Chapter 1: The Least Victim

Wucheng, September.

In a detached house at the end of an alley, a unique psychological therapy session was underway.

Lu Mian sat casually on the sofa, her index finger twirling a strand of hair, smiling slightly as she looked across the room.

She took a sip of water, and as she put the cup down, she casually picked up a pen from the table.

The ordinary ballpoint pen, as if alive, wound around her long, fair fingers, circle after circle.

"Let's begin," she said, her tone light.

The young man opposite chuckled; it felt as if their roles had been reversed.

He was clearly the psychologist, yet the patient had taken the lead.

Immediately, he lowered his gaze to the case file in his hand.

"Lu Mian, female, 19 years old, the last victim of the AorB major kidnapping case, rescued safely half a month ago."

He had already memorized this information by heart.

But—

It was hard to imagine that the calm, unconcerned girl in front of him was the victim herself.

"Lu Mian, can we talk like friends? Your family is very worried about you, and they hope that through me, they can understand you better."

Lu Mian seemed uninterested; her right hand continued to twirl the pen, while her left hand idly pulled out her phone to pass the time.

She was doing other things, multitasking, and didn't forget to occasionally wink at the person opposite her, coupled with the faint red mole on her left ear's cartilage, making her appear cold, beautiful, and alluring.

But deep within her calm, smiling, clear eyes, there was no warmth, only a rebellious and mischievous air that seemed to say, 'Don't bother me.'

Psychologist Ye Jinwen frowned slightly.

This was definitely the second person he had encountered who was so difficult to approach!

The first, of course, was... but he was getting sidetracked.

Ye Jinwen patiently continued his one-sided attack.

"Can you tell me what happened during the two years you were kidnapped?"

"I forgot."

"Do you remember the mysterious person who rescued you? Do you know that person?"

"No, I don't."

"How do you view your parents and sister?"

"They're fine."

...Ye Jinwen felt he had hit a bottleneck in his psychology career.

The patient remained unhurried, but he was getting restless with frustration.

This was already the fourth session!

Each time, the answers were the same!

No matter how he guided or tried to reason with her, she remained unshaken, and there was no trace of lying in her expression.

But his intuition told him that even if Lu Mian wasn't suffering from PTSD, there was definitely something wrong!

He couldn't help but recall Lu Mian's mother's words: Lu Mian has been a liar since childhood; you can't trust her words!

Could it be that he would have to resort to forceful methods to make her tell the truth... Time quickly passed.

After finishing her twentieth game, Lu Mian stood up from the sofa.

Her beautiful eyes, curved in a smile, swept over the surveillance camera, and she returned the ballpoint pen to Ye Jinwen.

As if completing a task, the therapy session was over, and it was time for her to leave.

"Lu Mian!"

Ye Jinwen hurriedly took two steps to catch up, blurting out to her slender, cool back: "I mean no harm; I just want to help you!"

Lu Mian turned her head, a soft "Heh" escaping her lips, and she laughed unreservedly.

"Dr. Ye, aren't you tired of pretending to care about your patients?"

...Her words were too choking!

Ye Jinwen returned to the adjacent office with a sense of defeat.

The moment he pushed open the door, he saw a pleasing sight on the custom-made sofa, and his mood immediately brightened.

A man sat on the sofa, propping his single hand on his knees, leaning over to look at the surveillance footage on the coffee table.

Because of his leaning posture, the collar of his gray shirt was slightly open, revealing a patch of cool, fair skin.

Above it was that perfect profile, seemingly refined but so cold that no one dared to look directly at it.

And the icy eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses were intently and patiently fixed on the surveillance screen.

The focus of the screen was Lu Mian.

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Female lead Lu Mian 【beautiful, strong, alluring, cool, and sassy young lady, with many hidden identities】

Male lead Xiao Qimo 【scheming, alluring, hidden big shot, a refined scoundrel】.

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