Jian Mubai hated seeing Shen Keqin cry the most.
He sighed softly, wiping her tears while gently coaxing her, "If you don't apply the medicine soon, your wrist will be ruined. Then you won't be able to drive a sports car or ride a motorcycle, let alone hold a pair of chopsticks."
Shen Keqin glanced at her wrist and felt a little scared.
She didn't want to become useless.
But she also didn't want Jian Mubai to touch her.
"Since you knew this chain would hurt me, why did you use it to tie me?"
"I was afraid you would make a scene when you woke up."
"And you thought tying me with a chain would stop me from making a scene?"
Jian Mubai: "..."
Her words left him speechless.
"Then don't move, I'll apply the medicine for you first."
Shen Keqin knew that causing a scene now would be useless, so she decided to calm down first and then find a way to escape.
"Hiss..."
As the disinfectant was applied, Shen Keqin grimaced in pain. Her pain receptors were quite sensitive, and even a slight discomfort felt like she was dying.
Moreover, her wrist was abraded, and she had to endure the pain of disinfection.
Tears fell like a torrential rain, some dripping onto Jian Mubai's hand.
It was just a drop of tear, devoid of warmth, yet Jian Mubai flinched as if scalded. His hand paused for a moment.
Jian Mubai squeezed his eyes shut tightly, and when he opened them again, he hid all his emotions beneath his long eyelashes.
He quickly disinfected Shen Keqin's wound, bandaged it, and then, to prevent her from hurting herself again, he didn't chain her up.
He brought the food to Shen Keqin, "You must be hungry, eat something first."
Shen Keqin looked at the dishes in the plate, all her favorites, and her heart was in turmoil.
When Jian Mubai held out a piece of food to feed her, she didn't move. Instead, with red eyes, she looked at him coldly and said, "Where is this place? When are you going to let me go?"
Jian Mubai didn't answer Shen Keqin's questions, because he himself didn't know what to do with her.
"Eat first."
Jian Mubai's evasive attitude angered Shen Keqin. "I won't eat!"
She swatted away the bowl in his hand, scattering the food onto the floor. Jian Mubai looked at the mess without a word.
Taking advantage of Jian Mubai's lack of vigilance, Shen Keqin made a dash for the door. But before her hand could reach the doorknob, Jian Mubai grabbed her.
He lifted her and placed her on the bed. Jian Mubai's expression was dark and grim. Shen Keqin struggled hysterically.
"Jian Mubai, let go of me! If you have the guts, let's fight one on one!"
"We are fighting one on one right now."
Shen Keqin's face turned black with anger. This was hardly a one-on-one fight; it was a unilateral crushing.
Shen Keqin was pinned to the bed, her limbs restrained by Jian Mubai, unable to move.
She was angry, vexed, and helpless.
She couldn't beat Jian Mubai, she couldn't outtalk him, and she couldn't escape him.
The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt, and she couldn't help but cry, "What do you want? It was you and Lin Zhuyin who betrayed my family, and yet you kidnapped me and bully me."
Jian Mubai's heart was in turmoil. He didn't want Shen Keqin to hate him, but he also didn't want her to know the truth.
If she knew that his father was a hypocritical scoundrel, she would surely suffer even more than she was now.
"Don't worry, I won't keep you kidnapped forever. Once this matter is over, I will let you go."
Once Shen Zhengcheng's case was decided, and once Shen Zhengcheng paid the price for his actions, he would let her go.
She was meant to be a free and happy bird, not a magpie locked in a cage.
"What matter are you talking about?"
Thinking of Shen Zhengcheng, Shen Keqin's face turned as pale as paper. "What do you want to do to my father? What is your goal? If you want money, I can give it to you. Why deceive my brother and me?"
Faced with Shen Keqin's questions, Jian Mubai remained silent.
Shen Keqin gritted her teeth. Her current feeling was like punching cotton, utterly futile.
No matter what she asked, Jian Mubai played dead.
After a long while, Jian Mubai slowly released Shen Keqin and brought in more food.
He deliberately cautioned her, "If you don't eat, you'll be the one who suffers. I won't let you starve to death. If you refuse to eat, I'll give you an IV drip."
Shen Keqin glared at Jian Mubai, her eyes fierce enough to eat someone. But to Jian Mubai, she looked like an angry kitten, utterly harmless.
Shen Keqin was indeed hungry. She knew that only by eating well would she have the strength to escape. She dodged the spoon in Jian Mubai's hand and began to eat, enduring the pain in her wrist.
Seeing that Shen Keqin was finally eating, Jian Mubai breathed a sigh of relief.
After the meal, Shen Keqin's mind was filled with thoughts of escape. She didn't know how her father was doing, or if her mother and brother had realized she was missing.
If they were looking for her.
Thinking that if Jian Mubai had malicious intentions towards her, he wouldn't have brought her food and bandaged her wounds, she cautiously asked, "Since you won't say anything, can you give me my phone?"
"No!"
Jian Mubai's answer was swift and decisive. Shen Keqin gritted her teeth, trembling with anger.
"Then at least tell me, where is this place?"
Jian Mubai: "A very safe place!"
"Safe?" Shen Keqin scoffed. "Safe for you, perhaps, but not necessarily for me."
Jian Mubai fell silent again.
Shen Keqin clenched her fists. If she could beat Jian Mubai, she would never let him be so arrogant in front of her.
Just then, Jian Mubai's phone suddenly rang. He glanced at it and got up to leave. Shen Keqin, in her urgency, couldn't stop him.
Jian Mubai looked back at her and saw the girl with a pale face, trembling uncontrollably.
Jian Mubai's heart ached.
"Jian Mubai, I don't know what you and Lin Zhuyin are up to, but I've never wronged you. You know I was kidnapped before. I'm scared. Please don't leave me here alone."
Shen Keqin's voice trembled as she spoke, her body also shaking slightly, appearing very fragile.
Jian Mubai knew what had happened back then. His eyes flickered, and he didn't leave. Instead, he answered the phone in front of Shen Keqin.
"What is it?"
He didn't know what the other party said, but his face turned extremely grim.
Shen Keqin watched Jian Mubai closely, trying desperately to hear what the other person was saying, but heard nothing.
Jian Mubai glanced at Shen Keqin, said nothing, and hung up.
"Wh-what's wrong?"
"Nothing, you should rest well."
Seeing Jian Mubai about to lock her up again, Shen Keqin hugged his arm and pleaded, "My wrist really hurts. Look, I can't beat you, and I can't run away. Please don't lock me up, okay?"
Jian Mubai glanced at Shen Keqin's wrist, said nothing, and left the room.
Shen Keqin frowned. Jian Mubai's expression was so grim, could it be that her father was alright?
Thinking this, Shen Keqin felt a flicker of happiness.
No, she still had to find a way to escape.