Episode 3

Xie Yun was summoned to the gorgeous palace. Facing Yin Ji's deep eyes, she felt inexplicably nervous.Yin Ji handed her a glass of wine. She was very familiar with the aroma of the wine. It was the taste they had tasted together.But at this moment, this glass of wine seemed to have a different meaning. It was not only wine, but also the stimulation that Yin Ji wanted to inflict on her.

“Have you done any research on wine?” Yin Ji asked lightly.

Xie Yun shook her head slightly, with a hint of bitterness in her voice: "I am just a servant, how dare I study wine."“

Yin Ji sneered, as if he was not satisfied with her answer.He turned to look at Baby Xiao next to him, a trace of tenderness flashed in his eyes, and then said loudly and deliberately: ”Tonight, I want to spend the night with Baby Xiao.“

Xie Yun's heart sank suddenly, and she felt as if her world had collapsed.She knew that Yin Ji did this just to stimulate her, but she couldn't control her emotions.She just wanted to escape from this suffocating place and escape from Yin Ji's controlling gaze.

Yin Ji took out a bracelet, which was a gift he had given to Xie Yun.He asked Xie Yun to put it on Xiao Baobao, but Xie Yun was told to wear it on his feet.She knew this was another provocation from Yin Ji, but she had to do it.There was no wave on her face, but her heart was turbulent.

Yin Ji carried Xiao Baobao into the room, while Xie Yun was left outside.Her hands and feet were tied by soldiers and she was forced to kneel at the door.She clearly heard the familiar ringing of bells, which was a sweet memory between them, but now it has become so harsh.

That night, Xie Yun endured unprecedented torture.She listened to the ringing of the bell and recalled her past with Yin Ji, her heart filled with pain and helplessness.She didn't know how she survived that night, except that when she woke up, the ropes on her hands had been untied.

Yin Ji secretly watched her at the door, but his gaze did not bring any comfort.Xie Yun knew that she had to face all this by herself.She didn't want to worry her mother, so she wrote a letter to say she was safe.However, as soon as she finished writing the letter, she was brought to Yin Ji again.

This time, Yin Ji was more prepared.He asked a group of dancers wearing bells to surround Xie Yun. The sound of the bells sounded again, as if to tear her heart apart.Xie Yun didn't want to suffer such torture again, so she decided to run away.She tried her best to push away the maid next to her, but the dancers surrounded her.

In despair, Xie Yun jumped into the river.She knew she was afraid of water, but she was even more afraid of a world full of control and torture.She would rather choose death than return to Yin Ji.

Yin Ji was very angry when he learned that Xie Yun jumped into the river. He sent everyone to find her whereabouts.He knew that Xie Yun was afraid of water, but he didn't expect that she would choose to jump into the river to escape from him.He began to reflect on his behavior. Was it really too much?

When the housekeeper told him that Xie Yun had swam to the shore, Yin Ji breathed a sigh of relief.He quietly came to Xie Yun and watched her squatting by the river to dry her wet clothes.He didn't disturb her, just stayed with her quietly.

After a while, Yin Ji picked up the comb and gently combed Xie Yun's hair that was not yet dry.His hand was very light and gentle, as if he was afraid of hurting her.Feeling his tenderness, Xie Yun felt a surge of complicated emotions in his heart.

”No one can control your life except me, including yourself.“Yin Ji whispered, ”We will always be together, forever.%