"Huo Haoran, I told you before, we are not suitable. You are a young master from a prominent family in the capital, while I am a commoner girl. With the power of your family, even being your maid would be a high aspiration for me."
"You know I'm a young master from a prominent family in the capital. With my status and position, what kind of woman can't I have? I've slept with many popular big stars. But for you, I sent flowers every day and spent a lot of effort on you over the years. Yet, you left without a word and ran back to a small city to be a teacher. Do you know how much effort I put into finding you? Since you say being my maid is a high aspiration, then let yourself aspire to it once, and be my maid."
"Huo Haoran, I beg you, we were classmates. Don't be so aggressive. Wouldn't it be better for you to go home and live your wealthy life?"
Teacher Yang Xi seemed a bit troubled. This Huo Haoran was a classmate from her university days. The university she attended was quite famous in the capital. Huo Haoran was her classmate in the same major, but he wasn't academically gifted; he got into university through family connections.
At that time, Teacher Yang Xi was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Being a prodigy, she had skipped grades continuously and was the youngest in her class.
However, even at the age of fifteen or sixteen, Teacher Yang Xi's beauty astonished everyone. Especially Huo Haoran, who pursued Yang Xi relentlessly.
Unfortunately, Yang Xi had no interest in him. After two years at that university, she skipped grades and graduated, then transferred elsewhere for postgraduate studies.
She never expected that after so many years, this Huo Haoran would actually chase her here.
"Yang Xi, after all these years, I still haven't forgotten you. I've been looking for you, and now that I've finally found you, I won't leave."
"Huo Haoran, I beg you, let me go," Teacher Yang Xi pleaded.
"Hahaha, I put in so much effort to find you just to let you go? If you want me to let you go, that's fine. Three years. Be my girlfriend for three years, and we'll break up after three years. What do you think?" Huo Haoran proposed, thinking to himself that he would probably be tired of her within three years.
"If you continue like this, I'm calling the police."
"Hahaha, call the police? Don't be ridiculous. If I make one phone call, I can have the police chief of your city removed from office. Of course, you might say, call the Criminal Investigation Bureau. It's fine, one of my junior high classmates is the captain of the Jinzhou City Criminal Investigation Bureau. You've probably heard of her, she's Changsun Qinghe," Huo Haoran said with a fearless laugh. With his family background, coming to a small city like this was like a shark entering a pond; he could do as he pleased. Even the largest local powers, upon learning of his identity, would turn a blind eye and steer clear.
Teacher Yang Xi was on the verge of tears. She didn't doubt Huo Haoran's words. Back in university, Huo Haoran's status had already made many classmates fearful.
For a young master from a family of Huo Haoran's caliber, destroying a small family would likely be effortless. In fact, if he forced himself on her today, no one would dare to say anything.
Yang Xi was crying, wishing sometimes she could go to a plastic surgeon and disfigure herself to have fewer troubles.
"Yang Xi, I've never been so patient with a woman. If it were anyone else, I would have already taken what I wanted by force. Only with you do I hope for your willing submission. Don't test my patience, otherwise, I might really lose control, and it's not impossible that I'll rape you right here. In a small city like yours, no one can do anything to me."
"Wuwuwu... why, why is my life so bitter," Yang Xi couldn't help but cry.
Teacher Yang Xi's parents also came out.
"Who are you, and why are you harassing my daughter so persistently? My daughter clearly doesn't like you. Love is mutual; a forced melon isn't sweet," Yang Xi's father said angrily.
"Auntie, you're mistaken. A forced melon, if ripe, can be very sweet. Your daughter is so beautiful, she's meant for people like us who have the ability to have her. Do you think she's for those losers?"
"Shut your mouth! And you call yourself from a prominent family, how can you speak so uncouthly?"
"Hahaha, I'm being very polite towards Yang Xi. But even the best manners will eventually run out of patience. Yang Xi, enough nonsense. Come with me today. After three years, I'll return your freedom." With that, Huo Haoran stepped forward, intending to forcibly take Teacher Yang Xi away. Su Dan Novel Network.
"Let her go." Just then, a voice from outside the door called out. It was Zhou Hong.
"It's you, you pauper! What are you following us for?" Huo Haoran's henchman shouted upon seeing Zhou Hong.
"Slap!" In the next second, Zhou Hong slapped him. The henchman was instantly sent flying seven or eight meters, crashing heavily to the ground.
"Ah." Huo Haoran was stunned. His henchman, though just an ordinary martial artist, had a cultivation level of at least fifteen stages, yet he was sent flying in an instant.
"Very good. I didn't expect there to be a martial artist in this poor place. What's your name?" Huo Haoran asked condescendingly, looking at Zhou Hong. He certainly didn't take Zhou Hong seriously.
"Zhou Hong."
"Not bad. From today onwards, you will be my subordinate. I see you have good talent in martial arts cultivation, but unfortunately, there's no future for you in this poor place. If you're willing to be my subordinate, I can take you to the capital, and your world will be much broader then. What do you say?" Huo Haoran asked from on high, as if bestowing a great favor.
Zhou Hong wondered if he had misheard. Someone he considered trash was offering him a position as his subordinate.
"Zhou Hong, what are you doing here? Hurry and leave!" Teacher Yang Xi snapped back to her senses and shouted at Zhou Hong. She knew the caliber of Huo Haoran. Forget Zhou Hong, even Changsun Ruoyan, the top genius of Jinzhou University's Martial Arts College, was no match for him.
"Teacher Yang Xi, don't worry, with me here, no one will take you away," Zhou Hong reassured her with a smile.
"Zhou Hong, he's not from our local area. He's from the capital. He was a classmate in the same major when I was in university. His family is a famous prominent family in the capital, and he grew up in such a family. His strength is beyond your imagination. Hurry and leave!" Teacher Yang Xi was getting anxious because, even if Huo Haoran killed Zhou Hong, no one in Jinzhou City would dare to question it.
"Heh heh, Teacher Yang Xi, if I leave, what about you?" Zhou Hong asked speechlessly.
"Don't worry about me."
Yang Xi had already made a decision in her heart. She would stall Huo Haoran first, then find an opportunity to buy some sulfuric acid and disfigure herself. That way, she didn't believe Huo Haoran would still be interested in her.