Dealing with Tigers

“However, it’s strange to say, Li Sheng-long is the youngest son and has a disability. He has always lived a reclusive life overseas, very low-key. No one expected him to take over… A month before he returned to the country, the second son, Li Ke-yang, took control of all the businesses under the Yang Sect. The market was in chaos, and people were in panic. A few days later, news came out that the head of the Yang Sect, along with his family, a total of thirty-seven people, died on the same day. Following that, there was a constant stream of funerals at the Long Sect. Three weeks later, it was announced that Li Sheng-long would succeed as the new sect leader, but he did not show up until seven days after his father’s death when he officially took over. The Long Sect, once the weakest among the four, suddenly rose to the second strongest. At that time, several groups of assassins had been dispatched overseas to search for the whereabouts of the other two young masters of the Li family. The Lin Sect was the most fearful, insisting that Li Ke-lin must die. While Li Sheng-long was hypocritically busy preparing for the funeral, the Lin Sect was annihilated overnight. The reasons behind this remain sealed to this day, only known is that afterwards, the Long Sect and the Xuan Sect each took a share of the spoils. The Long Sect eliminated two major adversaries with lightning speed, tripling its power, but still couldn’t match the Xuan Sect. Beneath the calm surface, assassinations continued… Until two years ago, when the eldest and second sons of the Li family turned against Li Sheng-long, leading a night raid on the Xuan Sect. After eliminating several key figures, they unfortunately fell into a trap set by a traitor and died tragically within the Xuan Sect. Ah… Fingers gently caressed the slightly bulging blue veins exposed in the air, moving slowly upwards to the tightly knotted arm muscles. You have really grown stronger, and you’ve avenged yourself, but you’ve been foolish. Did you think your brothers sacrificed themselves for what? It was to prevent you from becoming like this! You’ve let them down! You’ve foolishly fallen for Li Sheng-long’s trick! That perverse man has always treated you all as pawns! After taking over, he could kill his own wife, eliminate the women around you, and even, his own flesh and blood! The one who betrayed your brothers was him! It was him!! You fool, you fool!!… I kept shouting, doctors and bodyguards rushed in, dragged me out, and closed the door. They started working again. I was examined by the doctor again, then pricked with a needle, watched as I convulsed and struggled, and finally, I fell asleep. In the morning, I did some elementary school radio exercises, then went out to find food. I unintentionally scared the man in sunglasses. It took him a while to react, ‘Hey, don’t scare me anymore.’ ‘…How could he hire someone like you (a fool)?’ ‘Mr. Qi? He was moved by my determination to make it in the world and my incredible willpower!’ He took off his sunglasses, his small bean-like eyes sparkling as he gazed ahead. ‘And, our grandfathers were comrades-in-arms, Grandpa Qi helped me a lot’… That’s probably the real reason… His gaze turned to me, and he said earnestly, ‘By the way, do you have some kind of illness?’ A piece of half-eaten Kraft cheese ‘pia~’ firmly covered his small bean eyes. ‘No, it’s just like this when I’m stressed.’ Taking a sip of Sunkist, supplementing my daily vitamin C~ ‘I feel like it’s more the people around you who are stressed by you… Li Ke-xuan must have been stimulated by you too; the doctor said his heartbeat and pulse have become stronger, a sign of improvement.’ Oh~ I tenderly removed the cheese that blocked our gaze and sang an Eternal Band love song, ‘You are the woman I love the most, you have the most beautiful lips, you have the most captivating eyes, you bring me happiness and joy, I am the man you love the most, my love is eternal, whatever it takes, falling in love with someone~’ He coolly put on his sunglasses and said in a deep voice, ‘Miss, I have a girlfriend.’ -.