Her mind was muddled, and she had no idea how long she had been unconscious.
Noisy voices drifted over from beside her now and then. She could not make out what they were saying, yet they made her uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart...
Lin Wanyi did not know whether she was dreaming or awake. Only after being shaken twice did awareness return to her mind.
Dazed, she opened eyelids that weighed a thousand tons. As the light gradually sharpened, the top of a finely crafted canopy bed was the first thing she saw.
Then a cool face, fair as jade, appeared above her. Those eyes were sharp, like a first wife looking down from on high, making her instinctively want to shrink away...
?!
Miss Linghu?
Why did she look so fierce...?
It's over. Everything's been exposed...
Thinking her Witch Cult background had been uncovered, Lin Wanyi instantly woke fully. Her eyes filled with panic as she looked around, trying to see whether she was in a prison.
Fortunately, everything in the room was normal. Not far away was a plaque reading "Upright Gentleman." This should be Xie Jinhuan's room, and the man was sitting right in front of her...
No!
After a brief look, Lin Wanyi noticed that Xie Jinhuan, sitting before her, had eyes as wide as Coal Ball's. His expression was also panicked, helpless, and hesitant...
What was this supposed to mean?
Had I been talking in my sleep...?
Utterly bewildered, Lin Wanyi wanted to sit up but did not dare. Her gaze merely darted back and forth as she tried to figure out what was happening.
Linghu Qingmo leaned over to look at her. Seeing that Lin Wanyi was awake, he first asked:
"Wanyi, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Lin Wanyi felt that this