The next time Yi Qiansi came to visit was several days later.

When he walked in, he took a long look at He Xinyan, who refused to look at him. Then, he smiled and sat down on the chair the maid brought over.

"How are you doing?"

"Fine," she responded, even though she wasn't very fine. She didn't know if it was the food here that was bad, or if the chefs were bad at cooking, but she didn't have much of an appetite when looking at the food.

However, she still ate it because or else she would be hungry, and she didn't want that.

Besides that, everything was normal.

She was playing with her hair, which had grown longer over the period of time. Yi Qiansi patiently watched her play around with a small grin on his face.

"What are you here for?" He Xinyan finally asked, getting a little annoyed with Yi Qiansi's presence.

"I can't come and visit you?"

He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "There is no need. It makes me annoyed."

Yi Qiansi didn't get mad as he stood up and sighed, "Ah, I originally wanted to offer to let you go outside sometimes for a breath of fresh air with me, but since you don't like my company, I guess not."

He grabbed the chair and looked ready to leave, but He Xinyan immediately stopped him.

She smiled awkwardly and very fakely and grabbed onto a leg of the chair that was in the ear, "Haha, what do you mean Mr. Yi? Of course, I enjoy your company!"

She said through gritted teeth. Being outside was a huge opportunity! She didn't know what "outside" meant in his terms but it was better than being stuck in here.

As long as she could go outside, then all was possible.

Of course Yi Qiansi could see through her thoughts and he chuckled, "Then do you want to go outside right now? The sunlight is really bright today."

He Xinyan looked out the window and nodded her head immediately. She wanted to see what was out there.

She jumped off the bed and followed Yi Qiansi out of the room. She wasn't sure why he was letting her out, but it was a good thing either way.

Maybe he was just in a good mood today and decided to let her get a breath of fresh air after being held captive for the longest time.

She followed him down several hallways, and they made several twists and turns before they reached a door. He opened it and He Xinyan immediately ran out into the bright sunlight.

There was a large plain of grass and it came to a stop to the left, where there was a pile of raw dirt layering the ground.

She ran over to the edge of the grass and looked down as her heart dropped. They were at the edge of a cliff, and the endless ocean was right at the edge.

This was where the helicopter had taken off when she returned to Country Z the last time she was here.

"Is this the only exit out of the palace you have?" He Xinyan asked, trying to make it seem just like a casual question.

Yi Qiansi smiled as he walked over to her, "That is a secret."

He Xinyan glanced at him and frowned. After being trapped in a room that smelled of medicine for so long, a breath of fresh air felt very nice.

Even if she knew she couldn't escape unless she jumped into the ocean and drowned, she still felt much better than being trapped inside.

"Why are you keeping me here? What can I do for you to let me go?" He Xinyan asked, her voice slightly covered by the loud sound of the waves hitting against the rocks.

Yi Qiansi looked up at the horizon without much expression, "That, you don't have to know. However, you can enjoy your stay here. You can tell me or the maid whatever you want to eat or whatever you want to play with, and I can give it to you."

"What if I want a phone?" He Xinyan asked hopefully.

"That is a no."

He Xinyan rolled her eyes and walked around the grass, looking over at the area of dirt near where she was standing. It looked very out of place next to the pile of green grass.

"What is that pile of dirt doing there?" She asked.

Yi Qiansi looked over and shrugged, "I don't know."

His long silver hair swayed in the wind, messing it up slightly. He looked up at He Xinyan, whose focus had turned to the dirt for some reason.

In the bright sunlight, her entire body seemed to shine, especially since her skin got more pale after staying inside for so long.

He stared at her for a few seconds and blinked a few times before looking away.

"I want something."

Yi Qiansi looked up again, "What is it?"

"Since I have nothing to do inside, can I at least come outside often?" She asked.

After careful thought, Yi Qiansi nodded his head, "As long as you are under the accompaniment of another person or me, then yes."

He Xinyan thought for a few seconds, "Can you get me a bag of flower seeds?"

"Flower seeds?" Yi Qiansi repeated.

He Xinyan nodded her head, "Sunflower seeds will do. That pile of dirt looks great to plant some flowers."

She had nothing to do here and she had checked every possible way to escape, all of which failed. Even here, unless she committed suicide by jumping into the ocean, there was no way out.

Then, she had to find a way to make use of the excess time on her hands.

Planting some flowers didn't seem like a bad idea.

Yi Qiansi seemed quite flustered for a few seconds before he gently nodded his head, "I'll get someone to buy the seeds if that is what you want."

He Xinyan nodded her head and looked around, walking a few laps around the grass again before she walked back to the door, "I'm going back."

She placed her hand onto the door and noticed that it was slightly opened. She didn't think much, guessing that maybe Yi Qiansi didn't close it earlier.

She walked in and Yi Qiansi walked in right after, closing the door behind him, blocking out the sunlight again.

"Why don't you have windows here?" He Xinyan asked out of curiosity.

"I don't like sunlight," Yi Qiansi said grimly, his eyes dimming slightly as he spoke.

He Xinyan frowned and knit her eyebrows together but didn't say or question anything.

She returned to her room after she asked if she could move freely around the pastel grounds and got rejected.

She ate lunch and walked around the room. She didn't even have to look or search hard to know that there was nothing inside the room.

She sighed and jumped onto the bed.

When dinner was delivered, the maid informed her that the bag of sunflower seeds she had requested was here.

The maid placed the paper bag onto the table and left the room.

He Xinyan ate her dinner first before beginning to play around with the sunflower seeds. She couldn't plant the seeds at night so she would have to wait until the next day.

Yi Qiansi came to visit her on a daily basis now, which was kind of weird. She could ask if she could go outside to plant the seeds tomorrow.

She placed the bag onto the table and decided to go to sleep since it was late into the night already.

However, halfway through the night she woke up again from hunger. She wouldn't have an appetite sometimes during meals, but then she also got frequently hungry recently.

Maybe it was because she had nothing else to do so she could only eat.

With no food around and no way to get anyone to bring her food, He Xinyan tried to resist and forget about the hunger.

However, it got worse and worse and she couldn't even fall asleep.

Finally, she got out of bed and opened the lights. She tried knocking on the door but no one came. In the end, she was left with one choice.

He Xinyan narrowed her eyes as she looked over at the desk.

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The next morning, Yi Qiansi entered the room.

"It is a nice day today and I heard there will be rain tomorrow. Do you want to go and plant the sunflower seeds right now?" He seemed to be in quite a good mood as he smiled and sat down next to her.

He Xinyan gulped and looked up slightly guiltily, "I. . . You might need to buy more sunflower seeds."

Yi Qiansi frowned confusedly, "Why? Didn't the maid bring the seeds yesterday?"

He Xinyan nodded her head and looked over at the paper bag near the table, "Well. . . I. . . I got a little hungry yesterday night, and I. . . I might have accidentally eaten the sunflower seeds."