Lin Yao felt herself being carried into a room. When she opened her eyes, she was met with blinding light.
Before she could react, a man loomed over her, looking down from above.
Is it Brother Dong?
“Brother Dong? Is that you?”
Lin Yao couldn’t help but ask aloud. It was the first time she had seen Brother Dong from this angle. She reached out and wrapped her arms around the man on top of her, but why did Brother Dong feel different from how he usually did when she hugged him?
Before Lin Yao could figure it out, the man suddenly grabbed her face. The sharp pain made her already hazy mind even more confused, and her earlier thoughts vanished.
Huo Boyan stared coldly at the woman beneath him, his voice icy. “Calling another man’s name in my bed? Who gave you the nerve?!”
“Mm, it hurts…”
The hand on her face tightened, and Lin Yao cried out in pain.
“Hah! Is this your trick for seducing men?” Huo Boyan released her face and instead brushed his fingers over her soft, fair skin. He had to admit, the woman before him was quite attractive.
Looking down at her, Huo Boyan’s desire grew even stronger. He couldn’t resist touching the soft curves of her body.
“Mm… Brother Dong!”
Damn it!
This woman was still calling another man’s name!
Rage surged in Huo Boyan’s heart. “Look clearly at who’s on top of you right now!”
No man could tolerate a woman calling another man’s name in his bed, let alone someone as possessive as Huo Boyan.
Yet she continued to recklessly call out for another man!
Huo Boyan could no longer hold back. He leaned down and sealed her lips with his own. The moment their lips met, he found her incredibly sweet, and he couldn’t resist exploring further.
……
My head hurts so much!
My body hurts too!
Where am I?
The pain in her head and body made Lin Yao feel miserable as she woke up.
Turning her head, she realized there was a man sleeping beside her, his hand resting on her waist and his leg draped over hers.
What the hell!
No way!
Did I really sleep with a stranger?!
Oh my god! How could this happen?!
The soreness in her body and the used condoms scattered on the floor made it clear to Lin Yao what had happened between her and this man last night.
She also remembered Jia Chen mentioning something about finding her a male model. Could it be the man behind her?! Drinking really does harm the body!
Thinking that her first time had been given to this stranger instead of Brother Dong filled her with indescribable sadness.
No matter how upset she was, Lin Yao had to accept the reality.
She was relieved that the man Jia Chen had chosen for her was a handsome one. Gritting her teeth against the pain, she put on her clothes. Her phone had somehow turned off at some point.
Fortunately, the cash she had just withdrawn yesterday was still on her.
Lin Yao counted the money, wondering if two thousand yuan would be enough for such a handsome man.
Even if it wasn’t enough, she had no choice—it was all she had. She kept only one hundred yuan for herself, placed the remaining two thousand on the table, and left.
Not long after Lin Yao left, the man in bed woke up.
Huo Boyan looked at the empty space beside him and smirked mockingly. “Ran away? Do you think I won’t be able to find you just because you ran?”
He had just gotten up when he saw the red bills on the table. Huo Boyan picked up the money, counted it—two thousand yuan—and laughed in anger.
Treating me like a gigolo?!
Two thousand yuan for one night?!
Huo Boyan clenched the money in his hand, took out his phone, and made a call. Soon, there was a knock at the door.
“Come in.”
Qin Hao pushed the door open and saw Huo Boyan already dressed and sitting on the bed, still holding the money.
The lingering scent in the room told him what had happened here last night.
“Young Master Huo, I’ve looked into the matter you asked about. The one who drugged you was a bartender at the bar.”
“She somehow found out about your identity and secretly drugged you, hoping to… She’s already been dealt with.”
Anyone would understand what Qin Hao left unsaid.
Not her?
Huo Boyan frowned, recalling the woman from yesterday, and asked, “Then who was the woman from yesterday?!”
“We haven’t been able to identify the lady who was with you last night yet. However, after reviewing the surveillance footage, we found that she was just at the bar drinking. She happened to run into you by chance, which is why you mistakenly thought she was the one who drugged you.”
No wonder she kept calling out another man’s name—she was drowning her sorrows after being dumped.
Huo Boyan realized he had mistaken her identity. Looking at the money in his hand, he understood that the woman truly thought he was just a gigolo at the bar!
She hadn’t recognized his identity at all.
“In that case, there’s no need to investigate further. Let it be.”
Hearing Huo Boyan’s words, Qin Hao breathed a sigh of relief, no longer worried that Young Master Huo would blame him for failing to identify the woman.
As soon as Lin Yao returned home, she plugged in her phone to charge. When she turned it on, she saw many missed calls from Jia Chen, the most recent one just five minutes ago. She immediately called Jia Chen back, and the call was answered right away.
“Yao Yao, you finally answered! You scared me to death! Where were you last night? I looked for you all night!” Jia Chen’s voice was filled with anger.
“I don’t remember much about last night either. I’m back now, sorry for worrying you.” Lin Yao truly had little recollection of what had happened the night before.
“As long as you’re okay, that’s what matters. I was afraid you might do something rash—you really scared me!”
Jia Chen sighed in relief. She had no idea how worried she was yesterday when she couldn’t find Lin Yao, fearing that she might have been heartbroken after being dumped by that scoundrel Chen Dong.
Hearing Jia Chen’s words, Lin Yao felt a pang of bitterness but knew her friend was concerned. She quickly reassured her.
“Don’t worry, no matter what, I would never let a man drive me to despair. I promise!”
“I’m glad you understand! Don’t worry, there are plenty of men out there!” Jia Chen felt relieved upon hearing Lin Yao’s words and comforted her.
Mentioning men reminded Lin Yao of the man from this morning. She quickly asked:
“By the way, Jia Jia, how much do the male models you arranged for me usually cost? I only gave him two thousand yuan. Was that too little?”
“What male model? I didn’t arrange any male model for you yesterday?” Jia Chen replied, confused on the other end of the line.
“You didn’t arrange one? Then who was the man I slept with this morning?”
Only then did Lin Yao realize that Jia Chen hadn’t arranged anyone for her. She had no choice but to explain the situation with the man to her.
Jia Chen fell silent for a moment before saying that it was probably someone Lin Yao had found herself. In any case, she had already paid him, and they likely wouldn’t cross paths again.
Lin Yao thought that made sense, but she still went to buy medicine to take just in case. A month passed like this, and only when she discovered her period had come did she finally feel completely at ease.
While she was at work, Lin Yao’s phone suddenly rang. She took it out and saw it was a call from her stepmother.
Her stepmother hadn’t called her since she graduated, so why was she calling now? What could be the matter?
After hesitating for a while, Lin Yao still answered the call. She only heard her stepmother crying on the other end of the line,
“Yao Yao, save the company, save your father!”