"Five more days." Ye Zhen looked at Lu Beichuan and smiled. "I'll attend to you for five more days. After five more days, I can say my goodbyes."

Her careful planning had finally given her the results she wanted. She only needed to be patient for five more days, then she could smoothly leave the Lu family. When she thought about it, it was truly something that brought her joy.

Ye Zhen yawned. Her body felt weak, and she didn't feel like moving. As she turned her neck left and right and stretched her muscles and bones, she thought about the red marks on her neck that the caregivers had been talking about.

She walked to the bathroom and pulled down her collar. The two fingernail-sized red marks looked especially conspicuous on her pale throat.

Ye Zhen's eyes lingered on the marks. She couldn't help blankly staring at them.

When had these red marks appeared? Why didn't she have any impression of getting them?

Mosquito bite?

Or, was it an allergy?

Stroking those two red marks, Ye Zhen sunk into deep thought.

She wasn't a simple, inexperienced young girl. These two marks were clearly hickies. Because her skin was fair and given the extent of the discoloration, the marks still hadn't faded even though a few days had passed.

But, she hadn't had any intimate contact with anyone during this past period. Other than in her dreams.

Could this really be an allergic reaction?

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When night had fully overtaken day, Ye Zhen closed the window and put down the curtains. She looked at Lu Beichuan, who was still unconscious, and after a moment of consideration, she took a quilt and lied down on the couch to sleep.

She still had that dream.

In her dream, the man repeatedly went up and down on her body, over and over. It was as if he was going to swallow her alive. He was worse than ferocious, wild animals.

She gasped and pleaded for him to stop, but he continued to torment her. She was helpless. She could only passively accept this; she couldn't even cry out.

---

When she woke up from her sleep, Ye Zhen felt very satiated. She languidly stretched her upper body. Feeling muzzy, she closed her eyes and decided to go back to sleep. In the next second, she abruptly opened her eyes. Her mind had gained clarity. She noticed that she wasn't sleeping on the couch. She was on the bed. What made her even more startled was that her head had been resting on Lu Beichuan's shoulder. One hand was resting on Lu Beichuan's chest. The other hand was beneath the quilt and tightly holding Lu Beichuan's hand. They were within reach of each other.

This position, it looked as if she had taken the initiative to hug Lu Beichuan。

Ye Zhen blankly stared at him. Her mind was empty. It felt as if she was waking up from a drunken haze. Seeing that the door was tightly closed, she blankly got up and left the bed.

When had she gotten onto the bed?

The quilt was properly spread out over the bed. The couch was tidy without anything out of place. The scene in front of her told her that everything she did before going to sleep had been a figment of her imagination.

As soon as her feet touched the carpet, her legs felt weak. Ye Zhen almost fell down.

After returning to her senses and placing a hand over her waist, she hissed in pain. She felt as if she couldn't believe her own senses. The area under her waist felt so sore and weak that it felt as if it wasn't her body.

She thought of last night's dream. That dream wasn't any different from the previous dreams. But, in the past, when she woke up, she would feel very refreshed. Why did she wake up feeling so sore and weak today? Ye Zhen's intuition led her to question if last night had really been a dream.

Given everything that had occurred during this period of time, she couldn't use common sense to deduce what had happened.

She had been going along with the novel's tempo and firmly believed in the novel's plot. But, she had come to this world. Wasn't her existence the biggest glitch in the novel?

Could it be...

Ye Zhen hesitantly looked at the unconscious Lu Beichuan on the bed and pensively contemplated.

Ye Zhen had always been a hedonist and believed in pursuing instant gratification. She had been quite satisfied with last night's exercise.

She had high-level self-awareness. She was playing out Ye Zhen's role, and Lu Beichuan saw her as his wife. For a husband and wife to do last night's activities, it was perfectly normal.

However, she couldn't accept being played around like a fool.

She walked to Lu Beichuan's bed and leaned over to look at the Lu Beichuan's sleeping face. She stared at his unmoving eyes as well as his black eyelashes.

If he was just pretending to sleep, there would definitely be a flaw.

The distance between her and Lu Beichuan was only the width of a fine hair. Ye Zhen's shallow breathing blew over Lu Beichuan's face. She could see his fine facial hair slightly moving. Ye Zhen's eyes felt strained from how hard she was staring, but she didn't see any flaws.

