As she slowly opens her eyes, everything around her appears hazy. Her eyelids are heavy as she tries to regain consciousness. The haziness starts fading and she can see the surroundings more clearly. Her shot open at the sight that beholds. The room has partially dark, with only halogen light on top of her head making her eyes crinkle as she tries to look up. Big barrels, wooden logs, stands to her left and right are iron rods, this place is kind of a warehouse. Where is this place located? She isn't aware of each route of Shanghai so does not have any idea where she is held being captive right now.

She tries to wipes the sweat on her forehead but then she realizes that her hands are tied and her legs as well. she grunts at the pain behind her neck, making her recall how she came here. Gui, the masked men, kidnapping….she is being kept hostage right now! She struggles to free the ropes tied around her hands but they are too tight. She grunts and struggles but nothing happens. She cannot exhaust herself like this not until someone comes for her survival but nobody knows about her missing. She can only that Gui wakes up and call for help.

From a distance noises and chatters comes to her ear, making her hyper-aware that they are coming now. Footsteps and muffling voices come nearer and nearer. Her stomach sank and her heart is pounding rapidly. Her hair is matted with sweat and her face is all greasy. Her skin is itching with the sweat and there is a really bad need to scratch but her hands are tied.

"Looks like you are up" a voice, familiar, says. She looks up to find the same men who bring her here. Baring her teeth, he yells at them but they just laugh it off. "Don't waste your energy, Miss Mo" the red hair man sneer. She Lian gapes at him for how dows he knows her name. he knows her, he also must have known her family as well. fear creeps in her as her mind drifts off to her family. They couldn't possibly hurt her parents, can they? She isn't sure of what they can do or what they cannot but one thing is sure that they are just the pawns who are following someone's order.

"Why? Why ambush me?" she snarls at them. as she talks, her fingers graze on her other hand trying to find the knot but just then her fingers notice something else. Her watch! A ray of hope ignites in her eyes and she wants to smile but she cannot let them know.

"Because we are given money. A huge sum of freakin money!" they both laugh like donkeys as she seeks to open it and somehow tries to find the call icon. Her watch is no ordinary watch. It's digital and high-tech, it can also transform itself as a phone too. "You know….we didn't know how beautiful you are…" he scans her body that is glistening with seat with his nasty eyes.

"You motherfucker dumbshits! I can give you more money than whoever gave you. Release me, I'll give me the money how much you want and I won't even tell you anything to anyone. How does that sound?" She grits her teeth and at the same time struggles with the watch. "Trust me"

They scoff, "Your offer is too good Miss Chairman but aren't that greedy." At that moment, Shi Lian quickly turns back her head to see her watch and gets back in her original position before they find out anything. Finding the contacts, she taps on the very first number without having any idea who's it is, she dials it. Her watch is connected to her phone but the numbers are different.

The big man approaches her and leans down, just some inches away from his face, sneering he whispers, "How about selling your body to us? That would be a thing to consider." Anger boils in her and she no longer hesitates what she wants to do. She spits in his face and he growls like a madman.

"Argh! What the hell? You Bitch! How dare you!" he barks, backing away and taking out his handkerchief from his back pocket to wipe up the spit. Shi Lian gives him a small smirk the way he acts all angry.

"I spitted on some trash, I didn't do anything wrong" she comments, smiling more, feeling satisfied. She hears someone's voice from her watch but the voice is too low to hear. Whatever, she can just wait and let them find her, whoever is it on the other line.

The man is fuming with anger and he marches to her, grips the back of her back forcefully, and looks at her with fury in his eyes. "You got a mouth, huh" he hisses, "and a pretty face too" he licks her cheeks with his tongue and Shi Lian shivers at the touch of him.

Get away from me!" she grits her teeth but he does not stop. Her body goes rigid as his touch makes her bile rise. He turns her head, trying to get away from his grip but he is holding her tightly making her stay rooted.

"We can do whatever we want" he whispers in her ears, "no one is coming to save you, you understand?"

She glares at him, fisting her hands and trying to break free. They get money to ambush her but why would someone do that to her? she has no enemies, well, few, perhaps, but they won't go that far to make her go missing, will they?

Her uncle's face crosses her mind but she does not believe that he will that far. Even though he is cruel and vile he knows she is her nephew and will not be taking such steps but….he also told her before that he will go to any extent to take whatever he wants.

She is confused about who is the player behind this. they will not be telling her anything about the real boss so she does not bother to ask.

"Looks like you understood" he smirks, satisfied. She ignores him and focuses on opening the knots but they are too tight and too many. All she can do is wait for the help to come.

She felt so helpless the way she is feeling right now. She could have managed to knock them out and get away with Gui but it didn't go like she supposed it would. All this time, she learned martial arts, make herself strong, and mentally focused that she will never depend on others for anything. She tears up looking at herself she is in a pitiful situation.

"….Ok Boss. Kill her? but you said to just kidnap her" the man blurts, talking to someone on the phone. What? Kill her? Shi Lian is in grave danger now. "OkOk….We will do it. Send us the advance."

She swallows continuously but her throat is too dry, she hasn't had water. Oh, wait, what is the time right now? From the window, the outside is pitch black so it's probably over eight now. Her parents must be worried and God knows whom she has called. It's better be not her father because with his poor health he wouldn't be able to take this news very well.

Closing her eyes, she wishes for the help to come soon. Zichen's face pops up in her mind and she suddenly feels a little safe. Wish he is here, wish he can hear her and come to save her….she wants to see him.

Turning his head and facing her, he says sighing, "Oh, looks like the person hates you to the core. He wants you dead, Miss Mo" The red hair joins him, hanging a hand on his shoulder, "We can have our fun before that, right?" he suggests, sneering. Bastards.

"You dare! Don't you dare think of doing that, scumbags!" She warns but it does not affect them. The sudden uneasy and the fear creeps inside her and she cannot help but feel that she is going to be in grave danger if the rescue did not arrive soon.

"There is no one here except us. We are far away, away from the lights, in a secluded area where no police can find us. There's no way for you to get away from it" smirking, he continues, "It's sad that you will be gone before the day starts" the red hair man says, giving her a fake sad look.