The butler brought fruit to Yan Jiaojiao, who was curled up in a chair munching on an apple. She mumbled vaguely, “Why are you inviting me?”
According to Xie Kejia’s description, Liu Jinzi and her relationship were like fire and water—mutually incompatible and filled with disdain. There was no reason for Liu Jinzi to kindly invite her to join a variety show.
Liu Jinzi stood with her hands on her hips, feeling utterly humiliated by the sound of Yan Jiaojiao eating and her careless tone. She shouted into the receiver, “I’m just bored after a full meal!”
Yan Jiaojiao’s hand trembled, and the apple fell to the floor. Frowning, she covered her ears as the piercing female voice nearly shattered her eardrums. She couldn’t even make out what Liu Jinzi was shouting, which was enough to imagine how infuriated Yan Jiaojiao had made Liu Jinzi.
Yan Jiaojiao’s red lips curved into a smile, and she mimicked a gun with her hand, raising it slightly. “Bang, first kill.”
Xie Chuanyan had been in a meeting in the study for an hour. When it ended, he glanced at the slightly open door, adjusted his tie, and wondered how Yan Jiaojiao’s studies were going.
As he approached the room, he heard the girl’s sweet, soft voice praising someone, “Wow, you’re amazing. I never thought you’d know how to do this.”
The man’s hand tightened on the doorknob. His originally cold and calm expression cracked, his pale face turning dark and menacing.
The door swung open. Before Yan Jiaojiao could react, the call interface was disconnected, and the clear male voice cut off abruptly.
Yan Jiaojiao removed her headphones, her upturned fox-like eyes widening in surprise. She was frightened by the gloom radiating from him, her pupils contracting sharply as she instinctively recoiled.
The man’s tall frame loomed over the small, terrified girl. His deep, unfathomable black eyes were eerily still as he backed her into a corner. With slender fingers, he lifted her chin. “How long were you talking to him?”
At that moment, he resembled a demon from hell demanding a life. His icy tone sent chills down her spine. Yan Jiaojiao shrank back in fear, unable to hold back an explanation. “We were just discussing the questions.”
Xie Chuanyan’s grip tightened without restraint. Yan Jiaojiao cried out in pain. His shadowed eyes gradually turned crimson, locking onto her as he repeated hoarsely, “How long?”
His precious girl was becoming more and more disobedient. No wonder she didn’t want him to tutor her—she had another male classmate. He recalled the girl’s sweet praise, the genuine admiration in her tone.
Uncontrollable rage burned within him. His eyes, red as blood, stared fixedly at the girl.
“Just half an hour.”
Yan Jiaojiao shrank back, rubbing her reddened chin, thinking she might escape punishment.
But then she saw Xie Chuanyan pull off his tie with one hand. The next moment, her hands were bound to the headboard, and her body was pinned beneath him.
She struggled violently. “Let me go! Xie Chuanyan!”
The man paid no heed to her pleas. Xie Chuanyan leisurely unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his well-defined eight-pack abs and a seductive V-line.
Yan Jiaojiao froze for a second before screaming, her trembling voice filled with panic. “Don’t come any closer, don’t…”
Her words were swallowed as his warm, broad palm roamed over her body, his fingertips sending shivers through her.
The zipper was undone. His hand cupped the softness of her chest, his knee pressing against her inner thigh. Waves of scorching heat washed over her. Yan Jiaojiao’s head was cradled as he kissed her deeply, his lips fierce and demanding.
Yan Jiaojiao bit him wildly, neither yielding in the struggle. The taste of iron filled their mouths. Seizing a moment to catch her breath, Yan Jiaojiao tried to curl her legs, only to have them pressed down and wrapped around the man’s lean waist.
Yan Jiaojiao’s voice was nearly hoarse. “Xie Chuanyan! Don’t make me hate you!”Meeting the girl’s hate-filled gaze, Xie Chuanyan took off his shirt and leaned down to bite the tip of her ear. “Is he better or am I better?”