What great willpower!

Ye Zhen straightened up. She rubbed her sore waist as she walked over to the bathroom to wash up. She spent the rest of the day being absent-minded. To the point that even Mother Lu couldn't resist asking her what was wrong.

Nighttime arrived in a flash. Ye Zhen passed by the kitchen and happened to see Lu Family's old butler putting a white pill into a cup of warm milk.

The white pill had been taken out of a white bottle. After the pill was put into that warm milk, the old butler stirred it with a spoon.

Ye Zhen suddenly remembered. Every night, she would drink a cup of warm milk that was brought over by the old butler.

The old butler had been drugging her milk.

Why?

Ye Zhen didn't have to think. The old butler put the cup of milk onto a tray. Ye Zhen hastily dodged behind a large flower vase. She waited there until he has passed through the living room and gone upstairs, then she went into the kitchen. The white bottle of pills had been left on the table. Ye Zhen took a pill out of the bottle, then acting as if nothing had happened, she went upstairs.

Before she could push the door open, the old butler came out from the room. Seeing Ye Zhen, he smiled and said, "Miss Ye, so you were out here."

"Uncle Xiao, why were you looking for me?"

Uncle Xiao smiled. "I came here to bring you milk, Miss Ye. I left it on the table. Drink it while it's still warm."

While Uncle Xiao was saying this, Ye Zhen stared at his eyes, but his eyes were full of kindly affection. There was no hint of deception.

"Okay. Thank you for going through trouble."

"No trouble at all. You should rest rest early. Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Uncle Xiao."

Ye Zhen naturally didn't touch the cup of milk after going inside. She directly poured it into the toilet.

Just in case, Ye Zhen took out a tie from the closet and tied Lu Beichuan's hands together. After tying a firm knot, she went to sleep without worries.

The next morning, when William was doing his daily examination of Lu Beichuan, Ye Zhen quietly called William to the side.

William thought she wanted to ask him about Lu Beichuan's condition in private, so he didn't think anything of it. He handed over the examination work to his assistant.

Ye Zhen presented the white pill that she had taken from the butler to William.

"Doctor, can you tell me what this medicine is for?"

William took the medicine. Ye Zhen continued to say, "I don't have any idea what this medicine is for. If you can't easily tell what this medicine is for, then can you..."

Not waiting for Ye Zhen to finish speaking, William smiled and looked at her as he asked, "Have you been feeling sore and weak lately?"

Ye Zhen blankly stared at him. Soon after, she nodded.

"I prescribed this medicine for you."

Ye Zhen looked at him with a pair of very doubtful eyes.

"Old Master Lu saw how tired you are from taking care of Mr. Lu, so he had me prescribe a medicine to help you sleep and had the butler put it in your milk. This medicine lengths your deep sleep period." William smiled. "Deep sleep can help alleviate your daily tiredness and boost your body's metabolism. It's very good for your health. Don't worry, this medicine doesn't have any negative effects."

"You're saying that the reason I've been feeling sore and weak lately is because I'm working too hard during the day?"

William nodded. "I noticed that you usually spend the entire day massaging Mr. Lu. You're still young, so your body can endure the tiring work. But, if this goes on for too long, it won't be good for you.

As a specialist doctor, William was especially sensitive to pathological features. His gaze landed on the red marks on Ye Zhen's neck, and his forehead wrinkled. "Miss Ye, those red marks on your neck... would you mind getting an examination?"

"Examination?"

"An examination for allergies," said William, "I suspect that you're allergic to something in this room."

Ye Zhen instinctively touched the red marks. "You're saying that the red marks on my neck is an allergic reaction?"

William asked, "Miss Ye, what else do you think it can be?"

Ye Zhen's cheeks flushed. She thought of those cloying scenes in her dreams and very unnaturally coughed. "Never mind. Thank you. When I have time, I'll go to the hospital for a checkup.

William gracefully nodded.

Once the daily examination was done, the doctor and nurses left the master bedroom.

Ye Zhen looked at the man on the bed, who was still unconscious. She couldn't resist laughing.

What exactly had she been thinking?

