I ignored even the injury to my right leg, retreated into the corner again, and covered myself with the bedding.
I trembled faintly all over. The icy chill seeped through the wall into my body. The weather outside seemed to be getting colder and
colder, and on top of that, I had already gone a whole
day without food, hadn't I? Hunger, cold, and boundless terror made me acutely aware of how quickly my body heat was slipping away.
As I watched the quilt gradually settle as the air escaped from beneath it, the fear in my heart slowly faded. But the icy
chill kept making my body
shake.
"Lunatic... that lunatic..."
I muttered those words. Feeling that I had recovered a little strength, I let out a long breath. My legs had gone weak. Even standing
on the floor, I could feel my
body trembling faintly.
I walked along the wall. Even though everything was covered now, I still didn't want to touch that quilt or the things beneath it. I didn't even dare
think about them. Hugging the wall, I made my way
to the bathroom, hurriedly relieved myself, and rushed back to bed.
The cold grew stronger.
Fang Yuxuan, Fang Yuxuan... if you really are the Empress, let me remember something that can help me.
Please... anything will do. Let me
remember something... I don't want to keep living in fear like this.
I said those things to myself inwardly. Just now... I had fallen asleep without realizing it, which was why I had dreamed.
This guy really knew a thing or two. At the very least, he could terrify me to this extent. Was he... planning to destroy my
will first, then do something else... to make
me develop Stockholm syndrome?
Fortunately, my recovered memories included