Ning Ran washed up inside the house while Nan Chen stood guard outside the door. After taking a shower, they felt a lot more relaxed and comfy.

The only problem was that they did not have a change of clothes. As such, they could only wash their clothes at night and dry them over the fire briefly. In the morning, they had to put on their clothes, which were still damp, and continue drying them using their body heat.

Although it felt rather uncomfortable, they were at least able to keep themselves clean. That was considered quite a luxury given their current circumstances.

Guo Si arrived in the afternoon and brought the couple some necessities, including toilet paper, shampoo, and soap.

He had also brought them a bag of fruits, which was perfect for Ning Ran and Nan Chen, as they needed something nutritious.

“Is your leg better? Is there anything else you need?” Guo Si asked Nan Chen.

“Recovery will take some time. Did those people ask about my situation?”

Guo Si nodded and replied, “They did. I told them that you are seriously injured, and your life was hanging by a thread. They did not want you to die so soon and asked me to think of a way to keep you alive without letting you recover completely.”

“Yup. They are worried that I'll escape. But their worries are completely unfounded. The reservoir is huge. No matter how good my swimming skills are, there's no way I can get away. Besides, I'm sure their men would be guarding the shores.”

Guo Si nodded and replied at once, “You're right. So please don't try to escape as that would get both of you killed.”

“Oh, you haven't told us yet. How much did they pay you?” Ning Ran asked.

An awkward expression appeared on Guo Si's face before he replied, “Let's not talk about this. It's true that I've taken their money, but it's not much. Besides, I didn't make things difficult for you guys. So I hope that you guys will do the same for me. They threatened to hurt my wife and kids if I don't do as they say. I don't have a choice.”

“We won't cause you trouble, but we need your help to pass a message to my family and let them know that I'm here. Tell them I'm safe and not to worry.”

As expected, Guo Si gave a dismissive wave at once and exclaimed, “That's not possible! They would conduct a thorough body search on me every time I get on shore!”

“I'll prepare two letters. If you hand over one of the letters to them voluntarily, it's likely that they wouldn't find you suspicious and won't pat you down. After that, you can think of a way to deliver the other letter. As for the means, I'll leave it to you. You can either get your relative or your wife to do it. As long as you manage to deliver my letter, I'll reward you handsomely. If I'm right, those people must have given you a few thousand, is that so? Is it three thousand or five thousand?” Nan Chen asked.

Si answered honestly, to

hands now. If you fail to receive the money, it's easy for you to make things difficult for us, such as not giving us food and starving us to death. As such, you don't have to worry about me lying to you,

of contemplation, Guo Si felt that what

thousand was a rather huge sum of

wealthy family. I'm sure a hundred thousand means nothing to you!”

Nan Chen wanted

of Guo Si's greed to get him to do things that he would not do

hundred thousand was nothing to Nan

one hundred thousand, but you have to be careful not to expose yourself. I won't be responsible

already have a plan in mind. My wife often sells

Sure, it's settled then.”

at Livingsfill's Mountview Inn, Nan Xing was lying on a chair under a

had explicitly disallowed him to head to Lightspring to look for Nan Chen and instead

out of the inn. In fact, after they started staying there, the inn stopped accepting other guests, and there

brother, Nan Xing had not slept well. He was always having nightmares, in which he saw Nan Chen's face covered in blood. After jolting awake from those dreams, he would always have difficulty going

for Nan Chen, but he

also worried that something bad would happen to the two kids in his absence. If that

Zhan walked over. “Mr. Xing, you have a call

over the phone and said, “Grandpa,

yet. We are still investigating. I've booked flight

here and protect the kids? If you don't need me here, I'm

to look for him. Let's talk when you

made by his grandfather. He knew that the man must have his reasons

care of the kids. You must not let anything

will protect Little Master

men during this period of time, but please ensure that there's someone guarding the children's room at any time,” Nan Xing said before patting Qiao Zhan's

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