you are so bright

Naturally, it could only be Lin Ling who knocked on the door. Lin Ling was standing outside the door with her satchel on her back.

"Is everything settled?" Mu Shan ushered Lin Ling in.

"It's all done. This is Ruoning's internship certificate." Lin Ling took out a document from her bag and handed it to Mu Shan. "I've also checked her school. She has passed all courses."

"Come with me to the study."

Lin Ling followed Mu Shan to the study on the second floor, and Mu Shan turned on the TV screen.

"This!" Lin Ling was taken aback by the picture displayed on the monitor. "Mr. Mu, will this..." Lin Ling was very worried that the situation in the basement might have involved crimes.

"What do you want to say?" Mu Shan stared blankly at Ruoning on the screen.

"No, no, Mr. Mu, I'm worried that doing this will have bad consequences for you." Of course, Lin Ling couldn't bear to see a girl being tortured|tortured like that, but it's better to keep these words in her stomach .

"Don't worry about other things. You only have two tasks now. One is to watch her, and the other is to ensure that she is alive. When I come back at night, you and I will take over."

Mu Shan is carrying her bag and preparing to go downstairs to work.

"Mr. Mu!" Lin Ling quickly chased after him, "This... this... how long does it take to see her?"

"I will approve your request for a three-month leave, and you can send the application to my email as soon as possible."

"Yes, yes." Lin Ling could only agree.

After Mu Shan left, Lin Ling came to the basement.

I saw Ruoning lying on the bed wearing a white skirt, her mouth was covered with a towel, her hands and feet were tied, and the material of that skirt was rather thin and translucent, especially under the strong light, the skin inside the skirt could be seen clearly.

Seeing this, Lin Ling hurried forward to help Ruoning up, and slowly pulled out the towel from her mouth.

"Cough...cough...cough...", because the towel irritated her throat, Ruoning coughed wildly.

"You... are you okay?" After pulling out the towel, the redness and swelling at the corner of Ruoning's mouth became even more shocking.

"Help me untie the rope, quick, quick!"

"Okay!" Lin Ling untied the knot at the end of the rope, and then wound the rope away from Ruoning's arm little by little. Every time it was wound around, the strangle marks left on Ruoning's arm could be seen.

Ruoning only dared to move his hands slightly.

"Well... Shall I go get you something to eat? Take a rest."

Ruoning immediately grabbed Lin Ling's arm, "Don't go, don't go."

"what happened?"

"I don't want to eat anything, can you let me go? You must know where the key is, right?" Ruoning pointed to the two heavy objects on her feet.

"I..." Although Mu Shan didn't mention where the key is, but based on her understanding of Mu Shan over the years, as long as the key is in this room, she should be able to find it.But... once you help Ruoning untie it or even assist her to escape... no... Mu Shan specifically told you to watch Ruoning... But no matter how you say this matter is against the law...

"I beg you, let me go! I don't want to stay here for a second!" Ruoning grabbed Lin Ling's arm and kept shaking it.

"... Ruoning, it's better... let's eat something first."

Lin Ling ran away from Ruoning, and couldn't bear to let Ruoning beg her again.After Lin Ling returned to the study, she came to the bookshelf and looked up, down, left, and right. There was a gap of a few millimeters between the book on the leftmost side of the third shelf and the bookshelf. The key is at hand.

Lin Ling didn't touch the key, once it was moved, Mu Shan would probably notice it.Besides, Lin Ling didn't think about whether to let Ruoning go or not.

Lin Ling went to a nearby store to buy some food and medicine and took them to the basement, "Ruoning, let's eat something first."

Ruoning shook her head.

"Let's eat some first?" Lin Ling brought a box of lunch to Ruoning. "How about we eat and talk about what happened?"

Ruoning took the lunch box, put a small strip of cabbage into his mouth, "Will you let me go?"

"Can you tell me what's going on first?"

"I just want to leave here. Anyone can live freely in this world, why can't I?" Ruoning said with a choked voice, "So many people want to come, let them come, why can't I leave ?!"

Seeing that Ruoning's emotions had collapsed, Lin Ling would only be unable to refuse her pleading if she continued speaking, so she left the medicinal wine alone and ran out of the basement.

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Three months later, Mu Shan returned home at night and continued to take Ruoning out of the basement.After not seeing the sun for a long time, Ruoning's face paled a lot, and her bones became thinner day by day.

Ruoning already knew the process, the first step is the bathroom.Ruoning stood under the shower head and raised her arms, waiting for Mushan to untie the rope, and then cleaned herself up.The second step is the bedroom.Ruoning numbly undressed and lay on the bed waiting for the daily "luck".

Mu Shan held Ruoning in her arms, and gently stroked her back, "Do you still want to leave now?"

Ruoning stuck out her tongue and licked Mushan's earlobe, and then whispered in her ear, "I think, I want to leave forever, as long as I have a chance, I will leave you immediately!"

This answer would obviously irritate Mu Shan, Mu Shan turned over and pressed Ruoning under her body, her hands tightly pressed Ruoning's arm, "Do you think you have a chance?"

Ruoning was no longer afraid of Mu Shan, and immediately retorted, "Do you think I have no chance?"

"Oh! Of course not! You listen to me obediently. Now you have only two choices. One is to stay in the company to work after graduation. Of course, it is to be my assistant. After Lin Ling is promoted, she will leave this position to You. Second, I will accompany you to study in the United States, and you just take this opportunity to give birth to me."

"Hmph," Ruoning sneered, "I don't know how to choose either of these two paths."

