"You..."
Turning around, she saw the ugly man who had somehow, unknown to her, already stationed himself behind her, his cold gaze fixed firmly on her with unwavering persistence.
She swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"How did you... Ah!"
'Smack!'
Before she could finish her sentence, a hefty slap landed on Ya Juxiang's face.
Ya Juxiang's cheek quickly swelled and reddened, but she didn't dare to shed tears or curse the ugly man like she had initially, because she knew, the more she behaved that way, the more ruthlessly he would treat her. She had suffered enough from this kind of punishment and didn't want to endure it anymore.
"Sir, I... I know I was wrong, please forgive me this time."
She could only weep silently, looking pitifully at the ugly man, pleading with him.
But the next moment, another slap struck her other cheek, making her lip bleed. Stumbling, she crashed into the trunk of a banyan tree.
"Ah! Wha..."