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Qin Huai Mirror
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When she woke up, Li Yunfu had already left. On the two-and-a-half-meter-wide bed, if it weren't for the disheveled half of the bedding, Yun Ya might have thought she had spent another night alone in an empty room.
She casually grabbed a nightgown from the bedside and draped it over herself. After getting out of bed, she bent down to retrieve a bar of soap that had slipped through the narrow gap under the bed. Looking at the key marks imprinted on the soap, she sighed softly.
Dissatisfied with the government's attitude towards Japan, students at her school had taken to protesting. Many classmates mysteriously disappeared, and despite their frantic searches, they eventually confirmed that they had been taken away. In her youthful fervor, she resolutely decided to marry Li Yunfu to gather information. After several months of waiting, she finally felt ready to rescue her classmates.
Thinking about those classmates who were being tortured in Li Yunfu's dungeon, she quickly composed herself, finished getting dressed, and called for Qiao Lu, insisting that she wanted to go shopping alone without any attendants.
At a teahouse, Yun Ya deliberately knocked over a teacup, spilling tea all over herself. Qiao Lu hurriedly helped her to the back room to change clothes. Then, Yun Ya stealthily slipped through a side door into the adjacent tailor shop. After changing into a different outfit, she left on her own.
The streets were bustling with people, and newsboys shouted about recent events. Yun Ya casually took a newspaper to cover her face and lowered her hat, scanning her surroundings to ensure no one was following her. Only then did she turn into a quiet alley and knock on an old-looking door.
Three light knocks, followed by three heavy knocks.
“Who is it?”
“It’s from the fabric store in the north of the city. The materials you bought last time are out of stock, so I came specifically to bring you some more.”
The door creaked open. The person inside peeked out, glancing around before stepping aside to pull Yun Ya inside. The newcomer had a strong grip; after closing the door, he didn’t let go of her arm and began to shout: “Why did you come now? Don’t you know it’s chaotic out there? Are you trying to get yourself killed?”
For some reason, a wave of grievance suddenly surged within Yun Ya, and tears misted her eyes: “Feng Chen…”
Feng Chen pulled Yun Ya into his embrace, gently patting her back while softly comforting her: “I shouldn’t have agreed to your plan in the first place. Don’t cry, don’t cry. Since you’re here now, don’t go back to that place.”
Yun Ya's mind was racing as she quickly pushed Feng Chen aside and retrieved a piece of soap from her bundle. "I found out where our classmate is being held last night. It's in the dungeon right beneath his office. This is a model of the dungeon key; you need to get someone to make it right away. Yun Wan is going to a celebration banquet and won't be at the office, so this is the perfect time to act."
Zhang Jie, who had not intended to disturb the young couple, suddenly emerged from the room upon hearing this. Her excitement made her words come out in a rush as she grasped Yun Ya's hands tightly. "Is it true? Are you sure it's not a trap set by Li Yunfu?"
Yun Ya recalled Li Yunfu's expression when he spoke and the little moments they shared over the past while. She nodded, "He shouldn't be lying to me."
Yun Wan would definitely be at his most vulnerable when he was away from the office. All they needed was for Yun Ya to hold Li Yunfu off long enough for them to rescue their classmate.
"No, I don't agree," Feng Chen suddenly interrupted Yun Ya's plan.
The dim light inside the room did little to ward off the biting cold of winter, and the boiling water that had just been poured quickly cooled down. Yun Ya looked up at the silent Feng Chen, her eyes filled with complex emotions. "You don't need to worry about me. After all this time as a couple, he wouldn't kill me."
Even as she said this, Yun Ya found herself doubting its truth.
Li Yunfu was unpredictable and violent; if he knew she had betrayed him… She took a deep breath, suppressing the unsettling feelings within her. After a pause, she continued, "We can't go back now; don't let your feelings for me cloud your judgment. Feng Chen, you know well what all our planning has been for."
This statement was less about persuading Feng Chen and more about convincing herself.
Though the weather was clear that day, winter had already set in, and even the warm sunlight could not reach Yun Ya's heart. On her way back to the Li family home, she kept replaying Feng Chen's last words in her mind: "Then you must be careful."
Why didn't he try harder to keep her from going? After all this time spent cautiously by Li Yunfu's side, would it all end with just a warning to be careful? It reminded her of when she decided to marry Li Yunfu; he had simply held her hand and promised that once they rescued their classmate, no matter what happened, he would marry her.
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