Zhou Eldress froze and looked at the door. "H-How did you know I was here?"

Zhou Ming ignored and immediately went to Xiao Yunhua. Seeing her state, he felt an unfamiliar ting in heart. "Little flower..." Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting.

She saw how regretful he felt after seeing her conditions and shook her head. This wasn't his fault, it was hers. The risk of manipulating emotions was indeed dangerous. And she had taken that risk to get revenge for her beloved grandmother. Getting attached to a person in a world caused her to be like this. However, it was also the sense that she was repaying a debt to the old woman.

As Zhou Ming ushered for people to take Ling Xiu away, Xiao Yunhua blurred out the yells and every other sound. All she saw was Han Mi's face and she finally smiled as tears swarmed in her eyes.

"Grandmother... I hope you're happy."

Seeing the old woman fade from her vision, the exhausted Xiao Yunhua finally passed out.

When she woke up, she immediately sensed the smell of medicine and realized she was in the hospital. She had been here so often that she felt sick of it. She tried getting up but was stopped by a pair of small hands. She looked up and noticed a pregnant Ni Ming and Wang Yaowan next to her.

Ni Ming's face was pleasant but her eyes gave away her true emotions. The woman wanted to cry seeing the conditions of the younger girl in front of her. "Little Yunhua, why do you always get yourself in trouble?"

"T-Trouble...seems to follows me." Her throat was so dry and her voice came out hoarse. Ni Ming tried to get her some water but Wang Yaowan beat her to it. He gently helped hold the cup as she drank the water. Once she drank the water, she cleared her throat and asked, "What happened?"

"You've been asleep for two days. The doctor said it was normal and that you did well for the way you were treated for eight days... what happened?"

Xiao Yunhua's eyes glazed with the memories of the past couple of days. She shook her head and weakly smiled. "I'd rather not talk about it—"

"You must." A third voice interrupted her and all three eyes turned to the door. Zhou Ming was with another and unfamiliar man. Zhou Ming introduced the man as the officer who would interrogate her on the events. Even though she felt uncomfortable, she recalled the incident and explained the event in full detail including the camera that was hidden and only in her view of sight.

Of course she didn't expose how she manipulated the old woman's emotions and caused the logical thinker to grow livid and do unreasonable and childish things because even she couldn't believe it. Nor did she expose that she was the one who fixed the camera either.

The officer was very pleasant and quickly left once he asked all of his questions, leaving Xiao Yunhua with the other three. Ni Ming sensed that Zhou Ming and Xiao Yunhua needed to talk, so she ushered Wang Yaowan to leave with her.

Once they were alone, a silence loomed over them and Xiao Yunhua finally decided to break the tension and speak. "How...is the situation now?"

"All the evidence lead to her, including the incident from so long ago. She will most likely be imprisoned for a long time." His cold tone scared her. He hadn't spoken this cold to her, ever. Did she do something wrong? How could he even figure out that she had a hand in anything?

"That's good, it appears that both of us...have achieved our revenge."

It all went by in a blur, but in a sense, they did. Han Mi's injustice was being investigated and finally her name was being cleared. As well as the attempted murder long ago was being exposed as well... yet why did she feel so empty. A feeling of dread filled her heart as she forebode what else he was going to say.

"Which brings me to our next point: our cooperation has ended since we have both achieved what we want."

Her eyes widened and it seemed like her heart stopped. He was getting rid of her? All this effort and time they spent together... it was all being ignored by him? Her eyes filled with unshed tears and she swallowed down the sorrow she felt and asked, "So...soon?"

His whirlpool of ebony eyes met her golden ones. There were no indication of emotions and the hollowness frightened her. He really didn't feel anything after all this time. She was just another tool... no wonder he was a 'special target'... Xiao Yunhua was sure that she would've never gained his heart if he had been a regular target. He didn't appear to have one anyways.

"Did you expect anything?" He dryly chuckled and grabbed her chin, bringing her face close to his. "Flower, I told you. These silly expectations shouldn't have existed since day one. You and I were merely partners who benefited from each other. Now that the benefits are over, our deal is done. I have already gotten the servants to gather your things, so they'll be ready to move out of the penthouse once you're out of the hospital."

She wanted to curse him. Curse how heartless he was being. Curse him for doing this to her. Curse him for not following along with the usual script. But most importantly, she wanted to curse him for cracking her sense of vanity. With this appearance, who wouldn't fall for her? This was what was promised by the system, yet it seemed like there was always one person who got away.

Her cheeks were wet from her streaming tears but she only lowered her head and turned her eyes away.

It's over. It's really over.

He didn't hesitate any longer and left her alone.

On his way to his car, his face was still blank, however he still heaved a sigh.

This way, she wouldn't have to suffer anymore. He had seen how fragile she looked in the hospital, so this was the only way for her to live her life in the light.

And he would always watch over her in the shadows...