Tan Shuya’s face briefly showed a shadow of darkness, but it vanished in an instant, impossible for one to see clearly. Her gaze fell upon the man in front of her, and she spoke directly, "Women tend to take a bit longer when they bathe..."

The man, however, reached up and pinched her chin directly, then let out a cold laugh, saying, "I thought the mighty Miss Tan didn’t want the three million anymore and was just hiding away in the bathroom, not coming out!"

Tan Shuya fell silent immediately, not saying a word.

Her face was turning blue and pale, looking quite unwell.

The man released Tan Shuya, sat up directly, and his tone already carried displeasure, "You still have a chance to regret it now. You can leave now, but I can tell you clearly, there aren’t many people in An City who dare to lend you money. Once you leave, those three million won’t be yours!"

Tan Shuya had breathed a sigh of relief when the man got up, but hearing this made her face turn blue and pale instantly. She quickly got up and caught his arm, saying, "I’m not unwilling, I’m just... just a bit nervous..."

Upon hearing this, the man just let out an "oh" and reached up to touch Tan Shuya’s face, "Alright then, please me now... Make me happy and I’ll give you an extra fifty thousand."

An extra fifty thousand, which would be a total of three hundred fifty thousand.

Plus, she still had one million on hand; she would only be short of fifty thousand to reach five million.

Thinking of this, Tan Shuya nodded, "Alright, I’ll serve you, but I won’t..."

Saying this, she couldn’t help but bite her lip. Although her personal life abroad was rather chaotic, it was typically others serving her because she had the money to buy many things, including a man’s loyalty and submission.

In the United States, she was practically like a queen.

Therefore, she never really tried to please anyone; it had always been others pleasing her.

She never imagined that someday, she would fall to selling herself and even pleasing others for money.

"Miss Tan had so many men in the United States, yet still doesn’t know how to please someone? Are you pretending to be innocent with me? Hmm?" the man said, pinching her chin forcefully, making her face him.

Tan Shuya bit her lip, her face looking more unpleasant, yet she dared not say a word.

She was now pushing herself into the abyss, unable to climb out, merely allowing herself to be humiliated.

Who made her short of money?

The man didn’t linger any longer. His fingers brushed Tan Shuya’s lips, a wicked smile on his face, "This mouth looks quite pretty. I was wondering back in high school when you could use this mouth to please me. Now, go ahead and use it..."

Tan Shuya’s face turned pale as she immediately understood what he meant. He wanted her to give him oral...

But the man didn’t give her any chance to react. He just held her head down, and the bath towel around his waist had already been removed, tossed aside at some point.

...

The whole night, Tan Shuya initially thought she just needed to sleep with the man once, but she didn’t expect him to be so perverse, tormenting her almost to death by the end.

By morning, the suite was devoid of the man’s presence; she lay naked in bed alone, her body covered in bruises and kiss marks of varying depths.

When she moved slightly, her entire body ached terribly, especially her lower body, which felt torn apart, and even her mouth hurt to move.

Images of the man moving on her body surfaced in her mind, making her feel extremely nauseated.

She wondered if the man had taken something because he kept at her all night, causing her to pass out several times, only to be painfully awakened by his actions, from the large bed in the room to the bathroom, the floor-to-ceiling windows, tatami, floor, and even walls... almost every corner of the room was tried, even extremely difficult positions she had to cooperate with him, and if she didn’t, he’d threaten her with the three hundred fifty thousand.

She placed a hand on her forehead and lay in bed for a while. The thought of three hundred fifty thousand flashed through her mind, prompting her to sit up suddenly. She finally found a check on the nightstand labeled ’three hundred fifty thousand.’

Seeing the check finally made her breathe a slight sigh of relief.

She didn’t stay long in the hotel room. Upon getting the check, she directly went into the bathroom and washed herself thoroughly, almost as if trying to scrub a layer of skin off. She didn’t feel dirty before, but after last night, she now felt incredibly filthy.

Half an hour later, Tan Shuya wrapped herself up tightly, her scarf covering most of her face, and walked out of the elevator with her head down to avoid being recognized.

She had only taken a few steps and hadn’t yet reached the hotel entrance when her arm was suddenly grabbed. Startled, she looked up, ready to speak, when she saw Jiang Yingjie standing in front of her, with a woman wearing sunglasses and a mask standing behind him.

Tan Shuya immediately recognized her, it was Song Xi...

Even though Song Xi disguised herself thoroughly, Tan Shuya recognized her instantly.

Jiang Yingjie and Song Xi appeared at the hotel??

An ominous thought flashed through her mind, but before she could speak, Jiang Yingjie questioned, "Shuya, what are you doing here?"

Tan Shuya’s face darkened upon hearing this, and she tried to shake off Jiang Yingjie’s hand, speaking harshly, "What business is it of yours? Let me go."

Jiang Yingjie’s face turned somewhat grim as he tightened his grip on her arm, his voice heavy, "What are you doing here? Tan Shuya, are you falling from grace?"

Tan Shuya glanced at Song Xi, who seemed a bit at a loss standing behind Jiang Yingjie, then withdrew her gaze with a sardonic smile on her face, her eyes inexplicably reddening. She questioned directly, "What does it matter to you whether I fall or not? Who are you to me? What right do you have to intervene?"

— Don’t believe the ads in the book review section, there are too many scammers lately. I’m going to cook now and will continue updating tonight, hoping the power doesn’t go out, trying to deliver all updates tonight.