After the car accident, he fell unconscious for a year. If Lu Beichuan wasn't genuinely comatose, why on earth would he lie in bed for a year?

There was no benefit to overthinking things. Ye Zhen did her best to not think about these matters that had nothing to do with her.

Everything had been arranged and was going according to Ye Zhen's plan. Three days from now, she would be able to smoothly leave the Lu Family. However, before that happened, she had to get her ID card.

She had married into the Lu Family with Ye Qing's identity, so she naturally had possession of Ye Qing's ID card. Ye Zhen's ID card remained with her parents. Before leaving here, she had to get it from them.

She would be leaving here in three days, and Lu Beichuan wouldn't wake up for another half a month. When that time came, even if the Lu Family wanted to look for someone, they would look for Ye Qing. While she, Ye Zhen, would be off in some distant part of the world living her life happily.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhen sat down on Lu Beichuan's bed. His arms and hands were on top of the quilt. There were faint red marks on his wrists because Ye Zhen had tied his wrists together with a tie last night, so the blood hadn't circulate well.

Ye Zhen gently rubbed Lu Beichuan's wrists. Her professional-level massage techniques were the results of her laborious efforts in learning from the caretaker. She hadn't been massaging for long before the red marks on Lu Beichuan's wrists had noticeably faded.

Looking at Lu Beichuan, who was lying on the bed, Ye Zhen thought of her dog that she had raised for five years. After she had transmigrated here, she wondered how that stupid dog was doing. Was is it still eating well? Had it gotten used to sleeping without her? Would she have a chance to see that stupid dog again in this lifetime?

As soon as she thought of that dog, Ye Zhen's heart was adrift with sorrow. Feeling gloomy, she sighed. "I've been doing my best to take care of you and for such a long period too. Even though the Lu family's intention was to give that jewelry to my older sister, I was the one that married you, so there's no reason to criticize me for taking some of them with me. Since we had that fate of getting married, I'll give you some advice."

She thought of the novel's temperamental Lu Beichuan and worriedly said, "First, absolutely don't do anything that's illegal. Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you're very powerful. No matter how powerful you are, you can't escape from being punished by the law.

"Second, you were a perfectly good man. You have a wife and a son. Why did you fall for another woman? Wouldn't it be good just to live your lavish, wealthy lifestyle?"

"Third, once you have a child in the future, you have to raise him properly. You're the child's father. You have to serve as a role model and walk him down the right path!"

These three points were probably the reason why the villain had walked to his doom, step by step.

Although she knew that Lu Beichuan couldn't hear her words, Ye Zhen continued to quietly urge him, "You have to live a good life. Live a good life by being magnanimous person."

Humans, they were all visual animals.

If a very handsome man was weakly lying in front of you and you knew that he was going to experience a dark life and how he was going to go down the wrong path, step by step, wouldn't you be inclined to save him?

Ye Zhen didn't know what other people would do in her situation. Anyways, this inclination had struck Ye Zhen, but it was only an inclination. She wasn't willing to stay by Lu Beichuan's side and help him avoid misfortune.

She knew what her fate would be like if she stayed here.

After going downstairs, Ye Zhen went to look for Mother Lu and told her she wanted to visit her maiden family to get something.

Since there was no threat to her position in the Lu Family recently, Mother Lu's mood had improved a lot. Smiling, she had the chauffeur drive Ye Zhen over and even urged her to be careful and take her time. If she wanted to reminisce, she could stay there overnight and come back tomorrow.

This matched Ye Zhen's intention.

Right after the chauffeur dropped her off at the Ye Family's home, Ye Zhen ordered the chauffeur to go back without her. She said that she planned on spending the night here.

Although the Ye Family couldn't be compared to the Lu Family, they were wealthy enough to be considered the nouveau riche. An ordinary family would never be able to afford the Ye Family's detached three-story villa.

"Qingqing?" Seeing her daughter walking into the living room, Mother Ye happily got up. However, in the next second, she thought of something, and her good mood plummeted. "Oh, it's you, Ye Zhen?"

Ye Zhen quickly walked over and quietly said, "Mom, it's me."

Mother Ye sighed. She sat down. Her tone sounded disappointed as she asked, "Why did you come back?"

"I came back to get something. I'll leave soon."