Yan Jiaojiao’s face was flushed with a delicate crimson. “Are you insane? I already told you I was just discussing homework with him.”
A tearing rage ignited in Xie Chuanyan’s eyes, a fierce possessiveness surging forth, enveloping the girl in his arms so tightly she couldn’t escape.
He sneered coldly. “You praise your male classmate, but for me it’s insults and hatred. Yan Jiaojiao, you’re really something.”
No longer hiding his desire, he tucked the stray hairs at her forehead behind her ear and whispered softly by her ear, “Let me show my good girl who’s really the best, hmm?”
What seemed like tender whispers to Xie Chuanyan felt utterly terrifying to Yan Jiaojiao, for in the man’s eyes she saw a wild, unrestrained sense of plunder.
She softened her tone, pleading with him, beautiful tears trickling from her eyes. “Please let me go, okay? I know I was wrong.”
Her pleas earned no mercy from the man. In the stagnant air, the sound of a belt buckle clicked.
As the girl cried out in despair, “Don’t!”
Xie Chuanyan completely possessed her, the devil coaxing by her ear, “Good girl, relax a little.”
“Xie Chuanyan! You’re insane, I’ll sue you… I’ll sue you…”
At first, Xie Chuanyan was gentle, but eventually desire overcame reason. He plundered recklessly, his large hands caressing her tender skin, fueling his lust even more.
Beneath him, Yan Jiaojiao’s eyes grew vacant. The tears at the corners of her eyes were kissed away one by one, and she herself was devoured whole by the fierce, domineering man.
She had long since passed out, unaware of how much time had passed.
After releasing his pent-up desires several times, Xie Chuanyan carried her to the bathroom to clean up. Yan Jiaojiao was stirred awake, her soft voice tempting him to press her against the bathroom wall for another round.
After applying ointment to her, he kissed her body, now covered in red marks, with obsession. “Good girl, I finally have you.”
Yan Jiaojiao nestled in his arms, sleeping restlessly, murmuring in her sleep, “No… don’t…”
He patted her back gently, as if soothing a child, his magnetic voice low and husky. “Sleep, I won’t touch you anymore.”
When Yan Jiaojiao woke again, her body felt as if it had been dismantled and reassembled, aching and weak all over, her bones tingling with numbness. She was completely naked, with an arm draped over her waist.
Memories of the previous night flooded back. She shoved the arm away forcefully and scrambled backward, nearly falling off the bed before Xie Chuanyan pulled her back into his embrace. He had just woken up and kissed the top of her head. “Sleep a little longer.”
Trapped in his arms, Yan Jiaojiao wept silently, her hate-filled eyes piercing him. “I’m going to sue you!”
She struggled violently, trying to get out of bed.
When Xie Chuanyan refused to let her go, she bit his arm hard, not releasing it until the taste of iron made her nauseous. Her crimson eyes were like sharp daggers, wishing she could tear the man before her to pieces.
Xie Chuanyan threw her back beneath him and let out a cold laugh. “Go ahead and sue.”
He reached out and patted her cheek, the upturned corners of his eyes curling with disdain. “Yan Jiaojiao, you’re truly naive. Who in the entire capital city can control me?”
“You’re the only one who dares to defy me.”
Yan Jiaojiao’s sobs ceased, replaced by despair.
Xie Chuanyan was right. In the capital, he had the power to cover the sky with one hand, backed by numerous connections. Countless people sought to curry favor with him. Who would risk accepting her accusation?
With no way out, she could only be dragged back to the wolf’s den by him.Xie Chuanyan wiped the tears from the girl’s eyes, looking at the pale little figure in his arms, he gently advised, “Sweetheart, you’d better stay away from that male classmate. His life is in your hands.”
“I really don’t like others appearing by your side, especially men. Do you understand?”
Yan Jiaojiao’s misty eyes were filled with fear. Meeting his cold, penetrating gaze, her lips trembled, and she finally realized Xie Chuanyan’s morbid possessiveness toward her.