After a moment of silence in the room, Shen Qinglan suddenly spoke, "Do you like my second cousin?"
Zhuang Ruyue was slightly startled, and her originally pale face instantly turned bright red.
"I... I..."
Her face flushed as she stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.
Shen Qinglan chuckled, "It seems you do like him."
Zhuang Ruyue helplessly clenched her left hand with her right.
After some time, Shen Qinglan finally heard her murmur, "He, he is the only one, aside from the nanny and Xiaoman, who has treated me the best."
"Do you want to leave the Zhuang Mansion?" Shen Qinglan asked, "The kind where you will never return."
Zhuang Ruyue nodded without hesitation, "Of course I do!"
She dreamed of leaving this horrible place.
"Then come with me," Shen Qinglan said. "I have a way to help you sever ties with the Zhuang Mansion, and I can assure they won't bother you anymore."
