Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Sister Sisi, if you were in the position of the person in the middle, what would you choose?" Shen Chuning suddenly asked.

Sisi answered hesitantly: "I...I don't know..."

Shen Chuning sighed softly and said with emotion: "Yes, no matter who encounters such a thing, it would be difficult to make a choice."

Sisi asked cautiously, "You...you really don't resent the person who lured your brother to the gambling house?"

Shen Chuning said dejectedly, "How could we be so cruel as to resent the person my brother tried so hard to protect?"

She paused, then continued, "Besides, that man didn't force my brother to go to the gambling house at knifepoint. He went there of his own accord. So, why should we punish others for our own mistakes?"

Sisi couldn't help but ask doubtfully, "But don't you blame the person who led your brother astray?"

Shen Chuning explained seriously, "Actually, that person is just a tool in someone else's hands. If someone stabs you with a knife, should you resent the knife or the person holding it?"

Shen Chuning breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her heart. "I feel much better after telling you the secrets in my heart. The reason I'm willing to share this with you is because we've only just met by chance. I trust you won't reveal my secrets. I hope you don't find me annoying."

After she said that, she smiled embarrassedly at Sisi.

Sisi lowered her eyes and replied with a hint of loneliness in her voice, "How could I find you annoying? Usually, there are only Xiaotao and I in this yard. I can't even find anyone to talk to."

There was a hint of sadness in her eyes.

Shen Chuning seemed to sense Sisi's emotions and comforted her, "Sister, you can tell me what's been weighing on your heart. It really will make you feel a lot more relaxed."

Shen Chuning winked at Sisi playfully, trying to ease the atmosphere.

However, Sisi seemed a little hesitant. She opened her mouth several times but ultimately said nothing.

Seeing this, Shen Chuning said softly, "Sister Sisi, if it's embarrassing, don't say it."

After saying that, she picked up the teacup on the table and drank it without hesitation.

She put down her cup and looked at Sisi, a flicker of determination in her eyes. "I'm getting married and moving south in a few days. I'm afraid we won't be together again in this lifetime. Thank you for your hospitality, sister."

When Sisi heard the news, her eyes widened and she asked in disbelief, "How old are you, and you're getting married?"

Her face showed concern and worry for Shen Chuning.

Shen Chuning smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. The people behind this will definitely look for another way out when they see that my brother can't continue on this path. And as the youngest in the family, I'm very likely their target."

"My elders at home were afraid that I would be implicated in this matter, so they had to let me get married early. I am at an age when I should be enjoying the joy of my parents, but I have to get married so early. It would be a lie to say that I don't hate it, but I hate myself even more that I won't be able to see the day when the person behind this is brought to justice." Shen Chuning's eyes flashed with resentment and anger, and also revealed confusion and uneasiness about the future.

"It's great that there is someone who can plan for you. If someone had planned for me at the beginning, maybe I wouldn't have come to this point. Now all I can do is protect my sister." Sisi said in a trance, she seemed to see her past self.

"Sister Sisi, what did you say?" Shen Chuning asked.

"Nothing, nothing." Sisi quickly denied.

"You have to protect your sister. Is your sister in the hands of bad guys?" Shen Chuning stared at Sisi and asked. Her eyes revealed a determination and concern, as if she wanted to help Sisi solve the problem.

Sisi closed her eyes, tears blurred her vision, and she slowly sat down on the chair, her body trembling slightly.

"I had no choice. I was sick. If I didn't listen to those people, my sister would have gotten the same disease as me." Her voice was low and hoarse, filled with endless pain and helplessness.

"But in this situation, shouldn't you try every possible way to rescue your sister? How can you think that as long as you are obedient, the bad guys will not make things difficult for your sister?" Shen Chuning frowned and asked in confusion.

Sisi shook her head weakly and slowly, "It's useless. There's no way to save them. Those who try to escape will only die a more miserable death."

Her tone was filled with despair and fear, and she seemed to have given up any hope.

Shen Chuning grasped the key point in Sisi's words, "Are there many people like my sister imprisoned in that place?"

"There are so many people at different stages of the disease. Only those who have contracted the disease but haven't shown any symptoms will be assigned tasks. I'm glad that I became ill later, so I had the opportunity to meet him and spend the happiest time of my life."

Sisi looked into the distance with a smile on her face, as if recalling a happy past.

"Sister, have you also become a knife in someone else's hands?" Shen Chuning asked with concern.

"Yes, it was this knife that stabbed the one I love." Sisi said dejectedly.

"Sister, have you ever thought about revenge for your loved one?" Shen Chuning looked at Sisi and asked.

Sisi shook her head and said, "My sister is in their hands."

"Sister, do you really believe that the person who did these things can treat your sister well? How can an executioner put down his knife voluntarily? Only by catching the person holding the knife can you save the knife from his hands."

Sisi was disturbed by Shen Chuning's words and her persistence. She shook her head in despair, "I don't know, I don't know. They promised me that."

"Sister, do you know who they are?"

Sisi said slowly, "I don't know. They have a lot of people, and they are well organized with different divisions of labor. Everyone has their own fixed tasks. Some guard us, some cook, and some teach us...some things about sex."

"Sister, do you know where you were imprisoned before?" Shen Chuning asked while the iron was hot.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.