In the vast villa, people were rarely seen. The personal maid arranged by Jun Hao was around forty years old and appeared capable and efficient. He told An that she would be responsible for her daily life and could be called Sister Li. An knew that on the surface it sounded like taking care of her, but in reality, it was monitoring her.
During the next few days, An spent most of her time in her room. She could only see Sister Li and Cheng Hua, and Sakai Kensei seemed to have vanished into thin air – she hadn’t seen him since that night. The entire villa was so quiet that she thought only the three of them existed. Whenever she wanted to wander around the villa, different people would come up with exploratory gazes to introduce everything to her. She simply stayed in her room except during mealtimes, not wanting to understand anything about the villa, only vaguely knowing that it had a nursing home, gym, and all kinds of supporting facilities.
An learned about Jun Hao’s recent situation from television – he had flown to Tokyo to attend the World Medical Equipment Exhibition. Among many celebrities, she recognized him at a glance. He always wore a faint smile that did not diminish his domineering aura. Since he was so far away, how could she honestly stay in this bird cage?
“I want to go out for a walk,” An said casually, though she was actually worried they might stop her.
“Miss An, please wait a moment. I’ll prepare right away,” Sister Li responded in her usual distant tone.
“No need. I just want to walk around alone.”
An successfully left the villa, believing her tough attitude had made them let her go. Of course, she wouldn’t know that Jun Hao, far away in a foreign land, was still controlling everything about her. Since he promised her “freedom”, he naturally wouldn’t go back on his word.
The road seemed wider, the air less polluted. She had finally flown out of that golden bird cage. She thought she was free, unaware that Cheng Hua had already arranged people to follow her from a distance. Wanting to escape, she shook her head and dismissed the ridiculous idea – as long as Jun Hao didn’t let go, she had nowhere to run.
