"Open the door." Outside, a man's low and magnetic voice came through.
His voice was pleasant to hear, even better than those in commercials, but to Shen Ruo's ears, it was like the sound of the devil.
Knowing the consequences of not opening the door, she took a deep breath, opened the door, and unsurprisingly met the man's deep and handsome face.
His height of one meter eighty-seven towered an entire head above her one meter sixty-five. Shen Ruo slightly lifted her head to meet his sharp and icy gaze, and her heart skipped a beat.
"I came back two minutes early today, I wasn't late," Shen Ruo said as she stepped back, trying to defend herself.
Because the emperor-like Gu Kai had set a rule that she must return by five fifty in the afternoon every day, or the consequences would be severe.
The first time, she didn't take his threat seriously. When she came back twenty minutes late, what awaited her was a storm. He ravaged her mercilessly, indeed making her unable to leave her bed for three days.
The second time, she took the bus and was delayed for ten minutes on the road, she angered him again, and another storm ensued. He even locked her in the room for an entire week, not allowing her to go out or to work.
Since then, she never dared to be a second late again, taking taxis every day. She thought her salary probably only sufficed to cover the daily fare.
Gu Kai glanced at her indifferently, unfastened his tie, and sat down on the bed, removing his expensive handmade suit with a hint of irritation saying, "Come here."
Shen Ruo dared not approach, instead retreating a step towards the door. Drawing close to him was like drawing close to the devil.
"I told you to come here!" he shouted, causing her to tremble slightly. She closed the door with her hand, not wanting anyone to know what happened inside the room.
Approaching Gu Kai, her wrist was seized by him, and with a pull, she was made to sit on his lap and fall into his embrace.
One hand pinched her chin, without any warning, he leaned down to capture her lips, kissing her fiercely and almost rudely.
His pleasant masculine scent filled her mouth and nose, but Shen Ruo dared not breathe, fearing to inhale his scent, as if it were a noxious gas to be avoided at all costs.
It must be said, this man was a natural killer for women. Everything he did seemed so elegant and proper that it stirred no feelings of disgust or hatred.
Even Shen Ruo, who had always been forced by him, couldn't truly fill herself with loathing for him.