Before seeking out Xu Zijin, the matter concerning Yan Lin was discovered by Duke.
The man who once adored her had shed his gentlemanly façade and approached Yan Yinuo, offering to rescue Yan Lin if she agreed to become his mistress.
Yinuo understood well the bitterness of the human condition.
Yet she never imagined that Duke, stripped of his gentleman's disguise, would stoop so low.
She wanted to slap Duke, to let him know exactly where she stood.
However, Duke came with an entourage of thugs, so Yinuo, not daring to confront him directly, tactfully declined.
Now, the target had become Xu Zijin.
But what difference did it make to her?
She was still the plaything, the victim of humiliation; the only difference was that Xu Zijin bore the surname Xu.
She swore that as soon as this ordeal was over, she would leave immediately, vanish without a trace, never to have any contact with the Xu family again.
