The girl’s voice was very faint and soft.

However, it caused Chu Cimo to be stunned.

He couldn’t help but hold his breath.

And listen carefully.

Her voice sounded very familiar, vaguely resembling the voice of the girl back then… but a little lower.

Chu Cimo encouraged her. “Look, you can sing. Come, sing a little louder…”

After hearing this, she finally didn’t feel scared anymore. Hence, she nodded and was about to sing louder this time around…

However, she had just sung one word when the door to the emergency exit was pushed open once again. Yan Zijing walked in. “Mr. Chu, I’m sorry that Shanshan seems to have some problems. I’ll bring her home.”

Chu Cimo frowned. “Home?”

“Ah, right.”

Yan Zijing felt a little jealous when she saw Chu Cimo’s concern for Bai Shanshan. She then smiled and said, “I seemed to have forgotten to mention this. Shanshan is my sister-in-law.”

Chu Cimo was even more astonished. “She’s married?”

“That’s right!” Yan Zijing continued, “Her child is already five years old.”

“She already has a child?”

Chu Cimo didn’t understand why he felt as if there was an empty feeling in his heart.

In the past, when he broke up with his other girlfriends, he had never felt this way before.

“That’s right.” Yan Zijing passed by Chu Cimo then bent over to hold Bai Shanshan’s hand. “Shanshan, let’s go.”

Bai Shanshan’s body trembled, but at the thought of her daughter, she stood up and followed behind Yan Zijing. She had her head turned to the side, not daring to look at Chu Cimo.

On the way home, Bai Shanshan curled up in a corner at the very back of the car, not saying a word.

After arriving home, she was clearly a little more relaxed. After entering, she said to Yan Zijing, “I, I’ll be heading off to rest!”

She then entered the master bedroom in a hurry, closing the door.

Yan Zijing’s gaze then flickered and she took out her phone to call Yan Zihao. “Brother, there’s some problem with Bai Shanshan. It’s best if we can contact a psychologist to take a look at her.”

An hour later.

“… She already has a very serious mental illness over the years. She has moderate depression,” said the psychologist to Yan Zihao and Yan Zijing calmly. He looked at the records in his hand and then said, “She was agitated today and developed post-traumatic stress. Her condition is known as PTSD for short. Right now, she’s very scared of facing groups of people.”

Yan Zihao couldn’t help but look at Yan Zijing, reproaching her, “You acted willfully!”

Yan Zijing held onto his arm and said in a spoiled tone, “Brother, I just feel that she doesn’t know what’s good for her. I didn’t expect her to be so cowardly and get so scared.”

After saying that, Yan Zijing looked at the psychologist. “What is with her condition?”

The psychologist had known since a long time ago that this pair of siblings were acting together to brainwash Bai Shanshan. He had even given them suggestions on how to deal with Bai Shanshan. After all, as a psychologist, he had a better understanding of Bai Shanshan’s mental state.

He said slowly, “After receiving agitation, her mental state is very weak. She no longer wishes to review the scene from back then and doesn’t even want to think about it. She has an avoidance mentality. It can be said that her post-traumatic stress makes her no longer dare to sing in front of other people.”

Yan Zijing was shocked. “Then how about singing in private?”

“There should be no problem with that.” The psychologist smiled. “Singing is her only way of venting, so she likes to sing a lot. However, she’ll only dare to sing when she’s hiding by herself in a room or in front of people she’s very familiar with. It’s probably impossible for her to go on stage anymore.”

Yan Zijing’s eyes beamed. “Isn’t this even better?”

They no longer had to be worried that Bai Shanshan would betray them.

Yan Zihao couldn’t help but stretch out a finger and poke Yan Zijing on the forehead, saying intimately and adoringly, “This is just sheer luck. You aren’t allowed to deal with her recklessly in the future anymore, do you understand?”

“Alright~” Yan Zijing said in a spoiled tone, “How can I be as amazing as Brother? In the future, I’ll just leave the matter of controlling her mental state to you.”

None of the three people noticed that when they were talking, someone was standing outside the door.

Bai Shanshan had overheard their conversation and her fat body was trembling ever so slightly.

She opened her eyes wide in anxiety.

Various scenes from the past flashed in her mind…

Yan Zihao said, “Student, your voice is really amazing. Are you interested in becoming a star?”

Yan Zihao said, “Don’t be in a hurry to debut. Look, I’ve been giving you money every month. You’re our entertainment company’s treasure. Do you know what it means to conceal one’s strengths and bide one’s time? Train more with the teachers…”

Later on, she drank too much and had a one-night stand.

Yan Zihao said, “It was me last night. The child is mine too. I’ll admit it. Don’t panic…”

After she became pregnant, Yan Zihao said, “Shanshan, don’t be scared. Eat more. You mustn’t ill-treat the child…”

After she slowly became fatter, Yan Zihao said, “Shanshan, it’s alright. You rely on your voice and not your looks. Moreover, if you can get fat, you’ll be able to slim down too… You can try to lose weight after the child stops breastfeeding!”

Later on, Yan Zihao said, “Aren’t you too fat? Why can’t you slim down?”

He said, “Shanshan, I’ve prepared everything for you, but how are you going to debut in this state? Other people will mock our company. However, we’ve paid the advertising fees for the earlier phase, and I’ve watched over you for three years! Shanshan, I have an idea. Will it be fine to let your voice debut? Let Zijing debut for you.”

He said, “How can Zijing be the one who is popular? It’s your voice! You should feel happy!”

She was slowly brainwashed and helplessly accepted her fate.

Yan Zihao and Yan Zijing’s attitudes were no longer the same as before either.

Hence, Bai Shanshan smiled bitterly but tears flowed down from her eyes.

She wiped off her tears and looked at her fat fingers, then slowly walked back to her room.

After that, she squatted down, hugged her knees, and started crying.

This time around, neither Yan Zihao nor Yan Zijing noticed any abnormality. After all, she had received too big of a blow today, and it was normal for her to be feeling down and crying.

Yan Zihao only consoled her a little before eventually saying, “Tomorrow’s the filming for the third episode of [Masked Singers]. You’ll have to sing properly. Shanshan, you aren’t a lousy person, and your voice is the most wonderful in the world. Don’t be dejected anymore, alright?”

Bai Shanshan nodded.

After he left, the room returned to a state of darkness, and Bai Shanshan couldn’t see any hope in the darkness.

There didn’t seem to be anyone around her who could give her a helping hand…

The third episode of [Masked Singers] came along as planned. At this moment, Bai Shanshan and Yan Zijing went backstage.

Bai Shanshan became even more afraid of people.

She kept her head lowered, not even daring to look other people in the eyes.

Just let it be.

At the very least, she still had a voice. Therefore, she was still useful to Yan Zihao.

Anyway, no one could help her.

Bai Shanshan stayed in Yan Zijing’s dressing room as she thought of this.

Suddenly, there was the sound of the door being knocked on.

She opened the door and saw Shen Ruojing standing there in a white long dress. The woman’s gaze was indifferent and she asked, “Your weight…”

But all of a sudden, as though she noticed something, Shen Ruojing frowned and asked, “What’s wrong?”

What was wrong?

Bai Shanshan looked at her and suddenly smiled. As she smiled, she suddenly broke down in tears.

“Save me.”