The clock on the wall pointed to twelve, and the light rain outside the window had not stopped.

A woman in a black lace dress glanced at the clock on the wall from time to time. On her carefully made-up face, her weariness was hard to hide.

"Miss, these...?"

Aunty Lin looked at the prepared food on the table, then at Ji Linran's pale face, and felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Ji Linran had been under her care since childhood. She had never seen Ji Linran so aggrieved before, feeling sympathetic but helpless about it.

"Aunty Lin, you should rest first."

Ji Linran didn't even raise her head, as if her mind was not here.

Aunty Lin took a deep look at the petite body sitting in the chair and held back her words.

"Aunty Lin, it's a path I chose. I don't blame anyone."

A dainty face finally emerged under the light - a palm-sized face, a pair of lustrous eyes, a delicate nose.

This girl seemed like she should have been a princess, cherished and doted on in someone's hand. But now, Ji Linran's face was bitter.

"Miss, heed my word, Mr. Yan..."

"Aunty Lin, I have a clear idea in my mind. You should go to rest first. It's late."

Ji Linran cut off Aunty Lin's words, fearing that if Aunty Lin continued, she might lose control of her emotions.

Seeing Ji Linran's facial expression, Aunty Lin sighed, and decided not to go on. She turned around and returned to her room.

Perhaps only Miss Ji knows the nature of her relationship with Mr. Yan.

Inside the spacious hall, only Ji Linran was left. She glanced at the food on the table which kept changing from hot to cold and then hot again. Without raising any sound, she laughed lightly.

In a casual manner, she picked up the mobile phone from the table, located the contact labeled "Husband" in the list, and after a long period of hesitation, she finally pressed it.

The call ringed for a considerable time before someone picked it up.

"Hello, who is this?"

Even over the phone, Ji Linran could easily imagine the seductive figure on the other end.

This was not the first time for Ji Linran to witness a scene like this. However, each time, it managed to inflict a resounding unknown pain in her heart.

This was the man she loved the most. Over the years, countless women had ended up in his bed. Yet she was never one of them.

"I am looking for Emperor Yan."

Ji Linran spoke softly, with a firm clenched fist. It seemed as though it was the only way she could hold onto herself.

"Young Master Yan is asleep due to exhaustion. If you have any message for him, you can tell me, and I will pass it on when he wakes up."

There was a hint of defiance in the other party's tone. It was quite justifiable for her to be audacious when a man was resting beside her, especially when that man is Emperor Yan.

"Listen, please relay my message for him, that if he not to return home in an hour, all collaborations between Ji and Emperor's family will be discontinued."

Ji Linran strived to make her voice appear resolute. Yet the tip of her fingers, tightly gripping the phone, had already turned white.

How ironic it was that right now, between the two of them, she had no other way to get this man back other than this method.

Just as she was about to hang up the phone, an icy voice suddenly rang out.

"Ji Linran, you are indeed of quality!" The voice was chillingly cold.

"Emperor Shao Yan, don't you already know whether I'm good or not?"

She must stay strong, even though her heart was already overwhelmed with tears at this moment, she didn't want to show any weakness in front of this man. These two years, she had endured enough!

"Heh."

The man coldly chuckled and then directly hung up the phone.