"Umm..." The soft moan of a woman interrupted Ah Man, who was standing by the bed lost in thought. The woman in bed did not wake up, merely attempting to turn over and change positions, but the ropes binding her upper arms restricted her simple request. Annoyed, she kicked the blankets, only to jingle the chains on her feet. The fine chains and shackles made a slight scraping sound on the bed, yet these restraints and the noises did not wake the beauty in bed; instead, they seemed to act like a lullaby, allowing her to continue sleeping like a lazy kitten.
Ah Man found the situation somewhat laughable and yet tears threatened to fall. This girl had a big heart, to engage in a kinky game and a one-night stand with a stranger, then sleep through the night tied up with shackles on her feet, and still sleep so soundly. But looking at the woman in bed and thinking of the previous night's indulgence, he felt more guilt and remorse towards his wife at home.
Ah Man was not a casual man; he loved his wife Yuan Zhen, there was no doubt about that. But just a few months into their marriage, he had a one-night stand with a stranger. It might not be considered cheating because there was no emotion involved, but Ah Man still felt guilty towards his wife who took care of his elderly parents, that gentle and obedient woman.
Ah Man pulled up a chair and sat by the bed, waiting for the woman to wake up while gradually sinking into the memories of yesterday.
Yesterday at noon, Ah Man led his team to successfully secure a software outsourcing project with a foreign company in Huahai, bringing substantial profits to the company and a generous bonus for the team. After returning to the company, Ah Man promptly assigned tasks to his team, one group for UI design and another for coding, with him controlling the overall strategy and direction. The afternoon of explanation and division of labor left everyone clear-headed and motivated, but also slightly exhausted. After work, Ah Man suggested treating everyone to dinner followed by a trip to the bar to relax, which was met with cheers.
Huahai was like a city that never sleeps, with entertainment available at all hours. Although Ah Man had only been working in Huahai for a few months, he had frequently traveled there on business from Jiangzhou, so he was fairly familiar with the city. Ah Man led his group of five to a famous Peking duck restaurant for a feast. Since the team was all male, after a hearty meal and a few drinks, they chose a mid-tier bar to continue their merriment. It was there that Ah Man met the still-sleeping, unbothered beauty now tied up in his bed.
After leaving the restaurant, the group was already tipsy. At the bar, they naturally continued to drink. Ah Man, despite having a good tolerance for alcohol, couldn't withstand the rotation of Baijiu, beer, wine, and spirits, and quickly became quite inebriated. He vaguely remembered a beautiful woman approaching them at the bar, who was likely the woman now in his bed, but at the time, he was too drunk to tell male from female. The rest of the night was a blur of drinking with the woman, with no recollection of the conversation. He didn't know how his colleagues left, or how he ended up here. His last memory fragments were of the wild activities that unfolded once they entered the room.
Stripping, teasing, making love – the two were like clandestine lovers or a passionate couple, their fiery passion igniting the entire room. After the first round, the beautiful woman surprisingly pulled out a bundle of rope and a delicate short chain from her bag, throwing the rope to Ah Man without waiting for his reaction. She then lifted her slender legs, wiggling her feet adorned with metal anklets, and asked challengingly, "Can you handle these?"
Ah Man immediately recognized the purpose of the anklets and chain, and the rope was all too familiar to him. A rush of excitement surged to his brain, quickening his heartbeat and making his breathing rapid. He hadn't expected this girl to be into such things too, and judging by the contents of her bag, had she come out tonight specifically for this, or was meeting him just a coincidence?
Ah Man had no time to ponder these questions, as his hands holding the rope were still slightly trembling. Yes, Ah Man liked BDSM, even deeper things than that, but he had never told anyone. BDSM was still a marginalized thing in China, unlike in the West; and secondly, he liked some things even deeper than BDSM, which were unspeakable. Therefore, his wife Yuan Zhen only knew about his fondness for using ropes, which was far from the depths of BDSM. Ah Man loved his wife, but he was also afraid of scaring her with his other side, so he always played it safe with Yuan Zhen.