章 32: You'll Come Back Begging Me
編集者: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ji Anan tried to ignore her discomfort and hold back her tears.
She had experienced her family going bankrupt and the death of her parents, so she was able to handle more than most people.
She carefully scrubbed her lower body to wash off Beiming Shaoxi's scent, then she readjusted her disheveled clothes.
…
The bathroom door opened.
Beiming Shaoxi, who had been buttoning up his shirt while standing by the bed, paused. Only two buttons were done.
His abs were well-pronounced, and sweat dripped down them seductively.
His brows were furrowed, and he resumed his usual loftiness.
"I'll take care of you."
"No need. In life, you'll always meet some wild dogs…" Ji Anan smiled nonchalantly to put on a casual front. "Besides, you've provided me with a great service. It was fun while we were at it."
Beiming Shaoxi's cerulean eyes turned icy, and his muscles tensed up with rage.
Ji Anan picked up her underwear and ran back to the bathroom to put them on.
She only shut the door slightly because she planned on quickly putting back on her underwear and leaving as soon as possible, but when she turned around, she saw a figure leaning against the door.
Beiming Shaoxi was staring at her intently, his jaw tightly clenched.
His sky-blue eyes were like frozen crystals, and the contours of his face made him look fierce.
His thin lips were tightly pursed in an arrogant line. As usual, his nose was straight, and his chin was pointy.
She had to admit that he was extraordinarily handsome. If her heart hadn't already been claimed by Gu Nancheng, she probably would have yielded.
Marriage was marriage no matter who she married, and with Beiming Shaoxi's conditions…
Ji Anan stopped her imagination from running wild. She had made a vow to Gu Nancheng that no matter what happened, they would stay together.
"I'm leaving."
She walked by Beiming Shaoxi with her eyes looking straight ahead.
Her arm was suddenly grasped by the man's warm palm.
Ji Anan felt her heart lurch, and it began beating wildly.
The room was overflowing with a mixture of emotions, and the tense scene was enough to speed up someone's heart rate and make them blush.
"Beiming Shaoxi, I didn't expect you to be the sore loser type!"
Ji Anan finally showed her true colors. "After a measly one-night stand, you became obsessive and proposed to me! Please, what do you use your head for?"
"Miss Ji, I'm afraid you'll come back begging me."
Ji Anan guffawed. "Beg you for what?"
"Begging me to marry you." Beiming Shaoxi hadn't showered yet, so the intoxicating scent was still all over his body. "The Ji family is buried deep in debt, and you've been frequenting the police station over the past few days."
"You investigated my background?"
Beiming Shaoxi sneered. Of course he had done his homework on her. He had to explore all peaceful forms of leverage before finally resorting to force.
"I'm really curious what leverage you'll be using against me in your present state."
Ji Anan bit her bottom lip. So, he was being tough on her because he thought that she would sell herself to him and therefore agree to a marriage?
He thought her scornfulness and disdain were all strategic bargaining tactics?
"Have you decided on your terms yet? As long as they're reasonable, I'll agree to all of them."
Ji Anan narrowed her eyes, "You seem to have put quite a bit of thought into my affairs. Perhaps you're my godfather?"
He didn't answer.
"If you keep on interfering with my life, I'll curse you with dying alone and being struck by lightning!"
Beiming Shaoxi's seductive rosy lips curled up in an icy smirk. "Your sharp tongue is rather impressive."
"I can bite as well—" Ji Anan forcefully pulled her hand away and waved impatiently. "Goodbye."
Beiming Shaoxi calmly watched her tiny figure leave. He was curious to see how she would handle the Ji family's messy state of affairs on her own.
If she had the audacity to refuse him, perhaps she had already found a way to deal with the mess herself?
章 33: Sen Xinmeng Seemed Snobbish
編集者: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Sen Xinmeng sat in a European-style hammock chair as she watched Ji Anan step onto the Sen family's property.
With her long hair loosely tied up on one side with a lace ribbon and wearing a one-shoulder maxi dress that revealed her beautiful neck and collarbone, she looked as refreshing and pure as a water nymph.
She looked Ji Anan up and down condescendingly in mockery of her pride.
"Miss Sen, your bodyguards were harassing me, so I helped you teach them a lesson." Ji Anan walked over with a smile.
Sen Xinmeng saw the slap marks on the faces of her four bodyguards. "What happened?"
One guard replied, "She said that she was Young Master Beiming's most beloved woman, so if she was beaten, the entire Sen family would suffer the consequences…"
Right when those bodyguards had raised their fists, about to beat her, she used her silver tongue and bluffed to successfully intimidate them.
She also gave them a few slaps across the face. To leave evidence, she left some dirt behind on their cheeks.
Sen Xinmeng could no longer maintain her facade of dignity. "You pieces of trash! How can you believe anything that comes out of her mouth? His most beloved woman—how shamelessly pompous of her to say."
"You had someone tail me, right?" Ji Anan smiled. "So how can you not know about my relationship with Shaoxi?"
Sen Xinmeng narrowed her eyes and lit a cigarette. "I've done research on you. You saved Old Master Beiming half a year ago, and that's the reason he's so fond of you. Then, you took advantage of Shaoxi while he was drunk and seduced him in bed. Ji Anan, did you really think that your little tricks would escape my eyes? Did you really think that you could take advantage of the fact that Old Master Beiming wants a grandson, then use it as an excuse to marry into the family, and all would be well?"
Ji Anan smiled as she pulled out a recorder and placed it on the table. "Listen to this."
Sen Xinmeng picked up the recorder, then pressed the play button.
Ji Anan said calmly, "This is my meal ticket. He proposed to me, but as long as you give me money, I promise I'll stay far away from him."
[Marry me.]
The recorder played back Beiming Shaoxi's irresistible voice.
…
Ji Anan turned her head. Outside the window, the sun was shining brightly, yet there appeared to be a rising mist, and it looked as though a figure materialized from the mist.
He had black pupils and wore dangly S-shaped earrings.
He was wrapped in a gray fur coat that had a fox head, which was staring at her intently.
"Qianmo, when dealing with ruthless people, you have to be even more ruthless than them."
The Su Qianmo and Gu Nancheng from the past already seemed out of reach…
…
After the recording finished playing, murderous envy flashed through Sen Xinmeng's eyes.
"Before I came here, I left a voicemail for Shaoxi. If I don't return in an hour, the voicemail will be sent to him automatically." Ji Anan lifted her wrist to check the time on her watch. "Forty-five minutes have passed already."
Ji Anan held a golden spoon in her hand as she nonchalantly stirred her red tea. "Miss Sen, there isn't much time left, so please think this through."
A bodyguard bent down and asked his boss what she intended to do.
Clenching the recorder in her hand, she reached out to slap Ji Anan across the face.
The tea cup with the red tea fell to the ground and broke with a sharp clinking sound.
"You deserved this slap for shamelessly seducing him!" She was furious that Ji Anan had tainted him with her debauchery.
Ji Anan rose up slowly, then struck Sen Xinmeng hard against the cheek—
The sound of the slap echoed throughout the entire teahouse.
The force of the blow made Sen Xinmeng turn to the side, and her hands went to her face as she stared at Ji Anan in astonishment, stunned that she had dared to hit her.
Ji Anan icily spat, "Don't blame a woman for you not watching your man carefully enough! If Beiming Shaoxing wasn't already corrupted, he wouldn't have been involved with a woman like me in the first place."
As soon as she finished, there was a loud noise.
Bam! A nearby standing mirror was struck by a bullet, and the entire piece of glass shattered to pieces.
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