way.
Now, do you want to get rid of me again?
As expected, it will always be your style, Miss Manyao...
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At the same time, the time difference between Tancheng and Country M was more than one hour at night.
In the Huayuan room, Su Mi had just finished dinner when she received Huo Shenxiu’s WeChat message——