“What the hell do you mean?” Hao Yuan leveled a cold stare at Huang Mazi.
Huang Mazi was the leader of the thugs who had kidnapped Zheng Gege the other day. At this moment, Huang Mazi was sitting on the couch, completely dispirited. He regretted taking the deal in the first place. His henchmen had been missing for several days now, and he couldn’t get in touch with them. In his line of work, people who go missing for days are usually dead.
If his cousin hadn’t allowed him to lay low in this underground bar, he probably would’ve ended up dead as well. He had been in a foul mood ever since his failed kidnapping attempt that day. Seeing Hao Yuan here was the final straw.
“You f*cking b*tch!”
SMACK! He slapped Hao Yuan.
“Didn’t you say that Zheng Gege has no background, that there aren’t any powerful people protecting her? Didn’t you say that you’ll bear all the consequences even if we kill her? My men are all dead!”
Hao Yuan held her stinging cheek, her eyes filled with shock. Huang Mazi’s words were so shocking that even the anger she’d been feeling at being slapped was gone. “What? All dead? How could… What do you mean, all dead?”
“It means I’ve gotten in way over my head and messed with powerful people, you sl*t! Now every gang is out there for my head, and it’s all your fault!” Huang Mazi strangled Hao Yuan. “Find a way to get me out of here safely. Otherwise, I’ll reveal all your dirty deeds to the public.”
Hao Yuan gasped for air. “L-let… let go…” She struggled and managed to push him away.
Huang Mazi pulled out his phone. “See this? This is an audio file. I recorded every single conversation we had during our transactions.” Huang Mazi tapped an icon. A moment later, Hao Yuan heard her own voice. She shook her head frantically. “No… Th-this is blackmail!”
“Hahaha!” Huang Mazi glared at her menacingly. “Blackmail, you say? Those things that you did are far worse than blackmail! Whatever. I don’t have time for you right now. Prepare a boat for me tomorrow night. And I want ten million in cash.”
Hao Yuan’s eyes went as wide as saucers. “Are you nuts? Where am I going to get ten million in cash in such a short amount of time?”
“That’s your problem,” Huang Mazi said, waving the phone in his hand. “If I’m not out of here by nightfall tomorrow, these recordings will be sent to a reporter. Let’s see how much money you need to pay to get yourself out of that mess.”
After Hao Yuan left Huang Mazi, Lin Musheng received a call from one of his men.
“The Shen family gave us the intel, you say?” Lin Musheng was told over the phone that one of Young Master Shen’s men had given them some information regarding Hao Yuan and Huang Mazi’s meeting.
Lin Musheng smirked, glancing towards the kitchen where Zheng Gege was bustling about. “Well, I’ve been eating the meals she prepared for the past few days…” Lin Musheng thought. “Guess I should return the favor…”
“In that case, tell Young Master Shen that we owe him one,” Lin Musheng spoke into the phone. “Okay. Here’s what I want you guys to do tomorrow…”
Wan Qingsi was drying Ah Sha’s hair with a towel when he received the same news. Ah Sha listened to everything in silence. “Do you think it’s possible between Lin Musheng and Zheng Gege?” Ah Sha asked with a strange look on her face.
“Oh, if Zheng Gege likes Lin Musheng, I can help her out.”
Ah Sha gave him a sidelong glance. “Does your so-called ‘helping her out,’ by any chance, involve drugging Lin Musheng and then put them both in the same room together, and when the deed is done, force Lin Musheng to take responsibility?”
Wan Qingsi lowered his head and gave her a kiss. “Dang. As expected from my Ah Sha. Great minds think alike!”
Ah Sha chuckled and pushed him away. “That wasn’t what I’ve been thinking at all.” She paused, then continued in a stern voice, “You can think about it, but you can’t do it! This is Lin Musheng we’re talking about here. Do you think he would take responsibility even if he ended up sleeping with Zheng Gege?”
“Mm, I understand.” Wan Qingsi nodded. Deep down, however, he disagreed with Ah Sha.
