“An Ke.” The landlady leaned against the wall, cracking melon seeds, and impatiently gestured towards the luggage on the floor.
“Landlady, my rent hasn’t expired. How can you do this?” This is too much, absolutely intolerable. An Ke was furious seeing her packed luggage.
“How can I do this? Because someone offered ten times the price to rent it.” The landlady approached her, pointing her fat finger at An Ke’s luggage: “I’ve already put the breach of contract fee in your bag. Quickly pack up and leave. You’re not welcome here.”
“You…” An Ke wanted to say more, but then realized arguing with someone who worships money would be like playing a lute to a cow. She picked up her luggage and walked away without looking back.
“Who else would she offend, but such a prominent person?” An Ke heard the landlady gloating behind her.
An Ke walked aimlessly with her luggage. No one was willing to rent to her, and hotels were fully booked. Jun Hao, this name she had cursed thousands of times in her heart, but what could she do about him?
The sunlight draped like golden gauze over the entire earth. Looking at the passersby, walking in pairs, laughing happily. An Ke didn’t know where to go. If she hadn’t gone to the Fairy Tale Hotel that day, if she had stood at the back of the crowd. Would she still be happily working, walking with colleagues after work, exploring every corner of the city? Able to chat about life, dream about her Prince Charming. But now everything had changed, from the moment that demon casually pointed, her life would never return to what it was.
Unknowingly, the sky had turned to dusk. She didn’t know how long she had walked, only worried about whether she would end up sleeping on the street tonight.
A City was a coastal city with significant day-night temperature differences. Although summer was approaching, the sea breeze still made her shiver.
At the long-distance bus station, An Ke looked at these words, occasionally looking back.
Goodbye, A City. This was supposed to be the beginning of her ideal life, where she wanted to create her own little world.
Now she had to leave, but where would accept her?
She couldn’t go home, not wanting to worry her father or distract her younger brother who had just started college.
“Miss, please give me a ticket to B City.” She forced a smile at the ticket seller.
The ticket seller politely responded: “Sorry, B City tickets are sold out.”
“Then give me a ticket to C City.” For her, finding a place to stay was all that mattered.
“Very sorry, C City tickets are also sold out.” The ticket seller apologized.
“A ticket to D City would work too.”
“Really sorry…”
“Just give me a ticket to any city.”
“I’m truly sorry, all tickets for today are sold out.”
“Then I’ll wait until tomorrow.” Carrying her luggage, she couldn’t even enter the waiting room because she had no ticket.
“Miss, give me a ticket to D City.” A man’s voice spoke.
“108 yuan, please wait.”
She realized the tickets weren’t sold out; they just weren’t selling to her.
The landlady’s words, unable to rent a room, hotels fully booked, unable to buy a bus ticket, and now even taxis were unavailable.
She could only think of Jun Hao behind all this.
Jun Hao, if you wanted me homeless, you’ve succeeded.
You won’t let me have peace, and I won’t let you be comfortable either.
Remembering what Jun Hao said this morning, she took out her phone to check the number he mentioned.
The phone connected, and before she could speak, a formulaic voice came through: “Miss An, please wait 60 seconds.”
“60 seconds?” She wondered if she misheard or the person misspoke.
“Miss An, please.” A sleek sedan stopped precisely beside her, driven by Cheng Hua, the man who brought her in this morning.
An Ke sat in the back seat without courtesy, her heart already resolved. If she only endured passively, when would it end?
The car quickly drove into the Jun family villa, with Cheng Hua still walking three steps ahead of her on the right.
“Miss An, please wait in the side hall. Our boss will come after finishing his spa, and I will then escort you.”
“I want to see him now.”
“But the boss has instructed that no one is to disturb him while he’s in the spa.”
“I said I want to see him now.” An Ke’s determined expression left Cheng Hua somewhat at a loss.
It’s only been a few hours, and Miss An misses me so much already.” Junhao, who knew when, was standing not far from them, looking at her with a half-smile.
Seeing his smiling face, An Ke really wanted to tear off his skin and see what was underneath. But it wasn’t the right time yet. She smiled and looked at him: “For someone like Mr. Jun who is so ‘excellent’, saying you don’t miss me would be a lie.” She emphasized the word “excellent”.
Junhao naturally understood the meaning behind her words and chuckled: “I thought you could at least hold out until tomorrow. I never expected we would meet again so soon.”
An Ke spoke in a flat tone: “With Mr. Jun’s help, do you think I could have lasted until tomorrow?”
“Of course not.” Junhao walked closer and said softly: “There’s nothing Junhao can’t get. Miss An, let’s talk in the living room.”
“No need. We can talk right here.” She would not let him repeatedly violate her dignity.
Junhao raised the corner of his mouth, confidence fully displayed: “Let me tell you, I’ve never doubted the charm of money. I believe there’s nothing money can’t do. Not to mention you, an ordinary woman like dust, even the mayor of A City would bow and scrape before me. Just because I’m rich, I have enough money.”
“I’ve also never doubted the charm of money, and I understand even more how important money is for an ordinary woman like me. But your money stinks worse than copper, and no one wants it.” At this moment, she was not about to let him violate her personality.
Junhao didn’t expect her to say this and sneered: “Don’t think acting noble will make me look at you differently. If I wanted to devour you now, I wouldn’t have waited until tomorrow. It’s just that I disdain women like you.”
“Hmph… Similarly, I also look down on men like you. In my eyes, you’re just a pile of rotten shit.”
Junhao raised his eyebrow, repeating her words: “Rotten shit?”
“Yes, you are rotten shit, a disgusting man.”
Junhao didn’t get angry as expected, but instead laughed heartily: “Woman, whether intentional or not, you’ve definitely sparked my interest.”
“…” She looked at him. He didn’t seem to be joking, and an unprecedented sense of oppression swept towards her. Had she accidentally made things worse?
Junhao stopped laughing, looking serious: “Remember, from now on, you are my woman.”
“I also ask you to remember, disgusting man, please put away your disgusting tactics. If you come to disrupt my life again, don’t blame me for being impolite.” Carrying her luggage, she turned away proudly, leaving him with a aloof back. An Ke didn’t believe there was no place in this world for her.
Junhao watched her back, tall and slender. Having only met twice, he already clearly remembered her fresh face. His heart was unusually excited. He had to admit that this woman made him want to conquer her. He wanted to hear how her moans would sound beneath him, different from other women. He was good at reading people and could tell if she was pretending to be noble or truly didn’t want his charity. He always got what he wanted, and this time would be no exception.
“Do you know An Hong of XX City, XX Road, XX number?” The voice wasn’t loud, but clear enough for An Ke to hear.
Jun Hao didn’t care about gender boundaries, opening the door and rushing in directly. Finding the bathtub empty, he turned and saw An Ke sleeping soundly against the wall. Without hesitation, he picked up An Ke and threw her directly into the bathtub.
