Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 648 - 483, Epilogue 10: In the Darkness, Quietly Facing Each Other (Third Update)

Shi Nian stood pressed against the door, not knowing how long she had been standing there, only aware that her legs had gone numb.

The walls of the room, including the door, were cushioned for soundproofing, making the sounds outside indistinct to her. Her communication with the outside could only break through the acoustic seal through the small gap under the door during the stillness of the night.

She couldn’t hear what was happening outside, but she knew the person outside was gone.

The entire door gap was now just light, with no shadow.

Everything happened rather suddenly, and she didn’t know what exactly transpired outside, but her intuition told her that the person might have been discovered and taken away by Gu Yong and his men.

The fate of that person was now worrying.

Uneasy, she pressed tightly against the door, straining her ears to catch even the faintest sound, just to confirm that he was okay.

But she heard nothing, the outside returning to the emptiness that had been before the person came. No matter how much she shouted or knocked on the door from inside, no one heard or responded to her.

Exhausted, she slid to the floor in fatigue. Unable to resist, she reached towards the edge of the door gap, letting her fingertips accept a bit of the outside light.

She prayed that nothing would happen to that person. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

She couldn’t help but blame herself. If it weren’t for her wanting to talk to that person, making him linger a bit too long outside the door, maybe he wouldn’t have been discovered, would he?

Just then, the light in the door gap suddenly changed. The area of shadow suggested that more than one person had arrived.

Shi Nian hurriedly stepped back.

The door suddenly opened, and the abrupt influx of light made Shi Nian squint. Instinctively, she shielded her eyes with her hand, then felt that another person had entered the room. Following this, the door slammed shut, and the sound of it being locked was heard.

She was startled.

There was another person in the room!

But through the darkness, she couldn’t see what kind of person it was.

She coughed slightly and asked, "Hi, hello."

No response.

Shi Nian felt a little at a loss, not understanding why the person wouldn’t reply to her.

Could it be disdain?

Or was he scared stiff?

Shi Nian took a deep breath and began to introduce herself: "My name is Shi Nian. Shi as in time, Nian as in year. What’s your name?"

The reply was still endless silence.

Awkwardly, Shi Nian rubbed her hands on her skirt, unsure if she had said something wrong or what she should say to make the other person speak.

She tried again: "I mean, I’m really glad you came in. You know, it’s always been just me in this room, no lights, and I don’t know if it’s day or night. Being alone was driving me crazy, so I just wanted someone to talk to."

"I mean... now that there’s you in the room, it’s nice, I can finally talk to someone."

"Also... don’t hesitate to speak if you feel like it. Don’t hold it in, you’ll only harm yourself."

But the opposite side remained utterly silent.

.

It was a situation Shi Nian had never encountered before; the repeated failed attempts of enthusiasm and courage were starting to be replaced by awkwardness. She could only shut her mouth tightly, retreating to the sofa by the wall, curling up her legs, resting her face on her knees, and closing her eyes sadly.

She didn’t understand why she was being rejected this way.

In such darkness, in the confinement of lost freedom, wouldn’t it be better for the two of them to rely on each other?

She didn’t know that in this very darkness, Tang Yanqing had opened his mouth countless times, yet always ended up closing it futilely.

He couldn’t speak, thinking that Gu Yong had put something in his food. But because the dosage was too small, he couldn’t distinguish what it was for now, nor find a way to counteract it.

Being confined in darkness like this was also a first for him. He didn’t know how to properly greet her.

Having known each other for so long, having planned to meet for so long, who would have thought it would come to this?

They were right in front of each other yet couldn’t see her, nor could she hear him.

But the only fortunate thing was that he could hear her voice.

As pleasant as imagined.

He heard the gentleness, meticulousness, and patience in her voice, and also the courage and strength that her steady tone exuded.

So he couldn’t help but smile in the darkness.