If things turned out that way, Lin Musheng would’ve taken responsibility for Zheng Gege to avoid angering Ah Sha. But, of course, Zheng Gege had to like the guy first for Wan Qingsi’s plan to work. Wan Qingsi thought it might be better if he could get Lin Musheng to fall in love with Zheng Gege as well—there would be one less man pestering Ah Sha.
“To be honest, I don’t want Zheng Gege to fall for him,” Ah Sha said all of a sudden. “Lin Musheng is the head of the Hong Kong Triad. He and Zheng Gege belong in two different worlds.”
Wan Qingsi put down the towel and carried Ah Sha. “Time for supper,” he said, carrying her to the dining table.
“Aren’t you eating?” Ah Sha asked when she noticed that there was only one pair of chopsticks laid out on the table.
Wan Qingsi smiled at her seductively. “Oh, mine’s waiting for me in bed!”
Ah Sha hurled her slipper at him. “Wan Qinshou.”
Hao Yuan had to secretly sell off her house—her father’s birthday gift—in order to get the cash for Huang Mazi. She was lucky in that the house was built in a good location, which meant that the house was pretty marketable. She had called her real-estate agent this morning, and by afternoon, the house was sold.
For the boat, Hao Yuan didn’t get it from the people from the underworld. It was too risky since those were the same people who were looking to get Huang Mazi. In the end, she decided to borrow a friend’s yacht to transport Huang Mazi out. It would provide a good cover story as well—to outside eyes, she was just taking a trip out into the ocean to clear her head.
When Huang Mazi boarded the yacht that night, he counted the cash to make sure it was the right amount. “Take me to Harbor City,” he said.
“Fine,” Hao Yuan said through gritted teeth. “After this, we’re even. Delete the recording first.”
Huang Mazi took out the phone and deleted them. After showing Hao Yuan the phone, he tossed it into the ocean. “Don’t worry. I don’t keep any backup copies,” he said, pouring himself a glass of red wine. By dawn, he would’ve escaped from those people hunting him in S City. The cash was enough for him to spend until it was safe for him to return.
He glanced towards Hao Yuan who was operating the yacht. “When I return, I can keep on blackmailing this woman…”
In the wind, Hao Yuan’s chiffon blouse billowed out around her, revealing her skin. All of a sudden, Huang Mazi felt the heat and tightness in his lower body. He stood up and walked over towards Hao Yuan. Through the collar of her blouse, he could already see the top half of her breasts.
“Ah!” Hao Yuan screamed and pushed his hand away. “What are you doing?”
Huang Mazi tore her blouse open. “Let me f*ck you to my heart’s content before I leave!”
Panicked, Hao Yuan covered her chest with her hands. “D-don’t do this. I already gave you the money. I won’t let you live if you dare touch me.”
Huang Mazi chuckled. “You won’t be able to find me once we reached the shore,” he said, unbuckling his belt. “Be good, and I’ll make sure you feel good!”
Hao Yuan turned around and made a dash for the deck. However, Huang Mazi caught up to her with just a few steps. He grabbed her, then tied both of her hands above her head with his belt. After that, he started kissing her voloptuous chest. “F*ck… I’ve been dying to get you naked… Hah! What are those huge breasts of yours for other than to be f*cked by a man?”
With one hand fondling Hao Yuan’s breast, Huang Mazi removed both of their pants.
“Let me go! I’ll kill you! I’ll hire someone and kill you!” Hao Yuan kept struggling to no avail. During her struggle, she managed to kick Huang Mazi in the nuts.
SMACK! Huang Mazi slapped her hard. “F*ck! Pretending to be a saint? Hah! I’ve seen you and a man going at it in the bathroom, you slut! You better do as I say, or else I’ll f*ck you to death.”
Hao Yuan was half-conscious because of Huang Mazi’s powerful slap earlier. By the time she came to, Huang Mazi was already on top of her body, moving his hips. Eventually, her libido took over, and she began to moan with each of his thrusts. “What a slut!” Huang Mazi mocked when he noticed her reaction. After that, he put more force into his thrusts.
Soon, Hao Yuan’s legs were wrapped around Huang Mazi’s waist and she was moaning passionately. All of a sudden, several men appeared on the cabin with their phones out. A moment later, the newcomers began to snap photos.