"I think you want to continue your current life, right? It's a great time, isn't it?" Mu Shan began to kiss Ruoning's whole body frantically.

Ruoning grabbed Mu Shan's hair, a tear fell from the corner of her eyes.

The next day, Mu Shan brought Ruoning back to the basement, and at the moment when Mu Shan was about to leave, Ruoning suddenly said, "You think you are smart and powerful, don't you?"

Mu Shan stopped but did not turn around, her back was still facing Ruoning.

"You are the most stupid person in the world." Ruoning said this sentence calmly, without complaint or hatred, as if a mother was raising her child.

Mu Shan ignored Ruoning and walked out of the basement.At this time, Lin Ling was already waiting for Mu Shan at the door.

"Lin Ling, watch carefully today, don't let anything go wrong."

Lin Ling nodded.

At noon, Lin Ling took the food to the basement.

"I want to go to the bathroom." Ruoning said calmly.

Lin Ling nodded, she walked in front, Ruoning followed behind.

Ruoning went into the bathroom alone, and after a while there was a "bang" sound from inside.

Lin Ling hurriedly opened the door, the mirror in the bathroom was shattered all over the floor, Ruoning sat on the sink in front of the mirror, holding a fragment of the mirror in one hand, and the chain between her feet with the other.

"Be careful, be careful!" Lin Ling saw a lot of mirror fragments falling on Ruoning and near the sink, worried that Ruoning might be cut if he moved.

Regardless of Lin Ling's dissuasion, Ruoning jumped off the sink. When her left foot landed, she stepped on a small puddle of broken glass, and deep red blood slowly oozed from the sole of her foot.

Lin Ling wanted to step forward to help Ruoning stop the bleeding.

Ruoning put the fragment of the mirror in her hand on her neck, "Don't come here!"

"Don't, don't, put it down, put it down, it's dangerous. Be careful, your feet are bleeding!"

"The wound is very small. I know it myself. I can't die. Lin Ling, I don't care how you understand it, whether you think I'm begging you or threatening you or doing something to you. I just want to tell you that I am serious today. Yes. I know you have your concerns, and I know you won't let me go easily, so you listen to me first, and I'll give you time to make a decision. "

"Say what you say, put that piece of glass down first, and I'll listen to you."

"I won't let it go. Because I have to get out of here today."

Lin Ling tried to move forward.

"Stand there and don't move, don't think of any other way. I will definitely leave here today. If I can't get out physically, I can at least get out with my life."

"Don't be impulsive! I won't move, I won't move, you say."

"Lin Ling, I know you must be worried that if you let me go, you will disobey Mu Shan."

"Ruoning, I can't help Mr. Mu's request..."

"I know you'll listen to her in everything, but you're not just a do-it-yourselfer."

"I……"

"I don't want to provoke you to disobey her, nor do I want you to pity me. I just want you to think clearly about one thing, she will make mistakes, she is not a perfect god, she is also an ordinary person, sometimes Not even an ordinary person. If she makes a mistake, do you still let her make a mistake?"

"I know Mr. Mu's approach is wrong, but..."

Ruoning pressed the glass shards into his flesh hard, and blood gushed out immediately.

"Don't! Ruoning, don't be impulsive, don't do stupid things, I'll help you!" Lin Ling didn't know how to deal with it, so she agreed to help.

"I'll give you another 10 minutes to think about whether you want to help me or not."

"it is good!"

Lin Ling paced back and forth in the room, two thoughts kept fighting in his mind.In fact, even if Ruoning didn't come to this matter, Lin Ling was already thinking of a way to solve it.But today is fine, the situation forces me to make up my mind now, no need to procrastinate.

Lin Ling ran to the study and quickly found the key. After all, Lin Ling would confirm the location of the key almost every day, and knew every change like the back of his hand.

Lin Ling took the key and ran back to the bathroom, "Okay, I'll help you." Lin Ling handed the key to Ruoning.

Ruoning quickly bent down for a second and opened the lock. Ruoning has studied this lock countless times and can draw its shape even with eyes closed.

"Thank you." The chain fell to the ground, and Ruoning finally felt the long-lost relief.

"I was hesitant before, sorry."

"Anyone would be hesitant, but there are few people who will really help me, and you may be the only one. Lin Ling, give me some more time, I want to leave a letter for her."

"it is good."

Ruoning quickly ran back to the house to change her clothes and shoes. Almost an hour later, Ruoning handed a stack of papers to Lin Ling. "I'm leaving, thank you for saving me, I will definitely repay you."

"Wait a minute!" Lin Ling stopped Ruoning, feeling a little bit of reluctance in her heart. "Where are you going?"

Ruoning didn't answer, maybe she didn't know where she was going, maybe she didn't think about where else to go, leaving was already the ultimate goal.

"You take this." Lin Ling took out all the money in the wallet and handed it to Ruoning. "If you use a card, you can check the records. You should use cash."

Ruoning didn't answer.

"Take it quickly, the money may not be enough for you to go out alone." Lin Ling stuffed the money into Ruoning's hand.

"thanks……"

"By the way, Ruoning, you must pay attention to your safety. If you have any difficulties, you must tell me, or you can come back again. I will try to persuade Mr. Mu, I know she is very... She is actually... ...", Lin Ling didn't know what words to use to describe Mu Shan's feelings for Ruoning.

"Thank you, I have to go, thank you." Ruoning left this place full of happiness and sadness with tears in her eyes...

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Thanks to the little angels who accompanied me all the way~