Lou Xi felt weak all over as her consciousness slowly came back. She suddenly remembered earlier in the bathroom, a girl who looked exactly like her appeared and told her there would only be one Lou Xi in this world from now on!

Is she going to take her place?

Lou Xi regained her senses, but found her eyes were covered with a black cloth, and her hands and feet were tied to the bed, unable to move.

Where is this place? Who brought her here? What do they want?

"Is anyone there? Where is this place? Where have you taken me?" With her eyes covered, Lou Xi couldn’t see the room’s condition, and her voice quivered as she spoke.

The room was very quiet, and after Lou Xi spoke, she seemed to hear a faint echo.

No one?

Lou Xi tried to break free from the ropes binding her hands and feet, but the hemp ropes were tied in a dead knot, and Lou Xi couldn’t get free.

The more she struggled, the more the tender skin on her wrists rubbed against the rope, quickly leaving marks that hurt.

What kind of hellish place is this, and who wants to harm her?

Suddenly, the room’s door was opened from the outside, and Lou Xi heard the sound of the door opening and closing and heard footsteps in leather shoes on the floor.

Someone came in...

With her eyes covered, she didn’t know who it was, and Lou Xi felt uncertain, fear swelling in her heart.

"Who... who are you?" Lou Xi kept retreating, but her feet were tied to the bed’s foot, making it impossible to dodge.

Lou Xi felt a sense of helplessness as if she were at someone else’s mercy.

She sensed someone sitting by the bed, a strange male scent drifting to Lou Xi’s nose, and what disgusted her even more was that the man reached out to stroke her face!

"Don’t touch me, go away!" Lou Xi reflexively backed away, not wanting the man to touch her.

But the man seemed intent on close contact, grabbing Lou Xi’s chin with one hand, his rough fingers sliding over her delicate neck.

"Don’t touch me... go away!" Lou Xi struggled desperately, trying to break free from the man’s hand, "If you want money, I can give you money, just don’t touch me... don’t!"

As long as this man didn’t touch her, she’d give him whatever money he wanted.

Suddenly, the man leaned closer to Lou Xi.

The closeness allowed Lou Xi to feel his breath, "Do you think I lack money?"

The man’s voice was deliberately lowered, different from anyone Lou Xi had ever heard before, so it wasn’t someone she knew.

Then who was this man?

"Are you wondering who I am now?"

The man guessing her thoughts startled Lou Xi, her hands clenching into fists, "You brought me here, so you must know I’m Qin Mobai’s wife. If I go missing, he’ll definitely come looking for me."

The man chuckled lightly, seemingly uninterested.

"Someone has already taken your place. From now on, there’s only one Lou Xi, the one by Qin Mobai’s side, while you... will stay here forever." With that, the man pressed a kiss on her forehead, holding her chin in his hand.

With her chin held tight, Lou Xi couldn’t resist.

Sickening.

But more than the disgust, Lou Xi felt afraid that someone had taken her place, and everything seemed normal.

No one would realize that the Lou Xi wasn’t actually Lou Xi!

No, Qin Mobai would definitely notice something different, he surely would!