Huang Mazi jumped in fright. He was trembling all over when he climbed off Hao Yuan’s body. “Wh-what are you people doing?”
Before Huang Mazi could do anything else, the men turned around and jumped off the yacht onto a speed boat.
Hao Yuan quickly got dressed. “Oh, God… Oh, God!” Hao Yuan said, kneeling on the floor. “They’ll send those photos to the reporters. What am I going to do? God, what am I going to do!” Hao Yuan suddenly pounced on Huang Mazi. She began hitting and scratching him, screaming at the top of her lungs.
“It’s your fault! You son of a b*tch! You’ve destroyed my career!”
“Get off of me, you b*tch!” Huang Mazi gave her a harsh kick, and Hao Yuan ended up crashing into the floor. “Whatever happens to you has nothing to do with me.”
Ah Sha told everyone that Zheng Gege had caught a cold when she asked for leave on Zheng Gege’s behalf. When the crew on the movie set saw Zheng Gege back on set the next day, only a few of them greeted her. To everyone else on set, Zheng Gege was proud, arrogant, conceited, and outright supercilious.
“See? I’m an arm candy, while you’re an arrogant b*tch. What a pair we are!” Ah Sha remarked. Ah Sha could already figure out what everyone else on set was thinking just by looking at them.
Zheng Gege laughed. “Isn’t that what people do? Beautiful and cute things are all they see. No one would bother to uncover the ugly truths behind beauty.”
When Zheng Gege saw that her words had turned Ah Sha pensive, she added, “By the way, Mr. Lin left.”
“Yeah, he told me last night.” Ah Sha noticed the hesitance in Zheng Gege’s eyes. “Why? Did he bully you?”
Zheng Gege shook her head immediately. “No, no. It’s just that… I think he’s coming back…”
When Lin Musheng left last night, he brought some of the snacks she’d made with him, but he didn’t touch the other dishes. Zheng Gege didn’t understand what it meant. Was he coming back?
Ah Sha chuckled. “Just ignore him,” she said. All of a sudden, Ah Sha’s eyes lit up. “If you don’t want him to stay there, you can tell me.”
“Don’t!” Zheng Gege was startled by the offer. “I didn’t mean it like that. I was just…” Zheng Gege sighed. “Anyway, I didn’t mean it that way. I don’t mind having him around.”
Ah Sha shrugged. “I know! Don’t worry, okay? Just stay for as long as you like. As for Lin Musheng… My advice is to just ignore him. It’ll be a while before he returns.”
At noon, Huang Mazi arrived at the shore of Harbor City, feeling smug that he had successfully eluded those who were hunting for him. His smugness was shortlived, as he soon found himself surrounded by a group of people.
Huang Mazi’s eyes went wide when he saw the man standing at the center. BANG! A pool of blood formed on the ground; Huang Mazi’s head had exploded before he could even speak. Crimson spread out on the ground as well as the bag of cash still inside Huang Mazi’s hand…
Inside the car, Lin Musheng called Wan Qingsi. “Hey, I’ve taken care of the man,” he said. “Why leave the girl untouched?”
“It isn’t the right time yet,” Wan Qingsi said. “I can still use her.”
“Whatever!” Lin Musheng said, curling his lips. “By the way, I’ve handed the photos to your people.”
“Roger that,” Wan Qingsi said, pausing slightly. “Don’t come around unless you have important business.”
Lin Musheng chuckled. “Don’t worry. I’ll see you very soon!” After that, Lin Musheng hung up and tossed his phone aside.
“You don’t want me there, is that so? All the more reason for me to be there!” Lin Musheng thought. “Oh, wait. I still haven’t eaten the food I brought this morning yet… Alright, then! I’ll finish the food, then off to S City we go!”
“Cut!!!” The director yelled at Hao Yuan. “Hey! What’s the matter with you! You’re standing in the wrong spot again! Get your act together!”
Hao Yuan rubbed her forehead. “Excuse me, director,” she said. “I don’t feel well today. I’ll take five.”
Hao Yuan returned to her seat and took her phone. She sat down and unlocked her phone, hoping to check if there was any negative news about her. However, she saw an unread email. She tapped the notification and opened the email. She blanched instantly and nearly threw her phone away.