Mother Ye nodded.

Ye Zhen knew that Mother Ye didn't like her. It wasn't just because "Ye Zhen" was inarticulate, timid, and had mediocre abilities. It was more because when Mother Ye was giving birth in the hospital back then, Ye Qing's birth had gone smoothly, but Ye Zhen's birth had almost taken Mother Ye's life.

Thus, Mother Ye had always treated Ye Zhen indifferently. It wasn't as bad as dislike, but she didn't care about her either. She spent the majority of her energy on her older daughter. This daughter's accomplishments allowed her to be immensely proud of her.

Now that her older daughter had run off with an impoverished man, she was worried that she wasn't eating enough or sleeping well. During the past month, Mother Ye hadn't been able to sleep well; she tossed and turned every night.

Ye Zhen passed through the living room and went to a room. This room was exquisitely decorated and stylistic arranged. A moment of thinking and Ye Zhen knew that this wasn't her room. She closed the door and open the door to the other room.

---

"Mom, I'm going back." Mother Ye didn't like her. There was no reason for her to linger here.

Mother Ye looked up and asked, "Do you have any news of your older sister?"

Ye Zhen shook her head.

Mother Ye sighed. Disappointed, she waved her off. "Alright then, you can leave."

She seemed to have no interest in asking about the quality of her life in the Lu Family.

Ye Zhen coldly nodded. Mother Ye didn't have any affection for her, and she felt the same way, so she naturally wouldn't waste her time by staying here. She immediately turned to leave.

However, right after she walked out of the Ye Family's villa, she saw a smiling Uncle Xiao standing in front of a shiny Bentley. "Miss Ye, hurry, come back with me. Young Master woke up!"

Inside the fast Bentley, Ye Zhen sat in the back seat and impassively looked out the window.

"Uncle Xiao, what's today's date?"

"Miss Ye, today is the fourth."

Ye Zhen looked out the window with a blank gaze.

A while later, she asked, "Uncle Xiao, Mr. Lu... He really woke up?"

Uncle Xiao, who was sitting in the passenger seat at the front, turned his head back. His attitude towards her fully embodied the mannerism that should be directed towards the lady of the house. There was a kindly smile across his face as he said, "Yes, Miss Ye. Young Master has really woken up. You've asked me this question fourteen times."

Once again, Ye Zhen turned to look out the window with a worried gaze.

"Don't believe in those outside rumors. I've watched young master grow up. He's actually the type of person that's cold to outsiders and warm to people he cares about. He's easy to get along with. You'll see this for yourself once you get to know him."

A stiff smile appeared on Ye Zhen's lips. Of course, she knew what kind of person Lu Beichuan was.

He was temperamental, violent, merciless, crazily cruel, and apathetic. He was someone that had a complete disregard for human life and guilty of monstrous crimes that made one's hair rise on end.

He was someone that wouldn't even let off his own father. How could you have any hope that he had a semblance of a conscience?

Right now, Ye Zhen felt overcome with apprehension. She had originally planned on leaving before Lu Beichuan woke up. At this point in time, she hadn't interacted with Lu Beichuan yet. If the Lu family found Ye Qing and brought her back, Lu Beichuan wouldn't have suspicions. But now that Lu Beichuan was awake, there would inevitably be face-to-face contact... Ah, there might even be deeper, intimate physical contact.

Of course, that could only happen if Lu Beichuan had recovered normal bodily functions.

As soon as she thought of that, Ye Zhen felt even more apprehensive.

Why had the plot gone astray? Shouldn't Lu Beichuan be waking up half a month from now? What went wrong?

Could it be that the plot was irreversible? Was she doomed to stay by Lu Beichuan's side as his wife and give birth to his son? And in the end, their family would neatly fall to a bleak ending. Was a happy ending impossible?

The attentive old butler saw the apprehension on Ye Zhen's face, so he tried to comfort her, "Miss Ye, you really don't need to worry or be scared. Young Master was the one that ordered me to bring you back."

Ye Zhen choked. She showed a smile that looked worse than if she had outright cried. "I'm okay."

The Bentley was driven smoothly and quickly. Ye Zhen looked at the chauffeur that was beaming with happiness. Her own expression was wooden.