Jian Ning frowned, she was about to say something, but she was interrupted by a burst of pain.

Shang Jin's mouth curved up, a cold smile on his face, "Sorry, my hand slipped just now and accidentally pressed the acupuncture point on your knee."

Jian Ning raised his head to look at him. He was frightened in the bottom of his heart, but Shang Jin didn't mind, he only narrowed his eyes and spoke in a bland voice.

Jian Ning held onto the wall with one hand and attempted to stand up, but to no avail. She sat cross-legged on the ground and raised her eyes to look at the man in front of her.

He wasn't used to people looking down on him, so this should be fine …

Her hair, which she hadn't had the time to dry in a panic, was casually draped over her shoulders. A few strands were even scattered in front of her forehead, dripping wet water. She looked extremely bedraggled.

Jian Ning did not seem to care about her appearance at all, she pursed her lips and tried her best to remain calm.

"Heh, as expected, rumours are misleading." Shang Jin glanced at her with surprise in his eyes, then chuckled and said, "I had thought that Jane's house's second young miss was very beautiful, but it seems that she is only so-so."

Jian Ning remained silent.

What about important matters?

She knew very well what she looked like, so she didn't need his evaluation. She only wanted to know if she could still leave this villa safely …

Seeing that she did not speak, Shang Jin did not have the thought of ridiculing her anymore, he only raised his eyebrows and spoke in a deep voice: "I invited you here, because I want you to do me a favor."

Please?

Jian Ning suddenly felt that she could no longer suppress the flames in the bottom of her heart, "You're really courteous!" She purposely stressed the last two words, almost gnashing her teeth.

"However, I don't know if Mr. Shang would mind telling me about this, but maybe I'll be willing to help."

Jian Ning looked at him calmly, but his heart was taut with vigilance and apprehension.

Hearing that, Shang Jin looked at her with interest, as if he was looking at a prey struggling under the hands of a hunter.

It was laughable and foolish to be scared so badly, yet at the same time, he was holding onto his hope of negotiating with the hunters and escaping with his life.

However, this Jane's house's Second Miss was different from what he had imagined. At least, her fake calm had gained some of the true inheritance from that old cunning fox Jian Xingfeng.

Thus, he had gained a rare bit of patience to deal with her.

"Don't worry. As long as you are in my hands, you will be considered to have helped me greatly." His lips curled up in a dangerous smile, "Therefore, I will have to trouble Miss Jane to stay here for a period of time."

"Be a good boy and listen to me. Maybe I'll let you go one day when I'm in a good mood."

If he was in a bad mood, wouldn't she be staying here for the rest of her life?

Furthermore, the prerequisite for all of this was for her to be able to help him …

Unfortunately, she was not a simple-minded person, and would not be of much use in front of Jian Xingfeng. Jian Ning smiled bitterly, as compared to letting Shang Jin know that she was not a simple-minded person, it would be better to admit it himself.

She gritted her teeth and met his eyes.

"I'm not Jane Xin!"

As his voice fell, the room suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

Jian Ning looked on helplessly as the person in front of her retracted the curve of his lips and lowered his expression.

The man's expression was as calm as before a storm, which made her tremble with fear.

"You're not Jane?" Shang Jin's tone was ice-cold, and carried a dense sense of danger. "Then who are you?"

He stared at her with his dark eyes. His fingers trembled on his knees as he leaned forward. His bony fingers pinched her delicate, white chin.

The force was so strong that it seemed as if he was going to crush her jaw.

Because of the excruciating pain, Jian Ning frowned but she did her best to restrain her gaze as she met the man's deep, dark pupils.

"I am, I am Jian Ning …"

After saying this in an intermittent manner, she seemed to have heaved a sigh of relief as she withdrew her eyebrows.

After a long while, Shang Jin calmed the surging emotions in his heart, and relaxed his control over Jian Ning, but his face was still gloomy.

"Jian Ning?"

"Looks like I have to take back what I said before."

"Jian Xingfeng really dotes on Jane Xin, as for you …" He turned his gaze towards Jian Ning, and suddenly pursed his lips, "He's merely an existence that can be abandoned at any time."

He knew that Jian Xingfeng had two daughters, but he had always been simple in front of the public. As for the young miss of Jane's house, almost no one had ever seen his before.

The saying goes that the body is weak and sickly, and needs a long period of rest.

Shang Jin looked at the person in front of him from head to toe, he could not see how she looked "weak" at all.

Moreover, since Jian Xingfeng was able to let her replace the old man who Jane Xin had married, it showed his attitude towards this daughter of his.

One was as precious as a treasure, while the other was as worthless. The difference between them was like heaven and earth …