The maid quickly brought a bowl of large meat and vegetable porridge, setting it up for her to eat easily.

Ye Lu bowed her head; the porridge was delicious, well-prepared, and nutritious, but she had little appetite. She forced herself to eat some, finally regaining some strength and spirit.

The maid behaved properly, removing the dishes and leaving the room, which was once again left with only the two of them.

Ye Lu really didn’t want to face him, yet she had to summon the courage to ask, "What do you think?"

Her pale and weak voice wafted into the air.

The room fell silent for a moment.

After a long time, there was a faint hum from Third Young Master Jun.

"Do you think your performance is up to par?"

Ye Lu turned pale instantly, realizing she had not passed his test.

Certainly her performance couldn’t satisfy him, her lack of experience was glaring,

But if she couldn’t satisfy him, make him willingly let her go, she would never be able to leave.

"Go ahead," Third Young Master Jun ordered indifferently.

Ye Lu knew he had no intention of letting her off.

She gritted her teeth, having already given up so much; she can’t give up now, the ordeal would pass if she just endures.

Touching her reflection in the mirror, seeing her own haggard face, she felt a pang in her heart, and tasted a strong sense of bitterness.

"I really hope this is all a nightmare! Ye Lu, you have to be strong."

Sitting in the bathtub, immersed in warm water, Ye Lu pondered many things. Her mind was a clutter of worries and problems and no solution in sight; her heart was in a mess.

After cleaning herself, she put on her clothes, sat on the floor, and sat quietly with her moulded legs cradled by her fair arms, her chin on her knees, her eyes vacant, staring into space. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Actually, she didn’t even know what she was thinking.

She just didn’t want to move, didn’t want to face it, sometimes she was truly scared, scared to death, feeling her life is wretched, feeling her fate is unbearable.

She wanted to succumb, but at the very end, she was always unwilling to give in to fate, which left her exhausted from the turmoil. She wanted someone to rely on, but couldn’t find one.

Clearly some things could only be faced by oneself, no one else could help, and there’s no escaping what was inevitable.

Seeing that she hadn’t moved for a long time, Third Young Master Jun came in directly, looking at her child-like posture in the bathtub, and frowned.

"How come you barge in without knocking? Can’t you have some decency?" Ye Lu looked at him annoyed, what if she was still bathing? No, he wouldn’t feel anything inappropriate even if he saw her.

"I was afraid you’d faint here, and drown yourself." Third Young Master Jun’s tone was nasty, holding a bath towel in his hand, "Get up, your hair is dripping!"

"Give it to me, I can do it myself."

"Don’t make me repeat myself, or else I’ll drag you out directly."

Ye Lu could only blush and stand up.

Third Young Master Jun expressionlessly draped the towel over her hair, rubbing it a few times to dry the water, she had just got up when he picked her up and carried her out of the bathroom.

Ye Lu lay rigid in his arms.

Even though she told herself not to be afraid.

Her instincts were still to fear this man, because he had caused her too much pain.

Until he put her down, Ye Lu’s lips were still pale, but she knew, she had no way out.