-||||… From then on, except for eating, bathing, and doctor visits, I stayed in Ke-xuan’s bed, sleeping. Anyway, the bed was big enough, I wouldn’t crush him. I kept chanting curses while holding his arm, annoying him to wake up several times. Dr. Zhang even said I created a miracle, oh hehehe~~ He first slightly opened his eyes to see me, gave a faint smile, then closed his eyes again. Dreaming?! I screamed until all the doctors gathered; his eyelids twitched, opened a bit, then closed again. Since then, the doctors encouraged me to do whatever I wanted, except touching his wounds, to stimulate him to wake up for a longer time. But when he saw me again, his eyes were full of doubt and evasion. He tried to move but couldn’t, I softly called his name, and he angrily closed his eyes, so I had to call the doctor. When he woke up again, he still had a look of disbelief and reluctance to see me. I was furious, pinching his arm, ‘I don’t care if you want to see me or not! Unless you have the strength to push me off the bed!’ I was so mad! The doctors didn’t even bother to stop me, just went to sleep! One day, during naptime, I suddenly felt the person next to me struggling, sweating. I wiped his sweat, pulled the blanket aside to let him cool down, and found an old but finely crafted pocket watch. I carefully opened it; it had stopped. Inside the lid was embedded an old, tea-colored talisman, was it the peace charm his mother left him? And another small, folded piece of paper… I gently opened it, ‘Believe it or not…’ The elegant, robust handwriting instantly blurred. Whether it was a past event or a past love, I’ll treasure it in my heart, remembering the us back then, humming someone’s song. One person slept, the other woke up… A roar startled me awake by seven or eight parts, ‘What are you doing!’ ‘Sleeping,’ I answered drowsily, forcing my eyes open to see a tall figure striding towards me, but couldn’t see his face clearly. Just as I was about to close my eyes to continue sleeping, another roar came, ‘You dare to sleep with him?’ ‘Are you an idiot? I dare, that’s why you see it.’ He forcefully pulled my hand away from Ke-xuan, ‘Who are you?!’ I got angry, my morning temper is huge! I stared at him with all my might! Why does he seem somewhat familiar? Two seconds later, my vision cleared… My mind cooled down a bit, ‘You don’t remember me?’ he asked softly. ‘Heh… hehe… hehehe…’ I laughed dryly, the next second, I was lifted up by him. He hugged me tightly, trying to crush my windpipe! ‘Ah! Ah ah!!’ I’m going to die! I turned my head with difficulty towards Ke-xuan, shouting, ‘My bank password is XXXXXX!’… His eyes looked so lively… Did I really wake him up?” -.-|||… Thankfully, the intimidating gaze wasn’t directed at me~ I looked up at Qi Yufeng, uh, I wonder how long these two will keep this up… “You’ve got crossed eyes,” I whispered to Qi Yufeng, and he actually believed me! Look, he turned away… Uh, I… A mischievous smile crept onto my face, “Liu Yixia, you’re so heartless, you’ve forgotten your first man after just a few days,” I said. As I spoke, I lowered my head, and he stopped moving, emphasizing “first”… I was lost in thought when he grabbed my arms, turning me towards the person on the bed. An arm wrapped around my waist, lifting me off the ground, and despite my struggles, they were futile; my upper body couldn’t escape his control, my back pressed tightly against his chest, and my struggles only made me feel the friction between my spine and the buttons of his shirt. When I met Ke Xuan’s eyes, a sense of helplessness washed over me… If what you want is to see us defeated, congratulations, you’ve succeeded! “Let me go,” I turned my head to look at him, speaking in a resigned tone. I no longer had the energy to continue this battle with him. However, his gaze only sharpened, and I was sure he had no intention of letting me go! After my lips were ravaged by his bites, his nose tip grazed mine before settling at the back of my neck, “Your hair, your body, all carry my scent, how could you sleep with another man bearing it?” His other hand reached for my chest! “Don’t touch me!” I shouted angrily, but his hand only pressed harder, humiliating me! “Her first time was meant for you, but now it’s mine. Don’t disappoint her by not being up to the task,” I was at my wit’s end, only regretting not thinking of kicking him with my heel earlier! He grunted and let go, and I fell to the ground. Li Kexuan still looked at me in pain, trembling as he tried to get up… It’s annoying. Since it’s inevitable, all resistance is just a