Qin Miaomiao woke up and found it was already noon the next day. As she stretched lazily, a wave of soreness coursed through her body. Looking down, she noticed her skin covered in kiss marks. She cursed under her breath:
"Who are you calling a beast?"
Qin Miaomiao shot back:
Only after she said it did she realize—who had just spoken?
Her body stiffened, and she turned her head slightly to see Lu Qing propped up, looking at her as though toying with a kitten. His fingers twirled her hair, an act that felt almost destined.
Scenes from last night suddenly flooded Qin Miaomiao’s mind, and she hastily pushed his hand away, grabbed at the bedsheet, and tried to get out of bed.
But as she tugged at the sheet, it exposed him—he wasn’t even wearing clothes!
Her eyes inadvertently landed on something inappropriate, and she quickly turned her gaze elsewhere in a panic.
"Y-you... put on some clothes right now!"
Lu Qing rose leisurely and replied in a calm voice:
"We’ve already done everything. What’s there to be shy about looking?"
Done everything? It wasn’t like she had agreed to any of it! Thinking back to the methods he used on her last night, Qin Miaomiao felt both humiliated and furious. She wrapped the sheet around herself and silently made her way to the bathroom. Turning on the showerhead, she began washing her body.
The first time for this body—her first time—had been taken away in a hospital, in a similarly degrading and terrifying manner. And now, once again disregarding her resistance, he had forcibly claimed her. To this man, her feelings clearly didn’t matter. If he wanted something, he took it.
But no matter. If it’s for revenge, enduring this kind of price is nothing. For Chu Yunhao and Su Moli, the nightmare is just beginning.
Su Moli sat in the room that had originally belonged to Su Jin, staring into the mirror at her own face. Because of twenty slaps and seawater soaking into her wounds, her face was now swollen and pus-filled—utterly horrifying.
She glared at the face in the mirror with disgust, wishing she could smash the mirror entirely!
The sound of a creaking door startled her. Chu Yunhao stepped inside, and she quickly lowered her head, unwilling to let him see her face.
Chu Yunhao’s expression was cold as he walked to the bed and sat down. The events on the yacht had turned into a complete joke.
He had initially wanted to collaborate with Lu Qing, but things had escalated to such a standoff that further cooperation was now practically impossible.
What he had originally planned as a way to increase his stature and expand his reputation had backfired spectacularly. Yes, his notoriety had grown—but all for the wrong reasons, leaving him a laughingstock!
Out of the corner of her eye, Su Moli cautiously studied him through the mirror, not daring to speak for a long time.
"Tell me—just how exactly did you manage to offend Lu Qing’s woman?"
Su Moli’s heart clenched with fear, and she quickly explained:
"I... it was that woman who came at me first. I didn’t provoke her at all. Yun Hao, you know how careful I always am; I would never offend someone for no reason!"
In front of Chu Yunhao, Su Moli genuinely seemed docile. Yet in private, she wore a completely different face. Not that Chu Yunhao was aware of this.
Chu Yunhao sneered coldly:
"You won’t offend anyone? Those fools from the Zhao Family sure know how to screw things up! And despite me warning you about them, you still brought them onto the ship. What—are you tired of living comfortably?"
Su Moli, full of grievances, couldn’t tolerate his scolding any longer. Anger bubbled up in her as she retorted with a biting tone:
"I had a feeling you’ve always looked down on my family!"
He chuckled darkly: "Family? You trust the Su name over the Zhao."
The mention of the Su Family ignited a jealous rage within Su Moli instantly:
"How many of those people from the Su Family truly regard me as ’Miss Su’? The Zhao Family is the only one I can rely on! And I know you’ve never forgotten her!"
Chu Yunhao reacted as though a sensitive nerve had been struck, his anger exploding as he glared fiercely and hissed:
"What did you just say? Say that again!"