Gu Lanshan felt a little shy, unable to directly say that her whole body ached terribly, so she carefully weighed her words in her heart and found a more tactful way to refuse: "It's getting late, let's go to sleep."
Sheng Shi's hand, which was holding her waist, tightened after hearing this, causing Gu Lanshan to frown slightly with pain. Knowing he was unhappy, she considerately said, "You drank, you should rest early, otherwise you'll have a headache in the morning."
For a man, the most disappointing thing was to be interrupted when he was most enthusiastic, and the most infuriating thing was to be rejected just when he was getting eager. It was like having a duck that was already cooked suddenly fly away!
What's more, it was obviously Gu Lanshan who teased him first, and it was also her who called it off when his interest peaked!
The most annoying part was that even though she didn't want to do it, she still pretended to be very concerned about him while rejecting him!
Sheng Shi felt like he had been kicked from heaven straight into hell, seething with fury. He stared at Gu Lanshan's face for a long while and finally snorted coldly, "Gu Lanshan, you've really improved, you even dare to interrupt! Is it because you've made enough money this month to cover your brother's medical bills? But don't forget, there's next month and the month after that. Do you not want to earn money anymore?"
Gu Lanshan knew Sheng Shi was unhappy. She understood that he always acted like a lofty, self-centered king who disliked anyone opposing or disobeying him.
She knew how awful his personality was and how bad his temper could be.
If she provoked him, she wouldn't have good days ahead.
But she was really tired and in pain. If she forced herself to continue with him and got injured, it would take a long time to recover, and she wouldn't be able to make money, which wasn't worth it.
So, Gu Lanshan quietly lay there, turning a deaf ear to Sheng Shi's cruel and shameless words, letting him say whatever he wanted.
Anyway, it wasn't painful or itchy; when he was done cursing and throwing his tantrum, everything would be fine!
Sheng Shi looked at Gu Lanshan, who remained as calm and quiet as always, and found it extremely ironic. It felt like hitting a cotton ball, with no effect at all. The anger in his heart flared higher and higher like flames. He resisted the urge to strangle her, got up from the bed, walked to the wardrobe, found clean clothes, dressed, took a cheque from his wallet in the coat on the floor, signed a number, walked back to the bed, and threw it on Gu Lanshan's face from above, saying viciously, "Useless!"
Then he turned and left angrily.
Lying in bed, Gu Lanshan heard the car engine start, the car roar away, and then the world fell silent again.
Her whole body was sore and uncomfortable, but she had no trace of sleepiness.
She slowly removed the cheque from her face, looked at the numbers on it, her fingers tightly clenched into a fist, and her body trembled slightly.
This was money that represented her humiliation.
Money that marked her as a price-tagged item.
Husband and wife were supposed to be equal. That was true for others, but in her marriage with Sheng Shi, there could never be equality.
She herself was a commodity, so how could there be equality?
Gu Lanshan's large eyes stared blankly at the cheque in her hand, her vision becoming somewhat blurry.