In the darkness, not a single ray of light pierced through.
Her clothes were roughly torn, her skin exposed to the air. Shame and pain forced her to clench her teeth, tears streaming down her face.
"Don't cry."
The man gripped her chin and lifted her face. His hoarse, deep voice echoed in the dark night. His firm, burning body pressed down on her, taking what he wanted with force. Heavy breaths reverberated in her ears.
She dared not struggle, biting her lip until it bled. Her body felt as though it was being torn in half.
The night of humiliation and agony continued. The man who possessed her relentlessly had a stamina that terrified her.
As long as she endured this, her mother could be saved.
She swallowed the tears that had fallen into her mouth, praying for time to pass quickly.
After what felt like countless repetitions, the man finally finished and collapsed onto the bed, falling asleep.
With the lean, muscular male body lying beside her, she dared not look. Enduring the pain of her ravaged lower body and the shame, she quickly got out of bed, dressed, and pushed open the door to leave.
As the door closed, Shao Xu shut her eyes, tears pouring down uncontrollably.
She dragged her exhausted and aching body to the bathroom at the corner, where a tall and beautiful figure was waiting.
Shao Lin narrowed her long eyes slightly, scrutinizing her from head to toe, a mocking expression on her face. "Shao Xu, you are truly despicable."
Shao Xu lowered her head, but the tears flowed uncontrollably.
The skirt still bore traces of the recent ordeal – shame, filth, and unspeakable disgrace…
Her legs trembled slightly.
Delicate high heels approached slowly. Shao Lin extended a fair finger, pointing at Shao Xu’s trembling body, and sneered, "Being taken by an old man in his fifties, aren't you disgusted? Shameless! If your mother knew, she'd probably want to die right now! You low-life thing!"
Shao Xu's tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. Everything that had just happened left her with no courage to retort. Her heart felt as though it had been stabbed by a knife, leaving it bleeding profusely.
She dug her fingernails into her palm, her voice weak and humble, "Give me the money."
Shao Lin's eyes flickered up, glaring at her venomously. "You want money? Then say something nice to make me happy."
Shao Xu raised her bloodshot, tear-filled eyes, her voice choked with sobs, trying to maintain a shred of dignity. "Say what?"
"Say what?" Shao Lin's sharp eyes widened. "Kneel! Say you are a bastard! Say you are a cheap slut that anyone can have for money! Say you are shameless, dirty, and disgusting! Worse than a prostitute!"
The malicious insults pierced her heart like ten thousand arrows. Her body ached, her heart ached, and her head buzzed.
Each word exploded in her mind like a curse. Humiliation and meekness made it almost unbearable. Her self-esteem was utterly shattered and trampled underfoot.
For her mother's sake, she had to endure all these insults, her eyes almost bleeding.
Shao Xu's knees buckled, and she fell heavily to the ground. Her knees directly hit the hard, cold hospital floor, sending a searing pain through her. Her lower body also throbbed with the pain of humiliation.
She raised her tear-filled eyes, her face etched with despair and anguish, as if weeping blood. She spoke each word, "I am a bastard… I am a cheap slut that anyone can have for money… I am shameless… I… I am dirty, disgusting… I am worse than a prostitute… Please…"
Her voice trembled so much that it was impossible to understand what she was saying, drowned out by her sobs and tears.
Suddenly, a credit card was thrown at her face, hitting the floor with a slap!
Shao Xu recognized it and reached out to pick it up. But then she saw the high heel step onto the bank card on the floor. She looked up to see Shao Lin's smug and triumphant smiling face.
"Shao Xu, you'd better remember this day forever! How you knelt before me begging for mercy." Shao Lin then moved her high-heeled shoe off the bank card as if God showing mercy.
Shao Xu gritted her teeth, enduring the humiliation. Forcing back her tears, she picked up the card and quickly left…
Seeing her walk away, Shao Lin pushed open the door. A rich, lingering scent of lust filled her nostrils. She covered her nose in disgust.
She hadn't expected this Manager Wang, despite being over fifty, to have such stamina, tossing and turning until almost dawn.
She removed her clothes and half-reclined on the edge of the bed. She nudged the sleeping man on the bed and said softly, "Manager Wang, my father's company's funds…"
The man's body stirred slightly. His face was somber, and his sharp, hawk-like eyes looked at her.
Shao Lin's heart leaped in shock. Who was this handsome young man in front of her? Where had Manager Wang gone?
A delicate business card with gold inlay was handed to her.
The man's icy voice followed, "I will give you what you desire. Now, please leave."
Outside the door, Shao Lin bit her hand, suppressing the surging joy within her.
Jin Ye, the helmsman of Huang Qi Group! She was about to soar to the branches and become a phoenix!