CHAPTER 279: CHAPTER 279: IMPRISON HER

Ningwan took her medicine, rested for a while, and finally felt better.

After recovering, she wanted to eat something and said she was hungry.

Feng Jiuzun was delighted when he saw she wanted to eat. He said, "I thought you’d go on a hunger strike. What do you want to eat? I’ll have it prepared immediately."

"Feng Jiuzun, have you been watching too many dramas? Just because you’ve imprisoned me, you think I’d go on a hunger strike? You’re giving yourself too much importance," Ningwan sneered.

Feng Jiuzun retorted angrily, "Ningwan, are you looking down on me?"

Ningwan chuckled and said, "You’ve finally realized it. Yes, I am looking down on you. A grown man being led by a woman, isn’t it normal for me to look down on you? Feng Jiuzun, I never thought you’d team up with Li Qingqing. I used to think, although you were somewhat irresponsible, you were at least a gentleman. Now... huh, you are so despicable and shameless, why should I respect you?"

"How am I despicable? I just like you. But you don’t like me, so if I don’t use some means, how can I get you?" Feng Jiuzun said.

Ningwan rolled her eyes.

At this moment, the servant knocked and came in, delivering the meal Ningwan wanted.

Ningwan ignored Feng Jiuzun and continued eating.

Seeing her eat happily, Feng Jiuzun felt relieved.

As long as she doesn’t go on a hunger strike, that’s fine. Previously a buddy of his had used forceful methods and brought back a woman.

That woman refused to be with him, didn’t drink a drop of water for three days, and ended up being so weak she had to be sent to the hospital for IV treatment.

It scared his buddy terribly at the time.

When he went to help, he saw the woman starving with dark circles under her eyes and was scared as well.

Since then, he’s been afraid of women going on a hunger strike.

"What’s your confinement range?"

After she was full, Ningwan wiped her mouth and asked Feng Jiuzun.

"What?"

Feng Jiuzun didn’t quite understand what Ningwan meant at first.

Ningwan said, "I mean, what’s the range of my confinement? Am I not allowed to leave this room, or the whole apartment, or the neighborhood?"

"This isn’t an apartment, it’s a plateau." Feng Jiuzun corrected.

Ningwan frowned, quickly walked to the window, and pulled the curtain aside.

Outside was a height overlooking the entire city, at least thirty floors high.

"Why is it not a villa?" Ningwan asked.

Feng Jiuzun laughed and said, "Afraid you’d escape, a smart woman like you, if trapped in a villa, what if you find a way to escape? A plateau is different, there’s someone guarding the door, you can’t go out, the window’s here, but would you dare climb?"

"Very clever, but surely not your idea, did Li Qingqing tell you this?" Ningwan asked.

Feng Jiuzun got angry, "Don’t always think I’m that stupid."

"So, she told you. However, according to her hatred towards me, she should hate me enough to want to kill me, why did she have you trap me here? What deal did you make with her? Or rather, what condition did you agree to?" Ningwan asked again.

Feng Jiuzun said with a bad expression, "It’s none of your business."

"How is it none of my business? You want to trap me here, maybe for a lifetime. If I spend a lifetime with you, you’re my man. Li Qingqing, what kind of person is she? She’s a woman with a vicious heart and tricky schemes. You made a deal with her, what if you get duped? I can’t just watch you get duped, especially by her." Ningwan spoke righteously.

Feng Jiuzun was deeply touched, "Ningning, are you being considerate of me?"

"Of course, so what deal did you make with her?" Ningwan blinked her eyes joyfully.

Feng Jiuzun smiled faintly, shaking his head, "Can’t tell you."

"Fine, then don’t say. But even if you don’t, I can guess." Ningwan said.

"You can guess? How is that possible? How could you possibly guess?" Feng Jiuzun didn’t believe it.

"Feng Jiuzun, you know I don’t like you, right? But you still trapped me here, it must be because Li Qingqing has a way to make me like you, isn’t it?" Ningwan asked.

Feng Jiuzun hesitated, his expression changed instantly.

"Looks like I guessed right."

"You didn’t guess right, I’m leaving now, you stay well here. Don’t think of any funny ideas, if you need anything, tell the servant. As long as it’s not excessive, they’ll give it to you." Feng Jiuzun gave simple instructions, then fled as if escaping.

Ningwan bit her lip.

Looks like she not only guessed right, but guessed accurately enough to scare Feng Jiuzun off.

Suddenly, she thought of something, her brows knitted.

She took out the phone Feng Jiuzun left behind and dialed Qiao Yichen.

"Sorry, your phone bill is overdue."

Ningwan: "..."

Feng Jiuzun, that scoundrel, no wonder he boldly left the phone, it turned out to be an overdue phone.

"Miss Ye, do you need anything?" The servant heard her call and walked in.

Ningwan smiled and said, "I want to make a call, may I borrow your phone?"

"Sorry Miss Ye, Mr. Feng instructed not to lend you the phone." The servant apologized.

Ningwan bit her lip, realizing that Feng Jiuzun intended to cut off all her contact with the outside world.

"Miss Ye, it’s time for soup."

The next day at noon, the servant brought a bowl of soup to Ningwan.

Ningwan picked it up to smell, then put it down laughing, "What did you put in the soup?"

The servant’s face stiffened, their expression sheepishly dropping.

Ningwan spilled the soup on the ground, "Tell Feng Jiuzun, don’t forget what I do. He wants to tamper with the food, but he can’t escape my sharp eyes."

The servant quickly nodded and cleaned up the spilled soup.

Soon, Feng Jiuzun arrived, storming in and red-eyed, questioned Ningwan, "Didn’t you say you’re willing to be trapped by me for a lifetime? Why don’t you want to drink the soup?"

"I said I had no choice but to be trapped by you for a lifetime, not willingly. Besides, who knows what effect your soup might have, what if drinking it makes me dumb? Then you don’t want me, I’d be pitiful."

"Rest assured, it definitely won’t do that." Feng Jiuzun assured her.

Ningwan scoffed, "And why should I trust you? You’re not a Chinese medicine practitioner. What effect could these herbs mixed together have? Even I, a practitioner, couldn’t figure out, how would you know?"

"Li Qingqing absolutely wouldn’t trick me," Feng Jiuzun said.

Ningwan was astonished, "Oh, Li Qingqing gave you the formula? Then I definitely won’t dare drink it. She’s always wanted me dead, who knows if she’d use you to get rid of me."

"She wouldn’t dare; what she wants is still in my hands, she wouldn’t trick me." Feng Jiuzun said confidently.

It turns out he possesses something Li Qingqing wants.

Ningwan smiled, having successfully teased out yet another clue.

"So, trust me, drink it, it won’t harm your body in any way." Feng Jiuzun attempted to persuade her.

"As if I believe that," Ningwan snorted disdainfully.

However, she soon realized that everything she ate contained this drug.

If she doesn’t eat, she’d have to resort to a hunger strike.