3 – You are mine, and can only be mine
“Swish—”
At the same moment, the gazes of everyone in the room fell toward the direction of the door. Bai Ruanruan’s raised fist froze mid-air, and the air suddenly fell silent.
At the door stood a man in a black robe, his nose bridge high and straight, his handsome features tinged with a chilling coldness. His face was somewhat pale, his lips bluish-white, his mental state clearly not at its best.
But deep within those narrow eyes burned a gaze that was fervent, scorching, filled with possessiveness and an overwhelming desire for control, tightly fixed on Bai Ruanruan and the group of bruised and battered people by her legs.
From afar, Bai Ruanruan simply stared at Jiang Yihan.
That face that filled her with deep guilt.
That face that made her want to immediately throw herself into his arms.
She had finally seen him again!
“Young Master, you’re awake?” Lin Da, sprawled on the floor, was the first to react.
However, the next second, he only felt a gust of wind brush past his ear. By the time he regained his senses, a certain female’s claws were already reaching for their Young Master, and he had no time to stop her.
“Young Master, get out of the way!”
As the man saw the girl rushing toward him, a flicker of dark, incredulous emotion passed through Jiang Yihan’s eyes. His body reacted faster than his mind, and he hurriedly caught the girl in his arms.
“Jiang Yihan.” Bai Ruanruan threw herself into the man’s embrace, tightly wrapping her arms around his neck.
For a moment, the cold, unique scent of the man filled her every breath.
Warm!
His body was warm.
Bai Ruanruan couldn’t help but nuzzle even deeper into the man’s embrace.
It felt so good to be able to hold him again.
At the same time, Jiang Yihan’s tall, imposing figure stiffened in place, not daring to move an inch.
He… had thought the sight of the girl rushing toward him was a dream.
Only when he felt the warmth and softness of the figure in his arms did he grow confused. It seemed… it didn’t seem like a dream. He was holding her.
What was going on?
Had the Young Mistress’s head been beaten into madness?
She was actually taking the initiative to hug their Young Master?
The servants, also sprawled on the floor, couldn’t help but feel astonished.
Belatedly, Jiang Yihan finally realized that his girl was actively hugging him.
A surge of joy exploded like turbulent waves in his heart.
Yet, the joy lasted only a moment. The light that had just ignited in Jiang Yihan’s eyes dimmed once more.
How could she… take the initiative to hug him?
She despised him so much that she wished she could poison him to death, just so she could fly away with that Mu Xuan. How could she possibly take the initiative to hug him?
“Bai Ruanruan, do you know what you’re doing?”
His fingers threading through her hair, Jiang Yihan tightly held the girl in his arms, his chin resting on the top of her head. His voice was hoarse, tinged with sarcasm.
No matter the reason she was actively drawing close to him, he only wanted this beautiful dream to last a little longer.
He was afraid that once he woke from the dream, she would say those words that had tormented him for so long, driving him nearly mad: she wanted to see Mu Xuan.
At the mere thought that she might actually say this to him next, Jiang Yihan’s eyes turned bloodshot, and an aura of devastating pain radiated from his entire being.
He struggled to restrain and suppress his desire to devour her, his grip growing so forceful it bordered on loss of control. He wished he could meld the person in his arms into his very bones and blood, tightly encircling her slender waist.
“Mine!”
She was his!
She was his, and could only be his.
Bai Ruanruan nodded emphatically. “Mm-hmm.”
Lin Da roared in fury, “Young Master, don’t be fooled by this woman! She nearly ran off with another man and almost poisoned you to death. Her sudden closeness must be another attempt to harm you and escape this place.”
As soon as his words fell, the word “leave” caused Jiang Yihan’s pupils to contract sharply. His breathing grew rapid, his entire demeanor turning terrifying as he roared with violent emotion, “Don’t even think about it!”
“Don’t even think about it, do you hear me, Bai Ruanruan!”
“Even if I die, I’ll drag you down with me. One day, I’ll force that man out of your mind, do you hear me? One day!!”
The man pressed his hands roughly against the girl’s head, his movements crude…