joke, hindsight! You and I should have been thrown into the incinerator long ago! “Don’t look at me like that! What first time, does it still matter to you? The one I wanted to give it to died two years ago, and it wasn’t you! So it’s my business who I give it to,” I lifted my head to meet Qi Yufeng’s furious eyes, taunting him with a smile, “whether it’s a man or a beast.” As expected, he bent down, gripping my chin tightly, his face almost convulsing with rage, “Liu Yixia, your words truly move me,” he said through gritted teeth. Well, Qi Yufeng indeed pulled me out of that suffocating space, but… I didn’t expect him to drag me out! I was dragged along, stumbling, even tears were shaken out, not knowing if it was from the relief of getting what I wanted, the pain of being pulled apart, or just wanting a good cry. After giving some instructions outside the car, two burly men approached, lifting me up. I looked at Qi Yufeng in surprise, and he gave me a faint smile, devoid of any emotion, “They are human, do you like them?” By the time I realized, they had already taken me far away, “Qi Yufeng, you pervert!” I screamed at the top of my lungs, and a large hand covered my mouth. Before I suffocated, we were already in a small room, which had a toilet, a wooden table, an exhaust fan on one wall, a hanging lamp from the ceiling, and me, with one of the bears. The other bear entered from outside, carrying a thermos and a cup. Then, the two bears started talking, “Just pour a cup, why bring the whole bottle?” “I’m not good at balancing; I’d spill the water if I tried to carry just a cup over this distance.” “Never mind, just hurry up.” One poured out a cup of scalding hot water, while the other forced a pill into my mouth, and I saw the hot water cup coming towards me, I frantically waved my hands, my speech slurred, “No, no hot water, I’ll die!” “So troublesome, women are always so troublesome! Do you want tap water?” Of course, “Yes!” Then, a cup of tap water from the toilet outlet, along with the pill, rushed down my esophagus. A joke, drinking tap water might just give me diarrhea, but hot water would be taking my life! I hadn’t even considered suicide with the prospect of rape and a threesome ahead, what’s a little tap water~ “Never seen a woman not resist after taking an aphrodisiac, aren’t you embarrassed?” “Aphrodisiac”! I froze. “What did you think it was!” Isn’t it something that keeps you awake? Before a threesome, doesn’t the top usually force the bottom to take it and then let out three lewd laughs, “hia~ hia~ hia~ how could we bear to let you pass out…” But I took an aphrodisiac!!! I rushed to the bathroom, remembering from a biology class in France, the effective time for these drugs is usually within 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the dose, and if it’s mixed with alcohol, the effect time is even shorter. But I drank cold water, it shouldn’t have been absorbed yet; if I could drink enough water to make myself nauseous and vomit everything out, I’d be fine! Just as I stepped into the bathroom, a strong hand pulled me back, a hand I knew all too well! He locked the door with his other hand and threw me onto the bed. I propped myself up, sneering, “Qi Yufeng, you’re not thinking of a foursome, are you?” He approached, pushing me down mercilessly, looking as if I had wronged all his ancestors, “You made me take that drug!” His face softened deliberately, “The scene will be spectacular.” He leaned down, tracing my collarbone with his fingers, then suddenly pressing hard on my shoulder blade, making me throw my head back in pain, hearing his sinister voice, “I’m not someone you can mess with.” I had nothing to say; he was determined to ruin me today. Getting involved with him must be the retribution for all my sins accumulated over ten lifetimes! I began to feel uneasy. With a mocking tone, he asked, “Has it kicked in yet?” Thanks to your “blessing”, not yet! I drank cold water, at least ten minutes. Of course, I wouldn’t be foolish enough to tell him that, I just glared at him angrily. “Do you want them?” He glanced towards the bears. “No!” “Oh, then you can leave.” They actually left, but I knew he wouldn’t let me go just like that. I watched him warily, and he tempted me with a sinister charm, “What about me then?” I stifled a laugh, wondering what game he was playing now?